Nancy Kleber Bower, BHS 1956

Nancy Kleber Bower, BHS 1956

February 6, 1938 - September 16, 2020 

Nancy Bower passed away on September 16, 2020 at her home in Burbank, California. She was born on February 6, 1938 to Hazel and Norm Kleber in Belvidere, Illinois. The family moved to California when she was young. Nancy attended school in Burbank with her sister Sally, and graduated from Burbank High School. 

Nancy is survived by her daughter Tracy, step-daughter Cheryl, and four grand-daughters, Kristin, Janelle, Jennifer, and Jessica. 

Due to Covid restrictions, a small service was held at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, but the family still hopes to have a beautiful Celebration of Life event in the near future. Thank you for all of the love and support received in the past months.

Published by Los Angeles Times from Aug. 1 to Aug. 4, 2021.

Alyssa Lei Aguinaldo, BHS 2020

 Alyssa Lei Aguinaldo, BHS 2020

January 13, 2002 - October 02, 2021

Alyssa was born in Manila, Philippines and migrated to the US at the age of 5. She spent most of her life in Burbank. She went to Thomas Jefferson Elementary School and received the Presidential Academic Excellence Award when she graduated. She attended John Muir Middle School where she joined the Musical Mustangs (choir) and graduated with honors. 

While enrolled at Burbank High School, she joined the BHS Color Guard. She also volunteered at YMCA tutoring elementary students after school. In her senior year, she was one of the students accepted to the Nickelodeon Animation Studio Mentorship Program. Her short film titled, Adopt Me, was chosen as one of the Best Animated Shorts. That same year she was awarded the Bridge Program Scholarship for Animation and Visual Effects at Gnomon School of VFX and Animation in Hollywood. She started her college life at California State University- Northridge to pursue animation and visual effects as her major. While in college, she worked as a part time cashier at 99 cents store in Granada Hills.

Alyssa loves outdoors. She enjoys riding her bike around the neighborhood, roller skating in the park, exploring new places with her family and going on nature trips. She even introduced hiking to her parents and hike together once in a while. When at home, she plays her guitar or piano or read books. But most of her leisure time is spent in drawing and sketching.

Alyssa brings joy to her family. When celebrating family occasions, she always makes handmade cards or personalized handmade gifts. These gifts become more special because of her drawings in the cards. She finds joy helping others. She has the ability to sense when people need help and has compassion for those who are left behind and alone. Her ability to find happiness in simple things is amazing.

Alyssa, our beloved daughter, sister, niece, grand daughter and friend passed away on October 2, 2021, at the age of 19. She was a budding animator and artist who leaves behind her parents, Edward and Leila, her siblings Samantha and Ted Jr. She will be fondly remembered because of her golden heart, the unforgettable memories we created, the laughter and experiences we had as a family. She will be deeply missed by her family, relatives and friends, whose lives she touched and made significant impact on.

Funeral Service

Saturday, November 06, 2021

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

St. Francis Xavier

3801 Scott Road

Burbank, CA 91504

Diana Michelle Osorio, BHS 2003

Junior Photo

Diana Michelle Osorio, BHS 2003

January 9, 1985 - September 5, 2021

On Sunday, September 5th,2021 the world lost a beautiful soul. Diana Michelle Osorio, beloved daughter of William and Pura Osorio, sister to Manuel and Tiffany Osorio, and Aunt to Damian Osorio, passed away after an almost two-year battle with cancer.

Michelle accomplished so much in her time here on earth. She served her country in the United States Army, built a successful career in accounting in the entertainment industry, and was a talented musician. But Michelle will be most remembered for her radiant smile and spirit, the strength and determination with which she approached any task or obstacle, the kindness of her heart, her wonderful sense of humor, and above all, her total devotion to her family, friends and faith.

For those wishing to honor her memory, Michelle's family respectfully asks that you would please consider making a donation in her name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a cause dear to her heart that she supported for years.

Please share any memories and photos you have with Michelle so we can all celebrate her life together. Diana was born on January 9, 1985 in Los Angeles County, California and graduated from Burbank High School in 2003. May she rest in peace. Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California.

 

Steven Mills, BHS 1979

Steven Mills, BHS 1979

Posted from Facebook

We are sad to announce the passing of Steven Mills, class of 1979. I have been friends with the Mills brothers for 60 years and it’s like a hole has been opened in my heart since Steven passed away on Sunday November 21st. 

