Musical icon and Avalon resident Spencer Davis dies

Catalina Island resident and musician Spencer Davis, 81, died Oct. 19. Davis was best known for his influence on 1960s music. According...

Samantha Rose Prince

Island enthusiast loses four-year battle with cancer Samantha Rose Prince, a former member of Avalon’s...

‘Catalina Girl’ Ellen spent much of her life on Catalina

Family and friends are grieving over the recent loss of our beautiful Ellen Shensky. Although Ellen was not...

Big-hearted islander ‘Kelly’ Whitaker losses battle with cancer

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the unexpected passing of long-time island resident Charles “Kelly”...

Pilot in runway celebration flyover dies in plane crash

One of the pilots who flew among six identical airplanes in a celebration flyover of the new runway...

Avalon Council Member Pam Albers dead at 62

Avalon Council Member Pamela Albers died unexpectedly Sunday at a hospital in Torrance. She was 62. “We are absolutely devastated,”...

Farewell: Longtime islander resident Richard Fertig, 80, passes

Richard Fertig 1938 to 2019 Richard Fertig passed away in January, a couple weeks short of his 81st birthday....

Farewell: Ernestina Saucedo Voci August 22, 1926 – March 7, 2019

Ernestina Saucedo Voci was born on Catalina Island and spent her entire life here, lovingly gathering her beloved family and countless friends...

Lancer alum Renee Riemer passes

It is with great sorrow and sadness that we struggle with the passing of our beloved daughter,...

Tony Guion loved Catalina, UCLA and the Cubs

On Monday Dec. 3, 2018, Anthony “Tony” D. Guion, loving husband and father of two daughters passed away...