Local obituaries for Holland & Lyons Mortuary

Nov 13, 2021

Guinevere Juliann-Artemis Kowalski was born two months early at Tri-City Hospital in Oceanside, CA. on June 6th 2005, to her doting parents, Jennifer Victoria Torres-Kowalski and Edward Joseph Kowalski.

Guinevere had many nicknames, including but not limited to: "GuinBear," her self-given name, and "Brutus," because of her strength. She was also our "miracle baby;" at only 7...

Nov 13, 2021

William "Bill" Wright was born October 27, 1953 to William and Geraldine Wright in Redfield, South Dakota and went peacefully home to be with his Lord on November 13,2021 with his wife Debra and family by his side. Bill was always full of laughter and carried it and his faith till the end. He was an inspiration to many by...

Nov 12, 2021

Bobby Erwin Tharp was born to Cletus and Edith Tharp on February 15, 1940 in Lancaster, California.  He went home to be with his Lord on November 12, 2021. He was 81 years old. He  had been a resident of Ridgecrest since 1942. Bobby is survived by his loving wife, Judy, of 53 years and his children Steven Wayne (wife...

Nov 12, 2021

Joseph James-Mikiya Kirk, 18, of Ridgecrest, CA died November 12, 2021 at his residence.

Joseph was born November 7, 2003 in Ridgecrest, CA

Nov 7, 2021

Julianne Kwiatkowski passed on November 7, 2021. Better known as Julie or Jewelz. She will always be remembered for her compassion, desire to help all the people she loved, her fiery spirit and her fiery red hair. Although she has left this world her light will shine forever in the hearts of all the lives she has touched. She...

Nov 4, 2021

Manuel Lee Morse, at age 89, went peacefully home to be with his Lord and Savior on November 4, 2021. He was born May 21, 1932 in Durant, Oklahoma as the sixth of nine children to Wallace and Naomi Morse. He moved to California in 1942 along with his parents and siblings where they eventually settled in Lamont. He...

Oct 31, 2021

Shannon is survived by his mother Eva Bell, his 3 sons KC, Zachry & Dalton Bell, Grandson Ryder Bell. He is loved and missed by his long time friends in Inyokern and Ridgecrest and his companion bulldog Wrecker. Rest in Peace, Son

Oct 30, 2021

Angelia Celestine, daughter of Alfred Celestine and Carolyn Celestine of Ridgecrest, California, transitioned from this life into eternity on October 30, 2021.

Angelia was preceded in death by her father Alfred Celestine, brother Alfred Celestine, Jr., grandparents John and Virginia Champion, and uncles Ronald (Butch) Jenkins, William (Billy) Jenkins.

Angelia was a beloved mother, daughter,...

Oct 30, 2021

Barbara Goodwin Jayne was born in Philadelphia, PA to Troy William Goodwin and Dorothy Otis Goodwin on June 16, 1930, and passed peacefully, after a year long fight with breast cancer, on October 30, 2021 with her daughter at her side.

She and her husband, CAPT (CHC) Edward Eben Jayne, USN, settled in Ridgecrest and made it...

Oct 29, 2021

Robert Paul Moore was called home to his Heavenly Father on October 29, 2021. Rob lived in Ridgecrest for most of his life, coming here as a small child. He worked at Searles Valley Minerals and had just celebrated  forty years of service! His many friends and family will remember his sense of humor, his outgoing personality, and his mischievous...

Oct 28, 2021

Willie Louis Edwards was born on August 10,1952 in West Point, Mississippi and lived a very full life of family, fun, and fellowship. He transitioned on October 28, 2021 at the age of 69 from a heart attack in Ridgecrest, California. He and his infectious smile will be missed by all who loved him.

After graduating high...

Oct 9, 2021

Jeffrey Alan Allred passed away suddenly on October 9, 2021 while on a weekend getaway to Beatty, Nevada. His cousin, Kristine Allred was by his side.

Construction work brought Jeff to Ridgecrest in 1974. He was an exceptional framer and worked for not only his father (Holiday Construction) and brother (Gary Allred General Contractor) but many other...

Oct 4, 2021

Margaret (Peggy) Ann Busch, of Ridgecrest, CA, 76 year old, passed away on October 4, 2021 in  her residence peacefully. She was born on September 19,1945, attended Burroughs High School, and lived in Ridgecrest for most of her life.

She had many passions in her life and all of them made up an important part...

Oct 2, 2021

Long-time resident Dan Ryan, age 83, passed away peacefully October 2, 2021, in Ridgecrest, California. He moved here as a 5-year-old on Valentine's Day 1945, born July 18,1938 in Webster, Massachusetts, to Colin and Juliette Rioux Ryan. Dan graduated from Sherman E. Burroughs High School in 1957.  In his high school years, he excelled at track and basketball. He...

Sep 24, 2021

Debra "Debbie" Cornelius passed away unexpectedly at her home in Ridgecrest, CA on September 24, 2021. Debbie was born on March 25, 1954 to Gladys and Marvin Cornelius in Hastings, Nebraska. She spent 4 years in Nebraska before moving with her family to Utah. A few years later her dad accepted a government job in San Diego,...

Sep 23, 2021

Harry Olander Krabbe was born on November 19, 1945 in Selma, Alabama. He passed away in Ridgecrest, California on September 23,2021 surrounded by his family. He leaves behind a large family including his wife Fran Krabbe, his three daughters Shannon Potts, Dana Bays and Maryanne Boublil and his three sons Philip, John and Harry A. Krabbe as well as...

Sep 22, 2021

John Richard Hitt started early on the CPO club on base as a lifeguard, but mostly with his parents running, driving Arrow Cab Company. He went into the United States Navy in 1977 as a mechanic in diesel submarines for 4 years and 2 years in the reserves. When he got out, he married his one true love, Lesley...

Sep 22, 2021

Phyllis Wise, age 93, of Ridgecrest, CA passed away September 22nd, 2021 while under the loving care of her family and the team members of Plymouth Village retirement community in Redlands, CA. Phyllis was many things to many people - wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, grandmother, great grandmother, biologist, nature lover, square and round dancer, feminist, lifelong teacher, docent,...

Sep 16, 2021

Jimmie Leola Gieger passed away September 16, 2021 here in the Indian Wells Valley at age 82; she had been in declining health for some time. Jimmie was born on July 31, 1939, in Sweetwater, Texas, but her family soon started moving west: Deming and then Carlsbad, NM, as well as Kingman, AZ. She remembered spending her 6 th...

Sep 13, 2021

Candelaria V. Ledesma was born on February 2, 1935 in Mexico. She passed away in Ridgecrest, California on September 13, 2021