Joseph Brenkle Joseph Brenkle was born on Sept. 21, 1927 in Martinez, Calif. He lived on the family ranch with his parents, brother Jack and sister Betty. After high school, Joe received his congressional appointment to the United States Naval Academy in 1947. He graduated in 1951. He accepted a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in […]
Linda Cesar Justice July 29, 1949 – June 22, 2011 Linda was born in Illinois and grew up in La Crescenta, moving here in January 1955. She attended Lincoln Elementary School, Clark Middle School and graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 1967. She met and married Michael Justice while he was serving in the […]
Leroy “Rocky” Battles Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away peacefully at his home in La Crescenta on February 20, 2011. He was 82 years young. Rocky was born in Hastings, NE, on February 2, 1929, to Lyman Battles and Dorothy Rutt Battles. He attended Hastings High School, where he graduated in 1947, […]
obituary Jack M. Hollen Jack passed away on April 17. He was born in Los Angeles in 1923, the son of James and Jennie Hollen and graduated from Marshall High School in 1941. Jack joined the Navy in 1942 in their V-5 Program and he was able to further his education at various colleges while […]
Clark J. Boettcher Clark J. Boettcher passed away peacefully on March 26 after a long battle at Verdugo Hills Hospital with his wife and son by his side. Clark had been a resident of La Crescenta for most of his adult life. He was born on March 29, 1940 in Green Bay, Wis. to the […]
Dr. Moustafa T. (Mous) Chahine Dr. Moustafa T. (Mous) Chahine, whose long and distinguished career at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory included 17 years as chief scientist and earned him many honors from international scientific organizations, died on March 23. Born Jan. 1, 1935, in Beirut, Lebanon, Dr. Chahine came to the United States to attend […]
Dina Michele Nardoni Dina Michele Nardoni passed away suddenly from a blood clot at the age of 48 in Atlanta, Ga. on March 9. Born on Dec. 4, 1962, she was raised in La Crescenta and graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 1981 where she was on the varsity tennis team. Dina was a […]
Thomas D. “Tom” Emerson, 47, son of Richard and Sally Emerson of La Cañada, died March 7, in La Crescenta. He was born Dec. 11, 1963 and raised in the Crescenta-Cañada area. He graduated from La Cañada High School, class of 1982. He started his first career, computer programmer, in elementary school when he brought […]
obituary Carlos Muro Carlos Muro, 52, passed away suddenly on Saturday, March 19. He was born in Zacatecas, Mexico on Jan. 1, 1959, and immigrated to Los Angeles in 1968 with his mother and two sisters. Having to assume the role of patriarch early on, he delivered newspapers and worked as a vendor at Dodger […]
obituary Ivan Cole July 7, 1919 – Feb. 25, 2011 A dear friend and supporter of Shadow Hills and Sunland-Tujunga has been lost. Ivan Cole and his wife Roberta have been steadfast patrons of SHPOA, S/T Poet Laureate program, and the S/T Neighborhood Council through the years. They supported Bolton Hall since the 90s by […]