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...

Former hospital admin, Islander owner passes

Annabel Lee Haney quietly passed on Dec. 19, 2018 in Bakersfield. She was a 27-year resident of Kernville, CA. Ann was born on September 21,...

Longtime Islander, store owner passes

Nevin Wayne Stout was born in Portland, Oregon and grew up in Sunnyvale, California. In 1954 he married his sweetheart Doreen and they had...

Marie Etta Smith: December 20, 1923 – September 28, 2018

Marie Etta Smith passed away peacefully in a nursing home located at Dana Point, California. She left her home in Avalon, in May of...