Rafaela (Maggie) Bermudez Mercado, 88 years young, was surrounded by family as she passed away Friday March 9, 2018 while residing with her daughter Cathy in Murietta, CA. Maggie was born on October 2, 1929 in Etiwanda, CA and lived in Ridgecrest, CA prior to Murietta, CA.Maggie was married to Pat Mercado from Los Angeles for 67 years, since February 4, 1951. They settled in China Lake, CA where Pat worked at the China Lake Naval Air Weapons [...]
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Rafaela 'Maggie' Mercado
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Myrtle Weisenhaus
Myrtle Weisenhaus 96 of Ridgecrest, California formerly of Lisbon, North Dakota died peacefully on March 2, 2018 at the Ridgecrest Regional Hospital in Ridgecrest, California.Myrtle Weisenhaus was born May 12, 1921 to Henry and Stella Hoganson in Ransom County near Lisbon N.D. She grew up on a homestead near Lisbon N.D. She attended Aliceton School and Lisbon High School graduating in 1938. She married Lyle Weisenhaus in 1949 and they lived on a farm near Lisbon for many years. [...]
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Priscilla (Cookie) Scholl
Priscilla (Cookie) Scholl, age 80, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and dear friend to all. Passed away peacefully on Monday, March 12, 2018, in Ridgecrest, Ca. Priscilla was born March 5, 1938, in Ontario, Ca. She grew up on a dairy farm in Chino, Ca. She had 5 brothers and 12 sisters. Priscilla graduated Chino High School in 1957, where she met and married the love of her life and lifelong husband, Lawrence W Scholl Jr. In 1971, Priscilla, Larry, and children relocated to [...]
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Brian Haugen
Brian began work at the Naval Weapons Center (NWC), currently Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) in 1983 after graduating from South Dakota Tech with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Brian rapidly developed specialized knowledge and skills in the areas of structures, dynamics, climatics, instrumentation, measurement engineering, signal processing, time series data analyses, data acquisition, test fixture modeling and design, test methodology development, and environmental [...]
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Remembering former Daily Independent editor Lita Reid
Lita Reid died on March 4, at the age of 87 in Sacramento. She worked at the Daily Independent for 16 years, starting in 1972, according to her daughter Maralou Higgins. She began at the Daily Independent as a reporter and eventually rose to become this paper's editor.There will be a memorial service for Reid at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City on Sunday, March 18 at 11:00 a.m. Memorial donations can be sent to Congregation B’nai David at 1039 S. Chinowth St., [...]
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Jacqueline S. Wren: March 13, 1940 - March 10, 2018
Jacqueline S. Wren was born March 13, 1940 in Bremerton, WA to Clarence and Myrtle Singleton. She passed away into the arms of Jesus on March 10, 2018. Jackie graduated from Lincoln High School in Tacoma, WA and attended Pacific Lutheran University. After surviving a traumatic car accident at the age of 25, she married the love of her life, Bill Wren on December 29, 1967. She dedicated her life to her children and husband and was the most wonderful mother and grandmother. She enjoyed reading, [...]
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Cliff Fountain
Cliff Fountain passed away in the early morning of Saturday, March 17th, at the age of 87 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Cliff is survived by his wife of 62 years, two children and their spouses, a grandchild and spouse, and an expected great-grandchild. Cliff attended school in Junction City, and went on to work for Whilshire’s Photography of Eugene after high school. Cliff graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Physics, and later received a degree [...]
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Marie Baucicaut
Marie Ronine Gabrielle Baucicaut was born on February 27, 1954 in Cap-Haïtien Haiti and passed away in Ridgecrest, California on March 18, 2018.Visitation will be held at Victory Baptist Church, 242 Panamint Ave, on Friday, March 23, 2018 from 4pm to 7pm.Funeral Service will be held at Victory Baptist Church, 242 Panamint Ave, on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 11am. Flowers and condolences can be sent to Holland and Lyons at 216 S Norma St, Ridgecrest CA 93555.
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Betty J. Blackmon
Betty J. Blackmon, passed away on May 16, 2018, at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital from complications of pneumonia. She was 85.She is survived by two daughters, Charlotte Blackmon Collins of Ridgecrest and Dorene Mollenhauer of Beaverton, WA, by four grandchildren, Michael Warner of LaVerne, CA., Jeffrey Mollenhauer of Morgan Hill, CA, Robert Mollenhauer of Beaverton, WA, and Allyson Mollenhauer Benson of Portland, OR, and by five great grandchildren, Jeremy, Miranda and Valerie [...]
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Fe Estrella (Ester) Canto Hill
Fe Estrella (Ester) Canto Hill passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Palmdale Regional Medical Center.Ester Hill was born on December 20, 1949 to Pedro and Lucia Canto in Bato, Leyte, Philippines. She was married to the love of her life, James Hill, of Ridgecrest for 43 years. Ester dedicated her life to her family and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. Her passion was her roses and she enjoyed reading and playing games on her iPad.Ester is [...]
