Alcino Brasil Azevedo

Alcino Brasil Azevedo, 58, of Chowchilla, died Feb. 9 in Chowchilla. He was born in January 1953 in Ribeira Seca, Sao Jorge, Azores. He was a dairyman for 32 years and a member of St. Columba Catholic Church of Chowchilla. He enjoyed gardening, riding his scooter bike and spending time with family and friends.Alcino is survived by his wife of 33 years, Herondina M. Azevedo of Chowchilla; sons, Alcino Manuel Azevedo and his wife, Jacalyn, ...

Hilda (Bettencourt) Marson

Hilda (Bettencourt) Marson entered into her eternal reward on Wednesday at her home with her family at her bedside. She was born in Hilmar to Manuel and Mary Bettencourt and lived on the family dairy her entire life. She graduated from Hilmar High School in 1944. She worked for Souza's Propane and Furniture store while attending college to get her bachelor's degree in Education. After graduating she taught school at Fairview School in Hilmar for three ...

Lloyd M. Zimmerman

Lloyd Zimmerman, 81, of Turlock, passed away at Emanuel Medical Center. Lloyd was born in Kansas and spent some time moving around the U.S., from New York to California. In 1943, Lloyd joined the U.S. Navy, serving his country for approximately 13 years, including fighting for his country during WW II. New York is where he met the woman whom he would share his life with, Rose. They were married nearly 40 years before she ...

Marie T. Moore

Marie Moore died of natural causes at her home in the loving embraces of her family. Marie was born on Indian territory in Chouteau, Okla. She was very proud of her Cherokee heritage. She relocated to Turlock in 1935 with her husband and son. Marie retired in 1976, after 20 years of service as a USDA inspector. Marie was well known as a hard worker and provider. There was no job that Marie hesitated to ...

Neta “Kay” Pinney

Neta "Kay" Pinney, 70, passed away on Feb. 6, 2011, at the Alexander Cohen Hospice House in Hughson. She was born April 1940 in Oklahoma to the late Jack and Lizzie Shackelford. She came to Turlock when she was 2 years old and graduated from Turlock High School in 1958. She married Melvin Pinney in June of 1958. She worked for the Turlock School District for many years before retiring from the Denair School District ...

Bobby Gene Belk

Bobby Gene Belk, 71, of Turlock, passed away on Feb. 4, 2011, in Modesto.He was born in Bakersfield in 1939 and was a fork lift operator for army supplies. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Turlock.He is survived by wife, Evelyn Belk of Turlock; sons, Mark Belk of Lakeside and Danny Belk of Fort Worth, Texas; step-son, Don Silva and his wife, Cheri, of Texas; daughters, Teresa Gilbert of Porterville, Tina ...

Thomas Ramirez

Thomas passed from this earth on Feb. 4, 2011. He was born on Dec. 3, 1945, to Albert Ramirez and Liola Sears. Thomas was originally from Scottsbluff, Neb., but lived in Stanislaus County with his wife Laura for the past five years. They traveled around for several years before settling in Modesto.Thomas, a man of very strong beliefs, kind, passionate and dedicated, spent most of his life as a plumber. He had many other passions ...

Delton Dale Nyman

Delton Nyman, 70, of Hilmar, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus at his home on Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was truly a life-long Hilmar resident, since he was born on the south side of August Avenue and passed away on the north side. He was the third generation raised on the same dairy site and was in partnership with his brother Lloyd on the dairy since the early 1970s. He attended ...

Marina Kay Atherton

Marina K. Atherton, 60, of Modesto, was born in Inglewood and passed away unexpectedly Thursday at Doctors Medical Center. Marina moved to Modesto in 1959, and attended local schools graduating from Davis High School in 1969. In 1970 she married George Atherton.She enjoyed sewing and knitting, and baking throughout the year. Every holiday was made special by her artistic touch in the kitchen, making her treats unique and much appreciated by her loved ones. She also ...

Patricia Ann Pierce

Patricia Ann Pierce, 78, passed away Feb. 7, 2011, at Alexander Cohen Hospice House in Hughson. She was born in September 1932 to Ivan and Gladys Wilharm in Waterloo, Iowa. She lived in Plainfield, Iowa and married James Pierce in 1951. They moved to the Bay Area in 1959, then moved to Denair in1971. She lived in Pine Mountain in 1993, before she settled back to Denair in 2000. She was an instructional aide for Denair Unified ...

Gailya “Gay” Carroll

Gailya "Gay" Carroll, 77, former Livingston resident from 1964-2007, passed away on Feb. 7, 2011, in Fort Worth, Texas. A private family burial will be held in Decatur, Texas and the memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Feb. 11 at Christ Church Assembly of God in Fort Worth.She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Edwin G. Carroll; son, Steve Carroll and his wife, Julie of Modesto; daughters, Lory Leacock and ...

Wesley “Dick” Ernest Browning

Wesley Ernest Browning was born on June 3, 1916 to proud parents Tom and Lou Browning. He was one of eight brothers and three sisters.He worked in the Texas CCC Camps. He proudly served in WW II. When he returned home he married Bernice Lillian Browning. They had five children, four boys and one girl.Wesley moved his family to Porterville in the 1940s, and they lived there 20 years until moving to Modesto, where he ...

