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Nancy Jean Robb was born in Encino, Calif. on July 18, 1966. Nancy was a graduate of Fallbrook Union High School, in 1985, and passed away at her home in Fallbrook at the young age of 51 on April 6, 2018. Nancy will be missed by her parents James Allen, and Lois Jean Black; brother Thomas Lee Black; her husband, Barry Francis Robb Jr.; her son, Christopher, and daughter Jennifer. Nancy had an immense love for animals both big and small and all things Disney. She raised many... Full story
Charles Francis Modzeleski, 84, passed in peace Friday, June 8, 2018. He is survived by five children, 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Charles was born July 12, 1933, in Greenlawn, New York. In 1979 he moved to Fallbrook and started working at San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant. Charles loved his garden, especially the fruit trees. He had one or two of everything imaginable, and he loved to share the bounty. He was also an avid baseball fan, even playing on the... Full story
Amy M. Perez passed away June 8, 2018. She was born April 7, 1983 and was raised in Fallbrook. Amy was a devoted mom, daughter, sister and aunt. Amy is survived by her daughter, Ta'Sheena Trujillo, sister and brother-in-law Theresa and Michael Cruz; brother Jorge, nephews Cristian and Diego Cruz; grandparents and uncle Hector Covarrubias, and all the rest of her aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Amy is preceded in death by her parents, Arturo and Guadalupe Perez;... Full story
Born Sept. 25, 1947, loving wife, daughter, sister, aunt and friend Ellen (Ellie) Pyeatt Hammer passed away May 23, 2018, after a recent illness. Preceded in death by parents Mac and Louise Pyeatt and brother Rick, she is survived by her husband Joe; sister and brother-in-law Toni and Bob Crisell; many nieces, nephews and loving friends. Ellie grew up in Riverside and attended college at California Western University in San Diego. She taught high school in San Jose, California, before retiring to Fallbrook, where Ellie... Full story
Shirley Clark Lenell, 90, passed away peacefully at her son's home in Colorado Feb. 2, 2018. Shirley was born Jan. 30, 1928, in Oelwein, Iowa. Shirley and George Lenell met in 1950. They were quickly inseparable and soon married. In 1976, the Lenell family moved to Fallbrook, California. Shirley's dear husband of 63 years passed away in 2013. Shirley was generous, kind, thoughtful and thoroughly enjoyed helping people. She was involved with various local churches and... Full story
Mark D. Metzger was born Feb. 5, 1951. He grew up in Fallbrook, Calif., attended Fallbrook High School and graduated class of 1969. As a teenager, he was a volunteer firefighter with the Fallbrook Fire Department. Mark was drafted in 1971 and immediately signed up with the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division and was deployed to Vietnam. He met his wife, Sandrea, in December, 1972, and they married in 1974. In 1973, he became a firefighter at Camp Pendleton, Calif. In 1974, he and S... Full story
Hattie Marie Baker Williams was born on August 23, 1943 in Elberton, Ga. to the late Major and Hattie Baker. She was the third of 12 children and was preceded in death by her parents, and two of her siblings, Samuel Leon Baker and Gladys Harper. Hattie attended and graduated from Blackwell High School in Elberton, Ga. in 1961. She began her professional life working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and eventually became one of the first African-American females to work... Full story
Marcia Lyn Parrish was born April 15, 1950, in Los Angeles, Calif. She moved to Fallbrook, Calif. with her family in the early 80's. Marcia was active in Girl Scouts and worked as an educator in many Fallbrook schools, including Fallbrook Country Day School and Zion Lutheran School. Later in life, she worked as a manager at Sourdough Pizza and Goalpost Pizza, but she really found a home at Community Baptist Church as church secretary. She also spent time as the stage manager f... Full story
James Bernard Oenning passed May 9, 2018 and is survived by wife Paula, daughter Shauna, and brother Bob. Jim was born in Spokane, Washington, was raised in northern Idaho and earned an electrical engineering degree from University of Idaho. Jim worked as the Tax Doctor in Fallbrook, the community he currently lived in and loved. Memorial service will be held June 10, 3 p.m. at Calvary Chapel, 488 Industrial Way, Fallbrook, CA 92028... Full story
To make a long story short............ After a sudden illness Stephen Garnsey, beloved husband, father, friend and mentor passed away on May 22 with his wife and his two children by his side. Steve was born in Oceanside in 1937, and was raised in DeLuz. After he retired, he returned to the Fallbrook area and his family's Thousand Oaks Ranch which had been homesteaded in 1892. Steve started his education at the DeLuz one-room Schoolhouse (now the DeLuz Ecology Center),... Full story
Lenore "Lynn" Myers passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 15, 2018 at Tri City Medical Center in Oceanside. Lynn was born Lenore Sidlauskas on August 2, 1935 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Peter and Anne Sidlauskas. After high school, Lynn went to work for Bell of Pennsylvania, transferring to Pac Bell of San Francisco in 1962 where she met Max Myers, an engineer working on submarines in Vallejo, in June of 1963 and they were married in December 1963 in Scranton,... Full story
Dominick Joseph Grossi, Sr. was born on March 18, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois. He moved to California with his young family in 1956 and never once missed the snow or the cold. In 1979, Dominick and his son, Dominick Jr., opened the original Dominick's Italian Delicatessen in Boulder Creek, California. The family opened Fallbrook's beloved Dominick's Delicatessen in July of 1983, where Dom Sr. worked until retiring fully only at the age of 70. He and his beautiful wife, Ruth...
