Jan. 7, 1949 – Jan. 8, 2013 Steven R. Duran, longtime resident of La Crescenta, passed away suddenly Jan. 8 at the age of 64. Born Jan. 7, 1949 in Pasadena to Virginia and Adolph Duran, Steven was one of four children. He was married in 1973 to Patricia. He is survived by their three […]
Aug. 30, 1934-Jan. 6, 2013 Merton David Rodger was born Aug. 30, 1934 in Lowell, Mass. to Isabel and Lester Rodger. He was the second eldest of four children. Dave (as he liked to be called) entered into the Air Force with dreams of working with airplanes. He worked up to master sergeant and crew […]
Oct. 30, 1923 – Jan. 7, 2013 Vincent Austin Bell of La Crescenta passed away Monday, Jan. 7. He was born in Clinton, Iowa on Oct. 30, 1923 to Vincent Bell and Clara Stapleton Bell. He attended school in Morrison, Ill. and graduated from Morrison High School in 1941. He enlisted as an aviation cadet […]
Dec. 22, 2012 Alvin Stanley Bender of La Crescenta passed away on Saturday morning, Dec. 22. Alvin served in the United States Marine Corps for 22 years, (in China 1947-1948 and Korea 1952-1953). After his retirement, he worked for the Los Angeles Police Department as a photographer for 27 years. He is survived by his […]
Nov. 9, 1922 – Jan. 6, 2013 Jean Lucille Roach joined her loving husband Hal in heaven on Jan. 6. Her passing came almost two months after celebrating her 90th birthday. Jean was born on Nov. 9, 1922 in Albuquerque, N.M. and moved to Winslow, Ariz. as a baby. She lived in Winslow for almost […]
March 29, 1930 – Nov. 30, 2012 Thomas Logan Gibson Sr. passed away Nov. 30 at the age of 82. A longtime resident of the Crescenta Valley, Thomas enjoyed the neighbors and the neighborhood of his La Crescenta home. He spent the last few years at Mountview Retirement Community in Montrose. He was preceded in […]
Born June 25, 1925. Died on Dec. 16, 2012. A memorial tribute can be found on crippenmortuary.com.
Jan. 10, 1921 – Dec. 15, 2012 Margaret Emma (“Emmy”) Hendershot Spear passed away Dec. 15 at the age of 91. A longtime local resident, Margaret lived for 60 years in Sunland. She returned part time to college, entered the nursing program at Valley College, and became a registered nurse at the age of 50. […]
July 10, 1926 – Nov. 27, 2012 Margaret Steinpfad passed away peacefully with her son by her side at her long-time La Crescenta home on Nov 27. It was a blessing that she was able to see her beloved granddaughters, daughter-in-law, and family friends in the days prior. Margaret was born July 10, 1926 in […]
June 10, 1924 – Dec. 4, 2012 Born in Dowell, Ill. in 1924, Jack was brought to Tujunga the same year. His grandparents, the Wrights, owned a shoe store in Tujunga in the 1920s. His family then moved to Glendale for the schools for all five children – Jack and his siblings Richard, William, Lester […]