Obituaries

Ruth Bergman

Ruth Bergman

Dec 18, 2016

Ruth M. Bergman passed peacefully to her Lord and her beloved husband, Carl, on Sunday, December 18, 2016. She is survived by her sister, Doris, her daughters Judith and Susan and numerous members of her extended family. She was a devoted Christian, wife, mother, sister and friend. She was a kind, thoughtful person and always had smile for everyone. She...

Jill Inchausti

Jill Inchausti

Nov 5, 2016

Jill Inchausti died peacefully at her home in Davis on November 5, 2016 at the age of 73. Born in Portland, Oregon on July 27, 1943, Jill lived in North Davis for 40 years where she loved to walk with her rescue dogs on the greenbelt. She worked as a registered nurse at the University of California until her retirement,...

T. Hall

T. Hall

Oct 24, 2016

T. William "Bill" Hall September 20, 1921 - October 24, 2016 Bill was born in Kansas; during the dust bowl days and Great Depression they lived in small towns where his father was a minister. At Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina he majored in history and music, working his way through college as an itinerant preacher and teaching music in...

Deborah Pinkerton

Deborah Pinkerton

Oct 23, 2016

Deborah N. Pinkerton (Hewitt Dec. 17, 1952 a�" Oct. 23, 2016 Deb passed away late in the lovely autumn afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 23, on her beloved mother's birthday. She fought a determined and valiant battle of a recurrence of breast cancer. With her at the last moment were her husband, Bret Hewitt; sister-in-law, Lauren Hewitt; daughter, Clare Hewitt; and...

John Ramos

John Ramos

Oct 7, 2016

John G. Ramos passed into a heavenly reunion on October 7, 2016 at his ranch home of treasured views and gatherings. Born in Suisun City on March 31, 1939, as the son of the late Lorenzo Ramos and Carmen Gill Ramos, John grew up on the family orchards in the Olive Pleasants Valley district and graduated from Winters High School,...

Nunzia Varni

Nunzia Varni

Sep 28, 2016

Nunzia Mary Varni, born July 5, 1924, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on September 28, 2016 at the age of 92. Lovingly called "Nancy", she was born in Livingston, California to Gaetano and Maria Vizziello. She married the love of her life, Louie Varni, on April 29, 1950, and moved to Merced where she worked for...

Robert Merrick

Robert Merrick

Sep 28, 2016

Robert Benjamin Merrick left us peacefully on the morning of September 28, 2016 after a long and eventful life. Bob was born on August 6, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois to Roy Cleasby Merrick and Edna Mae (Pouley) Merrick being the youngest of their five children (Richard, Hubert, MaryFran, Alice). All preceded him in death. He grew up on Saginaw Avenue...

Donna Bonillo

Donna Bonillo

Sep 21, 2016

Donna Marie Bonillo, 69, of Davis, passed away on Sept. 21, 2016, in Sacramento. Donna was born in Tennessee to Charles and Lois Drake on March 25, 1947. She married David Bonillo on Aug. 22, 1970, in Dixon. She worked as a librarian assistant at UC Davis for 37 years. Donna is survived by her husband of 46 years, David;...

Lillie Al-Doori

Lillie Al-Doori

Sep 14, 2016

Lillie Elizabeth Al-Doori passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Woodland Nursing and Rehabilitation. Lillie was born July 23, 1930 in Crescent, Iowa. She lived in Baghdad, Iraq for several years where she worked for American Friends of the Middle East, and developed a deep interest in archeology and the local history. She enjoyed family excursions to Woodland Park...

Charles Davis

Charles Davis

Sep 5, 2016

Charles Kenneth Davis Nov. 24, 1944 a�" Sept. 5, 2016 Charles Kenneth Davis passed away on Sept. 5, 2016, after bravely facing the challenge of cancer. He was 71 years old. Charles, a 42-year resident of Davis, was born in Albuquerque, N.M., on Nov. 24, 1944, to Odessa Smith Davis and Theodore Davis. In 1968 he was married to Vicki...

