Bernie’s Final Discharge A few days ago I learned from Bernie’s son, Marc, that his dad had passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at age 87 years young on Feb. 22, 2019 at Henry Mayo Hospital. Bernie’s funeral service was held at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills on Feb. 25, 2019. He is survived ...

A Korean war veteran and active member of the Santa Clarita Senior Center passed away Friday after a four-day hospital stay. Bernard Katz was born Aug. 24, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York, and after his mother’s death he and his father moved to Boyle Heights, California, where Katz graduated from Los Angeles High School in June 1950. Katz joined the ...

Honor Flight Bernie Katz, 86 years young, and I have stayed in touch since we met over a year ago when we first met at Newhall’s Senior Center. We recently met again at his Friendly Valley home to discuss his Veteran’s Honor Flight earlier this year. Honor Flight Network is a non profit organization dedicated to returning war Veterans of ...