Obituaries for the Lancaster, CA Area

Nov 23, 2022

Stanley Eugene Daugherty was born in North Platte, Nebraska on January 20, 1940. He was baptized into Christ as a child and confirmed in his Christian faith on May 24, 1953 at First Lutheran Church in North Platte, NE. It was in his hometown that Stan discovered his lifelong love of language--teaching himself Spanish in the local library. He also...

Nov 23, 2022

Genevieve Powers passed away November 23, 2022 with family by her side in Barstow, CA. Genevieve was Born in St. John’s Newfoundland. Genevieve just turned 98 on the 8th of November 2022, she was the daughter of Andrew and Bridget Roost and was the middle child of 3 daughters. Genevieve was joyfully returned to her Heavenly Father and reunited with...

Nov 22, 2022

Benita Lynn Williams was born on February 19th, 1961 to Benjamin and June Kimberlin at Holloman AFB in Alamogordo, New Mexico. She was third of four daughters, she was raised in an Air Force family and grew up in such places as Okinawa, Japan and Lakenheath, England, while living in The Dakotas, Missouri, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas until finally...

Nov 21, 2022

Carol Ann Toepfer (Harris), age 86, passed away comfortably on November 21, 2022 in Lancaster, California. She was born in Deming, New Mexico on December 3, 1935 to Joseph B. and Maude Ann Harris. She had one brother, “Little” Joe, who preceded her in death. Carol graduated from Antelope Valley High School and had many friends in the AV, having...

Nov 20, 2022

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

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Nov 8, 2022

In loving memory of our mom, Betty Jane Yaste, who passed away on November 8, 2022. She was the devoted wife of Laurence Yaste (Deceased) and loving mother of Laurence, Dennis (Deceased), Diane, Matthew, Dorothy and Henry. Also, six grandkids and 7 great grandkids. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Our mom was a kind, caring...

Nov 7, 2022

Graham Schwinning age 76 passed away November 7th. He is survived by his wife Susan of 52 years, his son Scott and his grandchildren; Jacob, Lindsey, Shea, Kesler, Karsen and Sage. Graham joined the Air Force in 1965, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant and became a Crew Chief for the F – 4 Phantom. After the Air Force he...

Nov 4, 2022

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Nov 4, 2022

“Pat” or “Baby”, as she has affectionately been called, was born on April 30, 1944 to Jorge and Maria Castelo in the town of San Isidro province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. She was the youngest and only sister to her older brother Feliciano and her twin brother Pastor. Growing up she helped work the rice fields but had always dreamt...

Nov 4, 2022

Milton Cox was born on September 28, 1939, in Dumas Arkansas to the late Arthur and Vera Norman Cox. He was a traveling man with a preference of driving or riding one of his horses. He made friends across the country from Chicago, Illinois, Los Angeles, California, Ivanhoe, Texas, until he laid his rest in Lancaster, California. Having served in...

Nov 3, 2022

Suellen Rountree Yates was born on February 15,1946 in Glendale, California. She passed away on November 3, 2022 in Lancaster, California at the age of 76. She grew up in Sun Valley, California graduating in 1963 from John H. Francis Polytechnic High School. She was a Job’s Daughter and a member of the Dorian’s a service club. She married David...

Oct 31, 2022

Masaharu Nakamura was born on March 15, 1954, in Izumo, Japan to Isao Bob Nakamura and Kikuko Yonehara. He spent his early childhood years in Japan and in the year of 1967, at the age of 13, he moved to Los Angeles, CA with his family. He attended Los Angeles High School and after graduating high school Masaharu moved back...

Oct 31, 2022

On 31 October, Catherine “Cathy” Lynn Dennis (Beard), 65, was called to her heavenly home after a decade long battle against dementia. Cathy was born in Downey, CA to Johnny Beard and Lenora Beard (Timm) in 1957. In 1963, Lenora, Cathy, and her younger brother, John (Beard), moved to the Antelope Valley. Cathy loved the desert and enjoyed visiting poppies,...

Oct 30, 2022

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Oct 24, 2022

Lenora Ethel Timm was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She had two brothers who were a number of years older, and then two more children came along. In 1948 her parents died and the two older brothers each took a younger sibling to raise. That is how Lenora came to the Antelope Valley. She attended local schools and graduated from...

Oct 20, 2022

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

Oct 8, 2022