Tall, sometimes severe-looking to strangers — at UCSB, his job entailed delivering a lot of good and bad employment news, cementing his tough-guy reputation — Steve Carlson was in truth a doting parent and a steadfast friend.
Read MorePosted: 12/03/2021
There’s a cliché about a smile lighting up a room, and its genesis was Esther Gilbert.
Read MorePosted: 11/18/2021
Jim — to his many friends, fans, and clients — was a character to be sure.
Read MorePosted: 11/04/2021
It’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
The 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
American 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
A 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, 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 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 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 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
No Service he lived life as a free soul and now he’s free.
Read MorePosted: 12/05/2025
Memorial Service will be held on January 9, 2026, at 11:00 at Welch-Ryce, 15 East Sola Street, Santa Barbara.
Read MorePosted: 12/05/2025
Memorial to be held in the spring.
Read MorePosted: 12/05/2025
Services at New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 912 E Cota St., Santa Barbara, CA 93103.
Read MorePosted: 12/01/2025
Latif lived his life with a giving and generous heart always looking out for others. He was artistic and loved
Read MorePosted: 11/06/2025
Born in Santa Barbara, California on July 24, 1949. In 1968 he joined the United States Navy and served during
Read MorePosted: 11/06/2025
A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, November 7, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Greater Hope Baptist Church,
Read MorePosted: 11/03/2025
Sunday, November 9, 2025 12pm Glen Annie Golf Club RSVP required https://everloved.com/life-of/dianna-cottriel/
Read MorePosted: 10/20/2025
Wed. 10/29/25 at 11 am at McDermott-Crockett Mortuary, 2020 Chapala St. Santa Barbara, CA 93105, Reception at Tucker’s Grove Park
Read MorePosted: 10/20/2025
A service will be held on Saturday October 25, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., at St. Raphael Catholic Church, 5444 Hollister Ave., Santa Barbara, CA 93111.
Read MorePosted: 10/20/2025
Celebration of Life held on October 12, 2025 at 3pm at 435 North G Street in Lompoc. Please share stories
Read MorePosted: 09/26/2025
Pablo G. Rosales passed away peacefully at Serenity House VNA on 9/21/25. Share memories & contact his son Joel at
Read MorePosted: 09/24/2025
It is with immense sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, and
Read MorePosted: 12/08/2025
On the bright, sunny morning of November 30, 2025, after one more USC win over UCLA, the earth lost a
Read MorePosted: 12/08/2025
Norma Ritter passed away peacefully on November 1. 2025 at the age of 97. She is survived by three daughters,
Read MorePosted: 12/08/2025
Llewellyn “Llew” Goodfield Jr, devoted husband, father, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, community leader, and proud descendant of Santa Barbara’s historic Rogers
Read MorePosted: 12/08/2025
A memorial for Dale Edgar Moody will be held on from noon until 2pm on Sunday, 12/14/25 at New House
Read MorePosted: 12/08/2025
Remembered as a caring, sensible, and independent woman, Paula Leena Whited was born April 25th, 1949, in Helsinki, Finland to
Read MorePosted: 12/05/2025
Colette Barbara Fischer 78, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 21, 2025 at her home in Santa Barbara, California. Colette
Read MorePosted: 12/05/2025
Madeline passed peacefully the morning of November 16, 2025 at the age of 95 after a brief illness. Born July
Read MorePosted: 12/05/2025
Award-winning Santa Barbara landscape architect Grant Castleberg passed away peacefully at home on November 29, 2025, at age 89. He
Read MorePosted: 12/05/2025
1955-2025 Diane Talgo 69, of Cave Creek Arizona, passed away peacefully in her home on October 17th 2025. She was
Read MorePosted: 12/05/2025
Family Memorial December 13th
Read MorePosted: 12/02/2025
Margaret Sue Dahlke passed away peacefully on November 13, 2025, at the age of 90. She was born on February
Read MorePosted: 12/01/2025
