Jan. 6, 2023 Margaret Irene June passed away in Glendale on Jan. 6 at the age of 75. She struggled with complications of COPD, heart disease and eventually COVID. Margaret was born in Trona, California, where she grew up and graduated from Trona High School, having kept many of her schoolmates as friends throughout her […]
1935 – 2023 Raymond Martin passed away on July 30 at the age of 87 from heart and kidney complications. Born Raymond Harold Martin to parents Harold and Betty, he grew up in the San Fernando Valley with his two brothers Gordon and Roger, and his sister Carol. He attended Van Nuys High School at […]
Dave Silversparre July 1, 2023 The Dave Silversparre Union Service Station closed at Angeles Crest Highway and Foothill Boulevard on Dec. 31, 2008, and now Dave Silversparre (89) passed away on July 1, 2023. Dave Silversparre, who was born in the Santa Monica area, started working at a Union 76 service station in 1945. After […]
Aug. 28, 1951-July 18, 2023 Steven Robert Curry, a 71-year-old man from Sunland, was a beloved husband, cherished friend and caring neighbor who died in Death Valley on Tuesday, July 18. He was born and raised in San Diego on Aug. 28, 1951. He was the only child to the late Robert and Barbara […]
1939-2023 Harry, known to his friends as Bud, was born in Inglewood on Sept. 28, 1939 to Fred and Mable Fales. He came from a very large family. At an early age of 15, after lying about his age, he enlisted in the Army as an infantry soldier. During his enlistment he proudly served […]
June 3, 2023 James Lumsden of La Crescenta passed away on June 3 at home surrounded by his family after a hard battle with cancer. Jim worked at JPL in Pasadena for 42 years, retiring as system safety manager. Jim was engineer in Propulsion at JPL before transitioning to system safety, supporting many flight projects […]
1925 – 2023 Beatrice (Bea) McAlexander Reynolds passed away peacefully on June 27 at the age of 98. She lived a long and full life. Born in Jamestown, North Dakota in 1925, she always had a sense of adventure. After high school, she and a friend escaped the snow and moved to sunny California. There she […]
July 28, 1928 – June 20, 2023 Carl W. Raggio, 94, born on July 28, 1928 in Los Angeles, passed away on June 20. He resided in Valencia at the time of his passing. Carl graduated from Alhambra High School in 1946 and went on to attend John Muir College until 1949 where he […]
July 19, 1927 – Sept. 10, 2022 Elizabeth Ann (Smith) Sawatzky was born to Dr. and Mrs. William Sawatzky in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 19, 1927. She had one sibling, Dorothy, of whom she was very proud. Elizabeth received two degrees from the University of Minnesota: Latin American Studies and an MA in Library […]
July 21, 1931-May 18, 2023 Jerry grew up in Glendale in a house built by his maternal grandfather, Merritt Daniel Hershey. He attended Glendale schools except for a brief stay in Hadley, Pennsylvania. Following graduation from Hoover High School, he enlisted in the Naval Reserve and went to work for Security Pacific National Bank […]