Obituary: Kathie Reynolds Housden
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...
Obituary: Andrea Nicol Drexelius
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...
Obituary: Doris Fruman
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...
Obituary: Elizabeth O’Keefe
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...
Obituary: Emily Amanda Normandin-Parker
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,...
Obituary: Priscilla Ann Draper
Priscilla Ann Draper passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and her devoted caregivers, on June 15, 2023, after a long journey with dementia. She...
Obituary: Laura Ann Catalino
Laura Ann Catalino was born October 22, 1964, in Buffalo, New York, to Lewis and Suzanne Catalino. She passed away at her home in...
Obituary: Francine Ludwig
Francine Ludwig, beloved mother, wife, mentor and pillar of the Laguna Beach community, passed away in February 2021. Raised in Nantes, Northwestern France, Francine...
Obituary: Jimmy Gregg Otto
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....
Obituary: Juliane Hodjera
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...
Obituary: Annemieke de Wit Rogers
Annemieke de Wit Rogers was courageous till the very end. She stood up to stage 4 cancer for five and a half years, looked...
Obituary: Leone Knickerbocker Brockman
Leone Knickerbocker Brockman was born July 10, 1931, in Phoenix, Arizona. As a child, her family lived in Belmont Shores, Bellflower and eventually ended...
Obituary: Kay Mary Ross
It is with a heavy heart that we announce that Kay Mary Ross passed away peacefully Thursday, June 29, at her home in Laguna...
Opinion: Nostalgic for a Not-So-Far-Off Past
By Cindy Anderson
My husband and I had been dating for six months and decided to drive from Albuquerque to Laguna so that I...
Obituary – James Edward Skelton
James Edward Skelton died February 23, 2023, at home in Laguna Beach. He was born on March 30, 1952, at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps...