Obituaries

Patricia was born in Pasadena to US Navy Commander Andrew Morthland and his wife, Constance Morthland. They relocated to Laguna Beach, where Patricia graduated...

Elizabeth Ann Coleman (1936 – 2023) Laguna Beach has lost another inspiring and beloved teacher. Elizabeth Coleman passed away on Oct. 9, 2023, after a brief...

Gregory L. Heneghan: (1966 – 2023) Family, friends and the community lost an authentic original when Gregory “Henny” Heneghan died on Sept. 27, 2023. A...

Kathie Reynolds Housden (1933 - 2023) Laguna Beach has lost a beloved and inspiring educator, Kathie Reynolds Housden, who passed on Sept. 1, 2023, at age...

Andrea Nicol Drexelius (Dec. 5, 1965 – July 12, 2023) Andrea Nicol Drexelius passed from this life to the next on July 12, 2023, in Newport...

Doris Fruman, 93, of Laguna Beach, died on Aug. 18 of covid-related complications.  Lover of Laguna Beach, art, opera, literature and travel, Doris began her...

Elizabeth Ann O’Keefe (Lizzy), 39, of Truckee, Calif., passed away on June. 7, 2023, following a brief illness. Lizzy was born in Newport Beach...

Emily Amanda Normandin-Parker of Laguna Beach passed away on Saturday, August 12. She was 23. Emily was anything but ordinary. She was beautiful, empathetic,...

Priscilla Ann Draper passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and her devoted caregivers, on June 15, 2023, after a long journey with dementia. She...

Laura Ann Catalino was born October 22, 1964, in Buffalo, New York, to Lewis and Suzanne Catalino. She passed away at her home in...

Francine Ludwig, beloved mother, wife, mentor and pillar of the Laguna Beach community, passed away in February 2021. Raised in Nantes, Northwestern France, Francine...

Feb. 14, 1945 to July 11, 2023 By Patrick Cannon Jimmy Otto was an essential thread in the fabric of Laguna Beach’s historic and creative culture....

May 22, 1923 – June 21, 2023  Juliane Hodjera, a 48-year resident of Laguna Beach, died peacefully at home on June 21, 2023, one month...

Annemieke de Wit Rogers was courageous till the very end. She stood up to stage 4 cancer for five and a half years, looked...

Leone Knickerbocker Brockman was born July 10, 1931, in Phoenix, Arizona. As a child, her family lived in Belmont Shores, Bellflower and eventually ended...