RIP: Julie Dean Larsen

RIP: Julie Dean Larsen

April 13, 1959 – September 11, 2023 [The Episcopal News] Canon Julie Dean Larsen — vice chancellor of the Diocese of Los Angeles, member of the Corporation of the Diocese,...

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Canon Ruthie Mae Burton Leonard

Canon Ruthie Mae Burton Leonard

September 10, 1936 – July 17, 2023 [The Episcopal News] Canon Ruthie Leonard – a longtime lay leader and educator in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles – died July 17 at...

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RIP: The Rev. Irineo Martir Vasquez

RIP: The Rev. Irineo Martir Vasquez

May 30, 1964 - July 24, 2023 [The Episcopal News] The Rev. Irineo Martir Vasquez, 59, former vicar of St. George’s Episcopal Church, Hawthorne (2001 - 2012), and onetime...

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RIP: Judi VanCura-Riley

RIP: Judi VanCura-Riley

October 1, 1946 - June 15, 2023 [The Episcopal News] Judi Van-Cura Riley, wife of the Rev. Reese Riley, adjunct clergy staff member at Church of Our Saviour, San Gabriel,...

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Ruth-Alice I. Hailwood

Ruth-Alice I. Hailwood

July 18, 1921 – April 14, 2023 Ruth-Alice Hailwood, widow of the late Rev. Canon Edward E. Hailwood, died on April 14. She was 101. Survivors include John (Jack) Hailwood...

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RIP: Nancy Jeanne Doss

RIP: Nancy Jeanne Doss

June 20, 1946 – March 9, 2023 Nancy Doss, lay representative to Diocesan Council from Deanery 7 and lay leader at Trinity Church, Redlands, died March 9 of cancer. She was...

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RIP: The Reverend Paul Robert Elder

RIP: The Reverend Paul Robert Elder

June 17, 1937 - February 16, 2023 The Rev. Paul Elder, deacon at St. Aidan's Church, Malibu, and passionate advocate for the poor and homeless, died Feb. 16. He was 86 and...

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RIP: Mimi Alexander Simson

RIP: Mimi Alexander Simson

October 20, 1925 - January 5, 2023 Mimi Simson, retired college professor and widow of the Rev. Canon Everett Simson, former dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, Los Angeles, and...

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