Category Archives: Obituaries

Ruby Evelyn Kuntz, (nee Caplan), of Pacific Palisades was 102 when she died at home November 9, 2021. She was born January 1, 1919. She was predeceased by her parents, David W. Caplan (1891-1955) and Rebecca Z. Fineberg (Meister) (1895-1979), … Continue reading →

Clark Downing McQuay, 97, passed away October 15, 2021 in Pasadena, surrounded by his family. Also known since childhood as Bud, and to his grandchildren as Grandad, Clark was born on April 7, 1924, in Alhambra to his parents Charles … Continue reading →

Longtime Palisadian Stuart Farberow passed away on October 11, 2021, in Anna, Texas, while surrounded by friends and family. He was 58 years old.  Stuart was born in Harbor City, California on January 10, 1963, to Roberta (Bobbie) Farberow and … Continue reading →

  Barbara Thomas Ackard, who was born on November 15, 1919, in Denver, Colorado, passed away on August 7. The 101-year old was surrounded by her family and caregiver in her Brentwood home. She had lived in Pacific Palisades many … Continue reading →

Norma Romaine Johnson Barnes Sweeney passed away on August 26 in Thousand Oaks. She was 83 years young, and her life was cut short from a lengthy battle with dementia. Norma was born in Wood County, Ohio, on July 23, 1938, and … Continue reading →

  Lena Longo, died at home in Pacific Palisades on July 26 of heart failure. She was born on August 6, 1930, in Ontario, Canada, to Russian immigrants. Her mother died when she was 5. At times Lena stayed with … Continue reading →

Richard Wickham Harrington, who acquired Maui and Sons in 1989 and grew the company into a worldwide supplier of action sports apparel and equipment, passed away at his vacation home in Sun Valley, Idaho, on August 10. There’s a Maui … Continue reading →

Long-time Pacific Palisades resident Gary Nash, who was born July 27, 1933, in Philadelphia, died of colon cancer on July 29. A UCLA professor who retired in 1994, Nash wrote more than 30 history books and textbooks and more than … Continue reading →

Phyllis Genovese, the first woman president of the Palisades Chamber of Commerce and former owner of The Letter Shop on Via de la Paz, died last October 5 in Nevada, where she had lived the past few years. She was … Continue reading →

  Sally Iorillo, who owned a popular toy store on Swarthmore Avenue in the 1990s, died in June at the age of 79. Sally was born on April 30, 1942, to Fredrick and Elizabeth Nash. She grew up on Lake Minnetonka in … Continue reading →