Obituaries
Michael "Mikey" Day Lucero
Jan 21, 2026
Michael Day Lucero known as Mikey was born in Chico California on January 21, 2006 to his loving parents, Arturo and Amy Lucero. He was born with a rare genetic condition called Lissencephaly and his prognosis was bleak - so the Dr’s said. Mikey moved with his family from Colusa to Woodland in 2008 where he attended Greengate School, a...
Paul Lee Jones
Jan 20, 2026
Paul Lee Jones passed away peacefully with family by his side on Tuesday, January 20, after a short illness. Paul was born on April 9, 1942, in Storm Lake, Iowa, to Marshall and Norma Jones. He moved to Davis at the start of high school, and graduated from Davis Senior High School and Sacramento City College before joining the U.S....
Shirley (Thurman) Cross
Jan 20, 2026
Shirley (Thurman) Cross, 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, in Woodland, California. She was born on February 24, 1936, in Mitchell, South Dakota, to Ted and Ester Thurman.
On December 21, 1952, Shirley married the love of her life, Keith Cross, in Mitchell. Together they built a life rooted in devotion, adventure, and family. During Keith’s service in...
Arthur "Art" Gonzales
Jan 17, 2026
Arthur “Art” Gonzales, age 82, passed away on January 17, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of love, strength, and devotion to family. A devoted husband to his wife, Dianne, a loving father, cherished uncle, and beloved brother, Art was a steady and caring presence in the lives of those who knew him.
Art took great pride in his family and found...
Irma Louise Bailey
Jan 4, 2026
Irma Louise Bailey passed away at 98 on January 4, 2026 in her home in Davis, while cared for by her family.
Born November 19, 1927, in Marysville, California to Pratt and Una Elenora (Tisdel) Lolmaugh, Irma grew up in Yuba City with her older brother, Lynn. When Irma was 2 years old, her mother died of tuberculosis. Her father hired...
Germaine Hupe
Dec 15, 2025
Germaine Hupe passed away peacefully on December 15, 2025, in the presence of her family. Germaine was an iconic figure in Winters, California, where she taught at Winters High School for more than thirty years. Born an Iowa farm girl in 1932 and the eldest of eight children, Germaine and her family, the Walgenbachs, moved out west in the 1940s,...
Ava Isabella Landry
Dec 13, 2025
With hearts full of love and immense sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved daughter and sister, Ava “bunny” Landry, age 20, who went home to be with our Lord on December 13, 2025 in San Leandro, California. Ava was born in Sacramento, California and lived in Woodland her entire life.
Though Ava faced multiple medical challenges from birth due...
James A. Willett
Nov 29, 2025
Jim Willett passed away at home on November 29 at the age of 93. A prominent Sacramento attorney, community leader, and Cal Aggie lover, Jim leaves behind his wife of 69 years, Genia, along with many family members and friends who loved him.
Jim was born and raised in Sacramento, graduating from Sacramento High School in 1950 and the University of...
Chi Fu Chen
Nov 26, 2025
In Loving Memory of Chi-Fu Chen (陳啟福)
Chi Fu Chen (陳啟福) honorably served as a high-ranking Commander in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the Republic of China Army, Taiwan (中華民國警備總部檢察官). After retiring from military service in 1980, Mr. Chen immigrated to the United States with his family. In 1984, he founded Penny Rod and Bait to promote outdoor fishing activities...
Karen Tiffany Loveridge
Nov 23, 2025
With deep love and profound sadness, the family of Karen Tiffany Loveridge, née Karen Jane Tiffany, announces her peaceful passing at home on November 23, 2025, at the age of 81. She was born in old Letterman Hospital in San Francisco on December 31, 1943, to parents Willard and Lois. As her father was in the Army, she lived throughout...
Kathleen Mary Rose
Nov 7, 2025
Beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, nurse, officer, educator, and friend.
Kathleen M. “Kathy” Rose, 76, of Davis, California, passed away unexpectedly on November 7th, 2025, in her home.
Kathy was born in Malden, Massachusetts, on April 17, 1949, to the late Manuel and Eleanor (Almeida) Rose. She attended and graduated from Everett High School in the class of 1966.
After high school, Kathy...
Carol Beth Pearcy
Nov 2, 2025
Carol Beth Pearcy, 82, of Darby, Montana and Davis, California, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2024, at Sutter Davis Hospital, surrounded by her two children, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Born on May 28, 1942, in Billings, Montana, to Walter “Tuffy” and Velma Hilliard, Carol grew up in the oil camp of Dry Creek, nestled between Bridger...
Margaret Alice Keasey
Oct 28, 2025
Margaret Alice (Pipoly) Keasey, born December 20, 1933, in Youngstown, Ohio, passed away peacefully on October 28, 2025, in Davis, CA, where she lived the past twenty-two years. In her passing, she has been joyfully reunited with her father, George Pipoly, who passed away suddenly in 1945, her mother, Margaret (Pinter) Pipoly, who passed away just as suddenly in 1968,...
Dottie Paige
Oct 21, 2025
Dorothy “Dottie” Lee Moore Paige, much loved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully at home on October 21st, 2025. She was 86.
Born on June 24, 1939, in Dumas, Arkansas, to Robert S. Moore Sr. and Dorothy Price Moore, Dottie was raised in Arkansas City, alongside her younger brother, Robert Moore Jr. In this tiny town on the...
Mary Jane Webb
Oct 21, 2025
Mary Jane Webb, 79, passed away in the morning of October 21, 2025 in her home in Woodland CA. The daughter of William and Alice Zeiner, Mary was born on November 4, 1945 in Watertown, Wisconsin. She graduated from Waupun High in 1963. She then attended Wisconsin State University, Oshkosh receiving her Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education in 1967...
Donald John Hagerty
Oct 13, 2025
Donald John Hagerty, 90, of Davis, California, passed away peacefully at his home on October 13, 2025. Born on Christmas Eve in 1934 in Ohio, Donald was an Army veteran and skilled marksman. He spent many years as an administrator at the University of California, Davis, where he was instrumental in helping to shape a program for interns working abroad....
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
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
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
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...
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