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
Grant Vernon Messerly
(May 26, 1937 - May 1, 2010)
(St. George, UT) - Grant Vernon Messerly, Jr. died Saturday, May 1, 2010 in St. George, Washington, Utah surrounded by loving family. He was 72. Grant began his journey on this amazing earth on Ma...
Chantz Douglas Drake
(November 8, 1991 - April 30, 2010) (St. George, UT) - Chantz Drake passed away April 30,2010 at his home in St. George, Utah. He was born November 8, 1991, in St. George, Utah to Delanie Drake Staheli and the late James Bills Sorens...
Russell Dean Hunt
(December 13, 1950 - April 30, 2010) (Vancouver, WA) - Russell Dean Hunt was born December 13, 1950 in Cedar City, UT, the second son of John Reed and Mary Hunt of Enterprise, Utah. Russ passed away peacefully April 30th, 2010 in Vanc...
Robert Paul Folks
(July 19, 1977 - April 27, 2010) (Parowan, UT) - Our beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend, Robert Paul Folks, passed away on April 27, 2010. He was born in Cedar City, Utah on July 19, 1977 to Robert Arthur and Vicki C...
Eliza Nelson Bundy
(April 14, 1919 - April 27, 2010) (St. George, UT) - Eliza Nelson Bundy, 91, passed away quietly in her home on April 27, 2010. She was born April 24, 1919 to James Mark Nelson and Nellie James Nelson in St. Johns, Arizona. Born...
Weldon R. Cagle
(December 14, 1928 - April 26, 2010) (Ivins, Utah) - Weldon R. Cagle, died at home, April 26, 2010. Born to Harvey and Cora Annalee Cagle at Iowa Park, Texas December 14, 1928. Weldon was a motorcycle enthusiast at an early age. Lat...
Quenton Truman Bowler
(July 30, 1933 - April 24, 2010) (Parowan, UT) - Quenton Truman Bowler passed away in Parowan, Utah on Saturday morning, April 24, 2010. He was born on July 30, 1933 in St. George, Utah to Milton and Blanche Bowler of Veyo, Utah. ...
Russell Daniel Anderson
(December 27, 1927 - April 23, 2010) Russell Daniel Anderson, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend passed away peacefully at his home on April 23, 2010. Russ was born in Cottonwood, Utah on Decem...
Rakel Mara Chugg
(December 8, 1967 - April 22, 2010) (Ivins, UT) - Rakel Mara Johnson Chugg, 42, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2010. She was born December 8, 1967 to her loving parents Rand Joseph and Dorothy Mae Kendall Johnson in Boise, Idaho. Sh...
Ralph Adolph Anderson
(June 26, 1931 - April 21, 2010) (La Verkin, UT) - Ralph Adolph Anderson passed away April 21, 2010. He was born to Gustave and Vergie Spratley Anderson in American Fork, Utah on 26 June 1931. He graduated from American Fork High ...