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Cora Chatman

Cora Chatman

Oct 14, 2023

Cora Bell Jackson Chatman was born to Charlie and Geneva Jackson in Albany, Georgia, July 31, 1941.  She attended elementary, middle and high school in Albany.  Upon graduation in 1959, she went to Detroit, Michigan to live with her father.  Early in her twenties while living in Detroit, Cora accepted Christ as her Savior.  She graduated from the University of Detroit,...

Jackelyn Mendoza

Jackelyn Mendoza

Oct 6, 2023

Some people only walk this earth for a short time. Their departure reminds us that angels are watching over us. On October 6, 2023, Jackelyn Melissa Mendoza left this world unexpectedly and gained her angel wings.  She was 26 years old.    Born and raised in Thousand Oaks, Jacky was a loving and kind daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, and mother....

Shawn Toyooka

Shawn Toyooka

Oct 3, 2023

We mournfully announce the sudden loss of our beloved son and brother, Shawn Toyooka on Oct. 3, 2023. Shawn was only 35 years old when he went home to be with the Lord. Shawn born to Harry Toyooka and Anabel Alvarez, on Dec. 26, 1987 in Gilroy, CA. Shawn resided in Hollister, CA until he was 15 year old when...

Lauretta Leach

Lauretta Leach

Oct 2, 2023

Lauretta Elizabeth (Duncan) Leach, the matriarch of our family, peacefully began her citizenship in heaven on October 2, 2023.  A cherished wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was a tower of strength, strict, and unafraid of discipline. Lauretta loved her family with all her heart. She was a devoted and faithful woman, responsible for giving us the solid foundation of our faith. She touched the lives of so many people throughout the years and earned the respect of all those who crossed her...

David Hartman

David Hartman

Sep 30, 2023

 

David James Hartman of Ventura, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at the age of 90 following a three week decline in health.

David was born in Santa Barbara and raised in Oak View, California. He graduated from Ventura High School in 1951, and proudly served in the Navy (Korean War) for the next four years. After his...

Fermina Padilla

Fermina Padilla

Sep 29, 2023

Fermina was born Feb 11, 1923 in Jerome, Az, to Casimero and Maria Lozano. She was the oldest and last survivor of six brothers and sisters.

At the age of 100 years, of Fillmore, CA, she passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023 at 11:24pm.

Fermina is preceded in death by her husband Barney and eldest...

Carmela Jara

Carmela Jara

Sep 29, 2023

 

Carmela Reneé Jara Rebaza

June 21, 1940 — September 29, 2023

 

Carmela Reneé Jara passed away peacefully at her home on September 29, 2023, in Ventura, California. She was the fourth of nine siblings born to Demócrito Jara Ampuero and Carmela Rebaza Rodríguez in Huamachuco, Perú. To her family, she was known as Carmela, but in the U.S.A.,...

Carolyn Paredes

Carolyn Paredes

Sep 24, 2023

Carolyn D. Paredes, 88, of Camarillo, passed away on September 24, 2023. Carolyn was born at her childhood home in Moorpark, California, on June 11, 1935, to Manuel and Pilar Duarte; she was their seventh of ten children. Her father nicknamed her “Cookie” when she was three years old, because she would always greet him when he returned home from...

Patricia Cook

Patricia Cook

Sep 23, 2023

Patricia Ann Cook “Patty” passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the age of 93 on September 23, 2023. Born on May 17, 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Alan and Marcella Egide, Patty was the eldest of seven children. 

In 1948 she met the love of her life, John Cook, and they married the following year. After having four of...