Obituaries
Janet Lee Wentworth Collins
Jan 8, 2023
Janet Lee Collins (née Wentworth) was born in 1941, in Portland, OR. She passed away unexpectedly and quickly in her home in Woodland, CA, on January 7, 2023. She was predeceased by her mother, her father, her twin sister, and a dear aunt and survived by Steve, her beloved husband of 43 years, two children, a daughter-in-law, a son-in-law, four...
June B. (Wilhelm) Anderson
Jan 6, 2023
June (Wilhelm) Anderson, 76, formerly of Faulkton, SD passed away peacefully at her home in Davis, CA on January 6, 2023, surrounded by family. June spent over 20 years as a Chief Financial Officer in the produce industry in the San Joaquin Valley in California. She will forever be remembered for her sassy wit and keen business sense. She is...
Patricia Jean Colenzo
Jan 3, 2023
Patricia Colenzo passed away peacfully on January 3, 2023 at the age of 80, in Vacaville, California. She is survived by her husband: Salvatore (Sam) Colenzo of 52 years, children: Karin Seis (Richard), Kenneth Colenzo (Elizabeth), Kristi Colenzo, grandchildren: Jonathan and Samantha Seis, Madeline Shull, Liliana Colenzo, sister Kathy (Terry) Pituch.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles...
Melvin Gagnon
Dec 31, 2022
Melvin Gagnon, 92, a longtime Davis resident, passed away on Dec. 31, 2022 at a private care facility in Davis, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Born Feb. 26, 1930 to Joseph and Rose Gagnon in Artesia, CA, he grew up in Buena Park, CA, as the youngest of 6 siblings. Growing up during the depression and losing his...
John M. Klineberg
Dec 31, 2022
John Klineberg, whose 25-year senior management career at NASA helped usher in many ground-breaking aeronautics and space science advances, including repairing the Hubble telescope, died on Saturday, December 31st, in Davis, California. John was 84 years old.
Born in Scarsdale, New York, on October 16th, 1938, John was the middle child of renowned social psychologist Otto Klineberg and his wife,...
Barbara Phelps Risling
Dec 18, 2022
When Barbara Risling was asked two days before her death, what she would most like to be remembered by, she thought a moment and replied, “For my work behind the scenes with [husband] Dave, as an artist, especially figure drawing, as a good cook, and a seamstress.” As a mother and grandmother she was and is regarded as the best,...
William H. Marshall
Dec 10, 2022
Bill (Will) Marshall, a long-time resident of Davis, passed away after a short illness. He was surrounded by his wife and children. Bill was a graduate of UC Davis, Department of Engineering. He went on to work as a Civil Engineer for city governments, working in the Department of Public Works for the City of Davis for over 30 years. ...
Betty L. Bates
Nov 23, 2022
Betty Lou Bates died peacefully on November 23, 2022, at the age of 91. She was born in Corning, California, to William Leonard Beavers and Viola Cecelia (Smelser) Beavers and grew up with her two younger brothers in the Northern California town of Westwood. There she developed a life-long love of the mountains and nature.
After graduating from Westwood High...
Donald Steven Ormsbee
Nov 20, 2022
Donald Steven Ormsbee-steadfast husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend–passed away peacefully at 76 years old at his home in Davis, CA on Sunday, November 20, 2022 due to respiratory complications. Don was deeply loved and will be dearly missed by his wife, Kay; his daughter Kelli, son-in law Dave, and grandson Niko; his son Steve and daughter-in-law Katie; and his...
Robert Fennell Sawyer
Nov 17, 2022
Robert (Bob) Fennell Sawyer was a kind, intelligent, and wonderful man. His greatest passions were his wife Barbara, his family, the environment, and his beloved mountains. It seems fitting to start this tribute to him with a quote by one of his heroes, John Muir:
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, overcivilized people are beginning to find out that going to the...
Brent R. Miille
Nov 9, 2022
Brent Miille, beloved 5th & 6th grade teacher at Valley Oak and Korematsu Elementary Schools, passed away on November 9th, 2022.
Brent was born on October 29th, 1958 in Wichita, Kansas to Bob and Anne Miille. He was the fourth of five children. He is survived by his siblings Michael (Mary Patricia), Susan (John) and Ellen. He is preceded in...
David Stanley Mills
Oct 30, 2022
Monday, October 31, 2022, David S Mills, 70, of Winters CA was called home after a battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He is lovingly remembered by his family and friends as an avid outdoorsman, with interests in hunting, fishing, golf and aviation. Dave’s early life was spent in Lemon Cove CA, where he graduated from Exeter Union High School. Dave and...
Mary Jo Hoes
Oct 24, 2022
On Thursday, October 20, 2022, Mary Jo Hoes, loving partner and mother, passed away at age 73 following a brave, but brief, fight against cancer. Mary Jo will be remembered by those who knew her as a kind person who always treated everyone with love, respect and patience regardless of their condition in life. Her warm smile and welcoming attitude...
Paul Anthony Rooney
Oct 23, 2022
Paul Rooney – a well-regarded secondary school teacher and instructor to new generations of teachers – died at home in Davis, California, after a long illness on October 23, 2022. He was 65.
Paul taught English, Social Studies, and Physical Education to junior high school students in Davis, and English to high school students in San Diego for 35 years....
Patricia Irene Burns Harbour
Oct 17, 2022
Patricia Irene Burns Harbour, born to Thomas and Margaret Daughenbaugh Burns on 30 July 1932 in Casey, Iowa lived her mortal life with joy, compassion, love, and strength. After a good journey, surrounded by love, she departed this life on 17 October 2022.
After living in several places for much of her young life, she settled with her family in...
G. Fred Lee
Oct 15, 2022
Dr. G. Fred Lee, a prominent figure in environmental quality education, research, consulting, and public service, passed away on October 15, 2022. Born and raised in Delano, CA, the eldest son of a grape ranch foreman, he earned his BA degree in sanitary science from San Jose State College, Master of Science in Public Health degree from the University of...
Kathryn Lane Fenlon Thorpe
Sep 20, 2022
Kathryn Lane Thorpe (Fenlon) died peacefully at her home in Davis on Sept. 20, 2022, following complications from pneumonia.
Kathy was born on Nov. 7, 1937, in Minneapolis to Gerald and Mildred Fenlon (Ridgeway). She was the older sister to Marilyn and Jim. The three were always together and affectionately called themselves “The Three Musketeers.” She graduated high school early...
Kate Elizabeth Humphrey
Sep 14, 2022
On Wednesday, September 14, 2022, Kate Elizabeth Humphrey, joyful, talented, and courageous, passed away peacefully at home in Winters, CA, surrounded by those who loved her most. She was 54.
Kate was born on June 6, 1968 in Springfield, IL, to Roger and Constance Humphrey. After graduating from Springfield Southeast High School in 1986, she received her Bachelor’s degree in...
Otto George Raabe
Sep 10, 2022
Otto George Raabe was born on October 3, 1936, to Elsie and Otto Raabe, in Clifton NJ. He died on September 10, 2022. When he was entering high school his family moved to Hollywood, Florida. When he graduated from high school, Otto was awarded a Navy ROTC scholarship and was sent to the University of New Mexico, in Albuquerque. He...
David L. Birt
Sep 10, 2022
David Lascelles Birt passed away at age 76 surrounded by loving family after suffering a stroke six days prior.
To hundreds of UCD students, he was known as Sensei Birt. David was a seventh-degree black belt in aikido and a first-degree black belt in iaido, practicing these Japanese martial arts for more than 50 years, including 25 years as a...
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