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Bruce Bernson
Lynne Dana Merenbach, Petersen
//-// Gone the artist, Gone the friend, Gone my baby brother. Bruce was a self taught and nationally renowned wood turner. He lived his adult life in Painted Cave where he was a friend to many. He was ill for many years and was cared for by Bud Keeley and Marina Perez. His neighbors and friends did the heavy lifting with the moral support of his sister Karyn Shaudis. Bruce will be remembered for his artistry and his music. In lieu of a service, please light a candle and say his name. Go forth on the magical mystery tour of life after death with love and freedom.
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Rose Marie Pedersen passed away at her Santa Barbara home on October , . At her bedside she was comforted by her husband, son, sisters, and grandchildren. Rose suffered from complications with arthritis and lymphoma. Rose was born in Tucson, Arizona, in . She spent much of her childhood in Marana, AZ, where her grandparents and many of her ten aunts and uncles, and numerous cousins, lived nearby. Her family relocated to San Diego when she was a teen, and she married there in and spent much of her adult life living in and around San Diego County. Rose and her husband, Pete, moved to Santa Barbara in to be close to grandchildren and enjoy retirement. Rose is survived by her husband Pete, sons George and Bill, four grandchildren, and three sisters.
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Lynne passed away peacefully the morning of October , . She was born in Hoosick Falls, New York, on November , , to Thomas and Jocelyn Petersen. She was the eldest of six children and at an early age, stepped in to help her parents and beloved grandmother Esther raise her two younger brothers and the triplets, two girls and a boy who blessed the family in . This early responsibility surrounded by her loving family defined Lynne’s warmth, generosity and lifelong love of family celebrations. In , the family moved to Goleta, and Lynne graduated from San Marcos High School in . Following high school, Lynne joined UCSB to pursue an administrative position in the office of the Chancellor. The role of Administrative Assistant proved to fall short of her desire to travel and see the world, so in her father drove her to an interview for a job as a flight attendant for TWA. Of the many applicants, Lynne was the only candidate from Santa Barbara who was offered a job. After completing her training in Kansas City, Missouri, she was stationed in San Francisco, where she launched a glamorous and exciting -year career of flying to some of the most exotic places on earth. Lynne loved her job, and traveled all over the world,
Death Notices Frances Nannette Hilton, , passed away in Santa Barbara on November st, . Graveside service; Friday, am at Calvary Cemetery. Edelgard Ursula Wilber-Brown, , passed away in Santa Barbara on November st, . Urnside service;Wednesday, November , pm at Goleta Cemetery. Thomas R. Jimenez, , passed away in Goleta on November nd, . Rosary;Thursday,pm at WelchRyce-Haider Santa Barbara Chapel. Mass; Friday,am at Our Lady Of Sorrows Catholic Church. Interment to follow at Calvary Cemetery.
Dominica A. Lombard, , passed away in Goleta on October th, . Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday at : am at St. Raphael’s Church, followed by interment at Calvary Cemetery. Martha Macdonald, , passed away in Santa Barbara on October th, . Rosary - Friday, : am at Welch-Ryce-Haider Goleta Chapel. Mass - Friday, : am at St. Raphael’s Church. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
visiting every important sight in every major city of the world. As a Flight Attendant, she would go on to log so many miles flying across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans that she could have traveled to the moon and back ten times. On one of her visits home in , Lynne met the love of her life, Dennis Merenbach. They married November , , in Santa Barbara, where they lived a happy and exciting life together filled with travel, adventure and a love of life. Lynne developed a passion for sports and shared Dennis’ commitment and passion for his alma mater, USC. Together, they embraced the USC motto “Fight On”, attended many Rose Bowl games together and lived the USC motto to the fullest during the challenges that life inevitably presents. She also loved the NFL’s San Francisco ’ers and went to two of their most exciting Super Bowl games. Not content with field sports alone, she also developed a love for sports cars and Formula One racing, having traveled to see races in many exotic cities of the world, including twice to the ne plus ultra of Formula One, Monte Carlo. When not enjoying the excitement of watching Formula One with Dennis, they were often found touring in their Corvette and spending time with their good friends in the Santa Barbara Corvette Club. But Lynne’s greatest passion was for her family. She dearly loved her husband, his children, her parents and her three brothers and two sisters. She loved to have her family close and host celebrations of life’s big events. Being the most gracious hostess and gourmet cook, Lynne loved to entertain and decorate her home during the holidays. One of Lynne’s happiest times of the year was when her family and all their children gathered to celebrate Christmas together. Her Christmas trees decorated in all their splendor with beautiful ornaments from around the world always delighted the children and made their anticipation of opening presents that much sweeter. Lynne was most loved, had the biggest, most generous heart, and always wore a smile that was full of Life. Lynne passed away on October , , one month before her th birthday and her th wedding anniversary. “Perhaps they are not stars in the sky but rather openings in the heavens through which our loved ones pour out their love and let us know they are happy.” Lynne is survived by her husband, and her two stepchildren, Michael William Merenbach
(Vickie) and Ogden Susan Merenbach; her brothers, Leif Petersen (Dana), Lloyd Petersen (Helen) and Thomas Petersen (Jennifer); her sisters Tina Perkins (Rick) Thea Townsendj and her many nephews and nieces, Brett Townsend, Britta Petersen, Cole Petersen, Addison, Andrew and Samantha Hunter, Louisa Petersen Breakey (Matson), and Kirstie Petersen Miller (Robert). In celebration of Lynne’s life, there will be private memorial, and her ashes will join her father and mother off the coast of their home in Santa Barbara. In lieu of flowers, the family humbly requests a memorial donation be made to the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara.
eign Office and later in the Intelligence Sector. Posted to Canada, Jamaica and Cyprus, she had the reputation of someone who could be both trusted and relied upon. Diana’s brothers, Peter (deceased) and James Majendie were military men. Another brother, Andrew, once a soughtafter clearance diver, is in the oil industry. She was married to Major Dennis Fox (deceased), a WW hero remembered for his part in D-Day. While stationed in Jamaica, she met her American husband, Joseph Harry Estep. He died in . When they enrolled their children in a Waldorf School, Diana found her vocation. She began teaching at the Waldorf School of Santa Barbara in . Over the years, she took her children on many wonderful excursions around Europe. She is survived by her two sons, William and Francis; her daughter, Margaret Pokorney; and three grandchildren. Donations in her memory can be made to: Waldorf School of Santa Barbara or the Humane Society.
Nora Lee Acuna Diana Estep
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Inveterate traveler and revered teacher, Diana Mary Beatrice Majendie passed away in Santa Barbara on October at the age of . Born in London on January , , her father, James Majendie, a Captain of the Royal Navy, came from a distinguished family still in possession of its ancestral home, the keep of Hedingham Castle, once occupied by his forebearer, the Earl of Oxford. Her mother, Margaret Speirs, an accomplished artist, was the first woman in England to be accepted into the Royal College of Medicine. Due to finances, she enrolled instead in the Royal College of Art as one of its very first women students. Born at the start of WW, Diana spent much time in air raid shelters as a young child. After school she joined the Civil Service, occupying positions in the For-
FOREVER YOUNG Though you may not be physically with us, you are forever in our thoughts and hearts. We miss you, Love you Mom, Dad and family
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THE INDEPENDENT
november 6, 2014