January 26, 1950 – November 16, 2019
Beloved husband, father and friend, retired Captain Rick Watson, 35 years of the Los Angeles City Fire Department, passed away suddenly Saturday, November 16, 2019.
He is survived by his wife Diana, his 2 sons Jonathan and Michael, and his sister Debbie Watson and sister-in-law Sue Watson.
A memorial was held on January 5 at 2 pm at the Azure Hills Church, 22633 Barton Road, Grand Terrace, California. Azure Hills Church 909-825-8611
February 25, 1956 - June 29, 2025
EastLake Mortuary, 1715 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix AZ - 85034
From Curtis Go Fund Me Page
It is with heavy hearts that we share the sudden and devastating loss of our beloved Curtis. He suffered a massive heart attack and spent four days in the hospital fighting for his life. Despite the incredible efforts of the medical team and our family’s constant hope and prayers, he passed away, leaving behind a void that can never be filled.
This tragic loss has left his two sons facing a number of unexpected expenses — including medical bills from two hospitals, funeral and service costs, moving expenses, time off work, and frequent travel to and from Arizona. Any amount of donation is deeply appreciated.
Thank you all for the love and prayers not only sent to Curtis but to our family. This fundraiser is being organized by Brad and Joe's fiancé's, Jenna and Leeanne, to alleviate any additional stress that may come about in the next few weeks.
January 6, 1952 – July 1, 2025
Stephen Clift LeSueur, 73, died at home in Arlington, Virginia, on July 1, 2025, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born on January 6, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, Steve was the second child of John and Dolores Clift LeSueur. Steve grew up in Burbank, California, with his brothers David and Jeff and his sister Diana. He married Kathleen Reeder on March 26, 1986, in Washington, Utah. They moved from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Arlington, Virginia, in 1989 and have lived in the Glencarlyn neighborhood ever since.
Steve received undergraduate degrees in history and psychology from Brigham Young University, a master’s degree in history from George Mason University, and was an economics teaching fellow at the University of Utah. During his college years he served as a missionary in Norway for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Steve pursued a career as a journalist and magazine editor, working for various defense and technology publications. In addition, he was a published author and highly regarded Mormon historian. His first book, The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, (University of Missouri Press, 1987) won the 1987 Best Book award from the John Whitmer Historical Association. More recently, he wrote Life and Death on the Mormon Frontier: The Murders of Frank LeSueur and Gus Gibbons by the Wild Bunch (Greg Kofford Books, 2023). His essays and articles on Mormon history have been published in numerous journals and books. His final book, Every Man a Prophet (Greg Kofford Books, 2025) was a novel exploring missionary life.
Steve’s generosity, enthusiasm, wit and varied skills made him a valued contributor to community activities. These included editing school and neighborhood newsletters, coaching his children’s recreation basketball teams from elementary through high school, and, most recently, helping to organize a speakers program at his local library branch.
His sense of humor and sincere interest in people made Steve a favorite of many extended LeSueur and Reeder family members, especially children. He organized card games, devised backyard athletic competitions, filmed impromptu musical performances and played elaborate jokes that are now legendary contributions to family lore. He encouraged a love of animals, most especially cats, hamsters, guinea pigs and rats, teaching his children to love, appreciate and care for them. His inclusion of his family’s cats as characters in lively bedtime stories highlighted his creativity and sense of humor. He welcomed summer visits from nieces and nephews, sharing his knowledge of history on numerous visits to local monuments and museums.
For two years, Steve endured a difficult regimen of treatments to fight pancreatic cancer. His courage, determination, optimism, graciousness and sense of humor were evident as he looked for ways to continue enjoying life. He spent time with family and friends, participated in community activities, attended jazz and theater performances, and traveled to New York, South Carolina, California, Utah, Colorado and Oregon. He made final edits to his novel and arranged for its publication in 2025.
A celebration of life will be held on August 2 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Ireland’s Four Courts, 2051 Wilson Blvd, Arlington VA 22201.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Steve’s honor to Friends of the Arlington Public Library or the John Whitmer Historical Association.
June 24, 1956 - April 23, 2024
It is with deepest sadness that we inform you Michael McDaniel, 67, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away on April 23, 2024. He was born on June 24, 1956, in Burbank, California.
Michael was a beloved husband to Neva, a cherished father to Tim, Drew, Ashley, Nathan, and Erin, and a respected member of his community. He worked for the City of Burbank for 33 years, serving as the supervisor of the City's print shop before his retirement in 2020. Michael was also a dedicated Militaria Collector and enjoyed traveling, spending time with his family, and honoring veterans through his work on the City's Veteran's Committee.
In his free time, Michael enjoyed watching TV shows with his family, taking vacations, visiting Knott's Berry Farm, working on his family genealogy, and enjoying retirement. He was known for his love of history, especially focusing on World War I and World War II. Michael was actively involved in honoring those who served their country and was a member of the City of Burbank's Veterans Committee for 30 years. He was instrumental in creating a veteran’s memorial book for the committee that honored those who died in the wars and were from Burbank. Michael was also a part of the committee and design team that re-designed and implemented the new veteran’s memorial statue at McCambridge Park.
