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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Mary Paul Tomaskevitch, 95, passed away March 3, 2020, in Fallbrook, California. She was born March 3, 1925, in Decatur, Alabama, to John and Inez Isley. She grew up in Ohio and Florida. Mary had many accomplishments during her lifetime. She was a photographer's model, worked at a bank on Wall Street and joined the U.S. Navy (WAVES) where she was an air traffic controller. After her military service ended, Mary moved to Fallbrook in 1966 with her husband, William...
Phyllis Gibbons died peacefully Feb. 12, 2020. She was born in Kansas City, Kansas, Feb. 1, 1931, to Leslie and Thelma Fletcher. The youngest of three children, her family moved to El Monte in the 30s. At El Monte High School, Phyllis was active in sports and the band. She became an accomplished musician playing the piano, saxophone and clarinet, also marching in the Pasadena Rose Parade. Her love of music captured a trumpet player's heart and Phyllis married Floyd Gibbons in...
Dr. Sylvia Boltz Tucker passed away peacefully February 24, 2020, at the age of 98. She is survived by her two sons, Bob (Kim) and Britt (Diane) and four grandchildren, Colin, Kera, Hailey and Cassidy. She was born June 13, 1921, in New Albin, Iowa, to Peter and Alvina Boltz. She grew up on her grandfather's farm. She attended Lansing High School and graduated at age 16. After graduating, she attended Iowa State Teachers College, now known as the University of Northern Iowa....
Donald King Foulkes died peacefully Feb. 14, 2020, at the age of 97. He was preceded in death by his parents, Adams M. Foulkes and Eva M. Foulkes. He is survived by his wife, Mary, son Bruce and daughter Christine. Donald was born in Peabody, Massachusetts, March 14, 1922. He attended Northeastern University in Boston and returned to complete his education and receive his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering after his service in World War II. He enlisted in the U.S....
Longtime resident Doris Eikmeier died Sunday, Feb. 16. She was born in Chicago in 1925. She and her family moved to Fallbrook in January 1973, from Torrance. Doris and husband Ralph, who died in 2005, of 54 years, were active with St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, square dancing, golf, RVing and many other community activities. She leaves behind their five children, 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren....
Margaret O. (Butler) Berger died Jan. 26, 2020, five days shy of her 100th birthday with family at her bedside. She was born Jan. 31, 1920, in New York to Redmond and Bridget Butler, but spent much of her youth in Ireland and identified strongly with her Irish roots. She married Harold Berger, 1942, after they met in Washington during the war effort. They were married for 70 years. Margaret leaves behind four children: Brian (Gene), Carolyn Graham (Mike, deceased), Kevin (Liz)...
Former Fallbrook resident Henry Barton died Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Altos, after complications from a fall. He left this world peacefully, surrounded by his family. He was 93. Henry was born in Bennington, Vermont, March 22, 1926, to Kenneth and Marion Barton. He grew up in Vermont and Massachusetts, and attended high school in Beverly, Massachusetts. In 1944, at the age of 18, he joined the Navy, serving his country in World War II on a destroyer protecting the North Sea...
A Celebration of Life for Gary Hardcastle Johnson will be held Saturday, Feb. 29, at 1 p.m. at the Fallbrook United Methodist Church, 1844 Winterhaven Road in Fallbrook....
Robert Flaxbeard, beloved brother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather died Dec. 11, 2019, at the age of 97. Bob was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1922, the second of four children. After graduating from high school in 1940, Bob enrolled at Iowa State University where his college education was cut short with the outbreak of World War II. Bob enlisted in the Army Air Forces in 1942. After completion of his military service, he returned to Iowa where he met his wife,...
Robert Lee Crouch died Jan. 6, 2020, in Westminster, Colorado, with his family around him. He had several health issues for years that finally overwhelmed his immune system. He fought a long battle with a positive, strong attitude and never gave up. Bob was born, Feb. 10, 1944, at Camp Rucker, Alabama, to Clifford and Leona Crouch. He graduated from Olney High School in Ohio and entered the Army. After his basic training, he was assigned to the first attachment to the Green...
James Clair "Jim" Russell, born Feb. 1, 1941, died Jan. 17, 2020, in the La Jolla Veterans Affairs Hospital surrounded by family. He is survived by six children (Tim Russell, Peggie Chilton, Melissa Johnson, Kevin Russell, Latitia Thomas, Eric Russell), their spouses, 11 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and his sister, JoAnn Heckathorn of Seneca, Pennsylvania. Jim was born and raised on a farm in western Pennsylvania. In 1959, he married Linda Master; they had five...
Gloria Diane (McKay) Beverson left our blessed presence to be with the Lord Jan. 28, 2020. Gloria was born Dec. 6, 1945, in London, England to parent's Ivan and Jeanette McKay. As a young girl her family moved to Minnesota where she grew up and met the love of her life. Gloria married the Rev. Donald L. Beverson, Dec. 27, 1963. They rarely spent time apart until she died peacefully in her home. Gloria was the matriarch of her family. She is survived by her husband and best fri...
Gary Walker Bearden, 77, of Fallbrook, California, passed away Jan. 16, 2020. He died, peacefully and at home with family, from complications relating to his battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Gary was born to Harold and Lillie Bearden, on Oct. 16, 1942, in Compton, Los Angeles, California. The same God of all creation who breathed life into Gary was at his side as he breathed his last breath. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold Boyd Bearden (1967) and Lill...
