Category: Obituaries

Shirley Grogan

Shirley Grogan

| May 29, 2013 | 0 Comments

Shirley Virginia Whitman Aguinaldo Grogan, 93, of Port Charlotte, Fla., passed away Wednesday, May 22. She was born Jan. 4, 1920, in her home on 7 Mile Road during the biggest snowstorm in the history of Lake Orion, Mich. She graduated from Lake Orion High School in 1938 and in 1943 she joined the Marine [...]

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Henri Hellieson

Henri Hellieson

| May 23, 2013 | 0 Comments

March 28, 1923 – May 14, 2013   Henri Hellieson had a long and happy life. He had a marvelous deep voice and was a fabulous singer. He sang at several of the church choirs, not to mention any piano bar that was available. He was a chef for many years, including cooking for former [...]

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June Esther Campbell

June Esther Campbell

| May 15, 2013 | 0 Comments

Gay Rights Advocate Dies June Esther Campbell, 89, passed peacefully on Friday, March 29, 2013. She had been in failing health for several months and entered hospice care last summer. Campbell was an active real estate agent in Laguna Beach, selling homes even into her 80s. Legend has it that Campbell sold many local houses [...]

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Dewitt Hutchings Carson

Dewitt Hutchings Carson

| April 25, 2013 | 0 Comments

DeWitt “Dewey” Hutchings Carson, 52, formerly of Laguna Beach, passed unexpectedly while on vacation in Machu Picchu, Peru on April 4, 2013. He was born May 9, 1960 in Newport Beach. A son of the late Clarence William Carson and Helen Hutchings Carson, he was also a descendant of Frank Miller, founder of the Mission [...]

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Williams, Hero to Bluebird Slide Victims, Dies at 62

Williams, Hero to Bluebird Slide Victims, Dies at 62

| April 25, 2013 | 0 Comments

  Charles D. Williams, known to all as “Charlie,” passed away on April 23, 2013 after a battle with cancer. He was 62. Williams was a cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. Charlie was born to Charles Earl and Louise Williams in Pontiac, Mich., on Sept. 26, 1950. He graduated from high school in [...]

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Pegi Marie Lopez-Parker

Pegi Marie Lopez-Parker

| April 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

Pegi Marie Lopez-Parker passed away on March 28, 2013. Ten days later she was joined by the love of her life, husband Tommy (Pickles) Parker. Born Jan. 5, 1951 to William and Peggy Joyce, Pegi was an inspiration to those she met, greeting everyone with a loving smile and open arms. Those who knew her [...]

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Dave Gibbs

Dave Gibbs

| April 4, 2013 | 0 Comments

July 14, 1938 – March 27, 2013   David Rodney Gibbs lost his battle with cancer on March 27. Gibbs was an old- school “Lagunan” who left the malt shops and hot rods of ‘50s-era Santa Ana for the surfing and beach lifestyle of 1966 Laguna. Gibbs cherished Laguna, believing that coming here was the [...]

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Patsy Ann Weaver

Patsy Ann Weaver

| April 4, 2013 | 0 Comments

Patsy Ann Weaver, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away at 79. Pat was the daughter of Willard Wallace Tully and Alice Katherine Tully.  She was born in Glendale, grew up in Alhambra and graduated from Alhambra High School and Pasadena City College where she met Everett (Gene) Weaver. They were married on July 18, 1953 [...]

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Charlotte Marie McManus

Charlotte Marie McManus

| March 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

  Charlotte Marie McManus, a resident of Laguna Beach for 53 years, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013. She was 86. She was our mother, mentor, benefactor, and friend. She was born Nov. 29, 1926 in Chicago, Ill., to Albert Frank Comiskey and Charlotte Ann (Lottie) Verry.  She came to California as a young woman [...]

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Philip Herbert

Philip Herbert

| March 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

Philip C. Herbert, 73, a long time resident of Orange County passed away on March 12, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz., with his loving wife Katherine by his side. He is survived by children Scott, Kristine, and Penny; grandchildren Brynna, Stephen, Gianna, Kristin, EvaJean, Justin, and Meghan; great grandson Taylor; brothers Mick and Larry and sister Mollie. [...]

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Lylah Almon

Lylah Almon

| March 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

April 18, 1926 – Feb. 5, 2013   Lylah Jean Runingen Almon, a longtime Laguna Beach resident, died peacefully at her Laguna Woods home Feb. 5, 2013 at the age of 86. Lylah had a simple upbringing. She was raised on a small family farm in Houston, Minn., along with her brothers Reginald and Glen [...]

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Josephine Ann Conroy Upham Billings

Josephine Ann Conroy Upham Billings

| March 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

May 15, 1927-Feb. 10, 2013                         You are beloved daughter of Margaret Gertrude and Thomas Henry Conroy; charming wife to David William Upham, Sr., and Cmdr. Richard Newman Billings, USN (deceased); resolute mother to David William Upham, Jr., (deceased), Jonathan Conroy Upham (Patty), Christopher Allison Upham (Susannah) and Jennifer Upham Saunders (Dan); untiring grandmother [...]

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Robert Freeman

Robert Freeman

| March 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

Former Festival of Arts artist and board member Robert Freeman, aka Philip, died of natural causes on Feb. 13, 2013. Freeman was born in River Rouge, Mich., in 1925. He met his wife to-be Jean Sampson at the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts, which was later renamed the Center for Creative Studies. Both studied [...]

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Lyle Evans Proctor

Lyle Evans Proctor

| March 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

Lyle Evans Proctor of Laguna Beach passed away peacefully at his home on Jan. 13, 2013. He was 88. Born in Soldier, Kan., Lyle moved to Southern California with his family as a boy, and attended Belmont High School in Los Angeles. Patriotic and brave, at age 18, Lyle began service for the U.S. Coast [...]

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Betty Louise Striley

Betty Louise Striley

| March 6, 2013 | 0 Comments

Betty Louise Striley, a longtime resident of Laguna Beach, passed away with her family by her bedside Feb. 18 at the age of 86. A celebration of her life will be held Sunday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, at Seven-Degrees from 2-6 p.m.

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