Sam Stawisky
Jan 26, 2018
Sam Stawisky, 103. 2/18/1914 – 1/26/2018 Born in Los Angeles, eldest of four, son of immigrant parents. All American Boyle Heights boyhood despite near-fatal asthma. Family adopts back yard milk goat to make Sam strong. Sam’s Pa peddles blankets from horse-drawn cart while Ma keeps kosher home. Goat milk works! In thanks family donates Torah to Fairmont Street Shul...
Edward Ellis Fine
Jan 25, 2018
Edward Ellis Fine, 94, passed away peacefully at home in Marina Del Rey, California on Thursday, January 25. Ed was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 20, 1923 and was married to Corinne (Kaplan) Fine for almost 69 years. They moved to Los Angeles 40 years ago which had been a dream of both of theirs. Ed attended Cleveland...
Beverly Kristal Mintz
Jan 24, 2018
Beverly Kristal Mintz Mar 30, 1925 to Jan 24, 2018 Beloved mother of Ken Mintz and mother-in-law of Linda Mintz, grandmother of Becky Mintz, Joanna Covington and Lorena Gonzalez, and devoted great-grandmother of Logan and Callie Mintz-Hernandez. Daughter of Nathan and Sophie Kristal and beloved sister of Jerry Kristal, Vicki Gahlbeck and Sandra Kristal. Beverly survived her sister Elaine...
Joel David Freeman
Jan 21, 2018
Joel Freeman died peacefully on January 21, 2018, at his Sherman Oaks home after a long illness. He was 95. The producer of Love at First Bite, The Octagon and The Heart is a Lonely Hunter had over 100 feature films to his credit including Camelot. He received the NAACP Image Award for the breakthrough film Shaft as Producer...
Arnold Rubinoff
Jan 15, 2018
November 6, 1935 – January 15, 2018 Arnold Rubinoff passed away at 82 years old on January 15 at his home with his wife by his side. Born in Brooklyn in 1935, the eldest son of Florence and David Rubinoff, he moved to Beverly Hills with his family in 1944. A graduate of Beverly Hills High School, Arnold served...