Obituaries

Joshua Steven Schwarz: May 11, 1971–December 6, 2022

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 …

Arthur James Ortega, May 30, 1942–November 24, 2022

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 …