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Remembering Syd Kronenthal
BY JOHN HARTMIRE Editors Note: John Hartmire grew up in Culver City and was Editor of the Culver City News before moving to Northern California to be closer to his family. When you asked Syd Kronentha...
SYD KRONENTHAL DIES AT 92
It's no surprise that Culver City possesses a park named after Syd Kronenthal. His name has come to be synonymous with parks as he worked for the Parks and Recreation Department of Culver City for 52...
Services Scheduled for Syd Kronenthal
Funeral services are planned for Syd Kronenthal at noon on Wednesday October 21 at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City. Kronenthal the retired Culver City Parks and Recreation Director died,...
Syd Kronenthal Dies
The Culver City Observer has received reports of the death of former Parks and Recreation Director Syd Kronenthal. Kronenthal, an Iconic figure in the Park and Recreation industry served as the director of the Culver City Department for over 50...
Local Woman Receives Prestigious Interfaith Award
Long-time Culver City resident Ruth Broyde Sharone was recently honored with the 2015 Spirit of Action award by the Interfaith Council of Garden Grove, Stanton and Westminster. The Council,...
Culver Legend Gus Prado Dies
Agustin (Gus) Prado passed away Monday, September 21 while disembarking from a 27-day cruise in Fort Lauderdale, Florida after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 74. Gus was born in Havana,...
Service Held For Andy Alexander
A memorial service was held on Friday August 14 in Culver City at Temple Akiba. She passed away at home on Wednesday morning, surrounded by her three daughters. Ann Alexander (Andy) was instrumental i...
Former Culver Football Player Dorsey killed
Former Culver City High football player Sydney Dorsey was recently killed in an automobile accident. Dorsey, a defensive back, played for Culver in 2011 and 2012. His brother, Ky, was also a Centaur defensive back. He graduated in 2010 and then...
UCLA's Mel Farr Dies At 70
Former UCLA star running back Mel Farr has died at 70 of unknown causes. Farr went on to the NFL for seven years with the Detroit Lions. In 1967 Farr was the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year and his teammate, Lem Barney, was the NFL Defensive R...
Services Scheduled For Carol Layana
Services have been scheduled for Carol Layana who passed away on Monday. Services will be held on at 11am on Monday June 22 at Saint Augustine Church, 3850 Jasmine Avenue in Culver City. A...
Culver's Cooper Komatsu Advances In National Spelling Bee
Culver City Middle School seventh-grader Cooper Komatsu made it to the Semifinals today, May 27, in the 88th Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland. Komatsu was only one of 49...
Female Veteran Still Doing Good Deeds at 105
By Sandra Coopersmith Features writer Doing good deeds (or "mitzvahs," as Bea Abrams Cohen refers to them) must be an effective prescription for longevity, as it is probably her desire to help others...
Culver's Fusaro Is The Photographer For New Book
Lori Fusaro of Culver City has teamed up with Laura T. Coffey for an article called "My Old Dog" in the Paws For Charity Magazine along with a new book. Fusaro is the photographer for the book. "MY...
Culver Man Named Executive Officer
Jason S. Campbell has been appointed as the Executive Officer of the California Board of Podiatric Medicine (BPM). Born and raised in Culver City, Campbell attended Culver City schools and has deep...
European Scholar Joins The Wende Museum
The Wende Museum in Culver City announces the appointment of Dr. Joes Segal, distinguished European scholar on art and politics, the Cold War era and German cultural history as Chief Curator to...
Law Firm Gives Gifts To Client's Kids
By Martin Zucker Special to the Observer You wouldn’t think of an attorney’s office as the setting of a holiday toy giveaway to needy kids. The Law Offices of Hinden and Breslavsky, on the corner of Pico and Rimpau, is indeed just that kind of place...
Culver's Cardenes Named Woman Of The Year
NAPW has honored Arlette Cardenes , Music Director of the Culver City Chamber Orchestra, as a 2014 Professional Woman of the Year. She is recognized with this prestigious distinction for leadership...
Culver's Whitaker Chosen For Judgeship
Governor Jerry Brown announces the appointment of Hector E. Gutierrez, Colin P. Leis, Lillian Vega Jacobs, Rob B. Villeza, Shirley K. Watkins and Michael E. Whitaker to judgeships in the Los Angeles...
Prominent Culver Rotarian Ed Little Memorial Service Set For September 27
Edward C. Little, long-time Culver City Rotary Club member-among many of his community contributions-and the director of the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility in El Segundo, passed away last...
Services Scheduled For Former C.A.O. Dale Jones
Dale Jones, born Harry Dowe Jones, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2014 at the age of 82 at his home in Maricopa, Arizona. Born on September 7, 1931 in Litchfield, Arizona to Charles and Audrey J...
Former C.A.O. Dale Jones Dies
Dale Jones, former Chief Administrative Officer of Culver City died last Monday at his home in Arizona. Jones, served the city from the early 1970's until his retirement in 1992. With the changes in...
Former Culver Councilman Ed Little Dies
The family of former Culver City Council member Ed Little announced his passing this past weekend. Little, who was 87, died of natural causes at his home in Mechanicsville, Virginia, where he and his...
BREAKING NEWS-Ed Little Dies
Former Culver City Councilman Ed Little died on Saturday according to informed sources. Little served as a director on the West Basin Water District Board until he resigned in may for health reasons. Little owned and operated Ed Little Auto Service...
Memorial Set for Coach and Civic Activist Rick Hudson
A memorial service and a Celebration of Life will be held Saturday August 16, at the Little League field located in Culver City's Bill Botts, honoring Rick Hudson. Hudson passed away unexpectedly on...
BREAKING NEWS-Rick Hudson Dies
Rick Hudson, Chairman of the Culver City Parks and Recreation Commission died Friday. Hudson coached football and softball at Culver High. He was an active member of the Culver City Exchange Club. Rick and his wife Terri owned and operated Culver...
