Dave Loveton: 1958-2021
In MemoriamIt’s hard to describe how frenzied a Friday or Saturday night on the sports desk could be, and Dave Loveton was cheerfully in the middle of the action.
Read MorePosted: 10/07/2021
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Sam Cunningham: 1950-2021
In MemoriamThe qualities that set Sam Cunningham apart and made him the brightest star in the constellation of sports figures during my lifetime were his genuineness, his honesty, and his decency.
Read MorePosted: 09/16/2021
Leon Litwack: 1929-2021
In MemoriamAmerican historian Leon Litwack had a distinguished career that included a Pulitzer Prize-winning books and four decades teaching at UC Berkeley. Born in Santa Barbara, he returned in 2013 to give a talk, the preview for which we run again here.
Read MorePosted: 09/09/2021
Lee Moldaver: 1949-2021
In MemoriamA decade after I met Lee Moldaver in the offices of the Santa Barbara Independent, he asked me to serve
Read MorePosted: 08/19/2021
Hugo Macario: 1965-2021
In MemoriamHugo Macario, an accomplished educator, performer of Latin fusion music genres, and longtime Santa Barbara resident, died unexpectedly on May
Read MorePosted: 08/12/2021
Tara Haaland-Ford: 1972-2021
In MemoriamTara Haaland-Ford told the author that being diagnosed with stage four cancer helped her identify what she should be doing with her time. That included fighting for causes that she believed in and recruiting others, for instance, against the gang injunction, establishing a Teen Legal Clinic, and creating the S.B. Survivors Network after the Montecito mudslides.
Read MorePosted: 08/04/2021
Nandini Iyer: 1931-2021
In MemoriamNandini Iyer was wildly gifted from the beginning and had a deeply classical, formidably well-rounded Indo-Anglian education that she carried like a treasure through life.
Read MorePosted: 07/29/2021
Audrey Berman: 1934-2021
In MemoriamAudrey Berman began work at The Village Voice in Manhattan in the late 1960s, where she rose through the ranks to Managing Editor.
Read MorePosted: 07/22/2021
Hal Conklin: 1945-2021
In MemoriamA take-charge leader for Santa Barbara since the formation of the Community Environmental Council in 1970, Hal Conklin was 17 years a City Councilmember, mayor briefly, with active interest in the arts, historic preservation, and community planning and development.
Read MorePosted: 07/15/2021
Steven Berg: 1946-2021
In MemoriamIf you lived in Santa Barbara, you likely met Steven — on his postal routes, serving meals at Transition House, or surfing the outer breaks of local beaches.
Read MorePosted: 07/08/2021
Jim Clendenen: 1953-2021
In MemoriamIn 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
Greg Benavidez: 1959-2021 (Spanish)
In MemoriamMaestro sin vista para alumnos sin vista.
Read MorePosted: 06/03/2021
JAMES R JULCA
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1935 - 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
Brian Richard Volpi
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1974 - 2021
00 Garden Street and Cabrillo Boulevard Palm Park Parking Lot Saturday July 17th @ 10am
Read MorePosted: 07/08/2021
William S Wise
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1933 - 2021
Private interment at Goleta Cemetery.
Read MorePosted: 06/29/2021
Manuel Perez Torres
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1924 - 2021
Rosary: Tuesday, 7pm at Welch-Ryce-Haider Santa Barbara Chapel. Mass; Wednesday, 10am at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Interment at Calvary
Read MorePosted: 06/22/2021
Tanchis Alcerro
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1924 - 2021
Private inurnment will be held at the Mausoleum at Mission Santa Barbara. A celebration of life will be held later
Read MorePosted: 05/24/2021
Ken Lee Koster
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1964 - 2021
Visitation; Sunday, May 23, 2021, 11am to 5pm with Memorial Service; Monday, May 24, 2021, 11am at the Welch-Ryce-Haider Goleta
Read MorePosted: 05/20/2021
Raymond De La Cerda
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1953 - 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
Raymond De La Cerda
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1953 - 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
Barie McCurry
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1941 - 2021
No service due to Covid restrictions.
Read MorePosted: 03/02/2021
Antonio Bisol, Jr
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1927 - 2021
A celebration of life will prayerfully be in the fall when gathering together is safer.
Read MorePosted: 02/25/2021
Robert Theodore Ward
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1931 - 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
Jerry Stewart
Obituary
1934 - 2021
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
Dr. Harvey Stancer
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1926 - 2021
Dr. Harvey Stancer was born in Toronto, on March 6, 1926, where he and his sister Mildred were raised by
Read MorePosted: 10/13/2021
Peter A. Schramm
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1947 - 2021
Peter Schramm was born in Santa Barbara to Edward W. Schramm and Janet Angell Schramm. Since childhood Peter had a
Read MorePosted: 10/13/2021
Kenneth Alexander McAshan
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1949 - 2021
Kenneth Alexander McAshan passed away from complications of Parkinson’s Disease on September 29, 2021 in Houston, Texas, at age 72.
Read MorePosted: 10/12/2021
George Frederick Begg
Obituary
1944 - 2021
George Frederick Begg passed away peacefully at home in Goleta on August 7, at the age of 77. George was
Read MorePosted: 10/12/2021
Walter Stanley Barbere Jr.
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1964 - 2021
Walter Stanley Barbere Jr. passed away suddenly at the age of 57 on Sept. 7, 2021 at his home in
Read MorePosted: 10/12/2021
Francisca “Panchita” A. Castro-Ortiz
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1943 - 2021
Thursday, October 14, 2021 Welch-Ryce-Haider funeral chapel, 15 E. Sola St., Santa Barbara Viewing at 5:00pm Rosary at 7:00pm Friday,
Read MorePosted: 10/12/2021
William “Bill” Wray Alexander
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1942 - 2021
William “Bill” Wray Alexander will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather who was always willing to lend
Read MorePosted: 10/08/2021
Rochelle Rose
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1949 - 2021
Rochelle Rose passed away on October 5, 2021 of natural causes. Born in 1949 to loving parents James and Dorothy
Read MorePosted: 10/08/2021
Sheila MacAvoy Block
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1931 - 2021
Sheila MacAvoy Block died peacefully at her Santa Barbara home, Wednesday, September 22, 2021. She was 90 years old. Sheila
Read MorePosted: 10/06/2021
Ila Vranish
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1921 - 2021
Ila Vranish passed away in the early hours of Monday, August 23rd, 2021. She was born in Fargo, North Dakota
Read MorePosted: 10/05/2021
Vince Deral
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1944 - 2021
1944 – 2021 Vince left this earth suddenly at home on September 14. He was seventy-seven. Born March 25, 1944,
Read MorePosted: 10/05/2021