Obituaries

Dolores Rojas

Dolores Rojas

Jul 30, 2010

Dolores M. Rojas, 85, of Davis, died Friday, July 30, 2010, at Sutter Davis Hospital in Davis. Dolores was born September 28, 1924, in Monterey, California, and was a 40-year resident of Salinas before moving to Davis in 1987. She was a loving homemaker for more than 70 years. She was an excellent dancer with her favorite partner Joe. She...

Victor Bussard

Victor Bussard

Jul 27, 2010

Victor L. Bussard, 83, of Winters passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2010 at Sutter Davis Hospital. He had been an area resident for 59 years. Victor was born January 15, 1927 in Lipscomb, Texas to Oliver and Lottie Bussard. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 3 years and got out in 1946 with an honorable discharge. Victor worked...

Robert Jaffe

Robert Jaffe

Jul 16, 2010

Robert Mark Jaffe, born May 17, 1953, in New York City, N.Y., died July 16, 2010, in Davis after a determined battle with primary amyloidosis. Raised in northern New Jersey and Wheaton, Ill., he was the first child of Herbert and Evelyn Jaffe. From an early age, Robert showed promise in the arts, playing the trombone in a local band...

Lois Loomis

Lois Loomis

Jul 13, 2010

Lois Ann Loomis passed away peacefully on July 13, 2010. Ann grew up on her family farm near Kellogg, Iowa. She attended Iowa State University, earning a BS degree in Related Science with an emphasis in food science and nutrition in 1949. She was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority, where she served as president and made many...

Mary Hattabaugh

Mary Hattabaugh

Jul 4, 2010

Mary Louise Hattabaugh, age 80 passed away on July 4, 2010 at Woodland Memorial Hospital. She was born July 21, 1929 to John and Gaynell Sobba. Mary is survived by her children: Ann & Johnnie Jenkins of Antelope; Lester and Vickie Hattabaugh, Jr. of Woodland and Judy Hattabaugh of Winters. Grandchildren: Christopher Hattabaugh of Woodland, Jennifer and Robbie Longan of...

Donna McNay

Donna McNay

Jun 27, 2010

Donna Carol McNay, 72, of Davis, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010 at U.C. Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. She had been an area resident for 33 years. Donna was born May 17, 1938 in Long Beach, California to Dorothy Schook and William Hauman. She had many hobbies and interests including: cross-stitching, sewing, reading, raising dogs, cooking, especially coming up...

James O'Keefe

James O'Keefe

May 31, 2010

James E. O'Keefe died Monday, May 31, 2010, at Woodland Memorial Hospital. Born on April 15, 1933 in Butte, Mont., he was 77. After graduation from high school and marriage to Sarah, James served eighteen months in South Korea in the U.S. Army. He returned to his wife and son James in Montana and attended The University of Montana, Western,...

Richard Dopkins

Richard Dopkins

May 29, 2010

Richard Marshall Rich Dopkins, born April 20, 1969 left us on May 29, 2010. Richard was born and raised in Red Bluff, the third of four children. He became the youngest owner of a Subway Shop in California, at 18 years of age. He was responsible for every phase of building and management of the stores, choosing locations in Modesto,...

Glover Grubaugh

Glover Grubaugh

May 19, 2010

Glover Porter Grubaugh (Col. USAF Ret.), age 94, and a 41-year Davis resident, died on May 19th at his Davis home. He will be buried at Davis Cemetery next to Maxine, his wife of almost 58 years, who died in July 2003. Services will be held at 1 pm, June 1 at the Davis Cemetary, 820 Pole Line Road. Glover...

Erline Wong

Erline Wong

May 12, 2010

Erline Lowe Wong, 91, died peacefully on May 12, 2010, surrounded by her family. Fun and feisty, she was passionate about many things including all sports, especially tennis, country western music, politics, good Chinese food, crossword puzzles and most of all, her family and friends. Born in Beaumont, Texas on August 26, 1918, she and her two siblings were raised...

