Nineteen-year old Joel M. Kukla, son of former Topanga resident Shanna Sipple Kukla and grandson of current Topanga residents John and Mary Sipple, died in his sleep of unknown causes on August 30, 2007.


Joel is survived by his parents Shanna and David Kukla; his brother James Kukla; his grandparents John and Mary Sipple of Topanga, California, Janet and Allan Green of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Pam Kukla of Natick, Massachusetts, and Don Kukla of New York City; and his great-grandparents Ernest Ohle of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Pandy Apostle of Natick, Massachusetts, as well as many other friends and relatives.

Donations in Joel Kukla's memory may be made to the Community Food Bank, Box 26727, Tucson, Arizona 85726.