Obituaries for the Lancaster, CA Area

Nov 20, 2023

~ John Ramon Wallace joined his father in the presence of the Lord on November 20th, 2023, after living a full and healthy life. John was born to Connie and Frederick Wallace on September 28th,1956, in San Bernardino, California. Born with Down Syndrome, John lived every day defying expectations and soaring through life. Strength, courage, and grit run through the...

Nov 19, 2023

Please share your favorite memory of Brenda to be included in a special keepsake book for the family.

Nov 19, 2023

Nov 18, 2023

To the world she was Elvey (Beverly) Ritchie-Joseph, age 59, lived in Lancaster, CA, and passed away on November 18, 2023 at 11:02pm from liver cancer. Beverly was born on June 19,1964 to Venturina Ritchie and Dalmon Ritchie Sr., in Stann Creek Valley, Belize. Beverly grew up in Belize with her parents and six other siblings. She learned her love...

Nov 18, 2023

Theresa Simien was born November 2nd, 1927, in Lake Charles Louisiana to Henry and Fabiola Baker. She was the youngest of eight children. She married Joseph Simien in 1945. With their only daughter at the time Dianna, they moved to Los Angeles California. There, three more children were born. Joanne, Joseph Jr., and Irma. As a family, they were devoted...

Nov 17, 2023

Catherine “Kay” Wiley passed away on November 17, 2023, at the age of 84. Kay was born July 2, 1939, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Thomas and Pauline Keefe. Kay enjoyed spending time with family, reading, and cooking. She had a great love for baseball, and she was an avid fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox....

Nov 16, 2023

Robert William Shaules passed away peacefully in his home at Rancho Vista West Palmdale, California on November 16, 2023. His loving wife and daughter were by his side. Born on June 1, 1936 to RoseMary Chase and William Pagel Shaules, the oldest of 4 brothers. He grew up in San Diego, California where he attended both Catholic and public schools....

Nov 11, 2023

WWII VETERAN AND LANCASTER NATIVE PAUL WHEELER PASSES ON VETERAN’S DAY One of the last of the “Greatest Generation” World War II Veteran’s has left us on Veteran’s Day November 11, 2023 at the age of 100, only 2 months shy of his 101st birthday. EARLY LIFE Paul Wheeler was born and raised in Lancaster, California just 20 years after...

Nov 11, 2023

The patriarch of the King family, Perry Ronald King Sr. passed away on November 11, 2023, at the age of 85 after a courageous battle with cancer, with his loving wife of 56 years Nancy King by his side. Perry loved his God, his country and he loved to serve his fellow man. Perry was a devout Catholic and humble...

Nov 11, 2023

Ronald M. Winkler, beloved son, husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on November 11, 2023, at the age of 79, in Lancaster, California. Ron was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on November 20, 1943, but he and his family moved to California three years later, where he lived for the remainder of his life. He graduated from Verdugo Hills High School...

Nov 9, 2023

Nov 8, 2023

Maria Guadalupe Barocio, known as Lupita by her loved ones, passed away at home surrounded by her immediate family. She was a loving mother, wife, sister, and grandmother to two beautiful granddaughters. Like Wonder Woman, she valiantly fought Leukemia. Lupita was born in Michoacan, Mexico to Josefina and Ismael Lopez on October 15, 1970. She married Antonio Barocio in 1990....

Nov 7, 2023

The passing of Robert L. Neufeld or Bobert as many knew him as. Born in Nebraska and moved to California with family in mid 50's. Joined the army and ended up in Vietnam. Returned home after a few years and delivered papers, worked at the gas station until he made it into Lockheed and stayed there for 40 yrs. Did...

Nov 7, 2023

Richard Bruce Schoengarth (1946–2023) Lifelong bowler, humorist, karaoke singer, and conversation starter with everyone he met, Richard Bruce Schoengarth, 77, of Lancaster, California, died on November 7, 2023. He was born in Los Angeles in 1946 to Bruce and Barbara Schoengarth. Richard, also known as Dick, attended Saint Robert Bellarmine Elementary and Bellarmine Jefferson High School before joining the United...

Nov 6, 2023

Nov 5, 2023

Richard Alan Meadows, 74, of Lancaster, CA passed away on November 5th. Pa, as he was affectionately known by his grandchildren, was born April 21st, 1949, in Oakland, California to the late Richard Austin Meadows and the late Marie Verlie Hurtubise. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Martha, two sons Patrick and Benjamin, two daughters-in-law Sara and...

Nov 2, 2023

Oct 26, 2023

Daniel Jay Allen Junior was born October 6th, 1957 in San Diego Ca to Daniel Jay Allen Sr. and Donna Rae Allen. He lived the majority of his life in the Antelope Valley where he attended Quartz Hill High School. Shortly after he enlisted in the Marine Corp where he became a combat engineer. Once out of the Marines, for...

Oct 26, 2023

Please share your favorite memory of Frances to be included in a special keepsake book for the family.

Oct 26, 2023

Noah Ryan Chapman was born on September 24, 1996 in Auburn, Washington to his father, Ryan Chapman and mother, Sumry Lemmenes (Leist/Chapman). At approximately the age of one-years old, his parents returned with him to California, which became the place Noah called home. As a young boy, Noah was inseparable from his father and brother Alex, having many memories of...