A beloved great aunt and a friendly face in Malibu: Family, friends remember those killed in fires

The death toll in the Southern California wildfires rose to 25 on Tuesday, and heartbroken family members are trying hard to stay strong to honor their loved ones who were killed – as difficult as it may be.

Amid the charred homes and half-standing chimneys in Altadena, deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the medical examiner’s office were spotted at a home on West Mariposa Street where 86-year-old Miva Friedli lived. Authorities haven’t officially confirmed her death, but family members told ABC7 it was Friedli.

Eyewitness News had just interviewed April Howell – Friedli’s niece – about 30 minutes before the discovery…

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