Obituaries

Clarissa Gyorke

Jan 29, 2012

Clara Sue Chiles Gyorke, the sole surviving child of the Davis pioneer family of William Earl and Olga Kettelsen Chiles, passed peacefully on Sunday, January 29, 2012 surrounded by her loving children. Clara Sue was a fourth generation Davisite; the granddaughter of William Dee and Clara Callaway Chiles and great-granddaughter of Isaac Skinner and Bridget Dee Chiles. Sue was born...

Stanley Wells

Jan 29, 2012

Stanley Harris Wells passed away peacefully at his home in Davis on Sunday, Jan. 29. Stan, a longtime resident of Davis, was born in Lincoln, Neb., on Sept. 19, 1931. In his 80 years, Stan led an amazingly diverse and interesting life. He moved to Davis in 1968, following his first career as a fighter pilot in the Air Force....

Marilyn McCapes

Jan 28, 2012

Marilyn Slater McCapes, 78, passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, January 28, 2012, in her home of 40 years in Davis, CA with her family. She had been a Yolo County resident for 66 years. She was born in Sacramento, CA on October 27, 1933, the only child of her parents Virginia C. and Colby E. "Babe" Slater, grew up...

Nola Haggerty

Jan 20, 2012

Nola Alene (Bradley) Haggerty died Jan. 19, 2012, in Davis. She was 68. Born March 26, 1943, in Klamath Falls, Ore., Nola was the second child of Don T. Bradley and Eva B. (Kesterson) Bradley. Together with her beloved older brother, Michael D. Bradley, the whole Bradley family moved from Oregon to Davis in 1946, where Nola attended Davis schools;...

Nola Haggerty

Jan 20, 2012

Beverly Hardwicke

Jan 8, 2012

Beverly Jean Hardwicke, 84, of Davis, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Sutter Davis Hospital. She has been an area resident for her entire life. Beverly was born July 25, 1927 in Davis, CA to Harriet Fitzgerald and Edmund L. Forgus. She retired from the University of California Davis after holding many positions including secretary. Beverly loved her family...

Joan Carroll

Jan 8, 2012

Dorothy Maria

Dec 29, 2011

Dorothy De Maria March 16, 1910a�"December 29, 2011 Dorothy De Maria, one of Woodland's treasures, passed away on December 29, 2011. She died from the complications of longevity. She was 101. Dorothy, born on March 16, 1910, was the eldest child of Dennis and Clora De Maria. Her mother, born in Capay, was the former Clora Giovannetti. Her father was...

Paul Taloff

Dec 21, 2011

Paul Taloff, husband, father, grandfather and deacon, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, in Woodland, California. Born on February 16, 1920, in Chicago, Illinois, to Meyer Taloff and Fannie Fox Taloff, he was 91 years old. Paul was raised in Chicago, graduating from Sullivan High School. He was attending Northwestern University in 1941, and after the attack on Pearl Harbor, he...

John Henderson

Dec 20, 2011

John Henderson, 7, of Davis, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011 after a tragic accident. He was born May 23, 2011 in Sacramento to Helen Chew and Mark Henderson. A time of visitation will be held Thursday, December 22, 2011 from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. at Wiscombe Funeral, 116 D Street, Davis, CA 95616. A Mass of Christian Burial will...

Claudette Paz

Dec 11, 2011

Claudette Teresa Paz, 67, of Sacramento and formerly of Davis, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011 in Sacramento. Claudette was born October 27, 1944 in Oakland, CA to Julie and Alfonso Velarde. She obtained her Bachelor's Degree from U.C. Berkeley, her teaching credentials from USF and her Masters in Special Education from Holy Names College in Oakland. Claudette loved her...

Joseph Gray

Dec 1, 2011

Previous Events Graveside Friday, December 9, 2011 1:00 AM Winters Cemetery

415 Cemetery Drive Winters, CA 95694

Katherine Fox

Nov 20, 2011

Katherine Fox, age 61, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. She is survived by her loving partner and devoted wife, Stefanie Oppenheim, and her brother, Louis Fox. She was Aunt Kat to Ariel Fox, Cole Fox and Chandler Fox. She was preceded in death by her mother, Pearl Bass Fox, father, Bernard Fox and sister, Ricia Fox. Katherine...

Serafino Rossi

Sep 27, 2011

Serafino Rossi, 92, of Davis, passed away September 27, 2011, just three weeks prior to his 93rd birthday. He had been an area resident for 14 years. Serf was born October 11, 1918 in Lafayette, California to Mary and Serafino Rossi. He will be remembered as the man who was always riding his double wide candy apple red mobility scooter...

John Hardie

Sep 1, 2011

John Lester Hardie, age 75, passed away Sept. 1, 2011, in Davis, and with him passed a great deal of the institutional memory of the UC Davis campus. He was an administrator at both the Davis campus and the UC Davis Medical Center. Born in Modesto to Margaret C. and Donald M. Hardie, he lived from birth to high school...

Tonya Downey

Aug 24, 2011

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Edward Rojas

Aug 24, 2011

Edward was born September 24, 1947, in Salinas, California to Joe and Delores Rojas, who preceded him in death. Edward entered into eternal life on August 24, 2011. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force from 1967 to 1971, and after being honorably discharged, attended San Francisco State University as both an undergraduate and a graduate student. While...

Carol White

Aug 13, 2011

In Loving Memory of Carol Matilda-Ann White. She was born April 8, 1940. Carol passed from this life to the next on August 13, 2011. She was 71 years of age and is survived by eight children, twenty-four grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Carol lived a life surrounded by family and friends and was faithful to her Savior, Jesus Christ. A...

Linda Dean

Jun 28, 2011

Linda Ruth Dean born December 10, 1941 in Dallas, TX was the only child of James and Cleone Green. She grew up in the Dallas area and graduated as the co-valedictorian of South Oak Cliff High School Class of 59. She was a National Merit Scholar and the first person in her family to ever go to college. Linda attended...

Kathern Lopez

Jun 18, 2011

Kathern Kate Lopez, a longtime Winters resident, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2011, at Woodland Memorial Hospital. She was 73. Born Oct. 23, 1937, in Bixby, Okla., she was a homemaker for most of her life. Her hobbies included knitting, crocheting and making special homemade things for her home and children. She loved being in her kitchen cooking homemade...