Local Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Wednesday 02/22/2012
- Betty ‘Bett’ J. Soffel, 86, Antique store owner
- Updated: February 22, 2012 - 2:37 pm
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Betty “Bett” J. Soffel, an 86-year resident of California, died Feb. 12, 2012 in her home with her sister and two nieces attending. Bett courageously battled cancer for some months. She was 86 years old. - more »
- Virginia Williams Schick, 90, Business owner
- Updated: February 22, 2012 - 3:11 pm
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Virginia Williams Schick, a longtime resident of Yucca Valley, passed away peacefully in her home Feb. 15, 2012, at the age of 90. Virginia moved to Twentynine Palms in 1943 along with her husband, David Gilpin Williams, and son David Stanton Williams. She lived in Twentynine Palms until 1977, when the family moved to Yucca Valley. - more »
Wednesday 02/15/2012
- Belearphon I. Collins, 90, Sales associate
- Updated: February 15, 2012 - 3:44 pm
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Belearphon I. Collins, a 45-year resident of California and a 40-year resident of Twentynine Palms, passed away peacefully on Feb. 10, 2012 at the age of 90. - more »
- Elizabeth W. Portis July, 84, volunteer
- Updated: February 15, 2012 - 3:47 pm
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Private services will be held for Elizabeth W. Portis July, 84, a 32-year resident of Twentynine Palms, who died on Feb. 3, 2012. - more »
- Terry Schuyler, 81, served in Marine Corps
- Updated: February 15, 2012 - 3:42 pm
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Terry Schuyler, longtime resident of Twentynine Palms, passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, at the age of 81. He graduated from Indiana University, served as a Marine stationed in Twentynine Palms and later owned Desert Septic Tank Service until his retirement. - more »
Wednesday 02/08/2012
- Biddie ‘Grandma Jo’ Harrison, 86, great-great grandmother
- Updated: February 08, 2012 - 2:36 pm
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Biddie “Grandma Jo” Harrison, a 50-year resident of California and a 19-year resident of Morongo Valley, died Sunday, Feb. 5 at the age of 86. - more »
- James Beam, 54, celebration of life set
- Posted: February 08, 2012 - 2:30 pm
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A celebration of life will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at Patriotic Hall on Joe Davis Drive for James Beam, 54, of Twentynine Palms, who died Jan. 20, 2012.
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- Thomas Lee Arnel, 66, owned Sears catalog store
- Updated: February 08, 2012 - 2:33 pm
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Thomas Lee Arnel, 66, a 35-year resident of Yucca Valley and California, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, with his wife and granddaughter by his side, after a long illness. - more »
Wednesday 02/01/2012
- Annette Evans, 58, housewife and homemaker
- Posted: February 01, 2012 - 3:48 pm
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Twentynine Palms resident Annette Evans, 58, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Hi-Desert Medical Center. She had been a resident of California and Twentynine Palms for more than 15 years.
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- Scott Kinzel, 41, Supervisor
- Updated: February 01, 2012 - 3:46 pm
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Scott Kinzel, 41, of Chatsworth, Ga.,passed away on Jan. 11, 2012. Born in Beaufort, S.C. on June 18, 1970 to David and Nancy Kinzel, he was a 14-year resident of Chatsworth, where he was employed as a supervisor at Windstream. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. - more »
- Sherrie (Pankratz) Springsteen, 61, loving mother
- Updated: February 02, 2012 - 8:43 am
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Sherrie (Pankratz) Springsteen, 61, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Born in Washington on March 29, 1950, she was raised in Alaska and California and graduated from Twentynine Palms High School in 1968. - more »
Wednesday 01/25/2012
- Frank Frans, 84, Navy veteran
- Updated: January 25, 2012 - 2:53 pm
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Frank Frans, a 16-year resident of Joshua Tree, died Jan. 7, 2012, in Chino. He was 84 years old. - more »
Wednesday 01/18/2012
- Della 'Cookie' Keener, 72
- Updated: January 18, 2012 - 4:12 pm
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homemaker, Sportette
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- Betty L. Hughes, 72
- Updated: January 18, 2012 - 4:01 pm
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housewife, Bible teacher
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Wednesday 01/11/2012
- Wayne Blackwill, 70, L.A. County sheriff’s deputy
- Updated: January 11, 2012 - 2:00 pm
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Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 at Oasis Community Church, Pastor Dan Baele officiating, for Wayne Blackwill, 70, of Twentynine Palms, who died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. - more »
- Lynda Jean Lyons-Bailey, 72, bookkeeper
- Updated: January 11, 2012 - 2:03 pm
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Lynda Jean Lyons-Bailey, 72, of Las Vegas, passed away Dec. 28, 2011. Lynda Jean Schager was born Feb. 6, 1939, to Clarence “Casey” and Doris Parker Schager in Bell. She grew up in Southern California and Marshalltown, Iowa. - more »
- Lee Vance Crockett, 86, School psychologist
- Updated: January 11, 2012 - 1:58 pm
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Lee Vance Crockett, 86, of Ashland, Oregon passed away Jan. 3, 2012 at the Linda Vista Care Center in Ashland, Ore. - more »
Wednesday 01/04/2012
- Marcella Hull, 90, Registered nurse
- Updated: January 04, 2012 - 4:23 pm
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Marcella Josephine Hull, a 53-year resident of California and Twentynine Palms, died Dec. 27, 2011, at Hi-Desert Continuing Care Center. She was 90 years old. - more »
Wednesday 12/28/2011
- Charles W. Chambers, 77, bar manager
- Updated: December 28, 2011 - 3:53 pm
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No services have been announced for Charles W. Chambers, 77, of Twentynine Palms, who died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011 at his home. A private viewing will be held.
