Parent-Sorensen Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for families Sonoma and Marin Counties
Dean A. Welter
Nov 30, 2014
Passed away November 30, 2014 in San Rafael, CA, beloved husband of Sheryl Ann Welter. Adored father of Christopher Welter and Kevin Welter. Loving son of Judy Young (Jerry) and Dale Welter (Janet). Dear brother of Dane Welter, Darren Welter and Elizabeth Baldassari. Step brother of Kristen and Jackie. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. A native of California,...
Jay Eugene Jackson
Nov 29, 2014
JACKSON, JAY EUGENE - Entered into rest suddenly in Crescent City, CA on November 29, 2014. Dearly beloved son of Janice Jackson of Springfield, OH. Beloved father of Jayson Jackson and Jessica Jackson, both of Santa Rosa, CA. Adored grandfather of Isis Lopes and Julius Lopes. Also survived by his brother; Jeff Jackson of Springfield, OH and numerous nieces and...
Wilma Jean Ferreira
Nov 28, 2014
Passed away on November 28, 2014, peacefully at home with family at her bedside. Born April 20, 1930 in Rising Star, Texas, she was a California resident since 1950. Jean enjoyed Caribbean cruises and Redwood Empire Classic Chevy Club activities with husband, Tony. Her other interests included photography, rose gardening, line danching, she loved country music, but most of all...

Evelyn Mae Haggard
Nov 27, 2014
Passed away in Santa Rosa, CA, November 27, 2014, beloved mother of Clay Smith, Regina Marcheschi and the late Cary Archer Smith III. Adored grandmother of Cheri Cooper, Megan and Alex Mahaney, Cary and Joseph Smith. Cherished great grandmother of Samantha, J.J. and Allysa Cooper and Gialena Schropp. Loving sister of Rosie Niles and the late Frank Snyder and James...
Patricia Ann Dengler
Nov 27, 2014
DENGLER, PATRICIA ANN Passed away peacefully, with family by her side, on Thanksgiving Day. She is survived by her loving family: husband Hugh, children Eric, Guy (Judy), Rex (Claire), Roger, Alan (Mary), and Iris (Mike) Lovelace, sister Dolores Swank, 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Born in Dunkirk, NY, she and her husband moved with their young children to Santa Rosa,...
Christopher "Kooz" Kusnik
Nov 24, 2014
Christopher E. Kusnik, 31 of Rohnert Park; passed away on 11/24/14. He was the beloved son of Garry and Sheryl Kusnik; born in San Francisco on 10/23/83. He attended Rancho Cotati High along with El Camino which he graduated from. He enjoyed writing lyrics, making people laugh and helping other people. He is survived by his older brother; Jason Varsanyi...
Sharon Mendoza Tremari Bianchini Doughty
Nov 19, 2014
Daughter, Wife, Teacher, Accountant, Mother, Dairywoman, Winemaker, Inn Keeper and a true friend to many. Truly an Entrepreneur. A native of Marin County, Sharon was born and raised on the Point Reyes peninsula. She went to a one room School house on the Historic "B" ranch for eight years. She graduated from Tomales High School in 1959 as valedictorian, and...

