Obituaries

Jody Avery-Smith a resident of Newbury Park for the past 30+ years, passed peacefully at age 97 on July 13. She was the wife of Ken Smith, landscape architect, who passed on in 2016, mother of sons Michael Booser (Carolyn) of Westlake Village, and Geoff Avery, grandmother of Katie (Booser) Lopez (Ben), Tricia...

Stephen "Steve" Bozylinski, a resident of Thousand Oaks, California, passed away on April 24, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he spent his early years there, attending St. Mary's Seminary & University before moving to California. During a stopover in Denver, Colorado, he met his future wife,...

James F. Brown
12/24/1930 to 2/26/2026

When Jim was born, his mother died 2 days later. Making a very hard decision Jim's Dad, H.H. Brown, decided to let his parents raise Jim. They were unprepared for a newborn so Jim spent the first few months of his life sleeping in a dresser drawer.

His Grandparents were...

Jay Ceran, 94, a 52-year resident of Westlake Village, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones.

Jay was born in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Albion college on a football scholarship and later graduated from Wayne State University. He met the love of his life, Marjorie (Marge) Grose, at her Albion...

Irene Dingman
February 24, 1939 - May 11, 2026

Our family is paying the very heavy price of love with the loss of our beloved Mom, Grama, & GG, Irene. With broken hearts, we are trying to navigate just how we do our lives without her.

Irene was born in Los Angeles, CA to parents Oscar and Andrea Salvatti. She was...

Michael Alan Doty went home to be with the Lord on January 18, 2026 and was laid to rest in a private service. Mike was born in Burbank in 1951 to Jack and Betty Doty, who predeceased him. The family moved to Thousand Oaks in 1959 and Mike graduated from Thousand Oaks High School in 1969. He worked at Sears on the...

Clara Isabel Ferro
August 12, 1930 - March 30, 2026

Clara Isabel Ferro passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on Monday, March 30, 2026. She was 95 years old. Her husband of over 70 years, Joseph John Ferro, 98 years old, preceded her in death by three years. They were both long-time residents of...

Margaret Betty Gazzo, 95, passed away on January 31, 2026 in Napa, California, surrounded by family. Born Margaret Pahl, she was the cherished daughter of immigrant parents who fled Germany during the rise of the Third Reich. Raised in Lackawanna, New York, she was an exceptional student and, the youngest in her...

Robert William Gordon
1949-2025 (Age 76)

It is with deep sorrow that I announce the passing of my beloved husband, Robert Gordon, on December 20, 2025, after a ten-year struggle with Alzheimer's disease. I find comfort in knowing he is now with the angels and whole again.

Rob was a proud National Guard veteran,...

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Thomas (Tom) E. Hartin, 75 loving husband, father, brother and uncle died suddenly from a massive heart attack in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on April 11,2026. Tom is preceded in death by his parents, brother Daniel (Danny), and brother Patrick.

Tom was born on March 8, 1951, in Lynwood, California...

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...

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...