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Wednesday 12/21/2011
- Paul Fredrick Hagman, 70, Master Gunnery Sergeant, U.S.M.C. (Retired)
- Updated: December 21, 2011 - 2:38 pm
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Paul Fredrick Hagman passed away peacefully at home in Twentyine Palms on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 due to natural causes. He was 70 years old. - more »
Wednesday 12/07/2011
- Roberta Jean Snover, 60, loving mother, grandmother
- Posted: December 07, 2011 - 2:30 pm
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Roberta Jean Snover, 60, died Nov. 10, 2011. She was born in Long Beach and was a resident of Twentynine Palms.
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Wednesday 11/30/2011
- Walter R. Gresham, 82, World War II merchant marine
- Posted: November 30, 2011 - 4:04 pm
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Walter Raymond Gresham, 82, a resident of California for more than 20 years and a resident of Twentynine Palms for 13 years, passed away on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011 in Palm Desert.
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- Dorothy Ann Draudt, 81, grandmother, great-grandmother
- Updated: November 30, 2011 - 4:07 pm
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Dorothy Ann Draudt, a 16-year resident of Twentynine Palms, passed away on Nov. 27. 2011 at Hi-Desert Medical Center. - more »
- Thomas James ‘Tom’ Connors, 61, Retired Marine
- Updated: November 30, 2011 - 4:11 pm
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Thomas James “Tom” Connors passed away Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. On Jan. 24, 1950 in Pittsburgh, Penn. he was born to Romaine Guehl and George Robert Connors. He is the eldest of five children. - more »
Wednesday 11/23/2011
- Teresa Ann Villasana, 45, Teacher and volunteer
- Updated: November 23, 2011 - 3:21 pm
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On Oct. 5, 2011, Teresa Villasana was taken from us to her final home in God’s loving arms. She was 45 years old and passed away from breast cancer in Twentynine Palms. - more »
- Charles William Voeltz, 36, Twentynine Palms High School grad
- Posted: November 23, 2011 - 3:10 pm
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Charles William Voeltz, 36, of Twentynine Palms, passed away on Nov. 16, 2011, at his home.
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- Thea Mailii Morehead, 30, Child of God
- Posted: November 23, 2011 - 3:11 pm
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Thea Mailii Morehead, a 20-year resident of the Morongo Basin, died in Joshua Tree Nov. 4, 2011, at the age of 30.
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- Alice Ann Mitchell, 58, Waitress, mentor
- Updated: November 23, 2011 - 3:35 pm
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Alice Ann Mitchell, a 15-year resident of Joshua Tree, died Oct. 13, 2011, at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center due to breast cancer and, according to her family, neglect and improper medical treatment. She was 58 years old. - more »
Wednesday 11/16/2011
- Burke LeSage, 76, Speed car driver, collector, 76
- Updated: November 16, 2011 - 2:36 pm
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Burke LeSage, a 73-year resident of California and a 21-year resident of the Morongo Basin, physically died Nov. 7, 2011, of a brain hemorrhage, at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. He was 76 years old. - more »
Wednesday 11/09/2011
- Milton E. Merritt Sr., 85, retired Navy chaplain
- Updated: November 09, 2011 - 5:26 pm
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Milton E. Merritt Sr. was born in Lemars, Iowa, Dec. 20, 1925 and lived a wonderful life in Twentynine Palms until he passed away on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011. - more »
- Mildred ‘Millie’ Orain Heide, 91, Teacher
- Updated: November 09, 2011 - 5:28 pm
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Mildred (Millie) Orain Heide, an 80-year resident of California, a resident of Oelwein, Iowa, and a former resident of Desert Hot Springs and Twentynine Palms, died after a brief illness Oct. 30, 2011, in Oelwein, Iowa. She was 91 years old. - more »
- Nancy Kronick, 69, Teacher
- Updated: November 09, 2011 - 5:28 pm
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Nancy Kronick, age 69, of Yucca Mesa, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. - more »
- Phil Sabin, 67, Vietnam War veteran
- Updated: November 09, 2011 - 5:29 pm
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Phil Sabin, a 41-year resident of California and a resident of Yucca Valley, died Nov. 3, 2011, in Portland, Ore., due to esophageal cancer. He was 67 years old.
