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John Christian-Panama Bissell
celebrate Daveed on Sun., Oct 11, at 4:30 on East Beach across from the Bird Refuge. Drums and food welcome.
08/13/81-10/8/14
Born: August 13, 1981 at 12:49 Home Going: October 8, 2014, at 20:45 We will always love you and we will miss you forever.
the weight of her finds. She also enjoyed spending time at San Antonio Lake during the summer months with the Lathims. She loved to travel all over the U.S.A. with her family, but she mostly loved being with her family around the pool at the Lathims or just sitting around her house. Mary Ellen loved life and enjoyed all her family and friends. There will be an open house at her home, October 11, 10am-2pm to celebrate her life and good times we all had together. Please no flowers; we have plenty.
Ines, Faustina, Francisco, Ramon, Lourdes and Leonor, and many nieces and nephews. Jose will be cremated and his ashes buried in Cuquio, Jalisco. Arrangements will be made by Pueblo del Rey Funeral Services. The Rosary will be held at Holy Cross on Wednesday, October 7 at 7:00 pm, with a mass following on Thursday at 10:00 am.
Jim Eby
11/30/46-09/28/15
Mary Ellen Cokeley (Manwill) 04/05/27-09/28/15
“When I die, hal-le-lu-jah, by and by, I’ll fly away” Fly with the Angels, dear John “We Love You”
James Franklin Fuller
Mom and Dad, Sunday and Rio
Daveed (David) Harp
Jose Morales Gutierrez “Chepo”
03/14/51 – 09/07/15
10/16/53-09/29/15
Graduate of SBHS, Chumash descendant, Vietnam vet, healing arts practitioner, 12-year Sundancer, spoke Chumash, Lakota, Sanskrit, etc. He was brilliant, passionate, funny and creative. He sang, danced, composed, played multiple instruments, sculpted, painted, made drums, sacred indigenous instruments and bead work, gardened and put his whole heart into whatever he did. Come
Death Notices Edward B. Caplan, 99, of Santa Barbara passed away on September 16, 2015. Private Services. Thomas Emch, 88, of Santa Barbara passed away on September 28, 2015. No services planned. Elizabeth Dunn, IHM, 84 of Santa Barbara passed away on September 26, 2015. Frances Stockin, 81, of Santa Barbara passed away on September 24, 2015. Memorial Service - Saturday, October 17, 10:00 am at El Montecito Presbyterian Church.
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Care, his doctors and his friends, all of whom gave extraordinary support to Jim and his family over the past months. Jim’s daughter, Tracy, a kind, calm and compassionate presence, was at her dad’s side through every difficult step along the way. His son, Tom; Tom’s wife, Ann, and son Jack were also steadfastly at his side, helping him in multiple ways and making sure Jennifer and Tracy were well taken care of. Jim is survived by his wife, Jennifer; daughter, Tracy, of San Luis Obispo, California; son, Tom, and Tom’s wife Ann and grandson Jack of Mountain View, California; brother Richard Eby and his wife Caroline of Oak Park, California. Jim will be missed tremendously by all of those whose lives he touched, and his spirit will live in their hearts and souls forever. A celebration of Jim’s life is planned for the near future.
