Obituaries

Neil F. Katz passed away at his home on Feb. 17. Neil had been struggling with several health issues through 2019, but he was...

Longtime Laguna Beach resident Barbara Hedden passed away peacefully on Dec. 10 at the age of 92. Barbara was born on June 16, 1927 in...

By Donna Furey | LB Indy Word of longtime Laguna local Toni Leech’s passing on Monday spread quickly across the city this week. She and her...

  Dianne Diorio We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved mother, Dianne Diorio, on Sept. 17, 2019. Dianne passed away peacefully, surrounded...

May 22, 1992 - May 10, 2021 Arthur Wexell—affectionately and famously known to his family and friends as Wex—passed away unexpectedly on May 10, 2021,...

Donna P. Anderson, 77, died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 16, 2019. Donna was born February 1, 1942, in Chicago, IL, a daughter of the...

Jean-Paul Herbert, born May 29, 1974, died on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the age of 45. Jean-Paul lived in Laguna Beach, graduating from El Morro,...

Margot Rosenberg(née Cohn), 90, died peacefully of cancer on Feb. 12, surrounded by her family in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Born Sept. 25 1929 in...

A celebration of life is set for Dr. Henry Dieter Schmitz on Friday, July 1.

Barbara Miller peacefully passed on Aug. 6, 2019, in Laguna Beach, surrounded by her loving nephews, Christopher Miller and Matthew Miller, along with close...

Joan Rapp Oct. 30, 1925 – July 14, 2019 Joan Johnston Rapp was born in Los Angeles on Oct. 30,1925. She attended Hollywood High School where...

Our community lost a rare treasure on Monday, March 2, 2020 when (Edna) Jean Raun passed from this life. Jean died just shy of...

  Martha Nett Marino, born on Feb. 21, 1928, a longtime resident of Laguna Beach, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on...

Donald Ingwerson, a nationally noted education reformer who headed several big-city school districts including the 1.5-million-student Los Angeles County schools, died Nov. 4 at...

Jan. 24, 1948 – Oct. 28, 2016 Gary Edward Brauer "GB" was born in Petoskey, Mich. At a very early age Gary, his father Fred,...