Auxiliary Bishop Slawomir Szkredka leads the Memorial Day Mass at Calvary Cemetery in Santa Barbara on Monday. After the Mass, he blessed the new burial section dedicated to Saint John Vianney. Credit ...

Colonel Robert Long of Vandenberg Space Force Base, left, greets retired U.S. Navy Lt. John Blankenship at Monday's Memorial Day ceremony at the Santa Barbara Cemetery. Credit: Giana Magnoli / ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— Memorial Day kicked off with a special outdoor ceremony hosted by the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation. The sounds of bagpipes, drumming, and singing filled the misty ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – For centuries, doves have flown the earth symbolizing peace, love and purity. "And when you see them flying above, they really bring healing I think to peoples souls," said ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Step back in time and experience history firsthand at Picnic in the Cemetery: A Live Historical Event on Saturday, October 26 ...

The Santa Barbara Cemetery is a gem among cemeteries. Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the cemetery is home to actors, industrialists, authors, musicians, sports stars, and many of the town’s founders ...

Peter Becker July 23, 1946 – August 1, 2016 Santa Barbara Peter Becker, 70, passed away peacefully at home in Santa Barbara on August 1, 2016. He was born July 23, 1946 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to James ...

Pearl “Penny” Courson passed away peacefully Friday July 11, 2014 at her home in Santa Barbara, CA after a long battle with cancer at the age of 90. Born September 14, 1923 in Chicago, IL, Penny was ...

Marjorie Evelyn Chaney December 15, 1919 – March 30, 2020 Santa Barbara Marjorie was born in San Francisco to Freda Friebel Nunez and David Richard Nunez. She and her sister Betty spent their ...

ROSEN, N. Irving N. Irving Rosen, 91, of Bloomfield, formerly of Santa Barbara, CA, died peacefully Friday (July 25, 2008). He was born in Schenectady, NY in February, 1917. His loving wife, Lillian ...