Obituaries

Fredric Harold Rubel was born on May 25, 1934 in San Bernardino, California to Rose and Barney Rubel. Fred attended Elsinore Military Academy from...

In Memoriam Phil Lawes, 73 Phil passed away at Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo from acute respiratory failure. His son, Christopher N. Bosley, a Laguna...

February 9, 1940 - October 31, 2022 Ronald Whitacre, loving partner, artist, and father, passed away peacefully on October 31, 2022 in his home in...

Obituary: Romaine Keith Friesen Feb. 19, 1943 - Oct. 24, 2022 Romaine “Rome” Keith Friesen was born Feb. 19, 1943 to Wendell and Hannah Friesen in...

Alberto Treviño passed away peacefully on Sept. 29, with family by his side, in the home he built in Bluebird Canyon in the early...

Jean Hastings Ardell, a nationally-recognized baseball writer and coastal Orange County columnist, died at her Laguna Beach home after a three-month battle with leukemia...

Joseph Allum Briskey, Marine veteran, carpenter, a 50-year resident of Laguna Beach, a stalwart regular at Main Beach and Crescent Bay, former pitcher for...

Melissa Jan Blake (Jan. 3, 1943 - May 5, 2022) Melissa Jan Blake passed away peacefully on May 5, 2022 in Mission Viejo. She was...

(July 27, 1976 - May 16, 2022) Sequoia Slentz, a Laguna Beach musician, promoter, and philanthropist, passed away on May 16. He was 45 years...

Leonard L. Brockman (Jan. 5, 1930 - April 30, 2022) Leonard L. Brockman, a 61-year resident of Laguna Beach, passed away on April 30. He was...

David Paul Robbins of Laguna Beach passed away on Oct. 21, 2021. He was 74 years old. His son, Christopher Robbins, and daughter, Ashley Wheeler, were...

Nancy Ann Weissberg (July 9, 1952 - June 13, 2021) Nancy Ann Weissberg died peacefully of natural causes at her home in Laguna Beach, Calif. on...

May 22, 1992 - May 10, 2021 Arthur Wexell—affectionately and famously known to his family and friends as Wex—passed away unexpectedly on May 10, 2021,...

Bill Gillespie broke hearts all over Orange County when he died of natural causes Dec. 10 at the age of 79. By Lori Basheda   The beloved...

It is with great sadness that the family of Nancy Miriam French announces her passing after a battle with cancer on Dec. 8, 2019,...