Dorothy Bobitch, 74 passed away at home on May 2, 2018 in Fallbrook, Calif. Dorothy was born on June 18, 1943 in Youngstown, Ohio. She is survived by her beloved husband, Henry Bobitch; children Martin and Lori Fortson; grandson Tylor Fortson and siblings Larry Nizlak and Carol Debow. Dorothy served and was honorably discharged from the United States Air Force, worked in the aerospace industry for 33 years, received her bachelor’s degree in business administration from California State University Dominguez Hills and was a h... Full story
Margaret Ragena Spence died about 4 p.m. Monday, April 30, 2018. She was the wife of Bob, mother to Jennifer, Robert and Christopher and many loving grandchildren. Born in the original Mercy hospital in San Diego, Margaret graduated high school in Grossmont. She attended college at UCSD and later at SDSU. After receiving her masters in mathematics with a minor in psychology, she worked as a teacher in Fallbrook and went on to a career with the San Diego County Court, retiring... Full story
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our loved one, Esther Padilla Johnson, on April 26, 2018 at the age of 91 in the home that she loved in Fallbrook. Esther was born on July 12, 1926 in Los Angeles, Calif. She attended Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. At the age of 18 she worked for the Army Corps of Engineers until the war was over. She then worked for Given Mfg. where she met Eric "Roy" Johnson, her future husband. Roy...
Margaret Ann Wasicka Johnson, died about 2 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2018. She was the loving wife of 48 years to Jeff, the devoted mother of Chad and Melissa and the doting grammy to five grandchildren. She was an Illinois State University alumna, a flight attendant, a soprano extraordinaire, a baker and a theater tour organizer. She was voted Miss Sweet Applewood, in her hometown of Cudahy, Wisconsin, as a senior in high school. After attending Alverno College and Illinois Stat... Full story
Judith Carol Peterson passed away from pancreatic cancer on April 15, 2018 at age 76 in her Rancho Cucamonga, California home. A former Fallbrook resident, she was born April 24, 1941. A California State University Fullerton graduate, she held a variety of management positions with Autonetics, Hughes Aircraft and Motorola in California and Arizona. She is survived by G. B. (Pete) Peterson, her husband of 42 years; daughter Deborah Woodruff; son-in-law Steve Woodruff; two grandsons and one great-granddaughter. Private... Full story
Bruce C. Dennett was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan April 23, 1932 and died April 22, 2018 at his home at Silvergate Retirement Residence. He and his wife made Fallbrook their home in June 1996 after having lived all of their lives in Illinois. Bruce was an active part of the community. He volunteered in the Chamber of Commerce, Fallbrook Historical Society, Fallbrook Garden Club and the United Methodist Church. In 2006, Bruce received recognition as the Volunteer of the Year by the North County Philanthropy Council. His... Full story
Carleton Henry Morrison Jr. (75 years old) passed away tragically in Petaluma, Calif., the evening of April 6, 2018, from a plane crash as he was flying his private plane home from a business trip. Carl was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Carleton Henry Morrison Sr. and Linnea Setterlind, the oldest of three children. He will be remembered as a man who loved his faith, his country, and most importantly his family. He was a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day... Full story
Our darling Lillian (Lil or Lala) Grasso Broadbent left her earthly body to go to her heavenly home on Palm Sunday, March 25, 2018, at 97 years young. Lil was born April 23, 1920, in Los Angeles to Anthony Alfred and Rosalind Grasso. She was one of three children, Bob, Lil and Mary Helen and despite the fact that they had little money, especially during the Depression, their family was always joyous and their home was filled with laughter and fun. Her parents were in the... Full story
It is with great sadness that the family of Floyd C. Weed announces his sudden passing on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at the age of 95. A native of Arizona, Floyd worked for Shell Oil Co. for 39 years. He started as an office boy in 1940 while attending college and retired as a Purchasing Manager in 1979. He was an active member of Fallbrook Community Baptist Church, having served on the Leadership Board and as Treasurer. He served a brief stint in the U.S. Army during World... Full story
Laverne Ann Christianson, born June 3, 1934, died January 5, 2018. An activist throughout her lifetime, Verne enhanced her communities through countless initiatives of civic engagement, the creative arts, and church programs. She, with Bob, raised three children – Steve, Jill and Linda; she enjoyed the accomplishments of her four grandchildren – Stacy, Hanna, Shelly and Stefani. Verne Lance was married to Bob Christianson in her hometown of LaJunta, Colorado in 1955, after whi... Full story
Thomas F. Qualls, Sr., of Fallbrook, California, died peacefully after 89 years of joyful life on March 1, 2018 under the loving eyes of our Lord, family members, and caregivers from The Heathers of Costa Mesa and Hospice of Southern California. He was surrounded in spirit by members of his family who will always remember him for his strength in the face of adversity, tenacity, and his driving ambition. His greatest legacy is the strong and loving family he began as a young...
Ida Mae Sebring, of Bonsall, passed peacefully, surrounded by family, at the age of 102, February 15, 2018. She was born Ida Mae Thomas in Hodginville, Kentucky, May 10, 1915, to a large family, and described herself as a "babe in arms" when the family relocated to Bloomington, Illinois. She married LeRoy Oliver Sebring and raised her family in Bloomington, and then moved to California in the early 1950's. During her life she held various jobs, as a tool crib operator at an ai... Full story
Elden Beau Arrowsmith age 91 ½, known as Beau, or Arrowsmith, E.B., from Fallbrook, California, died Feb. 9, 2018 at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, California. Beau passed at 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time in the presence of his beloved wife Lynette, married for 47 years. Beau is survived by his daughter Jean Louise Arrowsmith Cominolo, living in Fort Worth, Texas since 2008. He is also survived by three siblings, Patricia (Pat) Eloise Arrowsmith Reed, age 93, residing... Full story