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Agatha Ashcraft
A private service and inurnment will be held for Agatha Ashcraft, 92, of Turlock. Agatha was born May 31, 1917, in Neunkirchen, Soap land, Germany and died June 15 in Turlock Nursing & Rehab. She was born in the Saarland and was raised in the Rhineland by her grandparents, after she lost her father during World War I and her mother at age 6. She attended a girl's finishing school in Dusseldorf at 16 for ...
Brian Douglas Cochneuer
Services are pending for Brian Cochneuer, 56, of Modesto. He was born in Bellevue, Ill. to Lon and Dixie Cochneuer in 1952. He was raised in Modesto and lived most of his adult years in Southern California. In 1987, Brian moved to Coarsegold, Calif. and then settled back in Modesto in 1994. He made his living as a truck driver. Brian enjoyed playing his guitar, target shooting with family, and riding his Harley Davidson. He ...
Gordon Miller Larsen
A celebration of life for Gordon Larsen, 84, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Allen Mortuary. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery. Gordon passed away at home with family at his side on Thursday.
Charles House
Visitation for Charles House, 79, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Turlock Funeral Home, 425 N. Soderquist Rd. in Turlock. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, also at Turlock Funeral Home. Private internment will take place at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery. Charles House passed on the morning of June 21, 2009.
Lorraine Agnes Bettencourt
A celebration of life service will be held for Lorraine Bettencourt, 84, of Ceres at 11 a.m. Monday at Samaritan Village, 7700 Fox Rd., Hughson. A dear mother and loving grandmother, Lorraine was surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren, when she went home to heaven.
Wilma Doris Fairchild
Viewing for Wilma Fairchild, 84, of Turlock will be from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday at Allen Mortuary. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, also at Allen Mortuary. Private burial will be at Turlock Memorial Park. Wilma passed away at Elness Convalescent Hospital on Monday.
Harold Elvin Seder
Services for Harold Seder, 82, of Turlock are scheduled for 1 p.m. on Friday at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, 32043 W. McCabe Rd., in Gustine.
Erma Toste Azevedo
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Erma Azevedo, 87, of Stevinson at 10 a.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Stevinson. Burial will follow at Sunnyside Cemetery. Erma passed away at home with family at her side on Saturday.
M. Susie Ingram
A memorial service for M. Susie Ingram, 77, of Turlock, will be held at Turlock Memorial Park & Funeral Home at 1 p.m. Saturday. All of her friends are invited to join the celebration of her life and to rejoice in remembering her as she lived and loved.
Anne Lehigh Harris
Family and friends are invited to memorial services for Anne Lehigh Harris, 90, of Turlock at 11 a.m. on July 25 at the First United Methodist Church, 1660 Arbor Way, Turlock.
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Mary Rachel Caperton
Mary Caperton, 73, passed away June 27, 2011, at her residence in Keyes. She was born August 1937, in Oklahoma and came to Bakersfield at the age of 4. She lived in the Tulare and Visalia areas before settling in Keyes 45 years ago. She worked for Del Monte Foods and then Tri-Valley Growers. She enjoyed ringing the bell for the Salvation Army, attending the churches in Keyes, and working with elderly people at the convalescent hospitals.
Maxine “GiGi” Wente
Wanda Maxine Wente passed away at the age of 77 in Turlock. She was born in Fletcher, Okla. and later settled in California where she graduated from Ceres High School and later settled in Turlock.
Effa May Corker
Effa May Corker, 76, of Turlock, died June 2 in Turlock. She was born September 1934 in Colorado. She was a secretary for Sharp Army Depot for 14 years and a member of Pentecostal Church of Keyes.
David Joseph Vasconcellos
David Joseph Vasconcellos, 84, of Turlock, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side.
Dorothy V. Ehrhardt
Dorothy Ehrhardt, 97, of Turlock, died June 23 in Turlock. She was born in Boise, Idaho in 1913.
Lois Haney
Ida Lois Haney, 87, passed away June 16 at Memorial Hospital in Modesto. She was born November 1923, in Tennessee to the late John and Ollie Pfluger. She settled in Turlock 51 years ago. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall-Jehovah's Witness in Turlock. She enjoyed gambling in Boomtown, sewing, cooking and gardening.
Corinne Elizabeth Almeida
Corinne Elizabeth Almeida was born June 1 and passed away peacefully on June 22. During her short life of 21 days, she touched many lives and was, and always will be, deeply loved by family and friends. She will be remembered for her strength and gorgeous ocean-blue eyes.
Noraier J. Jajanian
Noraier J. Jajanian, 66, of Salida, died June 21 in Modesto. He was born in 1944 in Bagdad, Iraq. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, going to casinos, and soccer.
Dale Edwin Snider
Born in Glenwood, Iowa on Jan. 18, 1931, Dale Edwin Snider died at his home in Roseville on June 12 following complications from a stroke. Dale graduated from Turlock High School in 1948 and attended Modesto Junior College before enlisting in the 82nd Army Airborne Division to serve in the Korean War. Following service he went on to graduate from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo with a degree in Aeronautical ...
Robert "Bob" Stern
Robert "Bob" Stern was a third generation San Franciscan; his mother and grandmother were survivors of the 1906 earthquake. Robert received his education for electrical engineering during his time in the Army and also at UC Berkeley. He died peacefully at the age of 85 in his home in Oakdale. He was a member of AARP and American Legion.
Teresa P. Cunningham
Teresa Cunningham, 52, of Denair, passed away suddenly in the early morning on Thursday, June 16, 2011. Teri just celebrated her 34th wedding anniversary to husband Galon Cunningham on June 3. She was a loving daughter, mother and grandmother to 10 children and 10 grandchildren.
Glenda Anne Barreto
Glenda Barreto, 71, of Patterson, passed away on Saturday at her home in her much-loved art studio. She was born in Sacramento to Glenn and Anne Fry in 1940. She was raised in Dixon, and moved to Patterson around 1973, where she had a 30-year career as a teacher. Most of those years were spent at Grayson Elementary. She ended her career as an art teacher at Creekside Middle School. ...
James William Sweeten
James Sweeten, 82, of Turlock, passed away on Saturday, June 18 at Bel-Air Lodge Convalescent Hospital. He was born in Okemah, Okla. to Herman and Winnie Sweeten in 1928. He was raised there until his teens, when the family moved to the Hilmar in 1944. In 1948, he married Mary Ann Davis. James and Mary Ann moved to the Bay Area and lived most of the time in Morgan Hill. ...
William Andrew Sandberg
William Andrew Sandberg, 83, died June 7 in Las Vegas, Nev. He was a former resident of Turlock and a chemical engineer. A funeral was held at La Paloma Funeral Services, and a cremation followed.
Cherylee Anne Fernandes Silva
Mrs. Cherylee "Cheri" Anne Fernandes Silva was born on Jan. 1, 1950, in Turlock, Calif. to Carl and Josephine E. Lucas Fernandes. She passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, in Nacogdoches, Texas.
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