Carolyn Jones Ruliffson, BHS '40 (1922-2008)

 

Carolyn Shillingford Jones Ruliffson

September 11, 1922 – August 29, 2008 

Carolyn was married to Don Ruliffson and they had daughters, Carroll and Beverly. All attended Burbank High. 

Click here to read about Mr Ruliffson, BHS '40 (1922-1966).

Click here to read about Beverly Jean Ruliffson Jensen, BHS '71 (1952-2010).

Chris Hogeland, BHS '80 (1962-2023)

Christie Ann Hogeland

September 7, 1962 - September 24, 2023

Sad news posted on Facebook today...

Dearest Friends and Family, it is with profound sadness that we let you know that the inimitable, ever-loving, kind, wise, gentle, creative, talented, funny, Chris/Christie Hogeland died unexpectedly (and without suffering) early on Sunday September 24th after a food (including a delicious shrimp/lime/cilantro salad Chris made) and fun filled evening with several good friends.

 

There will be a memorial art show in her honor to occur in the months ahead; details to be posted here. Donations to the Marfan Foundation https://marfan.org or to Housing Matters https://housingmatterssc.org are welcome. 

 

May she continue to reap in her afterlife all the love and goodness she sowed in this life…Peace Out.

Carol Perceful, BHS '69 (1951-2023)

 

11th Grade Photo

 

10th Grade Photo

Leala Carol Perceful 

January 20, 1951 - September 26, 2023

Bruce Williams, BHS '66 (1947-2023)

Today this was shared on Facebook. This is very sad news...

My father Bruce D Williams passed away peacefully last month. He spoke very highly of his time at Burbank HS.

 

Nancy Collins Corvino, BHS '76 (1957-2023)

Nancy Marie Collins Corvino

July 9, 1957 - September 18, 2023

Sad news posted on Facebook by Julie Williams-Davey... 

Nancy Collins Corvino passed away this morning.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 UPDATE

Ed Lowman, BHS '58 (1940-2023)

Kenneth Edgar Lowman

September 15, 1940 - August 2023

Kenneth Edgar "Eddie" Lowman, BHS '58, suffered a stroke at his home in July, and passed away in August at a rehab facility. Ed was 82. After BHS Ed attended and graduated from UCLA, and remained a faithful lifelong UCLA football fan attending most home and away games.

Ed lived most of his life on Sunset Canyon Dr in Burbank in a home built by Ed's grandparents, Edgar Lowman and his wife. His father, Kenneth Lowman, lived about three houses away on Sunset Canyon Dr.

Ed and his first wife had three children, Kellie (BHS '79), Kevin (BHS '81), and Kenny (BHS '82). Ed's wife passed away in 1966 at age 26 when the children were very young. He and his second wife had one daughter, Kasey, a Village Christian High School graduate.

Ed's memorial service was held on September 15th on what would have been his 83rd birthday. The service was at Calvary Bible Church in Burbank, where Ed attended for much of his teen years and early married life, when the church was named MacArthur Memorial Bible Church.

Ed was a BHS Centennial Committee member in 2007 and 2008 which lead up to the school's four day Centennial celebration in September 2008. Ed attended his first BHS Senior Bulldogs luncheon in March 2023 at the Burbank Elks Lodge.

Ed Lowman is survived by his wife, Debbie, his son Ken Lowman of Burbank, daughter Kasey Lowman Madeoy of Washington state, four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and his former wife Barbara Beliveau Lowman. Ed is predeceased by his first wife Adrienne LaSor Lowman in 1966, his daughter Kellie Lowman in 2009, and his son Kevin Lowman in 1994.

Alan Landros

BHS '70

Amy Lloyd Bagnall, BHS '75 (1957-2023)

Debbie Buzzelli-Blount posted this on Facebook... 

This was a shock! So saddened 💔 we reconnected on Facebook. I did get to see her before she moved. She was the most happy upbeat person...😪 

Hello everyone This is Doug, Amy Lloyd Bagnall's husband. I'm writing this here , if you haven't already heard about Amy's death last Sunday September 3rd. The accident happened in Parker Arizona. A Semi truck, running a red light at high speed, struck our car in rear, as we were finishing a left hand turn. The driver was driving drunk, and left the scene. 4 other vehicles were damaged, and seven people injured. Amy was the only fatality. If anyone wants to talk to me, please use Amy's number, and other contacts here. My phone was damaged, and unusable. Been getting a lot of messages from family and friends that im unable to read. So please use this number. 

 

Link to Fundraiser

https://www.gofundme.com/f/amy-bagnell

Link to accident article

https://parkerliveonline.com/2023/09/03/semi-driver-charged-with-murder-after-serious-accident-involving-4-other-vehicles-in-parker/

Link to Amy's Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/bagnalla/

 

The following is from Amy's Facebook page:

Married to Doug Bagnall, blessed with two daughters: Christine and Julie 

Child Caregiver at Denton Bible Church 

Tutor at Enlighten Tutoring Service 

Former 5th Grade Teacher at Valencia Elementary School 

Studied Curriculum and Instruction, MA at Concordia University, Irvine 

Went to Newport Harbor High 

Went to Southampton Senior High School 

Went to Burbank High School 

Studied B.S. Child Development at California State University, Fullerton 

Lives in Aubrey, Texas 

From Manhasset, New York 

Mary Thompson Haralson, BHS '71 (1952-2023)

1969 yearbook

1968 yearbook

 

OCTOBER 15, 2023 UPDATE

ORIGINAL POST

Julie Cooke Smith posted today on Facebook the following 

On 8/23/2023 Class of 1971. We lost another BHS Bulldog Alumni unexpectedly. My Auntie Mary L. (Thompson) Haralson. She will be dearly missed and never forgotten. She joins her parents- Thurman (Tom) and Estelle Thompson, her brother Tommy Thompson and her nephew Jim Cooke. She is survived by her children Regina Marie Garcia-Lopez, Danny Garcia, Melissa Gonzalez; her sister Carol Walter, (Thompson-Cooke) and her Nieces, Julie Cooke Smith, Jenn DeAtley as well as grandchildren, great-children and great-nieces and great-nephews.