Dec. 20 rites set for Herbert L. ‘Bill’ Lucas at St. Matthew’s Church in Pacific Palisades
A memorial service for Herbert L. “Bill” Lucas – longtime Los Angeles business leader and patron of the arts who died last December at age 98 – has been set for 10 a.m. on...
Bruce Siriani dies at 84
Bruce Leroy Siriani, husband of diocesan Archdeacon Laura Siriani, died Nov. 7 at their home in Laguna Woods, Calif. He was 84. In addition to his wife, survivors include...
Bishop Chester Talton, retired suffragan of Los Angeles, dies at 84
The Rt. Rev. Chester Lovelle Talton, retired bishop suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles who later provisionally led the Fresno-based Episcopal Diocese of San...
The Rev. Ellen R. Hill dies at 87; celebration of life set for Nov. 15
The Rev. Dr. Ellen R. Hill, assisting priest at St. James, Newport Beach, and retired rector of St. Michael and All Angels, Studio City, died Oct. 6 at age 87. Hill – who...
The Rev. James Maronde dies at 75
The Rev. James Maronde, a clinical psychologist and director of St. Luke’s Outreach Center in Fontana, died Sept. 10 at age 75. Survivors include his wife, Denise, and five...
John R. Shiner, chancellor emeritus, dies at 81
Diocesan Chancellor Emeritus John R. Shiner – lead attorney who represented the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles in litigation resulting in a unanimous and landmark decision...
The Rev. Canon George F. Woodward III, 70, dies in automobile accident in Mexico
The Rev. Canon George Frederick Woodward III -- rector since 2018 of St. Paul's Anglican Church in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and from 1995 to 2018 rector of St....
The Rev. Philip Strange dies at 84; service set for Aug. 16
The Rev. Philip Ross Strange – a veteran priest who served as rector of St. Paul’s, Lancaster; St. Michael’s, Riverside; and parishes in New Mexico and Texas – died July 30...
The Rev. Philip Strange dies at 84
The Rev. Philip Ross Strange – a veteran priest who served as rector of St. Paul’s, Lancaster; St. Michael’s, Riverside; and parishes in New Mexico and Texas – died July 30...
RIP: The Reverend Canon Mary Goshert Ekenstam
The Rev. Canon Mary Linda Foster Goshert Ekenstam, former rector of St. Ambrose’s Church, Claremont, and St. Peter’s Church, Santa Maria, died June 11 from ovarian cancer....
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