Jan. 11, 1930 – Feb. 25, 2013 Julietta McGowan was born on Jan. 11, 1930 in El Paso, Tex. and passed away at home on Feb. 25 in Glendale. Julie graduated from El Paso Technical High School in 1948 and later in life moved to New Orleans, La. for several years. During the mid 1950s, […]
1926 – 2013 Hope was born on Oct. 21, 1926 in Gloversville, N.Y. She attended Gloversville High School and graduated in 1944. Her family moved to California in 1950. She met Donald Talmo while vacationing on Catalina Island. They married in 1952 and had three sons, Mark, Blaine and Brent. Hope was a homemaker most […]
April 5, 1919 – Jan. 28, 2013 Anita Rita Manfra passed away peacefully after several years of dementia/Alzheimer’s on Jan. 28. Anita was born in Revere Beach, Mass. in 1919 to Arthur and Ada Avallone who settled in Boston after leaving Italy. She is the second oldest of five children and graduated from Revere Beach […]
July 2, 1924 – Jan. 22, 2013 Paul was born July 2, 1924 in Glendale. He served with U.S. Marines, 1st Marines, 5th Battalion during WWII in the Pacific theater and received the Purple Heart in 1944. In 1948, Paul married Bobbe Jean Beeler. He worked for the City of Glendale for 37 years, 25 […]
June 6, 1921 – Jan. 26, 2013 Harley Albert Bates was born and raised in Coldwater, Mich. He joined the Army in 1941 and married Verna Louise Coats on Oct. 6, 1943 in Tyler, Tex. They moved to California in 1947 where he continued his studies in accounting at UCLA. He worked at Forest Lawn […]
Aug. 24, 1918 –Jan. 16, 2013 Eleanor Pauline Walsh Martinez Birney passed away peacefully at her home in San Gabriel on Jan. 16 at the age of 94 with many of her children at her bedside. Eleanor was born Aug. 24, 1918 in Bakersfield to Genevieve Buletti-Walsh and Joseph Walsh. Her mother passed away when […]
Jan. 4, 1938 – Jan. 5, 2013 Alan was born on Jan. 4, 1938 in Glendale; he passed away on Jan. 5 at home during his sleep. He was the eldest of two sons born to L. Zell and A. Marie Allmon. Alan is survived by his three sons Chris, David and Greg; two daughters-in-law […]
Jan. 22, 2013 Former La Cañada mayor Joan Feehan died Jan. 22. Joan served three terms as mayor: 1988-89; 1992-93 and 1997-98. During her terms as mayor, she led the way for many new projects in the city. Probably the most visible are the bus benches … covered and not covered … that are enjoyed […]
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 […]