All Obituaries

Delone E. Mandelko Langum November 6, 1927 – July 5, 2018  Delone Langum passed away peacefully on July 5, 2018, at the Ramona Senior Manor in Ramona, California surrounded by her family.  Delone was born November 6, 1927 at home in Bristol Township, Minnesota to Carl and Vilda (Krueger) Mandelko.  Delone attended Preston High School in Preston, MN. She was active in various school and church activities, band and she was the 1945 Homecoming Queen and is still wearing...

Maria Lourdes Repalda Holmes November 9, 1960 July 17, 2018 Maria Lourdes R, Holmes, know to her friends as Lulu, was born on the 9th of November 1960 to Constancia Baldonado and Magdalino Repalda in the small town of Tactobon Leyte, Philippines.   Father God blessed her with her loving husband Clarence, four loving children, Michael, Maurice, Mark and Maggie as well as ten grandchildren and .ten brothers and sisters. She was kind and loving.  She would open her...

Roy Meredith Birdsell January 1, 1930 June 18, 2018 Friends and family mourn the loss of Roy Birdsell who passed away Monday, June 18th.  Roy was born on New Year's Day in Julian, 88 years ago.  He was born to Alfred E. "Bud" Birdsell, who was the son of Alfred E. "Mike" Birdsell Sr.  Mike Birdsell came to Julian in about 1895, hauling a sawmill to North Peak from Los Angeles.  He stayed to set up the mill and cut lumber for several houses. ...

Alfred Mena Luna Jan 28, 1935 - May 31, 2018 Al Luna, age 83, passed away in the hospital. He fought a brave fight, for he had many medical issues. While his family and friends miss him deeply, there is comfort in the knowledge that he is in heaven, cooking, smoking a Cuban cigar, and no longer using an oxygen tank.  Al loved to cook, and he was known for his rolled tacos. He was very social and enjoyed the company of friends and family. His favorite thing was visiting Our Lady of...

Colleen Barbara Barnum November 17, 1936 May 29, 2018 Born in Los Angeles, California on November 17, 1936. Passed into heaven from Ramona, California on May 29, 2018. Colleen led a charmed life raised in Whittier, California. She attended Whittier High School and graduated in 1954. It was at high school where she met her first love, Bob Eyler. They were married in 1956 and settled in Huntington Beach, California to raise their three children, Christy, Jill, and Bob. After 21 years of...

Jack Carl Schwaesdall  June 15, 1955 – May 3, 2018 Jack was born and raised in San Diego, CA then moved to Ramona, CA in the late 1990’s and resided there until his death. After several years of many health problems, Heaven gained another “Rock-Star” on May 3, 2018 due to complications following open heart surgery. Jack had a big personality and lived life to the fullest. He was extremely loyal to his family and friends. All who knew him will never forget him. A...

Vincent Joseph Balesteri, age 68, passed away on May 14, 2018, at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego. He was born in San Pedro, California, on March 12, 1950, to Anthony “Tony” and Virginia (Iacono) Balesteri. Vince attended Mary Star of The Sea Catholic School with his two brothers and many cousins, and enjoyed growing up with a large family. Vince graduated from Loyola Marymount University, and went on to attend Pharmacy School at the University of Southern California. While...

Marilee Jean Strech October 27,1946 May 21, 2018 Marilee Jean Strech (Paige), 71, long time resident of the Julian area, passed away peacefully at her home on May 21, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Alta Dena, California on October 27, 1946 to Kathryn (Frost) and Arthur Paige.  She graduated from Mira Costa High School and California State University Long Beach with a degree in Home Economics.  Marilee married Dennis Marvin Strech at the Community Baptist...

Dawn L. Dillon October 3, 1965 March 20, 2018 Dawn was born and raised in San Diego, CA and a Ramona resident for 46 years. After a long, hard fought 12 year battle with breast cancer, our beautiful, sweet angel, Dawn passed away on March 20, 2018, the first day of Spring.  Dawn loved life and lived it to it's fullest.  Throughout this extremely difficult time in her life, she always remained positive, strong, and managed to find the strength, courage, compassion, and empathy...

Leona E "Betty" Hurd passed away on April 6, 2018.  Survived by her daughter and son in law Brenda and John Kolb, grandchildren James Kolb and Lynn (Moise) Garcia and great grandchildren Michelle, Christopher and Vanessa.  Visitation will be at Bonham Bros. & Stewart Mortuary in Ramona Thursday, April 19, time pending.   Funeral Mass will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, April 21 at the Holy Redeemer Chapel, Holy Cross Cemetery in Los Angeles,...