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Ralph Calvin Nichols was born in Strathmore, CA to Arthur V. Nichols and Phebe Ruley McClure on April 13, 1923. The family moved to the Whittier area, where Ralph attended grade school and graduated from Whittier High School. In high school he participated in choirs and performed in the National High School Chorus for the Music Educators National Conference in 1940. He attended Fullerton Junior College for a year, then transferred to Whittier College. It was while he was at Whittier that...

Peter R. Lopez entered into his eternal rest on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at the age of 92 after a lengthy illness. He was born on August 1, 1930 in Saticoy, California. He was a native of California and a long-time resident of Oxnard. Peter attended local schools in Oxnard and thereafter enlisted in the U.S. Army. He worked for the Federal Civil Service at the U.S. Naval Pt. Mugu Base. He married Connie Hernandez, the love of his life, and they spent 45 wonderful years together. He was a very...

Our family is sad to announce the passing of our father, John A. McDougal Sr. on May 20, 2023. An only child, John was born on September 1, 1932, in Oxnard, the beloved city he would call his lifelong home. John's Mother Mary was herself an Oxnard native and the daughter of immigrants from Portugal's Azores Islands. Harold A. McDougal, John's father, was a medic in World War I who, after surviving the war, would start a family with Mary and go into the automobile business. John...

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It is with deep sorrow that we announce the departure of our beloved husband, father, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and dedicated friend, Robert William Strother on Sunday, May 14, 2023, at the age of 43. Robert was born to Michael Strother and Victoria Lewis on March 1, 1980, in Oxnard, CA and was a lifelong resident of Ventura County. He graduated from Oxnard High School in 1998 and was self-employed as a Barber known as “Rob the Barber” and worked as a Casual Longshoreman...

Click Here for Livestream Carmelita Parra, 66, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2023 in Oxnard, surrounded by her loving family. She enjoyed going to the beach, reading, watching Wheel of Fortune, traveling, and watching the Lakers play. She enjoyed spending time with her sister going to watch foreign films and musical plays. Carmelita spent her career in the medical field and her incredibly kind heart, and genuine love touched so many lives. She was a selfless person who was always...

John Edward Fkiaras, 39, died suddenly on Friday, May 12, 2023 in Ventura. He was born in Lakewood on February 2, 1984 and was a 31-year Ventura resident.  John was a self-employed general construction contractor and enjoyed hunting, fishing, metal carving, and cooking. He was a kind, generous, and loving person. He is survived by his mother, Marilyn Fkiaras, and father, Athanase Fkiaras, of Santa Paula.

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