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 Joaquin – died the evening of Nov. 20 at his Altadena home with loved ones at his side. He was 84 and had been in declining health after recent spinal surgery and subsequent […]
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 before ordination was president and chief executive officer of Professional Management Associates, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lusk Co., builder of […]
The Rev. James Maronde, a clinical psychologist and director of St. Luke’s Outreach Center in Fontana, died Sept. 10 at age 75. Survivors include his wife, Denise, and five adult children and their families. A private service was held by Maronde’s family, and the date for a memorial gathering, planned for St. Lukes’, Fontana, has […]
Diocesan Chancellor Emeritus John R. Shiner – lead attorney who represented the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles in litigation resulting in a unanimous and landmark decision by the California Supreme Court holding that local parish congregations may choose to leave The Episcopal Church, but they cannot take the church property with them because the property […]
The Rev. Canon George Frederick Woodward III — rector since 2018 of St. Paul’s Anglican Church in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and from 1995 to 2018 rector of St. Edmund’s Church in San Marino — died yesterday in an automobile accident while traveling from Mexico City to San Miguel de Allende. He was 70 […]
The Rev. Philip Ross Strange – a veteran priest who served as rector of St. Paul’s, Lancaster; St. Michael’s, Riverside; and parishes in New Mexico and Texas – died July 30 at Northridge Hospital Medical Center. He was 84 and in recent years resided in North Hills and assisted at nearby St. Andrew and St. […]
The Rev. Philip Ross Strange – a veteran priest who served as rector of St. Paul’s, Lancaster; St. Michael’s, Riverside; and parishes in New Mexico and Texas – died July 30 at Northridge Hospital Medical Center. He was 84 and in recent years resided in North Hills and assisted at nearby St. Andrew and St. […]
The Rev. Canon Mary Linda Foster Goshert Ekenstam, former rector of St. Ambrose’s Church, Claremont, and St. Peter’s Church, Santa Maria, died June 11 from ovarian cancer. She was 81 and had been living in Benicia in the Diocese of Northern California, where she was canonically resident in recent years. Survivors include her husband of […]
Markham B. Campaigne — a former headmaster of St. Margaret’s Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano, who was instrumental to the schools growth as the longest-serving headmaster in the school’s history — died May 28. He was 83 years old. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann, and their four children, Markham Baker Campaigne […]
The Rev. Canon Peter G. Kreitler – longtime advocate for the stewardship of creation and a former diocesan minister for the environment – died May 16 at his home in Pacific Palisades. He was 82 and had been in hospice care after treatment for cancer. A full obituary will follow in a future issue of […]
