Hedda Bolgar, known for her energy and optimism, began her studies in Vienna in Sigmund Freud's day. She fled the Nazis and eventually settled in Southern California, where she was chief of psychology at Mt. Sinai Hospital and helped found several local institutions devoted to the field.
Hedda Bolgar, a psychologist old enough to have attended Sigmund Freud's lectures in Vienna but youthful enough to have treated patients until just a few weeks ago, has died. She was 103.
Suffering dehydration and exhaustion in 100-degree heat, he rallied to win by four strokes. He won 14 tournaments as a pro and was also a longtime TV commentator for CBS Sports.
Ken Venturi, who won the 1964 U.S. Open golf championship in dramatic fashion and became a longtime television commentator, died Friday in Rancho Mirage. He was 82.
Jorge Rafael Videla led a rebellion that overthrew Isabel Peron in 1976 and then oversaw a seven-year reign of terror known as the dirty war.
BUENOS AIRES — Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who presided over that country's so-called dirty war in which up to 30,000 dissidents were murdered or disappeared, died Friday while serving a 50-year prison sentence. He was 87.
By Andres D'Alessandro and Chris Kraul, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Vincent G. Dowling, actor and director who gave Tom Hanks an early break, dies at 83; John La Montaine, American composer who won the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1959, dies at 93
Geza Vermes was one of the first scholars to translate the scrolls into English. He later wrote engaging works about the Jewish origins of Jesus.
Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the ancient manuscript fragments that would become a focus of his life's work.
Billie Sol Estes went to prison for his role in defrauding the U.S. Agriculture Department. The scandal roiled the administration of Lyndon Johnson.
Billie Sol Estes, a flamboyant Texas huckster who became one of the most notorious men in America in 1962 when he was accused of looting a federal crop subsidy program, has died. He was 88.
Muncie played for UC Berkeley and went on to play in the NFL from 1976 to 1984. He was suspended in 1984 for cocaine use. He devoted his later life to helping others avoid drugs.
Chuck Muncie, a star running back with the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers who overcame a cocaine habit that ended his career and then devoted his later life to helping others avoid drug abuse, has died. He was 60.
By Jim Peltz, Los Angeles Times
Tue May 14 19:26:00 UTC 2013
KCSG Obituaries
Mary Lou Baldwin
January 3, 1956 - February 26, 2012
(New Harmony, UT) - Mary Lou Baldwin, 56, of New Harmony, UT, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, February 26, 2012.
Mary was born in Placerville, CA on January 3, 1956, to Juanita Colin and the late ...
Lola Helen Francisco Gibson
(May 21, 1930 - February 22, 2012)
(Hurricane, UT) - Lola Helen Francisco Gibson passed away February 22, 2012. She was born May 21, 1930 in Tropic, Utah to Charles Edward and Elizabeth Viola Smith Francisco. She married Ward Navar ...
Arthur Stanley Vick
(December 16, 1915 - February 26, 2012)
(Hurricane, UT) - Arthur Stanley Vick passed away February 26, 2012. He was born December 16, 1915 in Poole, England to Valentine David Vick and Louisa L. Glen Vick. He married Rita Helsdon.
Arthur...
Marie Canova Thornton
(January 31, 1918 - February 23, 2012)
(LaVerkin, UT) - Our beloved mother, Marie Canova Thornton, 94, passed away peacefully at her home on February 23, 2012 after a short but valiant struggle with cancer. She was born January 31, 1918...
Frank E. White
(August 29, 1928 - February 23, 2012)
(Las Vegas, NV) - Frank Elbert White, age 83, died Thursday, February 23, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born August 29, 1928 in McGill, Nevada to Richard and Maude Myrtle Miller White. On Novem...
Lloyd Dean Smith
November 20, 1927 - February 20, 2012 (St. George, UT) - Lloyd Dean Smith, son of Charles Edmund Smith and Elsie Miller, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 20, 2012, in St. George, Utah.
Lloyd, a great husband and father, was ...
Wendell Clark Collings
1928 - February 20, 2012 (St. George, UT) - Wendell Clark Collings passed away peacefully in his home in St. George, UT on February 20, 2012 at age 83. Wendell was born in 1928 in Orem UT. He was a faithful member of the C...
Lola Helen Francisco Gibson
(May 21, 1930 - February 22, 2012)
(Hurricane, UT) - Lola Helen Francisco Gibson passed away February 22, 2012. She was born May 21, 1930 in Tropic, Utah to Charles Edward and Elizabeth Viola Smith Francisco. She married Ward Navar ...
Dorothy Bates
Jun 11, 1926 - Feb 22, 2012
Dorothy L. Bates, age 85, of St. George, Utah and Casper, Wyoming, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2012, in St. George. She was the second daughter of James O. Hartman and Esther Maynard, bo...
Florence L Nelson
(December 17, 1940 - February 19, 2012)
(Mesquite, NV) - Florence L. Nelson, 71, died February 19, 2012 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born December 17, 1940 in Colorado, to Leroy and Velma Fuhlendorf Newton. Florence enjoyed gambling, she...