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Robert W. (Bob/Chris) Christensen –
Robert W. (Bob/Chris) Christensen passed away quietly at home on //. He was born in Bakersfield in and moved to Santa Barbara as a teenager. He graduated from Santa Barbara High School and obtained a BS in Pharmacology from USC. He enlisted in the Navy after graduation, attended Officer Candidate school and was assigned to Underwater Demolition Team Eleven as a nd Lieutenant. After discharge from active duty he briefly worked as a Pharmacist but quit in to pursue a commercial diving career. He was instrumental in the formation of Santa Barbara City College’s Marine Diving Technician Program where he taught for years. He retired from teaching in and after several years of retirement joined Kirby Morgan Diving Systems where he worked until this year. Bob was a pioneer in the diving industry as well as an avid fisherman, backpacker, gardener and cook. His love for the outdoors took him to the high Sierras backpacking with his family most summers in his younger years and then to the R Ranch in Northern California where he enjoyed quietly fishing and spending time under the trees with his wife. His love of the oceans, lakes, rivers and streams was unparalleled; life was grand with a fishing pole in his hands. He is survived by his wife, June, his children John (Marcie) Christensen, Susan (Darrin) Gollnick, Lisa Christensen, Katherine (Roger) Collis, Nathan Lane (former partner Kerry), nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He will be greatly missed by all. For information on his memorial please call -- or to RSVP using the following
link: www.SignUpGenius.com/ go/CFAAAFDAFB-bobs Donations can be made in Bob’s Memory to either the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Harbor Way #, Santa Barbara, CA or to Christensen Memorial Scholarship Fund c/o Santa Barbara City College MDT Dept., Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA .
Jonny D. Wallis
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Katherine Laughlin Isaacson // – //
Katherine Laughlin Isaacson passed away on Sunday, November rd surrounded by family and close friends. She was born December th, in Keene, New Hampshire to Rosemary and Herbert Laughlin and attended Castilleja girls school in Palo Alto and Marymount of Santa Barbara. She graduated from U.C. Berkeley and earned a teaching credential at San Francisco State University. Katherine grew up spending her summers at her family’s cabin on the remote west side of Fallen Leaf Lake on the border of the Desolation Wilderness. In , after a few weeks of courtship, she accepted a marriage proposal from R. Deming Isaacson and they were married at All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church. Katherine devoted her time to raising her three children, John, Thomas,
Death Notices GARFIELD, Russell Jay; of Santa Barbara; died October , ; he was . Service: November , : am at Welch-Ryce-Haider Goleta Chapel, Ward Drive. Arrangements by Welch-Ryce-Haider -. MONTERO, Francisco, Jr.; of Santa Maria; died November , ; he was . Viewing AM-PM November Welch-RyceHaider Funeral Chapels downtown. Rosary PM Holy Cross Church. Funeral mass November AM Holy Cross Church. Interment Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements by Welch-Ryce-Haider -. OLIVER, Richard Alan; of Santa Barbra; died July , (Born: //). The family requests that flowers be given to a loved one in memory of Richard . McDermott Crockett Mortuary in S.B. handled arrangements. 22
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and Holly. She returned to teaching at All Saints-by-the-Sea Parish School and taught first grade at the Isla Vista School for years. Katherine was a life-long learner who held a passion for music, literature, and the arts. She sang in the All Saints church choir and the Santa Barbara Opera Chorus. Throughout her life, Katherine gave selflessly to her family, friends, and students. She is survived by her husband R. Deming Isaacson, three children John, Thomas, Holly, four grandchildren Anton, Ibbie, Katherine, Candice, her mother Rosemary R. Laughlin, and siblings Herbert Laughlin Jr., Margaret (Peggy) C. Laughlin, and Nancy Laughlin. A memorial service for Katherine will be held at All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church on Saturday, November th at pm.
RAPSON, Sue G.; of Santa Barbara; died November , ; she was . Memorial service November AM Calvary Baptist Church, W. Islay St. Santa Barbara. Memorial Donations: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Calvary Baptist Church and/or Westmont College. Arrangements by Welch-Ryce-Haider -. STEINER, Peter Edward; of Santa Barbara; died October , (Born: //); he was . Funeral Mass on Thursday, Nov th, at the Old Mission. Arrangements by WelchRyce-Haider -. YEE, Robert G.; of Santa Barbara; died October , (Born: //); he was .Visitation; to pm, / at the Welch-Ryce-Haider Santa Barbara Chapel. Graveside service; am, / at Santa Barbara Cemetery. Arrangements by Welch-Ryce-Haider -.
