A longtime Republican state senator and assemblyman, Newton R. Russell was admired on both sides of the aisle for his fairness and knowledge of the arcane rules of the state pension system.
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Cañada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85.
As a boy growing up in L.A., Goddard dreamed of adventures in faraway lands: climbing the world's most perilous peaks, navigating its major rivers and exploring its most remote regions.
Indiana Jones, the swashbuckling fictional adventurer, would seem to have nothing on John Goddard.
Bernard Waber, author of popular children's books, dies at 91
Bernard Waber, 91, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," died Thursday at his Long Island, N.Y., home after a long illness, according to a statement from his publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
One of the few remaining survivors of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, Boruch Spiegel fought against Nazi troops during the 1943 revolt.
Boruch Spiegel, one of the last survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi German force that occupied Poland, has died. He was 93.
Manzarek, who was influenced by John Coltrane, added a jazz component to the band's rock sound and filled the role of bassist. The band charted 15 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 starting in 1967.
When the Doors were still a fledgling quartet, and the band members were honing their chops playing five sets a night at the London Fog club in Hollywood, it wasn't rock stardom on keyboardist Ray Manzarek's mind as he and his three band mates laid down an extended jam for their debut album that ran more than seven minutes.
The songwriter wrote for other artists and had his own hit recording with 'Undercover Angel' in 1977
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KCSG Obituaries
Alice Ann Barnum
(June 23, 1942 - April 14, 2012)
ST. GEORGE, UTAH - Alice Ann Barnum, age 69, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012. Alice was born June 23, 1942 to Ruth Steed and Roger William Osness, Sr. in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Alice is survive...
Frankie Lou Burton Bentley
September 14, 1928 - April 11, 2012
(Parowan, UT) - Frankie Lou Burton Bentley passed away on April 11, 2012. She was born in Panguitch, Utah to Claude E. Burton and Alberta Worthen Burton on September 14, 1928.
She lived in Parowan ...
Jerry Ray Croft
(June 14, 1931 - April 8, 2012)
(Washington, UT) - Jerry Ray Croft passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, April 8, 2012, after a long illness. His wife and best friend, Dorothy, was by his side. Jerry was born on June 14, ...
Robert C Johnson
(February 5, 1926 - April 10, 2012)
(St. George, UT) - Robert C. Johnson passed away on April 10, 2012. Bob was born to Forrest and Margaret Lyons Johnson February 5, 1926 in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He grew up in Huntington, WV, j...
Claudia Joan Glover Johnson
(April 28, 1935 - April 11, 2012)
(Dammeron Valley, UT) - Our beloved mother, sister, and friend, Claudia Joan Glover Johnson, 76, of Dammeron Valley, Utah, went home to be with the Lord on April 11, 2012, after a seven month battl...
Valrea Althea Hafen King
Jan 21, 1929 - Apr 08, 2012
(St. George, UT) - Valrea Althea Hafen King, age 83, passed away April 8, 2012. She was born January 21, 1929 in St. George, Utah to Guy Hafen and Althea Gregerson.
She was preceded in death by her...
Rowena Christensen Boyle
(October 22, 1914 - April 10, 2012)
(St. George, UT) - Rowena Christensen Boyle, 97- died April 10, 2012, in St. George, UT. She was born in Provo, UT, on October 22, 1914, the daughter of Harold D. and Catherine Needham Christensen....
Sherlie Smith Talbot
(May 22, 1935 - April 7, 2012)
(St. George, UT) - Our loving mother and grandmother Sherlie Smith Talbot passed away at her home, surrounded by her family, Saturday the 7th of April, 2012 of lung cancer.
Sherlie Smith Talbot wa...
Malcolm Seth Jeppsen
(November 1, 1924 - April 8, 2012)
ST. GEORGE, UT - Malcolm S. Jeppsen, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away at his home in St. George, Utah on Easter Sunday morning, April 8, 2012. Malcolm was bor...
Mary Lenora Barnson
Nov 12, 1919 - Apr 04, 2012
(St. George, UT) - Our beautiful mother, Mary Lenora Barnson passed away Wednesday April 4, 2012 in St. George, Utah. She was born November 12, 1919 in Millcreek, UT to Marion and Lenora Murphy Fra...