Nov. 25, 1932 — April 30, 2023 Tolucan Times publisher Mardi Rustam, 90, born on Nov. 25, 1932 in Kirkuk, Iraq, passed away in his Toluca Lake home on April 30. Mardi was a loving husband and father, proud grandfather and caring brother. He is survived by his daughters Sandra and Karima; grandchildren Brittany, […]
Feb. 9, 1928 – Aug. 18, 2023 Patricia Ryburn was born on Feb. 9, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan to Ralph and Erma Benninger. She passed away to her eternal home on Aug. 18 at the age of 95. A memorial service was held on Sept. 9. Pat graduated from Grossmont Union High School in San […]
Jan. 19, 1942 – Aug. 28, 2023 William “Bill” Thomas Scherkey was born on Jan. 19, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan. After high school Bill served three years oversees as an MP on the Germany-Czechoslovakia border during the building of the Berlin Wall. Bill returned to the U.S. with the GI Bill in hand and […]
It is with sadness that the passing of Toni and Jeff Jones is announced. The two were soul mates on earth and now are together in heaven. Jeff died unexpectedly at home on Jan. 3 after a brief illness leaving family and friends shocked and in disbelief. He had been traveling to a hospital many […]
Aug. 15, 2023 Jeffery Gamble passed away in his family home in Jackson, California on Aug. 15. Jeffery is survived by his wife and high school sweetheart Rosanne Mihall Gamble; three stepsons – Curtis Marks, Ken Marks and Steve Marks; and two grandsons –Ayden Marks and Benjamin Marks. Jeff was a local boy having been […]
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 […]
June 12, 1930 – Aug. 1, 2023 “A single person is missing for you, and the whole world is empty.” ~ Joan Didion, “The Year of Magical Thinking” Bernie Sullivan’s story starts on June 12, 1930 in Lindsay, Nebraska – population: 332. The youngest child of Isabella and Killian Schmitz grew up in […]
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 […]