Obituaries

Obituary Veronica Rangel

From the November 3, 2023 Edition

September 10, 1962 – July 1, 2023

Veronica Rangel, age 61, died on October 24th at her Frazier Park home.

Veronica was born in Long Beach, California on September 10, 1962. Veronica graduated from Citrus …

Walter Dale Mann June 29, 1933 – July 17, 2023

From the October 20, 2023 Edition

Walter Dale Mann, 90, passed away on July 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV. Walter was born on Jun 29, 1933 in Camdenton, MO to Earl Ernest Mann and Sadie Olive Carroll.

Dale, as …

Wilma Virgie Mann March 18, 1935 – September 18, 2023

From the October 6, 2023 Edition

Wilma Virgie Mann, age 88, died Monday, September 18, 2023 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born March 18, 1935 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to John Davis Wheeler and Willie Bee Watterson.

On March 27, 1953 …

For Brian ‘The Tire Guy’

From the September 8, 2023 Edition

May 5, 1980 – July 1, 2023

A month has passed. Pain and sorrow are still fresh. A candle lit, white sage burning. To ease you on your journey… I miss you my brother —CRM

Steven Paul Veenis, March 13, 1956 – July 25, 2023

From the September 1, 2023 Edition

Steve’s family bought a cabin in 1965 in Lake of the woods, where he and his siblings spent their weekends during most of their childhood.

In 1985, Steve moved to Pine Mountain Club full …

Frederick H. Smalley III: February 23, 1946 – August 1, 2023

From the August 18, 2023 Edition

Editor’s Note: Mr. Smalley’s friend and neighbor Eric Kvamme submitted this obituary. We have been unable to find the surviving family members, so many details of his life that are normally included in an obituary …

James Lumsden: June 3, 2023

From the August 11, 2023 Edition

James Lumsden, of La Crescenta, CA, passed away on June 3, 2023 at home surrounded by his family after a hard battle with cancer.

Jim worked at JPL in Pasadena for 42 years, retiring as …

Robert Arthur Lame, November 15, 1937—July 20, 2023

From the July 28, 2023 Edition

Robert Lame (Bob) was born November 15, 1937, in Joplin, Missouri, to Arthur and Ollie Lame. He had one brother, David Lame, deceased in January 2022.

The family moved to Lamar, Colorado, where Robert …