Obituaries and Tributes

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (138+ words) Cheryl Woodard, 81, of La Mesa, California passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 8, 2026. She was preceded in death by her parents Melvin and Muffy Hill; her brother Melvin Hill, Jr.; her sisters Harryette Byrum, Linda Mitchell and Debra Cravo. Penny taught…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (221+ words) With deep sadness, the family of Larry Wayne Palmer shares that he passed away after a hard-fought battle with cancer on September 12, 2026 surrounded by his family and just days before his 76th birthday. Born in Astoria, Oregon to the late Leo…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (617+ words) Do those planning to spend eternity in Nuevo Memory Gardens, Ramona’s public cemetery, want the option of a green or natural burial? That is what resident Michael Martin is trying to find out through an online survey he has launched....

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (78+ words) Robert C. Fahey passed away on July 11th, 2026. One of the first professors at UCSD in the Biology and Chemistry department, he taught numerous classes and conducted research that included studying mycothiol and its importance to the TB microbial infection. He loved…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (167+ words) A 45-year-old man who died in sheriff’s custody at the Vista Detention Facility after apparently hanging himself has been identified, authorities said late Friday. Homicide detectives were notified Tuesday after Gian Anthony Soleil was taken to a hospital, where he…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (170+ words) The Vista Detention Center in San Diego County as it appeared on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. VISTA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office (SDSO) is investigating after someone under its custody was found dead inside a jail cell on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1026+ words) Iris Engstrand, San Diego’s preeminent local historian who taught at the University of San Diego for 49 years and authored more than 20 books and dozens of articles on Spanish, California and San Diego history, died Sept. 12 at the age of 91. She…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (249+ words) Sister League of San Diego says it has provided supportive housing for San Diego women since 1942. The nonprofit describes its work as safe housing and supportive day programming for adult women affected by mental health issues, homelessness, trauma and domestic…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (654+ words) Dozens of locals, some who lived through the 9/11 attacks and others born years later, gathered on Saturday morning in Rancho Bernardo to remember the 2,977 victims who died 25 years earlier. They joined the dedication ceremony of the “One Event, One World…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (276+ words) The Del Mar Rose Society will welcome acclaimed rosarian Ruth Tiffany for an upcoming meeting featuring an informative and entertaining presentation on the art and enjoyment of growing roses. The event will be held on Thursday, Sept. 24, 6:30 p.m. at the Del…...