Obituaries

Bruce Robert Dewey

Bruce Robert Dewey

Mar 20, 2024

Bruce Robert Dewey was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1937 to Harlow and Elizabeth Dewey, who instilled in him the value of education and hard work rooted in their Danish & German heritage. He and his younger brother, Bill, along with their father, spent vacations hunting and fishing with Bruce’s mind instead often wandering to literature and music. Bruce...

Bruce Shaull

Bruce Shaull

Feb 16, 2024

Kenneth “Bruce” Shaull, 78, of Woodland, CA passed away on February 16, 2024, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.Bruce was born on November 5, 1945, to Verl and Georgia Shaull in Cushing Oklahoma. In 1950, the Shaull family relocated to Oregon.  Bruce graduated from Gresham High school in 1963, he then went on to study Business Administration and Technology...

Ronald C. Jensen

Ronald C. Jensen

Feb 12, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of Dr. Ronald C. Jensen, DVM.  Ron, or “Swede” as many knew him, passed away at home unexpectedly from a sudden heart attack on February 12th, 2024 after returning home from a pleasurable holiday weekend with his family.Ron touched so many people’s lives with his generosity, kindness,...

Maria Alexander

Maria Alexander

Feb 3, 2024

Maria Grazia Perrino Alexander died at her residence in Davis, California on February 3, 2024 following a stroke at the age of 100 and nine months.  Maria was born and grew up in Italy, the youngest and last survivor of seven siblings.  She lived in Rome during the Second World War and met Robert Alexander, an American military glider pilot,...

Gary "Corky" Brown

Gary "Corky" Brown

Jan 24, 2024

Gary “Corky” Brown died peacefully in his sleep on January 24, 2024, at the age of 75.  He grew up in Oakland, California, attended Chico State, graduated from the University of California, Davis, and lived nearly all of his adult life in Davis.  He worked with the UCD Police Department where he was known as “Peace Officer Corky.”  As a...

Donald Arthur Harting

Donald Arthur Harting

Dec 30, 2023

Longtime Davis resident Donald “Don” Harting, 90, passed away quietly at home in the early hours of December 30th, 2023.   He was born in Lakewood, Ohio to Frank and Julitta Harting.  

Don graduated with a BA in business from Kent State University,  then enlisted in the US Navy at NAS Oceana Virginia Beach, VA. There he worked in...

Michael Wayne Bowlin

Michael Wayne Bowlin

Dec 23, 2023

Michael Wayne Bowlin of Winters, CA, is now resting in eternal peace, joining his parents, Jeanne Lassus Marden of Napa, CA, and David Q. Bowlin of Van Buren, AR, and his grandparents Philip W. and Esther Z. Cornelius of Napa, CA.  Mick was born at Hamilton AFB, CA, and moved several times before settling in Napa, where he graduated from Napa...

Nancy Richter Brzeski

Nancy Richter Brzeski

Dec 17, 2023

Nancy Richter Brzeski was born in New York City in 1925. The only child of pioneering lawyer Ella Graubart and Henry Richter, an engineer on the World Trade Towers, Nancy grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, where she attended her beloved Falk Laboratory School, a defining experience of her childhood. Some of her happiest memories were of trips to New York...

Juan Moreno

Juan Moreno

Dec 12, 2023

Our father, Retired Master Sergeant Juan Moreno, left this world on 12 December 2023 at the age of 80. He was surrounded by his wife and daughters at the time of his passing. Juan was born in Mexico on 4 March 1943. He and his family immigrated to La Villa, TX where he grew up. He then joined the United...

Peter Alfred Goldberg

Peter Alfred Goldberg

Dec 2, 2023

Peter Alfred Goldberg was born on December 29th, 1928, in Braunsberg, East Prussia (now Braniewo, Poland). He passed into the arms of God peacefully on December 2, 2023, after a decline in his health. Peter was 94 years of age. 

Peter was the first child of Alfred and Irmgard Goldberg. As the eldest of five children with four younger sisters,...

