Obituaries

Jill Winkenhofer Frommelt

Jill Winkenhofer Frommelt

Aug 28, 2022

Jill Winkenhofer Frommelt peacefully passed away at her home in Woodland on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at the age of 84. Jill was born to Helen and Karl Winkenhofer on January 21, 1938, in Woodland, California and enjoyed a happy childhood growing up on Willow Oak Farm with her sister Karla.

Jill began her education in a two-room schoolhouse at...

Patty Jean Whitaker

Patty Jean Whitaker

Aug 28, 2022

Patty Jean Blevins Whitaker, 88 years, died on August 28, 2022, in Woodland, California.

Patty was born in Drumright, Oklahoma and was the oldest of eight children. She was preceded in death by her son Gary Whitaker, her parents Wade and Etta Blevins, former husband William Whitaker Sr., and siblings Dorothy Blevins, Ramona Blevins, Marthetta Razza, Robert Blevins and Howard...

N. Scott Hill

N. Scott Hill

Aug 20, 2022

Scott Hill took his first steps on the UC Davis campus as a child and his last steps there on his daily walk with his beloved dog.

He loved his family and dogs, education, art, food and wine, baseball, bicycle racing, and basketball. All of those loves rolled up into an epic life, too short, but long in contribution, friendship,...

David "Dave" Mark McNeil

David "Dave" Mark McNeil

Aug 15, 2022

David “Dave” Mark McNeil passed away peacefully on August 15, 2022, at UC Davis Medical Center with his daughter, son-in-law, and sisters by his side, due to complications of a recent diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer. He was 66.

Dave was born to Lester and Faye McNeil in Woodland, California on September 13, 1955. He was the youngest, with two...

Judith Hazlett Starsinic

Judith Hazlett Starsinic

Aug 13, 2022

Judith (Hazlett) Starsinic passed away peacefully in August. Her early years were spent in East Washington, PA with her parents, Dr. Frank Hazlett and Ruth (Gates) Hazlett, and four sisters, with whom she had a lifelong bond and friendship. She attended Morris Harvey College where she met her husband Francis (Frank). They married in 1960 and raised three children, Frank,...

Glen Ralph Baxter

Glen Ralph Baxter

Aug 12, 2022

On Friday August 12, 2022, Glen Ralph Baxter, loving and devoted husband and father, passed away peacefully in his home in Davis, CA at the age of 85. 

Glen was born on July 4, 1937 in Norwood, CO to Maurice and Naomi (Ausmus) Baxter. He served in the United State Marine Corps Reserve and the United States Army. In April...

Gary J. Kurowski

Gary J. Kurowski

Jul 26, 2022

Gary Kurowski, much beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully in his Davis home on July 26th.

Born on March 22, 1931 to John and Adele Kurowski in North Dakota, Gary grew up in Fargo, graduating from Ford High school in 1949.  He attended University of Minnesota, majoring in mathematics and graduated in 1954. His first job was with North...

Toni Doreen Cooper

Toni Doreen Cooper

Jul 13, 2022

Toni Cooper, beloved wife, mom, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed away with her loving family by her side, Wednesday, July 13, 2022.

Toni was born in Sacramento, California to Cesario and Phyllis Ordonez. Toni was a lifelong resident of Davis and graduate of Davis High School. Toni enjoyed connecting with people and her careers gave her the pleasure of...

Arturo De La Cruz

Arturo De La Cruz

Jul 6, 2022

Arturo De La Cruz, 51, from Winters Ca. passed away suddenly on Wednesday July 6, 2022. A memorial service and celebration of life will be held on Friday July 15, 2022 @ 11:00 am at St Anthony’s Catholic Church at 511 Main St Winters Ca.

Arturo (Tulo) was born on August 7, 1970 in Davis CA. to Juan and Zeferina...

Lillian Hosken McHenry

Lillian Hosken McHenry

Jun 20, 2022

A remarkable and dearly loved woman, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother found a peaceful end following a fall that quelled her strong desire for independence. Lillian was known as quite a character among friends and family. She upheld a clear notion of what the correct manner was for every aspect of living, and presented her firm opinions with a wonderful...

