Jim Clendenen: 1953-2021


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.

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Judy Sutcliffe: 1941-2021


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.

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Judith Brown


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.

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John Buttny: 1938-2020


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.

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Julie Ann Felix: 1938-2020


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.

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John Ridland: 1933-2020


One virtue of friendship is this: If your friend is an eminent poet like John Ridland, it doesn’t get in the way.

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Jim Sutherland: 1935-2019


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.

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Jeff Hausz


1949 - 2023

Sunday, December 17 at 12:00 noon. El Presidio Historical Park at Canon Perdido & SB st. RSVP carlastellwagen@gmail.com obit will

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Jay Kuehnle


1957 - 2023

Jay was a unique individual and will be dearly missed, but no service is planned at this time.

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John R. Duddy


1947 - 2023

John R. Duddy had 3 cities he called home; Pasadena, Santa Barbara and Santa Rosa. He will be missed by

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John Switzer


1929 - 2023

There will be a Funeral Mass for John at St. Raphaels Church, July 18th at 11 am

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John Frederick Spencer


1948 - 2023

Feel the love. Celebration of Life for Rick Spencer Saturday May 13th, 2023 1pm-4pm Oak Park Friendship Grove 638 West

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Jesse Mendez Contreras Jr


1981 - 2023

Services will be held on February 3 at Starbucks mortuary in Lompoc, CA Viewing will be from 10am to 12:30

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Jesse Mendez Contreras Jr


2022 - 2023

Services will be held on February 3 at Starbucks mortuary in Lompoc, CA Viewing will be from 10am to 12:30

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Jim X. Borzym


News of the recent unexpected death of Jim X. Borzym will sadden those in the Santa Barbara Contra dance scene

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Joseph Richard Jr.


1980 - 2022

Oct 20, 6 pm Visitation Welch Ryce Haider SB Oct 21, 11 am Burial Goleta Cemetery 1 pm Goleta Beach

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Julia Schmidt


1945 - 2022

Rosary on Thursday, July 14 at 7:00PM at Welch-Ryce-Haider at 450 Ward Drive. Mass on Friday, July 15 at Noon

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Joanne Patricia Croisdale


1945 - 2023

With sadness we must tell you of Joanne’s passing on November 15, 2023. She passed away peacefully, in her own

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Jay Sheldon Potter Sr.


1938 - 2023

Jay Sheldon Potter, a devotely patient and loving father, husband and friend to many, died on October 29, 2023 at

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Juan Chester Sifuentez Jr


1966 - 2023

On November 14, 2023 Juan Chester Sifuentez Jr. lost his long time battle with Cancer. But not without leaving his

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John Lewis O’Shaughnessy


1930 - 2023

John Lewis O’Shaughnessy, a true maverick of his time, departed this world on November 1, 2023, at the age of

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Jay Kuehnle


1957 - 2023

Jay was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Due to his adventurous parents, he was lucky to spend the majority of his

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Jackie Kay Redmond


1974 - 2023

Jackie Kay Redmond departed this earthly life on October 15th. She was many things to many people: beloved Daughter, Sister,

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Judith Pratt (Judy)


1940 - 2023

Judy passed away in the comfort of her home in Goleta, Ca on August 31st, 2023 at the age of

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Jo Radde


1937 - 2023

Jo Radde passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at the age of 86. She was born May 3, 1937,

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Joan LaGreca


1921 – 2023 It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Joan LaGreca a remarkable soul

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James Bruce Dorey


1952 - 2023

James Bruce Dorey was born in Carmel, CA, on October 6, 1952, the third son of Glen and Thelma Dorey.

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James Hill


1953 - 2023

James F. Hill passed away unexpectedly on September 15, 2023 at the age of 70 at Cottage Hospital in Santa

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