Charles "Chuck" Floyd Pope

Charles "Chuck" Floyd Pope

Nov 28, 2023

Charles “Chuck” Floyd Pope, born to William and Elizabeth Pope in Missoula, Montana on January 14, 1943, passed away, surrounded by family, on November 28, 2023. Chuck was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 34 years, Catherine Pope, with whom he had four children Jerry Pope, Sheri Boone, Susan Cristler, and Gary Pope. After the passing of Catherine,...

Harold Rex Honeyfield

Harold Rex Honeyfield

Nov 24, 2023

Harold Rex  Honeyfield  passed away  on November 24  at: Sutter Hospital in Sacramento.  He was born December 28, 1930 in the same house that his father was, on Johnson Mesa,19 miles east of Raton, N Mex. the son of Ed and  Elizabeth (Black) Honeyfield.  He spent most of his youth hard at work on the family homestead located on the...

Karen Koenig Siegler

Karen Koenig Siegler

Nov 18, 2023

Karen Koenig Siegler passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023 in Davis, California, due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. She was 83 years old.Karen was born on April 3, 1940 in Carroll, Iowa, to parents Vincent Koenig and Dorothy Schenkelberg Koenig. She enjoyed an idyllic childhood, surrounded by her sisters Vicki and Jaynee, a large extended family, and wonderful friends....

Wanda M. Watson

Wanda M. Watson

Nov 10, 2023

Wanda M. Watson, 86, of Davis passed away Friday, November 10, 2023 at her home.  She had been an area resident for 60 years.  A viewing will be held Wednesday, November 15, 2023 from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at Smith Funeral Home, 116 D Street, Davis, CA 95616.  A private family graveside service will be held a late time.

Karen Castanon

Karen Castanon

Nov 7, 2023

 Karen Castanon passed November 7th, 2023 at the age of 60 surrounded by family. She is survived by her husband Troy, son Taylor and daughter Demitria. Karen arrived on the Central Coast following her graduation from Davis Senior High School in 1981, where she married her husband, Troy. She cherished her life as a devoted mother, traveling to every cross...

Robert Samson Bloch

Robert Samson Bloch

Nov 4, 2023

Beloved violinist, teacher, father, grandfather, and friend to many, Robert Samson Bloch died peacefully in Davis, CA, on November 4 at the age of 89. 

Born in Chicago, Bob received his master’s degree in composition from the University of Chicago and a Diploma from the Conservatoire de Musique in Brussels. He was a member of the San Francisco Symphony and...

Vernalee Parfitt

Vernalee Parfitt

Nov 3, 2023

After a well lived life of 96 years, our beloved Vernalee Parfitt passed away on Friday morning, November 3, 2023 of natural causes.  She leaves behind her legacy of love, joy, self-lessness and sincerity, topped off with a subtle but gracious sense of humor and many sporting events unattended.

Vernalee was born on February 25, 1927, in Champaign, Illinois, to...

Shihui S. Fan

Shihui S. Fan

Oct 16, 2023

Born in China on February 18 1931, Shihui Fan embarked on an extraordinary journey in 1994 when she made the life-altering decision to move to the United States.  She started on a journey that took her through the joys and challenges of nearly a century.

Shihui Fan lived a long and fulfilling 92 years, leaving behind a legacy that will...

Toshiko "Cindy" Nishimoto

Toshiko "Cindy" Nishimoto

Sep 26, 2023

Cindy Nishimoto was born in Walnut Grove to Teruichi and Teruko Iwamiya on December 19, 1924, and passed away peacefully at the age of 98 on September 26, 2023, at the University Retirement Community in Davis. She was the eldest of 7 children.

Cindy’s family moved from Walnut Grove to Acampo when she was six years old. During World War...

Donald Motoomi Tsubaki

Donald Motoomi Tsubaki

Sep 26, 2023

Donald Motoomi Tsubaki, 91, passed away on September 26, 2023. Donald was a resident of Davis for 48 years, settling in Davis with his family when he retired after a career in the Air Force in 1975. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 11, 1932, to Kiyoto and Hamako Tsubaki (Morioka), and was raised in Wailuku, Maui. He...

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