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Fred Aihiro Kajioka
Our loving father, grandfather, uncle and friend Fred Aihiro Kajioka passed away on March 18 at Emanuel Hospital in Turlock due to respiratory failure.
Phil Stadtler
Phil was born in Oakland. He and his parents moved to San Antone Valley to a 640 acre homestead where they raised cattle. In 1928 they moved to a 510 acre ranch in Hilmar, and he lived there the rest of his life. Phil attended Hilmar Schools and helped his father with the family dairy. In 1938 he borrowed $240 to trade cattle with and by the 1950's he was one of the biggest cattle ...
Josephine V. Avila
Josephine Avila, 102, of Turlock, passed away at Emanuel Medical Center on Saturday, March 12. Josephine was born in Rayon, Sonora, Mexico to Andres and Guadalupe Villa in 1908. In the earlier 1930s, she moved to Brawley, Calif. and lived in Turlock since 1947. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, YLI and the Altar Society. She enjoyed cooking, sewing and crocheting. God and family were her life.Josephine is survived by her children, ...
Joseph Makita
Joseph Makita, 85, of Delhi, was born on April 20, 1925, in Cressey and passed away on March 11 in Delhi.He was an auto mechanic for 63 years and Dow Hammond was his last employer. He was one of Jehovah Witnesses in Delhi. He enjoyed taking pictures, gardening and spending time with family and friends.He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Betty Makita of Delhi; son, Joe Makita, Jr. and his wife, Melissa ...
Katherine Dolores Tarone
Katherine Tarone, 90, passed away at her home in Capitola. She was born to Albert and Clara Coker in Stevinson and grew up in Stevinson, where her mother, "Trixie," served as the postmistress. She graduated from Hilmar High School and married Natale Tarone in 1931. She kept their home while her husband went off to serve in World War II. She worked for 18 years as a ticket agent for the local Greyhound Bus depot. ...
Felipe Garcia Maldonado
Felipe Maldonado, 44, of Turlock passed away at home on Sunday, Feb. 26. He was born in Redwood City to Clementa and Nora Maldonado in 1966. In 1978, his family moved to Turlock, and he graduated from Turlock High School in 1985. He worked for Tri-Valley Growers. He enjoyed woodworking, building things and gardening.Felipe is survived by siblings, Randy Beers of Woodland, Richard Beers of Turlock, Robert Beers of New Jersey and Jackie Durant of ...
Jay R. Ramer, Jr.
Visitation for Jay R. Ramer, Jr. will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 18 at Allen Mortuary, 247 N. Broadway in Turlock. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, also at Allen Mortuary. Burial will follow at North Hilmar Cemetery. Please see www.allenmortuary.com for more information and to leave memories and condolences.
William “Bill” T. Butterworth
Bill Butterworth, of Turlock, was born in San Rafael to Mary and William Butterworth, Sr. on Jan. 27, 1933. He died at age 78 on March 4 at Emanuel Medical Center.Bill's family moved to Turlock in 1942, and he attended Hawthorne School and Turlock High School. After graduating in 1952, he enlisted in the U. S. Navy where he was stationed on the U.S.S. O'Brien DD725. After serving for two years he returned to Turlock ...
Marjorie “Jean” Jensen
Marjorie Jean Jensen, she was known as Jean by her friends and family, passed away at Emanuel Medical Center. Jean was a long time resident of Hilmar. She was president of the PTA, and belonged to several quilting groups for years. She was also a committed member of the Helping Hands Organization for over eight years. Jean was a great help to her husband on their ranch for so many years. Besides being an avid ...
Agatha L. Ware
A grave side service for Agatha L. Ware was held Friday, March 11 at Turlock Memorial Park. Please share your condolences at www.allenmortuary.com.
Rosa da Silva
Rosa da Silva, 94, of Turlock, was born on Oct. 31, 1916 in Agualva, Terceira, Azores and passed away on March 5 in Turlock. She was a homemaker for 58 years and a member of Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church of Turlock.She is survived by son, Jose da Silva and his wife, Isilda of Artesia; daughter, Grimoalda Dias of Turlock; brothers, Adelino Avila of Massachusetts and Francisco Avila of Brasil; grandchildren, Connie Galhano, Paulo ...
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Sharon Challberg Matson
Sharon Matson was born May 5, 1943 in San Francisco, CA to Eldon and Ruth (Dargitz) Challberg. Sharon attended schools in Turlock, with a brief stint at East Bakersfield High, graduating in 1961 from Turlock High School.
Eliseu “Eli” S. Mendonça, Sr.
Eliseu "Eli" S. Mendonça, Sr., age 67, entered into rest on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at his Crows Landing residence. Mr. Mendonça was born in Feteira, Terceira, Açores and immigrated to the United States in 1957, and together with his parents and siblings, settled in Tulare, California. The family also resided in Stockton and Tracy. In 1963, the family moved their dairy operation to Willows where they resided for five years. In 1967, the opportunity ...
Gary Grant Norman
Gary Grant Norman passed away April 2, 2013 from a pulmonary embolism at the age of 52. Gary was born in Logan, Utah and grew up with his large and close-knit family in Paradise, Utah. Gary worked hard and loved to play football. All who met Gary immediately liked him. He served honorably in the England London South Mission for two years and was married to Angela Batty in the Logan, Utah Temple on September 10, 1982. He graduated from Utah State University in 1986.
Randy Lee Au
Randy Lee Au passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013 after a long illness. He was born October 31, 1968 to Danny and Mary Au.
Michael Duane Boyd
Michael Boyd, 55, of Turlock, passed away at Emanuel Medical Center after a two year battle with cancer. Michael was born at Emanuel Hospital in Turlock to Henry and Lynn Boyd. He graduated from Turlock High School. He was a high school athlete competing in baseball and wrestling. For 35 years he worked as a carpenter in home construction. He enjoyed playing softball, gambling, and hanging out with his friends. Michael had lots of friends. He will be greatly missed.
Chester Walter Chimel
Chester Walter Chimel, 85 of Turlock, passed away on March 29, 2013.
Robin Jay Hall
Survived by wife Sandy Hall; children Jeremiah Hall, Margaret Rodriguez, Rick Hall and Molly Hall; siblings Rick Hall, Terri Hall, Lori Biddie.
Casen Robert Baker (Lil’ Buddy)
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 G. Clark Graham
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 Rutherford Piscitello
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” Nielsen
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 ...
Lou Ella Thomas
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
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 ...
Daniel J. Gonsalves
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, ...
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