Obituaries
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September 14, 2021
Reuben Klamer, toy industry icon and inventor of the classic board game The Game of Life, died at home in La Jolla, CA on September 14, 2021. He was 99 and left this world reluctantly, telling a recent visitor "I don't have a reservation!" ...
September 6, 2021
She was born in Lithuania in 1927 and immigrated to Uruguay in 1928. She lived in Uruguay for most of her life and met her husband of 60+ years, Leo Goldfinger. They had a son in 1955 and eventually immigrated to the United States in 1969. They bough...
September 2, 2021
Terry Dennis Carpenter, age 76, died peacefully with his wife, Diane and daughter, Alyse by his side on September 2, 2021 at their home in Yorba Linda, California after a courageous battle with cancer. Terry was born on September 23, 1944 in Elkha...
August 16, 2021
Michael was a true Libra, born on October 15, 1954 in Manhattan ("It's not New York--only outsiders say that.") to loving parents Jane and Danal. When his baby sister arrived someone asked Michael how he liked her. His answer, "Throw her in the gar...
July 26, 2021
Susan Rose Brown, who loved her time with friends and family, passed away at the age of 75 on Monday, July 26th in very much in the same manner that she lived, like a gentle warrior. She had a graceful smile and unrelenting optimism until she passed...
July 7, 2021
Goldstein, Rosetta November 10, 1922 - July 7, 2021 Passed away on Wednesday, July 7th. She was 98 years old. She will be remembered for her beautiful smile and her gift of giving. Rosetta had three children, nine grandchildren and thirteen grea...
June 30, 2021
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June 28, 2021
Illene Tonick, a wonderful and loving wife, devoted and beloved mother and grandmother, loving sister and outstanding clinical psychologist passed away on June 28,2021....
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June 25, 2021
Howard passed away peacefully after a prolonged bout with Lewy Body Disease as he wished in his own home. He was a real Renaissance Man. He loved books, literature, art, tennis, running, the Beatles, his mom Shirley, his niece Nicole and his frie...
June 15, 2021
October 1, 1939 - June 15, 2021 On June 15, 2021, Stephen O. Lesser, beloved family member and friend, passed away with his family at his side. He was 81 years old. Son of Julian Lesser and Regina Kobacker Fadiman, Stephen was born in Los Angeles, CA...
June 10, 2021
December 15, 1922 - June 10, 2021. Mauricette Pauline Levine (nee Schneider) passed on June 10, 2021 at age 98 in Thousand Oaks, CA. She was born on December 15, 1922 in Cherbourg, Normandy, France. Mauricette's father, David Schneider (RIP), immigra...
June 9, 2021
Rosalyn S. Klein May 24, 1929 - June 9, 2021. Devoted wife of Morton Klein, mother of Henry Klein and Emily Klein, and grandmother of Jeremy Bogen and Alexis Bogen. Sister of Bennett Shapiro, she had many family and friends who loved her. Rosaly...
June 3, 2021
Inga Stenborg Siegel Cohen Coodley, 85, died June 3, 2021 in Los Angeles. She was born in Germany on Oct. 20, 1935 to Henry Harry and Karin Stenborg. Henry was injured escaping the Nazis but brought his family to Shanghai, China where they live...
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May 31, 2021
Norm really loved life. The quintessential family man who adored his two sons, Gary and Michael. He was the cherished husband of Joan Saunders (1935-2016). A combination of fun loving and focused ; he successfully ran hotel gift shops and hallmar...
May 25, 2021
Melvyn Kinder, a Los Angeles native, passed away at the age of 82 on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Mel was the youngest of three children born in LA to Jewish Polish immigrants. Despite a lack of interest in academics while at Hamilton High School, Mel went...
May 20, 2021
In lieu of flowers please make donations to: The UCLA Alzheimer's Research Center, 10889 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1500 Los Angeles, CA 90029 https://www.eastonad.ucla.edu/index.php/donate-alzheimers-research ...
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May 20, 2021
April 10, 1931 - May 20, 2021 Paul Sanford Cooper, founder of Cooper Properties, died on May 20, 2021, at age 90, survived by his wife Diane Cooper, daughter Roberta Lynn Axelrod, grandson Jesse Axelrod, and sister Rachelle Butler. Sandy Cooper was b...
May 17, 2021
James Steven Schlifke was born to Erwin and Marjorie Schlifke April 6, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois. As a young boy he enjoyed spending time with his two brothers and family, went to summer camp, and he was confirmed in the Jewish faith. He attended Sou...
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May 6, 2021
(July 6, 1942 - May 6, 2021) RICHARD ELLIS ROSENGARTEN, passed away peacefully at his West Hollywood home on May 6, 2021. Mr. Rosengarten, a Los Angeles area journalist, was widely known as editor and publisher of the popular "California Political ...
April 22, 2021
BARBARA S. BOWMAN June 30, 1925-April 22, 2021 Barbara Sue Bowman (95) was born on June 30, 1925 in Los Angeles CA to Florence and Oscar Safan. Barbara grew up in Los Angeles and attended Fairfax High School. She went on to attend the University of...
April 15, 2021
Robin Reid passed away at the age of 70 in Beverly Hills, California in April 2021. Robin was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Beverly Hills, with his family, when he was ten years old. He attended Hawthorne Elementary School, Beverly Hills H...
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April 11, 2021
Robert Phillips Gordon Passed Away 1935 - 2021 I am deeply saddened to announce the passing of my Father, Robert P. Gordon. My Dad passed away at his home on Sunday, April 11, 2021, with family by his side at all times. My Dad had complicated med...
March 21, 2021
Trudy Graff passed away March 20th, 1219am in her home at 96 years old. Although she had been on hospice for over a year with heart failure, she remained living with her elegant dignity in her beautiful apartment in the Towers in Laguna Woods until ...
March 11, 2021
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March 7, 2021
Rita was born on June 5, 1943, to Pauline and Robert Krasnow. She attended Beverly Hills high school, and later went to college at UCLA, upon graduation she started her career as a teacher. Education was a passion for Rita, and she eventually took a...