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Obituary, Santa Monica

Obituary: Santa Monica’s Donald Harry Brandsen Passes Away

Posted May. 18, 2013, 9:35 am

Donald Harry Brandsen passed away in Santa Monica, survived by his daughter and granddaughters. Don's tireless efforts and fight to save the Santa Monica Airport was his life for the last 35 years as the self-anointed "Warlord" and Chairman of the Santa Monica Airport Association Political Action Committee.

A memorial picnic will be held April 13 to celebrate Pastor David Andrew Lopez's life and work.

Obituary, Santa Monica

Obituary: Pastor David Andrew Lopez Passes Away On Holy Thursday

Posted Apr. 7, 2013, 9:15 am

Pastor David Andrew Lopez (1932-2013), former Senior Pastor of the Alpha & Omega Christian Center, passed away on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2013.

Obituary, Santa Monica

Obituary: Mary Louise Bowman Jan. 1, 1924 – March 28, 2013

Posted Mar. 31, 2013, 6:00 am

Mary Louise Bowman passed away March 28, 2013 while visiting family in Philadelphia, PA. She was a lifelong resident of Santa Monica, having moved to Santa Monica with her parents during the great depression. She was born Jan. 1, 1924 in Auburn, New York.

Obituary, Santa Monica

Funeral Services Saturday For Long Time Santa Monica Resident Colby West Evett

Posted Feb. 27, 2013, 10:43 am

Funeral Services will be held this Saturday, March 2 for long time Santa Monica resident Colby West Evett, who passed away aged 92 on Feb. 16.

Leo Lawrence Bourget 1925 – 2013

Obituary, Santa Monica

Obituary: Leo Lawrence Bourget 1925 – 2013

Posted Feb. 22, 2013, 9:12 am

Leo Bourget, a former Santa Monica businessman and Pacific Palisades resident, passed away February 5, 2013 at the age of 87. He was born in Santa Monica, California, on August 10, 1925 to August and Celina Bourget.

Obituary, Santa Monica

Obituary: Longtime Santa Monica Resident Robert Zoven Long Dies Aged 96

Posted Feb. 20, 2013, 10:16 am

Robert Z. Long, a longtime resident of Santa Monica, died Sunday morning from complications after a fall.

Timothy Benge-Chadwick died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at the age of 57 after a long illness.

Theater, Obituary, Santa Monica

Obituary: Santa Monica Playhouse Mourns Death Of Timothy Benge-Chadwick

Posted Feb. 18, 2013, 8:48 am

Long-time Santa Monica Playhouse performer, graphic artist, designer, computer specialist, author, philosopher and poet Timothy Benge-Chadwick left this mortal coil on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at the age of 57 years young after a long illness.

News, Obituary, Santa Monica

Obituary: Santa Monica Therapist, Counselor Evelyn Freeman Passes Away

Posted Feb. 11, 2013, 9:10 am

A local therapist who worked with the elderly, pioneered a peer-counseling program, and was influential at Santa Monica’s Center for Healthy Aging has recently passed away.

Lillie Bell Blakley: January 6, 1917 - January 9, 2013.

Obituary, Santa Monica

Obituary: Lillie Bell Blakley Passes Away Aged 96

Posted Jan. 14, 2013, 11:45 am

Lillie Bell Blakley was born January 6, 1917 in Birmingham, Alabama the third of nine children born from the union of Wink and Corean Payne. (Cora Mae, Conzella, Henry, James, Joseph, Dorothy, George, and Raulen).

Obituary, Santa Monica

Lillie Bell Blakley, The Mother Of Nat Trives, Passes Away At Age 96

Posted Jan. 12, 2013, 9:59 am

Mrs. Lillie Bell Blakley, the mother of Nat Trives, passed away January 9, 2013 at the age of 96.

Waitstill Hastings Sharp Jr. passed away aged 81 in Providence, Rhode Island.

Obituary, Santa Monica, Columnist

Looking Back On The Life of Waitstill Hastings Sharp Jr.

Posted Dec. 10, 2012, 1:32 am

At Thanksgiving this year I learned from my cousin Nina Patterson, a former resident of Santa Monica Canyon, that she had located a mutual friend who once rented an apartment from her family and had moved away ten years ago.

Obituary, Santa Monica

Obituary: Santa Monica Therapist And Social Worker Dies At 69

Posted Nov. 30, 2012, 1:19 am

Santa Monica therapist and social worker Kathy McTaggart died on Nov. 8 from cancer at the age of 69.

