Obituary: Norma Hertzog, Costa Mesa's first woman mayor, dies at 94
Costa Mesa's first woman council member and mayor, Norma Hertzog, died Aug. 21 at her home in New Jersey, according Mayor John Stephens, who announ...
Costa Mesa's first woman council member and mayor, Norma Hertzog, died Aug. 21 at her home in New Jersey, according Mayor John Stephens, who announced her death in a news release issued Thursday. Hertzog was 94. Hertzog came to California from Canada in 1951 and became a U.S. citizen in 1960, the same year she moved with her family to Costa Mesa. Two years later, Hertzog, who gained experience teaching preschool in Canada and in Pacific Palisades, established Costa Mesa's Mesa Verde Preschool. She also owned West Bay Preschool in the city.