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Victoria Schlechter
May 4, 2008
Victoria Lee Schlechter, resident of Davis, California for 26 years passed away suddenly on May 4, 2008 at Sutter Davis Hospital. Vicki was born Victoria Lee Feack on February 2, 1945 in Houston, Texas to John and Fern. She graduated from UC Davis in 1967 and was known and loved by many in the Davis Community. Vicki spent much of...
Marsaille Morris
Apr 14, 2008
Marsaille Morris passed away peacefully on April 14, 2008. She was 97 years old. Marsaille was born in New York on October 14, 1910. She was one of four daughters born to Charles and Florence Crandall. Marsaille married Leonard Morris on August 24, 1940. They moved to Davis soon after and became lifelong residents of the Willowbank neighborhood. Leonard preceded...
Betty Rizzi
Apr 13, 2008
Betty Louise Rizzi peacefully passed away in her sleep April13, 2008. She was born in Sacramento to Edward Albert and Gertrude Rose Keehner October 30, 1909, the oldest of three children. Betty grew up in Sacramento attending schools there, the last being Sacramento Junior College, now known as Sacramento City College. Shortly after graduation, Betty was hired as a clerk...
Rex Richardson
Apr 10, 2008
Rex C. Richardson, 95, a resident of Sacramento, California for the past four years, passed away April 10, 2008. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Rose Richardson of Sacramento. Prior to living in Sacramento, Rex was a resident of Auburn, California for 25 years. His wife of 67 years, Felicia Richardson preceded him in death in...
Mike Lopez
Mar 29, 2008
Mike Lopez passed away peacefully on March 29, 2008 in Davis, CA. Born January 8, 1931 in Jaripitiro, Michoacan Mexico. Survived by his wife Eustaquia (E.G.), sons Arnulfo, Hector, Gilbert, Dagoberto, and daughter Maribel. Grandchildren Glacia, Michael, Celia, Julian, Vincent, Sienna, and several great-grandchildren. Numerous other family members and friends. Mike loved cooking his own Mexican style meals. He also...
Raymond Keefer, Jr
Mar 28, 2008
Raymond was born in a naval hospital in Norfork, Virginia on October 5, 1943. After World War II his parents, Ray and Hilda Keefer, returned with him to the Davis he loved where he lived the rest of his life. He graduated from Davis High School in 1962 and attended Sacramento Community College. He enjoyed photography, was honored for his...
William Albrecht
Mar 18, 2008
William was born in Chicago Illinois. He lived in London England from age three to nine, where many of his artistic passions first took root. Will moved to Davis in fourth grade, and was a student at North Davis Elementary, Emerson Junior High, Davis High School and the Davis School for Independent Study. He is survived by his parents, Andreas...
Theodore Kobos
Mar 11, 2008
Theodore J. Kobos, 87, of Davis, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 11, 2008 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He had been an area resident for 20 years. Ted was born April 9, 1920 in Lawrence, Massachusetts to Joseph and Sophie Kobos. He married Ursula Tony Royston on August 25, 1945 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Ted was...
Jack Douglass
Mar 3, 2008
Jack Donald Douglass, 83, of Davis, passed away Monday, March 3, 2008 at Courtyard Health Care Center. He had been an area resident for more than 40 years. Jack was born October 27, 1924 in Ellwood City, PA to Roland and Evelyn Douglass. He was retired from The University of Calif., Davis, as a Steam Operating Engineer. He enjoyed fishing,...
Edith Rothchild
Feb 2, 2008
Edith W. Rothchild passed away Saturday, February 2, 2008 at her home in Davis from complications of cancer and multiple system atrophy. Born July 11, 1929 in Norfolk, Virginia, she was 78 years old. Edith grew up in Virginia and lived in Norfolk and Virginia Beach. She attended college at William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. After college she met...
Lois Brinck
Jan 31, 2008
Lois Raisin Brinck, of El Macero, California passed away at the age of 76 on January 31, 2008. She struggled valiantly against cancer and left us peacefully at the side of her loved ones in Davis, California. Lois is survived by her four children: Suzanne Brinck Malone of Diablo, California, William Peter Brinck of Seattle, Washington, Lizabeth Chovanes of Orinda,...
Goerge II
Jan 30, 2008
Dr. George K. York II, who has died at the age of 82 after a brief illness, was a food bacteriologist for University of California Cooperative Extension for over 35 years. He was an authority on food-borne infections, especially botulism, and taught food bacteriology at UC Davis and throughout California. He advised home canners and agricultural industries on safe practices...
Madaline Diaso
Jan 23, 2008
Madaline Almeida Diaso passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at the age of 97. A devoted mother and elementary school teacher, Madaline was proud that her life reflected the history of California. The daughter of a fourth generation California mother and Portuguese immigrant father, Madaline was born October 11, 1910 on a dairy farm in Gustine, CA. Her educational journey...
James Milliff
Jan 20, 2008
James Cummings (Jim) Milliff, died January 20, 2008 at the University Retirement Community in Davis, CA. Jim was 91 years old, and he had been in the care of Yolo Hospice since late December 2007. Jim Milliff was born August 6, 1916, in Martinez, CA, the fourth of five sons of Rose and Francis Milliff. Jim attended Martinez public schools,...
Eileen Sprague
Jan 19, 2008
Eileen Marie Sprague, 82, of Dixon passed away Saturday, January 19, 2008. She had been an area resident for 35 years. Eileen was born February 25, 1925 in Marshalltown, Iowa to Louis and Mary Luther. As a young woman Eileen worked for the Burlington Northern Rail Road as did her future husband Paul, however oddly enough they did not meet...
Therese Scofield
Jan 11, 2008
Therese passed Jan. 11, 2008 at Kindred Hospital in Folsom with her family at her side. She was 74 years old. She was born in Arcadia, WI to August and Sophie Reck. The youngest of four children, she attended school in the small town of Arcadia where she displayed many talents; piano, acting, cheerleading, and Debate Club. Therese graduated from...
Kathryn Wilson
Jan 4, 2008
Kathryn "Kay" Wilson died Jan. 4, 2008, in Davis. Born Jan. 6, 1921, in Visalia, she was 86. She was a native of California and lived the past 54 years in Davis. She graduated from Folsom High School in 1941. She moved to West Sacramento, married Elmer Wilson in 1947 and started a family. In 1953 they moved to Davis...
Gladys Gulick
Dec 29, 2007
Gladys Evelyn Gulick of Davis, CA, died Saturday December 29, 2007 of natural causes. She was born September 23, 1921 in Springfield, Illinois to Harry and Bernice Paxton. The family moved to Benton Indiana where she grew up, and later met her husband of sixty-two years Phil Gulick. He was playing in a band prior to WWII when they met....
Melody Redwine
Dec 17, 2007
Melody Cole Redwine, born October 8, 1971, went to be with the Lord on December 17, 2007, after a long battle with Crohns Disease. Although she was a 1989 graduate of Coalinga High School, she spent most of her childhood in Lemoore, CA. She loved to sing, swim and watch movies. She is survived by her daughter, Julie Gale Redwine...
John Nelson
Dec 10, 2007
John William (Bill) Nelson of Davis died December 10, 2007 at the age of 83. Bill was born in Davenport, Iowa, and served 3 years in the submarine service in the North Atlantic during World War II. Following his discharge from the Navy, Bill obtained a business degree from St. Ambrose College in Davenport. Bill spent the majority of his...
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