OBITUARIES
Susan Marie Carter
Sep 1, 2022
Susan Marie Carter was born on July 13, 1956 in Mojave, California and passed away peacefully at her home in Trona, California on September 1, 2022.
There is a graveside service to be held at Searles Valley Cemetery on Saturday September 24, 2022 at 9:00AM
Chizuko Schenkel
Aug 29, 2022
Chizuko "Butch" Schenkel passed away on August 29, 2022 at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster. She was born in Gifu, Japan on February 19, 1937. She was a seamstress for over 30 years.
Anna "Deanie" Dean Morse
Aug 26, 2022
Anna Dean 'Deanie' Morse, went peacefully home to be with her Lord and Savior on August 26, 2022. She was born December 11, 1935 in Purdy, Missouri to Floyd and Velma Walburn.
Deanie lived her adult life in Trona and Ridgecrest, California where she raised her family with her late husband, Manuel. They were married for 71...
Gwendolyn Arlene Willett
Aug 24, 2022
Gwendolyn Arlene Willett
Long time resident, Gwendolyn Arlene Willett, 75, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.
Gwen was born November 27, 1946 in Creston, Iowa to Boyd and Arlene Wynn coming to Ridgecrest in 1962.
Gwen was a homemaker, and active in church. She especially...
Jean Loretto Pannuto
Aug 20, 2022
Jean Loretto Pannuto
December 21, 1926 to August 20, 2022
Jean Loretto Pannuto died peacefully on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Hoffman Hospice surrounded by her daughters. She was born in Blencoe, Iowa, the fifth of ten children of Dominic Stephen Marley (Ireland) and Inez Torticill Marley....
Pete A. Klassen
Aug 15, 2022
Pete was born between Russia and Germany, while the family fled the Stalin takeover, on August 13, 1928. Pete was the second oldest of six children. He was raised in Dinuba, CA, located in the San Joaquin Valley. After graduating from Dinuba High School, he married his high school sweetheart, Georgia Gerow. Pete passed away on August 15, 2022...
Bryant Alan Ross
Aug 15, 2022
Bryant Alan Ross passed away on August 15, 2022. He was born July 24, 1952 in Pasay City, Manila, Philippines to Dr. & Mrs. Byron W. Ross, the first American family to enter the Philippines after WWII, per Philippine authorities. Bryant later attended Bob Jones University before his employment with the Oakland International Airport as a supervisor teaching employees how...
Jimmie Ernestine Cornelius
Aug 14, 2022
Jimmie Cornelius known to her family and friends as "Mema" passed away August 14, 2022, at the age of 92. "Mema" was born in Choctaw County, MS to Leland and Gertrude McCarty on March 19, 1930, the oldest of four children.
She lived in Mississippi until 1964 when her husband went to work for China Lake. She...
Brandi Allison Brothers
Aug 14, 2022
Brandi Allison Brothers was born on June 13, 1988 in Knoxville, Tennessee and passed away on August 14, 2022 in Ridgecrest, California. She is survived by her mother and father Launa and Ronald Brothers and her two brothers David M. Boissineau and Joshua A. Brothers.
There will be services held at Ridgecrest Vineyard Church on Friday Sept...
Andres Guillermo Corona
Aug 11, 2022
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Andres "The Boy" Guillermo Corona. Andres was born on November 27, 2005, in Ridgecrest, CA, to the union of Guillermo "Memo" and Danielle Corona. From the beginning, Andres faced many medical challenges but defied the odds. Despite being diagnosed with Microcephaly as well as other medical conditions, and medical...
Jill Elaine Nichols
Aug 9, 2022
Jill Elaine Nichols, a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and wife gained her angel wings. She passed away in her sleep at home and surrounded by her family on August 9 th 2022, one month shy of 50 years of marriage. She will be greatly missed by everyone. She was strong, beautiful, fun, funny, brave, giving, loving and...
Linda Ileene Salser
Aug 8, 2022
Linda Ileene Salser passed away peacefully at High Desert Haven on Monday, August 8, 2022 at the age of 73. She was born in Downey, California, to parents John and Frances Salser (nee Bent) on September 7, 1948. While she was an only child, she has extended family living in California, South Dakota, and Maryland. She married David Jester...
Alana Ruth Stein
Aug 8, 2022
Alana Ruth (Patty) Stein, daughter of Jesse and Lottie Patty, was born January 15, 1951 in Electra, Texas, her beloved home town. She died peacefully at home in Ridgecrest, California on August 8, 2022. Throughout her life, it brought her tremendous joy to have a home filled with family, friends, food, art, music, laughter and love, and she died...
Kenneth Runardo Garvin
Aug 1, 2022
Sunrise: February 4, 1985 Sunset: August 1, 2022
Kenneth Runardo Garvin was born to Samuel and Miranda Ford on February 4, 1985 in Columbus, Georgia. He was the second of four children. Kenny, as he was lovingly called by family and friends, spent the first four years of his life in Columbus. The family then moved to...
Vicki Jo Hudson
Jul 30, 2022
Vicki Jo Hudson was born on May 20,1956 in Trona, California. She passed away peacefully on July 30,2022 in Ridgcrest, California. She is survived by her son Joseph T. Bing.
Helen Johantgen Jackson
Jul 26, 2022
Helen Johantgen Jackson passed away Tuesday 7/26/22. She lived a long and eventful life almost exclusively in California. Born December 27 th , 1928 to Ysauro and Elena Lujan of Stockton, Ca. Helen was the sixth of seven Lujan children. Helen spent her youth in Northern California where she first found her love of animals. She worked for Pacific Bell...
Mary Ann Clodt
Jul 26, 2022
Mary Ann (Eschenbaum) Clodt, long time Inyokern resident, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 in Grand Junction CO. She was 92. Mary Ann was born on September 1, 1929 to Henry Harry and Lena Mae (Engelmann) Eschenbaum on the family farm near Miller, South Dakota. She was next to the youngest of six children.
Mary Ann...
Joe Brown Waldrep Iii
Jul 23, 2022
Joe Brown Waldrep III, a proud retiree of the United States Navy, passed away Saturday, July 23 rd in the presence of his beloved wife, Michelle and her family, and daughter, Britney Maxine Waldrep and her family. The son of Joe Brown Waldrep II and Lorraine Agnes (Leptich) Waldrep of Gainesville, Georgia. Joe was born on December 11 th...
"Doc Tiffany" Ellis L.Tiffany
Jul 13, 2022
Ellis Lorain Tiffany was born on April 2, 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri. He passed away peacefully on July 13, 2022 in Ridgecrest, California. There will be a memorial service held at United Methodist Church on Saturday July 23, 2022 at 10AM followed by a burial next to his late wife at Lone Pine cemetery.
Devin Ray Dillier-Carter
Jul 11, 2022
Devin was born in Ridgecrest on January 19, 1999 and passed away July 14, 2022 in Ridgecrest.
Devin grew up in Ridgecrest. He enjoyed the outdoors and his passion for music gave him great pleasure. He was inspired by his love of new vocabulary that emanated through every lyrical freestyle he would sing. Family was important to...
