Jan. 2, 1920 – Jan. 22, 2012
The “Greatest Generation” lost one of its stars with the death of Eugene J. Baroni on Jan. 22. He celebrated his 92nd birthday on Jan. 2. Gene suffered a devastating fall on Jan. 11 resulting in a brain injury from which he did not recover.
Gene’s life was marked by [...]
Chester “Chet” Peter Zalewski passed away on Jan. 22 at the age of 43. A loving son and brother as well as a wonderful friend, Chet will be greatly missed.
Gardener. Brewer. Grill master. Passionate Redskins fan. Mischievous wit with a great laugh. Chet had many sides. Although he sometimes tried to look gruff and friends [...]
July 18, 1956 –
Jan. 17, 2012
Curt Noland, who grew up in La Crescenta and gained an early measure of fame for delivering a local newspaper on horseback, died Jan. 17 at his Carlsbad home after a six-week battle with esophageal cancer. He was 55.
Noland, who was born July 18, 1956 in Pasadena, spent the first [...]
Roberta Lee Burkenheim passed away peacefully on Jan. 8. She was 66 years old.
Roberta (Robbie) was the second of seven children of Jay and Dale Drayman of La Crescenta. Born in Maryland, at age 4 she accompanied her father on a cross-country California road trip in search of a new family homestead. The Draymans found [...]
Ray Sierra, aka “Frenchy,” 86, was a long time Montrose business owner and resident who passed away peacefully in his home on Jan. 18. A veteran of the Korean War and World War II, he was a highly decorated paratrooper in the 101st airborne division serving on Bastogne and D-Day. He was a loving father, [...]
May 4, 1938 –
Jan. 5, 2012
Caryl Bud Warner lost his battle with cancer on Jan. 5. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, June, his six children, Jana Arnds, Cheryl Stelling, Caryl Warner, Jr., Julie Warner, Jeffrey Warner and Christopher Warner, his 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Bud was born May 4, 1938 in [...]
July 24, 1948 – Dec. 19, 2011
David A. Prescott passed away on Dec. 19. He was the father of Tina S. Crossland, the grandfather of three boys, RJ, Nicolas and Tyler.
He also was the brother to Peter C. Prescott, Stephen W. Prescott and Jill A. Taylor.
He was a machinist for 43 years and was on [...]
Born in Albuquerque, N.M., Bill Johnson was the oldest of four children and the last surviving child born to his parents. He moved to Flagstaff, Ariz. while attending high school and began working as a bell boy at the El Tovar Hotel.
He began a professional career as a surveyor for the A.T. & S.F. Railroad [...]
July 24, 1948 –
Dec. 9, 2011
David A. Prescott passed away on Dec. 9. He was the father of Tina S. Crossland, the grandfather of three boys, RJ, Nicolas and Tyler.
He also was the brother to Peter C. Prescott, Stephen W. Prescott and Jill A. Taylor.
He was a machinist for 43 years and was on a [...]
There is a tree that grows inside of me. Yes, a tree.
And a bird is in the tree.
When the bird sings, people think of me . . .
February 22, 1925 – November 29, 2011
Betty Elizabeth Myers, 86, from La Crescenta died of cancer at her home on Wednesday, Nov. 29.
Betty was born a coal miner’s [...]
