Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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Patricia Finot was born Dec. 9, 1936, in Oakland, California and died Sept. 29, 2022. She graduated from Piedmont High in 1954 but, after obtaining degrees in music from Occidental College and dance from USC, her life shifted to Southern California, and her love was modern dance. She taught in the California State University System for 45 years, 22 years at CSU Long Beach. During that career, she had a strong influence on dance in the State College system. She was responsible...
Chuck Fredy was born on July 11, 1953, to Frances and Augustine Fredy. He was a long-time resident of Fallbrook. He served his country in the Air Force and spent many years as a firefighter at Camp Pendleton. Most recently, he lived on his horse ranch in Anza with his wife Barbara. Chuck is well known for his passionate love of his wife, his ranch, the horses and pets, and his entire family. He will also be fondly remembered for his robust bursts of laughter. He is survived...
Betty Hall, loving and beloved community member of Fallbrook for over 50 years, passed away Oct. 6, 2022. Betty was born in a family farmhouse in Kopperl, Texas to her parents Sidney and Maude White on Sept. 17, 1933. As a 15-year-old, she headed to Denton, Texas where she earned a college degree in home economics at North Texas State University. At age 19, she was the first family member to graduate from college. Following this, Betty soon found her way to California and even...
Robert "Bob" Jacobson of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, formerly of Fallbrook, passed away Aug. 13, 2022. Bob was born Nov. 6, 1926, in Huntington Park, California, the son of Alfred Jacobson and Ursula Langley Jacobson. After graduating from Huntington Park High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and served until the end of WWII. After his return to California, he enrolled at Stanford University where he majored in economics and was a member of Chi Psi Fraternity. It...
Sadly, Betty Lou Cunningham (Felock) Eberly, age 89, passed on Sept. 19, 2022, in Reno, Nevada. Betty is survived by her son, Jon Felock (Vicki Felock); daughter Leslie Brown; seven grandchildren, six great grandchildren and two nephews. She is preceded in death by her first husband Harry Felock, and her husband Howard Eberly; sister Pat Copelan (Richard Copelan); son-in-law Dan Brown. Betty was born March 2, 1933, to parents Jack and Hilda Cunningham in Baraboo, Wisconsin....
Marvin Moore, a longtime Fallbrook resident, passed away on Aug. 23, 2022, at 93 years young. He was born April 16, 1929. Marvin was an original member of the Fallbrook Fire Department and retired as a Captain after 23 years of service. He received the Silver Beaver Award for Excellent Civilian Leadership and Service from the Boy Scouts of America He was a Red Cross Blood Donor, donating over 40 gallons of blood in his lifetime. Marvin had a green thumb growing many roses and...
Dianne Walling of Fallbrook entered eternal rest on Sept. 12, 2022. Dianne was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, on Aug. 23, 1941, and raised her family in Clifton N.J. Dianne was a registered nurse and case manager, who after moving to San Diego with her family, worked at Alvarado and Grossmont hospitals. Dianne was very much a "people person." She loved her career and after retiring in 2006, she moved to Big Bear where she was involved in her church and her many volunteering p...
James Gilbert Hokanson, better known as "Hokie" to many, passed away peacefully Sept. 14, 2022 in his Fallbrook residence with family by his side. Jim was a longtime Fallbrook resident. After his Coast Guard service, his career as a Culver City police officer, and running his business, Hokanson's Sails for over 35 years, Jim and his wife Phyllis built their retirement home in Fallbrook. Jim and Phyllis were together over 70 years and shared a lifetime of love. Jim was born on...
Gary George Vix passed away suddenly on Sept. 21, 2022. A long-time resident of Fallbrook, to Gary, nobody was a stranger. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1943, Gary and his family moved to Alameda, California, to Corcoran, California, and then to Fallbrook where he attended elementary school and graduated from Fallbrook High School in 1961; he was active in the Fallbrook High School Alumni Association. All who knew Gary were made better from his acquaintance and his...
Jurgen W. Kogler, MD of Fallbrook died Sunday, Sept. 4, at home with family, from complications of leukemia. Born in Essen, Germany in 1941, he studied Ancient Languages at Gymnasium Bruhl, and attained his MD at the University of Cologne. He moved to the U.S. in 1969 as a medical resident, working first in Chicago, then Denver, then Dallas, followed by seven years at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York. He was triple boarded in Internal Medicine, Oncology and Hematology. He...
Raymond Stewart White, well known as Ray, Boss, Ramone, and Papa Ray, age 88 of Fallbrook, California, passed away peacefully in his home hours after his 88th birthday on Aug. 31, 2022. He was born Aug. 30, 1934, in Orange, California and grew up in Carlsbad. He graduated from Oceanside-Carlsbad High School in 1952 where his yearbook said, "studying does not take all his time." He served as a reservist from 1952 to 1960 in the Naval branch of the Seabees in the field of...
Dianne Walling of Fallbrook entered eternal rest on Sept. 12, 2022. Dianne was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, on Aug. 23, 1941, and raised her family in Clifton N.J. Dianne was a registered nurse and case manager, who after moving to San Diego with her family, worked at Alvarado and Grossmont hospitals. Dianne was very much a “people person.” She loved her career and after retiring in 2006, she moved to Big Bear where she was involved in her church and her many volunteering p...
