Tara Haaland-Ford: 1972-2021


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.

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Hal Conklin: 1945-2021


A 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.

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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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Darryl Perlin: 1947-2021


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.

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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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Susan Kuyper


1942 - 2026

Susan Kuyper passed away on June 8, 2026 in Des Moines, IA. Please visit www.caldwellparrish.com to view full obituary.

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Robert W. Olson, MD


1932 - 2026

Services will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 380 North Fairview Avenue, Goleta, California, on July 8, 2026, at

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Connie Van Wingerden


1924 - 2026

Rosary on Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 7:30pm. Funeral Mass on Friday, June 12 at 10:00am both at St. Joseph’s

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Patricia Louise Reid


1940 - 2026

Memorial Service: Saturday, June 20, 11am at Welch-Ryce-Haider Goleta. Please visit www.wrhsb.com to leave an online memory or condolence.

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Patricia Louise Reid


1940 - 2026

Memorial Service: Saturday, June 20, 11:00am at the Welch-Ryce-Haider Goleta Funeral Chapel. 450 Ward Dr. Santa Barbara, Ca 93111. To

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Carol Jean Salzer


1934 - 2026

A celebration of Carol’s life will be held June 13th at 2pm at Community Covenant Church of Goleta, 5070 Cathedral

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Maria Ramirez


1954 - 2026

Rosary will be held at our lady of sorrows on Wednesday May 27th at 7pm followed by mass on Thursday

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Yvonne Hegeman


1937 - 2026

A life well lived by faith, shared with friends, and centered on family. Yvonne and Richard were married for 66

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Pascual Mora


Date of birth May 17, 1938   Date of death May 14, 2026 Place of Death Santa Barbara, CA</ >Rosary

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William Eugene McLean


1934 - 2026

William Eugene McLean  Birth 02/18/1934  Death 01/26/2026  Buellton, CA Our loving father has passed thru heavens door to be reunited

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Charles R. Greene, Jr., Ph.D.


1935 - 2026

Polar explorer, scientist, pilot, musician, cyclist, father, and beloved husband of Barbara Greene for the last 67 years, died in

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Robert M. Fulmer


1939 - 2026

Robert M. (“Bob”) Fulmer, 86, passed away June 4th, 2026. He was born October 6, 1939, in Florence, Alabama to

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Richard “Dick” Dunlap


1939 - 2026

Richard “Dick” Dunlap, profoundly quirky artist of multiple disciplines and cherished teacher, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully at his

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Mary Jean Cavender


1944 - 2026

Mary Jean (Jeannie) Cavender passed away on June 7 at the age of 82. She was born in Salem, Oregon,

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William Perry Cottingham


1953 - 2026

William Perry “Bill” Cottingham, 73, passed away at his home in Santa Barbara, California, on April 20, 2026. Born on

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Stanley Ray Jeffries


1927 - 2026

Stan Jeffries, a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died on May 27, 2026 at age 99 in

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William Smithers


1927 - 2026

an American actor, perhaps best known for his recurring role as Jeremy Wendell in the television series Dallas. He appeared

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Mary So-Chun Yee


1930 - 2026

In loving memory of Mary So-Chun Yee, who passed away peacefully on June 8, 2026. Born on July 19, 1930,

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Arlene (Klaustermeyer) Kramer


1935-2026 Arlene (Klaustermeyer) Kramer, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, and church leader, passed away after a courageous journey with Lewy

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Joseph Stapen


1943 - 2026

Joseph Ira Stapen (Joe) passed away peacefully at home on May 1, 2026, surrounded by the love and presence of

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Loretta Redd


1949 - 2026

Celebration of Life Honoring Loretta Redd Come together as we remember Loretta’s life, love and legacy. All are welcome. Reception

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Tessie Tritschler


18 June marks the one year anniversary since you left us. We cannot believe that it has been a year

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