A longtime Republican state senator and assemblyman, Newton R. Russell was admired on both sides of the aisle for his fairness and knowledge of the arcane rules of the state pension system.
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Cañada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85.
As a boy growing up in L.A., Goddard dreamed of adventures in faraway lands: climbing the world's most perilous peaks, navigating its major rivers and exploring its most remote regions.
Indiana Jones, the swashbuckling fictional adventurer, would seem to have nothing on John Goddard.
Manzarek, who was influenced by John Coltrane, added a jazz component to the band's rock sound and filled the role of bassist. The band charted 15 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 starting in 1967.
When the Doors were still a fledgling quartet, and the band members were honing their chops playing five sets a night at the London Fog club in Hollywood, it wasn't rock stardom on keyboardist Ray Manzarek's mind as he and his three band mates laid down an extended jam for their debut album that ran more than seven minutes.
One of the few remaining survivors of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, Boruch Spiegel fought against Nazi troops during the 1943 revolt.
Boruch Spiegel, one of the last survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi German force that occupied Poland, has died. He was 93.
Bernard Waber, author of popular children's books, dies at 91
Bernard Waber, 91, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," died Thursday at his Long Island, N.Y., home after a long illness, according to a statement from his publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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.
By Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times
Sat May 18 15:04:00 UTC 2013
KCSG Obituaries
Joseph Vaughn Higbee
(February 14, 1925 - April 5, 2012)
(Alamo, NV) - Joseph Vaughn Higbee, age 87, died Thursday, April 5, 2012 at the home of his birth in Alamo, Nevada. He was born February 14, 1925 to Ernest Philetus and Mayme Sharp. On December 24,...
James H. “Jim” Acton
July 17, 1928 - April 2, 2012 (St. George, UT) - James H. “Jim” Acton: Passed peacefully Monday morning. Born 17 July 1928, in Indianapolis, IN to Miriam H. Davis and Jesse Howard acton. Graduated from Munice Central High Sc...
Leola Pierce Peterson
July 8, 1924 - April 1, 2012 (St. George, UT) - Leola Pierce Peterson was an angel among us. She was born July 8, 1924 in Sigurd, Utah to Wilford and Alice Alvey Pierce, and was the third of ten children. She grew up in Sigurd...
Mary Ann Stevens
(May 10, 1938 - April 2, 2012)
(Mesquite, NV) - MaryAnn Stevens, 73, passed away peacefully at home in Mesquite on April 2, 2012. Her life was quite the journey.
It began on May 10, 1938 in Mt. Carmel, PA as the 10th child to F...
Bobby Ray Meacham, Sr.
(February 20, 1937 - April 2, 2012)
(Mesquite, NV) - Bobby Ray Meacham, SR. died April 2, 2012, at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. Bobby was born February 20, 1937 in Oklahoma to Frank Marion and Opal Ward Meacham. Bobby married Marily...
Ralph Delane Lewis
April 24, 1924 - April 1, 2012
(Kanarraville, UT) - Ralph Delane Lewis passed away at his home in Kanarraville, Utah on April 1, 2012. He was born April 24, 1924 to Alexander Goodman Lewis and Ethel Wilson in Kinghill, Idaho.
H...
Carol Limb Murdock
December 25, 1922 - April 2, 2012
(Kanarraville, UT) - A beautiful Mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, friend, aunt, daughter of Heavenly Father and daughter of a loving Mother and Father closed her eyes on this life an...
William Riley Landes
(April 19, 1935 - April 3, 2012)
(Cedar City, UT) - William Riley Landes, 76, returned to his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, April 2, 2012, at his home in Cedar City, UT, of pancreatic cancer. He was born April 19, 1935, in the famil...
Helene Shepherd Westfall
(April 11, 1925 - March 31, 2012)
(St. George, UT) - Helene almost made it to age 87, but passed away on March 31st with her family, 11 days shy of her birthday, which she would have celebrated today. Always an eternal optimist, He...
Greg Frehner
(October 10, 1959 - March 31, 2012)
(Las Vegas, NV) - Gregory S Frehner, age 52, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born October 10, 1959 in St. George, Utah to Edward Albert and Alice Truman Frehner. He marri...