Mary Ellen, 88, passed away Sept. 28 quietly and free of pain in her sleep, after fighting many years of health problems. She was preceded in death by her Father (David Manwill), her mother (Helen Manwill) and her sister (Kathy Lathim). Mary Ellen was born in Salt Lake City in 1927. Her family moved to Santa Barbara, CA, when she was 6 months old. Her father went to work for Ambassador Laundry when they arrived. She lived the care-free days in early Santa Barbara, along with her sister, Kathy, who was two years younger. She went to La Cumbre Junior High and finally to Santa Barbara High School, finishing her schooling at Westminster College in Salt Lake City and then moved back to Santa Barbara. She worked at the Bank of America on State Street for many years. In her early years she loved to ride her horse alongside her father in the fiesta parades. She was married in 1951 to Mel Cokeley, and they lived in Carpinteria until 1961 when they moved back to Santa Barbara. They had two sons, Mike Cokeley (1953) and Mitch Cokeley (1958). She worked several different jobs when she could while raising her two boys. Later in life she helped raise her two grandsons, Mitch Cokeley Jr. and Rayce Cokeley. She loved being a mother and a grandmother. Mary Ellen loved going to the desert to hunt for rocks. Many times their motorhome was dragging its rear bumper with
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Jose Morales Gutierrez “Chepo” was born on October 16, 1953 in La Villita, a ranch near the city of Cuquio, Jalisco, Mexico. He married Conception (Figueroa) Gutierrez in Santa Barbara, California, on July 27, 1975. On September 29, 2015 he woke up watered his garden, then laid down to take nap and passed away peacefully in his sleep after suffering for many years with severe rhumetoid arthritis. Chepo is survived by his children Roberto Gutierrez, Rebecca Julia Gutierrez, Alejandro Gutierrez (daughter-in-law Yasmin Gutierrez), Hortencia Gutierrez, and Guillermo Gutierrez. “Tata” will be missed by his beloved grandchildren Alejandro Julian Gutierrez, Antonio Martin Gutierrez, Tomas Alberto Gutierrez, Fernanda Silva, Maximo Gutierrez, Arianna Malu Gutierrez, and Andres Orion Gutierrez. He is preceeded in death by his parents, Rebeca Morales and Ramon Gutierrez; brothers, Salvador and Samuel and sisters, Maria and Alicia. Chepo will be remembered by his surviving siblings Carmen, Antonia, Ofelia, Amalia, Justina,
Jim Eby passed away Monday evening, September 28, 2015, after earning his wings and going to a better place under a full moon. He was born November 30, 1946, in Glendale, California. The beloved husband of Jennifer for 42 years, he was a good, ethical and loyal person—an absolute one-of-a kind. Jim’s inviting smile, great patience, laughter and warm heart were the foundation of lifetime bonds with innumerable family members, friends and acquaintances. He had a self-deprecating nature and acerbic wit as well as tremendous intelligence, about which he was always humble. He loved working with people creating and building things, skills he applied diligently in his long career, particularly the past 3 years at Valencia Technologies, a medical device startup. There, a place he loved going to work, he was chief of operations for implantable medical devices. Jim found it gratifying to have his work improve the lives of others. He is remembered by co-workers and friends as “a great leader and even greater person,” with exceptional “strength, integrity, and insight.” He accepted people for who they were and was able to bring out the very best in them. An outstanding family man, Jim loved dressing up as Santa Claus and carving elaborate, stunning Halloween pumpkins, among other avocations. He believed every day possible should be a celebration. One of his favorite activities at home was working in the garden under the supervision of Kate and Gracie, the family’s two black labs. Jim died of metastasized melanoma. The family wishes to thank the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara, Visiting Nurse and Hospice
06/06/37-09/14/15
Jim was born in Chicago, IL, to George Ernst and May Hochel Fuller, joining brother Ronald. He attended St. Philomena’s School and Lane Tech before his family moved to California, settling in Altadena, CA. He graduated from Elliott Junior High and Pasadena High School. Like his father and brother, he joined the Electrical Union, becoming a journeyman electrician and working in this trade and as a contractor for over 40 years. But his real interest was classic cars. He restored hundreds of cars to mint condition. He was a part of the local car scene, showing his Buicks, Cadillacs, Fords, and race cars. He also became a remarkable chef, enjoying French cooking tri-tip barbecues, and inventing his own recipes. Jim was a kind, gentle man with a dry sense of humor and many friends. Jim leaves his wife of 55 years, Barbara; three sons Chris, Gary, and John; their wives; 11 grandchildren; a sister-in-law; 1 niece; and 8 nephews. He loved his family. His brain was donated to the Multiple Systems Atrophy Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL. Funeral will be at 11:00 am, Dec. 23, 2015, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 1300 E. Valley Rd., Montecito. A reception will
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