Deborah "Debbie" Longworth

Deborah (“Debbie”) Longworth passed peacefully at age 73 in hospice care on February 11, 2026. Debbie was the heart center of our big family. Her quiet presence will be missed and cherished in our memories forever. Born in Los Angeles the third of seven to Frank and Mary Agnes Longworth, Debbie attended St Joseph the Worker, Our Lady of Peace and graduated from Bishop Alemany High ’71. She earned her ECE Certificate Degree at Valley College and began her career teaching at Pinecrest School, Van Nuys. Later Debbie managed Granada Hills Hospital’s Radiology Department. Recognizing her outstanding organizational skills and keen memory Dr. Sands hired Debbie to manage his OB/GYN Encino practice where she enjoyed many years greeting moms and babies. Debbie’s working career was struck short when an underage drunk driver ran her over in ‘88. Debbie’s resilience for life and her strong faith and constitution never wavered, even when she faced tremendous physical challenges and a lifetime of surgeries and rehab hospitalizations. Debbie enjoyed her Friendly Valley neighbors and tending to her beautiful roses on her corner lot. She was an active member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and prior to that at St. Clare’s. She leaves her love with her siblings: Pam Pelton, Maureen, Mike, Richard, and Tom Longworth and Mary Mihm and all their children and grandchildren. Her parents, grandparents and aunts and uncles predeceased her but reportedly came during her hospice stay to “guide her to heaven” giving her family much peace of mind. Debbie was and is the heart, connecting all of us in prayer and we will miss her astute listening and interest in all our adventures she followed in detail as we branched into our various family life arteries of our own, always fueled by our Longworth Family love with Debbie at its center, and always bringing us back together in her presence. Please join us at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Santa Clarita at 12:30pm Friday March 6 for the Rosary followed by a 1pm funeral Mass and then Eternal Valley Cemetery Burial at 3pm. We will celebrate Debbie’s Love and Life together at Margarita’s SCV March 6 from 4-7pm and would love to hear your stories, songs and poems that capture your memories of Debbie’s love. Call any of the Longworth’s for more information as needed

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Deborah "Debbie" Longworth

January 25, 1953 - February 11, 2026