Jan. 22, 1926 – April 25, 2014 Sophia Irene Stanners, 88, a longtime resident of Tujunga, passed away after a brief illness on Friday, April 25. At her side was her loving family. Sophie was born in Los Angeles in Jan. 22, 1926. Sophie attended Catholic Girls High School and Glendale College. She worked as […]
Jan. 21, 1927 – April 14, 2014 Charles F. Gelbke passed away April 14 in the comfort of his home in La Crescenta. He was born Jan. 21, 1927 in Birmingham Ala. He was raised by his father Louis and mother Daisy until the age of 18 when he met Edith. They moved to California […]
Nov. 28, 1913 – March 29, 2014 Charles E. McEvoy, 100, of O’Fallon, Ill., formerly of Sunland, born Nov. 28, 1913 in Osgoode Station, Ontario, Canada, passed away at home on March 29 surrounded by his loved ones. Recognizing his ability to play a good game of pool, his father encouraged him as a teenager […]
Nov. 5, 1947 – Jan. 23, 2014 On Jan. 23, James Dante Martino was taken to heaven and reunited with his mom and dad, Bea and Bart Martino. He was a longtime resident of La Crescenta and Tujunga. He attended Clark Jr. High and Crescenta Valley High (where he played football ) and Glendale College. […]
Dec. 11, 1929 – March 29, 2014 Edith M. Gelbke passed away on March 29 in the comfort of her home in La Crescenta. She was born Dec. 11, 1929, the first of two daughters. Her sister Ruby was seven years younger; both lived with their mother and grandmother in Alabama. At 15 she met […]
April 2, 1920 – March 13, 2014 Dorothy Rose Snyder, 93, was truly loved by her close family and friends. A Los Angeles native, she was a proud graduate of UCLA and began her teaching career in the early 1940s and enjoyed her profession for more than 25 years. She married her beloved Louis Snyder […]
July 28, 1931 – March 4, 2014 Johnnie Lee Roberson was born in Cement, Okla. on July 28, 1931. Johnnie served in the U.S. Navy from 1952-1956 and in 1980 he met his wife Karen. Johnnie and Karen settled down in the foothills with their six children close by where they lived a happy, full […]
1947 – 2014 James Dante Martino, a former longtime resident in the La Crescenta/Glendale region, passed away on Jan. 23 at his home in Vancouver, Wash. He was born in Modesto to Bart and Beatrice Martino in 1947. The family moved to La Crescenta where he attended schools, graduating from Clark Jr. High in 1962 […]
1951-2014 Mitchell Curtis Kisacky, a 45-year resident of La Cañada Flintridge, passed away at the age of 62 at home on Feb. 27. He is survived by his devoted wife of 40 years, Nancy Kisacky; their three daughters and sons-in-law: Kimberly Lee (Clayton), Kelly Blodgett (Michael) and Jamie Bates (Nathan); and six grandchildren: Parker, Katie, […]
Feb. 7, 1919 – Feb. 4, 2014 Bettie Rae Betsworth, just four days shy of 95, passed away in her home on Feb. 4. Born in Los Angeles on Feb. 7, 1919, she was a long time resident of Sunland. She graduated from USC and began a long teaching career. Bettie was a kindergarten teacher […]