CANCER CLAIMS EXERCISE RIDER FOR JOHN HENRY AT 66
SERVICES WEDNESDAY FOR TRAINER LEWIS CENICOLA, CANCER CLAIMS EXERCISE RIDER FOR JOHN HENRY AT 66 Trainer Lewis Cenicola, who was a former jockey and who served as the legendary John Henry’s regular exercise rider while he was trained by Hall of Famer Ron McAnally, succumbed after a long bout with cancer on Jan. 8, at [...]
Services To Be Held For Billy Sullivan Sr. – Tuesday at St Ritas
William “Bill” Sullivan, Sr. Long time Sierra Madre resident, business owner and philanthropist William “Bill” Sullivan, Sr., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011 at the age of 82. Born in Chicago on July 7, 1929, Bill served in the Army during the Korean War. He moved, along with his wife and three children then [...]
Margaret “Midge” Morash, 88, Passes Away
Margaret “Midge” Morash, 88, Passes Away Margaret Shepherd Morash passed away July 23, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family. Midge was born and raised in the Berkeley area, where she received her degree in Public Health from UC Berkeley. After marrying Tal Morash in 1945 they lived in Utah and Nevada, before moving [...]
A Power in Monrovia has Passed Away; Mimi Mency Dies at 74
By Susan Motander Mimi Mency was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother. But she was also a Monrovian. In fact, you had only to day Mimi in Monrovia and everyone knew to whom you were referring. Mimi was so determined to be a Monrovian that she was born on Huntington Drive [...]
Long Time Horse Trainer Lou Carno, 90, Passes Away
Veteran trainer Lou Carno passed away at 5 a.m. Friday at the age of 90, according to his wife of 23 years, Kathy. Known on the backstretches of Chicago and California as “The Silver Fox,” Carno was seldom without his trademark cigar and biting wit. Carno was best known as the trainer of Victory Beauty, [...]
Mustafa Skaaf
Mustafa Skaaf December 25, 1932 – April 9, 2011 a long time resident of Sierra Madre suddenly passed away on April 9, 2011. He was a dedicated and loyal husband, father and grandfather. Funeral Services will be held at Douglas and Zook Funeral Services, 600 East Foothill [...]
Memorial for Maureen (Coburn) McAdam Dec. 17, 2010
Maureen (Coburn) McAdam was born January 23rd, 1956, in Riverside, New Jersey. She moved to California in 1966 and was a longtime resident of Duarte. She married her husband Wayne in 1976. Maureen worked for more than thirty years as a medical transcriptionist, a job which allowed her to take care of her daughter Heather [...]
Charles ‘Michy’ Nomura 1915-2010
Charles (Michy) Nomura 1915-2010 Charles ( Michy) Nomura, 95, passed away peacefully November 25, 2010 at his home in Pasadena. Born in Arcadia on May 19, 1915, Michy Nomura lived most of his life in Southern California. He worked until he was eighty-five, mostly for Wianko Engineering and DB Products, Pasadena aerospace electronics firms. After [...]
George Throop Dies at 86
George Lynford Throop, Jr., age 86, died on Sunday, April 11, 2010 from complications of pneumonia. Throop joined the Tournament of Roses Association in 1960 and was named an honorary director in 1988 after 28 years of valuable service. The Tournament of Roses was special not only to Throop but to his entire family; he [...]
Requiem for a Jersey Boy: Don Mariconda
By Susan Motander Requiem for a Jersey Boy: Don Mariconda By Susan Motander Don Mariconda died March 16 after a valiant fight against cancer. His death came more swiftly than anyone anticipated, but Don was optimistic right to the end. He asked his wife, Kris to share this thought with all his friends: “I’ve had [...]
