Barbara Lee Gieschen of Thousand Oaks passed away peacefully at her home with loved ones by her side on August 25, 2019. Born in Illinois, to Elmer and Lee Eglin, on October 6, 1933, Barbara met the love of her life, Victor Woodward Gieschen, while they were both studying at the University of Wisconsin. Barbara received a BA in Medical Technology and Vic earned his MD. They were married in 1955 and settled in Lynn Ranch, Thousand Oaks in 1962 where they lived until their deaths. Barbara not only managed their home, but in 1964 helped Vic found the Lombard Medical Group, and later, the first medical building near Los Robles Hospital. While raising her first 3 children, Barbara also...

April 9, 1931 - June 16, 2019 Vincent Didio, after a long battle with Parkinson's, at 88 years of age, passed away in his sleep on June 16, 2019. Born in Los Angeles to Catino and Angela Didio, Vincent Didio served in the Korean War returning home to continue his education, graduating from USC with his bachelor's degree. He completed his medical degree education from the College of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons where he received his degree to practice medicine. In 1961, he moved his family to Thousand Oaks where he began his private family practice where he practiced until his retirement in 2004. Vincent had many accomplishments in life, but if you were to ask him, his...

Kathleen Louise (Lowe) Winter, of Newbury Park CA, passed away Friday, October 12th surrounded by her friends and family. It was very sudden and unexpected. Due to her Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and the treatments to suppress her immune system she succumbed to the flu in less than 24 hours. Kathy was born August 5, 1947 in Ventura California to William and Marjorie (Pool) Lowe. She married Peter Winter June 29, 1969 in Ventura. She graduated from Ventura High School, Ventura College and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a degree in Social Science. She worked as a Probation Officer while Peter finished school. Teaching pre-school became her passion and she did so for over 25 years in...

1949 - 2018 On 13 July 2018, beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend Helen West passed away in Thousand Oaks. Helen was born in Memphis, TN, the youngest of 3 children from the family of William Howard and Verla Snow. She was only 3-years old when her father died. Her mother, a devout Christian and devoted parent, raised Helen in the faith and also nurtured what would become Helen's passion for football, especially at her father's alma mater, the University of Alabama. Roll Tide! Helen met her husband Robert as a college student in Searcy, AR, with a small part in a theater production which he directed. They married in 1972, and their love of theater brought them to sunny California,...