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Greg Slevcove took his last breath and joined his father and grandparents late in the evening on June 9. Although Greg did not live a long life, he lived a full life in the short time he was here. Greg moved to Laguna in 1990 and was quite involved in community issues. He spent...

A paddle out in honor of Richard C. Carlson, a Laguna Beach resident who died this past week, is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, June 23. An 11 a.m. service is planned the same day at Little Church by the Sea, 468 Legion St., in Laguna Beach. Look for a full obituary in the...

Virginia Anne Wood passed away Saturday, May 26, with loved ones by her side.  Anne, a Laguna Beach resident since 1965, was recently in the care of the amazing staff at Arbor View 2 in Mission Viejo due to Alzheimer’s. Anne was born to Burris and Margaret Wood June 8, 1932, in...

Dec. 11, 1924-May 11, 2018 The Reverend Buckner Coe of Lake Forest and Laguna Beach passed away peacefully May 11, 2018, surrounded by his beloved wife, Judy, and members of his family. He was 93. Buckner (Buck) Coe was a sixth generation minister. A graduate of Yale University...

July 22, 1927 – May 16, 2018 A resident of Laguna Beach for 47 years, David H. Koontz was born in Ottumwa, Iowa. Koontz served in the U.S. Navy in the Philippines at the end of World War II. He graduated from Carlton College in Northfield, Minn., and did subsequent graduate...

Aug. 5, 1921 – May 17, 2018 By Christy Cones, Special to the Independent Bruce Hopping (a.k.a. “Brucey”, “Mr. B”, et al.) passed away peacefully just after midnight on Thursday, May 17. He is survived by his nephew and niece, Rick and Melissa Hopping, of New Jersey. Hopping was a...

Dr. Donald Joseph Bédard died Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at his home in Seal Beach, Calif. He was 91 years old. Don was born on July 24, 1926, in Argyle, Minn., the first born of five children to Joseph and Grace Riopelle Bédard. The family moved to Red Lake Falls, Minn., in 1936...

Penny Susan Steris, known to many as “Coach Penny,” passed away on May 5, 2018, at the age of 67 years. A California native, she lived in South Laguna for 50 years and had a positive impact on the community. As an avid seamstress during the ‘70s and ‘80s, she made...

Marthann Newton, 86, of Laguna Beach, passed away March 4, 2018, in Springdale, Ark. She was born Nov. 15, 1931, in Auburn, Ala., to Julian Isaac Newton, Sr. and Martha Elizabeth O’Neal Newton. She worked in the U.S.O. in both France and Germany. She received her master’s in...

Bo Brackett, a former longtime resident of Laguna Beach, passed away in March 2018 in Encinitas, California. He was 77. Bo was born in Richmond, Va., in December 1940 and moved to Los Angeles in 1948 when his father, Deke, accepted an assistant position coaching football at UCLA....

Margaret Theresa Garrard of Illinois passed away on March 9, 2018, in Mission Viejo surrounded by family. She was 97 years old. Margaret, known as Tess, was born in Illinois on Dec. 18, 1920. She attended school at St. Bartholomew School there. Tess married Phillip H. Garrard in...

Our incredible father, husband, grandfather and beloved friend, John Morse, died peacefully at his home in Laguna Beach on March 10, 2018. John, known to his friends as “Jack,” was born April 29, 1934. He came to Laguna Beach at nine-months-old, and aside from his time away for...

Dec. 25, 1920 – March 6, 2018 Norma Young née Phillips passed away peacefully at home in Laguna Beach on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at the age of 97.  She was born in Portland, Ore., but spent most of her life in California. She was raised in Los Angeles and graduated from...

Marthann Newton, 86, of Laguna Beach, passed away March 4, 2018, in Springdale, Ark. She was born Nov. 15, 1931, in Auburn, Ala., to Julian Isaac Newton, Sr. and Martha Elizabeth O’Neal Newton. She worked in the U.S.O. in both France and Germany. She received her master’s in...

Angela Alwin of Austin, Tex., passed from this life Feb. 11, 2018. She was born Aug. 16, 1967, in Tulsa, Okla., to Ruth Ann and Gene Hodges, Jr. She first lived in Laguna Beach while completing a Bachelors of Art in philosophy at UC Irvine, before moving to Minneapolis where she...