Family and friends are invited to honor the memory of David Michael McGraw, a longtime Santa Clarita resident remembered for his generous spirit, admirable work ethic, and intense loyalty and love for his family. David passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023. He was 62 years old. Lovingly known as “DeMac” to many of his friends, David is remembered as ...

Just as the annual Cowboy Festival is ingrained into Santa Clarita history, so too is Leslie “Les” Buffham an integral part of the city’s history with his Western poetry, singing and songwriting. Les Buffham passed away on June 15, 2023, at the age of 80 at his home in Arizona, but his legacy lives on within friends and family who ...

Monsignor Michael Joseph Slattery, 84, of Santa Clarita, CA peacefully passed away in his sleep on Feb. 15, 2023, at Mary Crest Manor in Culver City. He was born in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland, to John and Kathleen (McNamara) Slattery on December 22, 1938. He grew up in Tallow with his four sisters and two brothers, working on the family ...

Michele Jenkins, the longest-serving member of the College of the Canyons Board of Trustees, has died. Jenkins served as a COC board member for nearly forty years since 1984. Jenkins began her educational career at COC as a student in 1969 at the Hart High School campus.  During her service on the Board of Trustees, Jenkins served in a multitude ...

Chuck Morris, a longtime activist for veterans issues in the Santa Clarita Valley, died earlier this week. Charles “Chuck” R. Morris was born on Feb. 9, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois where he lived until 1948 when his family moved to Studio City in California. He later served in the U.S. Army between 1952-54, received an honorable discharge with the rank ...

The former editor of The Signal, Lila Littlejohn, died in her sleep on Sunday morning at the age of 68. Lila Littlejohn, a veteran journalist, journalism teacher and former editor of The Signal, died Sunday morning peacefully in her sleep at her home in West Melbourne Florida on Sunday, Aug. 7, according to family. According to her elder sister, Lucinda ...

Real Life Church held memorial services for Cheri Fleming on Friday, a longtime philanthropist in the Santa Clarita community who has supported numerous nonprofit organizations. Cheryl Anne “Cheri” Fleming, 69, of Valencia, passed away from natural causes on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020 at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, CA, following a brief illness resulting from a brain ...