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Alma Mae Cowan
Mrs. Alma Mae Cowan, 97, passed away at 7:55 a.m. on March 15, 2018, at her home with her family by her side in Sacramento, California. She was known by her family as Neenee.Born in Central, Grant County, New Mexico on August 10, 1920, to Lacy and Ettie Mae Duncan, she and her sister Helen Traynor and brother Eugene Duncan lived in Silver Heights and Pinos Altos. She enjoyed spending as much time as she could with her grandparents John T. and Annie Cybil Oglesby of Pinos Altos. [...]
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James Lee Schulte
James (Jim) Lee Schulte, age 65 of Ridgecrest, California, passed away on March 26, 2018 at Palmdale Regional Medical Center.He is preceded in death by his sister Janice Schulte, mother Beulah Schulte, father Herbert Schulte and brother Max Schulte.Jim was born in Walsenburg, Colorado on October 17, 1952 to Herbert and Beulah Schulte. He graduated from Raton High School and went on to earn an Associates Degree in Engine Mechanics. At the age of 21 he married his true [...]
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Rudolph Jean Pappas: November 30, 1925 - March 22, 2018
Rudolph Jean Pappas was born on November 30, 1925, in Tehachapi, California to George and Consuelo Pappas. He passed away March 22, 2018, in Ridgecrest, California, at the age of 92.Rudy served in the Army Air Corp as an airplane crew chief from 1943 to 1946. He worked for Southern California Edison for 37 years as a service crew foreman/lineman, and continued working after retirement as an electrical contractor in his own business, Pappas Electric.Rudy was preceded in [...]
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Rev. Dr. Walter Leroy Anderson
The Rev. Dr. Walter Leroy Anderson, of Ridgecrest, California, went home to be with the Lord March 27, 2018, at the age of 86.Dr. Anderson passed from this life to the next, peacefully surrounded by loved ones at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital.Born August 19, 1931 in the family home in Alliance, Nebraska to Leo Clarence and Lois Scott Anderson, he was the younger brother of Leo Clarence Anderson, Jr.Dr. Anderson attended Bakersfield High School where he met, [...]
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Warren Wesley Oshel
Born in Gardner, Kansas on June 1, 1922, Warren Wesley Oshel passed away peacefully on January 11, 2018, in Lancaster, California. Celebration of Life services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Lancaster United Methodist Church, 918 West Avenue J, Lancaster, CA 93534.For full obituary and more information go to www.halleyolsenmurphy.com
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Arlyn Gene Mizner: September 21, 1937-March 28, 2018
Gene passed away peacefully in Nampa, Idaho at the age of 80, with his loving wife at his side. He was born in Alexandria, South Dakota, the youngest of three children. Gene proudly served 20 years in the US Navy. While serving in the Philippines, he met the love of his life, who he would be married to for 51 years. He received a degree in horticulture after he retired to further his interest in gardening.Gene was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Ruth, and brother-in-law [...]
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Dianne Beresford Murray
Dianne Beresford Murray, daughter of John Beresford and Juane Wurst, was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin on June 3, 1930.She grew up in the Midwest and in 1941, with her mother and sister, joined the maternal family in Fresno, California. She attended St Therese's Academy where she completed grammar school and then went on to San Joaquin Memorial High School.Sometime in the 1950s, Dianne and her mother moved to Ridgecrest, CA where they both worked on the China Lake [...]
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Robert Allen (Al) Boyack: March 8, 1928 - April 8, 2018
Al passed away peacefully on April 8, 2018 in San Diego, CA following a massive Hemorrhagic stroke. Al was born in Atchison, KS to parents Bob and Edna Boyack on March 8, 1928.He is survived by wife of 69 years, Darlene Boyack; daughter Diane Kirschenman (Ken); brother Herbert (Dean) Boyack (Doris); grandchildren: Jeff Kirschenman (Cherie), Jenna Kirschenman, Brad Erickson (Mer), Kevin Erickson (Denise), Doug Erickson; and great grandchildren: Bailey, Cejaye, Kaysen, Kevin [...]
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Tiffaney Nicole Frodin: Sept. 2, 1967 -March 29, 2018
Tiffaney Frodin, beloved mother, daughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend passed away at home on Thursday, March 29. She was born in Trona, California and grew up in Trona and Ridgecrest, CA. She graduated from Burroughs High School in 1985 and married Clay Frodin in 1990. They lived in Ventura, CA several years before moving to the Antelope Valley and eventually back to Ridgecrest.Tiffaney worked for Kern County Human Services at the time of her death where she helped many [...]
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Phillip Lopez
Phillip Lopez, known as "Phil" to friends and family, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the age of 84 on Sunday, April 1, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Phil was a devoted and loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was the rock of the family and will be deeply missed by his family and friends.Phil was born in Los Angeles, CA on April 14, 1933, and was the second of ten children. His family moved to Trona, CA in 1948. Phil joined the National Guard at age 17 and [...]
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