Sept. 1, 1923 – Sept. 18, 2011 Montrose resident Richard Verna died Sept. 18 due to lung and heart disease. He was 89. Born to Italian parents on Sept. 1, 1923, Verna spent most of his life in Montrose where he kept busy as a cabinetmaker. “It wasn’t just building cabinets, he was a handy […]
Margaret Elizabeth Nelson, age 95, passed away on Sept. 28. She has been a long time resident of Sunland/Tujunga and a past member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Tujunga. She is survived by daughter Judith Crown (Bert Bogash) of Shadow Hills, sister Jean Faller of Naples, Fla. and brother James Bohrer of Tennessee. […]
Feb. 9, 1922 – Sept. 10, 2011 Dr. Robert Hall Dickson, 89, passed away on Sep. 10 at his home in La Crescenta. Bob was born on Feb. 9, 1922 in Bisbee, Ariz. to Robert and Christina Dickson. He grew up in Jerome, Ariz. where his father was a mining engineer in charge of the […]
Homer Alton Stockton, 94, passed away on Sept. 6 at his home in La Crescenta. He was born in Duarte, Okla. and lived in La Crescenta for over 30 years. He was a US postman for over 35 years and an Army-Air Force veteran. He is survived by his loving wife Elsa of over 66 […]
May 29, 1927 – Aug. 14, 2011 Artha May Pegler passed away on Aug. 14 after a lengthy illness. She was born May 29, 1927 to Arthur and Vivian Johnson in Yakima, Wash. After graduating high school, she moved to Seattle and worked for the telephone company where she met Donald Pegler. They married and […]
Jan. 17, 1944 – Aug. 26, 2011 Carol Joy Dinger was born at Glendale Adventist Hospital on Jan. 17, 1944. Her parents were Diedrich and Frances Amelsberg. She attended Holy Family Elementary School in Glendale and in 1962 graduated from Holy Family High School. Growing up, her favorite place to go was the Moonlight Rollaway […]
August 29, 2011 Blanche Laurie Grossi, 91, passed away peacefully on Aug. 29 in her lovely home in Glendale. She was born in Rochester, N.Y. and lived in Glendale the past 36 years. A loving mother and homemaker for over 50 years, she is survived by her daughter Laurie Cheney of Las Vegas, Nev.; a […]
March 29, 1930 – Aug. 10, 2011 Dorothy Jean Germain, 81, of La Cañada passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10. Dorothy was born to the late Clark and Martha Lessig on March 29, 1930 in Uniontown, Pa. She graduated from Uniontown Senior High School and attended Slippery Rock State Teachers College. She and her parents moved […]
Oct. 4, 1960 – Aug. 13, 2011 Clyde Terry Bott, born Oct. 4, 1960 in Glendale, passed away on Aug. 13 at home in Glendale. He was a computer operator for 30 years. He is survived by his mother Louise Bott of Glendale and his two sisters, Denise Martins of Burbank and Donna Pattillo of […]
Feb. 15, 1950 – Aug. 15, 2011 William “Willy” David Saurer, a long time resident of La Crescenta, passed away Monday, Aug. 15 at 61 years old. He was born Feb. 15, 1950 in Grand Forks, N.D. and moved to La Crescenta that same year. He attended Holy Redeemer Catholic School and was a graduate […]