Betsy McCormick died November 27, 2021.  She was so much to so many people – an identical twin sister, a wife, a mom, a Greemie to her grandkids, a Packer fan, a stock-market enthusiast, and a nurturing and loyal friend. She was a diligent researcher and a devoted reader of news and novels.  She spent much of her adult life working as a passionate advocate for women and children, bringing a bright laugh, a strong opinion and a fierce fight and focus to her work.  She...

Ending a four-year courageous fight against colon cancer, our sweet Joline, aged 74, passed away on November 7 at 5:59am. She died peacefully at home under the loving eyes and gentle caress of Terry, her husband of 47 years. Joline Jeanne Dubois Ashker, eldest daughter of Rosario Dubois and Cora Lauze, was born in Lewiston, ME and moved to San Francisco shortly after graduating from high school. San Diego became her home in 1975. Pre-deceased by her parents and brother Paul, Joline is...

Mary Anna Hiner danced her way through life – literally.   She wasn’t a professional dancer by any means. That was Mary’s way of having some fun. She loved to do crazy tap dances for her dogs, who were always a captive audience. When her daughter, Marcie, had friends over, she’d start dancing when their backs were turned, just to see if she could get away with it.   To know Mary was to love Mary. She made an impression on everyone she met, through the...

Hal found and collected arrowheads during his boyhood in Illinois.  His passion for Native Americans, their history, culture, and lore never abated, and he interacted with them whenever he could.  Early on he learned their crafts, using authentic materials:  flintstone for arrowheads, birchbark for canoes and tipees, porcupine quills for wampum, cottonwood for kachina dolls, and red cedar wood for a Northwest Coast Indian mask. He loved nature:  his training in forestry...

Keith Raymond Slattum passed away on October 28, 2021, at the age of 71, surrounded by his family in Escondido, California. He was born May 3, 1950, to Raymond and Gloria Slattum in Breckinridge, MN. The second of three sons and was raised in Seattle, WA. He left at 19 to join the Army where he served as a medic in Europe during The Vietnam Era. After his service ended, he returned to the United States where he met, fell in love with, and married his best friend, Diana. Their whirlwind...

Our beloved mother, Phyllis Lorraine Garcia, passed from this life into the arms of Jesus and eternal life in Heaven on October 28, 2021. Phyllis was born to Leonard and Berenice Haugen on December 26, 1932 in Sioux City, Iowa.  She had one brother, Douglas Dean Haugen, born in 1944 and passed away in 2000. Phyllis married her high school sweetheart, Monte Ray Mosier, in 1951 and they had three children together.  Monte passed away in 1962 and then she met and married, Donald...

Phyllis Anne Trulock, best known as Anne and Annie, also affectionately known as Momma Annie, Granny, and Grans, passed away peacefully at home on October 26, at age 77. She was surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Anne, born in the Baltimore, MD, spent the majority of her life in Cincinnati, OH. Anne earned an Associate’s Degree from Cincinnati Technical College, which enhanced a nearly thirty year career in loss prevention at various retail outlets around the Cincinnati...

Leslie Ann Kolb Beloved Daughter, granddaughter, sister, mother, nina, auntie, cousin and friend. All services will be held on the Rincon Reservation, Valley Center CA

Joseph “Joey” Lawrence Briese, age 57, of Ramona, California passed away Saturday, October 23rd, 2021 from complications of Type 2 diabetes. He will be remembered as a loving son, husband, father, brother and teacher/coach with a smile that lit up a room. Joey was born in El Centro, California to Eileen Staiger (Swartz) Briese on April 5th, 1964. Joey attended school in Brawley, California, where he was also known by “Joey Swartz”. He was adopted as an adult by...

Larry Raymond Mock, the man, the myth, the legend passed away on October 21, 2021. He died the way he lived, the life of the party. Larry was born October 19th, 1949 to Donald Raymond Mock and Evelyn Adell Mock. He was his mother’s favorite. (At least that is what he always said.) They were cut from the same cloth. Humor was Larry’s superpower. He loved making people laugh and was able to lighten the hardest and darkest of times with his quick wit and perfect one liners. Every...