Denise Anne Van Herpen passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, of an aneurysm. Denise was born in Long Beach July 24, 1971. She was a sixth generation Californian. She attended Los Amigos High School in Fountain Valley and then attended Long Beach State University. Denise was the owner of Denise’s Designs jewelry and The Green…

James Mettler, born Nov. 30, 1961, died Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. Jim was an extraordinary man: an avid learner of everything, and a member of the Palomar Observatory docents, Mountain Disaster Preparedness, Mile High Radio Club and Pinzgauer truck group. He was active with outreach programs using astronomy through California schools and Positive Adventures. Jim…

Joseph William Bernier (“Doc”), 74, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. He was born on Nov. 2, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Maryland and Indiana University, where he earned his doctorate in dentistry, and he served in the U.S. Army until 1974, reaching the rank of captain. A former president of…