Obituaries

Michael McCracken

Aug 23, 2017

Michael James McCracken, 71, of Winters, CA passed away suddenly at Vaca Valley Hospital on August 23, 2017.  Born in Sacramento, CA on October 13, 1945 to Elwood and Gladys McCracken.  He graduated from Grant Union High School in 1963.  He served for the United States Army during Vietnam War from 1964-1967. In 1967 he was honorably discharged and...

Victor Mentink

Aug 21, 2017

July 8, 1933 – Aug. 21, 2017

Victor “Vic” William Mentink Jr., 84, of Davis, passed away on Aug. 21, 2017, of complications from chronic illnesses. His family was with him.

The Celebration of Life will be held at the Davis Community Church, 412 C St., at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, followed by a...

Raymond Hasek

Aug 16, 2017

Raymond Francis Hasek, a former resident of Davis for 47 years, passed away in Woodland on August 16, 2017, at age 100.

Ray was born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 14, 1917, the son of Frank George Hasek and Edna Marie Eigner. He grew up in the city, but enjoyed summers in the country “on the farm”...

John Jewell

Aug 10, 2017

John H Jewell passed away on August 10, 2017 at the age of 77.  Born on May 13, 1940, to Jack H and Corrine Jewell, John was raised from the age of 11 by his grandparents, Ralph and Mamie Fye, in Garden City, Kansas.  From his grandparents, the support of the Garden City community, and his active participation in...

Linda Kowalczykowski

Jul 25, 2017

On July 25, 2017, Linda Kowalczykowski, 66, a 26-year resident of Davis, CA passed away peacefully in her home of natural causes. She moved to Davis from Evanston, IL, having also lived in in Eugene, OR. Linda was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and attended St. John's University completing a Bachelor's degree in sociology. During her career, she worked...

William Pearson

Jul 18, 2017

William Wallace Pearson died peacefully at home in Davis on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, from complications following hip surgery. Bill was born in Troy, Ohio, on April 20, 1922, to the union of Oscar Wallace Pearson and Marion Mabry Simpson. Bill grew up in Sumner, Mississippi, where his mother's family lived. He graduated from Staunton Military Academy and attended the...

Dale Brewer

Jul 16, 2017

Dale Curtis Brewer, a 66-year resident of Winters, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 16, 2017. Born in Talihina, Oklahoma, on June 15, 1937, he was 80 years old. Dale moved to Winters with his family in 1951. In 1957, he started working for Winters High School during his four years of high school. In 1960,...

Edna Harter

Jun 30, 2017

Edna Frances Wach Harter January 25, 1924-June 30, 2017 Edna Harter passed away peacefully at age 93 in Davis, CA on June 30 surrounded by her family. Edna was born at home in Chicago, Illinois during a huge snowstorm. The youngest of 8 children (6 boys, 2 girls) Edna came from a home with strong Czechoslovakian lineage. Her parents, Edward...

Herbert Bolz, Jr

Jun 28, 2017

Herbert F. Bolz Jr. age 72, passed away at Woodland Memorial Hospital on June 28, 2017, from a heart attack following surgery. Herb was born on Oct. 15, 1944, to Lois (McNeil) and Herbert Bolz Sr. Herb graduated from Bakersfield High School in 1962 and received his bachelor's degree from Fresno State University in 1966. After graduation, he joined the...

Robert Ehrlich

May 24, 2017

Robert J. Ehrlich, Sr., 92, passed away on May 24, in Davis, CA, surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Born in NYC to Louis C. Ehrlich and Margaret McGauley Ehrlich, Bob graduated from Plainville High School in 1941 and was a Plainville resident for most of his life. He leaves his daughters, Christine Rowan, of Needham, MA, and Rebecca Parales,...

Sharon Elder

May 8, 2017

It is with great sadness that the family of Sharon June Elder (Ossman) announces her sudden passing on May 8, 2017 in Davis, CA. She was 71 years old. A native of San Francisco, Sharon survived thyroid cancer as a child. She went on to graduate from Balboa High School where she was a champion doubles tennis player, together with...

Betty Kaufman

May 7, 2017

Betty Marie Kaufman, 90, passed away in her home in Davis. She was born in Denver, Colorado on March 8, 1927 and lived most of her life in Davis, California with her husband of 42 years, Donald F. Kaufman, deceased in 1987. Betty was a long time retail department manager at the UC Davis Bookstore. After her retirement in 1983,...

May Bordigon

May 5, 2017

Previous Events Visitation Thursday, May 11, 2017 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Smith Funeral Home - Davis

116 D Street Davis, CA 95616

Vigil Service Thursday, May 11, 2017 7:00 PM Smith Funeral Home - Davis

116 D Street Davis, CA 95616

Mass of Christian Burial Friday, May 12, 2017...

Fern Haley

May 5, 2017

Fern Butler Haley, 84, died peacefully on Friday, May 5, 2017 in Davis, CA. She was born July 17, 1932, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is the daughter of Lawrence Edward Butler and Myrtle Van Ausdal, the 10th of 11 children. Fern moved with her family to Fresno as a young girl. She married Ralph William Haley in 1949...

Merlyn Potters

May 2, 2017

Merlyn M. Potters, 70, of Winters, California, died on May 2, 2017, after a three-year struggle with peritoneal cancer. Born on February 5, 1947 in San Francisco to Victor and Bernice Monin, she spent her early childhood in San Francisco. The family moved to Pacifica, California, in 1954, where she attended elementary and high school, graduating from Terra Nova High...

David Stolp

Apr 25, 2017

Our beloved David Albert Stolp, 77, quietly slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God, at home in El Macero, CA on April 25, 2017. Captain Stolp was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to Charles and Agnes Stolp on November 12, 1939. He graduated from Regis Catholic High School in 1957. He played football and earned...

Kenneth Allen

Apr 5, 2017

Kenneth Linn Allen of Canyon Lake, Texas passed away on Wednesday, 5 April 2017. He was preceded in death by his spouse, Phyllis Jenell Mapes Allen; his parents Horace Donovan Allen and Virginia Bess Woodson; his youngest son, John Andrew Allen; his brother, Robert Allen; and his sister, Jodi Cornwall. He is survived by his three oldest children: Ruth Anne...

William Chancellor

Feb 16, 2017

Dr. William "Bill" Chancellor, 85, of Davis, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Sutter Davis Hospital after a long illness. His life and accomplishments affected hundreds of colleagues and students worldwide, leaving a legacy of agricultural advancements and goodwill. Bill was the husband of Nongkarn Chancellor, with whom he shared 56 years of marriage. He was a...

Pat Jordan-Fletcher

Feb 10, 2017

Pat Jordan was born Patsy Joyce Hahn on June 10, 1936. She was the third child of five to Eddie and Wanda Hahn. They traveled as a family a lot as Eddie sought work and better conditions for his family. They moved from Ozark, Arkansas to Corpus Christi, Texas to San Pablo, California and back to Tulsa Oklahoma. Then finally...

Erich Aichwalder

Feb 7, 2017

"But I love you in a place where there's no space or time I've loved you for my life, yes, you're a friend of mine And when my life is over, remember when we were together" April 14, 1950 a Scottish lad was born in Edinburgh, Scotland; Erich Mackay Aichwalder, the cherished son to Eric Johann and Dolina Barbara Aichwalder....