Anita Marciel-Williams, 87 years of age, born in Hawaii, died on January 22, 2022, in California. A proud Navy wife, she and her family were stationed on Camp Pendleton 1981 – 1985 and lived in Fallbrook 1985 – 1989. A devoted Mom, she is survived by children Beth Young, Mark Williams, Stefani Williams-Nelson, and Zoe Williams; preceded in death by Aimee Williams. Mark, Stef, Aimee, and Zoe are all graduates of Fallbrook High School (‘82, ‘83, ‘87, and ‘88). Anita supported h...
Born Dec. 27, 1977, Ryan Patrick Christenson departed this world for his final resting place Aug. 10, 2022. He was preceded in death by his longtime partner, Robin Ashley First. Those he has left behind are his beloved daughter, Taylor Rose Christenson; his parents, Carol and Don Dart and his father, Mark Christenson. He also leaves behind two brothers, Frank Christopher Medina and Sean Casey Christenson. Ryan was born in Newport Beach, California and attended school in...
Jean Dastrup Dixon, Fallbrook resident, passed away peacefully the evening of Aug. 30, 2022, at the Sunnyhill Guest Home. She was 97 years old. She was well known in the Fallbrook community and loved by many. Jean was born Jan. 1, 1925, in Provo, Utah. She was the first of two children born to Ephraim Byron and Sarah Jane Dastrup. She had always been very musically talented and she started playing the piano at a young age. By the time she was in high school, she was...
Kenneth P. Dickson was born June 29, 1935, at his family home in New Summerfield, Texas. He was the only son of Coy and Esther. Ken graduated early from New Summerfield HS and entered his freshman year at North Texas State College in Denton soon after. Ken met his wife of 58 years, Lucy Baker, while student teaching in biological sciences. After a brief courtship, they married and moved to Newton, Texas where Ken had been invited to serve as hospital administrator. He served...
Dewey Gopp was born in Washington D.C., the third child of Jacob William and Yayoi Tanaka Gopp. He primarily grew up in Vacaville, California, where he graduated high school in 1975. Dewey was extremely creative in multiple art forms, hairstyling, embroidery, woodworking and eventually working with metal. A master welder, he was known for his precision and attention to detail opening his own business, Goppwerks, in the early 1990's. His hobbies included restoration of older...
William Francis Sawyer, 89, passed away Aug. 13, 2022. He was born Nov. 21, 1932, in Norfolk, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Rose. He is survived by his daughter, Barbara Gettle of Fallbrook; daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and John Misiewicz of Oceanside; son, Bill Sawyer of Maple Valley, Washington; six grandchildren, Jason, Kelly, Diana, Mike, Zachary, and Jordan; and six great-grandchildren. He was a career Marine, retiring in 1979 after 30...
Lyle Everett Young, of Monterey, California, passed away July 18, 2022, at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. He was 93 years old. Born in Oregon on June 26, 1929, to parents Raymond Young and Maude Mohler Young, he was the youngest of three siblings. Lyle graduated from high school and signed up for military service in the Air Force for three years. As his release date drew near, America was at war and he was denied release, staying in the Air Force three more...
Carrie Jacobus, 78, passed peacefully in her home on Aug. 9, 2022. She was born on Nov. 6, 1943, in Vallejo, California, and was a graduate of Vallejo Senior High School and Vallejo Junior College. She was a long-time resident of Fallbrook since 1974 and had a number of successful businesses in town: The Bobby Pin Beauty Supply, Here's Happiness, and HairLites Salon. She is survived by her devoted husband of 57 years, Robert Jacobus; her three daughters, Jennifer, Jill, and...
Delbert E. Brumley passed onto Heaven on July 12 at home with his family. Born in Randall, New York July 26, 1927, his family moved to California and ran an avocado and cattle ranch in San Luis Rey Heights. He married Frances Tolerton in 1952 and they raised their family on the ranch. Delbert later began a business as a backhoe operator and put in water lines for new housing developments. He was preceded in death by his son, Doug Brumley, and daughter Debbie Casserly. He is...
Marymae Fern Liermann, 67 years old, passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 29, 2022, after winning a courageous fight with cancer which began with diagnosis on New Year's Eve. With her passing, there is a large tear in the fabric of Fallbrook. Mary was born at the old hospital on Main St. to parents Francis (Parky) and Rose Marie Parkinson, July 18, 1955. She was raised and attended school in Fallbrook except for a short time in Lakeside as a child. She thought of Fallbrook...
Russell Vatnsdal was born on Jan. 9, 1931, to Leslie and Dorothy Vatnsdal. Russell's mother was the daughter of a pioneer family of the Stewarts that came to Fallbrook in 1884. Russell attended schools in Fallbrook starting from the fifth grade when his father and mother had moved to Fallbrook to the small lemon ranch they had on Gum Tree Road. In high school, he was active with sports, school band and was the Class President in his senior year. Russell was part of the...
Marymae Fern Liermann, 67 years old, passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 29, 2022, after winning a courageous fight with cancer which began with diagnosis on New Year's Eve. With her passing, there is a large tear in the fabric of Fallbrook. Mary was born at the old hospital on Main St. to parents Francis (Parky) and Rose Marie Parkinson, July 18, 1955. She was raised and attended school in Fallbrook except for a short time in Lakeside as a child. She thought of Fallbrook...
After a five year battle with Parkinson's disease, Dean Hluchan died with his family by his side. Dean sought all avenues to lessen the progression of Parkinson's. He never complained about his increasing immobility. He was born September 4, 1946. In Dean's early years, he learned and experienced tenacity as captain of his high school football team and while working as a Deputy Sheriff for LA County for 24 years. Dean was quite the adventurous guy, whitewater kayaking,...
