Laguna Beach Local News

Kirk Robert Sand of Laguna Beach passed away peacefully on March 17, 2024 at the age of 71. His family is deeply saddened to share the news of his passing with those who knew and loved him. Kirk Sand was born on March 13, 1953, in Springfield, Ill., to parents...

Paul Robert Shelley (born Harry Earl Shelley) died peacefully at his home in Laguna Beach on October 14, 2023. He was a loving husband, brother, uncle, musician, teacher and veteran whose gregarious personality lit up any room.  Paul was born in 1941 in Boston, Mass., the son of the late Jean...

Eugenia Jo Danielson, born on November 29, 1964, in West Covina, Calif, peacefully passed away on April 6, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz., at the age of 59. She was surrounded by her loved ones in her final moments. Genia was a vibrant and caring soul who impacted thousands of people...

Blake T. Franklin was born September 28, 1942, in San Mateo, Calif., to parents Harvey James and Marie Agnes Franklin. He attended Menlo-Atherton High School. Blake graduated from Dartmouth College, cum laude, in 1963, and from Harvard Law School in 1966. He taught law in Costa Rica through the U.S. Peace Corps upon graduation. In...

Robin Aaron Culp passed away peacefully with his family and friends by his side on March 4, 2024, at the age of 53, after a courageous 6-month battle with lung cancer. Robin was born on Feb. 26, 1971, in the small seaside community of Carmel, Calif. Soon after, Robin and...

5 July, 1927 - 24 December, 2023 Anneliese Elisabeth Miklosy, 96, of Laguna Beach, Calif, widow of Leslie Daniel Miklosy, died peacefully at her Laguna Beach home with son Les George at her bedside. Anneliese was born July 5, 1927, the youngest of two girls and two boys to parents...

Jeffrey Philip Foster, 80, a longtime resident of Trabuco Canyon, passed away on March 6, 2024, peacefully in hospice care due to congestive heart failure in Mission Viejo, Calif.   Jeff was born March 9, 1943, in Redlands, Calif., to parents Clarence “Bud” and Willette Foster. He grew up and graduated...

Judy, Judy, Judy. How quickly our time together has flown. Judy was born in Montreal in April 1944, but by 1964, she had flown the coop and was backpacking across Europe. That’s what adventurous girls did in those days when they wanted to prove something. She married a good-looking...

March 3, 1965 - February 17, 2024    Stacey Garmshausen (Thomas), 58, passed away in Kailua, Hawaii, on Saturday, February 17, 2024, after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Her unexpected passing has left us all in shock, and we are devastated by the loss.  Born March 3, 1965, in Laguna Beach, Calif., Stacey...