Obituary: Bob ‘Huff’ Huffman
By Greg MacGillivray
Bob “Huff” Huffman, 88, owner and witty proprietor of The Forest Market, now leased to the fantastic 230 Restaurant. Perhaps the funniest...
Obituary: John ‘Greg’ Seymour
John “Greg” Seymour passed away on Oct. 18, 2023, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was embraced with love to the very end,...
Obituary: The Chief – Neil J. Purcell Jr. Has Passed Away
February 12, 1940 - November 25, 2023
By Danielle Purcell
It is with great sadness we announce that our beloved father, grandfather and friend, Neil Purcell...
Obituary: Patricia Morthland Draper
Patricia was born in Pasadena to US Navy Commander Andrew Morthland and his wife, Constance Morthland.
They relocated to Laguna Beach, where Patricia graduated...
Obituary: Elizabeth Ann Coleman
Elizabeth Ann Coleman (1936 – 2023)
Laguna Beach has lost another inspiring and beloved teacher. Elizabeth Coleman passed away on Oct. 9, 2023, after a brief...
Obituary: Gregory L. Heneghan
Gregory L. Heneghan: (1966 – 2023)
Family, friends and the community lost an authentic original when Gregory “Henny” Heneghan died on Sept. 27, 2023. A...
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....