Category: Obituaries

John Day Horrall, longtime California resident, passed away on Jan. 5 in Laguna Hills. He had moved there from Corona del Mar after the September death of Barbara, his beloved wife of 71 years. They had previously lived in La Cañada Flintridge for 60 years.
John was born in 1922 in Spokane, Washington, to Albion and Mary Irene Horrall. In the late 1920s, the family moved to San Jose. John graduated from San Jose High School before attending Stanford University (class of 1943). He was a journalism major, member of SAE and editor of the Stanford Daily newspaper. Continue reading “Obituary: John Day Horrall”

It is with great sadness that the family of longtime Pasadena-area attorney Michael Montgomery announces his passing on Nov. 28 from natural causes at the age of 82 in Pasadena. He was surrounded by his loving children. Michael was born in Santa Barbara on Sept. 12, 1936 and was a graduate of South Pasadena High School, UCLA and USC Law School. He honorably served in the U.S. Army from 1954-58. Continue reading “Obituary: Michael Bruce Montgomery”

Dennis Welch, 67, of Sunland passed away Thursday, Dec. 13, after an eight-week stay in the hospital due to complications from pneumonia, low platelets, cardiac problems and renal failure.
Dennis was born July 2, 1951, at the Methodist Hospital in Los Angeles to Arthur Welch and Beatrice “Ruth” Welch (nee Housego). He grew up in the San Gabriel Valley and attended school in Monrovia and Temple City. During the summer after high school, Dennis spent time at the U.S. University of the Performing Arts in San Diego, where he was a sound technician. Continue reading “Obituary: Dennis Welch”