Caryl Bud Warner

May 4, 1938 – Jan. 5, 2012 Caryl Bud Warner lost his battle with cancer on Jan. 5. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, June, his six children, Jana Arnds, Cheryl Stelling, Caryl Warner, Jr., Julie Warner, Jeffrey Warner and Christopher Warner, his 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Bud was born May […]

David A. Prescott

July 24, 1948 – Dec. 19, 2011   David A. Prescott passed away on Dec. 19. He was the father of Tina S. Crossland, the grandfather of three boys, RJ, Nicolas  and Tyler. He also was the brother to Peter C. Prescott, Stephen W. Prescott and Jill A. Taylor. He was a machinist for 43 […]

William (“Bill”) E. Johnson

Born in Albuquerque, N.M., Bill Johnson was the oldest of four children and the last surviving child born to his parents. He moved to Flagstaff, Ariz. while attending high school and began working as a bell boy at the El Tovar Hotel. He began a professional career as a surveyor for the A.T. & S.F. […]

David A. Prescott

July 24, 1948 – Dec. 9, 2011 David A. Prescott passed away on Dec. 9. He was the father of Tina S. Crossland, the grandfather of three boys, RJ, Nicolas  and Tyler. He also was the brother to Peter C. Prescott, Stephen W. Prescott and Jill A. Taylor. He was a machinist for 43 years […]

Betty E. Myers

There is a tree that grows inside of me. Yes, a tree. And a bird is in the tree. When the bird sings, people think of me . . . February 22, 1925 – November 29, 2011 Betty Elizabeth Myers, 86, from La Crescenta died of cancer at her home on Wednesday, Nov. 29. Betty […]

Philip Laing

Long-time resident in the Crescenta Valley, Philip Laing passed away on Saturday, Dec. 3. Phil was a JPL engineer from 1967 to 1984. After that, he worked as an engineer at the Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, Calif. Phil was born in Olympia, Wash. in 1943. He is survived by his wife Barbara Laing and […]

Margaret Crippen Wurtz

Margaret Crippen Wurtz passed away peacefully at home with her pets on her lap surrounded by loved ones. She was 98 years old. She is survived by her son Bill and his family, wife Cindy, grandchildren Kristina and Patrick, and their mother Theresa Wurtz, and by her son Brian and his family, wife Kim, and […]

Marie McFadden

June 13, 1919 – Nov. 6, 2011 Marie McFadden, born June 13, 1919, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many, went to be with the Lord on Nov. 6. Marie was born in Knowlton, Wis., the daughter of Frank and Celia Root. She touched the lives of many with her abundant life as […]

Marjorie Eleanor Sowles

Sept. 30, 1920 – Nov. 4, 2011 Long time La Crescenta resident Marjorie Eleanor Sowles passed away on Nov. 4 in Reno, Nev. She was born on Sept. 30, 1920 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. She was preceded in death by her husband Darwin Sowles and her granddaughter Lindsey Sowles. She is survived by her […]

Reynaldo Dalisay Oliveros

Nov. 7, 2011 Reynaldo Dalisay Oliveros, age 70, passed away at his home in Sunland on Nov. 7. He was born in Manila, Philippines. A mechanical engineer for over 10 years, he is survived by his wife Carmelita and six children: Marie Sare, Marilou Tojino, Marivic Pastor, Marvin Oliveras, Marquis Oliveras and Rica Oliveras; 11 […]