Obituaries
Robert Berges
Nov 5, 2010
Robert Bob John Berges, 78, of Davis, formerly of Napa, passed away Friday, November 5, 2010. He had been an area resident for 39 years. Robert was born March 14, 1932 in Vallejo, California to Palmeta Tost and John R. Berges. Bob worked for Bank of America for 38 years and received many awards, including Manager of the Year. He...
Frances Andrews
Oct 16, 2010
Frances Holland Andrews, a Mississippi native and longtime resident of Carlsbad, Calif., died Oct. 16 at St. Johns Retirement Village in Woodland, Calif., of complications from a stroke. A memorial service will be held Oct. 23 at the home of Sheila and Duke Kebow in Carlsbad. Born Frances Louise Holland on Oct.17, 1937, she was the daughter of the late...
Richard Lum
Sep 26, 2010
Richard Lum, beloved father and husband and long-time resident of Davis, CA, passed away on September 26, 2010. He was 73. Born in Stockton, California to Leon and Su-Ping Lum, Richard was the third of four children two older siblings, Ton and Anna, and younger sister Marilyn. The family soon moved to Portland, Oregon. After graduating from high school, Richard...
Glen Nance
Sep 18, 2010
William Glen Nance, 84, of Winters, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2010 at his home. He had been an area resident for 56 years. Glen was born July 6, 1926 in Jerusalem, Arkansas to Earley and Lila Nance. He quit school in the sixth grade to help support his family by working on farms. In 1943, Glen married Bernice Yaney....
Kenneth Snow
Sep 7, 2010
Kenneth Wayne Snow Long time resident of EI Macero, Ken Snow, passed away Sept. 7, 2010. Born in Rush Springs, Oklahoma June 13, 1927, he was the younger of two sons born to William Franklin Snow and Chloe Holden. During the depression the family moved to Oklahoma City for 8 years before leaving for the California Coast at Santa Monica...
Theodore Puntillo
Sep 1, 2010
Theodore Frank Puntillo (Ted Sr.), 90 years of age, born in Staten Island, New York on April 8, 1920 to Eugene and Ida Puntillo, had five brothers and three sisters. Ted passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 1, 2010 at Sutter West Hospital in Davis. Ted is survived by his two sons, Ted Puntillo Jr. of Davis and...
Joseph Schrabeck
Aug 18, 2010
Joseph H. Schrabeck Joe Daddy, 73, of Davis, California, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2010 at Kaiser Hospital Vacaville. He had been an area resident for over 30 years. Joe was born March 19, 1937 in La Cross, Wisconsin to Edna M. Bahr and Joseph N. Schrabeck. He loved his Classic cars. 57 Chevys were his passion (Red). He attended...
Monsignor Coffey
Aug 12, 2010
Msgr. Andrew V. Coffey, a long-respected and beloved priest of the diocese who served as pastor of St. James Parish in Davis from 1963 to 1994, died Aug. 12, 2010, at Sutter Hospital in Sacramento following a lengthy illness. He was 89. Msgr. Coffey was pastor emeritus of St. James Parish, and since his retirement in 1994 he continued to...
Frank Ramos
Aug 10, 2010
Frank A. Ramos, 86, of Winters passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at Woodland Memorial Hospital. Frank was born January 5, 1924 in Madison, California to Isabel Aguilar and Antonio Ramos. He served in the U.S. Marines during WWII in the 6th Division, serving in the Pacific. He farmed apricots, peaches, almonds and walnuts until 1977. Frank then went into...
Evelyn Dewsnup
Aug 5, 2010
Evelyn Redman Dewsnup, aged 86, passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2010. Evelyn had lived at a ranch in Davis for almost 50 years with her husband, Stanley R. Dewsnup, and their five children. Born in Walla Walla, Washington to Wynn Henry Redman and Nettie Thompson Redman, she later spent her childhood in Portland, Oregon with her parents and elder...
John hull
Aug 4, 2010
John Leroy Roy Hull passed away, peacefully, at home on August 4, 2010. He was 82 years old. Roy was born September 5, 1927 in Eureka, CA to William Shinn Hull and Lurena Margaret Medcalf making him a third generation Californian. He grew up on a dairy in Hydesville, Humboldt County, later moving to Willows CA. where he graduated from...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...