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Paul Prewitt Dr. Paul Prewitt Dr. Paul Prewitt passed away on Feb. 26, 2019, at the age of 73, due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease. Paul was in the loving presence of his immediate family at...
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Frances Heussenstamm FrancesHeussenstamm Frances was a longtime Laguna Beach resident and was an enrichment teacher on over 40 cruise ships for the last decade. Besides being a world traveler, Frances...
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Billie Lou Quam
Billie Lou Quam Billie Lou Quam, affectionately called “Mom Quam” or “Me-Mom” by her family, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2019 at the age of 92. Billie, born in Laguna Beach on October 25, 1926...
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Charles Everts
March 21, 1934 – May 4, 2019 Charles Everts Charles “Chuck” Everts passed away peacefully at the age of 85 at his home in Laguna Beach. He will be remembered as a kind and gentle man, loving husband,...
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Michael Smithers
Michal Smithers Michael Smithers died peacefully on April 30 at the age of 58, from cancer. He was at home, surrounded by his family and close friends. Mike’s greatest joy in life was to be with his...
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Duane Lowell Bickel
Duane Bickel Duane Lowell Bickel, 89, passed away at home in hospice on May 15, 2019, due to Corticobasal Degeneration, a rare Parkinson’s-like disease. His beloved wife, Darrcy Loveland Bickel, and...
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Obituary: Tony DeLap
Tony DeLap outside his home in Corona Del Mar. Photo by Laure Joliet Tony DeLap Nov. 4, 1927 – May 29, 2019 Parrasch Heijnen Gallery, Los Angeles, and Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, are deeply...
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Omaya Hassan Charaf Johnson Omaya Hassan Charaf Hohnson Omaya Hassan Charaf Johnson was born in Damascus Syria, on April 23, 1923, to a Lebanese mother and a Syrian father, Hassan Mahmoud Charaf M.D....
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Karol A. Kunysz Karol Kunysz Karol A. Kunysz passed away on Wednesday May 29, 2019 at the age of 91. Karol was born in Paterson, New Jersey, on March 26, 1928, the son of Helen and Paul Kunysz. Karol...
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Obituary: Darren Edward Esslinger
Darren Edward Esslinger Darren Edward Esslinger Darren Edward Esslinger, a longtime resident of Laguna Beach, passed away peacefully on December 13, 2018, at Hoag Hospital after a battle with cancer...
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Obituary – Ralph Tarzian
Ralph Tarzian Ralph Tarzian was a sculptor. He died on June 12, 2019, peacefully, at the age of 95. His family revered him as a kind and loving war hero, artist, and scholar. He and his wife, Nancy,...
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Obituary: Donna Anderson
Donna Anderson Donna P. Anderson, 77, died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 16, 2019. Donna was born February 1, 1942, in Chicago, IL, a daughter of the late Frank Riley and Dorothy Tompkins. She had been...
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Halverson Frazier
Hal Frazier Halverson Frazier peacefully left this world on June 6, 2019, with loving family and friends to see him off. He was a 20-year resident of Laguna Beach and previously resided in Pasadena and...
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Heinz G. Junethner
Heinz G. Juenthner Long time Laguna Beach resident Heinz Juenthner passed peacefully this past July 30th at his home in north Laguna. The second of three kids, Heinz was born in 1935 in Ludwigsburg,...
View ArticleIryss M. McDonnell
Iryss M. McDonnell (McCoy), LBHS grad of ’42, was 94 years old when she passed away on Jan. 31, 2019. Iyrss was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Robert J. McDonnell. Resident of Laguna...
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By Donna Furey | LB Indy Word of longtime Laguna local Toni Leech’s passing on Monday spread quickly across the city this week. She and her husband, Michael, owned Cafe Zuloo on Glenneyre Street for 24...
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Obituary: Barbara Miller
Barbara Miller Barbara Miller peacefully passed on Aug. 6, 2019, in Laguna Beach, surrounded by her loving nephews, Christopher Miller and Matthew Miller, along with close friends Dixie Jordan, Karen...
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Obituary: Bruce F. Connell
Bruce F. Connell I am sad to announce the passing of my friend and longtime partner, Bruce F. Connell, MD on Sept. 16 in his beloved home of Laguna Beach. He was a resident of Laguna for 50 years,...
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Obituary: Dianne Diorio
Dianne Diorio Dianne Diorio We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved mother, Dianne Diorio, on Sept. 17, 2019. Dianne passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family....
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Obituary: Joan Rapp
Joan Rapp Oct. 30, 1925 – July 14, 2019 Joan Johnston Rapp was born in Los Angeles on Oct. 30,1925. She attended Hollywood High School where she first met her future husband, Robert Rapp (Bob) in a...
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