Obituaries for the Lancaster, CA Area

Jan 31, 2023

Lillestol, Michelle Michelle Reagan Lillestol passed away unexpectedly on January 31 at the age of 62. She was born on August 28, 1960, in South Carolina to parents Susanne and Thomas Reagan. She was raised in Syracuse, NY, obtained her BS in psychology from SUNY Oswego then went on to become an RN graduating from Onondaga Community College. As a...

Jan 29, 2023

Shirley L. Walsma, 87, of Lancaster, Ca, was peacefully united with her husband, Bill, while at home, on January 29, 2023. Shirley was born on August 20, 1935, to Theodore and Marian Hayak in Minnesota. Shirley graduated from Holy Family Girls High School in 1954, and shortly after, she met and married her best friend, Henry William (Bill) Walsma in...

Jan 27, 2023

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

Jan 26, 2023

Georgette was born on October 18th, 1950 in Minneapolis Minnesota to George and Marie Hopster. Georgette was the second of five children having 3 sisters, Cheryl (Bretz), Bonita and Fraya and 1 brother, Leslie. The family moved several times during her younger years finally making Lancaster their permanent home in 1963. Georgette attended Sacred Heart School, Piute, and Antelope Valley...

Jan 24, 2023

Helen (Lou) McMillan was born in Inola Oklahoma, to Harvey Lee Hix, and Mossie Ellen (Stamper) Hix, and was one of seven children. In Lancaster California, Helen met and married her husband William Donald (Don, Mack) McMillan. While her husband served in WWII Helen worked in a sewing factory to help support her family. After WWII, Don and Helen purchased...

Jan 22, 2023

Joseph Andrew Mark Doyle was born the 18th of July 1986, in Panorama City to Joseph (RIP) and Marianne Doyle. Joseph was desired long before that date. His older brother prayed and prayed and prayed for his mom to have a boy and his prayers were answered only after five girls were born. The seventh of eight children, he was...

Jan 14, 2023

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Jan 14, 2023

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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 13, 2023

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

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 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

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