november 7, 2013
Jonny D. Wallis, born in Bakersfield, California, on April , , died at her Goleta home of years on November , . Jonny departed life as she lived it—with steady courage and determination. Jonny graduated from Mission Central Catholic High School in San Luis Obispo. She attended Santa Barbara City College and graduated from UCSB with degrees in English and political science. She completed her law degree at Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles and was admitted to the practice of law in California in . A founding member of GoletaNow! and a proponent of cityhood for Goleta, she was elected to the first city council in and re-elected in . She served as mayor in . From to she served on the Goleta City Planning Commission. Prior to her work on cityhood, she chaired the Goleta Old Town Project Area Committee, encouraging all segments of the community to participate in the development of the Old Town revitalization plan. Other public service included the County of Santa Barbara Park Commission, the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, and BEACON. She was named Goleta Woman of the Year in . She is survived by her spouse, Catherine E. Bednar; her niece Leslie J. Stephens of Goleta; her nephew David L. Stephens of Atlanta, Georgia; and their families. No services are planned. Donations in her memory may be made to Direct Relief International, South La Patera Lane, Santa Barbara, CA (www. directrelief.org) or to K- PALS, P.O. Box , Santa Barbara, CA (www.k-pals.org).
Herbert William Fredlund –
Herbert William Fredlund, , was born in Alhambra, California, on August , . His family moved to Santa Barbara where he attended McKinnley Elementary, Santa Barbara Junior High, and Santa Barbara High Schools. While in school he excelled in instrumental music and it was music that he made his life’s work. When he was the United States went to war and he joined the Coast Guard. He was put into the band and was transferred to San Francisco. During a rehearsal he was asked if he could play piano for the women’s choir and he fell in love with the lead soprano even though she couldn’t keep the beat. When he told her that, she smacked him, and that was that. They met in April, were engaged in August, and Herb and Dorothy Lillian Selina were married in October of . In November, Herb set to sea with the Coast Guard where he was clerk to the ship’s Chaplain on a Hospital vessel. He played piano for services. He was a natural sailor and spent his time on the ship while not working walking the decks and hanging over the edge. He was never seasick in his life and from that time loved being on the water. After his war time service Herb collected his wife and new daughter, Nancy Jean, from Bristol, CT, and returned to Santa Barbara. He returned to college on the G.I. Bill and graduated from the Riviera campus of Santa Barbara College which later became the University of California, Santa Barbara. While in Santa Barbara they lived at Hoff Heights where, second daughter, Ann Elizabeth was born. He began teaching in Calistoga, California, where son, Herbert William, Jr., was born; then Barstow, California, where daughter, Meredith Selina, was born; San Bernardino; and returned to Santa Barbara where son, James Brewster, was born. He taught at La Cumbre Jr. High School for years, retiring in . While the family was in Barstow, Herb commuted to Redlands University, where he earned his Master’s Degree in clarinet performance. Teaching music was Herb’s job and he did it with grace and fun. He had so much to say about being a music teacher that he wrote a book about the experience. But, first and foremost, Herb was a musician and there was not an instrument he could not play within a few hours. He was much in demand as a pianist and played with many ensembles on clarinet and sax. He was offered a job with the Johnny Carson band but turned it down because he didn’t think it would last and he had children to support. For years he played every Saturday night at the Cabrillo Recreation Center dances with “Joe, and
the Kilowatts” dance band. Herb was a man of many talents. He was a visual artist as well as a musician and he was a gifted writer. He had many passions one of which was sailing and being on the ocean. He was the proud owner of several boats and spent most of his leisure time on the water with his family. He had the true Viking mentality and would sail off into the horizon, not returning until he just happened to return. He was very active and rode his bicycle every morning well into his ’s. He loved the out of doors and he loved any kind of travel. He made it his goal to take his children to every State and he would plan cross country trips accordingly. He was active with both his sons in the Boy Scouts and was part of the leadership of Boy Scout Troop where he participated in all the activities. After his retirement from teaching he became increasingly involved in the local chapter of the American Federation of Music where he served as Vice-President for many years and as President for a few months before retiring. Herb is survived by four of his five children; Nancy Jean McCradie from Green Valley Lake, and Santa Barbara, California, Herbert William Fredlund, Jr., of Orcutt, California; Meredith Selina Sedgwick of Santa Barbara, California; and James Brewster Fredlund of Buckeye, Arizona. Preceding him is his wife of years, Dorothy Lillian Fredlund, who passed on in , and his daughter, Ann Elizabeth Staffeld of Seattle, Washington, who passed on in . Herb is also survived by his grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on November , at : at the Goleta location of Welch-Ryce-Haider; Ward Drive; Santa Barbara, CA . In lieu of flowers Herb was a supporter of the Arts - next time you donate to a non-profit Art organization, please remember Herb.
Carlita Pool
REMEMBERING CARLITA... You are my friend For within these rooms and hallways We have wandered many miles Celebrated marriages and births And shared the pain of loved ones lost We have raised our children Welcomed grandchildren Seen bosses come and go And commiserated life Always there will be a place for you Etched forever on my heart For I know you You are my friend – With love from the women at Santa Barbara Cardiovascular Medical Group