Orindan Warren Hagstrom Dies At Age 89
Life-long Bay Area resident, Warren A. Hagstrom passed away peacefully at home in Orinda CA at the age of 89. Born in Oakland to parents Emil and Agnes Hagstrom, Warren was raised in Piedmont, graduating from Piedmont High School in 1948. He had fond memories of working summers, starting at age 14, at Glenbrook, Lake…
Suzanne E. Webb
Former Danville resident Suzanne Elizabeth Webb, 44, of Le Mars, Iowa, died unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Suzanne was born Feb. 17, 1974, in Omaha, the daughter of Cliff and Anna M. (Reischl) Webb. She grew up in Danville and attended…
Karl James Hildinger, May 30, 1931 – November 11, 2018
Karl James Hildinger was born in Danville, California in 1931. He passed away at home, surrounded by family, in South Lake Tahoe on November 11, 2018. Three weeks after he was born, he was carried into Angora Lakes Resort in a Washoe papoose basket. He was a staunch environmentalist and spent his lifetime protecting and…
Former Moraga Town Council Member Jeanette Fritzky Dead At 63
Jeanette Fritzky, who stepped down from the Moraga Town Council in August as she fought lung cancer, died Friday after her battle with the disease. She was 63. In July, following her diagnosis, Fritzky wrote in a letter she posted on the town’s website: “I find that I no longer have the energy, will or…
Ruth Bancroft – Creator Of The Garden That Bears Her Name – Dies Sunday At 109
Ruth Bancroft was a collector and skilled plantswoman who created numerous gardens around her home, the most notable of which became a public garden and plant nursery. Born in Massachusetts and raised in Berkeley, where her father was a classics professor at the University of California, Ruth developed a love of plants as a child…
Moragan Dies Of Injuries Received In Oct. 30 House Fire
Moragan James Rader Lewis, born May 1, 1955 and a local business man and resident his entire life, succumbed to injuries suffered during a fire at his home on October 30, 2017, dying of those injuries the following day at the UC Davis Burn Unit. Mr. Lewis attended Rheem, Los Perales, JMIS, Miramonte High School and…
Tom Petty Dead At 66
Tom Petty, a singer songwriter who defied industry pressures to create a different but effective blend of Southern California rock with a Southern Man twang, died Monday after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 66. Petty’s manager confirmed the death after some confusion about his life status, and a growing rumor and concern from fans that…
Lafayette Loses Its Original Millie – Mildred M. “Millie” Harris Dies At 91
She started out waitressing in a town that embraced her kind attention and loving spirit, many of Lafayette’s pioneering families following her when she opened a “front room” restaurant of her own at 1018 Oak Hill Rd. – immediately churning out breakfasts and her trademark coffeecake for a loyal and hungry following. Mildred M. Harris – “Millie”…
Ruth Ann “Bonnie” Harrigan, 1923 – 2016
Ruth Ann (Bonnie) Harrigan of Walnut Creek, passed away on August 4th, 2016 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. She was 93. She was born on July 18, 1923 in Berkeley California and lived in the Bay Area all her life. She married Robert Francis Harrigan on September 27th 1945 and raised their four children…