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Joseph Patrick Clavet

Joseph Patrick Clavet

Apr 4, 2022

Joseph Clavet went to be with the Lord on April 04, 2022, at his home in Ridgecrest, with his family by his side. He is now reunited with his lovely wife Beverly. The youngest of seven children born to Charles and Mary Clavet on August 27, 1935. He is preceded in death by his wife, Beverly, his...

Mildred Ann Burk

Mildred Ann Burk

Apr 3, 2022

Mildred Burk, of Ridgecrest, was a beloved grandmother and mother during her 75 years of life. She recently passed away on Sunday, April 3rd, 2022.

Mildred was born in Ohio to the late Philip and Mildred Wuest. Shortly after she was born, her family moved to Ridgecrest where she spent the majority of her life. She worked...

Richard D Stokes

Richard D Stokes

Mar 21, 2022

Richard D. Stokes (Dick Stokes) passed into eternal life on Monday, March 21, 2022, just a few short weeks before his ninety-second birthday. Richard was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, joining the Navy in 1950, and serving several shipboard tours during the Korean War prior to being stationed at NOTS China Lake. Once at China Lake, Richard met...

Lee Mitchell Johnson

Lee Mitchell Johnson

Mar 21, 2022

CDR Lee M. Johnson, U.S. Navy retired, passed away suddenly on March 21, 2022. Lee, born on January 5, 1963 in Nebraska and raised in Lakeville Minnesota, graduated from the University of Montana (Go Griz!) before entering the Navy in 1987 as an officer. His service took him and his family to both coasts and Hawaii over the next...

Gary Warren Davis

Gary Warren Davis

Mar 20, 2022

Gary went to be with the Lord March 20, 2022 at his home in Walker Pass. He was born April 4, 1934 to parents Carl and Ina Davis in Springfield, Missouri. He passed away just short of his 88th birthday after a long battle with multiple health issues. He grew up in Springfield, Missouri and went on to attend...

George Gordon Harris

George Gordon Harris

Mar 19, 2022

Gordon was born in Newton, Massachusetts on October 15th, 1928.  He went to be with his Savior on Saturday, March 19th, 2022. He spent his childhood in Lincoln, Massachusetts, enjoying time with family and friends.  He often told stories of the boyhood antics that he participated in.  At fourteen he moved to Santa Ana, California, where he met his future...

Taylor Nickole Armogida

Taylor Nickole Armogida

Mar 17, 2022

Taylor Armogida passed away surrounded by her family on March 17, 2022.

Taylor is deeply loved and profoundly missed.  She changed our lives without ever saying a word. Tay, you were our blessing and we are forever grateful to have had you in our lives. We will cherish all of the memories we...

Tommy Clarence Stafford

Tommy Clarence Stafford

Mar 14, 2022

Mr. Tommy Clarence Stafford St of Ridgecrest, Ca passed away at home on March 14, 2022 with his wife and son Robert by his side. He moved to Ridgecrest,  to take a job at Westend in September of 1969. He worked there for 24 years. He was born to Clarence and Lillian Stafford on July 21, 1945 in Fresno,...

Friedel Anna Taylor

Friedel Anna Taylor

Mar 11, 2022

Friedel Taylor was born on December 4, 1929 in Mannheim, Germany to Heinrich and Rosina Strauss and raised with love by Peter and Dorothea Fogler. On March 11, 2022, surrounded by her family, the Lord called her home.

Friedel was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Carl of 57 years, and her daughter Jean.  She...

Kathleen Elizabeth Pickett

Kathleen Elizabeth Pickett

Mar 10, 2022

Kathleen "Kay" Elizabeth Pickett Beloved wife, mother, nana, and friend Kathleen Elizabeth Pickett, 85, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022 at her Ridgecrest home surrounded by her loved ones. Kay was born December 5th, 1936 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Raymond and Alice Latham. At the age of 15, her parents moved the family to Ridgecrest, CA where she remained...

Betty Ruth Braem

Betty Ruth Braem

Mar 10, 2022

Betty Ruth Braem left this earth and went to her heavenly home with Jesus on March 10, 2022. The youngest daughter of eleven children, Betty was born January 3, 1935 to Charles and Lula Bell Tyree in Tavares, Florida.

Betty fell in love with Jesus early in her life. Her childhood revolved around Her Beloved Father, Jesus,...

Gisela M.E. Sotomayor

Gisela M.E. Sotomayor

Mar 3, 2022

Gisela Sotomayor of Ridgecrest, California, passed away peacefully in her home with her family by her side on Thursday, March 03, 2022, at the age of 78 after battling cancer for more than four years.

Gisela was born on October 15, 1943, in the town of Waldenburg in the province of Silesia in Germany...

Frank Edward Hill

Frank Edward Hill

Mar 2, 2022

Frank Edward Hill passed away at his home in Ridgecrest, CA on March 3, 2022. Frank was born to Kenneth and Dorothy Hill on June 1, 1951 in Victorville, CA. He grew up working on the family farm and served in the US Army with the 101 st Airborne Division in Vietnam. Frank was married to Jane Louise Tyler...

John Brooks Talley, Jr

John Brooks Talley, Jr

Mar 2, 2022

In loving memory: John Brooks Talley JR was born on April 1 st 1932, he peacefully passed away on March 2 nd 2022 at the age of 89. He was born to his parents John Brooks Talley SR. and Marie Martin of Honolulu Hawaii where they resided until 1942 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. John Talley JR recalled...

Cornelis Van Der Hoek

Cornelis Van Der Hoek

Mar 1, 2022

Cornelis "Kees" van der Hoek, age 77, of Ridgecrest CA, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Tuesday March 1, 2022. Known both as Kees (Case) and Dr. Vanderhoek, he served the community for over 30 years after moving to Ridgecrest with his family in 1984.

Born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in...

Nina Jean Sushinsky

Nina Jean Sushinsky

Feb 27, 2022

Heaven gained another angel. Nina Jean Sushinsky was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She passed away suddenly on February 27th, 2022 at the age of 69 in Johannesburg, CA.

Nina was born on April 10, 1952 to Truman and Laurine Kosht. She grew up in Hollydale, CA and was the 4th oldest of a family with...

Alvin Lee Hill, Jr.

Alvin Lee Hill, Jr.

Feb 27, 2022

I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be 'happy'. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is above all, to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all." - Leo Rosten

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Estella Pauline Harris

Estella Pauline Harris

Feb 25, 2022

Estella was born in Santa Ana California on October 24th, 1928. She went to be with Jesus on Friday, February 25, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Jane Dady and two older brothers. She is survived by her two younger brothers, her husband Gordon Harris, two daughters, five grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren. Her legacy...

Harriet Darlene Carson

Harriet Darlene Carson

Feb 25, 2022

Harriet Darlene Carson was born on December 6, 1934 in Moline, Illinois and passed away on the morning of February 25, 2022 in Riverside, California.

John Patrick Keller

John Patrick Keller

Feb 24, 2022

Obituary for John Patrick Keller:

John Patrick Keller died 2/24/2022 outside of Boulder City, Nevada. He was born in Ridgecrest on 6/4/1974 to Alicia (deceased 2001) and Patrick Keller. He is survived by his father, stepmother Marcie, older sister, Katherine, Ralph Mathieu (brother-in-law), Jessica Arabski (ex girlfriend), and numerous Uncles, Aunts, and Cousins. John graduated in 1992...

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