Obituaries

Pana Lynn Wilder

Pana Lynn Wilder

Sep 28, 2025

With her family at her side, Pana Wilder died peacefully in her home at the University Retirement Community in Davis, California on September 28, 2025. Pana died of glioblastoma, a terminal brain cancer. She was diagnosed in August, 2024, ten days after returning with her husband Hugh Wilder from a three-week hiking trip to Switzerland. When her hospice chaplain asked...

Russ Lester

Russ Lester

Sep 22, 2025

Russ Lester – organic farming pioneer, environmental advocate, school board leader, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and lifelong steward of the land – passed away peacefully at home in Winters, California. He was 71.

Born on January 27, 1954, in San Jose, California – in what was then known as the Valley of the Heart’s Delight – Russ came from...

Joan Ann Griesemer

Joan Ann Griesemer

Sep 20, 2025

Joan Ann Griesemer (nee Reis) was born on September 3rd, 1939 near Freeport, New York, at the start of the second World War. (She would often say she was born on the very first day of World War II when Poland and Germany officially declared war.) Her parents, Francis Reis and Anna Fraas, had moved to the Long Island community...

Lorin R. Gardner

Lorin R. Gardner

Sep 14, 2025

Major Lorin R Gardner, 50-year resident of Davis, was born on November 12, 1933, in Cornwall, New York, to Raymond Frank Gardner and May Elizabeth (Rogers) Gardner. He was named after his father’s brother, also Lorin Gardner. Lorin grew up in Harriman, New York, then attended Pennsylvania State University, where he majored in Chemical Engineering and was in Air Force...

William Bullock Stewart, III

William Bullock Stewart, III

Sep 12, 2025

William Bullock Stewart III, passed away on September 12, 2025, at the age of 69. Born in New York, NY on November 11, 1955, he was the eldest of seven children of Rosalie Merriman Stewart and William Bullock Stewart Jr., DDS, USN, DC (ret).

Bill grew up in Port Hueneme, California, where his early years were shaped by a love of...

Robert Glenn Holly

Robert Glenn Holly

Sep 10, 2025

Robert Glenn (Bob) Holly passed away peacefully at home on 9/10/25, surrounded by family. Bob lived a grateful life of love, learning and adventure. It all began on 24 May 1944, in Temple, Texas, where he was born to Lt. James F. (Jim) and Margaret B. (Peg) Holly. Jim was stationed in England at the time and Peg was essentially...

W. Ladson Hinton

W. Ladson Hinton

Sep 4, 2025

Dr. Ladson Hinton passed away peacefully on September 4, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. As an actively engaged psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Ladson lived, practiced and taught in Seattle, WA. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 59 years, Darlene Hinton, who passed away in 2016. An interview of Ladson, conducted by Hessel Willemsen and published in...

David William Lowe

David William Lowe

Sep 1, 2025

David William Lowe lived a life that began modestly, but grew into one that reached across continents, courtrooms, and generations. He died on September 1, 2025, at age 90, leaving behind a legacy of service, storytelling, and deep devotion to his family and community.

David was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on February 15, 1935. During World War II, his father,...

Ted Halling

Ted Halling

Aug 30, 2025

Ted Halling was born on November 6, 1939 in Missoula, Montana and passed away on August 30, 2025 in Davis. He moved from Montana to Monterey, CA in 1942 with his mother and sister. He graduated from Monterey Union High School in 1958 and took several classes at Monterey Peninsula College. From 1962 to 1968 he served in the Armor...

Shirley Rae Pound Maus

Shirley Rae Pound Maus

Aug 19, 2025

Shirley Rae Pound Maus passed away at University Retirement Community in Davis, CA, on the morning of August 19th. She is survived by her sons Robert (Jennifer Mainini) Maus and John (Debbie) Maus. She was preceded in death by her husband Ronald Maus (1994) and daughter Pamela Maus (1982).

Shirley was born in Placerville, CA to Carletta Vennewitz and Benjamin Slaven....

Patti L. Donlon

Patti L. Donlon

Aug 17, 2025

Patti L. Donlon passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on the morning of Sunday August 17th 2025, after a prolonged illness.

