bio – 1984, Porfidia Franco de Lopez, 100 years old, 70-year resident of Los Alamitos
This was originally published Wednesday, October 31, 1984, News-Enterprise, Page 11, when the city was celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Rancho Los Alamitos
obit – G.S. (Gus) Dyer – early Sugar Factory supt.
27 march 1921 – Facts About Sugar, April 23, 1921, p.335 GUY SAWYER DYER DEAD News is received of the death at his home in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 27,…
obit – G.S. (Gus) Dyer – early Sugar Factory supt.
27 march 1921 – Facts About Sugar, April 23, 1921, p.335 GUY SAWYER DYER DEAD News is received of the death at his home in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 27,…
BIO: Karl V. Bennis – longtime Los Al Sugar Factory officer, Anza-Borrego Desert booster
One of the leading citizens of Los Alamitos in the first decades of this century Karl Vucassovich Bennis had a long history with the Los Alamitos Sugar Factory. Born in…
Huguette Clark – daughter of Los Alamitos founder, dies at 104
On May 24, 2011, Huguette Clark, one of the world’s richest women and subject of many TV reports last fall, died at the age of 104. Worth over an estimated…
Bio: Michael F. Reagan
Michael Reagan was one of the earliest workers to come to the new town of Los Alamitos when it was formed in 1896. After working to help build the factory…
Early Los Alamitos Recollections: Harry Butterfield
Harry Butterfield was one of Los Alamitos’ earliest residents. He was born in Wilsonville, Nebraska and arrived with his family in 1897, while, the sugar factory was still under construction,…
Obit: Perry Green (1895-1952), Los Alamitos realtor in 1920s, father of Lura Labourdette
This obituary is from the Long Beach Independent, May 15, 1952. Perry Green came to Los Alamitos in the mid 1920s and became a local real estate agent. Some Los…
OBIT: 1996 – Garland Stephens – early Rossmoor leader, attorney for Frank & Millie Vessels
This obituary below appeared in the North County Times (San Diego County), February 23, 2006. Garland Stephens was a very involved personality in the Los Alamitos-Rossmoor area. He apparently became…
OBIT: “Los Alamitos had a treasure in Jim Bell” (OC Reg. Sep 4, 1998)
OBITUARY: With a high school diploma and determination, he helped built the city’s infrastructure — then was its first mayor. By ROBIN HINCH Orange County Register When Jim Bell moved…