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Ruth Enos
Sep 16, 2007
Ruth Hartley Enos, a 45-year resident of Davis, California, died on September 16th after many years of fighting chronic heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. She was 85 years old. Ruth was born April 21, 1922 in Washington State on her familys farm. In addition to raising standard crops for the region, her father bred and raised fox for their pelts,...
Jeffery Gilstrap
Sep 14, 2007
Jeffery Gilstrap, age 55, died Friday Sept. 14th of natural causes at his home in Davis. Born in Woodland, he grew up in Davis and Santa Cruz. Jeff lived an uncomplicated life, gave generously and touched the lives of many. He was a child of the 60s and insisted upon marching to his own drummer until he died. For over...
Jennifer Martin
Sep 14, 2007
Jennifer Lewis Martin, of Woodland, passed away September 14, 2007 at the age of 44. She was born June 9, 1963 in Sacramento to Jane and Charles Lewis. In 1966, her family moved to Davis. Jennifer graduated from Davis Sr. High School in 1981 and then from U.C. Davis in 1986 with honors, receiving her B.S. in Landscape Architecture. After...
Julie Brewer
Sep 6, 2007
Julie Brewer, a 7-year resident of the University Retirement Community at Davis, passed away September 6, 2007, shortly after being diagnosed with angiosarcoma. Born in Aberdeen, Washington on June 6, 1920, Julia Evlin Olson was the first child of David Olson from Sweden and Mari Torkveen Olson from Norway. After graduating from Weatherwax High School in Aberdeen, she attended Whitworth...
Charles Hayes, Jr
Aug 26, 2007
Charles Hayes Jr. was born in Winnepeg, Canada on April 9, 1916 and died peacefully at his home in Davis on August 26, 2007. He moved to Davis shortly following WWII and taught mathematics at UCD where he had a long and distinguished career. He was chairman of the department for many years, a member of the academic senate and...
Deborah Pleau
Aug 25, 2007
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St James Church, 1275 B St., at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, for Deborah Pleau, who died unexpectedly in Colorado on Aug. 25, 2007. Debbie was the wife of longtime resident Dennis Pleau. She was 51. Debbie is survived by her husband, Dennis; sons, Michael and Steven; her mother, Dolores Marchand...
Agnes Metz
Aug 23, 2007
Agnes Pauline Pat Metz, 89, died peacefully at home on August 23, 2007, surrounded by her family. She was 89. Her parents were Elizabeth Mullen of Ireland and Albert Ebhardt of Germany. Pat was born December 11, 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Richmond Hill High School. Although she moved to Davis...
Joyce Morris
Aug 21, 2007
Joyce Ohliger Morris died at home Tuesday morning, August 21, 2007 after a six-month battle with thyroid cancer. Her two daughters were at her side. Joyce was born August 15, 1925, in San Mateo County. She greatly enjoyed her early years in Burlingame and Hillsborough and graduated from Burlingame High School in the class of 1944. She went on to...
Fredonna Elton
Aug 2, 2007
Fredonna Mae Humphrey Elton died on August 2, 2007 at her home in Davis, CA. where she lived with her daughter and grandchildren. She was born to Fred and Jessie Humphrey in Phillips, NE on April 22, 1918. She spent most of her childhood growing up on a farm near Clarinda, Iowa. She was a child during the Great Depression...
Robert Scari
Aug 1, 2007
Robert M. Scari, Professor of Spanish, Emeritus, UC Davis passed away August 1, 2007 after a prolonged illness involving advanced stages of Parkinsons disease. He was 78 years old. Robert was born September 19, 1928 in Genoa, Italy to Roberto Scaricabarozzi and Clara Gonzalez Sarmiento. His fathers work involved geographically distant appointments in the Argentine consular service, which gave Robert...
G Bradford
Jul 29, 2007
G. Eric Bradford of Davis died of heart failure on July 29, 2007 in a Sacramento hospital. He was 77. Eric was born on November 2, 1929 near Kingsey, Quebec, Canada. He attended local public schools and graduated high school at age 16, the only boy in a class of eight. Erics interest in animal agriculture began while growing up...
Johnnie Collado, Jr
Jul 26, 2007
Johnnie Collado, Jr. a lifelong resident and orchard farmer of Winters died July 26, 2007 at the age of 85. After victory in World War II and completion of his military responsibilities, Mr. Collado returned to the Winters area to farm in the McMahan Tract District of rural Winters until his retirement at age 80. Mr. Collados most cherished love...
William Howell
Jul 21, 2007
William Thomas Howell, 72, of Davis passed away Saturday, July 21, 2007 at his home. He had been an area resident for 22 years. Bill was born February 23, 1935 in Hollywood, California to Clarence and Alice Howell. He grew up in Lakeport, California and owned a ranch for many years. Bill was a life member of the Lake County...
Charles Nash
Jul 15, 2007
NASH, Charles Presley Born March 15, 1932 in Sacramento, California, beloved husband, father, step-father, grandfather and valued colleague and friend passed away from complications from pneumonia on July 15, 2007. Charlie was a 4th generation Californian and a second generation Berkeley Bear. He graduated from UC Berkeley in 1952 with a BS in Chemistry and received his PhD in Chemistry...
Timothy Libra
Jul 6, 2007
Timothy Thomas Libra, 50, of Davis passed away Friday, July 6, 2007 at U.C. Davis Medical Center. He had been an area resident for 41 years. Timmy was born December 26, 1956 in Madera, California to Edward and Joyce Libra. He was a motorcycle enthusiast and always looked forward to being with his family and friends. Timmy was preceded in...
Dorothy Catanese
Jul 1, 2007
Dorothy Dottie Catanese, 90, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2007 at Sierra Health Care. She had been an area resident for the past 5 years. Dorothy was born November 15, 1916 in Montpelier, Idaho to Utah Pioneers, Henry and Maria Somsen. Dorothy is survived by her son, Robert (Kathryn) VanGilse and 13 grandchildren. Private family services will be held at...
James Mehl
Jun 30, 2007
James Robert Mehl, 75, of Davis, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loved ones on Saturday, June 30, 2007. Jim was born October 13, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois to Fred and Dorothy Mehl. As a boy, Jim moved with family to Southern California, where he was raised. Jim was a military veteran who served in the National...
Virginia Berger
Jun 12, 2007
Virginia N. Berger passed away at her home in Davis on June 12 after battling heart disease and diabetes for many years. Born in Cucamonga, CA in 1919, Virginia spent her early years in Los Angeles where she met the love of her life, Glen Berger, while working at Lockheed during World War II. After only one week of dating,...
Barry Garrison
Jun 8, 2007
Barrett (Barry) Anthony Garrison Davis, CA Born June 25, 1958, in Ventura CA, Barry left us too soon on June 8, 2007. Barry grew up in Sacramento and attended Orange Grove Elementary, Churchill Middle and La Sierra High schools. He also attended American River College and later earned a B.S. from Humboldt State University and a M.S. from Virginia Tech...
Alice Nelson
Jun 2, 2007
Alice (Keith) Nelson was born in Canton, South Dakota on March 27, 1915 to Silas and Nellie Keith. She grew up there with her two sisters. Alice received her Bachelor's degree from Dakota Wesleyan University, and her Master's degree from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. After college, she taught high school English and Latin, where she met her...
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