Goleta couple who owned Good Land Organics found to have died from carbon monoxide

CAMBRIA, Calif. (KEYT) – The San Luis Obispo County Coroner's Office has determined that a married couple from Goleta who owned Good Land Organics and were discovered deceased in a home in Cambria earlier this month, died from carbon monoxide poisoning.

On Feb. 8, 2026, deputies were dispatched to a home in the 8100 block of Lone Pine Drive in Cambria regarding a call for service stated the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office.

Inside, responders found the bodies of two adults and their deaths were not considered suspicious at the time.

According to a press release Thursday from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, 53-year-old John Anthony Ruskey died from carbon monoxide poisoning and his wife, 49-year-old Kristen Kelly Ruskey, died from toxic effects of carbon monoxide and ethanol.

The Goleta couples deaths have been ruled accidents noted the law enforcement agency.

A combination carbon monoxide/smoke detector in the room they were in was found to be disconnected added the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office.

The couple leaves behind three children, their 19-year-old daughter and 16-year-old twin boys.

A GoFundMe has been set up for the local couple.