Obituaries

Richard P. Carlson May 22, 1926- Feb. 15, 2011   Please join the Carlson Family in remembering Dick Carlson and his life and loves at this first...

On Feb. 9, 2012, Chris Bellino lost her courageous three-year battle with lung cancer.   Bellino was born on July 3, 1955 in Yunuena, New York,...

Dolores “Maya” Bargiela, a longtime Laguna Beach resident, independent spirit and world traveler, passed away on Dec. 30, 2011, in San Juan Capistrano. She was 81. The cause was heart failure due to complications from a stroke. Bargiela was born in Newark, N.J., of Spanish and Hungarian immigrant parents. Benefiting from her talent in ballet performance, she moved to Laguna Beach when she was 16 to study under a Russian ballet master and later was among the first students at Orange Coast College. For a few years, she divided her time between Laguna and New York City but settled in Laguna in the mid-‘50s where she worked for a local business.

Mary Louise Huston Sept. 14, 1923 – Dec. 27, 2011   Mary Lou Huston, 88, of Laguna Beach, was born in Minnesota on Sept. 14, 1923 to...

Forrest McGehee Forrest William (“Bill”) McGehee died Sunday, Dec. 4, at his home in Three Arch Bay, at the age of 77. A retired high school...

Sherwood (Bob) Ichiro Saruwatari and Jon Riggs.

Paul Anderson Paul Norman Anderson, an unwaveringly devoted family man, painter, poet, early Laguna Beach lifeguard, businessman and 22-year member of the South Coast Water...

Bonnie Mae Osborn   Bonnie Mae Osborn, mother of Nancy Wagner and grandmother of Darshan Hodges and a frequent visitor to the coast, died, on Nov. 2...

Tari Lennon and Larry Allison

Jeremy Stefan Megroz, 40, peacefully passed away Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 in his home with his wife at his side. In April 2008 Megroz was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gherig’s). His courageous journey came to an end 3 1/2 years after his diagnosis. His memory will live on in the spirit of his daughter Eve, 2-year-old later this month. For the past three years, Megroz resided in Norfolk, Va. Born and raised in Laguna Beach, he was the owner of Z Pizza restaurant, which his mother co founded.

Mary Goree

Bruce I. Smith and Constance Morthland

Festival’s Makeup Director Dies Joy Trent, the longtime make-up director for Laguna Beach’s Pageant of the Masters, died Friday, Sept. 16. The Laguna Hills resident was...

Marcia Noyes James Feb. 24, 1935 - July 31, 2011  Marcia Noyes James, 76, passed away in San Clemente on July 31, 2011.  She was a...

  After battling cancer for over nine years, Robert “Bob” Powell, 78, passed away quietly on Friday, June 17, 2011, surrounded by family.   A devoted husband...