Charyln Suarez

Charyln Suarez

Sep 2, 2016

Charlyn Jill Suarez, age 39, passed away early September 2nd, 2016. She battled with lung cancer for about three years. She leaves behind a husband Dan, her two beautiful daughters Isabella and Katelyn, brothers Bill, Ben, and Michael, her mother Fe, cousins, extended family, and devastated friends, college and beyond, lucky enough to be part of her chosen family. As...

Robert Carroll

Robert Carroll

Aug 25, 2016

Robert Todd Carroll, age 71, passed away peacefully in Davis, California, August 25, 2016, from pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer, a rare carcinoma affecting fewer than 3 in a million. After diagnosis, he became an advocate for research and education about this uncommon disease. He was born May 18, 1945 in Joliet, Illinois to Robert J. and Dionysia Carroll and moved to...

James MacIntyre

James MacIntyre

Aug 20, 2016

Long-time Davis resident, James (Jim) Leland MacIntyre passed away at home on August 20, 2016. He was a patient of the UC Davis Health System hospice team since January. Jim was born on Labor Day, September 4, 1933, the second of four sons, to John and Jean MacIntyre, in Detroit, Michigan. After his father's retirement in 1952, Jim moved to...

Bernice Schrabeck

Bernice Schrabeck

Aug 16, 2016

Bernice M. Schrabeck, 75, of Davis, California passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. She was born on September 12, 1940 in Allamakee, Iowa, the youngest daughter of Alfred and Ruth Welper. Bernice graduated from Waukon High School in 1958 and a few years later met the love of her life, Joseph Schrabeck. They married on August 11, 1962...

David Reid

David Reid

Aug 15, 2016

Dr. David Sinclair Reid passed away at home on Aug. 15, 2016, after complications from a stroke. He was a beloved husband of 51 years to Joyce, father to Andrew (Kathleen) Reid, Gavin (Julie) Reid, and grandfather to Ewan. David was 74 years old. Born on Sept. 8, 1941, in Glasgow, Scotland, he studied at Allan Glen's Boys School before...

Thelma Dietrich

Thelma Dietrich

Aug 15, 2016

Thelma M. Dietrich August 19, 1911 - August 15, 2016 Thelma Matilda Dietrich was born August 19, 1911, in a house on Second Street in Davisville (now the town of Davis), California. She was raised with her three brothers on the Solano County land that her family acquired after the Civil War. She died on August 15, 2016, at her...

Carmen Mina-Sangervasi

Carmen Mina-Sangervasi

Aug 12, 2016

Carmen Bernadette Mina- Sangervasi, 49, passed away on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 in Solano County from a tragic car collision. Born in San Francisco to Frank and Carmen Mina, she graduated from California High School, and later from Diablo Valley College with an Associate's degree. She became a resident of Davis in 1993, and quickly became involved in the community....

Carmen Mina-Sangervasi

Carmen Mina-Sangervasi

Aug 12, 2016

Carmen Bernadette Mina- Sangervasi, 49, passed away on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 in Solano County from a tragic car collision. Born in San Francisco to Frank and Carmen Mina, she graduated from California High School, and later from Diablo Valley College with an Associate's degree. She became a resident of Davis in 1993, and quickly became involved in the community....

Michael Peart

Michael Peart

Aug 10, 2016

Michael Jay Peart, 39, of Davis, California passed away on August 10th, 2016 due to complications from cancer. Michael was born in Susanville, California on May 21, 1977 to Kathryn Green and Robert Peart. The family moved to Davis in 1978, where Michael lived for the remainder of his life. Michael attended Holmes Jr. High, The School for Independent Studies,...

Esther Branthaver

Esther Branthaver

Jul 30, 2016

Esther Laverne Jones Branthaver passed away peacefully on July 30, 2016 at the University Retirement Community in Davis, California at the age of 94. She lived much of her early life in Upper Peninsula Michigan. She married Charles A. Branthaver in Chicago on May 7, 1944. In 1949 Charles and Esther moved to Sacramento where they remained until 1965. During...