Obituaries

By Belinda Blacketer, Special to the Independent   Francis LeRoy "Doc" Blacketer, an artist with ties to Laguna Beach’s early settlers, died in Atwater, Calif., on...

May 12, 1926 – Nov. 5, 2019 Connie was born in San Fernando, California on May 12, 1926. She was one of eight children. She...

I am sad to announce the passing of my friend and longtime partner, Bruce F. Connell, MD on Sept. 16 in his beloved home...

Bruce Scherer, a local resident who served on the board of the Laguna Beach County Water District, died Nov. 11. He was 80. Scherer was...

June 8, 1958 – Jan. 19, 2020 On Jan. 19, Lisa Marks passed away peacefully at her home in South Laguna after being diagnosed with...

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...

Roxanne "Roxy" Marie Martin, age 32, passed away on March 3, 2016, at her home in Ladera Ranch. Roxy was born Feb. 1, 1984, at...

Carol Elaine Browne, 86, a resident of Laguna Beach for 59 years, passed away comfortably and peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday,...

September 7, 1927 - May 28, 2013       Lyle Pickett, after a very long struggle with his health, has left this world for his next...

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...

You can only hold onto an adventurous spirit for so long and Grace is on to her next adventure! Grace Briggs of Laguna Beach, one...

  John V. (Jack) Parsons, a resident of Laguna Beach for 68 years, passed away peacefully in his sleep at Saddleback Memorial Hospital on Dec....

Robert K. Josephson passed Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, at his home in Laguna Beach following a three-month battle with lymphoma. Josephson was emeritus professor of...

July 13, 1946 – July 16, 2018 Susan Lyons Pons, known to friends as “Laguna Sue”, passed away on July 16, 2018 at the age of 72. She was...

1922- 2012   HoneyLu Percy passed away peacefully Oct. 13 in her North Laguna Beach home of 65 years. It was a month before her 90th birthday. Percy...