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My name is Melanie Shaevel, I'm the granddaughter of former Fromin's Deli and Marjan's owner, Maurice Solomon. I'm broken-hearted to write that my grandfather passed away on Tuesday after battling lung cancer, Parkinson's, and years of body pain. He is known all around Santa Monica and Brentwood as The Deli King, loved by so many. He could always be found behind the deli counter almost everyday of his life before retiring at age 79. But his license plate continued to read "The Deli King." My...
Frank was born September 15th 1934 in Los Angeles, California to Herman and Hortense Layana. He grew up in the Los Angeles area and attended Loyola High School, where he exceled in Football and Baseball. He was a First Team All-American and twice earned first team All CIF in football, and also was a two time first team All CIF player in baseball. In 1951, under the coaching legend Benny Lefebvre, Frank helped lead the Crenshaw Post 715 American Legion baseball team to a World Series...
May Candler March 28, 1932 – April 1, 2020 In loving memory May, "Mayzie", Mom, Grammy, GeeGee Candler, 88 years young, passed away with her Eddie by her side on April 1st, 2020. May was born on March 28th, 1932 in Wheat Ridge (Denver), Colorado to William Earl and Josephine Jackson. It was in Junior High, 7th grade, where two life paths crossed. Ed and May became fast friends and as the years grew, so did their love for each other. They married at 18, in their Senior Year of High School, on J...
Robert Martz was born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 15, 1931. He married Joan (Mary Joan Polivka), also from Cleveland, in 1953. While in the Army, their first child, George, was born, and at only 30 days old, he went to be with the Lord in 1954. When Bob was discharged from the Army, he and Joan headed to Southern California to start a new life. Bob worked in heating and air conditioning for ten years at Hughes Aircraft and twenty-eight years at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport). Their...
Surrounded by her loving family in her home of 54 years, Dr. Wanda Wilson Boulgarides passed away peacefully on February 24th, 2020. A career educator, Wanda was a lifelong traveler and adventurer whose love of snorkeling the warm waters of the Pacific was surpassed only by her love for her family. A proud Texan, Wanda was born February 11th, 1931 to Wilbur and Bettye Wilson in Floyd County, Texas. She was raised on her father's farm in Plainview, Texas, until her high school years when she...
Laura Lee Frakes passed away in Los Angeles. Born in 1959 to George and Catherine Frakes in Santa Barbara, Laura was active in sailing, swimming, and tennis in her school years, but especially enjoyed art, music, horseback riding, and spending time with close friends. Laura graduated from Scripps College (Claremont) with a degree in History (and also played on the tennis team). While an undergraduate at Scripps, she studied for a semester at Oxford University. She then earned a master's degree i...
Vonda Joan Beaird was born March 18, 1938, in Los Angeles, California to Wayne and Katherine (Kay). She was a raven-haired beauty from the start. Opting to drop "Vonda" in favor of "Joan" almost immediately once given the choice, those who loved her knew her as "Joni." What a force! After surviving a near-fatal automobile accident that should have taken her from us long ago, Joni was reared in a Christian home and served the Lord from a young age, giving her testimony to those who would hear...
Gerhardt Walther Riedel, 95, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, at Avalon Health Care in San Andreas of natural causes. He was born on April 30, 1924, in Hankow, China, to Erhard and Carmelia Riedel, where his father worked as a Lutheran missionary, one of the first in China. Gerhardt ("Gary") was the fifth of eight siblings, and the family moved back to Orange County, Calif., when he was a young teenager. Gary served in the Merchant Marines as a Second Lieutenant during World War II, in...
The public is invited to celebrate the life of Coach Patrick Cady on Sunday, August 25th at 10 a.m. in the Greek Theater on Samohi's campus (601 Pico Blvd.). Music performances, recognition by the City Council, eulogies by his loved ones, and more. Long-time Malibu resident Patrick Cady (1946-2019) taught and coached in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District for 45 years. He had also been a coach with the world-famous Santa Monica Track Club, and he ran for the School Board in 2010. In...
Admission was by invitation, and the memorial service wasn't publicized in advance. The private memorial will be aired tonight at 7 PM on Fox Sports Network. Busses brought in the Angels, who are not playing a scheduled game today. "There will be no body. Tyler was cremated, and his ashes have already been scattered," explained one of the ushers. The former santa monica high school pitcher died on July 1, overnight in a hotel room in Texas. The Angels had played there the day before. Authorities have not released his cause of death. Los...
Rosa was born in Sdolvunov, Poland on 9/26/1927 to Mendel and Faiga Zac. After hearing "rumblings" regarding Jewish people, the family emigrated to Argentina, where she was raised and, eventually, married. Rosa and her husband, Rodolfo Rolando Cerezo emigrated to New York city, NY in 1964. Rosa worked at Sak's Fifth Avenue for nine years, before their move to California in 1978, after Rudy retired. In Los Angeles, California, Rosa worked for many years in the electronics industry at Hamilton...
Alvin T Reif, husband of Dottie Reif, passed away June 15, 2019 after a long battle with COPD and dementia. He had been a patient at Bella Vista Transitional Care Center in SLO for the past nine months. Al was born in Pittsburg Pennsylvania and moved when he was 5 years old to Culver City area where he went to school and college in southern Calif. During his college years, he was awarded several trophies for track and field. After college, he joined the US Airforce. He was discharged after four years of service, then he began his teaching...
