Obituaries

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,...

Webb Sisemore

Webb Sisemore

Nov 6, 2010

Webb A. Sisemore, age 89, of Davis, California, passed away on November 6, 2010 at Woodland Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 26, 1921 in Claremore, Oklahoma to John C. and Milley Coker Sisemore. Webb moved from Oklahoma to San Jose, California where he met and married Dorothy Miller and they have enjoyed a wonderful 62 years of marriage....

Robert Berges

Robert Berges

Nov 5, 2010

Robert Bob John Berges, 78, of Davis, formerly of Napa, passed away Friday, November 5, 2010. He had been an area resident for 39 years. Robert was born March 14, 1932 in Vallejo, California to Palmeta Tost and John R. Berges. Bob worked for Bank of America for 38 years and received many awards, including Manager of the Year. He...

Frances Andrews

Frances Andrews

Oct 16, 2010

Frances Holland Andrews, a Mississippi native and longtime resident of Carlsbad, Calif., died Oct. 16 at St. Johns Retirement Village in Woodland, Calif., of complications from a stroke. A memorial service will be held Oct. 23 at the home of Sheila and Duke Kebow in Carlsbad. Born Frances Louise Holland on Oct.17, 1937, she was the daughter of the late...

Richard Lum

Richard Lum

Sep 26, 2010

Richard Lum, beloved father and husband and long-time resident of Davis, CA, passed away on September 26, 2010. He was 73. Born in Stockton, California to Leon and Su-Ping Lum, Richard was the third of four children two older siblings, Ton and Anna, and younger sister Marilyn. The family soon moved to Portland, Oregon. After graduating from high school, Richard...

Glen Nance

Glen Nance

Sep 18, 2010

William Glen Nance, 84, of Winters, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2010 at his home. He had been an area resident for 56 years. Glen was born July 6, 1926 in Jerusalem, Arkansas to Earley and Lila Nance. He quit school in the sixth grade to help support his family by working on farms. In 1943, Glen married Bernice Yaney....

Kenneth Snow

Kenneth Snow

Sep 7, 2010

Kenneth Wayne Snow Long time resident of EI Macero, Ken Snow, passed away Sept. 7, 2010. Born in Rush Springs, Oklahoma June 13, 1927, he was the younger of two sons born to William Franklin Snow and Chloe Holden. During the depression the family moved to Oklahoma City for 8 years before leaving for the California Coast at Santa Monica...

Theodore Puntillo

Theodore Puntillo

Sep 1, 2010

Theodore Frank Puntillo (Ted Sr.), 90 years of age, born in Staten Island, New York on April 8, 1920 to Eugene and Ida Puntillo, had five brothers and three sisters. Ted passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 1, 2010 at Sutter West Hospital in Davis. Ted is survived by his two sons, Ted Puntillo Jr. of Davis and...

Joseph Schrabeck

Joseph Schrabeck

Aug 18, 2010

Joseph H. Schrabeck Joe Daddy, 73, of Davis, California, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2010 at Kaiser Hospital Vacaville. He had been an area resident for over 30 years. Joe was born March 19, 1937 in La Cross, Wisconsin to Edna M. Bahr and Joseph N. Schrabeck. He loved his Classic cars. 57 Chevys were his passion (Red). He attended...

Monsignor Coffey

Monsignor Coffey

Aug 12, 2010

Msgr. Andrew V. Coffey, a long-respected and beloved priest of the diocese who served as pastor of St. James Parish in Davis from 1963 to 1994, died Aug. 12, 2010, at Sutter Hospital in Sacramento following a lengthy illness. He was 89. Msgr. Coffey was pastor emeritus of St. James Parish, and since his retirement in 1994 he continued to...

Frank Ramos

Frank Ramos

Aug 10, 2010

Frank A. Ramos, 86, of Winters passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at Woodland Memorial Hospital. Frank was born January 5, 1924 in Madison, California to Isabel Aguilar and Antonio Ramos. He served in the U.S. Marines during WWII in the 6th Division, serving in the Pacific. He farmed apricots, peaches, almonds and walnuts until 1977. Frank then went into...

Evelyn Dewsnup

Evelyn Dewsnup

Aug 5, 2010

Evelyn Redman Dewsnup, aged 86, passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2010. Evelyn had lived at a ranch in Davis for almost 50 years with her husband, Stanley R. Dewsnup, and their five children. Born in Walla Walla, Washington to Wynn Henry Redman and Nettie Thompson Redman, she later spent her childhood in Portland, Oregon with her parents and elder...

John hull

John hull

Aug 4, 2010

John Leroy Roy Hull passed away, peacefully, at home on August 4, 2010. He was 82 years old. Roy was born September 5, 1927 in Eureka, CA to William Shinn Hull and Lurena Margaret Medcalf making him a third generation Californian. He grew up on a dairy in Hydesville, Humboldt County, later moving to Willows CA. where he graduated from...

Dolores Rojas

Dolores Rojas

Jul 30, 2010

Dolores M. Rojas, 85, of Davis, died Friday, July 30, 2010, at Sutter Davis Hospital in Davis. Dolores was born September 28, 1924, in Monterey, California, and was a 40-year resident of Salinas before moving to Davis in 1987. She was a loving homemaker for more than 70 years. She was an excellent dancer with her favorite partner Joe. She...

Victor Bussard

Victor Bussard

Jul 27, 2010

Victor L. Bussard, 83, of Winters passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2010 at Sutter Davis Hospital. He had been an area resident for 59 years. Victor was born January 15, 1927 in Lipscomb, Texas to Oliver and Lottie Bussard. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 3 years and got out in 1946 with an honorable discharge. Victor worked...

Robert Jaffe

Robert Jaffe

Jul 16, 2010

Robert Mark Jaffe, born May 17, 1953, in New York City, N.Y., died July 16, 2010, in Davis after a determined battle with primary amyloidosis. Raised in northern New Jersey and Wheaton, Ill., he was the first child of Herbert and Evelyn Jaffe. From an early age, Robert showed promise in the arts, playing the trombone in a local band...

Lois Loomis

Lois Loomis

Jul 13, 2010

Lois Ann Loomis passed away peacefully on July 13, 2010. Ann grew up on her family farm near Kellogg, Iowa. She attended Iowa State University, earning a BS degree in Related Science with an emphasis in food science and nutrition in 1949. She was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority, where she served as president and made many...

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