Obituaries

Sharon Elder

May 8, 2017

It is with great sadness that the family of Sharon June Elder (Ossman) announces her sudden passing on May 8, 2017 in Davis, CA. She was 71 years old. A native of San Francisco, Sharon survived thyroid cancer as a child. She went on to graduate from Balboa High School where she was a champion doubles tennis player, together with...

Betty Kaufman

May 7, 2017

Betty Marie Kaufman, 90, passed away in her home in Davis. She was born in Denver, Colorado on March 8, 1927 and lived most of her life in Davis, California with her husband of 42 years, Donald F. Kaufman, deceased in 1987. Betty was a long time retail department manager at the UC Davis Bookstore. After her retirement in 1983,...

Fern Haley

May 5, 2017

Fern Butler Haley, 84, died peacefully on Friday, May 5, 2017 in Davis, CA. She was born July 17, 1932, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is the daughter of Lawrence Edward Butler and Myrtle Van Ausdal, the 10th of 11 children. Fern moved with her family to Fresno as a young girl. She married Ralph William Haley in 1949...

May Bordigon

May 5, 2017

Previous Events Visitation Thursday, May 11, 2017 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Smith Funeral Home - Davis

116 D Street Davis, CA 95616

Vigil Service Thursday, May 11, 2017 7:00 PM Smith Funeral Home - Davis

116 D Street Davis, CA 95616

Mass of Christian Burial Friday, May 12, 2017...

Merlyn Potters

May 2, 2017

Merlyn M. Potters, 70, of Winters, California, died on May 2, 2017, after a three-year struggle with peritoneal cancer. Born on February 5, 1947 in San Francisco to Victor and Bernice Monin, she spent her early childhood in San Francisco. The family moved to Pacifica, California, in 1954, where she attended elementary and high school, graduating from Terra Nova High...

David Stolp

Apr 25, 2017

Our beloved David Albert Stolp, 77, quietly slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God, at home in El Macero, CA on April 25, 2017. Captain Stolp was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to Charles and Agnes Stolp on November 12, 1939. He graduated from Regis Catholic High School in 1957. He played football and earned...

Kenneth Allen

Apr 5, 2017

Kenneth Linn Allen of Canyon Lake, Texas passed away on Wednesday, 5 April 2017. He was preceded in death by his spouse, Phyllis Jenell Mapes Allen; his parents Horace Donovan Allen and Virginia Bess Woodson; his youngest son, John Andrew Allen; his brother, Robert Allen; and his sister, Jodi Cornwall. He is survived by his three oldest children: Ruth Anne...

William Chancellor

Feb 16, 2017

Dr. William "Bill" Chancellor, 85, of Davis, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Sutter Davis Hospital after a long illness. His life and accomplishments affected hundreds of colleagues and students worldwide, leaving a legacy of agricultural advancements and goodwill. Bill was the husband of Nongkarn Chancellor, with whom he shared 56 years of marriage. He was a...

Pat Jordan-Fletcher

Feb 10, 2017

Pat Jordan was born Patsy Joyce Hahn on June 10, 1936. She was the third child of five to Eddie and Wanda Hahn. They traveled as a family a lot as Eddie sought work and better conditions for his family. They moved from Ozark, Arkansas to Corpus Christi, Texas to San Pablo, California and back to Tulsa Oklahoma. Then finally...

Erich Aichwalder

Feb 7, 2017

"But I love you in a place where there's no space or time I've loved you for my life, yes, you're a friend of mine And when my life is over, remember when we were together" April 14, 1950 a Scottish lad was born in Edinburgh, Scotland; Erich Mackay Aichwalder, the cherished son to Eric Johann and Dolina Barbara Aichwalder....

Ruth Bergman

Dec 18, 2016

Ruth M. Bergman passed peacefully to her Lord and her beloved husband, Carl, on Sunday, December 18, 2016. She is survived by her sister, Doris, her daughters Judith and Susan and numerous members of her extended family. She was a devoted Christian, wife, mother, sister and friend. She was a kind, thoughtful person and always had smile for everyone. She...

Jill Inchausti

Nov 5, 2016

Jill Inchausti died peacefully at her home in Davis on November 5, 2016 at the age of 73. Born in Portland, Oregon on July 27, 1943, Jill lived in North Davis for 40 years where she loved to walk with her rescue dogs on the greenbelt. She worked as a registered nurse at the University of California until her retirement,...

T. Hall

Oct 24, 2016

T. William "Bill" Hall September 20, 1921 - October 24, 2016 Bill was born in Kansas; during the dust bowl days and Great Depression they lived in small towns where his father was a minister. At Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina he majored in history and music, working his way through college as an itinerant preacher and teaching music in...

Deborah Pinkerton

Oct 23, 2016

Deborah N. Pinkerton (Hewitt Dec. 17, 1952 a�" Oct. 23, 2016 Deb passed away late in the lovely autumn afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 23, on her beloved mother's birthday. She fought a determined and valiant battle of a recurrence of breast cancer. With her at the last moment were her husband, Bret Hewitt; sister-in-law, Lauren Hewitt; daughter, Clare Hewitt; and...

John Ramos

Oct 7, 2016

John G. Ramos passed into a heavenly reunion on October 7, 2016 at his ranch home of treasured views and gatherings. Born in Suisun City on March 31, 1939, as the son of the late Lorenzo Ramos and Carmen Gill Ramos, John grew up on the family orchards in the Olive Pleasants Valley district and graduated from Winters High School,...

Nunzia Varni

Sep 28, 2016

Nunzia Mary Varni, born July 5, 1924, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on September 28, 2016 at the age of 92. Lovingly called "Nancy", she was born in Livingston, California to Gaetano and Maria Vizziello. She married the love of her life, Louie Varni, on April 29, 1950, and moved to Merced where she worked for...

Robert Merrick

Sep 28, 2016

Robert Benjamin Merrick left us peacefully on the morning of September 28, 2016 after a long and eventful life. Bob was born on August 6, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois to Roy Cleasby Merrick and Edna Mae (Pouley) Merrick being the youngest of their five children (Richard, Hubert, MaryFran, Alice). All preceded him in death. He grew up on Saginaw Avenue...

Donna Bonillo

Sep 21, 2016

Donna Marie Bonillo, 69, of Davis, passed away on Sept. 21, 2016, in Sacramento. Donna was born in Tennessee to Charles and Lois Drake on March 25, 1947. She married David Bonillo on Aug. 22, 1970, in Dixon. She worked as a librarian assistant at UC Davis for 37 years. Donna is survived by her husband of 46 years, David;...

Lillie Al-Doori

Sep 14, 2016

Lillie Elizabeth Al-Doori passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Woodland Nursing and Rehabilitation. Lillie was born July 23, 1930 in Crescent, Iowa. She lived in Baghdad, Iraq for several years where she worked for American Friends of the Middle East, and developed a deep interest in archeology and the local history. She enjoyed family excursions to Woodland Park...

Charles Davis

Sep 5, 2016

Charles Kenneth Davis Nov. 24, 1944 a�" Sept. 5, 2016 Charles Kenneth Davis passed away on Sept. 5, 2016, after bravely facing the challenge of cancer. He was 71 years old. Charles, a 42-year resident of Davis, was born in Albuquerque, N.M., on Nov. 24, 1944, to Odessa Smith Davis and Theodore Davis. In 1968 he was married to Vicki...