Pastor Reynolds Ritchie, of Arroyo Grande, went to be with the Lord on June 25th, 2020.  He was born July 19, 1925 in Ruddels Mills, Kentucky. Reverend Ritchie and his wife served as pastors to congregations in Canoga Park, Grover Beach, and Simi Valley, California.  He was part of what Tom Brokaw called the Greatest Generation:  He lived through the Great Depression, served in WWII, and returned  home to help build this nation into what it is today with hard work and...

Mary Josephine Stasell (Mary Jo) passed away peacefully on June 25th, 2020 in Arroyo Grande, CA. She is preceded in death by her parents, Earl Guthrie and Mary McCallister; her husband of 58 years, Robert Hamrin Stasell; and her grandson Robert “Bobby” James Stasell. She is survived by her loving family, including son Jeffrey Robert Stasell; daughter-in-love Katie Stasell; grandson Jeffrey Ryan Stasell and wife Kelly Stasell; great-grandchildren Jack Ryan Stasell and Stevie...

Robert Leonard Stone, 82, of Grover Beach passed away June 25, 2020. A private family service will be held. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Casa Solano.                              

Mary Lou Frederick went home to be with her Lord, Whom she served all her life, on June 24, 2020. She was born on February 13, 1926 in Youngstown, Ohio to Claude and Henrietta Loucks. Mary Lou graduated from Bennett High School in Buffalo, New York in 1945. Afterward she attended Buffalo Bible Institute and then Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Buffalo from which she graduated in 1952. Immediately after graduation she sailed to India under International Missions (now Christar) and for...

Rita Vohnout Rita Vohnout passed away peacefully June 15, 2020 in Pismo Beach at the age of 91. Rita was born in Cleveland, Ohio, married Edward in Cleveland in 1950 and they were together until Ed passed in 2012. They moved to Taft, CA in 1962 where Rita attended Taft College and earned an LVN nursing license and worked at Taft Westside Hospital for over 30 years. She was active in her church and community and enjoyed golfing, traveling and both ballroom and square dancing. She loved...