Greg Benavidez: 1959-2021
In MemoriamI first met Greg Benavidez 25 years ago, when we were both students at the Braille Institute in Santa Barbara.
Read MorePosted: 06/03/2021
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Darryl Perlin: 1947-2021
In MemoriamDarryl 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.
Read MorePosted: 05/05/2021
Peter Richards: 1957-2021
In MemoriamThe world is a dimmer place without Peter Richards, our gentle, joyous, and beloved husband, father, brother, and friend.
Read MorePosted: 04/21/2021
Judy Sutcliffe: 1941-2021
In MemoriamShortly 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
Judith Brown
In MemoriamOn 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
Father Jon-Stephen Hedges: 1947-2021
In MemoriamFather Jon was a man who was called to be where tragedy, destruction, death, grief, and anguish struck — but he was also a man who sparkled and lifted you up when you were in his presence.
Read MorePosted: 03/10/2021
Gerald “Jerry” McCall Franklin: 1934-2020
In MemoriamAssistant DA Pat McKinley once told a defense attorney who threatened to “paper him to death,” or file lots of motions, “You haven’t met Jerry. You have a peashooter; I have a Howitzer.”
Read MorePosted: 03/03/2021
Barbara Tellefson: 1936-2020
In MemoriamBarbara Tellefson was the founder and matriarch of the Unity Shoppe, which embodies a community of support for residents facing an unforeseen crisis with dignity, autonomy, and independent decision-making intact.
Read MorePosted: 02/25/2021
John M. Daniel: 1941-2020
In MemoriamJohn 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
Kellam de Forest: 1926-2021
In MemoriamKellam de Forest’s career took him to Hollywood as a researcher whose company became the industry standard, and he retired to his native Santa Barbara where he became an incisive presence at many a planning meeting.
Read MorePosted: 02/10/2021
John Buttny: 1938-2020
In MemoriamJohn 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
Judith Meisel: 1929-2020
In MemoriamHolocaust 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
Juanita “Nana” Preciado
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1924 - 2021
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
Matthew Warner McGrew
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2021 - 2021
Memorial service at Calvary Chapel of Santa Barbara on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at noon. The address is 1 North
Read MorePosted: 10/13/2021
Jeffrey David Wootton
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1946 - 2021
A private family memorial gathering will take place in the future.
Read MorePosted: 09/30/2021
Guadalupe Martinez
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1946 - 2021
Memorial service October 2, 2021 at Saint Rafael Church at 10:00 am. Celebration of Life to follow Moose Hall 110
Read MorePosted: 09/24/2021
Jess T. Martinez
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1921 - 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
Mikha Benedictus
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1998 - 2021
Please join us for his celebration of life, scheduled for 10:30am on Saturday 4th at SOUTHCOAST Church in Goleta; and
Read MorePosted: 08/30/2021
Trevor Boisky
Death NoticeSaturday, August 28, 2021 at 10am Leadbetter Beach
Read MorePosted: 08/26/2021
John Jesse Esparza
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1954 - 2021
August 28th 2021 10:00 a.m. service Saint Raphael Church Goleta.
Read MorePosted: 08/26/2021
Domitila “Tillie” Rose Mendoza
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1926 - 2021
Rosary; Thursday, Aug. 26, 6pm with Mass; Friday, Aug. 27, 10am at Mt. Carmel Church. Interment to follow at Calvary
Read MorePosted: 08/18/2021
Richard D Kalstrom
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1928 - 2021
Graveside at Goleta Cemetery: Fri Aug 27 11 am. Memorial at Restoration Church 595 N Fairview: Sat Sep 25 1
Read MorePosted: 08/17/2021
Sarah Alexander Mount
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1927 - 2021
August 21, 2021 Apostle’s Church 4485 Hollister Avenue 11:00 am
Read MorePosted: 08/10/2021
Jerry Stewart
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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
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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