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Ruth O'Connor Fisher
Ruth Fisher was born in Pasadena in 1946 and died at Good Samaritan
Hospital of Glendale on Wednesday. She graduated from Pasadena High School
in 1963 and stayed home to raise three children before opening the Four
Paws Pet Retreat in Topanga Canyon twenty years ago.
She is survived by her loving companion George Sibley, her sister Sarah
O'Connor, her son David Fisher of Los Angeles and her daughter Claire
Fisher of New York City. Ruth will also be missed by her four cherished
grandchildren - Maya Fisher, Willa Chenowith, and Anthony and Durrell
Charles-Fisher.
Viewing will be held on Saturday, March 15th at 2 p.m. at Fisher & Sons
Funeral Home at 2302 W. 25th Street in Los Angeles. Private burial to
follow.
Keith Dwayne Charles
Keith Charles, founder of Charles Security Company, was born in 1968 in
San Diego. He died suddenly at work on Tuesday morning.
Keith attended West Point Military Academy, graduating with a degree in
Criminology in 1989. He served the city of Los Angeles as a member of the
LAPD for nine years before joining the security industry. He leaves behind
his devoted husband David Fisher and loving sons Durrell and Anthony
Charles-Fisher, his grandson Matthew, his sister Karla Charles and his
niece Taylor Benoit of Carlsbad. Keith is pre-deceased by his parents
Roderick and Lucille Charles of San Diego. Memorial service will be held
on Sunday, February 18th at 2 p.m. at Fisher & Sons Funeral Home at 2302
W. 25th Street in Los Angeles.
David James Fisher
Born January 20, 1969. Died at the age of 75 in Echo Park. He was proud
owner and operator of Fisher & Sons Funeral Home of Los Angeles for over
forty years. After retiring in 2034, he went on to perform in dozens of
local theater productions, including Weill and Brecht's "Threepenny
Opera," Rossini's "The Barber of Seville," and as Ebenezer Scrooge in
Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." David leaves behind his partner Raoul
Martinez, his beloved sons Durrell and Anthony Charles-Fisher, his sister
Claire Fisher and his three precious grandchildren Matthew, Keith, and
Katie. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Southern
California Opera Association
Hector Federico Diaz
Died at the age of 75 while vacationing with his wife in Puerto Rico.
Federico graduated from Cyprus College in 1997 with a degree in Mortuary
Science. He worked as a restorative artist for several years before
becoming part owner of Fisher & Diaz Funeral Home on 25th Street. In 2005,
Federico opened the Diaz Family Mortuary on DeLongpre Avenue in Hollywood,
where he served the community for 35 years before retiring.
Pre-deceased by his parents Mauricio and Lilia Diaz of Los Angeles. He was
married to his beloved wife Vanessa for 54 years and leaves behind his
cherished sons Julio and Augusto and his three grandchildren: Emily,
Celestina and Vincent.
Memorial service will be held at Diaz Family Mortuary on Saturday,
February 16th at 11:00 a.m. Funeral mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. the
following day at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Atwater Village.
Brenda Chenowith
Brenda Chenowith was born July 19, 1969 and died at the age of 82 at home.
She earned her Masters Degree in Social Work at California State
University of Los Angeles and a PhD in Theories of Human Behavior at
University of Southern California.
Brenda wrote several books about the role of the gifted child in family
development. She is considered to be one of the most distinguished
scholars in that field of study, adding several courses to the Social Work
curriculum at USC. She developed research methodologies to conclusively
prove the link between deviant human behavior and fetal alcohol exposure.
As a child, Brenda was the subject of the book "Charlotte Light and Dark"
by Gareth Feinberg, PhD.
Brenda will be dearly missed by her beloved children Maya Fisher, Willa
Chenowith, and Forrest Nathanson, her loving husband Daniel Nathanson, and
her brother William Chenowith of Malibu. Private services will be held
Wednesday March 9th at Deep Creek Nature Preserve. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to a charity of your choice.
Claire Simone Fisher
1983 - 2085
Born March 13, 1983. Died February 11, 2085 in Manhattan. Claire grew up
in Los Angeles and studied art at LAC-Arts College. She worked as an
advertising and fashion photographer and photojournalist for nearly fifty
years, creating several memorable covers for Washington Post magazine, W,
and The Face. Claire often exhibited her work in New York and London art
galleries and in a time when nearly everyone else in her field had turned
to digital scanning and computer-driven imaging, she continued to use a
silver-based photographic process. Claire began teaching photography as a
faculty member at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2018,
earning tenure in 2028. She's pre-deceased by her beloved husband Ted
Fairwell.
