From the March 17, 2023 Edition
By Gary Meyer, TME
Daniel Gilbert Tarr was born to parents Oscar V. and Devon (Loy) Tarr in Mojave on January 25, 1945.
The Tarr family moved to Lebec in 1947. He lived here for …
From the March 17, 2023 Edition
Our longtime friend and local real estate owner Gary Wilson passed away peacefully at Kindred Hospital in Los Angeles on February 25, 2023. Gary was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 9, 1945 and …
From the January 13, 2023 Edition
It is with great sadness that I report actress and Pine Mountain community member Diane McBain lost her battle with liver cancer and passed away on December 21, 2022.
Diane was born on May 18, …
From the January 13, 2023 Edition
Anthony ‘Tony’ William Pontuti, a.k.a. Guido, was born on December 28, 1953 in Youngstown, Ohio to parents Rocky and Jane Pontuti. Tony was the youngest of four brothers, Arthur, Chester and Rocky Jr. Pontuti.
Tony, …
From the December 23, 2022 Edition
Joshua Steven Schwarz passed away peacefully on December 6 after a lengthy illness.
Words cannot describe who the man Josh was to me and all those who had the privilege of knowing him.
He …
From the December 23, 2022 Edition
John “Jack” Leo Wickson passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022 in Chandler, Arizona supported by his wife and two siblings. His battle with serious medical issues in recent years showed his determination in facing …
From the December 16, 2022 Edition
Arthur James Ortega was born May 30, 1942 in Ventura, California to parents Vicente Buck Ortega and Veronica (Tomasa Taderez) Ortega.
Arthur passed away on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, at the Bakersfield Heart Hospital. He …
From the November 18, 2022 Edition
Stanley Marvin Fisher was born on October 8, 1937 and passed away October 30, 2022, of natural causes at the age of 85.
He grew up in the Jewish district of East Los Angeles.
Stan …
From the October 14, 2022 Edition
Born in Oakland, CA to Ralph and Caroline Shirley, Ralph Eugene ‘Lucky’ Shirley, Jr., spent his childhood with three sisters: Linda, Patricia and the late Mary Ann Shirley in Northridge, CA.
Lucky joined the Marine …
From the October 7, 2022 Edition
Andrew Rifgon Kadlec passed away July 23, 2022 at his home in Frazier Park, CA.
He began life on a Wisconsin farm, traveled across the country to grow up in the Utah Valley, finally …