Obituaries
Janice Helene Lee
May 23, 2025
Janice Helene Lee passed away on May 23, 2025 at the Vacaville Kaiser Medical Center from cardiovascular disease. Janice was born April 4,1946 in San Francisco, where she lived most of her life. She was the loving daughter of Helen and Martin Lee, and sister to Maureen, all of whom have predeceased her.
Janice grew up where Chinatown meets Russian and...
Susan Hare Youmans
May 16, 2025
Susan Hare Youmans, a cherished wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and devoted member of the Davis, California community, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2025, at the age of 74.
Born on April 8, 1951, in Edenton, North Carolina, Susan was the daughter of Leonard Sylvester Hare and Annie Martha Spruill Hare. She carried the core values of her North Carolina...
Scotty
May 12, 2025
Thomas Scott Graf passed away after a brief illness on May 12, 2025, at the age of 75. “Scotty” Graf was born on August 25, 1949, at Mather Field, California. He was the son of Charles E. Graf and Mary Elizabeth McCoey Graf of Winters, California. Scotty grew up in Winters and graduated from Holy Rosary Catholic School, in Woodland,...
Steve L. Mara
May 7, 2025
Steve Mara of Davis, CA passed away on May 7, 2025. He was born to Frances and Walter Mara on February 4, 1960, in Carmel. Steve graduated from Davis High in 1978 and aspired to be a bike frame builder. As an early mountain biking pioneer, Steve was an avid cyclist (road and mountain). He also enjoyed beekeeping, gardening, and...
Katherine West Schroeder
May 3, 2025
Katherine West Schroeder, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend, and nonprofit leader, passed away peacefully on May 3 after living with metastatic breast cancer for over 13 years. True to her nature, she faced the disease with grace and focused on living joyfully until that was no longer possible.
Katherine was born September 2, 1951, in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, to Luther...
Cynthia Ann Walker
Apr 12, 2025
Cynthia Ann Walker passed away at home on Saturday morning April 12, 2025 while being cared for by her husband John Russell Batchelder and her son Garrison Alton Batchelder.
Cindy was diagnosed with borderline ovarian cancer in March 2005 and bravely fought ovarian cancer until her passing on April 12, 2025. Throughout her numerous surgeries and throughout her numerous rounds of...
Jane Estremera
Apr 11, 2025
Jane Estremera passed peacefully, in her home, on April 11, 2025 at the age of 97. Throughout the last few months, a steady flow of family and friends provided comfort and support.
Jane was born in Sacramento, CA on February 25, 1928. Her parents were Fernando Cano Fernandez and Feliciana Golzarri Abaroa, both immigrants from Spain. She was a graduate of...
Timothy Gabriel Ramos
Apr 5, 2025
Timothy Gabriel Ramos, 63, passed away on April 5th, 2025, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
He was born on August 25th, 1961, in San Jose, California
Tim proudly served our Country as a Veteran of the United States Army from 1980 to 1986, stationed in Germany. Upon Tim’s Honorable Discharge, he settled in North Carolina where he called home.
Having Graduated from RCA Service...
Carole J. Franti
Apr 4, 2025
Carole J. Franti of Davis, CA passed away on April 4, 2025 at the age of 88. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Her many interests included Church activities, Mondavi Center, reading and travel.
She was born December 5, 1936 to Bill and Viola Wisti in Barron, Wisconsin. After high school, she attended Suomi College in Hancock, Michigan....
Edwin Lee Symens
Mar 31, 2025
Edwin Lee Symens of Davis died March 31, 2025 at Vacaville Medical Center from kidney cancer.
Ed was born at home at 411 1st street in Davis, Ca. on October 10, 1938. His parents were Percy Edwin Symens and Gladys Bernice (Kroeger) Symens. He graduated from Davis High School, went to Junior College for a year, then joined the army. While...
Dan Lew
Mar 22, 2025
Dan Lew, a longtime Davis resident, passed away unexpectedly at age 52 on March 22, 2025 at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, surrounded by loved ones.
Born and raised in Santa Rosa, Dan attended local public schools and Montgomery High School. After brief stints at UC Santa Cruz and Sonoma State University, Dan found his way to UC Davis, graduating with...
William Earle Hatcher
Mar 21, 2025
William Earle Hatcher, known to family and friends as Bill, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2025, at the age of 77. He died at his home, holding the hands of his loving daughters, with a smile on his face.
Born on February 8, 1948, in Woodland, Bill was the son of Kelsey and Betty Ann Campbell Hatcher. He attended Cacheville...
Rosie Mowha Soohoo
Mar 8, 2025
Rosie Mowha Lee Soohoo, an educator, was born in San Francisco, CA on June 18, 1937 as the youngest daughter of parents who immigrated from China to start the US-branch of the family trading company in the early 1900s. She grew up in the Bay Area alongside her two brothers and three sisters.
Rosie graduated from the prestigious Lowell High School...
Darlene M. Arendt
Mar 8, 2025
Darlene M. Arendt, a longtime resident of Redlands, CA passed away March 8 in Auburn, CA.
Darlene was born June 18, 1933, in Fargo, North Dakota to Lawrence and Margaret Ukestad. She was the third of five children and attended Shanley High School in Fargo. In 1952 she married her sweetheart, Jerome (Jerry) Arendt. They made their home in Fargo until...
James Bernardy
Mar 5, 2025
James Bernardy, 96, died in El Macero on March 5, 2025. Curious and compassionate, he was a champion for public education and a friend to all. He was devoted to his family and community.
He was born in Menomonee, Michigan on Christmas Eve in 1928, the fourth child of Nicholas and Rosana Bernardy, owners of the general store in the tiny...
Edward Dean Schroeder
Feb 27, 2025
Our family lost our beloved, one and only Ed Schroeder on February 27. He took care of us all, loved joking, telling stories, and most of all, making everything better for his family, friends and students. It is hard to imagine a world without Ed.
Ed was born in Thermopolis, Wyoming to Hazel and William Schroeder and his older sister, Beverly....
Andrew Thompson, Jr.
Feb 21, 2025
Andy was born in Boston on July 10, 1942, to Jane Ohler Thompson and Andrew Thompson. He died on February 21, 2025, following a stroke.
He spent his early years in East Aurora, New York and attended St. Marks School, Princeton University and UC Hastings College of Law. As a US Navy officer from 1964 to 1968 he served as navigator...
James Vernon Carroll
Feb 17, 2025
James Vernon Carroll, best known as Jim, died on Monday February 17, 2025 at Atria Covell Gardens, in Davis, CA, his home for the last 7 years.
Jim was born in Sacramento, CA on June 23, 1941, the only son of Gladys and Vern Carroll. He spent his early years in San Francisco and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in...
John Andrew D'Elia
Feb 15, 2025
John Andrew D’Elia, 70, of Sacramento, CA passed away on February 15, 2025. John was born on March 12, 1954 to the late Peter D’Elia and Signa (Siggi) Dayson. John grew up in Woodside, CA, graduating from Woodside High School. He then went on to UC Berkeley where he earned a B.S. in Business Administration. John was a long-time resident...
Gerald David Scott
Feb 14, 2025
Gerald David Scott passed away peacefully at home on Hospice Care in Woodland, CA on February 14, 2025 at age 91. “Jerry” was born on January 1, 1934 in Los Angeles, CA.
He attended Lynwood Adventist Academy in Lynwood, California, graduating in 1952. There he sang in the choir, played the tuba and one time marched in the
Pasadena Rose Parade as...
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