Obituaries for the Lancaster, CA Area

Jun 14, 2023

Jacob, age 22, passed away on June 14, 2023, at an urgent care facility in Lancaster California. Jacob was born on April 10, 2001, to parents Michael and Michelle Metcalf. At an early age Jacob showed an extreme fascination and determination to be a fireman. At the age of 16, he joined the wildland fire explorer program, where upon completing...

Jun 14, 2023

Meister, Josephine “Jo” Margaret was born August 24, 1935, in Van Horn, Texas and was called home on June 14, 2023. Jo spent her high school years with the Incarnate Word nuns and graduated from Our Lady of the Valley School in 1952. During her high school years, Jo met her husband, Herb at an outdoor roller skating rink in...

Jun 10, 2023

Jun 7, 2023

Dr. Joseph Jankovitz, psychologist, was born on October 24, 1943 in New York City, New York. Joe spent six years in the Navy as a medic. He had one son, Joseph G. Jankovitz, who now lives in Phoenix, AZ. He married Joann in Tucson, Arizona in 1976. Dr. Jankovitz went on to have private practices in Victorville and Joshua Tree,...

Jun 5, 2023

May 23, 2023

May 22, 2023

Frances Anne Sokoloff, 79, passed away on May 22, 2023 in Lancaster California. Fran was born in Toronto Canada to Rose and Sam Sokoloff on June 7, 1943. She spent most of her adult life working successfully as a Shipping Line Manager at D’Amico Line in San Pedro where she was in charge of shipping scheduling and represented the company...

May 17, 2023

Ronald George Morris was born 11-19-54 in Pasadena, Ca. His joyous parents were Carl Richard Morris and Margery Hedley Morris. Ron grew up in Lancaster, Ca. As a child he especially enjoyed going fishing with his parents on their trips to Mammoth. He also enjoyed watching the Dodgers with his Dad, a tradition he kept all of his father's life....

May 16, 2023

Pastor Raymundo B Mondok, a beloved member of the Antelope Valley community, passed away suddenly on May 16, 2023 after living a life full of laughter and love. He was born in Guam on October 3, 1951, and moved to the Antelope Valley in 1967. He married Mary Connally on June 24, 1978, and went to work at a variety...

May 15, 2023

May 11, 2023

On May 11, 2023, Shirley Cervantes, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend passed away peacefully in Santa Clarita, California, at Sunrise Senior Living at the age of 85 years. Shirley was born in Stratford, Oklahoma, to Joe and Polly (Clay) Staats, the second of four children. The Staats family moved to Sunland, California, in 1940 where Shirley graduated from...

May 10, 2023

Rudy Acosta Mamaril was born May 24, 1951, to Hilario and Juliana Mamaril. He was the oldest of three. His siblings are Cristito Mamaril and Florida Astudillo. Rudy was born in Bauang La Union and raised in Baguio, Philippines. There he attended SLU for his education from elementary through college. After college he worked for Philippine Airlines. Shortly after, he...

May 5, 2023

May 4, 2023

OBITUARY OF MR. JUSTIN JAMEL (JHAE) CROSSLEY On a crisp winter Saturday morning, January 7, 1989 at 7:57 a.m., a beautiful baby boy entered this world at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, California. He was welcomed to our family by his mother, Lillie Ruth Edmondson and his aunt Melwyn Johnson. This handsome young baby boy was given the name...

May 4, 2023

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Apr 30, 2023

Apr 28, 2023

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

Apr 28, 2023

Apr 27, 2023

Obituary Wayne Hoskins was born on May 26, 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the parents of Sarah Mullens and Cluster L. Hoskins both from Alabama. Wayne left this life April 27, 2023. While growing up in Cincinnati Wayne was known to his family and friends as a protector. At 10 years old he made himself a shoe shine box and...

Apr 23, 2023