June 24, 1945 – September 25, 2009 The Rev. Christine M. Nevarrez, deacon at Church of the Transfiguration, Arcadia, died Sept. 25 of cancer. She was 64. Survivors include her brother, Richard (Martha) Nevarrez and their children and a stepdaughter and her family. Her husband predeceased her. Requiem Eucharist and interment will be held at […]
d. August 27, 2009 Canon Betty Connelly, a veteran lay leader in the Diocese of Los Angeles and the wider Episcopal Church, died August 27 in Newport Beach, California, where she had been hospitalized the previous week after a stroke. She was 85. Connelly represented the Diocese of Los Angeles as a six-time Deputy to […]
Sept. 1, 1928 – August 15, 2009 The Rev. Forest O. “Frosty” Riek, Jr., whose longtime ministry in the Diocese of Los Angeles included some 25 years as priest at St. Stephen’s Church, Hollywood, after some years as an active lay leader there, died on August 15. He was 80. A memorial service will be […]
October 5, 1930 – April 25, 2009 The Rev. Frederick Duncan Edghill, former rector of St. Stephen’s Church, Beaumont, died on April 25 after a long illness. He was 78, and had resided in recent years in Loma Linda, attending Trinity Church in Redlands. A graveside service was held on May 1 at Mountain View […]
d. January 26, 2009 Dr. Marlene M. Coleman Huss, a physician, author, and board member of the Canterbury Episcopal chaplaincy at the University of Southern California, died January 26, 2009, two months after the death of her husband, the late Judge William Huss. A board-certified pediatrician in private practice in Newport Beach for more than […]
November 28, 1958 – October 12, 2008 The Rev. Helen Alexandra (Alix) Evans, rector of St. Mary’s Church (Mariposa), Los Angeles, died on October 12. She was 49, and had been under treatment for a third recurrence of cancer. Evans was a practicing attorney before her ordination. She was the diocese’s leading voice on death […]
September 7, 1924 – July 20, 2008 The Rev. Donald William Gaines, former rector and assistant rector of St. John’s Church, San Bernardino, died on July 20. He was 83. Survivors include Elinor, Gaines’ wife of 52 years; their three children, Mary Gaines, William Gaines and Margaret Gaines Muhlenkamp; and six grandchildren. Donald Gaines served […]
May 30, 1927 – July 17, 2008 The Rev. Richard Shackell, rector emeritus of Grace Church, Glendora, died on July 17 of natural causes. He was 81, and had been in poor health and suffering from dementia for several years. Services were held on August 16, 2008 at Trinity Church, Santa Barbara. Survivors include Shackell’s […]
January 21, 1928 – April 23, 2008 The Rev. Robert Lee Cornelison, retired rector of St. Mary’s Church, Laguna Beach, died on April 23. He was 80. He is survived by five children — Leigh, Nina, Catherine, Robert and Eve — and several grandchildren. Cornelison was called as rector of St. Mary’s in 1968, and […]
October 8, 1949 – April 13, 2008 The Rev. David Edward Bowser, once rector of St. Margaret’s Church, South Gate, died on April 13. He was 58. Medical evidence indicates that he took his own life. Survivors include Bowser’s wife, Mary Ann Newfield-Bowser, and his sons from a previous marriage, Michael and Stephen. Services were […]