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- Betty Louise Tremblay, 83, person of many titles
- Updated: November 09, 2011 - 5:30 pm
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Betty Louise Tremblay, known as Mumz by most, was born on Jan. 20, 1928 in Tabor, Iowa to Glen C. and Louise Penney Larson. She passed away in Joshua Tree of natural causes on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 at the age of 83. Besides her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her brothers Ronald and Glen Larsen. - more »
- Michael Jay Naylor, 22, student, certified personal trainer
- Updated: November 09, 2011 - 5:33 pm
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Mike Naylor, 22, an 18-year resident of Yucca Valley, passed away Nov. 1, 2011 in San Marcos. - more »
Wednesday 10/26/2011
- Jack Harwood, 75, retired mechanic
- Posted: October 26, 2011 - 3:15 pm
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Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011 at the Twentynine Palms Elks Lodge for Jack Harwood, 75, a 45-year resident of Twentynine Palms, who died Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 after a long illness.
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- Paul Allen Lovelady, 69, processing clerk
- Updated: October 26, 2011 - 3:52 pm
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Former Twentynine Palms resident Paul Allen Lovelady, 69, of Twentynine Palms, a resident of California for more than 20 years, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 at his residence in Wood River, Ill.
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- Allison McGee Jr., 83, retired
- Updated: October 26, 2011 - 4:13 pm
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Allison “Big Red” McGee Jr., known as “Al” to his friends passed away at Hi-Desert Continuing Care Center on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 surrounded by three generations of family. - more »
- Jerry L. Pope, 75, retired electronics technician
- Updated: October 26, 2011 - 3:14 pm
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Jerry L. Pope, 75, a 30-year resident of Twentynine Palms, passed away at home on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. - more »
Wednesday 10/19/2011
- Marsha G. Roof, 62, Yucca Valley resident
- Updated: October 26, 2011 - 3:57 pm
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Marsha Gail Roof, 62, passed away Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, at Hi-Desert Medical Center’s Continuing Care Center in Joshua Tree. - more »
- Eric Martin Luff, 64, English teacher, retired
- Updated: October 19, 2011 - 2:42 pm
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Eric Luff, a 41-year resident of Twentynine Palms, passed away the morning of Oct. 12, 2011 from a long battle with cancer. The son of Gordon and Marylee Luff, he was born Dec. 24, 1946, in Detroit, Mich. - more »
- Dorothy Marilyn Duke, 88, retired accounting manager
- Posted: October 19, 2011 - 2:19 pm
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Dorothy Marilyn Duke, 88, a 46-year resident of Twwentynine Palms, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 in Twentynine Palms. She was born to Rebecca Hannah Stark and Richard George Johnston on July 18, 1923 in Syracuse, New York. Retired, she had been an accounting manager for MCCS for 16 years. - more »
Wednesday 10/12/2011
- Bonnie Jean Gomez, 72, mother and grandmother
- Updated: October 12, 2011 - 3:36 pm
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Bonnie Jean Gomez, a 35-year resident of California and a 30-year resident of Twentynine Palms, died of cancer on Oct. 4, 2011, at Sky Harbor Care Center Yucca Valley. She was 72. - more »
- Larry Merle Goochey, 70, retired
- Posted: October 12, 2011 - 3:36 pm
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Larry Merle Goochey passed away Wednesday morning, Sept. 28, 2011, at the home of his sister, June Strickland, in Yucca Valley. He was 70 years old.
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- Onie Dolores Jones, 86, homemaker, business owner
- Updated: October 13, 2011 - 2:32 pm
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Onie Dolores Jones, an 83-year resident of California and a 30-year resident of Twentynine Palms, died Oct. 3, 2011, in Hemet. She was 86. - more »
Wednesday 09/28/2011
- Christia Ann Couch, 55 speech therapist
- Updated: September 28, 2011 - 3:45 pm
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Christia Ann Couch (Christie) was born in Anaco, Venezuela, on Oct. 23, 1955. She spent her childhood in Lima, Peru, and Dallas, Texas. - more »
- Theresse Alma Malstrom, 69 U.S. Marine
- Updated: September 28, 2011 - 3:43 pm
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Theresse Alma Malstrom of Twentynine Palms passed away quietly at home after a long illness Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011. - more »
Monday 09/26/2011
- Marlana Moench
- Posted: September 26, 2011 - 11:35 am
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Marlana Moench passed away Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, in her home in Landers. She was surrounded by family, dear friends and her loving godson, Jasiu Krajewski. She passed through this life with tremendous love and acceptance in her heart, and she carried the knowledge of having lived a wonderful life.
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- Theresse Alma Malstrom
- Posted: September 26, 2011 - 11:32 am
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Theresse Alma Malstrom of Twentynine Palms, California passed away quietly at home after a long illness Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011.
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Wednesday 09/21/2011
- Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Keith Lundy Jr.
- Posted: September 21, 2011 - 12:00 am
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Keith Lundy Jr.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day March and Prayer Bowl
Twentynine Palms Bible Baptist Church once again organized events celebrating Martin Luther King Jr…
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Twentynine Palms High School celebrates the cultural diversity of its student body with its annual …
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The Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce lit up the night at the Winter Light Parade Saturday, Dec.…
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TPJHS and TPHS Music Departments Holiday Concert
The Twentynine Palms Junior High School and Twentynine Palms High School music departments put on t…
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