He was also passionate about the early history of his hometown Burbank, California. He and his best friend, Wesley Clark, co-wrote and created a website called Burbankia, which they still add and maintain to this day. Michael and Wes also co-wrote and published 3 books that covered the early years of Burbank's history from the founding times of the city to around 1970. Talking history brought him so much joy and you could see his eyes light up when he got to share his history knowledge with those who knew him best and even those meeting him for the first time.
Michael will be remembered for his larger-than-life personality and his commitment to his family and community.
A Memorial Service will at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the Cedar Ridge Ward building, 3195 S. Holmes Ave., Idaho Falls, to honor and celebrate his life. The memorial service will be televised for those not able to attend the service in person.
Coltrin Mortuary and Cremotory, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
August 17, 1940 - July 24, 2014
Nicolas E. Nicoletti was born in Chicago, Illinois. Hs parents, who have preceded him in death were Nicholas G. and Bertha D. Nicoletti. Nick was an only child and spent his early years in Chicago surrounded by a loving family of aunts, uncles and cousins. The family moved to Burbank, California in July of 1951.Nick graduated from Burbank High School and then attended UC-Berkeley graduated in 1962 with a B.S. degree in Business Administration. Nick served in the US Army from 1963 to1965. During his professional career, Nick worked for RCA, Capital Records, ABC and HBO. Nick then spent several years as a financial operations consultant in the entertainment industry.
Nick's passion in life was travel. He enjoyed visiting many countries and experiencing new places and cultures. In February 2005 he was awarded a membership in the "7 Continents Club" when he reached Antarctica.
Nick enjoyed life and lived it to its fullest. In addition to a successful professional career, he was very active in philanthropic community activities. Nick served as the CoChair of the Enertainment Industeries Allocations Committee as well as being a board member of Aid for Aids and LA Shanti. He worked tireleddly to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for these charities. Please direct any donations in Nick's honor to Aid for Aids or LA Shanti.
At the time of his death Nick was still seeking out new destinations in the world to explore.
There were no survivors.
April 22, 1983 – August 10, 2025
Matthew Wilson was born on April 22, 1983, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Burbank, California, to William Wilson and Miroslava Garza. From a young age, Matt was active and full of life. He enjoyed playing sports, studying Kyokushin karate, attending Bible study, camping, and cooking. He was passionate about music and could play many instruments. His happiest place was the gym, and he spent many years as a successful personal trainer before building a long career in entertainment lighting as a freelance stagehand.
Above all, Matthew loved being a father. He had a playful spirit and a big heart, making every moment with his children an adventure—whether it was playing video games, teaching them to ride bikes and hoverboards, having water balloon fights, or going on hikes. To his kids, he was both a parent and a playmate, truly a big kid at heart. He will be deeply missed by his children, Mattalyn (12), Matthew Jr. (11), Maclain (9), and Mayva (6), whom he shared with his longtime partner, Amanda. Matthew also cherished being a father to his daughters Leeah (16) and Lauren (21).
He is survived by his brother Jason (Maria) White of Los Angeles and their children Laela, Jade, Elias, Elise, and Jack; his sister Britney and niece June; and his parents William (Kathy) and Miroslava. He also leaves behind many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends who loved him dearly. To know Matt was truly to love him.
A visitation for Matthew will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Valley Funeral Home, 2121 West Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91506. A Mass will follow at St. Robert Bellarmine Church from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, 143 N 5th St, Burbank, CA 91501. Committal services will take place from 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM at Forest Lawn, 6300 Forest Lawn Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90068.
August 13, 1967 — April 14, 2019
Yurik Khodjasarian, 51, of Shadow Hills, passed away on Sunday, April 14th after a long battle with cancer. Yurik was born on August 13, 1967 in Tehran, Iran. He was the youngest of 5 children born to Arsen and Eriknaz. His parents immigrated to Glendale from Iran in 1978. He graduated from Burbank High School in 1985 where he was a member of the varsity soccer team.
Yurik attended California State University Northridge followed by law school at Glendale College of Law. He worked at the Law Offices of Albert Abkarian for 16 wonderful years. His greatest accomplishment in life was the birth of his twins, Ian and Lucia, on July 2, 2003 whom he cherished dearly. He loved being a father, especially coaching their soccer teams and sharing his passion for the game.
Yurik met Leslie Russell in 1988 and they married on November 10, 1995 at Sheen Memorial Chapel in Mission Hills. Yurik was diagnosed with lymphoma in February 2014, and bravely fought the disease until his passing.
Yurik is survived by his wife Leslie and their children, Ian and Lucia; his parents Arsen and Eriknaz; brother, Heros and wife Karmen and their children Narine and Sarmen; sister Araz and her daughter Madelayne; sister Arpik and husband Vanik and their children Hamik and Edwin; brother Henrik and wife Helen and their children Thomas and Ani.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to an education fund for Yurik's children to help defray the costs of college in the future.
https://www.gofundme.com/support-lucia-and-ian-through-college
Donations can also be made to the City of Hope.
