Obituary
MULLEAVY – Nancy Perry Mulleavy, born June 23, 1925, died July 22, 2008. She was the daughter of longtime Sierra Madre residents Charles Hall and Martha Perry. Nancy married Lt. Col. William Robert Mulleavy with whom she had four children; Nan, Martha, Perry and Paula. Nancy’s grandparents, Charles Hall Perry Sr., and his wife Georgine [...]
Obituary- Peggy Jacqueline DePalma
Peggy Jacqueline DePalma died peacefully in her home in Sierra Madre, California, on Friday, July 18, 2008, surrounded by her family. Peggy was born June 19, 1933 in Mount Clemens, Michigan. She grew up with her Mother, Grandparents, Aunt Daisy, Uncle Leonard, and Cousin Cheryl. Even this past year, Peggy and Cheryl Tromley still enjoyed [...]
Rose Parade float builder Bill Lofthouse passes
Bill Lofthouse, who founded the Phoenix float-building company in Pasadena, died Saturday in Arcadia. He was 68. Lofthouse died from pancreatic cancer. Phoenix Floats with Lofthouse and family builds nearly 50% of all floats annually in the Tournament of Roses parade. He was an active member of the Board of Directors of the Methodist Hospital [...]
A Farewell to Greg Zook
It is time to say farewell to Greg Zook. He died on Wednesday, June 18 as a result of complications from ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was only 56. What makes this so hard is that Greg was the man who held the hands of so many of us as we said [...]
Louise Dowler
Louise Dowler, 83, of Brookings-Harbor, OR, died May 5, 2008 in a local hospital of natural causes. She was born Sept. 17, 1924 in Defuniak Springs, Florida; a daughter of Jacob Ambus and Anna Ellen Lee (Bell) Bishop. Mrs. Dowler was raised in Avon Park, Florida and graduated from high school there as the class [...]
Former Arcadia High School Teacher Lloyd P. Savage
Lloyd P. Savage, 90, formerly a resident of Arcadia passed away March 29. Savage taught High School at Arcadia for 30 years between 1953- 1983. Mt Savage passed away at Quincy Retirement Home in Pennsylvania. A Native of Malden, MA, Mr. Savage was a Navy pilot in WW11 serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific [...]
Rev. Huffery Passes Away
Rev. Huffey, a 50 year resident of Monrovia, CA, died at home peacefully on Feb. 25, 2008 at age 92. Huffey pastored the First Assembly of God Church in Monrovia for 20 years before retiring to establish a program to bring churches to America’s inner cities. Vinton and his wife Lillian pastored churches in Iowa [...]
Death of Kenneth Lynn Meyer, Jr.
MEYER – Kenneth Lynn Meyer Jr. of Monrovia, born May 22, 1964, was killed in an ATV accident Friday, February 15, 2008. Survived by his wife, Kelly, of 22 years; daughters Hannah (16) and Madelynn (11); father, Kenneth (Pam) Meyer Sr.; mother Carol (Ron) Stone; brother, Steven (Cassandra) Meyer; brother, Jason Stone; sister, Nicole (Humberto) Macias; [...]