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Alice Es-haq
Former Turlock resident Alice Es-haq, 83, died Wednesday at Almaden Health and Rehabilitation in San Jose. She was born August 1927, in Iran, to the late Baba and Hili Yeganeh. She was a school teacher in Iran and migrated to Turlock with her husband Rev. Samuel Es-Haq in 1987. In 2003 they lived in San Jose until her passing. Alice was a woman of faith and trusted the Lord all through her life. She also ...
Aurora N. Ferreira
Aurora N. Ferreira, 90, of Madera, died March 24 in Madera. She was born in Santa Luzia, Praia da Vitoria, Ilha, Terceira, Azores in 1920. Aurora was a homemaker for 47 years and a member of Shrine Our Lady of Miracles in Gustine. She is survived by her sons, Francisco Ferreira of Visalia, Antonio Ferreira of Dos Palos and Jorge Ferreira of Tennessee; daughters, Lucilia Amaral of Gustine and Maria Linhares of Orlando; seven grandchildren; and eight ...
Ruth Elaine Nunn
Ruth Elaine Nunn, 63, of Turlock, died March 25 in Turlock. She was born in Portland, Ore. in 1947. Ruth was a homemaker for 35 years. She was legally blind, but she managed to achieve a master's degree in Biblical Theology. She had enough love to extend to a dear friend Tom, who she called her son. She studied Bible and taught Bible studies in her home for the last 15 years. She will be dearly ...
Aurora N. Ferreira
Aurora N. Ferreira, 90, of Madera, died March 24 in Madera. She was born in Santa Luzia, Praia da Vitoria, Ilha, Terceira, Azores in 1920. Aurora was a homemaker for 47 years and a member of Shrine Our Lady of Miracles in Gustine. She is survived by her sons, Francisco Ferreira of Visalia, Antonio Ferreira of Dos Palos and Jorge Ferreira of Tennessee; daughters, Lucilia Amaral of Gustine and Maria Linhares of Orlando; seven grandchildren; and eight ...
Mary Louise Cooper
Mary Cooper, 88, of Oakdale, passed away at Alexander Cohen Hospice House. She was born in Thief River Falls, Minn. to John and Martha Baker, the 12th of their 13 children. She grew up in Minnesota until 1943, when she met and married the love of her life, James M. Cooper in 1946. Mary enjoyed golfing, bowling and traveling. She had many bowling friends at Yosemite and McHenry Lanes. Mary's greatest joy was spending time ...
Juanita Looney
Juanita Looney entered into rest on Wednesday at Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock. She was born to wonderful, loving parents, Mr. Orphus James and Myrtle Marie Thomas in McCune, Kansas. She was raised on a farm, as farming was her father's occupation. She attended schools in the Pineville and Anderson, Mo. area. She met the first love of her life, John Sedberry, and through their marriage God blessed them through the Southern Baptist Ministry board ...
Marsha Ann Rine
Marsha was born in Madera in 1948 to Edgar and Betty Williamson; she lived in Stanislaus County for the last 25 years. Marsha was a very hard worker and earned many awards over the 20 years she worked in the banking industry. More recently, Marsha worked as a caregiver where she found great joy in helping others. She was a Christian and spent most of her life serving the community. She is survived by her children, ...
Jon Michael Dimter
Jon Michael Dimter, 52, died of liver cancer on Saturday, March 26. Mr. Dimter grew up in Cupertino. For the past 12 years, he worked at the Fremont Unified School District as the director of finance. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Patterson Ward. Mr. Dimter is survived by his grandparents, Vivian and Clarence Simmons; mother, Karen Bird; wife, Grace Dimter; children, Steven Dimter, Sarah Reeves, Brian Dimter, Rebecca ...
Emily Elizabeth Genzoli
Emily Elizabeth Genzoli died March 23rd at her home in Hughson. She was born Sept. 27, 1977 in Turlock to Charles and Pam Genzoli. She grew up on her family's almond ranch in Hughson. After graduating from Hughson High School in 1995, she went on to graduate from Fresno State University with a degree in graphic design. After college, she remained in Fresno where she worked as an art director at an advertising agency. It ...
Antonio Machado
Antonio Machado, 93, of Capitola passed away in Santa Cruz on March 17. He was born in San Carlos. "Tony," as he was known by his friends and loved ones, was a graduate of Hilmar High School class of 1937. He married his wife Helen on March 30, 1940, and worked as a truck driver for over 40 years. Before retirement he also worked as a salesman for M&M Garage in Newman. A longtime resident of Newman ...
Ruth Elaine Nunn
Ruth Elaine Nunn, 63, of Turlock passed away on March 25 in Turlock.She was born on June 13, 1947 in Portland, Ore. She was a homemaker for 35 years; and although being legally blind, she managed to achieve a master's degree in Biblical theology. She studied the Bible and taught Bible studies in her home for the last 15 years. She will be dearly missed by her best friend Bobbi Kost and all of her ...
Laton Gilbert
Laton Gilbert March 24, 2011. He was born to George and Ellen Gilbert on April 3, 1921, in Buffalo, Minn. Laton was married to Marlys (Blad) Gilbert on Dec. 31, 1942. Five sons were born into their family. Laton and Marlys spent their early years farming in Minnesota. While farming north of Cokato, Minn., Laton also started to drive school buses and later moved to Howard Lake, Minn., where he became a transportation coordinator for ...
Parkash Kaur
Parkash Kaur, 79, passed away on Monday, March 28 at Emanuel Medical Center. She was born in Punjab, India to Daulat Singh and Santa Kaur in 1931. Parkash immigrated to Livingston in 1989. She was a member of the Livingston Sikh Temple. God and family were her life.Parkash is survived by her husband, Sadhu Singh; children, Balbir K. Billing, Balbir S. Tawana, Amrik K. Birk, Mohinder K. Bath and Jasbir S. Tawana; two siblings; 15 ...
