Obituaries

Catherine Maydelle Carras, born Sept. 29, 1925, died May 8, 2017, in Yucaipa, Calif. Kay, as she was called by family and friends, was full...

May 4, 1916 – April 3, 2017 Margaret Flora Shomate Prickitt, the beloved mother of John, Joe and Nancy Prickitt, passed away peacefully at...

Doris Fox Marcom, 98, a 50 plus year Laguna Beach resident, passed away March 27, 2017. Born in Ballinger, Tex., and raised on a large...

Jan. 1, 1949 – March 28, 2017   Laguna Beach artist and business owner Dennis Junka died at home on March 28. He was 68. Junka, a...

Kathleen Reilly Miller, 97, died peacefully at home on Dec. 14, 2016, with family at her bedside. She is survived by her daughters Kathleen...

Laguna Beach artist and business owner Dennis Junka died at home March 28. He was 68. Junka, a native of Ohio, but spent most of his life...

Vernon R. Spitaleri, a longtime Laguna Beach resident, war hero and entrepreneur, died in January at the age of 94. Born Aug. 2, 1922, in...

Aug. 14, 1937 – Feb. 20, 2017 Donald Shoemaker died Feb. 20, 2017, at his home in San Juan Capistrano after a four-year illness. Don was...

Marilyn B. Schmitz passed away in Palm Desert at the age of 86 on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. Known throughout her life as “Minow,”...

January 7, 1931 – February 17, 2017 Jeanne Marie Stodder (née Anderson) a 33-year resident of Dana Point, left this world suddenly on Feb. 17,...

Michael Sagar passed away Dec. 20, 2016, with his family, fresh cookies and chocolate ice cream by his side. He was 84. Sagar lived his...

Fred Scott Gould, 47, passed away Jan. 3, 2017, in Temecula, after a long battle with medical problems. Gould was a runner, former collegiate...

Richard Wallace McManus, age 87, was born June 5, 1929, and died Jan. 27, 2017. Richard was born in Seattle, Wash., to Floyd John and...

Claire Ellen Etheridge, Ph.D., 85, of Sacramento, passed away peacefully on Jan. 21, 2017, surrounded by family. Claire is survived by her beloved partner Elizabeth...

Marty Scott Gray, an internationally collected artist, avid surfer, and 33-year resident of Laguna Beach, transitioned on New Year’s Day after a battle with...