The Beach Reporter Obituaries

Palos Verdes Estates, California

Minard Barth "Mike" Kilbury, 95, passed away, January 13, 2019. Born in Missouri on December 7, 1923, he was raised in Iowa and moved during high school to California. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1942 and became crew chief for his Bomber Group stationed in Bari, Italy. ...

Hermosa Beach, California

Dorothy resided in Hermosa Beach for the last 35 years and 40 prior years in the South Bay and Los Angeles County. She lived a full life focusing on love and giving to her three children, family, four grandchildren and friends. She was loved by all who met her. Her other...

Manhattan Beach, California

October 5, 1950 - February 11, 2019 A lifetime resident of the South Bay, Alison Meistrell King passed away on February 11 after a 50 year struggle with a rare autoimmune disease. Alison was born October 5, 1950 in a hospital in Inglewood, California. Her parents Joseph and...

Hermosa Beach, California

Dana Joanne Mills Sperber, age 73, passed away at her home in Star, Idaho on February 1, 2019 after a valiant 20-year fight with lung cancer. She was surrounded by three generations of her family members. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 4, 1945 to Sherman and Mary...

Manhatttan Beach, California

UCLA Water Polo coach for 28 years (1963-1991), and UCLA Swim coach from 1963 to 1974 passed away on Friday, January 11th at the age of 87. His record as the winningest coach in UCLA history still stands to this day. During his water polo coaching career, Horn guided the...

Hermosa Beach, California

Long time Manhattan Beach resident Francis (Bud) Freitas passed away early Sunday morning, January 6, 2019. He was 90 years old. Bud was born on January 27, 1928 in Honolulu, Hawaii to parents Clara and Frank Freitas of Hawaii. He remained on the islands until 1957 and then...

Manhattan Beach, California

Long-time resident of Manhattan Beach & Santa Barbara, California, Frank Hung Chul Nam passed away on December 27, 2018 from congestive heart failure. He was 89 years old. After being displaced from his home due to the Montecito mudslides of January 2018, Frank was able to...

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Martha Louise Van Liere (nee McRae) passed away peacefully at the age of 97 on 7 November, 2018 at her home in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. She was born on July 1, 1921 in Florala, Alabama, the daughter of Amanuel Thomas (A.T.) McRae and Ina Pearl (Adams) McRae, where she...

Manhattan Beach, California

Richard passed away peacefully at home at the age of 81 after silently enduring Parkinson's Disease for 35 years. He was born in Detroit, Michigan where he proudly attended Catholic Central High School. He then went to the University of Michigan where he received a Degree in...

Torrance, California

In loving memory of our mother, Dorothy Jean Laduke Neil . She passed away peacefully at her home in Manhattan Beach, California. She, and her older brother, Art, were born on a farm in Vinland, Kansas, to Edith and Raymond Laduke. Eventually they moved to Lecompton,...

Hermosa Beach, California

Charles Scott Johnston was born on May 2, 1961 and raised in Hermosa Beach and a resident of Redondo Beach for the past twenty years. CJ/ Charlie was passionate about many things including life, family, friends, fitness and rescuing many German Shepherds over the years. He...

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Ed Perry embraced the adventure of entrepreneurship. He died suddenly on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 at age 77, closing out a full week of work, a morning personal best on the golf course, an afternoon watching college football and a quiet dinner at home in Rancho Palos Verdes,...