Nov. 27, 1924 – Jan. 19, 2014 Robert Leroy Keller, 89, was born Nov. 27, 1924 in Lincoln, Nebr., to Heinrich and Amalia Keller, first-generation German immigrants from Russia. He was the second youngest of seven children, whose ages spanned 20 years, and was the last surviving member of his generation. His father was a […]
April 3, 1914 – Dec. 26, 2013 Esther Avanel Prescott was born to Mary Yeager and Joseph Leonard Wood on April 3, 1914 in the city of Los Angeles. She lived a wonderful life to the age of 99½, just a few months short of her 100th birthday. She passed on Dec. 26, 2013 in […]
June 17, 1920 – Jan. 15, 2014 Liz Blackwelder (born Elizabeth June Gerrard) grew up in Atherton, Calif. where she attended Castilleja School for Girls. At age 17, she entered Stanford University majoring in biological sciences. There she was engendered with the Stanford motto, “Let The Winds Of Freedom Blow.” Throughout her life, Liz took […]
Oct. 3, 1921 – Jan. 10, 2014 Ron was a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army’s 8th Air Force as a B-24 flight engineer. He received a Certificate of Valor for his participation in the European Theater of Operations beginning on June 2, 1944. After the war, he married Ruth and […]
April 3, 1914 – Dec. 26, 2013 Ester Avanel Prescott was born to Mary Yeager and Joseph Leonard Wood on April 3, 1914 in the city of Los Angeles. She lived a wonderful life to the age of 99½, just a few months short of her 100th birthday. She passed on Dec. 26, 2013 in […]
March 13, 1916 – Jan. 10, 2014 In memory of a loving father of two daughters, Christine and Marilyn, and their husbands Thom Ryan and Kenneth Trogdon, and two grandchildren, Karen Elizabeth Trogdon and Jeffrey Patrick Ryan. Henry was a lifelong resident of La Crescenta. Directors Crippen Mortuary
Jan. 2 1914 – Jan. 4, 2014 Alice (Armaven) Gedikian turned 100 on Jan. 2 and, just two days later, slipped away gracefully of natural causes in Arcadia surrounded by her loved ones. A joyful celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 11:30 a.m. at the Armenian Cilicia Evangelical Church, […]
Sept. 19, 1949 – Dec. 23, 2013 David Alan Bois died peacefully on Monday, Dec. 23. Born to Gerald John and Doris (Webster) Bois in Somerville, Mass., on Sept. 19, 1949, he grew up in Beverly, Mass., where he attended The Church in the Cove, graduated high school and stayed until joining the Navy. Ultimately, […]
1918-2013 Marjorie was born March 5, 1918 and she passed away Dec. 22. There is a memorial tribute for Marjorie on CrippenMortuary.com.
Aug. 10, 1922 – Dec. 11, 2013 George Kallas passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 11. George was born one of five children in Stamford, Conn. to Stella and Steven Kallas. In 1944, he relocated to California where he first worked as a waiter at Slapsy Maxie’s, allegedly owned by none other than Mikey Cohen. […]