Rose Family Funeral Home

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 California from Plainfield, New Jersey. He worked at Westinghouse, Lavender Construction and later began working with the Cement Masons Union. He loved connecting people with people and people with jobs. He earned his teaching credentials and taught cement mason's apprenticeship programs many years at Ventura College. He also worked with Ventura county Building Trades...

William C Fleming IV, age 88, passed away February 7, 2025, due to natural causes. He was born September 18, 1936 in San Antonio, Texas. After honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy, he joined the Corpus Christi, Texas, Police Department. He went to W.B. Ray High School and Del Mar College in Corpus Christi before completing a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree at the University of Houston. He was a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma, and Omicron Delta Epsilon honor societies. While attending the University of Houston, he worked in public affairs for NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in Clear Lake, Texas, during the Gemini project. After earning his Bachelor's degree with honors,...

Mr. Alfred "Al" Schuermann died peacefully at home on October 7, 2024 in Newbury Park, CA at the age of 87. Al is survived by his sons A.J. and Chris, his daughters Kathy and Maggie, his son in law Danny, grandson Cody, and nieces Marlene, Kitty, Reenie, Janice, and nephews Kenneth and Robert. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife Eleanor and daughter Ellie, his sister Mary, brothers Richard and Tony, nephew Michael and niece Denise. Al was born on September 5, 1937 in New York City, NY to Reinhard and Maria Schuermann. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1955. He married Eleanor Fogarty in 1964. After serving in the Air Force, he worked at Western Union, RCA, and Marsh and...

Lebeck, JoAnn (Sanders), age 85, of Simi Valley, CA, left this world to meet her Lord on July 8, 2024 surrounded by the love of her family. She is survived by her eleven children, Richard, Dana, Julia, Shaun, Matthew, Kevin, Terrence, Erin, Robert, Christy, and Joshua; and 20 grandchildren. She was married to Richard A. Lebeck of Los Angeles, CA in 1959 and they moved to Simi Valley in 1961... To read JoAnn's full obituary please go to the Rose Family Funeral Home website.

Lucille "Lucy" Ballard, 98, passed away on March 4, 2024, in Thousand Oaks, CA. She was born August 17, 1925, in Glencoe, OH, the daughter of Ralph and Della Ault. She was a resident of Thousand Oaks for 62 years. After graduating from East High School in Baltimore, MD, Lucy completed nurse's training at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. Her nursing career began in Tacoma, WA where she worked at Tacoma Indian Hospital. Lucy later went to Albuquerque, NM to work in the VA Hospital, where she met and married her husband of 60 years, Roy "Jake" Ballard. In 1968 Lucy re-started her career as a nurse at the California Lutheran University Student Health Service. In 1996, she became an...

Beloved Husband, Father and Grampa, Werner passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, January 28th, dying at the age of 92 of natural causes, accelerated by dementia. Still dreaming of the future and planning how to change it, Werner's life-long love of science, books, movies, and gardening gave him endless information, allowing him to share knowledgeably at length with any audience he encountered. Born February 27th, 1931 in Mulheim Germany, he immigrated to the United States and served during the Korean War. Marrying his wife Bettye, he drove west to California, in search of a warmer climate, ultimately settling in West Hills, with a vacation home in Hilo, Hawaii, after retiring in...

Alexis Evelyn "Lexie" Panebouef King passed away on Saturday September 30, 2023 in the arms of her loving husband Jim. She was 77 years old. Services will be held at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church on Friday October 27 th at 10:00 AM with an interment immediately following at Assumption Catholic Cemetery. Lexie was born on May 16, 1946 in Los Angeles, California to Evelyn LoBue Panebouef and Alexander Panebouef. She was a long time resident of Simi Valley, California where she practiced real estate for over 25 years. She was a past President of the Hospital Auxillary, a former Teacher's Aid and loved helping others. She is survived by Jim (her husband of 46 years) along with their...

