Jeannette Fayram Shackell

d. November 30, 2015 Jeannette Fayram Shackell, widow of the late Rev. Richard Shackell, died Nov. 30. Survivors include her children, David, Margaret, Richard and Sarah; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Another daughter, Mary, predeceased her. A memorial service was held Jan. 9 at Trinity, Santa Barbara, where she had been a member since 1986. […]

The Reverend George Francis Luthringer

May 30, 1934 – November 13, 2015 The Rev. George Francis Luthringer, long-time priest at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church in Camarillo, died Nov. 13. He was 81. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12 at St. Columba’s Church, 1251 Las Posas Road, Camarillo 93010 (805.482.8831). Survivors include Ann Pentecost […]

The Reverend Ralph Edwin Parks

March 13, 1933 – November 5, 2015 The Rev. Ralph Edwin Parks, retired vicar of St. George’s Church, Hawthorne, died on Nov. 5. He was 82. Besides Jane, Parks’ wife of nearly 59 years, survivors include a sister, four children, and five grandchildren. A private family service will be held. In lieu of flowers, the […]

Alice Virginia Shepard D’Amico

February 9, 1917 – October 15, 2014 Alice Virginia Shepard D’Amico, wife of the Rev. Canon Samuel D’Amico, retired rector of St. James’ Church, Los Angeles, died on Oct. 15 at her home in Lake Forest. She was 97 and had been in poor health for several years. Survivors include her husband of 68 years; […]

Nancy Garni

May 14, 1951 – October 9, 2015 Nancy Garni, longtime director of development at Hillsides, died Oct. 9 of cardiac arrest. She had been in remission after a two-year battle with leukemia that included a stem-cell transplant. She was 64. Survivors include her husband, Michael Seltzer; her daughter, Katherine Farina; and a sister, Judy Garni. […]

John Derek Ford, SSF

January 4, 1932 – September 5, 2015 Brother Derek of the Society of St. Francis, a friar at the St. Francis Friary at Church of the Epiphany, Lincoln Heights (Los Angeles), died Sept. 5. He was 83, and had received a diagnosis of terminal cancer only 10 days before his death. In addition to Brothers […]

The Reverend Doran Woodrow Tregarthen

February 19, 1919 – August 6, 2015 The Rev. Doran Woodrow Tregarthen, former assistant priest at St. Margaret of Scotland Church, San Juan Capistrano, died on August 6. He was 96. Survivors include his wife, Ethel (Ettie); son Timothy Tregarthen and daughters Janet Roddick (Dan) and Nancy Wild (Ed); grandchildren Tyler Roddick (Kasumi), Shannon Ford […]

The Reverend Lawrence Jay Steele

December 27, 1939 – July 19, 2015 The Rev. Lawrence J. Steele, deacon of the Diocese of Los Angeles, died on July 19 in hospice care. He was 75. He most recently assisted at St. Stephen’s Church, Beaumont, and previously at St. Agnes’ Church, Banning. He was a police chaplain in Beumont, a volunteer prison […]

Constance Van Wyck

November 2, 1926 – July 9, 2015 A memorial service for Constance McCormick Van Wyck, widow of the Rev. Canon William Van Wyck, will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 26 at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Laguna Hills where she had been a member for many years. She was 88. Her husband […]

The Reverend Canon Morris Vaughn Samuel Jr.

April 15, 1928 – June 13, 2015 The Rev. Canon Morris Vaughn Samuel Jr., senior canon of the diocese, died early on the morning of June 13. He was 87. He had most recently assisted at St. Mark’s Church, Van Nuys. A funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8 at […]