Audrey Sue Rigney, a dedicated wife, mother and lifelong community volunteer died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, with family by her side. She was born in Van Buren, Arkansas, the third daughter of five children of John and Gladys Blevines. Her family moved to Tucson, Arizona, when she was a young child where she later graduated from Tucson High School before moving to Hollywood to live with her sister. There she met Francis Joseph (Joe) Rigney and became a military wife, living...
John M. Makowski of Temecula passed away peacefully in his sleep Jan. 23, 2020. He is survived by his loving wife Nancy Makowski and his beloved niece Judy Verbanets of Del Mar and his nephew William Verbanets, Jr. of Pittsburgh. Also, a sister, Marian Sinnicki of New Jersey. John will be remembered for his beautiful bass singing voice and his sense of humor. He loved to make people smile and laugh. He sang at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Fallbrook as well as St....
Emily Wood Schupp Wilson died Jan. 9, 2020, at the age of 93. Emily was born in Phoenix, Dec. 18, 1926, to Alfred Adolph Schupp and Josephine Schaffer Schupp. She grew up in the Phoenix area and went to William and Mary College before attending the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, in the late 1940s. It was there that she met her future husband, Robert Wilson of Los Angeles. They were married in Tucson, Arizona, in February 1952, and after living at the Goodyear Ranch...
Francisco Salmerón passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, at the age of 85. He was born May 11, 1934, in El Ocotito, Guerrero, Mexico. Francisco first came to California on contract as part of the Bracero program. He married Susana Perez, his wife of 49 years, Oct. 11, 1970, and later moved to Fallbrook, California in 1972 where he lived for 47 years. He worked in agriculture in the avocado groves and nurseries until his retirement. He loved and took care of his family the way he knew best. He enjoyed horticultural and took...
Thomas Edward Conley, 85, died peacefully Jan. 3, 2020, with his wife and children by his side. Tom was born Nov. 6, 1934, in Buffalo, New York, to Dan and Charlotte Conley. Tom joined the U.S. Navy in 1953 as an aviation storekeeper and spent almost two years of his tour at Naval Air Station Port Lyautey, Morocco. Upon his discharge, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in social studies and a minor in political science from Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. Tom spent...
Joseph Jesus Castillo, 61, of Pala died Dec. 29, 2019. The oldest of eight siblings, he grew up in Pala. He worked as a truck driver for many years and served in tribal law enforcement. He loved to build models. Joseph was predeceased by two of his children, Jacob and Candace Castillo. He is survived by his children Alesha Castillo, Joseph Castillo Jr., Jordan Castillo and Jeremiah Castillo; three brothers, three sisters and two grandchildren. There will be a graveside service Saturday, Jan. 18, at 10 a.m. at the Pala Indian...
On Thursday, December 12, 2019, Joseph Donald Bator passed away with his wife Barbara by his side. Joe was born May 6, 1941, in Detroit, Michigan. The eldest of six, he was a proud alumnus of St. Mary's of Orchard Lake High School and Wayne State University. Joe enjoyed a distinguished career in the automobile industry working for Cadillac Motors in Detroit and then for the American Sunroof Corporation. After a 25-year career with ASC, he retired as President of Worldwide...
Martha Ann Warner, known as Marty to her family and friends, passed away peacefully the night of Dec. 16, surrounded by her children. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the second daughter of Carl and Virginia Ivens, Marty had two sisters. The family moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, and then to Columbus, Ohio. Marty attended high school as well as college on the campus of Ohio State University and graduated with a business degree. She was a proud Buckeye! After graduation, she and...
Howard F. Eberly passed away on Dec. 16, 2019 after 92 years of living life well and joyfully, while doing his best to make the world a better place. Though born in Indiana, he found a home and made his life in Fallbrook. He moved to Fallbrook in 1968 with his wife Charlene and children Jon and Janice to the property he would spend the rest of his life caring for – a home he nurtured and grew for more than 50 years. Dad launched his career as a Navy pilot – starting from Gle...
Gary Hardcastle Johnson, age 84, died at his home in Fallbrook, Nov. 9, with family at his side. He was born in Denver, moved to California at age 10 and grew up in Fullerton. He resided in Fallbrook since 1972. He attended the University of Idaho in Moscow on a football scholarship and received a degree in mechanical engineering in 1958. He and his high school classmate, Patti Quist, married in 1955 and both graduated from the University of Idaho. He was affiliated with the...
Eleanor "Ellie" Ross was born Jan. 30, 1932, and passed away Nov. 29, 2019, surrounded by family. She was a beloved mom, sister, grammie and great-grammie "gigi." She was preceded in death by her parents Lambert and Marjorie Ross, and daughter Cheryl Larkin. She is survived by her brothers Vince and George Ross; daughters Lori Kanewischer (son-in-law Dennis) and Wendy Larkin; granddaughters Lindsay (Ryan) Promack and Natalie (Frank) Sperling, and great-grandsons Caleb, Luke...
Vernon Robert Kahle was born Dec. 28, 1924, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died Dec. 1, 2019, at Silvergate Retirement Residence in Fallbrook, California. Vernon was an Ensign in the Navy and attended Harvard University for two years as part of his Navy training. He married Addie Ring in 1948 as a civilian and entered Pepperdine University in 1951. He graduated in 1952 and taught elementary school for several years before attending California State University, Los Angeles where he...
