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
Gary Dale Bergquist
(February 6, 1952 - March 27, 2012)
(St. George, UT) - Gary Dale Bergquist, 60, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2012 in the presence of his adoring family. Two weeks prior he was surprisingly diagnosed with aggressive cancer which too...
Dorothy Meller
(May 3, 1924 - March 28, 2012)
(Mesquite, NV) - Dorothy Meller, 87, died March 28, 2012 in Mesquite, NV. She was born to Nathan and Dora Horowitz Rosenberg on May 3, 1924 in Jersey City, NJ. She married Seymore Simon Meller on O...
Connie Mitchell James
May 17, 1944 – March 25, 2012
(St. George, UT) - Connie Mitchell James
May 17, 1944 – March 25, 2012
Connie James, mother, wife, sister and a ‘Great’ grandma passed away on March 25, 2012 after a brief battle with cancer.
On Ma...
Patricia Marie Niemeyer
September 10. 1943 - March 23, 2012 (St. George, UT) - Patricia Marie Niemeyer, 68, passed away March 23, 2012.
Pat was born September 10. 1943 in Huntington, Utah to Cecil Arthur and Irene Burnside.
Married Sherald Blackburn in 1959...
Jack W. Walker
(July 3, 1924 - March 24, 2012)
(St. George, UT) - If you knew him for a lifetime or just for a moment, you were glad about it! Jack W. Walker graduated form his mortal experience, with honors, on March 24, 2012. He was born in C...
Gary Dale Bergquist
(February 6, 1952 - March 27, 2012)
(St. George, UT) - Gary Dale Bergquist, 60, passed away March 27, 2012. His wife of 36 years, Lenore, was by his side as well as all six of his children; Jared Bergquist, Aaron Bergquist, Miriam Ho...
Lillis Barlow
Apr 02, 1923 - Mar 23, 2012
(Fairfield, CA) - Lillis Kroff Barlow passed away Friday, March 23 in Fairfield, California. She was born in
St George, UT April 2, 1923 in Tooele Utah as the Daughter of William Fred Kroff and Pe...
Concepcion Coca Escobedo
December 8, 1919 - March 24, 2012
(Provo, UT) - Concepcion Coca Escobedo was born December 8, 1919 in San Luis, Potosi, Mexico. She passed away March 24, 2012 in Provo, Utah. She is preceded in death by her husband Francisco Escobe...
John Edward Matlock
January 3, 1927 - March 26, 2012
John Edward Matlock passed away on March 26, 2012 in Cedar City, UT. John was born January 3, 1927 in Corbin, Kentucky. He was a WWII Veteran in the U.S. Army. John was a member of the LDS Paragona...
Kendall Oliphant Gurr
January 1, 1926 - March 26, 2012
(Parowan, UT) - Kendall Oliphant Gurr, 86, was called home Monday, March 26, 2012, surrounded by his wife and children. Born January 1, 1926, to Peter Hansen and Grace Oliphant Gurr, in Parowan Uta...