Daisy Belle Blackburn Smith Saffeels

Services for Daisy Bell Blackburn Smith Saffeels, 92, of Modesto, have been held. Burial was at Turlock Memorial Park.

Carl J. Frunz

Visitation for Carl J. Frunz, 90, of Patterson, will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with the recitation of the rosary at 7 p.m., on Aug. 3 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Patterson. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Aug. 4 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Patterson. Interment will follow at Patterson District Cemetery in Patterson. He passed away Tuesday at San Luis Convalescent Home in Newman.

Nancy Phyllis Rickner

A celebration of life was held for Nancy Phyllis Rickner, 69, of Patterson. She died July 22 at her home.

Scott David Alves

A rosary will be said for Scott Alves, 46, of Delhi, at 3 p.m. July 30 at Allen Mortuary. Scott died Friday in Delhi.

Edna Louise Waaramaa

Services for Edna Louise Waaramaa, 84, will be held at 10 a.m. Aug. 15 at Turlock Memorial Park. Edna passed away in Turlock at Bethany Gardens.

Lupe Ramos Vasquez

Services are pending for Lupe Ramos Vasquez, 58, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Merced. Lupe passed away with his family by his side.

Luana Fiorini

Memorial services for Luana Fiorini, 71, of Turlock have been held. Luana was born and raised in San Diego, Calif. She graduated from Chula Vista High School class of '56 and attended classes at CSU Stanislaus as a music major. Her passion was singing and being a member of the Turlock Community Choir, MJC Masterworks Chorus and the Modesto Symphony Orchestra Choir. Over her lifetime she worked for and/or volunteered at the Turlock Journal, Medic ...

Joe George Jacob

Services for Joe George Jacob, 65, of Modesto, will be held 10 a.m. July 25 at the St. Zaia Assyrian Apostolic Catholic Church of the East in Modesto.

Yakub Madhwan Nair

Services for Yakub Nair, 78, of Modesto will be held at 1 p.m. July 25 at Allen Mortuary. Yako passed away in Modesto surrounded by his family.

Patrick C. Morris

A memorial service for Patrick "Pat" Carmella Morris, 77, of Turlock, will be held at 10 a.m. July 25 in the chapel of Turlock Funeral Home at Turlock Memorial Park. Pat passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday morning.

Wilson Shimshoun Peera

Services for Wilson Shimshoun Peera, 79, of Modesto, will be held at 10 a.m. July 28 at St. George Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East in Ceres. Burial will be at Turlock Memorial Park following the funeral service.

Khachick “Mike” Armenak Baghdasarian

Services for Khachick "Mike" Armenak Baghdasarian will be held at 10 a.m. July 29 at the St. Zaia Assyrian Church of the East, with burial to follow at Turlock Memorial Park. Mike passed away at Memorial Medical Center after battling complications from a stroke he had 11 years ago that left him in a wheel chair.

Ronald M. Kessler Sr.

A memorial service for Ronald M. Kessler, 49, of Patterson, will be held at 4 p.m. July 29 at the Family Christian Center in Patterson. Ronald Kessler passed away at home with his family by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Paulina P. Inacio

Visitation for Paulina P. Inacio, 79, of Hilmar will be held from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 26 at Whitehurst, Norton & Dias Funeral Chapel, 286 W. Main St., Turlock. A rosary and mass combined is scheduled for 10 a.m. July 27 at Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church of Turlock. It will be officiated by Father Manuel Fontes Sousa. Burial will be at Turlock Memorial Park following the funeral mass.

Edward R. Sweeten

Services for Edward R. Sweeten, 46, of Turlock have been held. Burial will be at the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Gustine.

Louis C. Davis

Louis C. Davis, 84, died April 8 in Yuma, Ariz. He was born in Mclean, Texas in 1926 and grew up in Blackfork, Ark. He moved to Turlock in 1960, where he worked and raised his family until he retired in 1996. Louis had many business ventures in his life including logging, farming, ranching, real estate and land development. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War. He is survived ...

