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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 ...
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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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