He is survived by his wife, son and daughter. As well as his brothers Danny, Gary and Greg. We’ve had some amazing times together over the many years we have been friends. 

His memory will forever live on in our hearts. 

Note: Steve was an awesome guy and a great track and field athlete. No other details at this time. May he rest in peace.

Debra Lynn Gordon Hartrum, BHS 1974

Debra Lynn Gordon Hartrum, BHS 1974

1956-2021

Sent by her sister, Pamela Gordon Ryan. 

“If you should ever leave me 

Though life would still go on, believe me 

The world could show nothing to me 

So what good would living do me 

God only knows what I'd be without you” 

The matriarch of the Hartrum family, Debra Lynn Hartrum, took her last breath in Charlotte, North Carolina on November 12th, 2021. She passed on to the next world peacefully, surrounded by her loving family while listening to her favorite album, Pet Sounds, with Sloop John B. bringing her home to rest. 

Debbie is survived by her best friend and husband Kerry Hartrum, sons Kris, Dustin, Adam, and Jameson Hartrum, grandsons Max and Woody Hartrum, sisters Pam Ryan, Sondra Cooper-Gullion, and Lynda Zivalich, and father Frank Cooper. She has fourteen nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death is her mother, Frances Cruise and her brothers Charles “Chip” Gordon and Frank Cooper Jr. 

Debbie was born September 9, 1956, in Würzburg, Germany to Frank Cooper and Francis Bowers. She lived in Lima, Ohio until her family moved to Los Angeles, California. As a child, Debbie was a dancer, gymnast, and beauty queen. After graduating from Burbank High in 1974, she worked as a model and then as a flight attendant for PSA. 

She met her husband Kerry in a production of Grease at The Manatee Players in Bradenton, Florida in 1980. Kerry was Danny Zuko and Debbie was Cha Cha, the best dancer at St. Bernadette’s. The two fell in love and were quickly married on a beach at Anna Maria Island. After moving the family to Ohio, Debbie attended The College of Wooster, obtaining her BA in Religious Studies. She also received a Master's in Theology from Princeton University and a Master’s in Museum Studies from John Hopkins University. She was a lifelong academic and a voracious reader. She loved film, especially Gone with The Wind, West Side Story, White Christmas, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Graduate, and The Godfather. 

To say that Debbie’s life was dedicated to her family is an understatement. Everything else was insignificant by comparison. Her family’s well-being was her every waking thought. She raised and educated her four sons, and unofficially adopted many of their friends over the years. She built a meaningful cultural hub at her Marion Street Home in Shelby, North Carolina. For decades, she maintained an intimate meeting place full of food, friends, parties, and the sounds of Frank Sinatra & The Beach Boys. 

She was well-known for her Italian dinners which were passed on to her by her mother Frances through her Italian-American heritage. Vodka rigatoni, spicy meatballs with raisins, stuffed shells, and endless Christmas cookies filled the bellies of many through the years. Debbie loved to argue. If she didn’t like something, she told you. She was headstrong and outspoken and a powerful, rebellious woman. She didn’t have a poker face and she was as gullible as they come. Kerry’s jokes drove her up the wall, but you could tell she secretly liked them. 

Above all else, she was obsessed with her boys, grandsons, sisters, nephews and nieces, Christmas, and musicals. She truly loved her best friend and husband, Kerry. Debbie was the beating heart of the Hartrum family. The connective tissue that held us all together. She was our mama, our sister, and our Nonna. God only knows what we’ll be without you.

Herbert Taylor Greenfield, BHS 1950

Herbert Taylor Greenfield

June 5, 1932 - October 29, 2021

Resident of Santa Cruz

At 89 years, Herbert Greenfield can be said to have lived a long and largely satisfying life. He was born in Los Angeles in 1932 to Herbert Taylor Greenfield and Margery Combs Greenfield. He graduated from Burbank High School and attended Glendale College where he earned his Associate Degree in Aircraft Mechanics. After a two year stint in the Army, where his aircraft training advanced him to crew chief on an airplane, he attended Cal Poly's engineering program and took a job at Lockheed Burbank and then at Jet Propulsion in Pasadena.

