January 7, 1917 – January 21, 2010 The Rev. Guy Wesley Howard, once rector of St. Simon’s Church, San Fernando, died on January 21. He was 93. Fr. Howard served the diocese in several other capacities, including as vicar of St. Martin in-the-Fields Church, Twentynine Palms, and St. Joseph of Arimathea Church, Yucca Valley (concurrently, […]
September 12, 1931 – December 17, 2009 A memorial service was held on Saturday, January 23 for the Rev. Canon Fredrick A.L. Glass, 78, at All Saints Church in Pasadena. He had served as deacon at the Cathedral Center Congregation of St. Athanasius in addition to his ministry as administrative chaplain at King-Drew Medical Center […]
November 13, 1929 – December 13, 2009 The Rev. Weaver Stevens, former rector of St. Michael & All Angels Church, Studio City, died from a sudden heart attack on December 13, 2009. He was 80, and had been living in Maryland in retirement. Stevens retired in 1992 after serving as rector of St. Michael’s for […]
November 13, 1924 – December 12, 2009 Former St. Mark’s, Altadena, parish secretary, Hillsides board member and clergy spouse Barbara Hopkins Harms of Escondido died Dec. 12 after a long illness. Survivors include her husband, the Rev. Richard B. Harms, two children, four stepchildren, thirteen grandchildren and a great-grandchild. She was born November 13, 1924, […]
April 10, 1925 – December 8, 2009 The Rev. John Rogers Davis died in Santa Fe on Tuesday, December 8, 2009. He was fortunate to die quickly from a stroke, with family members by his side. In his last years, as he had throughout his life, he shed a warm light on his family, friends […]
d. December 1, 2009 Ronald Stuart Hartwick, a dedicated lay member of the Diocese of Los Angeles and a longtime trustee and secretary of the Diocesan Investment Trust, died on Dec. 1. He is survived by his wife, Kathy, and their three children, Charlie, Michael and Molly. Services will be held Saturday, Dec. 12th at […]
August 21, 1937 – November 29, 2009 The Rev. Ronald Ivan Erlandson, former chaplain at the Kensington (The Episcopal Home in Alhambra), died on November 29. He was 72. Survivors include a brother and many friends. In recent years, Erlandson had undergone Buddhist training, and his Buddhist community will hold the Sukhavati, a memorial service, […]
July 29, 1924 – November 23, 2009 The Rev. Joseph Potter Miller, who served as an assistant priest or priest in charge of several congregations in the diocese, died on Nov. 23. He was 85. Services will be held on Saturday, December 12 at 2 p.m. at St. Peter’s Church, San Pedro. Miller was married […]
April 11, 1918 – October 20, 2009 Retired Bishop of Ohio and former rector of All Saints Church, Pasadena, John H. Burt died October 20 at his home on the southern shore of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He was 91 years old. In a career spanning five decades, Burt dedicated himself […]
October 2, 1910 – October 15, 2009 The Rev. Canon Ernest Dwyer Sillers “retired” in 1975 after overseeing construction of a church building and establishing a new school at St. Mark’s Church in Downey, California. Then he went on to plant two churches and three additional Episcopal schools in the Diocese of Los Angeles. Sillers, […]