Marilyn Joan Van Blaricom Yelvington passed away in Bell Canyon, CA on March 31, 2023 at the age of 88, surrounded by her family. Marilyn was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan but fled the snow to live in Daytona Beach, FL for over 50 years. She raised three children, earned an A.A. degree and worked in the hotel industry and as a school bus driver before retiring to California. Marilyn had an insatiable curiosity and an appetite for new experiences. She loved to travel and was able to see much of the world, from Australia to Norway, Nicaragua, Alaska, Singapore, Hawaii, Europe and more. She played softball and bowled, held offices in PTA, Toastmistress, Community Theater, and her...

Carole Freas Blake, 70, of Simi Valley, CA passed away on March 7, 2023 after a short illness. A Memorial Service will be held at Stonebridge Community Church, 4832 Cochran St., Simi Valley, CA at 10:30 am on Saturday April 22, 2023. In lieu of flowers the family requests you make a donation to either Americas Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College, (Moorpark College Foundation, Americas Teaching Zoo, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark, CA 93021, in memory of Carole Blake) or to Soroptimist International of Conejo Valley, (SIOCV, P.O. 3634, Thousand Oaks, CA 91359, Attn: Dixie DiCeglie, in memory of Carole Blake). Carole was born on August 15, 1952 to parents Howard Russell Freas and Olive Pemberton...

Robert Evan Hobgood, 48 years old, of Frazier Park, CA, passed away on Sunday, February 5th, 2023, at his home, surrounded by loved ones. Funeral service will be held at Rose Family Funeral Home, located at 4444 Cochran St; Simi Valley, CA 93063 on Saturday, February 11th at 9:30AM with Reverend Jonathan Mulford officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park and Cemetery located at 22601 Lassen St; Chatsworth, CA 91311. Evan was born in Paducah, KY to Robert and Carla Hobgood on March 11, 1974. He went to high school at Loan Oak High School and graduated in 1992. He went on to serve 11 years in the Army as a Military Police Officer. He worked as a General Contractor, specializing...

David John Hart 76yrs old, of Simi Valley, Ca passed away on February 3 2023, in Thousand Oaks, Ca from natural causes. Funeral service will be held at St. Rose of Lima in Simi Valley, Ca on 2/18/23 at 1pm with Reverends Fr. Luis Estrada and Fr. John Moloney of the Catholic Church officiating. A private burial will follow at Eternal Valley in Newhall, Ca at a later date. Rose Funeral Home will be handling the funeral arrangements. David J. Hart was born in Jersey City, New Jersey to Hester Williams and Frank Silvia. David was then adopted by Richard Hart who raised him into the man he would become. He went to high school at Hart High and graduated in 1965. From there he would go onto earn...

Our son, our brother, our uncle, our grandson, our nephew, our bestfriend. Where do we begin, how do we process this, how do we go through each day knowing you're not here with us. Unfortunately god needed his son back home. You were a genius. You loved helping everyone, you always made sure you were there for everyone even when you weren't doing good yourself. You enjoyed working on cars, dancing, rapping, building random things around the house, hanging with friends, going to the beach with your dog star, you loved art, watching the sunset & the sunrise. You left in the most gut wrenching way & will forever live in our hearts & our minds always & forever. You were an angel...

Going home Eugene (Gene) L Steckly 6/14/36-12/25/22 Passed Away on the day of love Christmas survived by wife Ruth M Steckly sons- Dennis Steckly(Sam, Ben), Roger Steckly Daughters Denise Caudle ( Matt, Russell) Shelley McGee ( Travis) preceded in death sons Randy Mcgee and Mark Steckly great personality and friend of all Established the 1st Bail bond business (Eveready Bail Bonds) Real Estate, property management, General Contractor. He rang life's May bells Thank God for him. The memorial service will be held at Rose Family Funeral Home on Thursday 1/12/2023 at 10 am with services to begin at 11 am.

