Obituaries
Walter Schlabes
Aug 30, 2013
Whitey, 86, was born on February 9, 1927 to Andro and Leondina Friederich Schlabs in Kulm, North Dakota, growing up in Merricourt on the family farm. The family moved to Lodi, California in 1936. He served in the United States Navy from 1945-1946 during World War II where he was a Fireman First Class on the USS Begor APT-127 where...
Dolores Sigmon
Aug 24, 2013
DOLORES ELENOR "DEE" SIGMON, passed away peacefully at her home in Winters on Saturday, August 24, 2013, she was 84 years old. She was born to Chester R. Bagg and Thelma E. (Ramge) Bagg Couch on March 7, 1929 in Omaha, Nebraska and spent her early childhood in York, Nebraska before the family moved to Vallejo, California in 1941. After...
Benjamin French
Aug 23, 2013
Ben French passed away on Friday, August 23, 2013 at his home in Davis. He was born in Hanford, California on May 30, 1923, the descendant of early California pioneers. His paternal grandfather was part owner, along with J.B. Anderson, of the Davisville Cash Store, the predecessor to Davis Lumber and Hardware, and his father attended Davis schools during the...
Adeline Ramey
Aug 16, 2013
RAMEY, Adeline Alameda Santos, passed away August 16, 2013. She was born October 3, 1917 in Martinez, CA . Adeline is the sixth child of Mabel and Anthony Alameda who lived in Grizzle Island, CA, and moved to Woodland, CA in 1937. Adeline married Charles Santos from Benicia. They had a dairy farm in Fairfield and later one in Sacramento....
Raymond Stein
Jul 31, 2013
Raymond (Ray) Stein, former resident of El Macero/Davis, CA passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at age 92, on July 31, 2013 at his home in Sparks, NV where he had been living with his daughter and son in law, Virginia and David Simi. He was a resident of the Davis area until 2010. He moved to Sparks in 2010 after...
Sandra Fenocchio
Jul 31, 2013
Sandra "Sandy" Fenocchio passed peacefully at Sutter General Hospital on July 31, 2013, at the age of 75, with her husband of 53 years by her side. Her children, grandchildren, and sisters were ever present in body and spirit throughout her short, but brave battle with cancer. In passing, Sandy was filled with the love, support, and caring of her...
Samantha Young
Jul 25, 2013
SAMANTHA ELIZABETH YOUNG Born: June 22, 1988 Died: July 25, 2013 Samantha Elizabeth Young, "Sammie Bee", died suddenly on the morning of Thursday, July 25th in Santa Rosa, California. Her family and her loving friends surrounded her both physically and spiritually as she made her final journey through life. She will be loved, cherished and remembered forever. A Celebration of...
David Bressler
Jun 14, 2013
David Wilson Bressler was born in San Francisco on 7 Sept. 1923, the 1st of 3 children born to David and Marguerite Bressler. He attended Polytechnic High School, graduating in 1940, and then hopped a freighter to China. He enlisted in the Coast Guard immediately after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, operating a landing craft on the troop carrier USS...
Nina Dollarhide
May 15, 2013
Nina Juaquina Dollarhide passed away on May 15, 2013 at home in Davis, CA. Born July 7, 1963 in Fresno, CA, she came to Davis 5 yrs ago with her husband, Terry, to begin a new life together. Nina was a graduate of Roosevelt High School and played on the varsity volleyball team. She loved music and gardening but what...
Roger Turner
Apr 15, 2013
Art, social justice, and family were the mainstays of Terry Turner's life, which was brought to an end by complications resulting from pancreatic cancer on April 15, 2013. Active, positive and brave through his illness, he continued painting and enjoying his friends and family in spite of the disease. Terry was born in Springfield, Ohio, and grew up in Cincinnati....
Oliver Northup, Jr
Apr 14, 2013
Oliver "Chip" Jennings Northup, Jr., 87, of Davis, passed away April 14, 2012 at his home. He was a resident of Woodland, CA from 1953-1976, when he moved to Davis. Chip was born April 26, 1925 in Grand Island, Nebraska to Eleanor and Oliver Northup He served in the Navy during World War II. Chip received his undergraduate degree from...
Claudia Maupin
Apr 14, 2013
Claudia Maureen Maupin, 76, oracle, mother, gracious friend, was taken from us on Sunday, April 14, 2013. Known for her boisterous laughter, her loving spirit and her ability to make every person she encountered feel valued, she was an angel who walked on Earth with us for too brief of a time. Claudia was an amazing hugger. So good, in...
Pearl Bringhurst
Apr 9, 2013
Pearl Davidson Bringhurst was born Jan 6, 1919, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and passed away April 9, 2013, in Davis, California, her residence for the past sixty years. She was the daughter of Daniel and Jane Sutherland Davidson, immigrants from Hopeman, Scotland, and was preceded in death by her four brothers, four sisters, and her husband, Royce S. Bringhurst....
Rosemarie Schnathorst
Feb 24, 2013
ROSMARIE A. SCHNATHORST (April 16, 1930 through February 24, 2013) and WILLIAM C. SCHNATHORST (May 8, 1929 through February 6, 2013) It can happen in a moment for some people and for our parents this was the case. Our father, William Charles Schnathorst, knew the moment he saw our mother, Rosemarie Antoinette Meyer, walk into a business class they were...
George Valente
Feb 14, 2013
George Valente died Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, at his home in El Macero. Born May 28, 1925, in Worcester, Mass, he married Pasqualena Carelli on Feb. 14, 1948, in Worcester. Together, he and Lee moved to Fresno in 1948, where his daughter Lynn was born. George opened a service station in Fresno which he ran until 1955. In 1955 he...
William Schnathorst
Feb 6, 2013
ROSMARIE A. SCHNATHORST (April 16, 1930 through February 24, 2013) and WILLIAM C. SCHNATHORST (May 8, 1929 through February 6, 2013) It can happen in a moment for some people and for our parents this was the case. Our father, William Charles Schnathorst, knew the moment he saw our mother, Rosemarie Antoinette Meyer, walk into a business class they were...
Raymond Walker
Jan 19, 2013
Raymond F. Walker, a resident of Davis for more than 50 years, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, at the age of 99. Born in Toledo, Ohio, his youth mirrored the struggles of a nation experiencing the depression and later the war. He worked several jobs in high school to help support his mother, and left the University of Toledo when...
Bruce Schaffer
Jan 15, 2013
Bruce Arnold Schaffer passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, Jan. 15, 2013. Born and raised in the Noe Valley District of San Francisco, he was the son of Arnold and Irma Schaffer and brother to Linda Irias (Julian), Michael Schaffer (Norma), Donald Schaffer (Claire), Catherine Neff (Michael) and Stephen Schaffer (Anna). He graduated from Mission High School in 1960, where...
Douglas Ryen
Jan 11, 2013
Born and raised in Bozeman, Montana, Doug graduated from UC Davis in 1976, and then worked as a manager at the ASUCD Coffee House and UCD Student Housing until retiring in July 2011. His commitment to pursuing cooperative, sustainable ways of living and working was a focus throughout his career. He is survived by his wife Sally, daughters Emma and...
June Dickens
Dec 28, 2012
June Hansen Dickens, age 93, passed away December 28, 2012. She was born June 16, 1919 in Fielding, Utah, to Ariel and Gertrude Hansen. After graduating from Bear River High School in 1937, June moved to Los Angeles where she met her husband, Alvin T. Dickens. They worked together in real estate, purchasing, building, and operating motels and other properties....
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