Marsha A. Rine was born in Madera in 1948 to Edgar and Betty Williamson. She lived in Stanislaus County for the last 25 years. Marsha was a very hard worker and earned many awards over the 20 years she worked in the banking industry. More recently, Marsha worked as a caregiver, where she found great joy in helping others. She was a Christian and spent most of her life serving the community. She is survived by ...
Hayden Cooper was granted his angel wings on March 27, 2011. Hayden is survived by his mother, Ashley Cooper; grandmother, Nancy Ormsby; grandma, Lisa Murillo; great grandfather, Jim Cooper Sr.; aunt, Kristen Cooper; uncle, Jimmy Cooper; and great aunts, Ruth Rhoda and Tina White. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 4 at Ceres Memorial Park. Allen Mortuary is in charge of arrangements; please share your memories at www.allenmortuary.com.
Horace, Boyd, 96, of Turlock, passed away at Brandel Manor. He was born the oldest of eight children in Paola, Kansas to George and Carrye Boyd. He attended school in Kansas and met and married the love of his life, Marie Blanche Austin, in 1935. In the late 1930s they moved to Los Angeles where
Melvin William Reiswig, 95, died peacefully on Tuesday at Stratford at Beyer Park where he resided for the last six months. Melvin was born in Boden, N.D. to Charlie and Maggie Reiswig and was one of nine children. As a youth, Melvin spent his years between North and South Dakota helping on the family farm. At age 19, Melvin came out to California where he settled in the Lodi area and worked ...
Michael McGlinn Martinez, 47, passed away on Thursday. He was born at the U.S. Army Kuma Station, Tokyo, Japan in 1964 to Michael McGlinn and Evelyn Martinez. He moved to San Jose in 1966, and later settled in Turlock in 2006. He was in the construction and auto mechanic industries for 15 years. He enjoyed working on motorcycles and cars.
James Sweeten, 35, of Turlock, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday. He was born in Gilroy to Roy and Mary "Helen" Sweeten. He grew up and went to school in Morgan Hill. As a teen he discovered he had Huntington 's disease, which limited his mobility throughout his adult life. James loved fishing – in rivers, lakes or wherever he could find enough water. He was also a great fan of the Oakland ...
Zonette Barker-Richey of Checotah, Okla. passed away on March 21. She was born April 9, 1959.
Shirley Wills, 84, of Modesto, passed away on Feb. 5 at home. She was born in Forest City, N.C. and settled in Modesto area in the 1960s. She was a member of the Modesto Garden Club and Lutheran Church. Shirley enjoyed gardening, traveling, nature, camping and boating.
Arlene Marie Johnson Lindskoog was born in May 1919 to Arthur and Lillie (Gustafson) Johnson in Albert City, Iowa and went to be with her Lord on March 15, 2011 at Emanuel Medical Center. Growing up on a farm in those years meant everyone was expected to share with the variety of jobs to be done, and Arlene was part of the team. She received her education in the local schools, graduating from Albert ...
Jeannine Price, 68, of Turlock passed away on March 15 at Emanuel Medical Center.
John Jurevich, 54, of Turlock, died tragically in San Leandro. He was born in San Jose to Ivan and Jeannette Jurevich. He attended schools in Patterson and graduated from Patterson High School. Afterward, John attended Modesto Junior College. After completing his studies, he met and married his sweetheart and life partner, Toni Azevedo. They moved to Turlock in 1991. John and Toni were married for 26 years before his tragic death. John drove ...
Alberta Silva was born at home in Turlock on Sept. 25, 1922, to parents John and Mary Goularte. She passed away peacefully on March 15, 2011, at Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by love and prayer.
Manuel Dutra, 92, of Hickman, passed away on March 18. He was born on Oct. 1, 1918 in Cedros, Faial, Azores. He was a dairyman for 60 years and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Our Lady of Fatima in Turlock. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Maria de Lourdes Dutra of Hickman; daughters, Irma Alexandina Maria Dutra of Porto, Portugual, Irma Maria de Lourdes Dutra of ...
Alberto M. Espinola, 64, of Hilmar, passed away on March 19 in Hughson.
Born in Staunton, Va., Ray moved to Chagrin Falls, Ohio as a young boy. From 1942 to 1945, he served in the Army, primarily in Europe and the Mediterranean. In 1945, after being discharged, Ray married Mildred Kivisto. In 1949, he enlisted in the Air Force and served in Korea until 1952. After 38 years of service to the White Motor Company in Cleveland, he and Mildred retired to Hilmar. Ray had a passion ...
Chester Walter Chimel, 85 of Turlock, passed away on March 29, 2013.
