Archive By Section - OBITS
Thomas "Wade" Cockrell, born February 26, 1957 in Clovis, New Mexico, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at home surrounded by the family he loved and cared for during his life. Wade was 56 years old. His transition was peaceful, after a yearlong battle with cancer. While Wade had a great many friends his greatest pride and joy were his two daughters Lindsay and Shelby. He often referred to them as his greatest accomplishments!
December 06, 2013
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Marjorie Shook, 78, of Turlock, passed away at Emanuel Medical Center. Marjorie was born in Merced CA to Leland and Gussie Boysen. She attended Merced Schools. After one semester of college, she accepted the invitation to marry her life partner, Ken Shook. They were married in 1954 and for over 35 years they worked together in their family-owned businesses: Dolores Pharmacy in Carmel by the Sea and the Medicine Shoppe in Turlock. Marjorie was a bright, strong-willed, hard-working woman. She did volunteer work at the Turlock Library, supported children's educational efforts, loved cats and dogs, and made great jams ...
December 06, 2013
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Donald Steven Stepro passed away on December 1st at the age of 63. Donald was born in Alameda, CA on January 28, 1950 to Donald and Phyllis Stepro, preceded him in death. Donald leaves behind two younger brothers (Dennis & James) & one sister (Cynthia), as well as four children: Donald E. Stepro (Erica), Shannon M. Gois (Mario), Jeffery R. Stepro (Julie), Sean L.S. Stepro (Amanda). He also leaves behind ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
December 06, 2013
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Donald Steven Stepro passed away on December 1st at the age of 63. Donald was born in Alameda, CA on January 28, 1950 to Donald and Phyllis Stepro, preceded him in death. Donald leaves behind two younger brothers (Dennis & James) & one sister (Cynthia), as well as four children: Donald E. Stepro (Erica), Shannon M. Gois (Mario), Jeffery R. Stepro (Julie), Sean L.S. Stepro (Amanda). He also leaves behind ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
December 06, 2013
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Marie Margaret Vierra was born and raised in Hughson, CA., to John and Anna Babtista. Marie was the 4th of 11 children. Marie married her devoted husband, Alfred J. Vierra in 1936, and they were blessed with 71 years of marriage. They lived most of their lives in Turlock, where they raised their 2 daughters.
December 03, 2013
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Thomas "Wade" Cockrell, born February 26, 1957 in Clovis, New Mexico, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at home surrounded by the family he loved and cared for during his life. Wade was 56 years old. His transition was peaceful, after a yearlong battle with cancer. While Wade had a great many friends his greatest pride and joy were his two daughters Lindsay and Shelby. He often referred to them as his greatest accomplishments!
December 03, 2013
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Tommy "Pop" Navarro went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 25th, 2013, he was 70 years old. He was surrounded by his loving family. "Pop" was born April 14th, 1943 in Modesto, CA to Rosa Zavala and Roberto Navarro. He was a lifelong resident of Ceres, CA.
December 03, 2013
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Rex D. Schell, 86, of Olathe, Ks, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 at Homestead of Olathe. Memorial services will be at 1pm, Saturday, December 7th, at McGilley & Frye Funeral Home. A reception will follow the memorial services. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, 7611 State Line Road, Suite 200, Kansas City, Mo 66114.
December 03, 2013
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Jennie was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 17th, 1915 to Aghassi and Martha Mirza. She graduated from Waller High School in 1934 a semester early and was accepted to the University of Illinois. As the eldest of 7 children during the Great Depression, the family did not have adequate funds to allow her to enroll in college. Although she did not attend college, she was devoted to learning throughout her life and read everything she could get her hands on from biographies, history, the National Geographic, Smithsonian, Time, the daily newspaper (which she read the day she died) and ...
December 03, 2013
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Joan Kelley, Joan is survived by her children, Robert Santos, William Santos, and Gwendolynn Santos, Her grandchildren, Alicia Santos and James Robert Powell, great-grandchildren: Terrance Pendaro, Maddison Santos and Roxie Powell. She also leaves behind her aunt & uncle, Katheryn Holder & Bob Holder.
November 29, 2013
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Marie Margaret Vierra was born and raised in Hughson, CA., to John and Anna Babtista. Marie was the 4th of 11 children. Marie married her devoted husband, Alfred J. Vierra in 1936, and they were blessed with 7 years of marriage. They lived most of their lives in Turlock, where they raised their 2 daughters. Marie retired from Tri-Valley Growers. She was preceded in death by her husband Alfred, parents John and Anna Baptista, and 5 siblings. Marie is survived by her daughters, Shirley Stewart (Jack), Marlene McClellan (Jim), granddaughters Michele Jalli (Leonard), Kristen Miller (Jeff), Nicole Cipriano (Jeff), 5 ...
November 29, 2013
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Marion "Louise" Yettman, 88, of Turlock, passed away at Emanuel Medical Center after a long illness. Louise was born in Oklahoma City, OK to Henry and Clara Autrey. She attended schools in Oklahoma before the family moved to California when Louise was a teenager. When the family settled in Turlock Louise began her 55 year career as a cook. She cooked for the Turlock Cottage and Manjo's Restaurants for many years. She was well known for her Roquefort and Thousand Island salad dressings. She worked hard and kept long hours as a cook but made time for knitting and ...
November 26, 2013
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Babe Boiser, 93 of Turlock passed away, Wednesday, at Memorial Hospital in Modesto. She was born to Leoncia and Francisco Hipolito on Oahu, in Hawaii. In 1924, her family moved to California. She lived in Stockton, Isleton, Walnut Grove, Livingston, Hilmar and Turlock, California. Babe was a member of the Filipino Community and many other Filipino organizations. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sons (Alberto Dublin Jr., Alfred Dublin, Leoncio Boiser Jr.), two brothers and three sisters. Sadly, just hours after her death, her brother Frank passed away. She is survived by her children Nina Gonzalez (Samuel ...
November 26, 2013
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Every once in a while someone awesome is placed in our lives to show us that no matter how crazy life may get, that somehow everything will eventually be okay… Ty was such a person. Born April 30th, 1979 in Modesto, Tyler Daniel Anderson went to be with Our Lord to help "lighten things up" in heaven. May Ty's bold & entertaining spirit continue to surround all of his family and countless friends especially during this holiday season and forever. As much fun as Ty had in life, he also worked very hard as a sign fabricator & installer for many ...
November 22, 2013
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Eric Morrow, beloved Son, Brother, Uncle, and Friend to many, passed in the early hours of this Thursday. Eric, a lifelong resident of Turlock, had just turned 38 on the 18th of last October.
November 22, 2013
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