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
Florinda Macia de Hevia (January 18, 1922 - April 30, 2013) (ST. GEORGE, Utah) - Florinda Macia de Hevia, age 91, passed away on April 30, 2013 in St. George, Utah. She was born on January 18, 1922 to Antonio Macia Henandez and Florinda Rodriguez Gonzalez i...
Edward Newton Jones (December 8, 1929 - April 28, 2013) (ST. GEORGE, Utah) - Edward Newton Jones passed away at 11 p.m. on April 28 at the Dixie Regional Hospital in St. George, Utah from complications from recent strokes. Ed was born in Rawlins, Wyomin...
Benjamin Robert Thornton (May 25, 1929 - April 27, 2013) (OVERTON, Nev.) - Benjamin Robert Thornton, age 83, died Saturday, April 27, 2013 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born May 25, 1929 in Chloride, Arizona to Benjamin Franklin and Jennie Ivy H...
William Mark Moss (December 23, 1926 - April 28, 2013) (ST.GEORGE, Utah) - William Mark Moss passed away on April 28, 2013 in St. George, Utah. William was born December 23, 1926 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
He was raised in Murray, UT and St. George, UT....
Henry Morris Simkins (April 25, 1919 - April 28, 2013) Henry Morris Simkins, 94, returned to the loving arms of his Heavenly Father surrounded by family, Sunday, April 28, 2013.
Morris was born April 25, 1919 to Daniel Glennard Simkins and Margaret Des...
Roberto Mora (May 05, 1934 - April 29, 2013) (ST. GEORGE, Utah) - Roberto Ortega, age 78, passed away April 29, 2013 in St. George, Utah. He was born May 5, 1934 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico to Juan Mora and Isabel Ortega Mora.
Roberto liv...
Fredrick Alonzo Bidwell (March 22, 1949 - April 23, 2013) (HURRICANE, Utah) - Fred Bidwell, 64, of Hurricane, UT passed away Tuesday, April 23 from Leukemia. Fred was born March 22, 1949 in Ridgecrest, CA.
He moved to Henderson, NV at age 3 and lived the...
Zachary "Zach" James Eyre (January 16, 1993 - April 26, 2013) (MINERSVILLE, Utah) - Zachary “Zach” James Eyre age 20 passed away at his home April 26, 2013 in Minersville, Utah. He was born on January 16, 1993 to Kelly Eyre and Tina Riding and was raised by h...
James Arthur Potter (May 8, 1944 - April 23, 2013) (LOGANDALE, Nev.) - James Arthur Potter, age 68, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at his daughter’s home in Logandale, Nevada. He was born May 8, 1944 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Troy Lee and Thelma Margar...
Dennis Ray Freeman (September 12, 1957 - April 23, 2013) Dennis Ray Freeman, age 55, died suddenly, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in California. He was born September 12, 1957 in Boulder City, Nevada to Kermit C and Ruth Ellen Stein Freeman.
On July 1, 1977 h...