Survived by wife Sandy Hall; children Jeremiah Hall, Margaret Rodriguez, Rick Hall and Molly Hall; siblings Rick Hall, Terri Hall, Lori Biddie.
Our Lil' Buddy was a vibrant 18 month old. He loved running crazy through the house, climbing on everything especially his parents and big brother. He could spend hours passing cars back and forth on the kitchen floor, chasing after anything that was thrown across the room and bringing it back or finding mud puddles with his big sister in the back yard. There was never a hug turned down or a kiss left in the air. He was such a loving little boy.
Betty Gwendolyn Clark Graham was born in Turlock, California in January of 1927 to Russell and Irene Triplett. Betty died at Alexander Cohen Hospice House in Hughson following a brief illness.
Elizabeth (Liz) Rutherford Piscitello, 89, died in Modesto after many months of failing health. Elizabeth was born on September 17, 1923 in Oakland, California to Lawrence and Lucy Watson. After losing her father to pneumonia in 1928, she and her sister, Marilou, moved with their mother to Martinez, CA. She attended elementary schools in Martinez, but attended junior and senior high school in Berkeley. She attended University of California at Davis until it was shut ...
Floydine (Ping) Sorenson, Wenell, Johnson, Nielsen went home to be with her Lord Jesus on March 26, 2013. She was born in Livingston, CA to Soren & Ida Sorensen on January 9, 1924. Ping graduated from Turlock High School and married her high school sweetheart, Lawrence (Tubby) Wenell in 1942. They had three children. Larry (Jean) Wenell, Linda (Gordon) Horn, and Sandy (Terry) Thornton. After Tubby died in 1958 she married Einar Johnson, in 1960 ...
Turlock resident, Lou Ella Thomas, 93 of Turlock, died Wednesday morning after a long illness with Alzheimer's Dementia. Mrs. Thomas was a real estate agent and the former owner of Turlock Realty for many years. She is survived by her daughter, Wanda Evers (Randy), her brother, Glen Fairchild and several grand-nieces. A graveside service will ...
Fern Holmgren Erickson went to be with her Lord and Saviour on February 28, 2013. She was born in Chico, California on April 3, 1913. When she was five years old, her parents moved to Oakland, California and she lived there and went to school there until she was married to a young seminarian on March 29, 1935. Her husband was ordained in 1936 and served Evangelical Free Churches in ...
The family of Daniel J. Gonsalves has been blessed with the life of their husband, father, brother, son and friend. Dan will be missed by many and remembered by even more. His illness was sudden and he passed peacefully on February 25, 2013. Dan was born September 24, 1931 in Turlock, California. He was a Turlock resident all his young life. After Turlock High School, ...
Josephine Gearhardt, 89, of Turlock, passed away at Elness Convalescent Hospital after a long illness. Josephine was born in Durango, Colorado to Frank and Guadalupe Martinez. She completed her high school education and spent most of her adult life as a homemaker in her own home. She enjoyed sewing, painting, and making puzzles. Josephine loved to worship the Lord through the sign language ministry at Crossroads Free Church.
Janice Faye Rodgers, born on Sept. 17, 1946 went home to the Lord on March 23, 2013 with her husband of 48 years, Rev. Jerry Rodgers, and her two daughters, Marilyn Palmer and Tricia Rodgers, by her side, at home in Turlock, CA. She was 66 years old. Janice was born in Bakersfield, CA to Jewel and Juanita Tabor and was the youngest of four children. Janice was married to Jerry Rodgers on Feb. 27, ...
Floydine (Ping) Sorenson, Wenell, Johnson, Nielsen went home to be with her Lord Jesus on March 26, 2013. She was born in Livingston, CA to Soren & Ida Sorensen on January 9, 1924. Ping graduated from Turlock High School and married her high school sweetheart, Lawrence (Tubby) Wenell in 1942. They had three children. Larry (Jean) Wenell, Linda (Gordon) Horn, and Sandy (Terry) Thornton. After Tubby died in 1958 she married Einar Johnson, in 1960 ...
Dennis Barbour, of Ceres, passed away from medical complications on March 19,2013 with his loving wife, family and friends by his side. He was a long time Ceres businessman.
Hazel Sequeira, 83 of Crows Landing passed away Saturday at Alexander Cohen Hospice House in Hughson.
Gertrude Madge LeBrun was born on April 22, 1921 in Darlington, England and she entered her eternal life on March 17, 2013; the same day her husband died 8 years ago. She was a WWII bride and married her American Soldier, David LeBrun, on May 6, 1945 in Stroud, England before sailing on the Queen Mary in 1946 to her new life in America. She has resided at the Covenant Village of Turlock since 2008.