Sandra Jane Burns

Sandra Burns, 55, of Turlock, passed away at Memorial Hospital. She was born in Beckley, W.V. to Charles and Alma Plumley in 1955. Sandra was raised in Shady Spring, W.V. She met Larry Burns in 1973, and they married in 1975. Larry was in the Marines, so they lived in many places, until they finally settled in Turlock in 1987. Sandra was a security guard for Crime Tex Security and a housewife. She enjoyed crocheting, ...

Mary Genevieve Pereira

Mary Pereira, 86, of Turlock, passed away at Elness Convalescent Hospital on Wednesday. Mary was born in Hughson to Casmiro and Arminda Espinola. She grew up in Hughson until her marriage to Marion Pereira in 1947. At that time they moved to Turlock. They have been members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was active in the Young Ladies Institute and the Sacred Heart Mothers' Guild. In addition to her homemaking, Mary enjoyed gardening ...

Robert Mosher Disney

Bob Disney, 88, of Modesto, went home to be with the Lord after a short but brave battle with cancer, with his loving family at his side. Bob was born in Lewistown, Mont. to Charles and Evangeline Disney. He grew up in Ballico and graduated from high school in Livingston. He attended MJC, UC Berkeley, and Stanislaus State. After working at various jobs, Bob became an accountant for M&ET ...

Donald Rex Rider

Donald Rex Rider was born on July 11, 1944 in San Rafael, California, and died on February 19, 2013 in Stockton, California. He was the son of Robert Rex Rider and Ethelene Marie Casey-Rider. Don leaves behind three sisters, Janice Maliepaard, of Turlock, Dona Reynolds, of Modesto, and Cindy Miller, of Pacific Grove. He was married and has two children, Raymie and Rod Rider, both of Modesto. Don also leaves behind 6 grandchildren and 4 ...

Dennis Wayne Tubbs

Dennis was 73 years old and passed away at Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock, he was born in Montevideo, MN.

Marjorie D. Welsh

San Marcos resident, Marjorie Welsh, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 17, in Escondido.

Judith Annine (Sanderson) Forson

Judith Annine (Sanderson) Forson, 69, of Poolville, Texas passed away Friday, February 1, 2013 in Bridgeport, Texas. Judi was born August 6, 1943 in Jonesboro, Louisiana to Jennie Lacy and C.C. Smith.

Florence Keesey Kinzie

Florence was born in San Francisco, California to Karl and Josephine Sandstrom. They moved to Turlock when she was three. Until last year she lived on the original home property, first as a daughter, then as a wife and mother. She attended Cal Berkeley and returned to teach at Turlock High School where she met Vincent Keesey. They married in 1951 and had four children: Sandy, John, Diane and Cathy. After 18 years of marriage ...

Noel Matson

Noel Matson, 73 of Denair, passed away on Wednesday at his home after a long illness.

Rose Maria Otto

Rose was born in Denair, CA on August 18, 1936 and passed away on February 15, 2013. She is survived by her children Raymond Otto, Wanda Harlan, Erin Vandergriff and their spouses. She was grandma, great grandma, mema and nana to so many. Rose will be remembered as someone special and the world may be a better place because she was important in the life of a child.

Sushan Yegor

Sushan Yegor, 82, of Turlock, passed away at Alexander Cohen Hospice House. Sushan was born in Gavellon, Iran to Eromya and Mary Yedager. She grew up on a farm where they grew grapes and almonds. The family also had a restaurant. At the age of 17 she married her life partner, Petros Yegor, and they had 4 children. In 1969 they moved to America and settled in Turlock. Her husband retired and Sushan worked as ...

Darlene E. Crafts

Darlene Edna Crafts ~ 85 of Merced passed away at Emanuel Medical Center on Saturday. Darlene was born in Nebraska to Ernest and Edna Edwards and has lived in Merced for nearly 60 years. Darlene and her late husband Fire Captain John Leonard Crafts ~ aka (Jack) were dedicated to their community. Jack worked for the Merced Fire Dept. for nearly 30 years, retiring in 1981; Darlene was a dedicated employee of the Merced School ...

Earlene Evelyn Longeway

Earlene Evelyn Longeway age 76, passed on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 in Atwater, CA after a lengthy struggle fighting cancer.

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Frances “Hoppy” Hopkins

Frances was born in Porterville, Ca to Frank and Arzella DeLaney. She was raised in Porterville and went on to attend nursing school in Sacramento. She met and married Estle Hopkins and moved to Los Banos and then to Turlock in 1969. She worked for Community Hospital and later Emanuel Medical Center until her retirement.

Benita Ann Leonesio

In loving memory of Benita Leonesio; born February 29, 1936, and passed into the arms of Jesus Christ on February 10, 2013.

Mia Rashelle Cedres

Affectionately known as "Bitty" was born to Leonard & Alice Wilson November 5, 1967. She passed away February 2, 2013 in Turlock California at the age of 45.

Enriqueta Parraz

Enriqueta Parraz passed away February 8th at her home in Delhi,