Indy Staff

Mark A. Ward, a local landmark and my best friend for more than 50 years, passed away peacefully on November https://www.independent.com/2024/12/13/in-memoriam-br-mark-a-ward-br-1948-2024/

Maureen White, who was buried July 26, on what would have been her 100th birthday, moved to Santa Barbara in https://www.independent.com/2024/11/19/in-memoriam-maureen-white-1924-2024/

Celestina Manuela Leyva Padilla, known to many as Sally, graced this world from May 19, 1944, until her peaceful passing https://www.independent.com/2024/11/06/in-memoriam-celestina-manuela-leyva-sally-padilla-1944-2024/

If you are a local, it’s nearly guaranteed that someone you know will light up with joy remembering Miye Tachihara https://www.independent.com/2024/11/05/in-memoriam-miye-tachihara-ota-1918-2024/

The day before he died at age 94, while Len Lamensdorf was being treated in the ER for heart failure, https://www.independent.com/2024/10/21/in-memoriam-leonard-russel-lamensdorf-1930-2024/

Born in 1944, Winfield “Chip” Earl Hall III will be remembered first and foremost as a good friend. He was https://www.independent.com/2024/10/16/in-memoriam-winfield-chip-earl-hall-iii-1944-2024/

A longtime member of UC Santa Barbara’s Music Department, musician/composer Emma. https://www.independent.com/2024/10/07/in-memoriam-emma-lou-diemer-1927-2024/

A longtime member of the Santa Barbara Surf Club and the Montessori faculty. https://www.independent.com/2024/10/02/in-memoriam-craig-angell-1949-2023/

Growing up, Karim and I had little in common. I was the straitlaced “perfect student,” while my little brother was https://www.independent.com/2024/09/16/in-memoriam-karim-kaderali-1975-2024/

It is with great sadness that we share that our beloved Pravrajika Deviprana (Robin Small) passed in the wee hours https://www.independent.com/2024/09/11/in-memoriam-pravrajika-deviprana-robin-carolyn-small-1951-2024/