Margie Marie Erick
Margie Marie Erick, a 20-year resident of Laguna Beach, passed away on Sept. 29, 2015, of natural causes in Yucca Valley. She was 89. Margie was born Nov. 19, 1925, in Ennis, Texas. As a child she...
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Sandra Silka
March 3, 1942-Sept. 6, 2015 Sandra Silka on a cruise of Alaska’s inside passage Sandra “Sandi” Silka lost her battle to cancer on Sept. 6, 2015 at her home in Clarksville, Vir. She was born in Chicago,...
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Donald Edward Charhut
Donald Edward Charhut, 83, a former long-time resident of Laguna Beach, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Saint Camillus Center in Stamford, Conn., after a brief illness. Don was born Sept....
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Larry Delaney
Larry Davis Delaney passed away peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015 at his home in Whitefish, Mont., surrounded by family. He was born Sept. 24, 1938, in Little Rock, Ark., to Evelyn P. Morgan and...
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William David Stallone
August 31,1943 – October 18, 2015 William (Bill) David Stallone was born Aug. 31, 1943, in Berkeley. He was delivered by his father Jasper, a general practitioner, with the help of forceps to cut short...
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Water District Leader Scherer Dies
Bruce Scherer Bruce Scherer, a local resident who served on the board of the Laguna Beach County Water District, died Nov. 11. He was 80. Scherer was appointed to the board in 1976, which began his...
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A Principled, Exemplary Leader
Bill Rihn (1930-2015) By Tom Osborne Civic valor defined Bill Rihn. Steadfastly, for 11 years (2003-2014) he served with distinction as president of the South Laguna Civic Association. Almost...
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Frank L. August died the weekend of Nov. 8. He was born in Ohio and graduated from the Ohio State University School of Architecture. The summer prior to his graduation he came to Laguna Beach and...
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Joseph Richard (Dick) Jahraus
Dick Jahrus Joseph Richard (Dick) Jahraus II died Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, at the age of 90. A Laguna Beach era is rapidly coming to a close. An era when Richard’s stepmom would tell him to go to...
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Disabled Advocate Lived Courageously
Andy Leaf visits Bluebird Park in 2010. John Andrew Leaf June 13, 1945 – Dec. 21, 2015 On Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, kidney failure ended the life of John Andrew “Andy” Leaf. He is finally at peace. He...
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Mass Set This Week for Dolores Treviño
Dolores Trevino Dolores Marie DuPont Treviño passed away peacefully with her family by her side at her home in Laguna Beach on Dec. 30, 2015. Born in Pasadena on Sept. 24, 1935 to Joseph and Lauretta...
View ArticleDorothy Catherine Scott
Dorothy Catherine Scott passed away peacefully on Jan. 12, 2016, at the age of 95. Scott is survived by her two daughters, Susan Kollmansberger of Laguna Beach and Sherry Scott-Tyler of North Fort...
View ArticleRobert P. Powers 1952-2016
Robert P. Powers, 63, died quietly at home in Santa Fe, N.M. on Jan. 2, 2016, following a courageous 10-month battle with cancer. Bob was born in Laguna Beach in 1952, attended El Morro and Thurston...
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Fannie Lum July 10, 1927- Dec. 2, 2015
Fannie Lum passed away with family by her side on Dec. 2, 2015. She was 88 years old. Fannie Lum Seu Fun “Fannie” Lee was born July 10, 1927, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Fannie and her three siblings attended...
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Dorothy Catherine Scott passed away peacefully on Jan. 12, 2016, at the age of 95. Scott is survived by her two daughters, Susan Kollmansberger of Laguna Beach and Sherry Scott-Tyler of North Fort...
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Glenn Arthur Arentz
Nov. 18, 1963 – Jan. 11, 2016 Glenn Arentz Glenn Arthur Arentz died at home in Santa Ana. He had been a resident of Laguna Beach from 1980 to 2005. For those who would remember him, he worked at Wells...
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John Strotkamp
Johnny Strotkamp John Strotkamp (Johnny), who was 100 years old, passed away peacefully of natural causes at his Laguna Beach home on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. John was born in Alameda, Calif., on Oct. 3,...
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Robert K. Josephson
Robert K. Josephson passed Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, at his home in Laguna Beach following a three-month battle with lymphoma. Josephson was emeritus professor of biology at University of California,...
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Caroline Hoover
Caroline B. Hoover, 94, passed away in her home on Jan. 30, 2016, in Laguna Beach after a brief hospitalization. Caroline Hoover Hoover over was born in November 1921, in Glendale, Calif., to parents...
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Obituary
Marc Pitz By Taylor Pitz, Special to the Independent Mark Pitz Marc Pitz of Laguna Beach passed away on Feb. 15, 2016, at the age of 51 after a courageous battle with cancer. Marc was “made in Canada”,...
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