Obituaries
Ralph Finch
Dec 26, 2015
Ralph was born Saturday, April 30, 1955 in Sacramento California, and raised in Paradise California. His parents were Paul Finch a Social Worker and Margaret Finch a Librarian. In 1978 Ralph earned a BS degree in Civil Engineering from California State University, and earned a MS degree at UC Davis in 1980 in Water Resources Engineering. Ralph worked for the...
Marcus Neithercutt
Dec 16, 2015
Dr. Marc Neithercutt passed peacefully from this world, surrounded by his family, on December 16, 2015, due to complications from cancer. Dr. Neithercutt was born in Hobbs, New Mexico in 1939 to Marcus Cleo and Pauline Gibbs Neithercutt, and grew up in the Hobbs, New Mexico, and Odessa, Texas areas. He attended Baylor University where he met, and later married,...
Mark Breckner
Dec 12, 2015
Mark Lowell Breckner, age 55, passed away suddenly on Dec. 12, 2015, at his home in Davis. Mark was born on May 23, 1960, in Eureka, to Dennis and Virginia Breckner (Wolff). Mark graduated from St. Bernard's High School in 1978 where he played baseball and football. He went on to attend UC Davis graduating with a Bachelor of Science...
Geraldine Rifkin
Dec 8, 2015
Geraldine Davis Rifkin, a 50-year resident of Davis, passed away peacefully on Dec. 8 with her three children at her side. She was 93 years old. Gerry was buried Dec. 11 at the Davis Cemetery, with Rabbi Greg Wolfe officiating. She received full military honors. Gerry was born on March 4, 1922 in Los Angeles. Soon after her birth, her...
Mary Fong
Nov 24, 2015
Mary H. Fong passed away peacefully at the University Retirement Community in Davis, CA on November 24, 2015. Mary was born in Helena, Montana, in 1924. She grew up in Minot, North Dakota, Hong Kong and China. Her bilingual and bi-cultural heritage was a valuable asset in her university teaching career. When a graduate school art history course stimulated her...
Marguerite Yelverton
Sep 25, 2015
Marguerite Byrley Yelverton, 94, died on September 25th surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by all six of her brothers and sisters and leaves a network of extended family in Louisiana. She is survived by her daughter, Carmen Gifford, son, Bill Yelverton and daughter-in-law, Mary Ann Sheldon. She leaves behind five grandchildren and their spouses (Tami and Kelly...
Patricia Bulman
Sep 7, 2015
Patricia Anne Bulman of Davis, California passed away in the evening on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at the age of 66 after a long struggle with cancer. Daughter of Gertrude and David Bulman, she was born on May 9, 1949 in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. She grew up in Washington Heights in St. Elizabeth's parish. Educated...
Lynda Stapleton
Sep 3, 2015
Lynda Joann Stapleton passed away at her home in Sacramento, CA on September (3), 2015 at age 58. She was born September 2, 1957 in Ventura, CA. Lynda will always be remembered for her giving heart and love for her family. She enjoyed arts & crafts, sewing, and shopping. Lynda was preceded in death by her parents Donald and Shirley...
Yolanda Reina-Guerra
Sep 2, 2015
Milta Yolanda Reina-Guerra was born July 31 1936 in Santa Ana, El Salvador to Armando Kessels and Imelda de Trinidad Kessels. She died September 2, 2015 of natural causes. Yoli was the second of eight children. After beginning her higher education to become an economist in El Salvador, she married Mario Reina-Guerra Sr. and immigrated to the United States in...
Richard Knapp
Aug 31, 2015
Long-time Davis, California resident Richard "Dick" Knapp, age 78, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and uncle died at home Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. Dick was born May 15, 1937 in Seattle, Washington, the eldest of six children, to Ralph R. Knapp Jr. and Marjorie E. Knapp....
