Former Malibu resident Daniel Felix Bertonneau died Oct. 12. He was 95.
Bertonneau was born in New Orleans of French-speaking parents. He came to California as a child and, joining the Los Angeles City Fire Department in 1935, retired as a battalion chief in 1972.
Bertonneau built his Grasswood Avenue house in 1965 with the help of fireman-friends and returned the favor many times. He officially moved to Malibu in 1966, remaining there until 2002. In the ’70s and ’80s, Bertonneau sold land and houses and was a real estate broker in Malibu.
Bertonneau is survived by his wife of 60 years, Eleanor, a daughter, two sons and four grandchildren.