May 20, 1946 ~ November 7, 2024 (age 78)
William Bruce Allan of Dike Texas passed away peacefully at home on November 7, 2024, surrounded by his family and his beloved rescue dog Laydeigh.
Bill is survived by his daughters, Susan Allan Croft and husband Thomas of Springtown, Sharon Allan Mayo of Ft Worth, and his son Travis Allan of Denton. He is also survived by six grandchildren: Cody and wife Haley, Carson Croft, Cooper Croft, Austin Allan, Kaci Allan, and Jordan Mayo; nieces Miera Nagy and Emily Adams; nephews, John Stone and Andy Stone
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Florence Allan of Burbank California, his son Trevor Allan of Sulphur Springs, his sister Betty Stone of Booneville, Arkansas, niece Jenni Stone Murillo, and his old roping horse Zip.
Bill was born in Montreal, Canada in 1946. He spent his early years in Canada but moved to California during his teen years where he graduated from Burbank High School and Cal Poly Technic State University. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corp in 1965 and was honorably discharged in 1967 following a motorcycle accident.
Among his first of many careers, he was a dairy farmer and Ag teacher in Newport, Vermont. After moving to Texas in 1974, he continued in the dairy business and began a career in Farm and Ranch Real Estate. He sold the dairy in the mid 90's and entered the realm of law enforcement as member of the Hopkins County Sheriff's posse, later entering the police academy and becoming a sheriff's deputy. He later took on the role of Hopkins County Constable and enjoyed eight years of service, making many friends (and a few enemies) along the way. His final career choice landed him as the court Bailiff for Hopkins County. He retired (officially) in 2020, but still enjoyed filling in at the court when needed.
Never one to meet a stranger, Bill enjoyed his church families at St James Catholic Church for many years and in recent years at Sulphur Spring First Baptist. He spent time singing and playing the guitar in each choir and kept his fellow Sunday School members laughing and smiling with his quick wit and silly jokes.
Bill loved to travel and see new things. He especially enjoyed his annual beach trips with his children and grandchildren where they spent every day on the beach and every evening as a family, watching movies or playing games on the deck. He had traveled to every state in America, with the exception of Alaska. Road trips with the grandkids were another of his favorite ways to see the sights and he spent many hours allowing them to choose the routes and the sights to see.
He will be remembered as a loving and proud father, grandfather, and a friend to everyone he met. He lived his motto of "be kind to people and they'll be kind to you."
Visitation will be Saturday, Nov 9th from 5:00-7:00pm at West Oaks Funeral Home with services Sunday Nov 10th at 2:00pm also at West Oaks. Burial will follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery.
In Lieu of flowers please make donations to the Hopkins County Sheriff's Posse. 298 Rosemont, Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482
Services
Visitation
Saturday
November 9, 2024
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
West Oaks Funeral Home
500 S. Hillcrest Drive
Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
Funeral Service
Sunday
November 10, 2024
2:00 PM
West Oaks Funeral Home
500 S. Hillcrest Drive
Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
Interment following funeral service
Sunday
November 10, 2024
Sulphur Bluff Cemetery
FM 71 East
Sulphur Bluff, TX 75481
Obituary from West Oaks Funeral Home, Sulphur Springs, Texas
November 10, 1953 – October 13, 2016
IN THE CARE OF
Oakdale Mortuary & Memorial Park
Arrangements under the direction of Oakdale Mortuary, Glendora, California.
No other information at this time.
Chris Arthur Basso was born on September 8, 1962 to Art (BHS 1950) & Marcia Basso at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Burbank, California. Sadly, Chris passed away unexpectedly, on August 26, 2025, at his Stevenson Ranch home.
Chris, like his Father and siblings, attended Washington Elementary (1974) Muir Jr. High (1977), and Burbank Sr. High school (1980/81). He played one year of football at BHS under the coaching of Lipera and Auzene.
In the mid 1980’s Chris started working, first delivering scripts to stars such as Kurt Russel, Goldie Hawn, Charlie’s Angel’s, and Steven Segal. He then transitioned to a studio transportation, production van driver, retiring in 2024 with 119 movie and TV projects in his career.
Additionally, when a show would wrap Chris would make fishing lures that could be purchased online or at the SDGS store.
Like his Father, Chris maintained an exemplary work ethic pitching in anywhere he could as well as being kind and generous to all that crossed his path. This earned him notoriety in the entertainment industry prompting producers & directors to request him to be part of the “on location transportation team” on future movies & shows.
Chris is survived by his younger brother Teddy Basso (BHS 1985), older sister Patti (Basso) Maisner (BHS 1975), nieces & nephews: Mallory (BHS 2011) & Mack Maisner (BHS 2014), Paige & Presley Basso, and stepmother Viola Basso of Burbank, CA.
R.I.P. Chris, you will be missed
