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William "Bill"William "Bill"
Bill was born June 15, l931 in North Tonawanda, N.Y. and passed away on Monday Oct. 27, 2014 at his home in Nuevo, Calif. He spent his early years in North Tonawanda until l948 when he and his mother and grandmother moved to California, settling on a ranch in Homeland. Bill was always a very free...
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Robert "Bob"Robert "Bob"
Robert Thomas "Bob" Smith passed away at Utah Regional Hospital on Dec. 8, 2013 at 5:20 p.m. at the age of 72. Robert was born in Tulsa, Okla. on July 29, 1941. He graduated from Claremore High School in 1960. He retired from Banning Unified School District in 1997. He was a bus mechanic. ...
Robert "Bobby"Robert "Bobby"
Robert "Bobby" Castillo passed away at his home on March 19, 2015. He was 63. Robert was born on Aug. 8, 1951 in Banning to John and Emma Castillo. He and his wife, Mae, married in Long Beach 17 years ago. They've resided in Riverside for the past 15 years. Robert was...
Lorraine "Boots"Lorraine "Boots"
Lorraine "Boots" Seymour passed away peacefully at her home on Oct. 13, 2016 following a brief illness. She had just celebrated her 89th birthday on Sept. 10. Lorraine was born in Chicago to Elsie and Lawrence Broker. She had two sisters Virginia and Geri. When Lorraine was a young child her family...
Waldo "Bud"Waldo "Bud"
Waldo "Bud" Torrey Harlow was born Nov. 18, 1925, and lost his battle with pancreatic cancer Aug. 22, 2014. His wife, Patricia Lee Harlow, preceded him in passing. He was a beloved father and grandfather, and a true patriarch of his family. Born in Lynn, Mass., he arrived in Banning with his wife on...
Thomas "Chewy"Thomas "Chewy"
Thomas D. Lyons passed away suddenly Thursday, Dec. 5 at Desert Regional Medical Center. He was 51-years-old. He was born in Banning on Aug. 21, 1962, and was a tribal member of the Morongo Reservation. He attended Banning schools, and participated in baseball, Little League, High School and the Morongo ball team....
Dr. "Dick"Dr. Richard "Dick"
Dr. Richard "Dick" Max Bird, 81, passed away peacefully Feb. 20, 2014 at his home in Cherry Valley. Dick was born into a family with four brothers and one sister: Gene, Corki, Bob, Glen and Martha. His parents, Etta and George, raised the family in their home in Hollywood. Dick graduated from John...
Tom "Felix"Tom "Felix"
Samaniego Tom “Felix" Samaniego, passed away at his home in Banning. On Sept. 10. Born December 29, 1933 in Sanford, AZ to Rose Calderon and Ralph Samaniego. Samaniego graduated from Santa Cruz High School in Arizona, Palo Verde College and San Diego State where he majored in...
Viva "Helen"Viva "Helen"
Viva "Helen" Hargreaves entered into rest on March 18, 2015 in Banning. She was born on April 13, 1918, raised in Ohio and graduated from East Liverpool High School in 1936. She is survived by her children, Kay Long and Thomas Hargreaves, as well as numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and...
Margaret "JoAnn"Margaret "JoAnn"
Margaret "JoAnn" Garland was born July 12, 1934 in Garden Grove, Iowa to Ted and Jennie Francisco. JoAnn was the fifth of six children. She and her siblings, Howard, Jack, Della, Phyllis and Connie, grew up in Oskaloosa, Iowa, where she graduated from Oskaloosa High School in 1952. JoAnn moved to...
Kathryn "Kathy"Kathryn "Kathy"
Kathryn "Kathy" Odella Ham born Sept. 12, 1938 in Indio to Nona and Katie Dillard. She passed away May 19, 2018 in Banning with her family by her side. She is survived by her children: Eddie Gierman, Cynthia Ham, Nettie Hester, Frankie McClure, Nona Hobb, Margaret Farland, Sandy Kidd; 30...
Lawrence "Larry"Lawrence "Larry"
Lawrence "Larry" Beaumont passed away on June 2, 2015 at San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital. He was 61. Larry was born in Ypsilanti, Mich. on Nov. 17, 1953 to Edward Claire Beaumont and Mildred Ruth Beaumont. He had lived in Beaumont for 32 years. He previously lived in Garden City, Mich....
