All Obituaries

In the presence of her four children and husband, Miriam Esther Sess Smith died at her home in Solana Beach, California on 30 December 2021.  She and family had recently celebrated her 98th birthday. Miriam had been a resident of San Diego County for 55 years. Miriam was born on 22 December 1923 in Cincinnati, Ohio, oldest child of John Otto Sess (1900-1966) and Henrietta Katherine Albert (1903-1987). The family moved to Buffalo, New York about 1933; she graduated from Kenmore High...

Our beloved father, husband, grandfather, and brother, Thomas Judd Ashton, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2021, at the age of 71. Tom was born in Hollywood, California on April 5, 1950, to Jed L. and Norma Jean Ashton. He was the 2nd of 12 children. Tom spent his early years in Blackfoot, Idaho, and Ojai, California where he learned his love for hard work and his appreciation for the beauty of the outdoors. Tom graduated from Nordhoff high school in 1968. In 1969, he served a...

Jim (James) Albert Kreutner, loving husband of Monetta, passed away on Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 in Escondido, CA, at the age of 75. He was born December 9th, 1945, in New York to Albert Fred Kenneth Kreutner and Elva Ellen (Bullock) Kreutner. He was raised in the San Fernando Valley (Reseda) and graduated from Reseda High School in 1963. Subsequently, he enlisted in the Navy (Naval Air) as a reservist and went to basic training in 1964. He attended college during his enlisted time and...

Mama was born on Volcan Mountain, 5/18/1944.  She was one of nine children. She loved life, loved her family and her Grandkids were her pride and joy.  She had a great passion for music and art.  She sang in the Choir and at other occasions.  She shared her art with the ones she loved.  We will cherish all of her precious memories, always. She is survived by her sister, Marion Long, her two children, Cindy (Bill) Sutalo, Virgil Perez, her favorite nephew &...

Linda Hopkins, a Ramona resident since 1992, passed away comfortably in her home on August 20, 2021, surrounded by loved ones.  Linda was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and daughter.  Born in London England on May 10, 1950, Linda would spend the first 28 years of her life in England where she met her husband Roy and together had 3 beautiful daughters, Marie, Sharon, and Susanne. In July of 1978, Linda, Roy, and their 3 children made a monumental life change...

Apolinaria Lomeli Brockman 07/23/1925 – 0829/2021 Poli or Señora Poli, as she was known by friends, was the most generous person in this world. She helped, sheltered, and fed many people and animals in her life. All her life she worked at manual jobs because she did not have a formal education but was incredibly wise. Poli loved new experiences. She was in Israel visiting friends during the Seven Day War and visited a variety of regions in Mexico and the United Stated. She took...

Leslie Charlotte Hamblin of Ramona, California, passed away suddenly on September 11th, 2021 at the age of 69 with her two daughters by her side. Leslie was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, to Richard and Patricia West on the 2nd of January, 1952. She graduated from Therrell High School in Atlanta, Georgia in 1970 where she was a proud member of the Therrell High Steppers Drill Team. After graduation she made her way to San Diego where she could enjoy the desert and beautiful...

Pamela K. Pollard, 62, of Santa Ysabel passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on July 29, 2021.  She is a member of the Santa Ysabel Tribe and lived on the reservation for the past 40 years. She will be remembered as a kind woman and always opened her door for anyone who needed help.  She was a wonderful mother and grandmother and they will remember her as an awesome individual. She is survived by her husband and BFF, Jack Byers, and her two children Thomas Osuna and his...

Judson Jay Fulk was born on July 28, 1943 and passed away on May 30th, 2021 at his home in Escondido CA.  He was born in Canton Ohio and graduated from Glenwood High School.  After graduation, he moved to San Diego CA to be with family.  He worked at the famous Jergunson's in La Jolla for many years.  Later on, he moved his family to Ramona CA and as a business owner, delivered wholesale produce to several local businesses.  He was best known as the...

Carl A. Masch passed away suddenly at home in Ramona, California on the evening of April 20, 2021.  He was 73 years old. Carl was born November 6, 1947 to Robert and Harriett Masch at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego where his father was serving in the Navy.  He spent most of his younger years in La Mesa, California.  In 1962, when Carl was a sophomore in high school, his family moved to Julian, California where his father was employed after his discharge from the...