In 1960 he married a school teacher from Michigan and at her urging they left Southern California for Los Gatos in the Bay Area where Nancy found a position teaching English at Los Gatos High School and where Herb transferred to Lockheed Sunnyvale. For the next 30+ years he continued his association with Lockheed, capping his engineering career by working on the Hubble Space Telescope from conception to launch.

The following year he and Nancy retired, with the luxury of time to pursue hobbies, including Herb's antique clock collecting and restoration, and cycling the scenic by-ways of three counties with his bicycle club. They also found time to travel, from early camping trips in the Sierras to their small condo on Lake Michigan in later years. They couldn't have asked for a better retirement or better friends to enjoy it with.

Nancy will miss Herbert every day for the rest of her life. Alas, a particularly virulent form of pneumonia took him away from her, but she will be forever grateful for those 61 years together.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to one of the following: Hospice of Santa Cruz County or Pacific Angels Home Care, 9058 Soquel Drive Suite B, Aptos, CA 95003.

Published by Santa Cruz Sentinel on Nov. 21, 2021.

David Clift LeSueur, BHS 1967

David Clift LeSueur, BHS 1967

September 26, 1949 ~ May 17, 2020 (age 70)

David Clift LeSueur was born on September 26, 1949 and raised in Burbank, California. He was John and Dolores LeSueur’s first of four children: David, Stephen, Diana (Bartlett), and Jeff. As a boy, David’s next younger brother Steve aspired to be David’s rival. Instead he became David’s closest life-long friend, after David’s wife Mary. All their lives, Steve and David enjoyed disagreeing about baseball and politics.

David met Mary in December 1970. He had recently returned from serving a mission in Belgium and France for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His friends told her-because he wouldn't have-that he was a high school All-American basketball player, that he entered Brigham Young University as one of a handful of students honored with the school's top academic distinction, the David O. McKay scholarship, and that he was student body president in high school (because everyone else withdrew their names after his friends nominated him). She tried to convince him to marry her and gave up. Then he tried to convince her. It worked. They married on September 3, 1971.

David earned a B.S. in Mathematics. As David later often told his children, he could have played professional baseball. He chose to become an actuary instead. He then did what even Nobel laureate Milton Friedman could not do: he passed all the actuarial exams. On his first try.

He and Mary have four children. David is the kind of father who attended all of his children's games and competitions, played piano with his children on his lap, and wrote treasure hunt clues for their Easter eggs. Stephanie (Price) inherited his athleticism and mathematical excellence. He taught Carl to shoot free throws and to love The Beatles and The Beach Boys. John has David's gentle kindness. Amanda (Berns) learned to make the violin sing in duet with David’s piano. (She also did David the favor of marrying a man who has an opinion on the integrity of the designated hitter rule.) David taught his children that setbacks and heartbreaks are temporary, and the future always holds greater joy and more success than any present disappointment.

So fate had it that he would suffer from multiple sclerosis for the last twenty years of his life. But he took it on one day at a time. He could no longer play basketball, so he played tennis. When he could no longer play tennis, he played more piano. When he could no longer play piano, he typed out witty articles with humility, hope, and gratitude as a subtext. When he couldn't type, he dictated. When that became too tiring, he told jokes to his grandchildren. When telling jokes became too tiring he laughed at their jokes and smiled at their cute antics. He made it through those many years only with the determination of Mary, constantly at his side. Thanks to her devoted care he lived to meet fourteen of his grandchildren.

Now his challenges - punctuated with these joys - have come to an end. He succumbed to the effects of MS on May 17, 2020. His family expects he now reaps the promise of surpassing joy, gorging on his mother's peanut butter cookies, swapping commentary with his dad on any available sports reruns, and looking forward to the day he will be reunited with Mary and the rest of those he loves.

Memorial services and dedication of a park bench will be held at a future date that allows for gatherings. Friends and family who so desire are asked to share memories in written or video form by sending them to lesueurmemories@gmail.com or posting to the David C. LeSueur Memorial Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/547373392637877/

The family requests that anyone wishing to make donations or send flowers consider donating instead to the David C. LeSueur Math and Physics Endowed Scholarship Fund at Brigham Young University. Donations may be made by going to the link below or sending a check to the address below, with the name of the fund in the memo line:

https://donate.churchofjesuschrist.org/donations/byu?funds=30124519

LDS Philanthropies

Attn: Brent Sharp

1450 N. University Ave.

Provo, UT. 84604

memo line: David C. LeSueur Math and Physics Endowed Scholarship Fund

Published by Horan & McConaty.