Karla Evans

Karla Evans

Apr 29, 2010

Karla Evans, 83, of Davis, passed away April 29, 2010 at Sutter Davis Hospital. She had been an area resident for over 20 years. Karla was born March 17, 1927 in Germany to Martha and Carl Preussing. She loved her family and had a great concern for people. She also enjoyed nature. Karla is survived by her daughter, Angela Michelier...

Ward Dutton

Ward Dutton

Mar 22, 2010

WARD ASHLEY DUTTON Ward Ashley Dutton, 48, a former resident of Davis, passed away unexpectedly on March 22, 2010 at his home in southern California. He was born on April 23, 1961 in Walnut Creek, California to Thomas Bruce and Eina Anderson Dutton. Ward and his brother, Tyler, came to Davis in 1970 with their parents. He attended Davis Senior...

Donald Kelly

Donald Kelly

Mar 17, 2010

Donald M. Kelly, 76, of Davis passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Don was a resident of Davis for more than 40 years. He was born Oct. 30, 1933, in Oakview and was a 1952 graduate of Ventura Junior College. He was an accomplished French horn player and had a tenor voice of an angel. He served in the U.S....

Kelli Haugh

Kelli Haugh

Mar 13, 2010

Kelli Lee Haugh, 42, of Fair Oaks, California passed away Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Mercy San Juan Medical Center. She was born July 27, 1967 in Arcadia, California. Kelli was a 1985 graduate of Davis High School. She was Queen of the Yolo County Fair in 1985. Kelli married Bill Haugh on July 25, 1987. She graduated from Sacramento...

Melba Silva

Melba Silva

Feb 17, 2010

Melba Silva, age 90, passed away on February 17, 2010 in Sacramento, California. She was born on February 13, 1920 in Oakland, California to Jospeh and Sylvia Capurro. She married Carl Manuel Silva on May 7, 1938 in San Leandro, California, Carl preceded her in death on September 25, 1996. Melba spent her life doing what brought her the greatest...

Phyllis Snow

Phyllis Snow

Feb 2, 2010

Phyllis was born in Kingston/Surrey, England, to Thomas and Gladys Cutler. She was the middle of three children and is survived by her older brother, Ronald Cutler, living in Crawley/Sussex, England. Her younger brother, Keith Cutler, who lived in San Carlos, Calif., passed several years ago. Phyllis grew up in England during World War II. She shared many stories of...

Susan Hill

Susan Hill

Feb 2, 2010

Longtime Davis resident Susan Patricia Hill died February 2. She was 49. Sue was born April 23, 1960 in Fremont to Eugene and Patricia Hill, and was the oldest of five children. A resident of Davis since 1968, Sue attended the Davis public schools, graduating from Davis Senior High in 1978 where she was honored with the Bank of America...

George Bawart

George Bawart

Jan 25, 2010

GEORGE F. BAWART Sept 3, 1939 Jan 25, 2010 Following his illness of several months, George F. Bawart passed away peacefully on January 25, 2010 with his wife, Jan and daughter, Dana at his side. George was born September 3, 1939 in Burlingame, CA. George was a retired Vallejo Police Officer. For 17 of his 28 years, he was a...

Eileen Byrne

Eileen Byrne

Jan 7, 2010

Eileen Cardy Byrne, a Davis area resident for the past 65 years, died Jan. 7, 2010. Born on June 27, 1923, in Los Angeles, to William and Minnie Cardy, she was 86 years old. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, she was a homemaker and volunteer. Her hobbies included tole painting and square dancing. She also was an active...

Matthew Williams

Matthew Williams

Jan 5, 2010

Matthew Leon Williams was born on 18 November in 1961 at Travis Air Force Base, California. Matt is survived by his wife Ki Cha Williams, his two children Daniel Lloyd Williams and Kimberly Lynn Park, his grandson Austin Leon Williams, his brothers Michael, Mark, and Christopher, his two sisters Debra and Theresa, and his mother Sadie Marie Williams. Matt is...

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