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
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.
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
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.
Muncie played for UC Berkeley and went on to play in the NFL from 1976 to 1984. He was suspended in 1984 for cocaine use. He devoted his later life to helping others avoid drugs.
Chuck Muncie, a star running back with the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers who overcame a cocaine habit that ended his career and then devoted his later life to helping others avoid drug abuse, has died. He was 60.
By Jim Peltz, Los Angeles Times
Tue May 14 19:26:00 UTC 2013
KCSG Obituaries
Ramona Rowley Munford
October 14, 1912 - April 22, 2012
(South Jordan, UT) - Ramona Rowley Munford, 99, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother died April 22, 2012 In South Jordan, Utah at the home of her son David and...
Robert Wesley Crawley "Wes"
January 21, 1960 - April 22, 2012
(Beaver, UT) - Robert Wesley Crawley Father, Grandfather, Son, Brother and Friend passed through the earthly veil on April 22, 2012 at age 52 due to a Motorcycle accident. He was born on January 21...
Millie Longo
May 16, 1940 - April 23, 2012
(Enoch, UT) - Mildred Leifson Longo died April 23, 2012 at Valley View Medical Hospital after a long illness. She was 71 years of age. She passed away peacefully and will be missed by family and fr...
Clifford Clifton Inman
November 11, 1926 - April 23, 2012
(New Castle, UT) - Clifford Clifton Inman passed away April 23, 2012 at his home in New Castle, Utah. He was born November 11, 1926 to Arthur S. Inman and Effie Mae Francis in Doland, South Dakota....
Eloise Peterson Curfew Horrocks
February 16, 1926 - April 19, 2012 (St. George, UT) - Eloise Peterson Curfew Horrocks , age 86, died peacefully with family on April 19, 2012. Eloise was born in Jensen, UT, February 16, 1926 to Oral Peterson and Sarah Ann Dudley Pe...
Ross Cropper Hilton
June 5, 1921 - April 20, 2012
(Cedar City, UT) - Ross Cropper Hilton, Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather and Great-Great Grandfather was born June 5, 1921 in Hinckley Utah. He was almost 91 years old. He passed awa...
Carma Stapley Keller
(March 25, 1919 - April 19, 2012)
(St. George, UT) - Carma Stapley Keller passed away April 19, 2012. She was born March 25, 1919 in Toquerville, Utah to Seymour and Mabel Stapley who were early pioneers in the Toquerville area.
Ca...
Richard "Dick" Peterson
(June 20, 1940 - April 21, 2012)
(St. George, UT) - Richard A. Peterson (Dick) of St. George, Utah passed away of natural causes April 21, 2012 with his wife, children and grandchildren by his side. He was born June 20, 1940 in Sa...
Richard D Silva
(October 17, 1927 - April 21, 2012)
(St. George, UT) - Richard D Silva, of St George, UT, formerly of Billerica, MA, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, April 21, 2012. He was 84. He was preceded in death by his wife Esther. He ...
Jean \'Janet\' Obershaw
Jan 14, 1936 - Apr 19, 2012
(St. George, UT) - Jean Janet Gammell Obershaw, 76, of St George, Utah, loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother completed her earthly journey and returned to her Heavenly Father on April 19...