Obituaries

David French, designer craftsman specializing in exotic hardwoods and a 27-year veteran of the Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach, passed away peacefully at...

Terry Kyne, 83, a longtime Laguna Beach resident, passed away on June 7, 2014, surrounded by his family at his home in Dana Point. Born...

Youssef (“Joseph”) Rounaghi passed away from multiple strokes on Nov. 10, 2012, surrounded by family members who celebrate his adventurous life. Born in Rasht, Iran,...

Carl Schwarz, long time Laguna Beach Unified School District board member, University Professor and community advocate passed away peacefully  surrounded by his children on...

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...

  By Jack Casey, Special to the Independent John Hedges, my dear friend from Laguna Beach, left us Saturday, March 14. Although I live across the...

2/22/34-2/12/14 William (Bill) Francis Garman passed away on Feb. 12, 2014, from Parkinson’s disease in his home in Ocean Hills, Calif. He was 79. William was...

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,...

Lifetime Laguna Beach resident Eugene (Dom) D’Isabella passed away May 14, after a courageous two year battle with cancer. D’Isabella was an avid fan of...

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...

Jan. 27, 1994 – Dec. 13, 2017 Ben Rogers passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Dec. 13. Ben was the light of all...

Richard Havlin Balzer passed away on June 12, 2014, in Springfield, Ore., from a bad heart valve. He was born Aug. 25, 1945 in...

Leonard L. Brockman (Jan. 5, 1930 - April 30, 2022) Leonard L. Brockman, a 61-year resident of Laguna Beach, passed away on April 30. He was...

  Loving matriarch of the passionate Mexican‐American Jones family spanning four generations and two coasts, Leonor Jones died peacefully in her Maine home on Tuesday, Nov. 7....

Nov. 18, 1963 – Jan. 11, 2016 Glenn Arthur Arentz died at home in Santa Ana. He had been a resident of Laguna Beach from...