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
Raymond Heard
Dec 22, 1922 - Apr 20, 2012
Raymond Heard, 89, returned home to his Heavenly Father surrounded by family members, although, greeted by many family members in a joyous reunion. Dad had a very strong will to live and tried his ...
John Germain
Apr 28, 1919 - Apr 21, 2012
(St. George, UT) - John Harvey Germain, age 92, passed away April 21, 2012, in St. George, Utah. He was born April 28, 1919, in Columbus, Ohio, to John Harvey and Hazel Swann Germain. He married Ph...
Dana Laverne Diaz
(March 20, 1944 - April 19, 2012)
(Mesquite, NV) - Dana Diaz, 68, passed away April 19 peacefully at home in Mesquite, NV. She was born March 20, 1944 in Ft. Meyers, FL to Vernon and Kathleen (Wisenbaker) Maynard. She married her s...
Thomas Lee Millwee
July 6, 1952 - April 19, 2012
(Minersville, UT) - Thomas Lee Millwee, age 59, passed away April 19, 2012 in Minersville, Utah. He was born July 6, 1952 to Lee Millwee and Patricia Thomas Millwee in Delta, Utah.
He attended and...
Thomas Robert Lambert
March 12, 1926 - April 21, 2012
(Cedar City, UT) - Our father, Thomas Robert Lambert III passed away on April 21, 2012, he was 86 years old.
Dad was born in Panguitch Utah on March 12, 1926 to Thomas Robert Lambert and Effie (Pro...
Robert Barry Prescott
Oct 24, 1941 - Apr 14, 2012
(St. George, UT) - Robert Barry Prescott passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2012. He was born October 24, 1941, in Gary, Indiana to Robert Prescott and Florence Renn Prescott. He was married to Pam...
Ryan Gage Rowley
April 1, 1967 - April 17, 2012
(Cedar City, UT) - Ryan Gage Rowley passed away April 17, 2012 in St. George, Utah. He was born to Robert Alvin Rowley and Cleone Johnson Rowley on April 1, 1967 in Cedar City, Utah.
Ryan grew up ...
Alice Ann Barnum
(June 23, 1942 - April 14, 2012)
(ST. GEORGE, UT) - Alice Ann Barnum having been born of goodly parents was reunited with them on April 14, 2012. Alice was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 23, 1942 to Roger and Ruth Osness. Al...
LaRee Williams Fullmer
(November 25, 1924 - April 16, 2012)
(St. George, UT) - LaRee Williams Fullmer, 87, passed away on April 16, 2012 at her home in St. George, Utah. She was born November 25, 1924 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ashton Ephraim Williams and L...
Elias DeLaRosa
Jan 31, 1938 - Apr 13, 2012
(St. George, UT) - On Friday, April 13, 2012, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, friend, and spiritual leader to many, unexpectedly went home to see his Lord and ...