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.
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
Carol June Hansen
(September 30, 1945 - March 25, 2012)
(Mesquite, NV) - Carol Hansen age 66, died March 25, 2012 in Mesquite, Nevada. Carol was born September 30, 1945 in Brookline, MA to Charles and June Haskell Adams. Carol and her loving husband Kei...
Kenneth E Judd
June 23, 1932 - March 23, 2012
(Cedar City, UT) - Kenneth E. Judd, 79, passed away Friday the 23rd of March in Parowan from complication due to pneumonia. He was born June 23, 1932 in Cedar City to Agnes and Clem Judd. Ken was t...
George Vincent Betar, Jr.
(November 16, 1929 - March 24, 2012)
(IVINS, UT) - George V. Betar, age 82, passed away March 24, 2012. He was born November 16, 1929 in Albany, New York to George and Jane Betar, who provided him with unconditional love. He earned hi...
Ervin Siever JR.
October 27, 1960 - March 19, 2012 Ervin Cletus Siever Jr. age 51 died March 19, 2012, in St. George, UT. He was born in Banning California to Ervin Cletus Siever Sr. & Betty Jo Kile on October 27, 1960.
He was married to Teresa Mar...
Ralph Wilhelmsen (St. George, UT) - Ralph Eugene Wilhelmsen – 79 passed away March 18, 2012, at home surrounded by family in St. George, Utah. He was preceded in death by his wife Renee Hazel. He is survived by 6 c...
Harry Peacock
Feb 11, 1941 - Mar 20, 2012
(Las Vegas, NV) - Harry Lamar Peacock, age 71, passed away March 20, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born February 11, 1941, in Orem, Utah, to Lamar and Cleo Cook Peacock. He married Janice Gillm...
Cecile Rosvall
Aug 16, 1914 - Mar 23, 2012
(St. George, UT) - Cecile H. Rosvall, of St. George, Utah, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, March 23, 2012. She was born August 16, 1914, to Frank and Olive Terry Humphries and was r...
Helen Argenta Edwards
October 9, 1921 - March 22, 2012
(Cedar City, UT) - Helen Argenta Edwards was born October 9, 1921 in Vancouver, Washington to Leonard C. and Blanche A. Robertson. The family lived in Portland and Dundee, Oregon. Helen graduated f...
Jack Wayne Tripp
March 4, 1939 - March 22, 2012
(Cedar City, UT) - Jack Wayne Tripp lost his battle with cancer on March 22, 2012 at his home with his devoted wife of 54 years by his side. Jack was born March 4, 1939 and lived an amazing and ful...