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Kevin Dougherty
Apr 21, 2016
Kevin R. Dougherty, Davis, CA, 64, passed away April 21, 2016 in California. Kevin was born in Frankfort, MI to Robert and Bonnie Dougherty growing up in an Army family; he spent his childhood traveling the world. He lived in Greece, Turkey, Italy, and France. Upon returning to the U.S. he spent a couple of years in Washington DC. Upon...
Walton Duhe, Jr
Apr 11, 2016
Walton Percy Joseph Duhe, Jr. was born on June 15, 1949 in Oakland California. He attended St Augustine elementary school, Claremont Junior High and Oakland Tech High School. He loved music, playing the saxophone in the school orchestra, marching band, and with his brothers at family functions. After graduating from Oakland Tech High he attended Laney College and was drafted...
Barbara Boerger
Mar 31, 2016
Barbara Shippey Boerger April 19, 1923-March 31, 2016 Barbara Shippey Boerger of Davis, California, 92, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2016. She will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by her loving family. Barbara made a lasting impression on everyone she met. She was friendly, fun, bright, compassionate and always looking for ways to help others. She maintained great...
Douglas Richter
Mar 23, 2016
Douglas Lee Richter, 61, Carmichael, CA, passed away on March 23, 2016. Doug was born in Peoria, IL on October 25, 1954 to Howard Alan Richter and Pauline Joyce (Stambach) Richter. The Richters lived in Hopkins, MN when he was young and moved to Mt. Prospect IL during his early high school years. In high school there, Doug was active...
Charles Beadle
Mar 7, 2016
Charles Wilson Beadle, age 86, died on Monday, March 7th, at his home in Davis, California. Charles Beadle was born on January 24, 1930 in Beverly, Massachusetts, the son of Thomas Beadle and Jean Wilson Beadle. He received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Tufts College in 1951, followed by a master's degree from the University of Michigan in...
Harold Spencer
Mar 5, 2016
HAROLD SPENCER Harold Spencer passed away peacefully March 5, 2016 in Davis, California. He was born October 1, 1920 in Corning, N.Y. An artist, art historian, and educator, "Spence" was predeceased by his beloved wife of 63 years, a painter and printmaker, the former Editha Hayes of Oakland, California, whom he met while serving as a merchant marine navigation officer...
Cynthia Jonasen
Feb 24, 2016
Cynthia Ann Jonasen was born on March 4. 1944 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of William J. and Marion Yacos Anderson. Her life ended abruptly in a tragic car accident in Davis, just a few minutes from her home. A graduate of the University of Puget Sound, she worked as a social worker in Seattle, and as a juvenile probation...
Ralph Sorensen, Jr
Jan 27, 2016
Ralph Milton Sorensen, Jr., age 76, of Fortuna, CA passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at a hospital in Folsom, CA. On January 21, 1940, Ralph was born in Berkeley, California to the late Ralph M. Sorensen and Alexena B. Sorensen. He was a graduate of Pleasant Hills High School in the Class of 1957; Naval Submarine School...
Robert Elliott
Jan 20, 2016
"He's the strongest man I ever met," was the recommendation for Bob Elliott made by his friend Scotty McLean when Scotty suggested that Bob and Katherine (Kathie) Harriman should meet. The testimony was right on. Without ever lifting weights in a gym to practice, Bob had the strength to lift industrial batteries where he worked and load them on trucks...
Harold Kannarr
Jan 17, 2016
Harold Eugene "Hal" Kannarr, 83, of Davis died at home on January 17, 2016. The oldest child of Harold S. and G. Grace (Brown) Kannarr, he was born on Mother's Day, May 8, 1932, in Topeka, Kansas. "Gene," as his family called him, put himself through Kansas State University, earning a Bachelor's degree in Technical Journalism. Hal served in the...
Ralph Finch
Dec 26, 2015
Ralph was born Saturday, April 30, 1955 in Sacramento California, and raised in Paradise California. His parents were Paul Finch a Social Worker and Margaret Finch a Librarian. In 1978 Ralph earned a BS degree in Civil Engineering from California State University, and earned a MS degree at UC Davis in 1980 in Water Resources Engineering. Ralph worked for the...
Marcus Neithercutt
Dec 16, 2015
Dr. Marc Neithercutt passed peacefully from this world, surrounded by his family, on December 16, 2015, due to complications from cancer. Dr. Neithercutt was born in Hobbs, New Mexico in 1939 to Marcus Cleo and Pauline Gibbs Neithercutt, and grew up in the Hobbs, New Mexico, and Odessa, Texas areas. He attended Baylor University where he met, and later married,...
Mark Breckner
Dec 12, 2015
Mark Lowell Breckner, age 55, passed away suddenly on Dec. 12, 2015, at his home in Davis. Mark was born on May 23, 1960, in Eureka, to Dennis and Virginia Breckner (Wolff). Mark graduated from St. Bernard's High School in 1978 where he played baseball and football. He went on to attend UC Davis graduating with a Bachelor of Science...
Geraldine Rifkin
Dec 8, 2015
Geraldine Davis Rifkin, a 50-year resident of Davis, passed away peacefully on Dec. 8 with her three children at her side. She was 93 years old. Gerry was buried Dec. 11 at the Davis Cemetery, with Rabbi Greg Wolfe officiating. She received full military honors. Gerry was born on March 4, 1922 in Los Angeles. Soon after her birth, her...
Mary Fong
Nov 24, 2015
Mary H. Fong passed away peacefully at the University Retirement Community in Davis, CA on November 24, 2015. Mary was born in Helena, Montana, in 1924. She grew up in Minot, North Dakota, Hong Kong and China. Her bilingual and bi-cultural heritage was a valuable asset in her university teaching career. When a graduate school art history course stimulated her...
Marguerite Yelverton
Sep 25, 2015
Marguerite Byrley Yelverton, 94, died on September 25th surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by all six of her brothers and sisters and leaves a network of extended family in Louisiana. She is survived by her daughter, Carmen Gifford, son, Bill Yelverton and daughter-in-law, Mary Ann Sheldon. She leaves behind five grandchildren and their spouses (Tami and Kelly...
Patricia Bulman
Sep 7, 2015
Patricia Anne Bulman of Davis, California passed away in the evening on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at the age of 66 after a long struggle with cancer. Daughter of Gertrude and David Bulman, she was born on May 9, 1949 in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. She grew up in Washington Heights in St. Elizabeth's parish. Educated...
Lynda Stapleton
Sep 3, 2015
Lynda Joann Stapleton passed away at her home in Sacramento, CA on September (3), 2015 at age 58. She was born September 2, 1957 in Ventura, CA. Lynda will always be remembered for her giving heart and love for her family. She enjoyed arts & crafts, sewing, and shopping. Lynda was preceded in death by her parents Donald and Shirley...
Yolanda Reina-Guerra
Sep 2, 2015
Milta Yolanda Reina-Guerra was born July 31 1936 in Santa Ana, El Salvador to Armando Kessels and Imelda de Trinidad Kessels. She died September 2, 2015 of natural causes. Yoli was the second of eight children. After beginning her higher education to become an economist in El Salvador, she married Mario Reina-Guerra Sr. and immigrated to the United States in...
Richard Knapp
Aug 31, 2015
Long-time Davis, California resident Richard "Dick" Knapp, age 78, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and uncle died at home Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. Dick was born May 15, 1937 in Seattle, Washington, the eldest of six children, to Ralph R. Knapp Jr. and Marjorie E. Knapp....
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