Obituaries

May 25, 2007

Nabor Arthur Garcia died at Woodland Memorial Hospital Friday, May 25, 2007 at age 72. Arthur was born January 15, 1935 in Davis to Eleuterio Vega Garcia and Emeteria Magana Garcia. He had been a lifetime resident of Davis and graduated from Davis High School. Arthur served in the U.S. Army. He was stationed in Germany and was discharged in...

May 23, 2007

Ricardo Campos, 77, of Winters, passed away May 23, 2007 in Sacramento. He had been an area resident for 30 years. Ricardo was born May 3, 2007 in Mexico to Manuel and Isabel Campos. Private family services were held and interment took place in Winters Cemetery.

May 22, 2007

Echo Marie Sharon Sorbello passed away peacefully in her Davis home Tuesday morning, May 22, 2007. She went to be with her beloved Savior, Jesus Christ, and her favorite verse of scripture, the one she had asked her son to read to her often, was realized: "He will remove all of their sorrow, and there will be no more death...

May 13, 2007

Edward John Hurley, M.D. died May 13, 2007. Ed was born April 23, 1931 in San Francisco, the only son of Dorothy Hurley and Edward C. Hurley. He is survived by his loving wife, Starr Walton, whom he married in 1973, wonderful son, Brandon, and his wife DeAnn. He attended St Ignatius High School, the University of San Francisco and...

May 8, 2007

After a short decline due to cancer, Elmo Candelo died, May 8, 2007, in the peace and comfort of his home, with his family. He was born in Rust, California (El Cerrito) to Antonietta and Giovanni Candelo. He was raised in San Franciscos North Beach area, and graduated from Galileo High School. He moved to Davis in 1936 to work...

May 2, 2007

Mary Kirk, 90, of Davis, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at Sierra Health Care Center. She had been an area resident for 20 years. Mary was born June 29, 1916 in Watsonville, California to Katherine and Nick Kirk. She worked for the federal government in San Francisco for 40 years. Being of Greek descent, Mary always enjoyed family and...

May 1, 2007

Henry R Hirsch (Hank) passed peacefully on his 86th birthday, on May 1, 2007. He was deeply loved and respected, a devoted husband and family man survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Erleen, his 6 children, 2 step-sons and 16 grandchildren. Also survived by his sister, Sally Gautraud, 94, a devoted sibling of her loving brother, who...

Apr 30, 2007

Julianne Marie Karlonas, 57, of Davis, passed away April 30, 2007 at Sutter Davis Hospital. She had been an area resident for over 40 years. Julie was born September 29, 1949 in Scranton, Pennsylvania to Julius and Mary Ann Karlonas. She was a member of American Biological Society. Julie loved animals and dedicated herself to her work as a Senior...

Apr 22, 2007

Kin Cheng, a 46-year Davis resident, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2007 at the age of 84. The third child of five children and the eldest son of Dr. Holt and Edna Cheng, Kin was born August 27, 1922, in Guangzhou China. He earned a Masters in Education from the University of Hong Kong and taught high school chemistry....

Apr 20, 2007

Richard Burau peacefully succumbed to complications from diabetes with his family at his home on April 20, 2007. He was 76. Son of George and Mabel Burau, Richard was born and raised on a dairy farm near Fergus Falls, MN. He served on the front lines during the Korean War as a sergeant in the army where his primary duty...

Apr 13, 2007

Amy Lynn Brooks passed away on April 13, 2007 in her parents home in West Sacramento. She was born on May 7, 1970 in Sacramento. Amy is survived by her parents Don and Linda Brooks; her sister, Kay Galberg; her brother, David Brooks; her brother-in-law, Robert Galberg; her sister-in-law, Sylvia Brooks; and her nieces, Jenna Kay Galberg and Caroline Amy...

Apr 13, 2007

Melvin Sanchez Trujillo, 77, died on Friday, April 13, 2007 after a brief battle with cancer. Mel was born in Hope, New Mexico on April 6, 1930 to the late Celso and Victoria Sanchez Trujillo. He joined the U.S. Navy in January 1947 and retired after 20 years in December, 1967. After retiring from the Navy, he pursued his education....

Apr 12, 2007

Robert Bob Charles Bruhn, age 57, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2007. He was born on June 18, 1949 in Woodland, California to Vernon C. and Vera Yarberry Bruhn. Bob grew up in Winters, then moved to Colorado in 1979 and returned to Winters in 1999. He received his Fire Science Certificate from Yuba Community College and has worked...

Apr 3, 2007

Clarence Joseph Barry Jr., a second generation native Californian and a Davis resident for 70 years, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007, at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Lucille. Clarence was born November 2, 1917 to Nellie Gertrude Maloney and Clarence Joseph Barry, Sr. in St. Helena, CA. He graduated from St. Helena...

Jan 4, 2007

Alfred (Al) Fuller Smith of Davis died January 4, 2008 of a heart attack at Sutter Davis Hospital. Memorial services will be held Thursday, January 10 at 2:00 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 27074 Patwin Rd. to be followed by a reception at the Stonegate Country Club, 919 Lake Blvd., at 4:00 PM. Alfred was born in Portland,...

Jan 11, 2006

Karla Marie Grant, 47, of Davis, died unexpectedly on January 11, 2006. Born in Millington, Tennessee, Karla grew up in Sacramento and attended Encina High School and UC Davis. For more than 20 years, she was involved in social work, helping children and adults living with disabilities, mental illness, emotional disturbances and dual diagnoses. Karla received a bachelor's degree and...

Nov 29, 2004

Edward Duane Eddy Safreed passed away on November 29, 2004, at his home in Winters, following a short, courageous fight with ALS. He was born on August 10, 1953 on Mare Island, Vallejo, to Willis and Margith (Hillman) Slayton. He married Bette Kingsbury on his 35th birthday in 1988. He graduated from Mission Bay High School in San Diego in...

Dec 31, 1969

Dr. Mary Ellen Dolcini, a fourth generation native of Davis, died on April 30, 2018.  A fighter until the very end, she was 91.  She was a member of one of Yolo County’s pioneer families and was born and raised in Davis, the fourth of six children born to Valente F. Dolcini and June Plant Dolcini.  She is survived...

Oct 9, 1939

Paul Terry Snawder passed away at home in Davis April 4, 2019, after living with multiple myeloma for several years. He was born August 9, 1939, in Louisville, KY, to Ethel (Morrison) and William Snawder. His big sisters were fond of then-popular comic Terry and the Pirates, convincing their parents to call their brother Terry.

Terry spent...

PATRICIA ANN ROBBINS JOHNSON, a respected scientist and beloved teacher, who specialized in obesity, molecular and cellular research, died from complications of a serious fall. She was surrounded by her loving family. She was 87 years old. She has been a resident of Davis, California since 1989 although she spent 8 years in Santa Cruz, California and 4 in...