Bertha Lilia Melchor
Bertha Lilia Melchor, 36, of Turlock, passed away on March 24 in Turlock.She was born on May 12, 1974 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. She was a cashier for Dolex Money Transfer for 10 years and attended Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church of Turlock.She is survived by husband of 10 years, Rogelio Melchor of Turlock; parents, Salvador Ruiz Farfan and Ma Bertha Cordoba of Mexico; son, Rogelio Melchor, Jr. of Turlock; daughter, Jessica Melchor of ...
Lucille Marian MacDougall
Lucille Marian (Whited) MacDougall unexpectedly passed away on March 1, 2011, at Emanuel Medical Center at the age of 91. Lucy, as most people knew her, was born in Minneapolis, Minn. in 1919, and was the fourth born in a family of six children. She lived in the Minneapolis area until she moved to California in 1948 with her husband Berne and two daughters, Shari and Ginger.In 1950 they purchased a home in San Mateo, ...
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Dr. Jack A. Graves
Dr. Jack a. Graves, Professor Emeritus at California State University,Stanislaus, passed away on February 4, 2013. Dr. Graves was born in Sandston, Virginia in 1929. He earned his bachelor's degree, with distinction, from Arizona State University, and his master and doctoral degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. In his tenure at CSUS, he was the coordinator of the Reading Specialist Credential Program and ...
Pritam Kaur Sandhar
Pritam Sandhar ~ 84 of Livingston passed away at Emanuel Medical Center on Saturday. Pritam was born in Bassi Jalal, India to Banta Singh and Jas Kaur. She has lived in Livingston and the Merced area for the past 15 years. She is survived by her husband Mohinder Singh Sandhar of Livingston; children Amrik Dhillon of Turlock, Paramjit Lidhar and Hardeep Sandhar both of Livingston; seven grandchildren; four brothers and one sister. She is preceded ...
Harvey D. Runyan
Visitation-2PM-8PM, February 8, 2013 at Whitehurst,Norton & Dias Funeral Chapel, 286 W. Main St, Turlock,
Estevao Jesus Matos
Estevao "Steve" Jesus Matos was born in Angola, Africa in 1948. The love he had for Africa ran through his veins his entire life. In Africa he learned to smile, discovered how brave he was, and met the love of his life, Dolores. In 1972 he married Dolores Oliveira and for 40 years they adored each other. In 1978, they journeyed across the Atlantic to America. For 35 years, he lived the American dream. He ...
Dale E. Edmisten
Urnside Service will be held Friday February 1, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Turlock Memorial Park 575 N. Soderquist Rd.
Muriel Weaver “Merle”
Muriel Weaver "Merle" passed away peacefully at the age of 88. She was born to Hubert and Gladys Jackson on Feb. 20, 1924, in San Antonio, Texas. She moved to CA at the age of 4, settling in Hilmar in 1946, when she married Roy Weaver.
Nicole Lucia Dias
Nicole Lucia Rivera-Dias, 27, entered into rest on January 19, 2013 in Modesto, CA. She was born on December 29, 1985 in Mission Hills, CA. Nicole now joins her mother Lisa Rivera in Heaven, and she leaves behind her husband Ryan Dias of Turlock, and her Father Nick and step-mother Laura Lee Rivera of Modesto, and her in-laws Mike and Rhonda Dias. She will also be missed by her loving children Kohen Johnson-Rivera, Danika Dias, ...
Michael Harold Logsdon
Michael Harold Logsdon passed away peacefully on January 27, 2013 in Turlock, CA. He was surrounded by his family and friends.
Edith Pittman
Edith Pittman, age 89, died on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock, California. She was born in Canistota, South Dakota on Thanksgiving Day in 1923 to John and Emily (Nelson) Eichhorn. Edith moved with her family to Turlock, in 1936. After attending the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, San Jose Bible College, and Modesto Junior College, Edith taught at Central School. After she finished her degree at San Francisco State University ...
Mildred Aneta Ford
Mildred Aneta Ford, 91, passed away Thursday at Brandel Manor, in Turlock.
Peggy Dougherty
Peggy Dougherty was born March 1, 1927 in Exeter, CA to James and Margaret Dougherty, and lived most of her life in Delhi, CA. She was the third of four children, including: Jimmy Dougherty, Mary Rodarmel, and Catherine Peachee.
Laura Frykman
Laura Frykman passed away peacefully, Friday, December 21, 2012. She was born to Mark N. Gustavson and Anna Charlotte Erickson December 12, 1910 at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, IL. She was the eldest daughter of the three children born to the couple. Laura's parents emigrated as small children from Sweden to Chicago, where Laura grew up with her siblings. She was educated at North Park Academy, University of Illinois and graduated with a B.A. ...
William Paul “Butch” McNutt
William Paul "Butch" McNutt, 71 of Ceres died unexpectedly at his home. He was born in Turlock to Oliver and Ruby "Boots" McNutt. He was raised in Turlock where he attended schools and graduated from Turlock High. He settled his family in Ceres where he has lived for over 50 years. He worked for Proctor & Gamble for over 30 years as a Project Coordinator.
Sally Reed
Sally Margaret Reed passed away peacefully at the age of 84. She was born to Clay and Eudora Jaynes in Turlock, California, one of four daughters. She attended Ballico Elementary and Livingston High School.
Thomas Howard Bill
Tom passed away peacefully after a long illness. He was surrounded by his family during his last illness and his death.
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