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James “Jim” Burns Heth
James “Jim” Burns Heth of Carpinteria, CA, died April , . Formerly of Dallas, TX, he is survived by his firstborn daughter, Patricia Louise Phillips, née Heth, of New Smyrna Beach, FL, his firstborn son, James “Jay” Burns Heth, Jr. of Nassau Bay, TX, and his second-born son, Robert Kenneth Van Dyke of Friendswood, TX. Five accomplished grandchildren and one remarkable great-granddaughter. Memorial services were held at the Summerland Presbyterian Church in Summerland, CA.
Jacquie Newman
Spain, Africa, the Caribbean Islands, Alaska and Hawaii. His lust for adventure and his respect for culture as well as his kindness, generosity, sense of humor and strong work ethic made him an outstanding example to his grandchildren. He is survived by his parents, Stanley and Doris (Drongeson) Northenscold, brothers Mike, Mark and Ken as well as nieces, Kristen Beilstein and Kathy Mackrell; step-children Mike (Mary), Gary (Mary), Craig Gensler and Cheryl (Ken) Rossman; grandchildren Celine Colby, Marie, Michelle, Daniel, Kristen Gensler, Jared and Jessica Rossman; great-grandchildren Farrah, Rowan, Aria Colby and Samuel Gensler. A Celebration of his Life will take place at Stow Park in Goleta at :p.m. Saturday, June . In lieu of flowers friends may remember the Santa Barbara Cancer Foundation. PAPA, YOU ARE GREATLY MISSED!
Eileen Merle (McKinnon) Aylesworth // – //
Jacquie passed away on Saturday, May rd, , at : AM. Jacquie was surrounded by family and friends. Jacquie found strength in her faith, and always prayed for Jesus to help others. Even in her passing, Jacquie is helping all of us by donating to medical research. Jacquie is now reunited with her long-standing partner Marco Pasillas, who passed away on December th, . To remember Jacquie, you can donate to the good folks that hosted Jacquie during her last few months: the Sarah House at www.SarahHouseSB.org
David Stanley Northenscold // – //
DAVID STANLEY NORTHENSCOLD began his final journey on June . He was the second son of Stanley and Doris Northenscold, born on August in Santa Barbara, California, where he lived most of his life. He started his own flooring business, California Carpet Company, in Goleta out of the back of his pickup a year or so after serving in Korea in the U.S. Army. David began a loving relationship with Dorothy (Libbey) Northenscold in , becoming an integral part of the family when they were married in . He enjoyed camping, fishing, boating, skiing, hiking, bottle digging, history and travel; visiting Australia, 20
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(especially of the many choral groups her daughter Kristin sings in) and travel, accompanying the Santa Barbara Choral Society on tour and participating in Friendship Force, an organization of cultural-exchange home-stays through which she visited Tasmania, England, China, Germany, and other countries. Eileen was selfless, kind, patient, and extremely hard-working, an avid reader and crossword maven and a collector of stamps, coins, old postcards, spoons, crystal, and friends. Although she had lived in the US since , she never became a naturalized citizen, remaining a proud Canadian to the end. Cared for in her last years at home in Santa Barbara by daughter Kristin, she is also survived by sons Allan Aylesworth (Brenda Riley) of Wichita and Kenneth Aylesworth of Santa Barbara; daughter Catherine Aylesworth Lorigan (Paul Lorigan) of San Jose; brother Bruce McKinnon (Margaret Charlebois) of Paris, Ontario; ex-husband Kim Aylesworth now of Sacramento; and her beloved dog, Katie. All are invited to memorial services on Sunday, June th, at p.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church ( Vala Dr., off Cathedral Oaks near Turnpike). In lieu of flowers, donations in Eileen’s memory may be sent to the The Alzheimer’s Association or The American Cancer Society.
Amelia Riraretti
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mother, father, her sister Nellie Watson and her brother P. Paul Riparetti MD and half-brothers Julio, Corrado and Luigi Riparetti. She is survived by her many nieces and nephews. A private memorial will be held by her family.
Eric Schulenberg
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For those of us who love you, not a day goes by that we don’t think of you. Your free and independent spirit lives on in your beautiful daughters, Amanda and Ava. Your nieces, Carolyn, Emma, and Hannah carry your love of nature and music with them as they hike, travel, and play your fiddle. Nephew Andrew has your same kind, generous, and loyal nature. Sisters, Sarah and Abby, feel your presence and find the pennies. For those of us who are still here and love you, not a day goes by that we don’t think of you. Love you, bye.
