Obituaries

18 September 1935 - 2 March 2024 Born of Jose Mirano and Virginia Bryan in Los Angeles, Calif., Miguel was gifted with a natural keen...

Eugene Eldon Quinn Farnes, long-time football coach and math teacher at Laguna Beach High School, passed away peacefully on May 31. He was almost...

Douglas Ward Case, 61, was born on Sept. 20, 1956 in Laguna Beach and passed away on Jan. 30, 2018. Doug is remembered by his...

Claire Louise Robinson, a 50-year resident of Laguna Beach and a doyenne of interior design in Orange County, died on July 8, 2012. She...

Caroline B. Hoover, 94, passed away in her home on Jan. 30, 2016, in Laguna Beach after a brief hospitalization. Hoover over was born in...

William Hamilton McFadden, of Palm Desert, passed away on Sept. 3, 2015. He died of natural causes after battling cancer and diabetes. He was a...

Name:  Richard Lovejoy Narver Dates:  May 14, 1923 – May 27, 2012     Longtime Laguna Beach and Aliso Viejo resident Richard “Dick” Lovejoy Narver passed away peacefully...

A memorial service will be held for Edward Drollinger at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St. Ann’s Dr.

By Allison Jarrell | LB Indy Laguna Beach is mourning the loss of Chip Harrell, who was the longtime owner of The Sandpiper Lounge with...

By Deborah Young “All the brilliant visions, all the multitude of colors, expressed with so much passion and power.”   What perfect words, written by my brother...

Gay Rights Advocate Dies June Esther Campbell, 89, passed peacefully on Friday, March 29, 2013. She had been in failing health for several months and entered...

Elizabeth “Betty” Barnes Ware, 85, was granted her angel wings on Aug. 15 in Mission Viejo, Calif. Ware was born Jan. 14, 1927, in Covina,...

July 14, 1938 – March 27, 2013   David Rodney Gibbs lost his battle with cancer on March 27. Gibbs was an old- school “Lagunan” who left...

George Staight, a longtime resident of Laguna Beach, peacefully passed away at home on Nov. 12, at the age of 65, after battling stomach...

Billie Lou Quam, affectionately called “Mom Quam” or “Me-Mom” by her family, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2019 at the age of 92....