(L.A.) Robert Margitan, 75, Died in a Nursing Home

Case Number: 2025-00831

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 75-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred in a nursing home.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Robert Margitan.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death A: Upper Airway Obstruction (Food Bolus) Complicating Neurologic Impairment

Cause of Death B: Cerebrovascular Disease

Cause of Death C: Atherosclerotic and Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease

RIP ROBERT MARGITAN (May 26, 1949 – December 31, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 1:01 p.m.

Apparently, a mass of food had become stuck in the patient’s upper airways.