Hedda Bolgar, known for her energy and optimism, began her studies in Vienna in Sigmund Freud's day. She fled the Nazis and eventually settled in Southern California, where she was chief of psychology at Mt. Sinai Hospital and helped found several local institutions devoted to the field.
Hedda Bolgar, a psychologist old enough to have attended Sigmund Freud's lectures in Vienna but youthful enough to have treated patients until just a few weeks ago, has died. She was 103.
Suffering dehydration and exhaustion in 100-degree heat, he rallied to win by four strokes. He won 14 tournaments as a pro and was also a longtime TV commentator for CBS Sports.
Ken Venturi, who won the 1964 U.S. Open golf championship in dramatic fashion and became a longtime television commentator, died Friday in Rancho Mirage. He was 82.
Jorge Rafael Videla led a rebellion that overthrew Isabel Peron in 1976 and then oversaw a seven-year reign of terror known as the dirty war.
BUENOS AIRES — Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who presided over that country's so-called dirty war in which up to 30,000 dissidents were murdered or disappeared, died Friday while serving a 50-year prison sentence. He was 87.
By Andres D'Alessandro and Chris Kraul, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Vincent G. Dowling, actor and director who gave Tom Hanks an early break, dies at 83; John La Montaine, American composer who won the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1959, dies at 93
Geza Vermes was one of the first scholars to translate the scrolls into English. He later wrote engaging works about the Jewish origins of Jesus.
Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the ancient manuscript fragments that would become a focus of his life's work.
Billie Sol Estes went to prison for his role in defrauding the U.S. Agriculture Department. The scandal roiled the administration of Lyndon Johnson.
Billie Sol Estes, a flamboyant Texas huckster who became one of the most notorious men in America in 1962 when he was accused of looting a federal crop subsidy program, has died. He was 88.
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KCSG Obituaries
Robert Harry Bracken (September 8, 1925 - April 15, 2013) (ST. GEORGE, Utah) - Robert Harry Bracken passed away April 15, 2013. He was born September 8, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Harry L. and Dorothy Froiseth Bracken.
Funeral services will be held W...
Robert Milton Redfearn (November 30, 1920 - April 13, 2013) (ST. GEORGE, Utah) - Robert Milton Redfearn was born November 30, 1920 in Greenwood, Arkansas to Bertha Pearl Gloar and Milton Douglas Redfearn. He was the fifth child of nine.
He joined the Navy ...
Richard Gubler (March 07, 1950 - April 13, 2013) Richard Ted Gubler passed away April 13, 2013, from a lingering illness that turned out to be cancer. He was born in Butte, Montana, March 7, 1950, to Ted Laub Gubler and Joyce Wilcox Gubler Snow.
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Louise Randall Allen (January 30, 1921 - April 11, 2013) (HOLLADAY, Utah) - Our dearly loved family matriarch Louise Randall Allen, having completed her earthly mission passed away at home with her daughter by her side on April 11, 2013 in Holladay, Utah...
Lanna Harrison (March 4, 1945 - April 10, 2013) (PAROWAN, Utah) - Lanna Harrison, beloved Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Friend passed away peacefully at her home in Parowan, Utah on April 10, 2013. Born to Enid Knight Whitlock and Allan J. Ho...
Irene Woodbury Pollock (November 23, 1921 - April 12, 2013) (ST. GEORGE, Utah) - Irene Woodbury Pollock, 91, of St. George, Utah passed away on Friday, April 12, 2013. She was born in Kanarraville, Utah on November 23, 1921.
She attended school in Cedar Ci...
Gale Rodgers (March 13, 1916 - April 11, 2013) (ST. GEORGE, Utah) - Gale Rodgers passed away April 11, 2013. He was born March 13, 1916 in Avert, Missouri to William and Lulamae Rodgers.
He moved to Arkansas at an early age. He graduated from ...
Jeffrey W Bradshaw (November 13, 1953 - April 11, 2013) After a long illness, long time St. George resident, Jeffrey W Bradshaw moved on from this life, on April 11, 2013 in the loving arms of his wife La-or.
Jeff will be greatly missed, and fondly reme...
Bruce Aldo Torbeck (December 15, 1942 - April 10, 2013) (MESQUITE, Nev.) - Bruce Torbeck, 70, passed away Wednesday, April 10th, at Highland Manor in Mesquite, NV, after a brief bout with cancer. Bruce was born December 15th 1942 in Quincy, IL to Fred a...
Ryan Dennis Hone (November 19, 1976 - April 8, 2013) (LAS VEGAS) - Ryan Dennis Hone returned peacefully home to our Father in Heaven Monday, April 8, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born November 19, 1976 in Boulder City, Nevada to Dennis Ray and R...