Obituaries

Kathern Lopez

Kathern Lopez

Jun 18, 2011

Kathern Kate Lopez, a longtime Winters resident, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2011, at Woodland Memorial Hospital. She was 73. Born Oct. 23, 1937, in Bixby, Okla., she was a homemaker for most of her life. Her hobbies included knitting, crocheting and making special homemade things for her home and children. She loved being in her kitchen cooking homemade...

Linda Taggard

Linda Taggard

Jun 3, 2011

Linda Taggard passed away peacefully at home in Davis on June 3, 2011 with her loving family by her side. She was 68 years old. Born December 31, 1942 in Fresno, California to Whitey and Ivy Ipsen, she attended Clovis High School and went on to Fresno State University to study nursing. While at Fresno, she met the love of...

Nicholas Stathas

Nicholas Stathas

May 24, 2011

Nicholas George Stathas passed away on May 23, 2011 at the age of 94 in his home in Davis, surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Montreal, Canada on April 16, 1917 to George Stathas and Constance Kartsonis, Greek immigrants to North America. His mother died when he was four years old, leaving his father with three children to...

Madeline Bunfill

Madeline Bunfill

May 20, 2011

Madeline P. Bunfill, born Oct. 12, 1928, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by love and loved ones by her side on May 20, 2011. We are extremely saddened by the loss of our precious Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother. She was the beautiful, cherished wife of Robert Bunfill Sr., whom she married Sept. 10, 1944. A highly respected woman...

Andrew Leiser

Andrew Leiser

May 16, 2011

Andrew Twohy Leiser, 88, of Davis, passed away May 16, 2011 at home. He had been an area resident for 47 years. Andrew was born May 13, 1923 in Rickey Rapids, Washington to Frances and Oliver Leiser. He graduated with his PhD in Horticulture from UCLA and worked as a professor and professor emeritus at UCD Environmental Horticulture. Prior to...

Dean Cliver

Dean Cliver

May 16, 2011

Dr. Dean Otis Cliver, born March 2, 1935, died Monday, May 16, 2011, at his home in Davis. A graduate of Purdue University with bachelors and masters degrees, Dean completed his Ph.D. at Ohio State University in the spring of 1959. He was a professor at the University of Wisconsin in Madison in the Food Research Institute from 1962 to...

Mary Baldwin

Mary Baldwin

Apr 29, 2011

Mary Ellen Baldwin passed away on Friday evening April 29, 2011. Mary Ellen was born in Meriden, Connecticut on August 28, 1935 daughter of Margaret and Walter Burns. Mary Ellen is survived by her brother Robert Burns of Melbourne, Florida, her three children Cheryl Choate of Sacramento, Ransom Baldwin of Finksburg, Maryland and Robert Baldwin of Placerville, as well as...

Tony Cortez

Tony Cortez

Apr 26, 2011

Tony Cortez, 87, of Winters, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2011 in Davis. He had been an area resident for 61 years. Tony was born May 27, 1923 in Vacaville, CA to Isabel and Antonio Cortez. When he was a child, his family relocated to Spain and in 1947 Tony moved back to California, settling in Winters. He enjoyed fishing,...

Lee Chen

Lee Chen

Apr 1, 2011

Lee Jing Chen, 72, of El Macero, passed away at home Friday, April 1, 2011. He had been an area resident for 42 years. Lee was born April 1, 1939 in Taiwan to I-Wah Lee and Hwa-Si Chen. He was a researcher and professor. Lee enjoyed teaching and watching his grandchildren grow. Lee is survived by his loving wife, Grace...

Frank Pearce

Frank Pearce

Mar 27, 2011

Frank G. Pearce passed away on March 27, 2011, at the age of 92 years. Frank was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on September 17, 1918. He attended Rose Hulman for undergraduate work and received his doctorate from MIT. Frank worked as a chemical engineer and information systems executive for Amoco Oil Company for 35 years. He was married to...

