• Saint George |
  • Cedar City |
  • Mesquite

  • More
  • More
  • More


    • In Remembrance

    Honoring American service members lost
    in Afghanistan and Iraq.
    National Obituaries
    Newton R. Russell dies at 85; veteran California legislator
    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.
    By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times
    Tue May 21 17:10:00 UTC 2013
    John Goddard dies at 88; adventurer fulfilled most of childhood goals
    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.
    By Rebecca Trounson, Los Angeles Times
    Tue May 21 01:00:00 UTC 2013
    Ray Manzarek dies at 74; keyboardist for the Doors
    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.
    By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times
    Mon May 20 21:29:00 UTC 2013
    Boruch Spiegel dies at 93; survivor of Warsaw ghetto uprising
    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.
    Associated Press
    Tue May 21 18:45:00 UTC 2013
    PASSINGS: Bernard Waber
    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.
    Tue May 21 23:04:00 UTC 2013
    PASSINGS: Alan O'Day
    The songwriter wrote for other artists and had his own hit recording with 'Undercover Angel' in 1977

     
    Mon May 20 01:00:00 UTC 2013
    Hedda Bolgar dies at 103; renowned psychoanalyst
    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.
    By Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times
    Sat May 18 15:04:00 UTC 2013
    KCSG Obituaries
    Loading
    Submit an Event