Obituaries

Margaret (Aunt Maggie) Puertas grew up in the midst of the Great Depression. She was born in 1920, ninth in a family of ten children. Life in the Puertas home was difficult. T... (Read More)

On September 10, our dear family friend, Frank Rocco died. Frank and his wife Marlene are beloved in our Topanga community as the original owners of Rocco›s in the Canyon I... (Read More)

Malibu Poet Laureate Ellen Reich passed away at home on Friday, May 1, of cancer, with family and loved ones around her. Reich was named as the city’s second Poet Laureat... (Read More)

“Topanga,” Moira Talan told a New York Times reporter last fall, “is kind of a crystal place.” Ms. Talan — who taught at Wilbur Avenue Elementary, and Porter Ranch... (Read More)

Iconic Topangan Frank Rocco recently passed away after a long illness. The family will have a private service but welcomes all to tell your stories about him for a book of his... (Read More)