Category Archives: Obituaries

  This understated, intelligent man shaped and guided youthful lives in Pacific Palisades with simple wisdom for more than 73 years. Mike Lanning was born May 1, 1932, and passed away on March 16. He was 93. As Troop 223...

Long-time Palisadian, Dr. Bernard Murray Churchill, MD, died on January 25, 2026, at home, surrounded by family. He was 86 years old. Bernie, as everyone knew him, was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1939.  He received his medical education...

By BERNICE FOX Palisadians and so many others are paying tribute to Catherine O’Hara. O’Hara passed away Friday. She was 71. It’s being said that her death comes after “a short illness.” O’Hara and Eugene Levy made a huge comedic...

The medical examiner’s office still has not released a cause of death for the daughter of Austin Beutner. Emily Beutner, 22, died January 6 in a hospital. She was the youngest of four children and the Beutners only daughter. She...

Emil Alle, a long-time Palisadian, died on December 12, he was 99. He was preceded in death by his wife and devoted partner  of 77 years, Sunny, who died four months prior to Emil. Emil’s love and support of family...

Joshua Preven wrote, “I am heartbroken to share that my brother Eric Preven died suddenly on Saturday [November 8] from a suspected heart attack. He was a big, beautiful bear of a man full of passion and warmth, and I...

In Jimmy Dunne’s November 30 Substack “Jimmy Dunne Says,” he honored Father Greg Goethals and wrote: This past week, California lost one of its true treasures—Father Greg. For 19 years, Father Greg has been the leader and heart of Loyola...

Born on Dec. 22, 1956, in Evanston, Illinois, George Jay Bloom III, passed away on November 11, 2025, of a heart attack. He was born on December 22, 1956, in Chicago to George Sr. and Suzanne Bloom. His father was...

Born on October 18, 1926, in Vienna, Austria, Dr. Kurt Amboss passed away peacefully at the age of 99 on October 19 in Palm Desert. He had lost his family home on Haverford in the Palisades Fire. Kurt was a...