Longtime Ridgecrest resident Terrie Daley Owens died Jan. 25, 2016 at her home in Ridgecrest from complications of leukemia. She was 61.
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Terrie Daley Owens
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Patricia Jean Poland April 30, 1933 to Jan. 29, 2016
Patricia Jean Poland passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016 at Ridgecrest Community Hospital at the age of 82.Patricia was born in Toledo, Ohio on April 30, 1933 to Ronald Smith and Hazel Basden of North Carolina. She was married to John Poland who preceded her in death in 1986. For several years, Patricia was employed by the General Foods Corporation in Anaheim, California. In 1979 she moved to Ridgecrest to join her husband and was employed by Johnson Controls [...]
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Brian Neil Eckhardt
Brian Neil Eckhardt lost a long battle with heart disease Jan. 23 at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital with his loved ones present. Born Jan. 13, 1952 in Riverside, living there and San Bernardino until the 1960s. He finished and graduated from Burroughs High School in Ridgecrest.Living in Ridgecrest and Trona, Brian owned several businesses. Eckhardt Trucking and Automotive Repair Services. He last worked for Zimmerman Building Solutions in Trona.Brian was preceded in [...]
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Marie Lakey
Ridgecrest resident Marie Lakey passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at Avalon Home Care, she was 88 years old. A memorial service will be held Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 at 2 p.m., at HK Holland Mortuary Chapel, 216 S. Norma St. in Ridgecrest. Father James Dowds of All Faith Chapel will officiate. Inurnment will follow at Desert Memorial Park.Marie was a very special lady, she was very social and outspoken and always said what was on her mind. She [...]
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Teresa Lynne Wilkins Telles
Teresa Lynne Wilkins Telles was born May 3, 1962 in Provo, Utah to Lowell and Lloyda Wilkins. She passed away on February 11, 2016 in Ridgecrest, California. She was the second of eight children to bless the family. She grew up in Ridgecrest and graduated from Burroughs High School in 1980. She entered Brigham Young University the following fall and graduated in Electrical Engineering in 1984. She was an amazing student and completed her five-year [...]
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Charles Oliver Harvey
Charles Oliver Harvey, Pearl Harbor and World War II veteran, passed away peacefully February 10, 2016. Born of strength and resilience to depression era Nebraska farmers on June 22, 1922, Charles learned valuable lessons in perseverance and persistence that would serve him greatly throughout his 93 year life.At the age of 17, Charles enlisted with the California National Guard 251st Air Defense Artillery Regiment. Inducted into federal service September 1940, [...]
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Maryann Moen
Maryann Moen, a long time resident of Ridgecrest passed away February 6, 2016 at AV Hospital in Lancaster, California. She was 77 years old.Maryann was born Mary Ann Silva on October, 26 1938 in East Providence, Rhode Island. She moved to California with her family. She married William M. Moen in July of 1958 in San Diego, California. Maryann and William moved from San Diego to Ridgecrest in 1977 with their four children when William was stationed at China Lake NWC with [...]
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Bob Henson
Bob HensonOur beloved Bob, dear husband, Father and Friend - was called home on November 29, 2015. He was born August 8, 1949 San Pedro, CA. There will be a “Celebration of Life” held in his honor at Desert Christian Center – 100 E Bataan, Ridgecrest on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 11:30 am. A reception will follow.Bob is survived by his loving wife Mike, daughter Shelli and son Bob. Bob will forever be in our hearts. SEMPER FI!
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Vera (Jean) Hammerbacker
Vera (Jean) Hammerbacker passed away surrounded by her loving family on Feb. 20, 2016.Jean is survived by her four children: Terry Piper; Wolf Hammerbacker (Cindy); Ronnie Tolbert (Dan); Lori Field (Gerald) and her sisters Lucille Pinion and Jeanette Zimmerman; brothers Norman Sullivan and Donald Sullivan (Joyce); Alice Berry (David) and 21 grandchildren and 61 great grandchildren.Jean and Dick Hammerbacker raised their four children in the beautiful mountains of Montana [...]
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Susan Jeanette Petersen
Susan Jeanette Petersen Susan Jeanette Petersen passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the San Joaquin Community Hospital in Bakersfield, California.She was born June 8, 1962, in Ridgecrest, California to Thelma and Donald Cooper. She was raised and remained a resident of Ridgecrest. She attended Sherman E. Burroughs High School where she eventually met her future husband, Russell Petersen Sr. She was very proud of her three children and loved being a nana to [...]
