Obituaries

Mar 5, 2018

Nancy Jeanne Welch died peacefully at her home in Davis, following a stroke on March 5, 2018.  Nancy was born in Charleston, SC, and moved to Davis with her parents, Polly and Ted Welch in 1947.  She graduated from Davis High School in 1961 and UC Davis in 1965.

Nancy worked for the Social Security Administration for...

Mar 1, 2018

Jacob (Jack) Gross passed away at age 78 on March 1st, 2018 after a long struggle with a variety of health challenges.  He died peacefully at home surrounded by his wife, Gretchen, and daughters, Debbie and Megan, son-in-law Vishal, and granddaughter Maya. It had always been his wish to be at home in his last days, and Gretchen cared...

Feb 24, 2018

Long-time Davis resident Stanley Jerome (Jerry) Fishman passed away at age 84 on Saturday, February 24.   His oldest son, Wendell, was with him as he took his final breaths.   Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jerry and his wife Sylvia settled in Davis CA in 1965, where they raised their two sons.  For the past year, Jerry had been ill and...

Feb 16, 2018

Bill Scott Eichert passed away February 16, 2018, in Woodland, CA, at the age of 84, after a long battle with congestive heart failure, diabetes and recent kidney failure. He and his family moved to Davis in 1970, remaining there 46 years until his health started declining.

Mr. Eichert was born in Abilene, TX, November 19, 1933,...

Feb 12, 2018

Karmin Jean Twigg McCrory of Davis, CA passed away on 2/12/2018. She was born on 01/22/1937 in Bronaugh Missouri, to John Wayne Twigg a farmer and Alice Veva Adams Twigg a stay at home mother.

She was the second oldest in a family of 5. She had an older Sister and 3 younger brothers.  Karmin’s family moved...

Feb 5, 2018

Charles Van Alstine, 87, passed away on February 5, 2018, surrounded by his family. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 20, 1930, he was raised in Butte, Montana. After serving in the Army Signal Corps, he graduated from Montana School of Mines. Following his marriage to E. Carol Miller, he attended U.C. Berkeley, obtaining a M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering....

Jan 30, 2018

Robert Kenneth Gegan

25 September 1920 – 30 January 2018

Robert Kenneth “Bob” Gegan was the son of Ambrose Francis Gegan and his wife Winifred Gertrude Holleran, born on September 25, 1920, in Reno, Nevada, where his father worked for the Hercules Powder Company.  Remembered for his wonderful sense of humor, Bob passed away peacefully...

Jan 22, 2018

Matthew Theron LaPlante passed away at home in Vacaville on Jan. 22, 2018.  He was 17 years old. Born June 16, 2000 at David Grant Medical Center in Fairfield, Matthew was the second born of triplets.

Matthew was a gentle, loving child whose constant smile could and did light the darkest of places. He faced many challenges...

Jan 10, 2018

William Lawrence Hardardt, Jr. of Winter Park, CO and Davis, CA passed away at home on January 10, 2018 after a brief illness.  He was 81 years old.

Born on January 16, 1936 in Bronx, NY, Mr. Hardardt, familiarly known as Bill, grew up in Englewood, NJ and attended Dwight Morrow High School and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute...

Jan 9, 2018

Roger W. Sullivan, loving husband of the late Blanche C. Sullivan, passed away on Jan. 9, 2018, in Woodland, California, after complications from a long illness. A resident of Davis for nearly 50 years until the debilitating years of his illness, Roger was 89.

Roger was born on April 5, 1928, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the son...

Jan 2, 2018

Randy Milliken died January 2, 2018 at his home in Davis CA under the care of Kaiser hospice. He was 71 years old. Randy was born in Oakland in 1946 to Ted Milliken and Barbara Blesse. He grew up familiar with the East Bay hills near his home, and the Oakland Camp, Feather River area near Quincy  CA where...

Dec 28, 2017

James Eldon Barnes was born in Jefferson, Missouri but called Napa, California home.  He graduated from Napa High School in 1957 and Napa Junior College in 1959 before pursuing a major in physical education at San Francisco State College.  Despite his interest in physical education, Eldon found his career in the business of insurance. During his life-long career as...

Dec 24, 2017

Lois Allen died Sunday December 24, 2017 two weeks after her 88th birthday.  She was a 48 year resident of Davis, having moved here with her husband and two children in June 1969.

Lois was born in Walthill, Nebraska to Leonard and Deloise Kelly.  The family including her younger brother Edward, moved to Lodi California in the...

Dec 22, 2017

Marcy passed away suddenly, but peacefully, of natural causes in Davis, California, on December 22, 2017, at the age of 79.  Born Marcella Marie Wallace in Longview, Washington, she and her family moved to San Jose, California, in 1945, where she lived for the majority of her life.  She graduated from San Jose High School, and earned a BA...

Dec 12, 2017

Thank you to our friends for all your prayers and support for Angel Benito Lucero (Ben), who completed his earthly journey, at home in Winters, California on December 11, 2017.

Angel Benito (Ben) Lucero was born on December 4th, 1943 in Los Angeles to native Los Angelinos, Benito Portillo Lucero and Mary Ramirez-Lucero. His childhood was spent in...

Dec 6, 2017

Stella Ione Jacobs, 87, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at her home in Davis.  She had been an area resident for 65 years.  Stella was born September 22, 1930 in Iowa to Maria and Dimitre Balukoff.

A Rosary will be recited Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 7:00 P.M. at Smith Funeral Home (116 D Street, Davis,...

Nov 18, 2017

Joan Fun Lee, age 75, died in her home in Elk Grove from natural causes on November 18, 2017. Joan was a longtime resident of Davis until she relocated to Elk Grove in 2004. Her passions were piano, church, and her children and grandchildren.

Joan is survived by her husband of 48 years, Paul Lee, and her...

Nov 16, 2017

Ethel Irene Woodland Brown passed away November 16, 2017 at home in Davis, California. Ethel was 96 years old. Ethel was born in Utah, April 25, 1921 and moved to California in 1952 with husband La Vere and children, Kathy, Scott and Blake.

Ethel and family moved to Davis from Salinas, California in 1961. She loved her...

Nov 8, 2017

Mariaelena Vega, a resident of Davis for 35 years, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loved ones, after a long battle with cancer.

She was born in Caraz, Peru to Alfredo and Iris Hidalgo. Growing up in the mountains of Peru, she loved dancing, singing and dramatic arts, choosing to study architecture in college....

Nov 7, 2017

Susan Gail Shami of Davis, California, passed away peacefully in her sleep Nov. 7, 2017, after a long struggle with Lupus. She was 67 years old.

Born in New Your City on Sept. 21, 1950, she grew up in Chappaqua, New York. She was an excellent student in high school with interests in science and art. Susan...