The family of a Goleta mother found dead in a Ventura County River last month is raising funds for her funeral and memorial expenses.
Kaylynn M. Herrera, 30, was a “daughter, sister, and friend,” and “devoted and proud mother” to her two children, a boy and girl, according to her obituary. She was born in Texas but raised in Goleta, where her family settled down in 1998. “She had a gentle soul, a bright smile, and a presence that brought comfort to those around her,” the obituary reads.
On January 23, a private pilot spotted what appeared to be human remains in the Santa Clara River near Saticoy, and reported it to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, said Captain Rob Yoos. The “partially decomposed” body was transferred via the Sheriff’s Office air unit to the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office…