Ida May Bucher: June 8, 1918 - September 30, 2012

News, Obituary, Santa Monica

Memorial Service Set For November 17 For Former SMC Instructor Ida Bucher

Posted Nov. 8, 2012, 12:26 am

A memorial service has been set for Saturday, Nov. 17 for Ida Bucher -- a former Santa Monica College Instructor in Child Development and long time volunteer and community activist who passed away Sept. 30.

A recent head shot of Yvonne Mounsey.

News, Obituary, Santa Monica

Obituary: Yvonne Mounsey, Former Ballet Dancer Dies At Age 93

Posted Oct. 5, 2012, 4:51 am

Yvonne Mounsey, whose ballet career as dancer, choreographer, and teacher spanned eight decades, died Sept. 29 in Los Angeles after a long illness. She was perhaps best known for her roles as principal dancer for New York City Ballet (NYCB) under George Balanchine.

Obituary, Santa Monica

Obituary: Long Time Santa Monica Lifeguard Richard 'Dick' Heineman Passes Away

Posted Sep. 24, 2012, 3:36 am

Retired Lieutenant Richard “Dick” Heineman passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 15 in Culver City at the age of 75.

Frank Schwengel.

News, Obituary, Santa Monica

Hometown Hero: Franklin Dean Schwengel - 
A True Friend of Santa Monica

Posted Aug. 6, 2012, 1:55 am

I feel so lucky to have known Frank. I will miss him and his friendship. He was decent, honorable, kind, honest, thoughtful, and caring. I remember the ease of working on the Recreation and Parks Commission with him and I remember the good work we did together.

Samohi Hall Of Famer R.C. Owens Passes Away.

News, Samohi, Obituary, Santa Monica

Samohi Hall Of Famer R.C. Owens Passes Away

Posted Jun. 29, 2012, 2:00 am

Former Samohi football star and NFL great Raleigh Climon “R.C.” Owens died of kidney failure June 17 in Northern California. He was 77.

Pamela Dee Zierenberg died on Friday, April 20, 2012. Pam spent 13 years as a Community Service Officer for the Santa Monica Police Department.

News, Obituary, Santa Monica, Police Department

Obituary: Pamela Dee Zierenberg, Former SMPD Officer

Posted May. 8, 2012, 2:06 am

Pamela Dee Zierenberg, 62, of Silver Springs Nevada, died Friday, April 20, 2012 of lung cancer. 

 She was born to Bill and Alma Salmi...

Santa Monica Airport Commission Chair Richard Brown died on April 20 while attending a conference in Kentucky. He was 70.

News, Ucla, Obituary, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Airport, Smo, Airport Commission, Health Care

Airport Commissioner Richard Brown Dead

Posted Apr. 24, 2012, 12:42 am

A Santa Monica civic servant has died, it was announced on Monday, as E. Richard Brown, chair of the Santa Monica Airport Commission, succumbed to ...

Dick Clark passed away at St. John's Health Center here in Santa Monica on April 18.

News, Obituary, Santa Monica, Dick Clark

Dick Clark Passes Away At St. John’s

Posted Apr. 19, 2012, 3:21 am

Legendary television host Dick Clark has passed away at Santa Monica’s St. John’s Health Center, it was announced on April 18. According to Cla...

Actor Francesco Quinn, 1963-2011, died of an apparent heart attack on Aug.5 at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center. The Italian-born actor was 48. A memorial service for Quinn will be held Thursday, Aug. 11, at 9:15 a.m. at St. Monica’s Catholic Church, 725 California Avenue, in Santa Monica.

News, Obituary, Celebrity, Santa Monica, Film

Francesco Quinn Memorial in Santa Monica

Posted Aug. 9, 2011, 10:33 am

Actor Francesco Quinn, the son of Oscar-winning actor Anthony Quinn, died of an apparent heart attack on Aug.5 at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center....

Glenn Earl Schieke, 56, passed away March 30.

News, Obituary, Santa Monica

Phelps COO Unexpectedly Passed Away

Posted Apr. 6, 2011, 2:49 pm

One of the big names in local advertising, Glenn Earl Schieke, suddenly passed away March 30, 2011 due to complications from pneumonia. Schieke was...

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Posted Dec. 31, 1970, 4:00 pm

Thelma Parks Obituary Graphic

News, Obituary

30-Year Convention & Visitor's Bureau Icon Passes

Posted Jan. 20, 2011, 11:36 pm

Thelma Parks, who worked at the Santa Monica Convention and Visitors Bureau (SMCVB) for the last 23 years, died on Jan. 15 at St. John’s Hospital...

Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. at a press conference.

News, City Council, Obituary

Council member Bobby Shriver’s Father “Sarge” Remembered

Posted Jan. 19, 2011, 11:56 pm

On Jan. 18, Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. died surrounded by his five children, five children in-law, and his 19 grandchildren, after being hospitali...

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