Patti was born in the small town of Monona, in Northeast Iowa, on September 23rd, 1939. Patti’s early years were spent in a much smaller town, which she called a village, Froelich Iowa. In Froelich, her...

Joseph Augustus Sylvester

Joseph Augustus Sylvester

Aug 15, 2025

Long-time Davis resident, Joseph Augustus Sylvester, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 15, 2025, surrounded by loved ones at his home. He was 86 years old. Born on December 2, 1938, to Victoria Sylvester and Gardener Tempro in Colon, Panama, Joseph moved to New York City at age 5 where he was raised by Walter and Marie Andrew. He had...

Ruth Elaine Martin

Ruth Elaine Martin

Aug 10, 2025

Ruth Elaine Martin, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2025, in San Juan Capistrano, CA. She had recently celebrated 95 and a half years of life and was a joy to those she touched with her warmth, wit and generosity.

Born in Chicago, IL on January 8, 1930, Ruth was the second of two daughters born to William Lytle Lawson and...

Brian Roy Koepp

Brian Roy Koepp

Aug 2, 2025

Brian peacefully passed away on August 2, 2025 at the age of 80 at home in Davis surrounded by family. Brian was born to Robert and Doris Mae Koepp in Compton, CA on June 3, 1945. When Brian was 8 years old his family moved to Eugene, Oregon. Brian graduated from Willamette High School in 1963.

Brian moved to San Francisco...

Valerie Jean Hausknecht

Valerie Jean Hausknecht

Jul 28, 2025

Valerie Jean Hausknecht returned to the arms of our loving Heavenly Father on July 28, 2025 in Roseville, California, with loved ones holding her hands just days after her 78th birthday. Born July 24, 1947 in Oak Park, Illinois, she was the eldest daughter of Frank L. Davenport, Jr. and Barbara Ann Bressem. She moved to California as an infant...

Gerie Pedersen

Gerie Pedersen

Jul 10, 2025

On July 10th Geraldine Hutchings Pedersen—affectionately known as Gerie— passed away from Alzheimer’s Disease. Gerie was born in Overton, Nevada, on February 20th, 1943, and raised in the surrounding Moapa Valley.

Gerie was the oldest child of Luana Whipple Hutchings and Wendell Edward Hutchings. She graduated from Moapa Valley High School and attended Brigham Young University, where she majored in music.

Gerie...

Linda Biewer-Elstob

Linda Biewer-Elstob

Jul 9, 2025

Linda Biewer-Elstob, beloved to generations of students as Ms. B.E., passed away on July 9, 2025, at home, surrounded by the love of her husband of 42 years, Kevin. She was born on May 17, 1959 in Dampierre-sur-Blevy, France to Laure and Dennis Biewer. Linda's memory will be forever treasured by all who knew her as a cherished wife, mother,...

Bette Bachmann Tell

Bette Bachmann Tell

Jul 6, 2025

Bette Bachmann Tell passed away on July 6, 2025. She was preceded in death by her parents Alma and Walter Bachmann, husband Cmdr. William M. Tell, brother Walter Bachmann Jr., and great nephew Patrick McComas.

Bette will be missed by her daughters Lee Ann Hughes (John) and Lisa Tell (Don Preisler), grandchildren Tiara Chelsea Wright (Kurt) and Kailee Hughes and Alexander...

Thomas Keith Bjorklund

Thomas Keith Bjorklund

Jul 2, 2025

Thomas Keith Bjorklund passed away on July 2, 2025 at the age of 87 in Davis, CA. Born in Albion, NE in 1938 to Helen Kunze and Thomas O. Bjorklund, the family moved to Phoenix, AZ where he spent his childhood. "Tommy" had fond memories of returning frequently to visit his mother's family home and his many cousins in Nebraska.

Tom...

Franco Renosto

Franco Renosto

Jul 2, 2025

After a long joyful life, Franco left this earthly home on Wednesday evening July 2, 2025 in the presence of his loving family.

Franco was born on 30 Nov 1939 during WWll and spent his youth in post-war Treviso, Italy with his siblings working at his family’s Osteria, hanging out with friends at the pescheria, playing soccer and visiting nearby beaches.

He...