Obituaries

Longtime Thousand Oaks resident, 91 years young, Richard B. Brain died, Sunday, March 16, at home surrounded by family and friends. Richard was born and raised in New Jersey. Went to a private college-prep high school. After receiving a postcard from a friend in California of bikini clad gals, Richard moved to...

Barbara Joan (Baker) Bucsis Passed away peacefully on April 3rd, 2025, at the age of 85. She is survived by daughter Katharine Graczyk, daughter Jennifer Bucsis-Styduhar, son-in-law Mike Graczyk, son-in -law Steven Styduhar, granddaughter Cambria Graczyk, brother Ken Baker, sister-in-law Claudia Baker, brother-in...

Jack Chiurazzi, born on March 1st 1948 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania and long-time resident of Thousand Oaks, California, died of natural causes in Peoria, Arizona on May 25th 2025. Reunited in death with his wife, Donna, Jack is survived by his children, Jill Blesch and Donald Chiurazzi, son-in-law Stephen Blesch,...

Clara arrived in Thousand Oaks in 1958, with a husband and new baby boy. She was in one of the first homes called, Conejo Country Homes. She raised 2 kids. She had many friends and hosted fun theme parties. Clara liked the beach, music, and dancing with her husband of 61 years. They had a business in town for 58...

David Frederick Costley Sr. passed away peacefully at home on January 15, 2025 . Born at Madison Hospital to Jessie Francis (Smart) and Doris Lube Costley of Hollywood, CA on April 23, 1939, he began his education at Immaculate Heart Preparatory School. In 1950 his family moved to Culver City where he attended St....

Mary Jane Evelyn Chiaramonte Doherty, age 94, peacefully departed this world from Newbury Park, California on Friday January 17, 2025. She was wonderfully cared for by daughter, Susan, and son-in-law, Jace.

Mary was born on November 4th, 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Salvatore and Lucille (Wyman) Chiaramonte....

Uriel Chaim Goldberg

March 16, 1951-September 29, 2025

Uriel Chaim Goldberg was born on March 16, 1951 in Haifa, Israel, the only child of Natan Goldberg and Evi Goldberg nee Neufeld. His parents met in Israel after having survived Hitler's labor and death camps during WW2. Before attending university, he served 3...

Steven Lee Habermann
"Hobbs"

January 12, 1964 - August 17, 2025

Steven Lee Habermann, affectionately known as "Hobbs," passed away peacefully at his home in Westlake Village on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at the age of 61, after a courageous battle with glioblastoma, with his family by his side.

Born on January 12,...

Jeanne H. Hodder (nee Jeanne Fae Harris), affectionately known to most everybody as "Gigi" of Arroyo Grande and Thousand Oaks, passed away on October 20, 2025 at the age of 105. She was born on July 13, 1920, in Lincoln, NE, and grew up in Independence, MO, before relocating to the San Fernando Valley area in 1946...

James Michael Hulette—better known as Mike—passed away at his home in Thousand Oaks, California, on April 4, 2025, at the age of 77.


Born in Hollywood, California, on June 28, 1947, Mike was the type of guy who stood out on the field. He excelled in football and track at Hollywood High School, running fast,...

Robert (Bob) L. Isenberg of Thousand Oaks, California, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at the age of 94. He was born on October 11, 1931, in Los Angeles, California. Later his family moved to San Bernardino where Bob attended elementary through high school.

He graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts...

Leif Mari Jonassen, Jr., 84 years old, surrounded by family, flew west on April 3rd, 2025.


Leif was born May 22nd, 1940, in Cleveland, Ohio, to his loving family Leif, Agathe, Agathe, and Elizabeth. At OSU, Leif joined club hockey, the Delts, and Army ROTC, and fell in love with, "The Best Damn Band in the Land."...