Rafaela 'Maggie' Mercado
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...
View ArticleMyrtle 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...
View ArticlePriscilla (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,...
View ArticleBrian 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....
View ArticleRemembering 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...
View ArticleJacqueline 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...
View ArticleCliff 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...
View ArticleMarie 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...
View ArticleBetty 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...
View ArticleFe 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....
View ArticleAlma 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...
View ArticleJames 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,...
View ArticleRudolph 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...
View ArticleRev. 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...
View ArticleWarren 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,...
View ArticleArlyn 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...
View ArticleDianne 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...
View ArticleRobert 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...
View ArticleTiffaney 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...
View ArticlePhillip 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...
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