All Obituaries

On May 7th 2022, at (93) Norma L Rekar passed away in San Diego California. Norma is survived by her two daughters Rosemary and Diana; her two sisters Doris and Louise; her 14 Grandchildren, 31 Great Grandchildren, 3 Great Great Grandchildren, and other family and friends. She is preceded in death by her husband John Rekar, Parents Dagmar and Wallace Baker, and Siblings Donald, Gerald, Janice, Earl, Carl, Erma, and Lois. Norma was born on July 22, 1928 in Ashton,...

Elizabeth (Liz) May Tilman Smothers, beloved mother, sister and friend peacefully passed from this life at home surrounded by her family on May 3, 2022, in Santa Ysabel, CA.  She was born in Humboldt, KS on July 20, 1937 to Enos and Charles Tilman Sr.  Liz graduated from Humboldt High School where she met her husband Keith Smothers, and they were married 53 years before Keith passed away in 2010. In 1986, at the age of 50, Liz pursued her dream of owning her own business as a...

Dianne Ford Brewer, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 27, 2022 from a fall. She was 86. Mrs. Brewer was born to William Henry Ford and Eva Martin Ford in 1935 in Joliet, Illinois.  Dianne moved with her family from Davenport Iowa to Alhambra, California when she was 9. She married Harold Brewer on February of 1961, after rekindling their Alhambra High School friendship. Dianne was active in her children’s lives and in the local community, serving as PTA president for Maryland...

Randall (Bo, Randy) Alexander Connelly, was born on October 3, 1985, in Alhambra, California. He passed away, way too soon, on April 18, 2022. Randall was loved, handsome, smart, funny, athletic, fearless, and my favorite oldest son. Bo loved adventure whether it was searching for the Ninja Turtles in the sewer lines of Ramona, trying to run and jump on the back of a donkey, playing soccer with anyone who would play, driving in circles with his Momma, or bicycling with his Poppa. Randy...

Margarita Uribe was born in Mexico August 10, 1942 and moved to California after marrying the love of her life.  They raised a daughter and four sons and she was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend.  Margarita was generous to those who needed her help.  She loved to make people laugh and she loved to sing.  She will be remembered by those who knew her, as an amazing, caring and selfless person.  She loved the Lord and prayed...

Bernardo Rivera, 64 years old, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Ramona, Ca on March 15th, 2022.  He was born August 20, 1957, in Jalisco, Mexico, the son of the late Federico Rivera and Margarita Martinez.  He was a 45 year resident of Ramona, where he resided with his family. Bernardo made everyone laugh, he was a hard worker and he enjoyed caring for his garden, especially his beloved fruit trees on his spare time.  He was always willing to lend a helping hand to...

Joshua Timothy Holeman, “JT”, cherished son of Laurie and Timothy Holeman of Ramona CA, died at his home with his loving family on March 6, 2022.  Joshua attended Ramona schools and graduated from Montecito High School in 2009.  He was employed by D&D Concrete as a concrete finisher until the time of his death. Joshua didn’t only love paintball, he lived for it.  He was a member of the Booty Shredders Paintball Team and an established member of Velocity...

Martin Luther Henry, a 50-year resident of Ramona, passed into eternity peacefully with his loving wife of 63 years at his bedside, on Tuesday, February 8. He was born June 11, 1931 in Illinois to Luther Cameron Henry and Nelda Bachanz Henry. In 1950 he joined the Navy and after serving during the Korean War, settled in the San Diego area and became a skilled floor layer. He “crawled on his hands and knees for living” for over 64 years. He moved his family to Ramona in 1972 and...

Lila Joan (Joannie) Munson, age 88, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Sunday, February 13, 2022. She was born on June 19, 1933 to Edgar and Norma Marler in Wichita Kansas, their only child. Her family moved to Southern California when she was 11 years old. She married at the ripe old age of 17 and had three boys. In 1970 they moved to the small mountain community of Julian, a place she loved to call home, and remained there (with the exception of a few years) for the rest of her...

Long time resident of Ramona, Gertie van Tol went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 3, 2022.  She was 90 years old. She was born in the Netherlands in 1931 and immigrated to America with her parents and one year old sister in 1934.  She was the eldest of six siblings.   In 1952, after graduating from Grossmont High School she married John van Tol, also from the Netherlands.  They began their life together in Ramona where they started their first dairy...