A celebration of the life of Bandon resident, Mary Carter, was held on Saturday, June 15, at the Langlois Community Church. Mary was born May 6, 1942 in Culver City, Calif., the daughter of Paul and Mildred Bole. She died June 2, 2019 in Bandon. Mary was raised and educated in Culver City. She married Cloyce Carter Jan. 28, 1961. She was a volunteer with the Garden Railroad in Pomona a member of the CB Cruisers and loved her crafts. She is survived by her husband, Cloyce; daughters, Dianna and Cynthia; son, Cloyce Jr; sister, Martha; 11...
Gail Elvin Tam Jr. passed away Friday, May 10th at his home in Fruitland, Idaho. He was 78 years old. Memorial services will be held at 3 pm Saturday, June 1st at B.P.O.E 1690 20SW 3RD Street, Oregon, 97914. A private ceremony will be held at Emmett Cemetery. Condolences can be made to Gail E. Tam Jr. family at www.Shaffer-Jensenchaple.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Fruitland. Gail was born Oct 1, 1940 in Guthrie County, Iowa. His parents were...
Services will be held for Elmer Hopper of Culver City on Wednesday, May 15th at Gates, Kingsley, Gates Funeral Home in Culver City. He Died on May 5. A celebration of his life will follow at the Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum in Culver City. The service will be held from 12-1pm with open viewing until 4pm at Gates Kingsley. Address: 4220 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230 After funeral celebration begins at 5pm at Mayme A. Clayton Library located at 4130 Overland Ave, Culver City. Hopper...
Pierre Joujon Roche of Culver City died after a long illness. Pierre was active in the community serving on the Culver City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors he was active in the sister city committee. And owned King’s Hallmark in the old Fox Hills Mall. His wife Nancy reported the news on Facebook The Observer will publish news of any services on its website....
Herb Rosenberg left us on April 2, 2019, but he and his wife Diane left us a legacy of love, commitment and a sense of devotion many of us strive to achieve. Like so many people the Rosenberg's and I were bound together by this place called Culver City. Friendly and affable they were always happy to greet me and Herb was especially fond of talking about his beloved wife Diane. Rarely in my life have I seen a couple so devoted to each other. The facts and statistics do not tell the complete...
Jule Hachigian, 92, died February 25, 2019, at her home in Culver City, California. She was born Kohar Torosian in Racine Wisconsin on October 3, 1926. At age two, after the death of her mother Aghavni Torosian, a survivor of the Armenian massacre, Jule was adopted by loving parents Hougas and Zarouhee Torosian and raised in the town of South Milwaukee. Jule attended South Milwaukee High School and graduated in 1944. After high school, she enrolled in Nurses Training at the Mayo Clinic in...
Kathryn Elizabeth Tam, (nee Koerlin) passed away Wednesday morning, February 13, 2019 at her home in Fruitland, Idaho. She was 78 years old. Kathy was born on June 27, 1940 in Los Angeles, California. Her parents were Herbert Koerlin, a cameraman in early Hollywood and Jessie Koerlin who was mom to Kathy and her older sister, Ann C. Finney. She attended schools in Culver City and graduated 1957. She met her husband, Gail Tam, they were married November 28, 1958 in Culver City. Gail was a police...
Bill Dean Lettner was born in Knoxville, TN, to Frank and Mabel Lettner, and passed away on January 22, 2019 at age 79. Bill was a longtime Culver City resident, known for his great sense of humor. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Bill served in the Army in Korea and Vietnam, ending his 10 year service in 1970 as a captain. He then entered the property management field, with his last position being Administrator of the Culver City Rotary Plaza. His favorite sport was golf, and...
Gayle Imogene Machado passed away peacefully at home on November 2, 2018 at age 98, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Kingston, Missouri and raised in Ames, Iowa, she was the third of four children of Scott and Bertha Blackstone. Gayle served in the Women's Army Air Corps in San Antonio, Texas where she met and married James Machado in 1945. They soon moved to Culver City where they joined with the extended Machado family as holders of the land grant "Rancho La Ballona." They raised four...
Gerald Alan Riedy passed on October 7, 2018 in Phoenix AZ at the age of 75. He had been living with his son, Tom Riedy, in recent years. Gerry was born in Culver City August 15, 1943, his parents were Charles and Peggy Riedy. He was educated in Culver City schools, having graduated from Culver City High School in 1961. He was also a graduate of California State University Long Beach and played foothill in both high school and college. His life work was primarily as a Real Estate investor and developer. He leaves behind a sister, Valerie Riedy...
The Culver City Public Works Department announced the passing of Mark Crawford, Facilities Maintenance Worker. Mark had been dealing with various medical issues over the past several weeks and he passed away early Sunday morning. Mark’s reputation at City Hall was known for his helpful and friendly nature. He was always willing to provide assistance when needed and touched many of lives in the community in that way. I personally will miss my discussions with him in the employee breakroom on City Council meeting nights when he would stay late i...
Frank Russell Parker, a longtime Culver City resident whose heartfelt version of the National Anthem stirred the hearts of thousands of attendees at Culver's Fourth of July fireworks show over the years, has passed away from complications of Parkinson's Disease and dementia in Vacaville. He was 79. Though an accomplished singer, Mr. Parker was even better-known as a fine actor. His most famous role was that of "Grandpa Shawn Brady" in the daily soap opera Days of Our Lives, on which he appeared...
Martin "Marty" Moosberg Jr., a longtime Culver City resident, passed away peacefully at his retirement spot in Gardnerville, Nev. He was 88. Mr. Moosberg was born March 11,1930, in New York to Martin and Ida Moosberg. At an early age, his parents moved the family to Culver City. He graduated from Hamilton High School and then joined the military, serving in the Navy for three years. Mr. Moosberg was a plumber and owned his own plumbing business for years. After retiring, he and his wife, Margare...
