Obituaries for the Lancaster, CA Area

Jan 13, 2023

William F. Cox was born in Provo, Utah, on November 12, 1932, to William A. Cox and Norma Olsen Cox. He was the oldest of their three children. After Bill graduated from Provo High School, he joined the United States Air Force and served for four years in England. After his discharge, Bill returned to Provo and attended Brigham Young...

Jan 10, 2023

Li Duran was born on August 2, 1957 in Fresno California and was raised in Ventura. She moved to Maine when she was 15 years old. During her time there, she married Nick Nicoles, though they eventually divorced. She learned how to train horses and how to play African Drums. She toured with a Drum group, did drumming seminars at...

Jan 9, 2023

Thomas (“Tommy,” “Val”) Michael Valenzuela, a Navy Aircrewman, passed away on January 9, 2023 at the age of 26 in Oak Harbor, Washington. Thomas was born on January 7, 1997, to Thomas M. Valenzuela (United States Army, Stationed at Wiesbaden, Germany) and Michelle C. Valenzuela. He graduated from Richmond Hill High School, Richmond Hill, Georgia in May 2015 and took...

Jan 9, 2023

Jan 8, 2023

On January 8th, 2023, Sheila Ann Ashley devastatingly lost her life at the age of 49. Sheila was born In Henderson, Nevada on March 2, 1973. After losing her mother, Ramona Marie Ashley, in the year of 1985, she moved to Palmdale, California with her dad, William John Shead, older sister, Monique Felice Ashley, and younger sister, Alicia Marie Shead....

Jan 8, 2023

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Jan 8, 2023

Atlas Griffith Garcia born November 14, 2022, died in his parents’ arms at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, CA on January 8, 2023. Atlas was diagnosed with Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR) a congenital heart disease. Atlas’s family cherishes his memory as brief of a gift it was. “A life may last just for a moment, but memory can...

Jan 4, 2023

Madre Edelmira Serás eterna entre las personas que te amamos, Tú fuiste quien hizo de todos nosotros personas de principios y valores sólidos, A pesar de no tenerte presente, Vivirás por siempre en nuestros corazones. Mother Edelmira You will be eternal among the people who love you, You were the one who made all of us people of solid principles...

Jan 2, 2023

Qianna Denise Shaw born January 26, 1988 to the proud parents of Marshall Hunter Jr and Karen Hunter-Hill. She graduated from Antelope Valley High School and continued her studies to achieve her degree in Business Administration. Qianna starting working at the early age of 16 in retail and later in the customer service field at Starwood Hotel, but she found...

Jan 2, 2023

Jan 1, 2023

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Dec 30, 2022

Linda Kay Hardcastle (Snodgrass) passed away December 30,2022 in Lancaster, California with her beloved family by her side. Linda was born on March 24, 1942 in Belle Plaine, Iowa to Derald DeWayne Snodgrass and Jean LaDonna Snodgrass (Rusk). She was the oldest of four sisters: Jeanie, Cynthia, and Coleen. In 1956, when Linda was a Freshman in High School her...

Dec 26, 2022

On Monday, December 26, 2022, Grace Leano Jalandoni, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and daughter, passed away at the age of sixty-six. She was born to Magdalena and Sebastian Leano in Manila, Philippines on November 5, 1956. Grace graduated from Manila Central University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. In 1986, Grace celebrated two wonderful milestones. First, she...

Dec 25, 2022

Ricky was born on February 14th,1960 at Santa Monica Medical Center. He was Alice and Doris' eldest of nine children. He lived in Santa Monica, California, during his childhood through his preteen age. Ricky attended Sage Elementary School in Santa Monica, California, and worked with his father Doris pouring concrete. Ricky moved to Littlerock, California in 1968 with his family...

Dec 22, 2022

OBITUARY Aaron Chavira of Lancaster, California, passed away on December 22, 2022, at the age of 71. His memorial will be held on January 27, 2023. A viewing will commence at the Haley Olsen Murphy Mortuary located at 44831 N. Cedar Ave. in Lancaster, CA 93534, from 8am-11:30am, with a rosary at 10am, and a church service at the Sacred...

Dec 22, 2022

OBITUARY OF HENRY HUMFREVILLE HUMFREVILLE, HENRY “HANK”, age 63, passed away at his home in Quartz Hill on December 22nd. He was the second son of long-time Lancaster residents, Daniel and Elinor Humfreville, and brother of Bill Humfreville who predeceased him. Hank graduated from Quartz Hill High School in 1980, followed by four years at the University of Southern California,...

Dec 21, 2022

Elena Estelle (Slawson) Epps August 27, 1927 - December 21, 2022 Estelle Epps, 95, of Rosamond, California passed away peacefully on December 21, 2022. Estelle was born on August 27, 1927 in Carson, Oklahoma to James Luther and Lillian Elena (Whitfield) Slawson. She graduated from Indianola High School in 1946 and attended Business College in McAlester, Oklahoma. Estelle and Alvin...

Dec 19, 2022

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Dec 12, 2022

Anna M. Miller, age 85, passed away on December 12, 2022, in San Antonio, TX surrounded by her four children. She was born on July 28, 1937, in Lancaster, CA, to parents, Maria Moneta and Daniel Massari. Anna grew up in the Antelope Valley and married the love of her life, Morley, in 1956. They lived in Palmdale raising their...

Dec 11, 2022

Richard (Rick) Buckreis, a loving husband and father, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at the age of 64 in his home located in Boron, CA. He was born on December 26, 1957, to John and Catherine Buckreis in Altoona, PA. Rick was preceded in death by his father, John, and mother, Catherine. He is survived by his...