Obituaries
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...
Elizabeth Ann Abart
Aug 31, 2022
A dearly loved wife, sister, aunt and friend passed away August 31st in her home after a long hard battle with renal cancer. She was a very strong and brave person enduring years of chemotherapy and radiation treatments, always with a good attitude. She was a person that if you knew her you knew where you stood with her, she...
Marvin Russel Tripp
Aug 30, 2022
Marvin Russel Tripp passed away on August 30, 2022 at the age of 96. A life-long Californian, he attended Oakland Technical High School (inducted to their inaugural Hall of Fame in 2015). Marv received a Third Assistant Engineer license from the California Maritime Academy and a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from the University of the Pacific. He also...
Alfredo Gallego
Aug 29, 2022
Alfredo Gallego, 85, beloved husband, dad, grandpa, brother, uncle, father-in-law, and friend passed away on Monday, August 29, 2022 in Woodland, California, with his loving family by his side.
Many people knew him as “Fred” or “Al.” Born on January 12, 1937 to Angela and Ponciano Gallego, in the village of Igdarapdap, Nueva Valencia, on the island of Guimaras, Philippines,...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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