Carlos Rivas

Carlos Rivas, 55, was born Oct. 10, 1956, in Mexicalli, Baja California, Mexico. He immigrated to the United States at the age of 12. He attended Volta Elementary and Los Banos Jr. High. He returned to Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico in 1972 with his family. There he met his wife of 39 years. A year later he returned to the United States with his wife and first child to the city of Los Banos. He began ...

Linda Hildenbrand Marshall

Linda Mae Marshall, 65, of Turlock, passed away on Tuesday, April 19 at home with her family at her side. Linda was born in Lodi to Marvin and Ruth Hildenbrand in 1945. She was raised in Modesto and graduated from Downey High School. In 1975, she married Chuck Marshall and they raised three children: Neil, Marlee and Marquis. Linda worked for the Hilmar and Turlock school districts as a computer technician. She was a ...

Linda Lee Beckhart

A Celebration of Life for Linda Beckhart, 59, of Ceres, will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 26 at Ceres Christian Church, 3502 Roeding Rd., Ceres. Memorials contributions are suggested for Boy Scout Troop 9 of Ceres. Memorial flowers or gifts may be sent c/o Allen Mortuary, 247 N. Broadway, Turlock, CA 95380. Please leave memories and condolences at www.allenmortuary.com.

Rodney Cleo McCombs Sr.

Our beloved Husband, Daddy, and Pa went home with the Lord on May 4. He was born in Hollister to Cleo and Anna Mae McCombs on Jan. 2, 1946. He was 65 years old. When he was 17-years-old he went on one of many adventures in his life. He joined the Navy. He served honorably from 1963 – 1973. He was a medic ...

Manuela Pena Garcia

Manuela Pena Garcia, 72, of Stevinson, died May 4 in Turlock. She was a floral arranger for 15 years and attended Assembly of God Church.

Dorothy Florence Boggeri

Dorothy Boggeri, 94, of Hughson, passed away Friday at Alexander Cohen Hospice House in Hughson. She is survived by her son, Robert (Darlene) Boggeri of Hughson; daughter, Christine (Alan) Noeller of Hughson; five grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and sisters, Mabel Vorrhees of Hughson and Esthermae Soper of Modesto. She was preceded in death by two sisters and four brothers.

Maria do Coracao de Jesus Costa

Maria do Coracao de Jesus Costa, 91, of Hilmar, died Thursday in Turlock. She was born in 1920 in Doze Ribeiras, Terceira, Azores. She was a homemaker for 50 years and a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church of Hilmar.

Muriel H. Fields

Muriel H. Fields, 93, was born in Pasadena and passed away April 20 at Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by her family.

Lilliana Marie Velasquez

Lilliana Marie Velasquez was born and died on April 30, 2011 in Turlock.

Linda Hildenbrand Marshall

Linda Mae Marshall, 65, of Turlock, passed away on Tuesday, April 19 at home with her family at her side.

Kathy Marie Dunlop

Kathy Dunlop, 60, passed away at her home in Denair on Sunday. She was born in Turlock and attended local schools, graduating from Turlock High School in 1968. She married Michael E. Peden and became a homemaker, and she also worked at Boies Pharmacy for eight years. She was a member of Enclave Community Church.

Joe S. Rocha

Joe Rocha, 58, of Livingston, died April 27 in Turlock. He was born in Posto Stanto, Terceira, Azores in 1952. He was a gardener for 18 years and a member of St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church of Livingston.

Donald Gene Sheridan

Donald Sheridan, 79, of Groveland, passed into the arms of his Heavenly Father at home with his family by his side. Don was born in Stockton to Alice and Lloyd Sheridan. He played football at St. Mary's High School in 1950, the year they won the championship. He was frozen in the California National Guard, training young recruits in Stockton during the Korean Conflict. Don did a seven-year stint as a dispatcher for the ...

Linda Lee Beckhart