Oct. 28, 1959 – Jan. 13, 2017 Matthew Joseph Schmalen, 57, of La Crescenta, passed away Jan. 13. He was born in Hollywood, California to Henry & Shirley Schmalen and was a resident of the Glendale and La Crescenta areas his entire life. During high school, Matthew was a member of the a cappella […]
Oct. 8, 1941 – Jan. 15, 2017 Joan Eleanor Markey-Keith was born on Oct. 8, 1941 and passed away on Jan. 15. A memorial service will be held Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. at Crippen Mortuary Chapel, 2900 Honolulu Ave. in La Crescenta.
Jan. 17, 1943 – Dec. 30, 2016 Lovinia M. Avril was born on Jan. 17, 1943 and passed away Dec. 30 at the young age of 73, just shy of her 74th birthday. She passed in the home of her son Chris and his wife Holly, continuously surrounded by the love of family and friends. […]
Nov. 28, 2016 Alice Gaines Scott, 86, of La Crescenta, passed away Nov. 28. She was born in Glendale to John and Mildred Gaines and was a resident of La Crescenta for 66 years. Alice taught for 22 years at La Crescenta Elementary School. She loved traveling, cooking, gardening and playing piano. Alice was preceded […]
July 24, 1959 – Dec. 8, 2016 Timothy J. King of Huntington Beach passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 8 at his home. He was 57. Born July 24, 1959, Tim was a beloved community member. An avid golfer and mariner, Tim was a member of the Old Ranch Country Club and the Long Beach Yacht […]
March 25, 1962 – Dec. 26, 2016 Helder Pereira passed away peacefully on Dec. 26 after a 12-year battle with colon cancer. He was a familiar face in the community and spent 22 years coaching in AYSO. He is survived by his wife Carol Graham Pereira and his four children: Jennifer, Rebecca, Tristan and Rachel. […]
June 9, 1944 – Dec. 28, 2016 Kathryn Geneva Allmon was born June 9, 1944 in Coshocton, Ohio. She was adopted by Stan and Martha Hancock on June 10, 1944. Kathy passed away early in the morning of Dec. 28. Kathy moved to La Crescenta in 1947 and went to Monte Vista Elementary, Clark Jr. […]
Dec. 11, 1925 – Dec. 10, 2016 Donald P. Duncan, son of Donald B. Duncan and Edith Studt, born in New York on Dec. 11, 1925, died peacefully in Northridge on Dec. 10 just hours before his 91st birthday. As a young boy Don’s family relocated to Los Angeles where he attended Verdugo Hills High, […]
May 2, 1937 – Dec. 10, 2016 Mary K DeLurgio, longtime La Cañada resident, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 10 after a protracted battle with cancer. Mary K was born in Mexico City on May 2, 1937. She was an accomplished author of two books and was a marriage and family therapist in La […]
Former longtime Crescenta Valley-area resident John Webster Knott died on Nov. 2 at his home in Cave Creek, Arizona from prostate cancer. He was husband to Mary and father to Melissa, Jeffrey, Jason and Melody and grandfather to Alex, Sam, Fiona, Avery, Jacob, Chloe, and Rhiannan. Born in Brownfield, Texas on May 14, […]