Obituaries

Josh Thalman, who was born Nov. 23, 1991, passed away on Oct. 26, 2012.  He is survived by his brother Jacob Thalman, father Joseph...

1922- 2012   HoneyLu Percy passed away peacefully Oct. 13 in her North Laguna Beach home of 65 years. It was a month before her 90th birthday. Percy...

We are sad to announce the passing of Charlotte Barker on Oct. 17, 2012, at the age of 92. Barker was born in 1920 in...

12/28/56 – 10/18/12 Matt Murphine was a happy loving person.  He grew up in Laguna surfing, hanging with friends, playing baseball, and graduated from Laguna...

Barbara Anne (nee Nassif) Larson, born on Nov. 2, 1943 in Fargo, N.D., passed away on Oct. 10, 2012 from cancer. She lived in Laguna...

Luan Stombaugh, of Laguna Beach and Tucson, Ariz., passed away on Monday, Oct.  1, in Tucson surrounded by family after a long struggle with...

Virginia “Ginny” Worthington passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 26 in Laguna Beach.  She was born on May 8, 1932 in Chicago, Ill. That day at...

A memorial service for former Top of the World teacher Julie Toro is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Laguna Presbyterian Church.

Lee Childress, who with her husband John co-founded the coveted Music Arts Commendation for Youth Awards known as MACYs, died on Sept. 21 at...

Longtime Laguna Beach resident and
community volunteer Steven Erger passed
away peacefully at his home Sept. 6 surrounded by family and friends
after a battle with leukemia. Born...

Last Friday, Gene Levin saw patients at his office on Park Avenue, as he has for the last 41 years.  On Saturday afternoon, he...

Harold “Hal” Werthe, patriot and community volunteer, passed away at the age of 82 in Laguna Beach on Aug. 21. Born in Chicago, Ill., he...

Julie Toro, a former Top of the World Elementary teacher, died Tuesday after a lengthy illness. Services for Toro have not yet been set, according...

Dorothy Ellen Springe died on Saturday, Aug. 11, at Mission Hospital, Laguna Beach. Springe was born in 1927 in Oklahoma, but spent her early years...

Bryce William Halbert of Laguna Niguel, loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. He was 43. Bryce...