Obituaries

Della Jean Braga, 95, died peacefully with her two sons by her side on February 20, 2026 at Plymouth Village in Redlands, California.

She was born the youngest child of three, to Sabina and Bloss Beal on October 5, 1930 in Newport Beach, California.

Della was raised in Newport Beach and attended Newport High...

Dorothy Mae Gambach Somers passed away in November of 2025 at the age of 100 and 1/2 years.
She is survived by her children Tom (Olga), Ann (Werner) and Barbara (Art); her grandchildren Ben, Jessica, Eric (Karen), Tim (Casey), Katie (Todd), Mary (Noah); her great-grandchildren Gavin, Emmett, Gemma, Deacon,...

Leon Hines Armantrout passed away peacefully in Redlands, California on December 15, 2025 at the age of 91. He was born on August 2, 1934 in Scott County, Kansas to Raymond Armantrout and Hildred Armantrout (Hines). Leon's early life on the family farm instilled in him a lifelong love of animals, the land, and hard...

Mary Gail (Struck) Grossman, 79, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Loma Linda, California, following a courageous battle with melanoma. She was born Feb. 11, 1946, in Quincy, Illinois, the daughter of Adolph and Henrietta (Dickson) Struck.
Mary was raised in Quincy and attended Western Illinois University. She settled...

Susan Rodgers Hammond, beloved mother, Nani, sister, aunt, friend, advocate, and teacher slipped her earthly body peacefully on November 5th, 2025 from her home in Redlands, California. She was held in the radiance of a supermoon, and surrounded by family, love, and music.

Possessed of a fine mind, abundant...

Bettie G. Losee, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, educator, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2025, at the age of 97.
Born Bettie G. Flanders in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 16, 1928, to Jerome and Eleanor Speer Flanders, she was the cherished sibling of two adored sisters, Noee...

Paige Catherine Caldwell-Burkholder passed away on December 10, 2025, after a three year battle with a rare form of cancer, originating in the bile duct- Cholangio Carcinoma. She was 35 years old.
Paige was born on September 22, 1990. in Fontana CA. She lived in Moreno Valley her first 10 months of life, then...

Dolores (Dee) Sanchez was married to Franklin Sanchez for 61 years. She worked a few different jobs, and retired as a Purchasing Agent for the VA Hospital.
She will be missed by her loved ones, Teresa & Michael (children). She had 8 grandchildren. Also, by Richard & David Gonzalez (brothers).
Services begin...

Trevor Matthew was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 5, 2025. He was born September 19, 1997, at Redlands Community Hospital — eight weeks early and weighing just 3 lbs. 4 oz., his infant cry earned him the nickname "Flipper." He was a fighter from the start!

He is survived by his parents,...

Kim Louise Johnson of Redlands, California passed away on 13 October 2025. She was born on 22 July 1955 in Boise, Idaho and graduated from Box Elder High, Brigham City, Utah in 1973.

Kim worked for five summers at the Lake Lodge in Yellowstone National Park and graduated from Snow College in 1976. Kim met her...

Richard Arthur "Dick" Jones, retired chancellor of the San Bernardino Valley College District and a 40-year resident of Redlands, died Oct. 12, 2025, in Redlands of heart failure. He was 93.
He was born in Santa Ana on Sept. 1, 1932, the only child of Art and Gladys Jones. He graduated from San Bernardino High...

Carol Lynne Eyster, dedicated mother, grandmother, sister, therapist, and friend passed away peacefully at home on August 26, 2025. She was born on October 12, 1949, to Charles Robert Eyster, Sr. and Emerita Daisy Sims in New Orleans, LA.

She is survived by her son, Jason Morris, her daughter, Hilary Lawson and...