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Jeffrey Scott Van Dyke
Jeff Van Dyke was born on July 29, 1978, and went to our heavenly father on April 9, 2010. He lived life with love and brought joy to those around him.
Janette L. Fulkerson
Janette was born on June 29, 1951, to Lloyd and Darlene Castles in Baker, Ore. She passed away on April 9, 2010, in French Camp, Calif. at the young age of 58 years old. She was a graduate of Denair High School. Janette was a housewife and married to her best friend, Gerald, for 33 years. She was a very active member of the Church of Christ. Janette deeply loved her family and enjoyed holidays ...
Jesus “Jess” Solis
Jess Solis was born on Oct. 22, 1933, in El Paso, Texas, and passed away at the age of 76 surrounded by his family.
Liza Oroumieh
Liza Oroumieh was born in Almawar, Russia. She moved to Urmia, Iran and married Samson of Abdolah Kandi. They went on to have a total of six children. She lived in Urmia, Masjed, Suleiman and Tehran. She moved to Chicago in 1976 with family, then moved to Turlock in 1983, where she resided until her passing.
Jose Matilde Perez
Visitation for Jose Matilde Perez, 63, of Ceres, will be held from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 15 at Whitehurst, Norton & Dias Funeral Chapel in Turlock. A Rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. on April 15, also at Whitehurst, Norton & Dias. A funeral mass will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 16 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1200 Lyons Ave., Turlock. Burial will be at Turlock Memorial Park.
Edna “Pearl” Sullivan
Edna "Pearl" Sullivan, 84, of Ceres, passed away peacefully on Sunday at Brandel Manor. She was born in Call City, Okla. She came to California in earlier years with her husband, Wesley, by way of Texas and Arizona. They raised their family and stayed busy working in the food industry. They enjoyed traveling and eating out. In their travels, they often went back to Arkansas, Oklahoma and Arizona to visit family and old friends.
Mary Olive (Hooten) Aronhalt
Mary Aronhalt was born to Hugh and Gertrude Oldham in Crocker, Mo. She went through school in Missouri and married Noble Hooten in St. Louis, Mo. in 1946. He passed away in 1963, after 17 years of marriage. Mary was a hard worker. She worked in an ammunition plant during World War II and worked for years in a variety of canneries including Hunts in Hayward and Rogers Brothers in Turlock. Even after her years ...
Francisca Gardea Sandoval
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 17 for Francisca Gardea Sandoval of Patterson, who died Tuesday at Memorial Medical Center in Modesto.
Blake Alexander White
On Monday, April 5, God called back one of his perfect children. A beautiful baby boy of 19 months, Blake Alexander White, was taken from us suddenly in his sleep. Blake was born Aug. 21, 2008, to proud parents, Samuel Palmer White and Stacey Leigh Baptista White in Novato, Calif. To say Blake was an extraordinary boy is an understatement. His smile melted hearts and his personality made people laugh and smile in every situation. ...
Thomas Vieira Perry, Jr.
Tom Vieira Perry was born in Ceres, Calif. to Thomas and Mary Perry on Sept. 24, 1952. His father passed at a early age and so the children, along with their mother, worked the family dairy in Denair. He attended Gratton School and graduated from Hughson High in 1969. He enlisted in the Army at the age of 18 and was sent to Vietnam. While in the military, he was trained in engine repair, which after his return home became his life work.
Ignacio Joseph Galvan
Ignacio Joseph Galvan, 83, died April 5 at his residence in Turlock. He was born in September 1926 in Billings, Mont. to the late Carlos and Carmen Galvan. He was raised in Turlock and was a real estate and mortgage broker for 50 years. He was a past member of the Turlock 20/30 club and also a member of Toastmasters International. Ignacio is survived by his children, Rita Flor of Modesto, Pamela Hacker of Turlock, ...
Alfredo Rodrigues Alves
Alfredo Rodrigues Alves, 63, of Hilmar, died Tuesday at Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock. He was born in 1946 in Doza, Ribeiras, Terceira, Azores.
Harnam Singh
Harnam Singh, 86, of Merced, passed away on Tuesday in Merced. He was born in India to Thakar Das and Partapi Kaur in 1924. Harnam was a banker for 40 years in India. He immigrated to San Jose in 1990, and then settled in Merced in 2002. He was a member of the Livingston Sikh Temple. Harnam loved to read. God and family were his life.
Donald Edward Goodwill
Donald Edward Goodwill, 53, of Turlock, died March 17 in Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock. Private services were held.
Theron Michael Weaver
Baby boy Theron M. Weaver was born at Emanuel Medical Center and passed away in his parents' arms. He is survived by his mother and father, Melissa A. Hibbs and Joseph R. Weaver; siblings, Jacolby, Autumn, Cameron and Owen Weaver; grandparents, Don and Gina Brown and Carol Weaver; aunts, Heather Weaver and Samantha Brown; uncle, Joshua Brown; and great grandmother, Lorene Brown. Theron Weaver was preceded in death by his grandpa, Jack Weaver; and great ...
