The Rev. Canon Paul Edwards dies at 93; rites set for April 11 in Fullerton
Mar 25, 2026
The Rev. Canon Paul D. Edwards – rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Fullerton, from 1963 to 1994 – died peacefully March 18 at age 93. Survivors include his three sons –...
The Rev. Karen MacQueen – nurse clinician, spiritual director experienced in Indian religion – dies at 80
Mar 18, 2026
The Rev. Karen Brenna MacQueen – an Episcopal priest, registered nurse clinician, and spiritual director with extensive experience in Indian religion and philosophy – died...
Canon Lou Hemmers dies at 93; rites set for March 27 in Redlands
Mar 18, 2026
The Rev. Canon Louis E. Hemmers – rector emeritus of Trinity Church in Redlands – died March 11 at age 93, “peacefully surrounded by the love of his family,” a parish...
The Rev. Jeff Wilhelm, former rector in Ojai, Beaumont, dies at 79 in auto accident
Mar 4, 2026
The Rev. Joseph “Jeff” Franklin Wilhelm – a former rector of St. Andrew’s, Ojai, and previously St. Stephen's, Beaumont -- died Feb. 25 in a fatal automobile accident. He...
The Rev. Bryan Jones dies at 72; Feb. 16 celebration of life set for St. Luke’s, La Crescenta
Feb 4, 2026
The Rev. Bryan Jones, a longtime priest of the Diocese of Los Angeles, died Feb. 3, while hospitalized following a series of illnesses. He was 72 and retired. Survivors...
The Rev. Toni Freeman Stuart dies at 88; celebration of life set for March 14 at St. Michael’s, Isla Vista
Jan 7, 2026
The Rev. Toni Freeman Stuart, assisting priest at St. Michael’s University Church in Isla Vista and former vicar of the Chapel of St. Francis in L.A.’s Atwater Village, died...
Dec. 20 rites set for Herbert L. ‘Bill’ Lucas at St. Matthew’s Church in Pacific Palisades
Dec 3, 2025
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
Dec 2, 2025
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
Nov 21, 2025
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
Oct 15, 2025
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...
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