Rose A. Silva
Nov 18, 2014
ROSE A. SILVA passed away on November 17, 2014 in Roseville. Devoted wife of the late John Silva. Devoted mother of Nancy Scheiner of Shingle Springs, Dorothy Vollmer of Cameron Park, Walt Silva of Shingle Springs, Bob Silva of Sonoma, and the late Rod Silva and Carole Dickens. Age: 95 years. Friends and family are invited to attend the Funeral...
Alice Kennedy Mars
Nov 10, 2014
ALICE K. MARS passed away peacefully at home on November 10, 2014 with her children by her side. Alice was born in Chicago, IL on November 29, 1918. Following the Great Depression, she left Chicago in 1941 at the age of 22 for a job with the U.S. Bureau of Engraving & Printing in Washington DC. She stayed with the...
Mary Therese Mcneany
Nov 9, 2014
McNEANY, MARY THERESE - Entered into rest peacefully on November 9, 2014 in Santa Rosa, CA. Most loving wife of the late William E. (Bill) McNeany, beloved mother of: Bill, Jr. (Tammy), Therese McNeany-Peifer (Charles), Mary Ellen Struck, Kathleen Veon (Robert O'Brien), Beth Dericco (Joel) John (Lynette), Joseph (Annie), Patrick (Kimi) and the late Thomas and Paul. Adored grandmother of...
Barbara Marie Dilley
Nov 8, 2014
Passed away suddenly, Saturday, November 8, 2014 in Medford, Oregon. Loving wife of Tom Dilley. Beloved daughter of Lillian Faye Hansen. Step mother of Elizabeth Biddle (James) and Kim Janakes (John). Dear grandmother of ten. Loving sister of Ginger Mora (Jim), Dale Carroll (Priscilla), Don Carroll (Theresa) and David Carroll (Gina) as well as aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins....
Samuel H. Klebanoff
Nov 6, 2014
SAMUEL KLEBANOFF died quietly at his home in Richmond, CA, on November 6, 2014, after several years of declining health. Sam was born in 1923 into a tight-knit community of Jewish immigrants who raised chickens in Petaluma. His parents had come from Belarus. After high school, he began classes at UC Berkeley in the fall of 1941. When the war...
Peter Connolly Dolcini
Nov 4, 2014
A man deeply connected with the land of West Marin County, PETER CONNOLLY DOLCINI died peacefully, at home, with his wife of 65 years, Louise, at his side. Peter was a talented man, well-versed in chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, creative writing and languages, but that does not begin to scratch the surface of who he was. A deeply spiritual, generous...
William John King
Nov 2, 2014
On November 2, 2014 Bill King passed away peacefully after a year-long battle with leukemia. Born September 9, 1939, he was a life-long Petaluma resident. At age 11, he showed his prized steer at the Junior Grand National Livestock Exhibition at the Cow Palace. While a student at Petaluma High School, one of his projects was 2,000 laying hens. The...
Janice Marie Volker-Corda
Nov 1, 2014
Passed away in Petaluma, CA, November 1, 2014, beloved daughter of the late Alice and Henry Volker. Sister of Juanita Brown of Reno, NV and the late Floyd Volker. Dear friend of Cathy Cardoza and Val Mentjox. Also survived by several nieces, nephews and Godchildren. A native of Petaluma, CA, age 65 years. Janice, a lifelong resident of Petaluma graduated...
Corena "Kay" Ledotia Davis
Oct 31, 2014
Born Oct. 16, 1925, passed away Oct. 31, 2014. Born to Earl and Bertha Turner in Albia, Iowa, they moved west and while working at a Western Union office in Eureka, Ca, Corena met and married Ralph Davis in 1946. They moved to Petaluma where she raised six children. She studied at Santa Rosa JC to become a Medical Asst....

Bobbie Gene Rhodes
Oct 31, 2014
Bobbie Gene Rhodes, 77, died on October 31, 2014. A longtime resident of Petaluma, he was an avid bowler since 1956 and served as both Secretary and Director for the Petaluma Bowling Association. He loved his HO scale trains and watching sports, especially the 49ers. Bobbie was predeceased by his junior high school sweetheart and wife of 53 years, Betty...
Herbert Leo Morris
Oct 30, 2014
Herbert Leo Morris, age 85, a 45 year resident of Petaluma, died of cancer at home on October 30, 2014. Herbert is survived by his wife of 52 years Dorothy; his son, Samuel Morris (Rashida), and his daughters, Karen Morris-Cole and Brenda Penney (Charlie). Seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great great-grandchildren. He was an Air Force Master Sergeant who...

James J. Cassidy
Oct 30, 2014
James "Jim" J. Cassidy, 80, of Petaluma, CA, died October 30, 2014 at his home. He was born June 2, 1934 in Lowell MA, the youngest son of the late Charles A. and Hannah (Fitzpatrick) Cassidy. He was educated in the Lowell Schools and graduated from Lowell High School. Jim traveled the world during his 20 years of service in...
Robert A. "Bob" Oertel
Oct 29, 2014
ROBERT A. OERTEL passed away on October 29, 2014 in Petaluma. Devoted husband of Shirley M. Oertel of Petaluma. Beloved father of Russell Oertel (Esther), Susan Reichel, and Julie Traverso (Tony). Adored grandfather of Robert Oertel, William Oertel, Joseph Reichel, and Jack Reichel. Loving cousin of Chris Elzi and Marian Heaton. Dear former father-in-law of Mark Reichel. Age: 85 years....
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