Steven Milkey Wright

Steven Milkey Wright

Jun 10, 2022

Steven Milkey Wright of Woodland died of natural causes on June 10, 2022, shortly after an initial treatment for throat cancer. He was 59.

He was born on Feb. 14, 1963, the first child to Patricia Elaine Kloiber Milkey and Walter Fred Milkey of New Britain, Conn. He was raised in that area, graduating in 1981 from Berlin High School...

Coleman Thomas Randall

Coleman Thomas Randall

Jun 5, 2022

Mr. Coleman Thomas "Tom" Randall, Sr of Davis died on Sunday, June 5, 2022 of heart failure at Courtyard Healthcare Center in Davis he was 89 years old.   Born in Norfolk, Virginia to Campbell Lanier Randall, Sr and Mary Elizabeth Randall nee' Hall on July 7, 1932 and after a period of residing in Atlanta he moved to California...

Robert John Grigg

Robert John Grigg

Jun 3, 2022

On June 3, 2022 Robert John Grigg passed away peacefully at his home after a long battle with Parkinson's.  He was with his family.

Robert was born in Peoria, Illinois on June 1, 1939; the youngest child of Fred and Marie Grigg.  Robert, even from a young age, showed an unbridled enthusiasm for biology, entomology, nature, and history; all of...

Rudy Garcia Gonzalez

Rudy Garcia Gonzalez

May 3, 2022

Rudy Garcia Gonzalez, 73, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 with his wife by his side. He was a devoted Christian who fought the good fight, finished the race, and kept the faith. He is now in the hands of a loving, merciful, and faithful God who always fulfills His promises.

Rudy was born in Atoyac,...

Darlene W. Patrick

Darlene W. Patrick

Apr 25, 2022

Darlene Weldon (Sager) Patrick, 90, left this life to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, April 25, 2022. After raising her family in Camarillo, she had most recently resided at Blueberry Hill Senior Living in Carmichael, near her daughter Sandi so they could get together often.

Darlene’s funeral service and burial will take place at Conejo Mountain Funeral...

Todd L. Erickson

Todd L. Erickson

Apr 21, 2022

Todd Lindsay Erickson passed away suddenly on April 21, 2022 at the age of 47.

Todd was born in Dayton, Ohio, moving to California when he was five, going to school in Sacramento, receiving his undergraduate education at the University of California, San Diego, then graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry, where he received his...

Judy Brady

Judy Brady

Mar 25, 2022

Judith Eva Brady peacefully passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022. A longtime Woodland resident, she was 81. 

“Judy,” as everyone knew her, lived an interesting and fulfilling life, highlighted by her Navy service; nursing career; enjoyment of good food, movies, books, coffee, political discourse and all things Irish; and especially time spent with family and friends. 

She was born...

Alexander George Draffan, Jr.

Alexander George Draffan, Jr.

Mar 24, 2022

Alexander George Draffan , Jr. was born in New Haven, CT and grew up in East Haven, CT with his parents, Grandmother, 3 siblings and a village of aunts, uncles and cousins.  In his high school years he attended Notre Dame High, spent a year in a Franciscan seminary and graduated from East Haven High School. Alex then went on...

Spike Smith

Spike Smith

Mar 23, 2022

It is with great sorrow and sadness that Smith Funeral Home announces the passing of our comfort dog, Spike.

Spike was born in June 2012 and came to Vera as a rescue August 27, 2013, although we all know who really rescued who.  His amazing personality allowed him to become a comfort dog, where he gave many people a small...

Mary Clark Schroeder

Mary Clark Schroeder

Mar 23, 2022

Mary was born in Great Bend, Kan., to Johnette Harrold Clark and Warren Williams Clark at a time when her engineer father was working on construction of a pipeline bringing natural gas from Texas to the Midwest.

In 1942, her father began military service at Ft. Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and then spent the rest of World War II...

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