Obituaries for the Lancaster, CA Area

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

Feb 1, 2017

Dennis Hines of Palmdale, CA passed away on February 1, 2017. He was 57. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and was loved by his family and friends. A long-time resident of the Antelope Valley, Dennis was born in Johnstown, PA, and raised in Erie, PA. He earned degrees from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in mechanical...

Feb 1, 2017

Jan 28, 2017

Founding Quartz Hill High School Band Director, Joseph (Joe) Lester Giesler, 85, passed away peacefully in Lancaster, California on Saturday, January 28, 2017. His wife and family were by his side. Joe was born on June 8, 1931 in Laramie, Wyoming to parents Norbert and Marion Giesler. He attended Laramie High School, and later graduated from the University of Wyoming...

Jan 26, 2017

Sandra Tena Kemp was born in Nashville, TN on May 11, 1944, to Melvin and Sadie Kemp. Tena was an accomplished artist, with a distinguished clientele, and generally loved life. She was survived by five children, Mark Graybill, Tim McMurray, Shiela Freeman, Robert Krakover, and Sam Krakover; seventeen grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren.

Jan 21, 2017

Jan 20, 2017

Ruth Josephine Bergstrom was born in Oklahoma City on December 18, 1927, to Roy and Olive Bergstrom. She loved music from an early age, playing piano and viola duets with her older brother, Raymond, and, as a teenager, serving as her church’s organist. Ruth met Edmund Jones while attending boarding school in Keene, Texas, 72 years ago. They married in...

Jan 16, 2017

Evelyn M. Parzell passed away in Lancaster, Ca on January 16, 2017 at the age of 91. Evelyn was born Friday, February 13, 1925 in Buhach Colony and was one of six children to Antonio (Slim) and May D. Silveira. She attended Buhach Grade School and graduated class of 1945 from Merced High School. Evelyn worked at Merced Medical Clinic...

Jan 14, 2017

DONALD ALLEN DOMIKE Donald was born (as he said, “at a very young age”) on Sep 16, 1927 to Arthur Domike Sr. and Veneta McCarthy Domike in Santa Monica, California. Don has one brother Arthur Domike, Jr. Donald graduated Loyola High School, Los Angeles, at age 16. He earned his Radio Operators license by his 17th birthday and became a...

Jan 13, 2017

Alicia Agnes Kessler, October 18th 1932 – January 13th 2017 Saralicia Agnes Sullivan was born in Los Angeles, Ca on October 18th 1932 to William and Helen Sullivan. She passed away on January 13th 2017 at her home in Lancaster surrounded by her loving family after a valiant 15 month battle with cancer. Saralicia attended Nativity School and graduated in...

Jan 13, 2017

Edwin Lazaro Corpuz, M.D., 1962-2017. Loving son, brother, uncle, friend. He passed away on Jan 13, 2017 at the Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, California. Edwin joins his father Gil G. Corpuz and is survived by his mother, Esperanza, older brother Gil Jr and wife Thelma Manguerra, younger sister, Hope and husband Dane Lariosa, and his nephews,...

Jan 12, 2017

Barbara Jean Baseggio, Lancaster, California was born on December 25th, 1941 in Sterling, Colorado and passed away on January 12th, 2017 in Lancaster, California. Barbara married Leo L Baseggio on June 23rd, 1962 and was a proud military spouse traveling with her husband wherever the Air Force took them. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter Julie Kelleher (James),...