Obituaries

Apr 29, 2018

Janice L (Wimmer) Corbett passed away peacefully at home in Davis, CA, on April 29, 2018 at the age of 47, after a year-long struggle with cancer.   Mourning her passing are her sons, Anthony and Dominic Corbett; husband, Larry Corbett; parents, Herb and Christine Wimmer of Winters; sister and brother-in-law, Nancy (Wimmer) and Steve Veatch of Cottonwood; niece and...

Apr 21, 2018

Harry Low, 95, passed away peacefully on April 21, 2018, at Palm Gardens Senior Living in Woodland, CA. Born July 16, 1922, in Sacramento, CA, Harry was the son of Chinese immigrants Low Keung and Soo Hoo Shee. Harry grew up north of Woodland on the Bemmerly Ranch. Here he learned the skills of blacksmithing, surveying, and leather work....

Apr 17, 2018

Cristobal A. Heitmann, 32, of Redding, formerly of Davis, passed away after a trajic accident on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.  The family will receive friends Sunday, April 22, 2018 from 2:00 to 5:00 PM at Smith Funeral Home;  116 D Street, Davis, CA.

Apr 13, 2018

Gerald Payton O’Hara June 4, 1936 – April 13, 2018

Gerry passed away peacefully at his home in Davis with his family by his side following many years of heart and lung issues, which he handled with courage and grace.

Born on June 4, 1936 in San Francisco, he was raised in Bernal Heights, the...

Apr 9, 2018

Marisa Ornella Gielow

Born October 30, 1949 in New London, Wisconsin to Leon D. and Fiorella I. Gielow.

On April 9, 2018, we all lost “a flower in the bouquet of life”, to take a quote from a sermon by Little Richard, when something, probably medical, happened to Marisa when she took a curve at...

Mar 22, 2018

JAMES MATTHEW CAMPBELL

September 1, 1927 – March 22, 2018

James “Jim” “Beans” Campbell, 90, passed away peacefully at his Dixon ranch with family by his side.

Jim was born to Charles and Katherine (Clancy) Campbell of Davis, CA and named after his grandfathers, James Campbell and Mathew Clancy, who were both pioneer...

Mar 10, 2018

Marsha Purves passed away on Saturday, March 10th, after valiantly enduring cancer for the past several months.  She was surrounded by her loved ones at her home as she took this next step on her journey.  Marsha was the first born child to Geneal Cazier and Richard Death on Sept. 12, 1944.  For her childhood years she grew up...

Mar 8, 2018

Everardo Rodríguez Ruiz, age 83, passed away peacefully on March 8th, 2018.

Everardo was born in 1934 in Guanajuato, México, to Everardo Ruiz Ocampo and Maria Victoria Rodríguez Santibañez; he was later joined by his younger sister, Carmen. As a child, Everardo enjoyed playing baseball, rowing and swimming, as well as helping his parents in the family...

Mar 5, 2018

Nancy Jeanne Welch died peacefully at her home in Davis, following a stroke on March 5, 2018.  Nancy was born in Charleston, SC, and moved to Davis with her parents, Polly and Ted Welch in 1947.  She graduated from Davis High School in 1961 and UC Davis in 1965.

Nancy worked for the Social Security Administration for...

Mar 1, 2018

Jacob (Jack) Gross passed away at age 78 on March 1st, 2018 after a long struggle with a variety of health challenges.  He died peacefully at home surrounded by his wife, Gretchen, and daughters, Debbie and Megan, son-in-law Vishal, and granddaughter Maya. It had always been his wish to be at home in his last days, and Gretchen cared...

Feb 24, 2018

Long-time Davis resident Stanley Jerome (Jerry) Fishman passed away at age 84 on Saturday, February 24.   His oldest son, Wendell, was with him as he took his final breaths.   Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jerry and his wife Sylvia settled in Davis CA in 1965, where they raised their two sons.  For the past year, Jerry had been ill and...

Feb 16, 2018

Bill Scott Eichert passed away February 16, 2018, in Woodland, CA, at the age of 84, after a long battle with congestive heart failure, diabetes and recent kidney failure. He and his family moved to Davis in 1970, remaining there 46 years until his health started declining.

Mr. Eichert was born in Abilene, TX, November 19, 1933,...

Feb 12, 2018

Karmin Jean Twigg McCrory of Davis, CA passed away on 2/12/2018. She was born on 01/22/1937 in Bronaugh Missouri, to John Wayne Twigg a farmer and Alice Veva Adams Twigg a stay at home mother.

She was the second oldest in a family of 5. She had an older Sister and 3 younger brothers.  Karmin’s family moved...

Feb 5, 2018

Charles Van Alstine, 87, passed away on February 5, 2018, surrounded by his family. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 20, 1930, he was raised in Butte, Montana. After serving in the Army Signal Corps, he graduated from Montana School of Mines. Following his marriage to E. Carol Miller, he attended U.C. Berkeley, obtaining a M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering....

Jan 30, 2018

Robert Kenneth Gegan

25 September 1920 – 30 January 2018

Robert Kenneth “Bob” Gegan was the son of Ambrose Francis Gegan and his wife Winifred Gertrude Holleran, born on September 25, 1920, in Reno, Nevada, where his father worked for the Hercules Powder Company.  Remembered for his wonderful sense of humor, Bob passed away peacefully...

Jan 22, 2018

Matthew Theron LaPlante passed away at home in Vacaville on Jan. 22, 2018.  He was 17 years old. Born June 16, 2000 at David Grant Medical Center in Fairfield, Matthew was the second born of triplets.

Matthew was a gentle, loving child whose constant smile could and did light the darkest of places. He faced many challenges...

Jan 10, 2018

William Lawrence Hardardt, Jr. of Winter Park, CO and Davis, CA passed away at home on January 10, 2018 after a brief illness.  He was 81 years old.

Born on January 16, 1936 in Bronx, NY, Mr. Hardardt, familiarly known as Bill, grew up in Englewood, NJ and attended Dwight Morrow High School and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute...

Jan 9, 2018

Roger W. Sullivan, loving husband of the late Blanche C. Sullivan, passed away on Jan. 9, 2018, in Woodland, California, after complications from a long illness. A resident of Davis for nearly 50 years until the debilitating years of his illness, Roger was 89.

Roger was born on April 5, 1928, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the son...

Jan 2, 2018

Randy Milliken died January 2, 2018 at his home in Davis CA under the care of Kaiser hospice. He was 71 years old. Randy was born in Oakland in 1946 to Ted Milliken and Barbara Blesse. He grew up familiar with the East Bay hills near his home, and the Oakland Camp, Feather River area near Quincy  CA where...

Dec 28, 2017

James Eldon Barnes was born in Jefferson, Missouri but called Napa, California home.  He graduated from Napa High School in 1957 and Napa Junior College in 1959 before pursuing a major in physical education at San Francisco State College.  Despite his interest in physical education, Eldon found his career in the business of insurance. During his life-long career as...