Born in Los Angeles on Aug. 9, 1947, Barbara Yaroslavsky was a lifelong volunteer activist in the Jewish community and beyond. She supported various nonprofit and social service agencies involved in education…
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Sherry Carol Modell, a resident of Topanga for 15 years, passed away peacefully from lung cancer at her home on October 25, 2018, surrounded by lots of love and her little dog…
William first came into my life, and into Topanga, in 1980 when he and Rachel Margolin together started Holistic Life Travels, came to L.A. to edit tapes they had taken of Brugh…
November 11 is Veterans Day. For the Messenger Mountain News, it is an opportunity to honor and remember two Topanga veterans who passed this year, who after serving their country, served the…
In Loving Memory: Ole Kristian Gunst Born June 21, 1928 in Copenhagen, Denmark, died September 26, 2018 in Topanga, California of cancer He leaves behind 6 children and their families, 2 step…
On July 17, we lost one of our own. A Topanga homegrown, Jeffrey (Jeff) Welles died peacefully in his sleep while surrounded by his family after a courageous and hard-fought battle with…
We have sad news to report. After a long illness, Jeff Welles, 50-year-old son of Terry and Harvey Welles, passed away on July 17. We remember him first in our Cub Scout…
A stalwart oak of a man in both stature and principle, Harold “Hal” Vincent Helsley died April 11, 2018, of leukemia, three days before his and wife Nancy’s 56th wedding anniversary. He…
Mary Margaret Bertsch, known to all who loved her as Maggie, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2017, at home in Topanga from natural causes. She had recently celebrated her 90th birthday.…
Reprinted courtesy of Jon Burlingame for Variety, August 3, 2017 Daniel Licht, composer for TV’s Dexter, died of cancer on August 2. He was 60. Licht scored all eight seasons of Dexter,…