Obituaries

The angels in heaven have reclaimed one of their own with the passing of our beloved mother, Nitcha Acuna, who passed on June 20, 2018. Nitcha was born on December 6, 1930 in Colorado but grew up in Utah. She moved out west to California, one of only two in her family to do so. She settled d…

Charles (C.T.) Richardson passed away peacefully on June 17, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Charles was born in San Luis Obispo on May 15, 1934, to Jennie Villa and Charles Richardson, Sr. At the age of five he moved to Santa Barbara where he attended local schools before joining the…

Filemon Curiel, 62, of Santa Maria CA passed away on June 17th, 2018. Filemon was born in Mascota, Jalisco on December 20th, 1955. He moved with his siblings to Santa Maria in 1971, when he was 16 years old.

On June 12, Carolyn Ruby Ruiz, but mostly known as Carol, left this earth for a better place. She lost her battle with cancer. She was accompanied by angels to the gates of heaven.

Paul Arthur Arriola, 67, passed away surrounded by his family on June 15, 2018. He is survived by his wife Laura, and daughters; Janaya, Angie, Meahgan, Lisa and their spouses. He has two brothers, Kirby, and John and his wife Sandy. Paul dearly loved his grandkids, all 7 of them, and will b…

John Allen, 74, was called home to the Lord on June 13, 2018 with his loving family by his side.

Louis Andrade, 87, born July 1st in Corcoran, California passed away peacefully May 23, 2018 in Santa Cruz CA.He received a BA from UC Santa Barbara, and an MA from CSULA. He taught for 30 years, 2 years at Arroyo High School, Hayward CA. He taught Auto Shop at Culver City High School for 28…

Margaret Mary Powell was born on February 19, 1924 in Scramoge, County Roscommon, Ireland. She left quietly on June 16, 2018. She died from complications related to a fall she sustained.

At 90 years young, Peter J. Rojas (Pete) of Santa Maria, CA passed away on June 14, 2018.

Gerald (Jerry) Lee Sparling passed away peacefully on Friday, June 15, 2018 with family and loved ones at his bedside.

CMSgt (Ret) Gregory L Cooper Jr passed away on June 13 in Santa Maria, California. Greg was born on September 20, 1930 in Muskegon, MI, then raised on a Depression-era farm in Austin, MN, where he loved to play sports, grow vegetables, fishing, build things and wanted to travel the world.

William (Bill) E. Couey passed away June 13, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Bill lived life to the fullest for 86 years. He was a dedicated husband to Betty, his wife of 64 years, father to Brenee', grandfather to Cameron and Chad, and great-grandfather to Ella. They will be forever …

Sandra L. Elliott died June14, 2018 in Santa Maria, CA. Sandra was born May 7, 1936 in Stockton, CA to Albert and Dorris Foster. Sandra worked for the State of California Department of Cal Trans for 27 years. She began as a clerk in Shop 10 in Stockton, CA and worked her way up through the r…