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Bette Linn Cooley
Bette Linn Cooley went to her home in glory May 13, 2011. Bette passed peacefully in her home in Fresno, surrounded by her loving family and devoted caregivers. Elizabeth Darlene Linn was born July 22, 1924 in Streator, Ill. and moved to Turlock in 1927, where she was raised by her parents W.L. and Eva Linn. Known to family and friends as Bette, she married her high school sweetheart Arthur C. Mello in 1942. After ...
Dalbir Singh Rana
Mr. Dalbir Singh Rana, 63, of Turlock, died May 12, 2011, at his Turlock home. Mr. Rana was born Aug. 2, 1947, in the village of Bharomazara, Punjab, India, to the late Jagtar and Ranjit Rana. He lived in England in 1969, Yuba City in 1976, Livingston in 1978, and settled in Turlock in 1980. This year he retired from Foster Farms after 34 years of service.
Michael B. Collins
Michael B. Collins, Professor Emeritus of Musicology, passed away at Denton Regional Medical Center on May 12, 2011. A long-time resident of Denton, Texas, Prof. Collins taught the history of music at the University of North Texas for 33 years. Before that he taught for a number of years at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. Born in Turlock to Dr. Marion C. Collins and Chrissie W. Collins, Michael received his education ...
Pamela Sue Orrin
Pamela Orrin passed away at Elness Convalescent Hospital in Turlock, after a long battle with stage four breast cancer. Pamela worked as a transit manager for the City of Modesto for over 34 years, and was also the president of Orrin Apiaries.
Mary Ann Gill
Mary Ann Gill, 56, of Turlock passed away on May 12, 2011, at Doctors Hospital in Modesto. She was born in Santa Cruz on April 11, 1955, to John J. and Zelda A. Souza of Turlock.
Alfonso Figueroa Barajas
Alfonso Figueroa Barajas, 82, of San Jose, passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose. He was born in Michoacan, Mexico to Rafael and Reynalda Barajas. He worked in the landscaping business for over 30 years.
Charlene L. Lewis
Charlene Lewis (Carter), 68 , of Turlock, passed away in her home, surrounded by friends and family on Sunday, May 15.
Joseph Gilbert Gomes
Joseph Gilbert Gomes, 34, of Modesto, passed away in Modesto on May 15, 2011. He was a mechanic for 18 years and attended Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church in Turlock. He was a member of Skanless Car Club of Modesto and E.C.V. Chapter 58 of Modesto.
James Herminghouse
James Herminghouse, 74, of Salida, passed away May 12, 2011, at the Alexander Cohen Hospice House in Hughson.
Margarette Georgia Jones
"Margaret" Jones, 82, of Oakdale, passed away at Oak Valley Care Center. She was born in San Luis Obispo to John and Hattie Gonzales. She grew up in Delhi and graduated from high school before marrying the love of her life, Bebe William "Buck" Jones in 1948. Along with her husband, a merchant seaman, Margaret moved to San Francisco and Texas for short times, but settled in Oakdale for most of their lives. Margaret ...
Ruby Irene Hayes
Ruby Hayes, 86, passed away at home in Boise, Idaho on Mother's Day, May 8. She was born in Venetia, Pa. to Charles and Alice Wardle in 1925. As a child, she attended grade school in Venetia, Pa. and graduated from Trinity High School in Washington, Pa. in 1943. On June 4, 1943, she married John Andrew Ford, Jr. in Cumberland, Md. He passed away in February of 1967. She taught kindergarten at Washington Christian ...
Adelaide C. Fantazia
Adelaide C. Fantazia, 90, of Gustine, was born on Jan. 24, 1921 in Ribeirinha, Terceira, Azores and passed away on May 11, 2011 in Turlock.She was a line worker for 25 years and attended Shrine Our Lady of Miracles of Gustine.She is survived by niece, Maria O. Rocha of Ceres; brother, Jose R. Machado of Los Banos; sister, Maria Candida Rocha of Lajas, Terceira, Azores; and various nieces and nephews.Visitation will be held from 2 ...
Carol E. Hardie
Carol Hardie, 67, of Turlock, passed away unexpectedly at Doctors Medical Center in Modesto. Carol was born in Modesto to Curtis and Mamie Vaughn. She grew up in Turlock and graduated from Turlock High School in 1961. She married the love of her life, Alden Hardie, in 1961. They moved to Medford, Ore. for several years and returned to the Central Valley in 1965. They lived in this Valley, between Sacramento and Fresno, ever since. Carol ...
Anne Marie Boyd
Anne Marie Boyd, 95, died April 16, 2011, at Covenant Village Care Center in Turlock. She was born April 19, 1915, in Missouri and moved to Long Beach, Calif. as a young girl. She attended Woodbury College in Los Angeles and was assigned to the Naval Air Station in San Diego where she served in the WAVES for three years. After moving to Sacramento in 1947, she worked as a secretary and then as an administrative ...
Gladys Schmidt
Our beloved "Nana" passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 7 at the Alexander Cohen Hospice House in Hughson following a short illness. A California native and long time Turlock resident, Gladys was active in the community with husband Bob and the Turlock Rural Fire Department Auxiliary. She later moved to Modesto residing at Standiford Place and will be missed by many friends. Gladys was an avid artist and knitter over the years leaving us a ...
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