Wil Leverett

Wil Leverett

Mar 5, 2011

Wilmer Wil Leverett passed away unexpectedly on March 5, 2011. He was born in Lincolnton, GA on May 3, 1951. Wil grew up in Lincolnton and joined the Air Force at the age of nineteen, serving from 1970-1975. He resigned from the Air Force and obtained his Associates Degree in Criminal Justice. Wil worked as a Civil Engineer at Travis...

Jack Forbes

Jack Forbes

Feb 23, 2011

A Tribute to Professor Jack D. Forbes Powhatan-Renape, Delaware-Lenape) A husband, father, family member, friend, colleague, mentor, and professor Jack D. Forbes (UCD Professor Emeritus), moved on to the Spirit World on Wednesday, February 23, 2011. Survived by his wife Carolyn, his daughter Nancy OHearn, his son Kenneth Forbes, son-in-law Bill OHearn and grandson Jack OHearn. Born January 7, 1934,...

Dwain Zahn

Dwain Zahn

Feb 12, 2011

Dwain W Zahn On February 12, 2011 Dwain passed away peacefully at home. He was born in Nebraska in 1922 and moved to California as a young man. He had lived in Davis for 44 years. He is survived by his wife Barbara, sisters Bonnie Husman and Elaine Dillard, daughters Kathi Gray(Herb) Louain Brinkman and Christy Ansbro, stepsons Tim Hooper(Susan)...

Valda Shows

Valda Shows

Feb 6, 2011

Valda Rhea Shows, 84, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2011. She had been an area resident for 54 years. Valda was born July 5, 1926 in Mississippi to Crista and William Thompson. She was a homemaker, who then, after raising her two sons, Glenn and Eric, went back to college. She taught for the Sacramento Unified School District for 20...

Thomas Venard

Thomas Venard

Dec 15, 2010

Thomas William Venard passed away surrounded by his loving family on December 15, 2010, succumbing to complications due to pneumonia. Born December 28, 1924 in Ness City, Kansas, he was 85 years old. Tom grew up in Chehalis, Washington and enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 where he became a member of Battery D of the 800th Artillery....

Martha Johnson

Martha Johnson

Dec 10, 2010

Martha Mary Johnson passed away December 10, 2010 at the age of 87. Martha was born and raised in Winters, where she met and married her husband of 65 years, Herbert Johnson, and where together they raised their family. Over the years Martha was employed as a bookkeeper for various Winters based businesses, the last of which was Valley Almond...

Henry Long

Henry Long

Nov 29, 2010

Henry Long, a 50-year resident of Yolo County, died on Nov. 29, 2010. He was 95. Born on July 10, 1915, in Suisun, he was the 13th of 16 children born to Go and Shee Long. He graduated from Winters High School, where he was a star all-around athlete. Drafted into the U.S. Army, he served with distinction in thin...

Nancy Hartsough

Nancy Hartsough

Nov 14, 2010

Nancy Jean Hartsough passed away peacefully at home on November 14, from the effects of cancer. She was surrounded by an outpouring of love and care from all of her friends and family. She was born to John (Jack) and Gloria Nelson in Sacramento and, with the exception of a short time in Edgewood, California, lived there until beginning her...

Betty Wentz

Betty Wentz

Nov 10, 2010

Betty June Wentz, age 70, passed away Wednesday November 10, 2010 at Alderson Convalescent Hospital of complications from pneumonia. The daughter of Pauline and Alvin H. Lucas, she was an Oklahoma native and longtime Davis resident. Betty graduated from Davis High School and was a founding member of Pole Line Road Baptist Church. In her younger years she enjoyed riding...

Herbert Johnson

Herbert Johnson

Nov 10, 2010

Herbert Lonnie Johnson, of Winters, passed away November 10, 2010 at the age of 86. The son of a Baptist Minister, Herbert was born and raised in Moody Springs, Oklahoma. As a young man he traveled to California and settled in Winters where he met his wife of 65 years, Martha (Pezzatti) Johnson. In 1981, after 30 years of service,...

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