Diana Archer August 11, 1961 – November 24, 2022 Diana Archer passed Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2022. She was born August 11, 1961. She was survived by her children Jason Mullavey, Danielle Martindale, and Nicole Curley. She was loved well.

OAKHURST — Ronald Glen Smith passed away at the age of 90 on November 25th, 2022, in Oakhurst, CA. Ron was born in Hanford, CA August 11, 1932. He served in the Army from 1953-1955. One day after discharge from the Army, Ron went to get auto insurance and met Joan, his future wife. It took him (2) hours to ...

Irmgard Schick October 19, 1930 – October 4, 2022 Irmgard was better known as Oma or Omi to most. She and her husband were the pioneers of our family. They, along with their oldest son, started their own new adventure. They moved from Germany to the United States in 1957 not knowing the language and with having only one distant ...

Dennis Robert Otterson was born in Duluth, Minnesota, on November 17, 1945. In 1951, a sister Diane was born. He loved being a “big brother.” The family moved to Santa Barbara in 1955 and the California adventure began. Early years were spent with friends, many life-long, enjoying the California sun – waterskiing, surfing, fishing, hiking, traveling – he loved the ...

Joan Carolyn Keeney was born May 17, 1932, in Newberg, Missouri. She passed from this life on July 20, 2022, in Ahwahnee, California, at the age of 90. She was the 2nd daughter born to Lindsay Martin Keeney and Mary Ellen Slaughter. At age three, Joan and her parents moved from Missouri to Bakersfield, California. She attended Bakersfield High School ...

Robert Eugene “Bear” Warren, Jr. August 2, 1956 – August 22, 2022 Robert Eugene Warren, Jr., also known as Bear, passed away from pancreatic cancer on August 22, 2022. Born August 2, 1956, he joined the Navy at 18 and after a short stint he was discharged under honorable conditions. Bear was a single father of identical twin boys, Chad ...

Colleen Kay Dempsey July 9, 1951 – Aug 19, 2022 OAKHURST — Colleen Kay Dempsey, daughter of Jean and Leland Means, was born July 9, 1951, in Clarinda, IA. Colleen passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Friday morning, August 19, 2022, in Oakhurst, CA, surrounded by her family and close friends. She passed away at age 71 ...

 OAKHURST — Tony passed away on Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 very unexpectedly from cardiac arrest at the age of 73. At the age of 17, Tony volunteered to join the Army during the Vietnam War. During his time in the Army, he incurred an injury and received an Honorable Discharge because of the extent of the injury.  He was very ...

Virgil Leroy Lepley – January 15, 1942 – July 30, 2022 Virgil peacefully left this earth at his Coarsegold home on July 30th, 2022 to join his Mother Mary Belle, Father Virgil J. Lepley, and brothers Bobbie Lepley and Danny Lepley. Virgil was born in Indianola, Iowa, and was raised on a potato farm.  After his father’s untimely death when ...

Walter Stanley Blackhall April 24, 1928 – July 27, 2022 OAKHURST — Walter Stanley Blackhall passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 27, at his home in Oakhurst, CA. He was born in Fresno, CA, on April 24, 1928, to Peter and Louise Blackhall. He began living in these mountain communities in 1957 when he and his young wife moved to ...