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Anita Lou Trenholm (Penn)
Anita Lou Trenholm (Penn) passed away on Feb. 15, 2016 in Palmdale, California. She was born on June 24, 1956 to Mary Hare and James Penn in San Luis Obispo, California. The world lost an incredibly selfless, giving and loving person that day. She was strong in her belief and walked with the lord. Anita was a person of great love who’s only mission was to care for others around her and support them. She was a doting mother, grandmother and wife. She was also known for [...]
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Ronald H. Mitchell 1960-2016
Ronald H. Mitchell1960-2016Ronald H. Mitchell passed away peacefully Feb. 17, 2016 at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital. Ron was born at Vandenberg AFB in California on Dec. 7, 1960 to Kelly & Delores Mitchell. Ron moved to Ridgecrest in 1978 and worked as a custodian for a service contract at Naval Weapons Center, China Lake. He was assigned to Randsburg Wash area, now known as ECHO Range. In 1989 Ron was hired on as a laborer by a range [...]
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Charlotte Elaine (Mack) DeMarco Feb. 25, 1921 – Feb. 16, 2016
Charlotte Elaine (Mack) DeMarcoFeb. 25, 1921 – Feb. 16, 2016Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Friend.On Tuesday the 16th of February, Charlotte E. DeMarco, age 94, passed away peacefully with her family by her side and her husband, Richard (Dick) DeMarco of 61 years, holding her hand.Charlotte left her childhood home on a farm in Wisconsin to play the oboe and became the first person to play the "Heckelphone" in the US, [...]
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Bernard Edward La Chance Jr.
Bernard Edward La Chance Jr., of Ridgecrest, CA passed away on January 20, 2016. Born November 19, 1932 in Portland, Oregon, he spent his childhood in Portland. His family moved to Oakland, California and Bernard attended and graduated high school in Oakland. He was an avid skier and elected to attend Washington State University in Pullman, WA, participating on the ski team. After leaving Washington State he attended a professional photography school in the [...]
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David A. Scott
David A. ScottAug. 22, 1948 - Jan. 26, 2016David Allen Scott passed away on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 at his home in El Paso, Texas.David was born in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from Paradise Valley High School and went on to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at ASU focusing on fields and waves, and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at USC focusing on control theory. He worked as an engineer [...]
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Bessie Lois Helm Jackson
Bessie Lois Helm JacksonToday we celebrate the life of Bessie Lois Helm Jackson, known to her family and friends as Mom, Grandma, Grandma Lois, and Lois. Lois passed from this life to the glories of Heaven on February 19, 2016 in her home with the love of her life, Douglas Jackson, by her side. She is preceded in death by her parents James Hugh Helm and Bessie Mae; her siblings James Helm, Morris Helm, Dale Helm, Donald Helm, and Ray Helm; and her son Jimmy Ray Hinson. [...]
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Dean Boring
Dean BoringRetired U.S. Air Force TSgt Dean Boring, 81, of Trona, CA, born April 30, 1934, in Huff, PA, died Friday, February 26, 2016, at Ridgecrest Community Hospital in Ridgecrest, CA.Dean proudly served 22 years in the Air Force, working with special weapons. Upon retirement, he settled in Trona, CA with his family, where he worked as Shipping Manager for Trona Chemical for 30 years. In addition to being a loving husband and father, Dean was an avid explorer of [...]
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Marion Colleen Sweany
Marion Colleen SweanyMarion Colleen Sweany was born June 24, 1950 in the state of Washington to William Clark and Oma Pearson (Clark). She died Feb. 26, 2016. Colleen had two sisters, Pat and Ronda, and a brother named Michael (Mike). They moved to Ridgecrest in 1960 and she graduated from the class of 1968. Colleen and Don were married for 41 years, they had three wonderful children: Laurie Anne; Kimberly Lynn and D.J. From their wonderful children, come their [...]
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Jason Odell Harmon
Jason Odell HarmonAMC (RET) Jason Odell Harmon, 38, of Ridgecrest, CA passed away Monday, February 22, 2016. Jason served his country proudly in the US Navy for 15 years as a Chief Petty Officer. Upon retirement, Jason chose to give back to Veterans by working in the Veterans support and services field. It was very personally fulfilling for him to help his fellow Veterans. Jason was a loving husband and father to his children, Jason Harmon, Jr. [...]
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Raquel Ordaz
Raquel OrdazLongtime Trona resident Raquel Ordaz died March 6, 2016 of natural causes at her home in Trona. She was 79.Raquel had been a resident of Trona since 1957 and was previously a resident of Thatcher, Arizona and was born April 6, 1936 in Uruapan, Michoacan Mexico. She was retired from work as a janitor with Trona Medical Clinic in Trona.Her family says this about her: "She loved her husband, Jesus, and her family; walking; collecting rocks; making [...]
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