In 1989, with the help of the Miller family, Jim, Adam Tolmach, and I built a winery at the Bien Nacido Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley. Jim and I have continued to make our wines in the same winery ever since.
Read MorePosted: 06/17/2021
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
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
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
A Santa Barbara native who was a leading figure in the folk music boom of the 1960s, Julie Felix was more than just a singer and songwriter.
Read MorePosted: 04/16/2020
One virtue of friendship is this: If your friend is an eminent poet like John Ridland, it doesn’t get in the way.
Read MorePosted: 03/11/2020
A former mayor of Appleton, Wisconsin, Jim Sutherland moved with his family to the Santa Barbara area in 1983 to work in Westmont College’s admissions department, drawn to the “eternal dimension” of the school’s spiritual mission.
Read MorePosted: 02/13/2020
James Sly, a memorable chef at El Encanto, Lucky’s, and Sly’s in Carpinteria, was also known for computers and cars, as well as his ability to hold friends close.
Read MorePosted: 10/16/2019
Joe Wilson was the last American to negotiate with Saddam Hussein face-to-face, and he was the first to tell America the Iraq War started under false colors.
Read MorePosted: 10/09/2019
The snarky, witty bartender who ruled the roost at Harry’s and The Sportsman, Jim Breen also represented a myriad of clients including Ensemble Theatre and Old Spanish Days.
Read MorePosted: 08/28/2019
Nana went peacefully on the morning of July 21, 2021. She was surrounded by her loving family. You two are
Read MorePosted: 10/14/2021
A private family memorial gathering will take place in the future.
Read MorePosted: 09/30/2021
Jess passed away peacefully on Aug 30, 2021. He was 100 yrs old. Funeral Mass will be held at St.
Read MorePosted: 09/07/2021
August 28th 2021 10:00 a.m. service Saint Raphael Church Goleta.
Read MorePosted: 08/26/2021
James Julca, beloved teacher, father and grandfather passed away peacefully at his home in Santa Barbara, CA on May 13,
Read MorePosted: 07/27/2021
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
Funeral services will be private for family members only.
Read MorePosted: 01/05/2021
An online celebration of June’s life will take place on Saturday, October 17. For more information, please email JuneKambachMemorial@gmail.com
Read MorePosted: 10/12/2020
Astonishing Patience Cheerful Loving-kindness
Read MorePosted: 09/02/2020
Commemoration of John Ridland will take place at 1pm Saturday March 14 at the Unitarian Parish Hall. Corner of Arrellaga
Read MorePosted: 03/03/2020
Jerry Stewart was adopted as an infant by devout Mormons, Adiel Stewart (then Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah) and
Read MorePosted: 10/13/2021
Jeff Wootton, a loving husband and father, died September 25, 2021 at age 75 as a result of Lewy Body
Read MorePosted: 10/01/2021
In loving memory of Jimmy Pena, a Legend in Goleta, especially, Goleta Beach. Despite his personal challenges, his free spirit,
Read MorePosted: 09/27/2021
Jessie Espinoza Salvador, 92, of Carpinteria, CA, left this world peacefully to join her Lord and Savior on August 20,
Read MorePosted: 08/27/2021
Joan Sawyer Bohn, daughter of Charles Francis Sawyer and Lorine Bishop Sawyer was born in Huntington Woods, MI. Her father
Read MorePosted: 08/23/2021
Jennifer Leigh Blankenbeckler, age 45, of Santa Barbara, CA, passed away on August 9, 2021, at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Read MorePosted: 08/16/2021
James Julca, beloved teacher, husband, brother, father and grandfather passed away peacefully at his home in Santa Barbara, CA on
Read MorePosted: 08/05/2021
Janet Kazuko Fukumura peacefully rested in God’s arms on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at the age of 91. She was
Read MorePosted: 08/02/2021
Jackie Gambetta, 86, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 25, in the comfort of her home. She is survived by
Read MorePosted: 07/28/2021
Joyce Lorraine Trevillian died peacefully on July 27, 2021 at her home in Santa Barbara, just a bit shy of
Read MorePosted: 07/28/2021
Resident of Santa Barbara since 1965. Loved by many, she loved her plants and trees; a great supporter of wild
Read MorePosted: 07/27/2021
