Laguna Beach Local News

Eugenia Jo Danielson, born on November 29, 1964, in West Covina, Calif, peacefully passed away on April 6, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz., at the age of 59. She was surrounded by her loved ones in her final moments. Genia was a vibrant and caring soul who impacted thousands of people...

Blake T. Franklin was born September 28, 1942, in San Mateo, Calif., to parents Harvey James and Marie Agnes Franklin. He attended Menlo-Atherton High School. Blake graduated from Dartmouth College, cum laude, in 1963, and from Harvard Law School in 1966. He taught law in Costa Rica through the U.S. Peace Corps upon graduation. In...

Robin Aaron Culp passed away peacefully with his family and friends by his side on March 4, 2024, at the age of 53, after a courageous 6-month battle with lung cancer. Robin was born on Feb. 26, 1971, in the small seaside community of Carmel, Calif. Soon after, Robin and...

5 July, 1927 - 24 December, 2023 Anneliese Elisabeth Miklosy, 96, of Laguna Beach, Calif, widow of Leslie Daniel Miklosy, died peacefully at her Laguna Beach home with son Les George at her bedside. Anneliese was born July 5, 1927, the youngest of two girls and two boys to parents...

Jeffrey Philip Foster, 80, a longtime resident of Trabuco Canyon, passed away on March 6, 2024, peacefully in hospice care due to congestive heart failure in Mission Viejo, Calif.   Jeff was born March 9, 1943, in Redlands, Calif., to parents Clarence “Bud” and Willette Foster. He grew up and graduated...

Judy, Judy, Judy. How quickly our time together has flown. Judy was born in Montreal in April 1944, but by 1964, she had flown the coop and was backpacking across Europe. That’s what adventurous girls did in those days when they wanted to prove something. She married a good-looking...

March 3, 1965 - February 17, 2024    Stacey Garmshausen (Thomas), 58, passed away in Kailua, Hawaii, on Saturday, February 17, 2024, after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Her unexpected passing has left us all in shock, and we are devastated by the loss.  Born March 3, 1965, in Laguna Beach, Calif., Stacey...

18 September 1935 - 2 March 2024 Born of Jose Mirano and Virginia Bryan in Los Angeles, Calif., Miguel was gifted with a natural keen intelligence and an insatiable appetite for storytelling, music, reading, dining and all things vital.  From youth and throughout his life, he was an avid fisherman, hiker...

It is with heavy hearts that the Pitz, McConnell and O'Keefe families announce the passing of Marcel Pitz, cherished father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather.  Marcel was born on April 1, 1937, in Belgium and peacefully departed on March 3, 2024, at the age of 86, in Laguna Beach, Calif. He...