Ruth Fisher was born in Pasadena in 1946 and died at Good Samaritan
Hospital of Glendale on Wednesday. She graduated from Pasadena High School
in 1963 and stayed home to raise three children before opening the Four
Paws Pet Retreat in Topanga Canyon twenty years ago.
She is survived by her loving companion George Sibley, her sister Sarah
O'Connor, her son David Fisher of Los Angeles and her daughter Claire
Fisher of New York City. Ruth will also be missed by her four cherished
grandchildren - Maya Fisher, Willa Chenowith, and Anthony and Durrell
Charles-Fisher.
Viewing will be held on Saturday, March 15th at 2 p.m. at Fisher & Sons
Funeral Home at 2302 W. 25th Street in Los Angeles. Private burial to
follow.
Keith Dwayne Charles
Keith Charles, founder of Charles Security Company, was born in 1968 in
San Diego. He died suddenly at work on Tuesday morning.
Keith attended West Point Military Academy, graduating with a degree in
Criminology in 1989. He served the city of Los Angeles as a member of the
LAPD for nine years before joining the security industry. He leaves behind
his devoted husband David Fisher and loving sons Durrell and Anthony
Charles-Fisher, his grandson Matthew, his sister Karla Charles and his
niece Taylor Benoit of Carlsbad. Keith is pre-deceased by his parents
Roderick and Lucille Charles of San Diego. Memorial service will be held
on Sunday, February 18th at 2 p.m. at Fisher & Sons Funeral Home at 2302
W. 25th Street in Los Angeles.
David James Fisher
Born January 20, 1969. Died at the age of 75 in Echo Park. He was proud
owner and operator of Fisher & Sons Funeral Home of Los Angeles for over
forty years. After retiring in 2034, he went on to perform in dozens of
local theater productions, including Weill and Brecht's "Threepenny
Opera," Rossini's "The Barber of Seville," and as Ebenezer Scrooge in
Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." David leaves behind his partner Raoul
Martinez, his beloved sons Durrell and Anthony Charles-Fisher, his sister
Claire Fisher and his three precious grandchildren Matthew, Keith, and
Katie. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Southern
California Opera Association
Hector Federico Diaz
Died at the age of 75 while vacationing with his wife in Puerto Rico.
Federico graduated from Cyprus College in 1997 with a degree in Mortuary
Science. He worked as a restorative artist for several years before
becoming part owner of Fisher & Diaz Funeral Home on 25th Street. In 2005,
Federico opened the Diaz Family Mortuary on DeLongpre Avenue in Hollywood,
where he served the community for 35 years before retiring.
Pre-deceased by his parents Mauricio and Lilia Diaz of Los Angeles. He was
married to his beloved wife Vanessa for 54 years and leaves behind his
cherished sons Julio and Augusto and his three grandchildren: Emily,
Celestina and Vincent.
Memorial service will be held at Diaz Family Mortuary on Saturday,
February 16th at 11:00 a.m. Funeral mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. the
following day at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Atwater Village.
Brenda Chenowith
Brenda Chenowith was born July 19, 1969 and died at the age of 82 at home.
She earned her Masters Degree in Social Work at California State
University of Los Angeles and a PhD in Theories of Human Behavior at
University of Southern California.
Brenda wrote several books about the role of the gifted child in family
development. She is considered to be one of the most distinguished
scholars in that field of study, adding several courses to the Social Work
curriculum at USC. She developed research methodologies to conclusively
prove the link between deviant human behavior and fetal alcohol exposure.
As a child, Brenda was the subject of the book "Charlotte Light and Dark"
by Gareth Feinberg, PhD.
Brenda will be dearly missed by her beloved children Maya Fisher, Willa
Chenowith, and Forrest Nathanson, her loving husband Daniel Nathanson, and
her brother William Chenowith of Malibu. Private services will be held
Wednesday March 9th at Deep Creek Nature Preserve. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to a charity of your choice.
Claire Simone Fisher
1983 - 2085
Born March 13, 1983. Died February 11, 2085 in Manhattan. Claire grew up
in Los Angeles and studied art at LAC-Arts College. She worked as an
advertising and fashion photographer and photojournalist for nearly fifty
years, creating several memorable covers for Washington Post magazine, W,
and The Face. Claire often exhibited her work in New York and London art
galleries and in a time when nearly everyone else in her field had turned
to digital scanning and computer-driven imaging, she continued to use a
silver-based photographic process. Claire began teaching photography as a
faculty member at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2018,
earning tenure in 2028. She's pre-deceased by her beloved husband Ted
Fairwell.