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
Wilma Kohler (January 24, 1933 - June 3, 2012) (Logandale, NV) - Wilma Miller Rodriguez Kohler went into the loving arms of Jesus on June 3rd, 2012 after a 7 year illness of Alzheimer’s. She passed away at her home in Hawthorne, California. Bor...
Lincoln Weston Meyer (February 7, 1981 - May 28, 2012) (Cedar City, UT) - Lincoln Weston Meyer passed away on May 28, 2012 in his home in Cedar City, Utah. Weston lived and attended high school in Mt. Pleasant, Utah for many years prior to graduating f...
Wade Harold Humphries (November 5, 1964 - May 30, 2012) (Cedar City, UT) - Wade Harold Humphries, age 47, passed away on May 30, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born on November 5, 1964 in Cedar City, Utah to Kent James and Connie Mae Butcher Humphrie...
Maky Justin Oldham (January 10, 2008 - June 1, 2012) (Tropic, UT) - Maky Justin Oldham age 4 of Tropic, Utah returned home to his Father in Heaven on June 1, 2012. He passed away in his home surrounded by his family who loved him so much. Maky fought...
Mary Ann Cestaric (August 20, 1931 - June 2, 2012) (Cedar City, UT) - Mary Ann Cestaric passed away June 2, 2012 in Cedar City, Utah. She was born to Joseph and Anna Mary Cestaric on August 20, 1931 in Midland, Pennsylvania.
Mary attended Lincoln ...
Thomas M. Damiano
(November 23, 1923 - May 29, 2012)
(St. George, UT) - Thomas Maurice Damiano was a veteran of World War II. He served in the USAAF during the latter part of the war and was stationed in Nottingham in the United Kingdom. He flew in C...
Betty Lou Barnes Dotson
April 1, 1932 - May 26, 2012
(Milford, UT) - In the early morning hours on May 26, 2012, our dear mother stepped out of her earthly bonds into the arms of her Lord and Savior. Betty Lou (Barnes) Dotson was born in Los Angeles,...
Homer Swapp Jones
December 3, 1909 - May 28, 2012
(Cedar City, UT) - Homer Swapp Jones was born to Randall Lunt Jones and Lovina Swapp Jones in Valparaiso, Indiana on December 3, 1909. With the exception of the first few months spent in Indiana, w...
Darrell Keith Stockwell
(October 26, 1934 - May 27, 2012)
(St George UT), Darrell Keith Stockwell, passed away on May 27, 2012, at his home in St George. He was born October 26, 1934, in Jypsy, West Virginia to Dessie Nie and Bertha Lucille Coulter Stockw...
Janice Elliott Fenton
(January 16, 1940 - May 29, 2012)
(St. George, UT) - Janice Elliott Fenton passed away May 29, 2012. Jan was born January 16, 1940 in Provo, Utah to Stanley Elliott and Deon Anderson Elliott. She married Lawrence "Larry" Taylor, he...