From the January 27, 2017 Edition
On January 16, 2017 we lost John “Sonny” Richard Erickson at age 79. He lived in the Mountain Communities for 32 years.
Sonny was born on June 15, 1937 in Grand Forks, North Dakota to …
From the January 13, 2017 Edition
On the night of December 19, 2016 John Lawrence “Speed Demon” Cavey, Jr. passed away at San Joaquin Hospital in Bakersfield, CA. John was 46 years old.
John (also often referred to as “Johnny” …
From the January 13, 2017 Edition
Donato Ventura, a sixteen-year resident of Lake of the Woods, moved to Bakersfield shortly before he passed away peacefully on November 20, 2016. He was surrounded by his family, including his wife, Mary Ventura, daughters …
From the December 9, 2016 Edition
On Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016 our beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother-in-law and uncle took wing with the angels. He waited until Thanksgiving Day—which now gives that holiday a new and deeper meaning for us …
From the December 2, 2016 Edition
Issa Masud was born on December 19, 1957 in Bethlehem. He moved to the United States with his family on March 9, 1968. As a young man, Issa attended Hollywood High School, graduating with the …
From the November 11, 2016 Edition
Former Frazier Park resident Rhoda K. Casto passed away Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. She lived in Frazier Park from 1972 to about 1987 where she served as manager of the California Republic Bank.
Rhoda was …
From the November 4, 2016 Edition
Richard (TJ) Timothy Fernandes died unexpectedly on October 23, 2016 at Henry Mayo Memorial Hospital in Newhall due to long-term complications from diabetes.
TJ was born on November 17, 1994 in Bellingham, Washington. He …
From the September 30, 2016 Edition
Eugene Hattorff was born March 8, 1961 in Breda, The Netherlands to parents Oscar Hattorff and Jeane Hattorff-Van Geem. He passed away on September 7, 2016 in a traffic accident close to his Pine Mountain …
From the September 30, 2016 Edition
George Lester, 63 died suddenly Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in San Luis Obispo County.
He was born January 19, 1953 in Modesto. He lived in Lake of …
From the September 9, 2016 Edition
A world traveler and a life well-lived
Ilse Margarete Keating was born in Czechoslovakia to her parents Otto and Stefanie Aue on April 16, 1930. She died peacefully at her home in Frazier …