Obituaries for the Lancaster, CA Area

Apr 19, 2017

A. John Burckle Born December 1937 in Waukegan, Illinois. A Resident of the Antelope Valley for 55 years. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, a professional baseball player, a cattle rancher, a successful businessman, a dedicated father to Eric and Ann, an appreciative father in law to Carie, a proud grandfather to Alec, Adrianne and Haley and a...

Apr 17, 2017

Eugene "Gene" Clinton Stinnett was born in 1938 in Wichita, Kansas to Therza and Clinton Stinnett, he quietly passed away on April 17, 2017 at the age of 79. He is survived by his wife, Mary, sons Gary (Joyce) and Dustin (Jennifer), stepsons, Jeremy (Denise) and Jason (Mitchelle), daughters Ricci, Lori, Brandi, and sister Treva. Twelve Grandchildren Ryan Balkenhol, Lyndsey...

Apr 12, 2017

Carolyn was born in Long Beach, California and passed away in Lancaster, California. She was a resident of the Antelope Valley for 10 years working in Home Care and Dentistry. She enjoyed crafting. Carolyn’s greatest and most heartfelt accomplishment was keeping her son Todd alive past the 19 days she was told he would live. Under her loving care, he...

Apr 12, 2017

MOELLER, Kenneth E. Age 84, born June 25, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois to Rudolph and Mathilda (Gassman) Moeller. Ken passed away April 12, 2017, at home in the company of his family. Ken spent his adolescence in Cicero, IL with his sister Dolores and widowed father. Ken entered the Air Force as a lieutenant and was stationed at March Air...

Apr 8, 2017

Hitchcock, Christine Christine Hitchcock was born February 5, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died on April 8, 2017 surrounded by family in her home in Lancaster, California. Her parents, Elisa Basile and Aniello Lucera, immigrated from Foggia, Italy, and were married in the U.S., so she was a first generation Italian-American and very proud of her heritage. Christine met and...

Mar 30, 2017

Mar 26, 2017

Mar 23, 2017

Brian passed away at home on March 23rd. He is survived by his wife, Jackie Lynn (Jones) Reed, daughters Brianne Johnson and Nicole Reed Allen, grand-daughter Claire Johnson, and sisters Joy Pauley, Valerie Silva, and Belinda Barbour. Brian was born on January 3, 1955 in Sidney, Nebraska to Roy Edward and Allyn Dee (Whitmire) Reed. Brian enjoyed Nebraska football and...

Mar 21, 2017

Mattie Sue (Freeman) Wight was born to Glover and Pearl Freeman on May 7th, 1930, she was the oldest of 15 children and she worked in a cotton mill. At the time it was owned by Callaway Mills who made Linen and Rugs, it is now owned by Miligan. She came to California in 1950 where she met a young...

Mar 16, 2017

Dan died March 16 at age 60, three years after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Born Aug. 21, 1956, at St. Vincent Hospital in Los Angeles to Harold Irving and Carmel Veronica Fitzgerald, Dan grew up in Encino and attended St. Cyril’s Grade School and Crespi High School. One of five children, he is survived by twin brother Joe and...

Mar 9, 2017

William (Bill) Anderson, known to many in Rhode Island as the Master Brewer who helped recreate the iconic Narragansett Beer, passed away on March 9 in Lancaster, California, surrounded by his loving family. He was 86. Bill began his brewing career soon after serving in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. Accepting...

Mar 2, 2017

Richard Allen “Rick” Griffis, Jr. passed away in Moberly, MO on March 2, 2017. He was born August 6, 1955. Rick grew up in the San Fernando Valley. From 1990 until 2007, he owned High Desert Shooting Supply. After living in the Antelope Valley for 36 years, Rick moved to Missouri in the fall of 2016. Rick is survived by...

Feb 13, 2017

Feb 9, 2017

Margaret Madge Hemperly – entered this life January 28, 1929 in Kaplan, Louisiana and departed her loved ones on February 9, 2017 in Lancaster, California. She was 88 years old. Madge was the oldest of four children born to Curly Perrin and Jenneeter McEvers. She graduated from high school in Beaumont, Texas and became a legal stenographer. At the ripe...

Feb 9, 2017

Steven Murray Chisolm (Steven “Two Check” Chisolm) December 5, 1948 - February 9, 2017. Born in El Paso, Texas on December 5, 1948 to father, Buff Chisolm Jr. and mother, Mary Helen Layfield Hopper. Steve attended UTEP (El Paso, TX) and studied mechanical engineering. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1969 and achieved Scout Sniper/Lance Corporal, serving...

Feb 8, 2017

Christine Hitchcock was born February 5, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died on April 8, 2017 surrounded by family in her home in Lancaster, California. Her parents, Elisa Basile and Aniello Lucera, immigrated from Foggia, Italy, and were married in the U.S., so she was a first generation Italian-American and very proud of her heritage. Christine met and married Vern...

Feb 7, 2017

Born Sept. 19, 1934 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Passed away Feb. 7, 2017. Barbara was a 1951 graduate of Lakeview High School, Rossville, GA. She was predeceased by her husband, Airman First Class, Bobbie L. Rowland, whose name in 1962 was inscribed on the memorial stained glass windows at Chapel 1, Edwards AFB, daughter, Karen Rene' Rowland, her mother, Hazel Wilson...

Feb 7, 2017

Roger was born in Gardner, Mass. And passed away in Lancaster, Calif. Employed with Lockheed Aircraft Skunk Works for 45 years, Roger was a resident of the AV for 30 years. A member of the High Desert Runners, he loved to run and competed in 5K races well into his late 70’s. He also loved to dance and was a...

Feb 4, 2017

Alfredo Pereida, age 86, of Palmdale Ca passed away on Saturday (February 4, 2017) at Cedars-Sinai Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Elva T. Pereida of Chihuahua, Mexico. Alfredo was born in Sugar City, Colorado on August 29, 1930 and grew up in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico. He was the son of Manuel Pereida and Carmen Gomez de Pereida. Alfredo...

Feb 4, 2017