Darryl Perlin was known to be an attorney who was ethical, prepared, thorough, and successful, but his career with the District Attorney’s Office was nevertheless overshadowed by his love for the King of Rock and Roll.
Read MorePosted: 05/05/2021
The world is a dimmer place without Peter Richards, our gentle, joyous, and beloved husband, father, brother, and friend.
Read MorePosted: 04/21/2021
Shortly after Judy’s Santa Barbara visit in winter 1978, she sold everything she had in Iowa and returned in her old red VW Beetle. She set out to make new friends, among them Ozzie Da Ros, who suggested Judy as a custom tilemaker to a client. Judy had found a new career.
Read MorePosted: 03/24/2021
On a visit to Esalen with her husband, George, Judith Brown so impressed Dr. Fritz Perls that he invited her to study Gestalt therapy with him. The kind of person to develop life-long friendships after meeting someone on a plane or in a grocery store, Judith brought her patients to self-awareness and self-love.
Read MorePosted: 03/10/2021
Father Jon was a man who was called to be where tragedy, destruction, death, grief, and anguish struck — but he was also a man who sparkled and lifted you up when you were in his presence.
Read MorePosted: 03/10/2021
Assistant DA Pat McKinley once told a defense attorney who threatened to “paper him to death,” or file lots of motions, “You haven’t met Jerry. You have a peashooter; I have a Howitzer.”
Read MorePosted: 03/03/2021
Barbara Tellefson was the founder and matriarch of the Unity Shoppe, which embodies a community of support for residents facing an unforeseen crisis with dignity, autonomy, and independent decision-making intact.
Read MorePosted: 02/25/2021
John Daniel, one half of Daniel & Daniel Publishers, was a warmhearted, brilliant, witty, and generous man who had a profound impact on Santa Barbara’s literary community.
Read MorePosted: 02/17/2021
Kellam de Forest’s career took him to Hollywood as a researcher whose company became the industry standard, and he retired to his native Santa Barbara where he became an incisive presence at many a planning meeting.
Read MorePosted: 02/10/2021
John Buttny cut his political teeth on Vietnam protests in Boulder, Colorado, and after he settled down in Isla Vista, he rarely said “no” when asked to work on issues ranging from environmental protection to homelessness, from the Gaviota Coast to the bucolic Santa Ynez Valley.
Read MorePosted: 02/01/2021
Holocaust survivor Judy Meisel would say, if she could emerge from her experience without hate in her heart, then anyone can learn to live without hate.
Read MorePosted: 01/20/2021
Family and friends describe Dan Eliason as a “gentleman’s gentleman.” At the nearby assisted living facility where he lived for two years, his pleasant demeanor, ready smile, and jokes made him one of the staff’s favorite residents.
Read MorePosted: 01/13/2021
Visitation: Wednesday, March 10th, 5pm – Rosary:7pm at Welch-Ryce-Haider/Mass: Thursday, March 11th, 10:30am Our Lady Guadalupe. Interment at Calvary
Read MorePosted: 03/05/2021
Visitation:Wednesday, 3/10, 5pm – Rosary at 7pm at the Welch-Ryce-Haider on Sola. Mass:Thursday, 03/11, 10am at St.Raphael’s Church. Calvary Cemetery
Read MorePosted: 03/03/2021
No service due to Covid restrictions.
Read MorePosted: 03/02/2021
A celebration of life will prayerfully be in the fall when gathering together is safer.
Read MorePosted: 02/25/2021
Robert T. Ward was a beloved husband and father. He loved travel, music, reading and rowing on the ocean. He
Read MorePosted: 01/26/2021
John Douglas Dalton, 56 ,owner of JD Electric for 28 years, died 11/14/2020. His Family and friends will remember John’s
Read MorePosted: 01/20/2021
Viewing 10am – 12pm, Thursday January 14, Welch-Ryce-Haider, 15 E. Sola St, Santa Barbara CA. Private internment following at Santa
Read MorePosted: 01/12/2021
Saturday, January 30th 2:00 pm Pacific Time. Trinity Episcopal Church will host an virtual Zoom gathering: Storytelling & Prayers. Visit
Read MorePosted: 01/11/2021
Services are pending. Arrangements by Welch-Ryce-Haider
Read MorePosted: 01/05/2021
Funeral services will be private for family members only.
Read MorePosted: 01/05/2021
Whited, Richard is remembered as a quiet, gentle, and honest person. He was born April 16th, 1941 to Ann and
Read MorePosted: 05/14/2021
Pamela was born in 1952 to Theresa (Misasi) and Salvatore Mauro Jr. in Glasco, New York. In 1978, Pamela left
Read MorePosted: 05/13/2021
Ursula Maria Clarke (Nickisch) of Santa Barbara passed away May 9, 2021. She was born July 25, 1926 in Berlin,
Read MorePosted: 05/12/2021
Delia Brinton died peacefully and surrounded by family at her home in Santa Barbara on April 13 after a long
Read MorePosted: 05/11/2021
Born and raised in Santa Barbara, Alex was proud of his Chumash and Spanish heritage that dates back to the
Read MorePosted: 05/11/2021
Jeff Levy left us just shy of his 65th birthday after a lengthy illness. Born April 12th, 1956 in Torrance
Read MorePosted: 05/11/2021
Willie “Little Man” Tarver – such an unforgettable man with a profound legacy. He was a one-of-a-kind type person. Whether
Read MorePosted: 05/10/2021
Long time educator and Santa Barbara resident, Pauline Brooks Shillam, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 15, 2021.
Read MorePosted: 05/10/2021
Carlye Hummel-Strever went to sleep in Jesus with her husband Danny close beside. Having been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer
Read MorePosted: 05/07/2021
Adam “Millhouse”, “Fuzzy”, “Mop Top” “Addybro” Miller passed away unexpectedly on February 15, 2021 in Santa Barbara CA, the oldest
Read MorePosted: 05/04/2021
“I never expected to be anybody important” – Elvis Presley Reflections on the life of Darryl “Elvis” Perlin, dedicated fan
Read MorePosted: 05/03/2021
