All Obituaries

Our devoted husband and father passed away on December 28, 2022 from pre-existing conditions shortly after contracting COVID-19.  LeRoy served our country as a U.S. Marine and had an impressive 40-year career with Southern California Water Company/American States Water Company. Lee was a patriotic citizen who enjoyed traveling and service to his community as a member of the Downey Elks.  We will truly miss his sense of humor.  Junior as he was known by his family was born in...

Loren Ralph Gates, long time resident of Ramona, passed away on February 1, 2023.  He was born in Escondido and grew up in Ramona, graduating from Ramona High School.  After high school he proudly served in the US Army in Viet Nam. Loren married his high school sweetheart, Candice, and together they made their home in Ramona and raised their two children.  They loved their life in Ramona and Loren had his own grading business. He is survived by his beloved Candi and...

Anna Artho, 91, died in the peace of Christ, January 16, 2023. Anna was born in 1931, in Widnau, Switzerland to Xavier and Josy Balmer. She trained as an au pair and nurse for four years earning a licensed nursing diploma. Anna than married a handsome Swiss Army Officer, Alfred Moritz Artho, in 1954. They immigrated to the United States on July 4, 1955. Together they settled on the Santa Ysabel Ranch where Alfred was employed as a dairy herdsman. The happy couple learned English and became...

Dr. Price was the third of four siblings born to Walter and Wilma Price. He was born in Alberta, Canada. The family moved to California when he was approximately three-years-old and settled in Long Beach. As a youth he worked delivering newspapers, sold magazines door-to-door, mowed lawns and raised rabbits selling manure and hides. As a young man, he held jobs with Standard Oil, Shell, Guy F Atkinson construction, and a variety of other jobs. Dr. Price graduated from Woodrow Wilson High...

Our beloved father passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home with family on August 23, 2022.  He was born on the Azores Islands and emigrated to America in 1965 with his young family and settled in Massachusetts. He came to Ramona in 1977 and never left.  He loved Ramona.  He owned and ran a cabinet shop with his son for decades and left a legacy of craftsmanship, honesty, and integrity. He was loved by all those who knew him.  He is survived by daughter Alice...

Alice Martin of Ramona, CA passed away peacefully on August 16, 2022, at the age of 83. Alice is survived by Marty, her husband of 60 years; her daughter, Sandy Gallagher (husband Jim); two grandsons, Kevin and Max Gallagher; her brother William Olson and many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her other siblings Allen, Mary, Claude, Gladys, Violet and Joe. Alice was born in Oconto, Wisconsin on April 1, 1939, and knew how to joke around right from the start! Alice moved to San...

A true patriot, leader and friend, Captain Bradley J. Kaplan, U.S. Navy, retired, lived a remarkable life and accomplished a great deal during his 70-year journey. He possessed high character, unwavering integrity and a genuine sense of purpose. Passionate about learning, exploring and personal growth, he left “no stone unturned” and reached horizons that were truly unlimited. Of his many wonderful traits, he was authentic and sincere in his interaction with others making them...

Mark passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 15, 2022, at that age of 60 years. He is survived by his parents, Jimmy and Geneva Harwell; wife, Ruth Harwell; daughters Jessica Cruz (Kyle) and Amanda Rogers (Christopher); brothers Greg (Kathy) and Lance; and granddaughters Michaela, Samantha, Riley and Hannah.   Mark was born to Jimmy and Geneva Harwell and raised in Richmond, California until 1982 when he moved to Tempe, Arizona to attend college at Arizona State University and...

Our dear mother, Ida Dolores Smith, went to be with our Lord and Savior at the age of 95 on Saturday June 18, 2022, in Julian, California. Her parents were Dolores Gastelum - Frink and Ora Oscar Leonard. She is survived by her five children, Evan Edward Smith Jr., Dolores (Lollie) West, Romulo (Rom) Smith, David Smith and Clara Hernandez, nine grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren and two more to be born this year. She had four sisters: Mercedes, Rosemary, Lydia, and Cornelia and a...

On June 1st 2022, at 71 years old, Joseph Perez Rabon (Boñu), passed away in Ramona, California. Joseph is survived by his wife, Guadalupe Babauta Rabon, his 5 children, 12 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents Jose L.G. and Teofila P. Rabon, and his brother John Rabon. Joe was born on Guam on March 14, 1951. He also served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. Joseph retired after 31 years as an aircraft mechanic at the Naval Air...