Visit Dave's Find A Grave Memorial

Lucy Ann Zappala, BHS 1963

Lucy Ann Zappala, BHS 1963

Lucy's sister Cecelia Zappala Miconi posted this on Facebook, that her sister Lucy Zappala who graduated from Burbank High School in the class of 1963 passed away October 27, 2021 in Flagstaff, Arizona. 

She did not give Lucy's married name but said Lucy's husband Tom had passed away a couple of weeks earlier. Both had Covid with underlying conditions. No other details at this time. May she rest in peace.

Douglas Richard Collard, BHS 1964

Douglas Richard Collard, BHS 1964

Received this from his wife Cindy.

Doug Collard passed away Oct. 28, 2021 at the age of 75. He had suffered from Parkinson's Disease & Lewy Body Dementia for the past 3+ yrs. He passed with his family and an angel of a care giver, Craig, around him.

Doug came to the United States at the age of 5 with his family from Canada and settled in Burbank, CA.  He graduated from Burbank High School in 1964 and joined the U.S. Marines in August 1965. He did 2 tours in Vietnam between 1966 and 1968, but before first tour, he married his high school sweetheart, Cindy on December 7, 1965. He graduated from CSUN with a BS degree in Anthropology. In 1978, he started his career with the phone company, transferred to Humboldt County in 1994 and retired in 2005. Doug then got his Real Estate License and enjoyed doing that for about three years, when he qualified for 100% disabled veteran and retired completely.

He leaves behind his high school sweetheart, Cindy, his children Bernie (wife Suzie), Jaime  (husband Randy), Jessica, & Douglas (significant other Meghan), sister-in-laws Cathy (Shorty) & Dolly Sue, sister Debbie (friend Art) and 2 nieces (Tita & Stef) as well as 3 nephews (Joey, Jason, & Travis), 4 grandchildren (Kayla, Brieanna, Mason, & Mackenzie) & 8 great grandchildren.

Doug requested no service & we will honor his wishes.

Kevin Scott Highfield, BHS 1981

Kevin Scott Highfield, BHS 1981

Local News in Brief: Sunland Gas Station Argument Leaves 1 Dead, Another Injured

Los Angeles Times, December 23, 1988 

An argument at a Sunland gas station erupted into gunfire that left one man dead and another critically injured, Los Angeles police said Thursday.

Kevin Scott Highfield, 24, of Tujunga was killed about 10 p.m. Wednesday after the driver of one car apparently insulted someone in another car at the station at Foothill Boulevard and Sherman Grove Avenue, police said.

Detective Al Ferrand said six youths got out of the vehicles and began arguing. Two men in a pickup truck joined in the squabble but did not get out of their vehicle, he said. The argument turned into a fistfight among the youths, Ferrand said.

“It had started out over trivial circumstances,” he said. “It looks like somebody just flipped the finger at somebody else. It escalated to the point that one of the participants in the fight armed himself with a handgun.”

The youth with the gun fired into the pickup, hitting both men inside, Ferrand said.

Highfield, a passenger in the truck, jumped out and started running but collapsed and died near the gas station. His wounded companion, Gregory Boots, 26, also of Tujunga, attempted to drive away but crashed into a car on Foothill Boulevard, police said. He later was taken to Northridge Hospital Medical Center, where he was in critical condition.

After the shooting, the youths in the two cars sped away. Ferrand said that none had been identified, and police were looking for witnesses.

Ferrand said it was unclear whether the people from the three vehicles knew each other. He said Boots’ injuries had prevented detectives from talking to him.

Debra Susan Lubow Zeid, BHS 1971

Debra Susan Lubow Zeid, BHS 1971

Jewish Journal

October 1st 2014

Debra Susan Zeid died Sept. 7 at 61. Survived by husband Mark; son Evan Louis; brothers Phillip Lubow, Larry (Sylvia) Lubow, Michael (Teddy) Lubow. Mount Sinai

No other details at this time.

