Obituaries for the Lancaster, CA Area

Jan 10, 2018

Jan 8, 2018

Rosana Guzman Madariaga was a beloved daughter, mother, mother-in law, grandma, sister and tía. Rosana was survived by her mother Trinidad Madariaga, her four daughters Adriana Tabibzadeh (spouse Shahin Tabibzadeh) Ashley Gonzalez (spouse Alex Gonzalez) Jasmine Ogle (spouse Junaid Olge) and Dominique Hughes; her siblings Lorena Madariaga and Juan Madariaga; her three grand daughters Stacy Gonzalez, Anastasia Gonzalez and Siena...

Jan 5, 2018

Loving, wise and beautiful, Karen Mirafuentes Elliott. 73, dies January 5, 2018 at her home after a five-year battle with ovarian cancer. Born on September 23, 1944, in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, as the oldest child of Loreano Mirafuentes and Barcelisa Mirafuentes (Dellatan), Karen spent her early years in Hawaii and Japan. Karen married her high school sweetheart, Bill (Col. USAF,...

Jan 4, 2018

Maria Luisa Renteria (1943-2018) Maria Luisa was born Maria Luisa Lopez on May 27, 1942 to Beda Mora and Alejo Lopez in San Bernardo, Durango, Mexico. Maria Luisa entered the Kingdom of Heaven on January 4, 2018 in Long Beach, CA, United States; she was 74yrs young. During Maria Luisa's lifetime, she traveled extensively throughout Mexico emigrating to the United...

Jan 2, 2018

Thomas K Connolly, 64, son of Gerald and Agnes Connolly was born on December 3, 1953 and passed away January 2, 2018. He is survived by his wife Ann, sons Jonathan and Benjamin, sisters Mary (Doug) Harms, Kathy (Larry) Piumbroeck, Leeni (Bill) Beckman, Patti (Monte) Willkom, and Sharon (Tim) Neer; Sisters-In-Law Sue (Steve) Reeverts, Cathy, Amy(Kent) Christen, Patti (Mark) Olsen;...

Jan 1, 2018

LuVern Merlin Sorensen – Born in Yankton, South Dakota on September 4, 1940 and went to be with The Lord, His Wife Diane, and Grandson Jason on January 1, 2018. Proud Navy Man and then graduated from Bible Baptist College in Springfield, MO. Served as Missionary in Tokyo, Japan and then Pastor of Bible Baptist Church in Palmdale, CA. Retired...

Dec 28, 2017

Alfredo Ramírez-Tello is survived by his wife Maria and his children, Martha, Tony, Ruby and Raul. Although he had a tough beginning where he experienced loneliness and distrusts, his guard once brought down, allowed for those of us who had the privileged to be close to him to experience the love and tenderness that he had to give. He was...

Dec 27, 2017

Cecilia Trujillo murio en Diciembre 27, 2017. Cecilia murio a la edad de 17 anos atropellada por un carro mientras caminaba por la banqueta rumbo a su casa. Nacio en Guatemala en Abril 12, 2000. A la edad de 7 anos sus padres trajeron a ella y en aquel entonces a sus unicos hermanos Eduardo y Erick a radicar a...

Dec 27, 2017

Joseph James Lopez, Sr., 64, died Dec. 27, 2017, surrounded by his loved ones. Joseph Lopez was born April 21, 1953, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Ramon E. and Josephine M. Lopez. Joseph was friendly and was known for his patriotic spirit and would enjoy spending time at the beach or listening to Tejano music. Joseph served in the United...

Dec 26, 2017

Cristopher Ray Sharps, born February 27, 1987, went to be with our Lord and Savior December 26, 2017. Cristopher is survived by his mother Debra Milton Spatafore, his sister’s Nalani Roberts, Natacia (Roberts) Schirmeister, and Alexis Roberts; his grandparents Raymond and Milly Milton. Cristopher is further survived by his extended family which includes his Step-Dad, Chuck Spatafore, and step-brother Steven...

Dec 26, 2017

Dec 18, 2017

William (Bill) Johnson Born August 4, 1947 in Des Moines, Iowa and passed away on December 18, 2017 at AV Medical Center in Lancaster, California. He served in the United States Navy after High School. Worked at Lockheed Martin Aircraft as a flight-line mechanic for 40 years until his retirement. He enjoyed going to Bishop camping and fishing with his...

Dec 8, 2017

Stonehouse, Virginia (Ginny) Lee. Born July 20 1945 in St. Paul, Mn. Passed away December 8 in Lancaster, California. She was a resident of the Antelope Valley for the past 50 years. Virginia was the daughter of Melvin Gorham and Grace (Rice) Gorham. She grew up in Mediapolis, Iowa and graduated from Mediapolis High School. She served in the U.S....

Dec 8, 2017

Robert A. Waligora also known as (Bob, Rob) was born on July 18, 1951 and passed away peacefully on December 8, 2017 in Lancaster, California with his wife and family at his side. He graduated from Paraclete High School and was retired from USPS. He enjoyed playing golf and volunteering at the Nissan Open Northern Trust at the Rivera. Being...

Nov 30, 2017

Aubrey grew up in Aurora, IL where she graduated from St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. Aubrey lived in the Antelope Valley for 62 years. During that time she worked at Antelope Valley Hospital as a lead surgical nurse and later in her career went on to the Los Angeles County Mira Loma Hospital managing the out patient clinical...

Nov 24, 2017

Jeffrey Wayne Stidham The moment Jeffrey was born he had my heart. He was such a laid-back infant who always smiled and loved to be cuddled. We almost lost him when he was a week old to Jaundice. His bilirubin count was very high and the doctors wanted to filter out all of his blood. I fought the doctors on...

Nov 19, 2017

Nov 16, 2017

Born May 29th, 1922 in Elkhart, IN, passed away Nov 16th, 2017 in Lancaster, CA. Second of seven children to Robert M. and Elva C.(Smeltzer) Black. Mom was raised in Elkhart IN., then moved to CA with her three boys, Paddy, Rick and Carl while husband Martin “Pat” was serving in the Navy during WWII. After the war ended Vera...

Nov 9, 2017

Nov 8, 2017

Constance Jean Barnes 1929 – 2017 Constance Jean was born in Hamilton, Ohio, on November 10, 1929 to Paul and Helen Doyle. She passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 8, 2017; just two days shy of her 88th birthday. Connie grew up in Whitfield, Indiana with three sisters and two brothers. She graduated from St. John’s Catholic Girls...