Lillian Alice Ludwig passed away on 11/30/2022 at the age of 85. She loved to take Princess Cruises, play bingo and hit the casino slots. Lillian is survived by her 4 daughters, Suzanne, Sheryl, Sondra, and Stacey. 6 grandchildren, Nicole, Marcus, Mitchell, Brooke, Hayley, and Ashley and 2 great grandchildren, Aiden and Scarlett. We will be celebrating Lillian's life on January 28, 2023 at Rose Family Funeral Home at 12:00 PM with a reception immediately following the service. Friends and Family, join us in the celebration of Lillian. Rose Family Funeral Home, 4444 Cochran St, Simi Valley, CA 93063

Msgr. William Leser (Chor Bishop) was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, born in 1937. He studied for the priesthood at Saint John's Seminary and was ordained on May 1, 1963, for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. While serving as a priest, these were his assignments: Associate Pastor, St. Bede the Venerable Church, La Ca?ada, Flintridge Associate Pastor, St. Charles Borromeo Church, North Hollywood Administrator Pro Tem, Associate Pastor, St. Bernard Church, Bellflower Associate Pastor, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Downey Associate Pastor, St. Barnabas Church, Long Beach Pastor, St. Martha Church, Valinda Matrimonial Tribunal, Archdiocesan Catholic Center, Los Angeles Pastor,...

Evelyn was a native Californian, born in Los Angeles and a resident of Southern California all her life. Early in her life her family moved from Los Angeles to the San Fernando Valley. She attended Van Nuys Elementary, Junior and Senior High Schools. She was an excellent student and was a Student Body Officer at Van Nuys High. During her teenage years she was active in the local Bethel of Job's Daughters and served as the Honored Queen. During her college years she was Queen of the Grand Bethel of the State of California. Evelyn graduated with honors from UCLA and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Each of her years at UCLA she was selected for the honoraries for women active in student body...

Adeline Wanda Kent "Addie" (Buczkowski) peacefully passed away from natural causes at the young age of 97 at home with family, while under hospice care on 9/28/2022 in Newbury Park, Ca. Our beloved mother, nana, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, wife, sister, daughter our "Rock" our "Supermom" has left this world to be in a better place and be reunited with her husband Robert R. Kent Sr. THANK YOU We Love You! Adeline was born in Hammond, Indiana to the parents of John and Wanda Buczkowski on April 11, 1925. She grew up in Whiting, Indiana and graduated from Whiting High School in 1944. After considering a career as a Catholic nun, she met the love of her life Robert...

Herbert William Bathauer, 91yrs old, from Simi Valley ca, went to be with the Lord on February 13th, 2022. Herbert was such a caring human being. He Loved life, he loved the Lord, he loved his family and he loved his friends. He will be truly missed. Funeral services will be held on March 12th at 11am at Grace church of Simi Valley located at 2900 Sycamore Dr. In Simi Valley

Joyce Jeanette (Holmquist) Park of Kimball, South Dakota passed away on February 8th, 2022, in Temecula, California. Joyce Park was born in Kimball, South Dakota to Anton and Alice Holmquist on January 18th, 1937. Joyce went to high school at Kimball High School and graduated from Venice High School Ca. in 1955. Joyce worked as a Cashier and Bookkeeper for Alpha Beta for numerous years. She enjoyed Playing Softball, Managing Girls softball, Bowling Leagues and Walking. A lifelong Dodger fan and enjoyed spring training games in Arizona. She spent her retirement living in Murrieta Ca. Joyce is survived by her children Harold Garrow of Frankston Texas, Frank Garrow of Phoenix Arizona, Marcie...

Jun 13, 1929- Jan 11, 2022 Gertrude is now resting with our Lord to spend Eternity with her loved ones in heaven. Greeting Gertrude in Heaven are her parents August and Franziska Sperl, her husband of 56 years Emilio Armijo Sr. (US Army Vet), both her children, Emilio Armijo Jr. and Linda Armijo Genchi, and her sister Louise Polzl. Born in Salzburg, Austria, Trudy found happiness in teaching her artistic talents (seamstress, quilting, and ceramics) to the world. She loved to read. Her hidden talent was singing. Teaching was her calling. Her teaching career spanned over thirty-two years in Woodland Hills, before retiring to Ardmore, Oklahoma, and then back to California. As Trudy sings...