Virginia Faye Johnston Shadwick, BHS 1965

Virginia Faye Shadwick, BHS 1965

Published in The Signal, Santa Clarita, California, Sunday, April 23, 2000, Page 3, Col. 5/6

Virginia Faye Shadwick, Recreational Services Leader for Parks and Recreation 

Virginia "Gini" Faye Shadwick, 52, died April 14 in Van Nuys following a long battle with cancer. She was born on April 16, 1947, in Evanston, Illinois, and resided in Santa Clarita and Pinion Hills. 

Gini was very active in the Santa Clarita Community. In 1990 Gini began to volunteer at the Placerita Canyon Nature Center. While tere she ran the Docent Training Program, the Student Naturalists, and Junior Rangers, she also took part in Outreach Programs, which brought wild animals to schools and other organizations. She hosted field trips, birthday parties, nature hikes, and organized the annual Reptile Fair.

Gini left Placerita Canyon in 1999 to serve as a Recreational Services Leader at Hart Park in Newhall. While at Hart Park, Gini started the birthday party program and the annual Easter Eggs-travaganza. In 1992, Gini was awarded the Volunteer of the Year award from Los Angeles County.

Gini is survived by her son, Jon; daughters, Carol Coffman, Trisha Comstock and Jeri Nesmith; grandchildren, Carly, BJ, Derek, Crystal, Melissa and Jessica; sister, Carole Hodges; mother, Cora Johnston; and her partner, Owen Shadwick; as well as the many beloved friends that she called family.

A celebration of Gini's life will be held at Hart Hall in Newhall at Hart Park on Friday at 9 a.m. Gini requested that no black be worn.

Stephen Eugene Forrest, BHS 1966

Stephen E. Forrest, 69, passed away on June 26, 2017, with his family by his side.

Stephen was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He loved his family dearly and will be truly missed. 

Stephen was born on November 16, 1947 in Burbank California to Gene and June Forrest. He graduated from Burbank High school in 1966. He was inducted into the United States Navy 1968. He was an electricians mate on the USS Independence where he proudly served 4 years and received an honorable discharge. Stephen retired from the City of Burbank after 25 years. He then continued on his fathers business as a Real Estate broker at Forrest Realty in Burbank.

Stephen was an avid outdoors man and golfer. He loved fly fishing and belonged to the Pasadena Casting Club & the Saltwater Fly Rodders. He loved spending his days on the river fishing with his brother, sons and grandson. He was also a life long San Francisco Giants fan and spent many years coaching his grandson and other youth at Encino Little League. All who knew him appreciated his love and knowledge of the game and his passion to teach.

Stephen is survived his ex-wife Jacqueline Forrest, wife Mary Forrest, three children: Steve, Mathew & Dawnmarie (Layne), 2 stepchildren, Ryan and Shannon, four Grandchildren, four great grandchildren, his mother June, brother Mike, sister Carolyn (Charlie) and three nephews.

Stephen was preceded in death by his father Gene, Uncle Grant, & grandsons Gregory & Brantley.

There will be a graveside service on August 4th and a memorial service to celebrate his life on August 5, 2017 at 2 pm at the Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church. 438 E Harvard. Rd. Burbank California.

 

Diana Lynn DeAngelis, BHS 1968

Diana Lynn DeAngelis, BHS 1968

Published in the Albany Democrat-Herald, Albany, Oregon, Wednesday, August 29, 2001 

Diana DeAngelis, April 17, 1950 - August 23, 2001

Diana Lynn DeAngelis, 51, of Jefferson died Thursday at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene.

She was born in Prescott, Arizona, the daughter of Robert and Margaret Zeleznok DeAngelis. She grew up in the New York/New Jersey area and in Burbank, California, where she graduated from Burbank High School in 1968.

Ms. DeAngelis moved to Oregon in the late 1970's, living in the Salem area and in Jefferson. She worked for the Albany General Hospital Foundation. A member of the Russian Orthodox religion, Ms. DeAngelis belonged to the St. Anne Orthodox Church in Albany.

Surviving are daughter, Teri Lynn Durham of Boulder, Colorado; father Robert DeAngelis of Riverside, California; sister Linda Clemente of Covina, California.

A memorial service will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at St. Anne Orthodox Church, 2309 N.W. Scenic Drive, Albany. Ms. DeAngelis funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the church. The Rev. Stephen Soot will officiate.

A private burial service will be at Jefferson Cemetery. Fisher Funeral Home is handling arrangements.