Obituaries

Oct 28, 2021

Services Date November 12, 2021

Oct 24, 2021

Beloved wife of Irvin (deceased), loving mother of Andrew (Audrey) and Gregory (deceased). Adored by 4 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, nephews and nieces. Will be missed by many friends. Donations can be made to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles in her memory.

Services Date October 28, 2021

Oct 18, 2021

Meredith passed peacefully at the age of 96. Services will be held at Hillside Memorial Park on Thursday, November 11th, 2021 at Noon in their large sanctuary.

Services Date November 11, 2021

Oct 14, 2021

Ruth Reinhardt Bloch was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world on October 14, 2021, at age 85. Ruth was born to Margaret McGinty and Joseph Reinhardt on November 23, 1935 in Long Beach, CA. At the tender age of six, Ruth was living in Pearl Harbor, HI, when it was attacked. She was...

Oct 14, 2021

Rona S. (Ruderman) Goldstein of Los Angeles passed away peacefully Thursday, October 14, 2021 after a brief battle with Cancer. She was 80. She was born March 18, 1941 in Port Jervis, NY the daughter of the late Henry and the late Rose Ruderman. She had one sister Elizabeth Miller. She graduated from Port Jervis High and Laselle College...

Oct 5, 2021

Ellen was an amazing woman. She is survived by her loving husband Norman, her sister Elda, daughters Dawnn and Rachel, grandchildren Bryan and Amanda, and her two son in laws, Rick and Chris. Ellen was smart, beautiful, kind and extremely funny. She volunteered for many organizations including volunteering for 30 years at the Motion Picture Home in the valley....

Sep 14, 2021

Reuben Klamer, toy industry icon and inventor of the classic board game The Game of Life, died at home in La Jolla, CA on September 14, 2021. He was 99 and left this world reluctantly, telling a recent visitor “I don’t have a reservation!” The Game of Life was inducted into the permanent Archives of Family Life at the...

Sep 6, 2021

She was born in Lithuania in 1927 and immigrated to Uruguay in 1928. She lived in Uruguay for most of her life and met her husband of 60+ years, Leo Goldfinger. They had a son in 1955 and eventually immigrated to the United States in 1969. They bought their forever home in Culver City, CA and she lived there...

Sep 2, 2021

Terry Dennis Carpenter, age 76, died peacefully with his wife, Diane and daughter, Alyse by his side on September 2, 2021 at their home in Yorba Linda, California after a courageous battle with cancer.

Terry was born on September 23, 1944 in Elkhart, Indiana to Richard and Annetta Carpenter. At age 18, he hopped on a motorcycle...

Aug 16, 2021

Michael was a true Libra, born on October 15, 1954 in Manhattan (“It’s not New York–only outsiders say that.”) to loving parents Jane and Danal. When his baby sister arrived someone asked Michael how he liked her. His answer, “Throw her in the garbage, throw her down the stairs, and put her in the washing machine!” However, he adored...

Jul 26, 2021

Susan Rose Brown, who loved her time with friends and family, passed away at the age of 75 on Monday, July 26th in very much in the same manner that she lived, like a gentle warrior. She had a graceful smile and unrelenting optimism until she passed. Her positive attitude and inner strength shined forth to all who knew...

Jul 7, 2021

Goldstein, Rosetta November 10, 1922 – July 7, 2021 Passed away on Wednesday, July 7th. She was 98 years old. She will be remembered for her beautiful smile and her gift of giving. Rosetta had three children, nine grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. She will join her husband Hal Goldstein who preceded her in death at the age of...

Jun 30, 2021

Services Date July 7, 2021

Jun 28, 2021

Illene Tonick, a wonderful and loving wife, devoted and beloved mother and grandmother, loving sister and outstanding clinical psychologist passed away on June 28,2021.

Services Date July 9, 2021

Jun 25, 2021

Howard passed away peacefully after a prolonged bout with Lewy Body Disease as he wished in his own home. He was a real Renaissance Man. He loved books, literature, art, tennis, running, the Beatles, his mom Shirley, his niece Nicole and his friends. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley and returned there after serving his country in...

Jun 15, 2021

October 1, 1939 – June 15, 2021 On June 15, 2021, Stephen O. Lesser, beloved family member and friend, passed away with his family at his side. He was 81 years old. Son of Julian Lesser and Regina Kobacker Fadiman, Stephen was born in Los Angeles, CA on October 1, 1939 and attended UCLA, Stanford University, and Johns Hopkins...

Jun 10, 2021

December 15, 1922 – June 10, 2021. Mauricette Pauline Levine (nee Schneider) passed on June 10, 2021 at age 98 in Thousand Oaks, CA. She was born on December 15, 1922 in Cherbourg, Normandy, France. Mauricette’s father, David Schneider (RIP), immigrated to France from Poland and her mother, Bertha Schneider (nee Blumenfeld) (RIP), immigrated from Romania. Her older brother,...

Jun 9, 2021

Rosalyn S. Klein

May 24, 1929 – June 9, 2021. Devoted wife of Morton Klein, mother of Henry Klein and Emily Klein, and grandmother of Jeremy Bogen and Alexis Bogen. Sister of Bennett Shapiro, she had many family and friends who loved her. Rosalyn grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and earned her undergraduate degree from Washington...

Jun 3, 2021

Inga Stenborg Siegel Cohen Coodley, 85, died June 3, 2021 in Los Angeles.

She was born in Germany on Oct. 20, 1935 to Henry Harry and Karin Stenborg. Henry was injured escaping the Nazis but brought his family to Shanghai, China where they lived during the war.

They later moved to Los Angeles where Ingas...

May 31, 2021

Norm really loved life. The quintessential family man who adored his two sons, Gary and Michael. He was the cherished husband of Joan Saunders (1935-2016). A combination of fun loving and focused ; he successfully ran hotel gift shops and hallmark specialty stores for over 40 years. Norm was passionate about travel, theater, movies, UCLA football and basketball, his...