Katharin Mack Roberts // – // Eileen Merle Aylesworth (née McKinnon) of Santa Barbara, beloved mother and sister; born June , , Estevan, Saskatchewan; passed away June , , in Wichita, Kansas. In the family settled in Manson, Manitoba, where she enjoyed childhood on the prairie with her many cousins and extended family and attended a two-room schoolhouse. She was a proud and supportive alumna of the University of Saskatchewan (BS in nursing, class of ), where she had been a member of the championship curling team. Eileen came to the United States in to accept a nursing position at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. Here she met her future husband, Kim; they were wed in at El Montecito Presbyterian Church and remained married for years. During her many decades of service she also worked at St. Francis Hospital and at the Vista del Monte retirement community, forging deep ties to the Santa Barbara nursing community and earning a master’s of science degree in nursing from Cal State Dominguez Hills in . In addition to her practical nursing work, she was a valued Certified Nursing Assistant instructor at Santa Barbara City College, where she was tough but fair with her students, and boundlessly generous with her time. After retiring in , Eileen volunteered in the Cachuma Lake Nature Center library, and found a new church home and many dear friends at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church on Cathedral Oaks. She loved to attend concerts
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Amelia Riparetti, , passed away on June , , surrounded by her family. She was born on April , , in Santa Barbara and lived here her whole life. Her pare nts were immigrant Italians, Perfetto and Erina Riparetti. She attended a one-room schoolhouse as a child and fed the chickens on her father’s dairy. Amelia was a member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West and the Italian-American Boot Club. She was also a long-time member of the St. Francis Hospital Guild, and volunteered at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (over years), where she helped direct visitors and made tray favors during the holidays. In her youth she helped her parents in the restaurant business (Rip’s Fine Food). She was a talented Italian cook and made many dishes from scratch for happy family gatherings throughout the years. She took care of her widowed mother until her mother passed away. She attended bible classes from Father Virgil and went to church at the SB Mission as long as she was able. Most of her life was dedicated to caring for others, both the young and the elderly. She is preceded in death by her
Katharin Mack Roberts passed away on June , , from a critical illness she battled for seven years, undaunted, with her customary grace, strength, sense of humor, and aplomb. Katie was born in Santa Monica, California, on September , . The daughter of the late Ann and Art Mack, Katie spent her childhood in La Cañada Flintridge and later graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Scripps College with a bachelor’s degree in Medieval Studies. After finishing her master’s degree, Katie was honored as Teaching Assistant of the Year while working on her doctorate at UCSB. She subsequently became a tenure-track professor of history at Williams College and later a teacher at Santa Barbara City College. Katie met Matt Roberts, her future husband, while in school in La Cañada, but it was their mutual interest in competitive swimming and diving that drew them together. For the past thirty-five years, Katie has lived in Carpinteria with her husband Matt on his family’s avocado ranch where they raised their two children, Aaron and
Claire Ann. Strong, funny, compassionate, sassy, bright, and upbeat, Katie had a multitude of interests, whether it be the beauty of a David Austin Rose, the Brahms’ Concerto in D for Violin, a small but formal Anglophile luncheon on her mother-in-law Claire’s deck to coincide with Prince William playing polo in a nearby field below, or a brandnew copy of a yet-unreleased Louise Penny novel that a friend coaxed from a publisher just before Katie passed away. Katie could take up and pass along a new recipe for minestrone with sweet sausage and tortellini with the same enthusiasm and thoroughness she applied to her telling of Harold Godwinson’s oath-swearing to Duke William, the future Conqueror and King of England, in the Bayeux Tapestry. Her recall of people, places and dates remains legendary. In her pursuit of right, Katie was a tireless volunteer and activist in Carpinteria politics, education, the environment, and the community. She was an active board member of the Carpinteria Valley Association and, later, Citizens for the Carpinteria Bluffs, the nonprofit that formed in to lead, in partnership with the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County, the challenging but successful public acquisition efforts of the Carpinteria Bluffs. Following that success, Katie was the driving force each year on offering every rd grader in the Carpinteria School District the opportunity to visit the Carpinteria Bluffs as part of a Citizens for the Carpinteria Bluffs Earth Day. In , she became President of the Citizens group. She was also an active parent volunteer at Aliso School, where she was involved with the Battle of the Books program; at Friends of VADA supporting the Visual Arts & Design Academy of Santa Barbara High School; and at the Santa Barbara Middle School, where she worked in the Deli, wrote and edited the Scoop, coordinated food for Songfest, and worked in the library, once running it for two weeks to enable the librarian to be with her daughter while her granddaughter was born. Katie’s primary love and focus was her family. Besides her husband; Matt, her son, Aaron, and her daughter, Claire Ann, she leaves behind a brother, Robert “Uncle Bob” Mack, as well as hundreds of friends and colleagues who will deeply miss her funny stories, her sharp wit, her deep intellect, her irrepressible energy, and her loyal friendship. Katie’s family is planning to hold a memorial for her in August, but a date, time, and place has not yet been set. Contributions in Katie’s name may be made to: Citizens for the Carpinteria Bluffs or Friends of the Carpinteria Library. Arrangements Entrusted to McDermott-Crockett Mortuary
Richard Falcon, yr-old Santa Bar-
bara native, left for his heavenly home surrounded by his loving extended family on Monday evening, June , after a courageous battle with esophageal/liver cancer. Call McDermott Crockett at () - or visit their website www.mcdermottcrockett.com for further information.