Category Archives: Obituaries

  Lars Gustaf Soderbergh, 71, a long-time resident of Pacific Palisades and a renowned, award-winning architect, passed away surrounded by his loving family and friends on November 1 after a courageous, two-year battle with cancer. A kind and gentle man. … Continue reading →

Local author Bob Vickrey wrote about Rosalynn Carter: I enjoyed my couple of days with Rosalynn back in the mid-80s when I escorted her around LA to media engagements and bookstore signings for her book First Lady from Plains. She was … Continue reading →

Matthew Perry, 54, was found dead in his Palisades home around 4 p.m. on Saturday 28 around 4 p.m. “This truly is The One Where Our Hearts Are Broken, “Friends” co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane, and executive producer Kevin … Continue reading →

Anne Lewis who was born on January 25, 1919, in Columbus, Ohio. She passed away on September 8 at her condo on Sunset Boulevard. She was 104. Lewis, who grew up in White Plains, New York, met her husband Herbert … Continue reading →

Ann Emerson, 66-year resident of Rustic Canyon, passed away peacefully in her home in July surrounded by family and loved ones. She was 96 years old. Her beloved husband, Richard Emerson, predeceased her in 2002. Ann was born in 1927 … Continue reading →

Julia Anne Whitcombe, nee Beebe, died in her home in Pacific Palisades, California on September 3, 2023. She was 93. Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, on November 10, 1929, Julia attended Hanover College, the first member of her family to do … Continue reading →

For more than 10 years there was a Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research annual 5K walk/run, the “Walk with Love,” in Pacific Palisades. The first was held in 2008, and nearly $40,000 was raised. Then Riviera resident … Continue reading →

UCLA alum Naidu Permaul, who lived in Pacific Palisades for 49 years and was active in the Optimist Club, passed away on February 20. After watching the UCLA-Cal basketball game at Pauley Pavilion on February 18, Naidu was driving out of the … Continue reading →

Pacific Palisades resident, and composer, Burt Freeman Bacharach passed away in his home on Amalfi on February 8 of natural causes. He was 94. Born May 12, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri, Bacharach was the only child of father Bert, … Continue reading →