SMRFA President Robert Young Passes Away
Posted 7/17/14 – From Kay Sappington on the SMRFA Facebook page: “It is with a very heavy heart that I pass on some very upsetting news. Our SMRFA President, Robert Young, died last night or early…
Obituaries
Former SMPD Chief Bill Betts Passes Away
Press Release posted 2/10/14 – Irvin (Bill) E. Betts passed quietly on January 25, 2014 after a lengthy illness. Bill was born on October 19, 1929 in Bassett, Nebraska, the second of nine children to…
Funeral Service for Carrie Jean McDonald to be Saturday, 1/4/14
Posted 1/3/14 – Services for Carrie Jean McDonald, who passed away suddenly on Dec. 26th at the age of 43, will be held tomorrow, Saturday, January 4th at the Live Oak Memorial Chapel (200 E….
FORMER SIERRA MADRE RESIDENT KILLED 22-Year Old Victim of Random Gun Violence
Posted 8/31/13, courtesy of Mountain Views News – Thursday evening, Aug. 22nd, at approximately 9 pm, young Treavor Robinson, 22, was chatting outside with a friend in front of his mother’s house in South Los Angeles. …
Viewing/Service for Camella Hopkins Set for Wednesday, Thursday
Posted 7/9/13 – Services for Camella Diane Hopkins will be held on Thursday, July 11th at the Rainbow Chapel of Rose Hills Memorial Park at 11am. A viewing will take place at Rose Hills Mortuary the…
Mama Pete Memorial – Photo Gallery and Video
Posted 6/21/13 – Services were held for Marjorie “Mama Pete” Peterson on Friday. The service was presided over by Pastor Jim Walden of 1st Baptist Church of Temple City, and featured eulogies by Mayor Nancy…
Marilyn Alice Zaiss, 3/21/1923 – 6/4/2013
Posted 6/12/13 – Marilyn Alice Zaiss, beloved Mother and Grandmother, died peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones, on June 4, 2013. She was born in Pasadena on March 21, 1923, and was the only…
Mama Pete Named Honorary Hometown Hero
Press Release posted 6/12/13 – The Sierra Madre 4th of July Committee announced this week that it will honor the memory of Marjorie “Mama Pete” Peterson with a “Hometown Hero” recognition in the upcoming 2013…
Letter to the Editor re: Mama Pete (from Jan Reed)
Posted 6/12/13 – Bill, I haven’t seen Mountain Views yet but there’s a wonderful story Marge told me that I’d like to pass on. During WWII, a couple of service wives came to her, asking…
Marjorie “Mama Pete” Peterson Passes Away (8/3/1916 – 6/9/2013) Updated w/Service Info
Longtime Sierra Madrean Marjorie “Mama Pete” Peterson passed away on Sunday evening. She was 96 years old. Mama Pete was a long time contributor to this town, and the town knew it and appreciated it. …
Memorial Service for Arlie Hahn to be Held January 19th
Posted 1/9/13 – Arlie Elizabeth Patterson Hahn died Thursday December 20, 2012, one day shy of her ninety-eighth birthday. Arlie lived a full and wonderful life, much loved by her family and friends. Arlie was…
WWII Veteran Lee Cline Passes Away
Posted 8/10/12 – Former Council Member Lee Cline passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2012. Mr. Cline served in the Coast Guard during WWII, and was a member of the City Council in the late…
Kaleen Harfman Services to be Held Saturday, July 14th
Posted 7/8/12 – Kaleen Marie Harfman, (May 17, 1967 – July 1, 2012) Long time Sierra Madre resident, Kaleen Marie Harfman, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2012 following complications from her last open heart surgery performed…
Ray Bradbury, Science Fiction Author, Passes Away at 91
Posted 6/6/12 – Ray Bradbury, noted author of science fiction since the 1940s, has passed away at the age of 91. Bradbury appeared on Feb. 7, 2009 in Sierra Madre at the Sierra Madre School…
Longtime Sierra Madrean Lucille Hoegee Passes Away in Oregon
Posted 5/22/12 – Lucille “Nana” Meyers Hoegee died May 14, 2012 surrounded by her family at her granddaughter’s home in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Lucille Meyers Rasmussen was born February 29, 1912 in Chicago, IL, but…