Evelyn Neithercutt
Aug 23, 2015
Evelyn "Evie" Neithercutt passed away peacefully at the age of 86 on August 23, 2015 at home surrounded by family. Evie's life began on October 31, 1928 in San Francisco the first of two daughters to Mario and Helen Ghisolfo. She was a second generation native of California, her 4 grandparents were all immigrants from Western Europe, the Italian side...
Elizabeth Weir
Aug 17, 2015
Elizabeth R. Weir has passed from this life at 10:45 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. She was born in Madison, Wis. to Miles C. and Katherine G. Riley on Aug. 9, 1915. She had three brothers, all who have preceded her. She was raised a good Irish Catholic girl in a loving family. She was married to her longtime loving...
Harland Banninger
Aug 7, 2015
Harland H. Banninger, 87, of Davis, passed away peacefully Friday, August 7, 2015 in Woodland, after a lengthy bout with Alzheimer's disease. He was born August 31, 1927 in Linn, Kansas to Frederich H. and Lettie A. Hoffman Banninger. He has been an area resident since 1936 and a graduate of Davis High School, class of 1946. Harland learned the...
Joan Turcotte
Aug 5, 2015
Joan Meredith Turcotte November 29, 1931 - August 5, 2015 Joan Meredith Turcotte, 83 of Davis, passed away peacefully at the University Retirement Center in Davis on August 5, 2015. She was born November 29, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Edward H. Luecke and Agnes M. Kerzman, and grew up in Riverton, New Jersey. She met her husband to be,...
Gerald Hayes
Jul 16, 2015
Gerald Schuyler Hayes October 21, 1962 - July 16, 2015 Gerald "Jerry" Hayes passed away peacefully with his family by his side after a long illness. He was quite the entrepreneur and began many successful businesses, most notably: Curb I.D. and Hayes' Sunscreens and Window Coverings. He coached basketball for the City of Lincoln Parks and Recreation Youth Sports Program...
Dr. Luke Kim
Jul 12, 2015
April 22, 1930 - July 12, 2015 Dr. Luke Ik Chang Kim, 85, passed away on July 12, 2015, in Seal Beach, Calif. A resident of Davis from 1969 to 2006, he served for three decades as chief psychiatrist and chief of research and staff development at the California Department of Corrections' California Medical Facility in Vacaville. During his tenure,...
Milton Silva
Jul 4, 2015
Milton Gilbert Silva passed away at the age of 93 on July 4, 2015, joining the love of his life, wife Edie McMurtry Silva. Milt was born on March 23, 1922 in Hayward, California, to Benjamin Joseph and Annie Inez Silva. His father, Ben, was born in Horta Faial, Azores, Portugal, and instilled a proud Portuguese heritage with strong, hardworking...
Thomas Allen
Jun 28, 2015
Thomas L. Allen of Davis, California, died peacefully in his sleep on June 28, 2015 at his home in Davis, California. He was 91 years old. The son of Glenn Loring Allen and Emma Blanchard Allen, he was born in San Jose, California, on January 20, 1924. He grew up on a fruit ranch (apricots, prunes, peaches, and walnuts) near...
Delores Cottrell
Jun 27, 2015
Delores Katherine Fischer Cottrell passed away peacefully in Sutter-Davis Hospital after a short illness on June 27th, 2015 in Davis, California at the age of 93. Delores was preceded in death by her husband, Onuiel Cottrell and is survived by her 3 daughters, Hanifah Murfin of Leverett, Massachusetts, Denise Cottrell of Winters, California, and Lois Cottrell of Pleasant Hill, California,...
Elizabeth Bandman
Jun 1, 2015
Elizabeth M. Bandman (known affectionately as Taffy or "T"), beloved wife, mother and friend to many, passed quietly at home after a long illness. A passionate master gardener and designer, Taffy created an extensive garden in Woodland, California that some believed rivaled Monet's garden in Giverny, France. She also enthusiastically shared her extensive expertise as a docent at UC Davis...
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