Robert "Pastor Bob" KliewerRobert C. "Pastor Bob" Kliewer
Rev. Robert C. “Pastor Bob" Kliewer was born on April 26, 1930 in the village of Mountain Lake, Minnesota and was brought peacefully into the presence of the Lord on Jan. 27, while at home, surrounded by hid family. He spent his life serving the Lord as a faithful servant. During his 55 years of service as a...
Jack "Paw-Paw" RichardsonJack L. "Paw-Paw" Richardson
Jack L. “Paw-Paw" Richardson, 73, born on November 14, 1933 in Depew, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on May 11 in Beaumont, where he lived and served the community for sixty-plus years. He was a veteran, who proudly served in the U.S. Air Force Air Police/Air Squadron from 1953 - 1957 in Alaska. ...
Marcel "Pee Wee" FuetteMarcel R. "Pee Wee" Fuette
Marcel R. “Pee Wee" Fuette, 91, of Cherry Valley, passed away at his home on June 24. Born on July 20, 1914 in Montreal, Canada, he was employed as a dispatcher and retired after 41 years of dedicated service with Wilmington Transportation Company as a vice president. Fuette...
Robert "R.C." DarnellRobert Carrol "R.C." Darnell
Robert Carrol “R.C." Darnel, 69, of Banning, took the last graceful step into eternity on May 31. He passed away peacefully at home with his loved ones at his side, after a long battle with cancer. Darnell was born on February 28, 1937 in Hollis, Oklahoma to Robert and Christine Darnell. He...
Beatrice (Bea)Beatrice (Bea)
Beatrice (Bea) Margaret Hermans Nielsen Beatrice M. Nielsen, 89, passed away Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 at Braswell's Hampton Manor, Yucaipa. She was born Feb. 4, 1926 in Milbank, S.D., a blessing to Frank and Agnes Hermans. When she was 2-years-old her parents moved to...
Richard (Dick)Richard Maxwell (Dick)
Richard Maxwell (Dick) Senior passed away at his residence in Banning on Oct. 2, 2021. He was born June 24, 1929 in Kane, Pa. Son of the late William and Miriam Senior of Bradford and Warren, Pa. He graduated from Bradford High School, class of 1947. He served in the Pennsylvania National Guard and...
Barbara (Kadrlik)Barbara Karr (Kadrlik)
Barbara Karr (Kadrlik) passed away Jan. 21, 2019 at the age of 63. Barbara was born in Green Bay, Wisc. on June 22, 1965. She was a resident of Banning for 31 years. She was a selfless person who would do anything to help and cared for her family. She was a devoted and loving mother. ...
Edmundo (Muno)Edmundo (Muno)
He was born Jan. 17, 1942 to Henaro and Martina Vallesillo. He loved and enjoyed attending the Pass Resource Center in Beaumont for 30 years. He participated in and medaled in the Special Olympics at UCLA. He was affiliated with Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Church. He was a special-needs...
Lois (Schneider)Lois Wurtz (Schneider)
Lois Wurtz (Schneider) was born in Sundance, Wyo. on Sept. 11, 1936 to Alameda Schneider and her husband, William C. Schneider. Her brothers and sisters were Richard Schneider, Harold Schneider, Pearl Stone, Florence Dobbs, and Claud Schneider. Lois graduated from Jordan High School...
Thomas (Tommy)Thomas (Tommy)
Sept. 9, 1964 - Nov. 16, 2021 Tommy was born on Sept. 9, 1964 in Banning. He fought a courageous battle against complications of COPD until 10:30 p.m. Nov. 16, 2021. He was surrounded by his family and in his brother Tony's arms. He complained very...
Patricia (Walden)Patricia Culver (Walden)
Patricia "Pat" Culver (Walden), 75, of Beaumont, was called home to meet her Jesus on Feb. 24, 2017. She was a resident of the Beaumont and Banning area for the last 53 years. She had many roles in her short life: mother and father, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, great-aunt, sister, friend,...
Laverne (Ward)Laverne Franco (Ward)
Laverne Franco (Ward), 59, was born in Riverside County, California and passed away in Murrieta. She lived on the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Reservation for more than 15 years, where she worked as a tribal clerk. She attended Banning High School. Laverne was widowed to Frank D. Franco....
Guadalupe AbarcaGuadalupe Abarca
Guadalupe Abarca, 86, of Banning passed away Oct. 8, 2021 in the city of Riverside. He was born June 30, 1935 to his loving parents Clotilde and Camerino Abarca in Aquila, Michoacán Mexico. He has five sisters who are still living: Raquel, Angelita, Alelina, Luz, and his little sister Juana. He came...
