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This coincidence—one household possessing such a quantity of superfluous Christmas decorations that its members are moved to put them in their driveway and impel passersby to remove them; my having ...

Barbara Muchow, 86, of Santa Barbara, California, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.

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