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Anna Murphy

Anna Murphy

Apr 21, 2008

Anna Murphy - Passed away in Petaluma on April 21, 2008. Devoted wife of the late John T. Murphy. Beloved mother of Richard Murphy and his wife Gloria of Sebastopol, CA. Adored grandmother of Lisa Murphy and her husband Bruce, Michelle Piltch and her husband Victor and Michael Murphy and his wife Martha. Cherished great-grandmother of Lindsay Ashley, Colton and...

Paul Bordessa

Paul Bordessa

Apr 20, 2008

Paul Bordessa - Passed away in Petaluma on April 20, 2008. Devoted husband of 59 years to Elsie Bordessa. Loving father of Steven Bordessa and his wife Betti and Kathleen Bordessa. Loving and kind step-grandfather of Lisa Knutson and step great-grandfather of Taelynn Knutson. Caring brother of Clorinda Zimmerman, Eda Tomasetti, and Stella Corda. Survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and...

Marilyn Mellor

Marilyn Mellor

Apr 20, 2008

Marilyn Mellor - Age 65, passed way at home surrounded by her loving family. Marilyn is survived by her devoted husband of 19 years, Rick Mellor of Cotati; her children Michelle Sapiente (John) of Windsor and Connie Harkey of Santa Rosa; stepchildren, Todd Mellor (Stephanie) of Petaluma and Craig Mellor (Nancy) of Sebastopol; grandchildren Jennifer and Zachary Sapiente and Makenzi...

Elaine Lois Elder Bundesen

Elaine Lois Elder Bundesen

Apr 19, 2008

Elaine Lois Elder Bundesen - Our fun loving, smart, generous, loving friend and relative died in Petaluma, her long term home, from complications of Parkinsonâ??s Disease. Elaine was born in Pascoe, Washington to Raymond and Clara Irene (Kunath) Elder. She was raised in Seattle, where her father was a school administrator and her mother a housewife and nurse, who was...

Michael  Dee Edmunson

Michael Dee Edmunson

Apr 16, 2008

Michael Dee Edmunson - Michael Dee Edmunson passed away peacefully at his residence in Sebastopol on April 16, 2008 at the age of 69. Beloved husband of Marie V. Edmunson; dear father of Michael D. (Lisa Marie) Edmunson II; adored step-father of Michael S. Velasquez and Tye W. McCabe; cherished grandfather of Amber L. Edmunson, Michelle A. Edmunson, and Michael...

Maryanne Bradford

Maryanne Bradford

Apr 16, 2008

MaryAnne Bradford - MaryAnne Bradford passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 in Petaluma. Devoted wife of the late William "Bill""" Bradford. Loving mother of Robert Bradford of Stayton, OR, Patricia Callagy of Sonoma, Cynthia Holmes, and Michelle Staub both of Petaluma. Dear mother-in-law of Nancy Bradford, Sean Callagy, Dale Holmes, and Maurice Staub. Cherished grandmother of Sarah and Amy...

William  C. Bomio

William C. Bomio

Apr 16, 2008

William C. Bomio - Passed away in Petaluma, CA, April 16, 2008, beloved husband of the late Minnie V. Bomio. Adored father of Sharon A. Bomio-Hoadley of Sebastopol and Shirley K. Barday of Novato. Father-in-law of Chris Hoadley and Terrence Barday. Loving grandfather of Beverly, Michael and Stefan Barday. Cherished great grandfather of Grant and Noah Barday. Also survived by...

F.  Ben Brinkworth

F. Ben Brinkworth

Apr 15, 2008

Lt. Col. F. Ben Brinkworth - Lt. Colonel Brinkworth passed away on April 15, 2008 at his Windsor, CA home. Survived by his wife; Barbara Brinkworth of Windsor and his two sons; Daniel Brinkworth and his wife Linda of Alexandria, VA and Forrest Brinkworth of Fairfax, CA. Grandfather of 3 and great-grandfather of 1. Born on November 10, 1917 in...

Robert  Josef-Werner Schreck

Robert Josef-Werner Schreck

Apr 14, 2008

Robert Josef-Werner Schreck - Passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on April 14, 2008. Bob had been a well-known restaurateur and resident of Santa Rosa since 1966; dearly beloved husband for over 42 years of Gretel (Wakaliuk) Schreck; beloved father of Denice (Schreck) Pavelka and Ingrid (Schreck) Kelly; dear brother of Helmut Schreck of Speyer, Germany and...

Ella Christiansen

Ella Christiansen

Apr 10, 2008

Ella Christiansen - Passed away in Santa Rosa on April 10, 2008. Wife of the late Hans Peter Christiansen. Mother of Betty Butler (Duane) and Doris Lewis (Stephen) both of Santa Rosa. Grandmother of Sheryl de Leuze (Robert) of Napa, Marilane Bergfelt (Ben) of Napa, Andrea Lewis of Idaho and Keith Lewis (Carolyn) of Canada. Great-grandmother of Brandon, Jill, Nathan,...

Alyce Hansel

Alyce Hansel

Apr 9, 2008

Alyce Hansel - Alyce Hansel died peacefully on April 9, 2008 surrounded by her loving family. She is preceded in death by her husband Walter in 1998. She is survived by her 5 children and their spouses: Chuck and Nancy Hansel, Henry and Marilyn Hansel, Stephen and Carol Hansel, Gretchen and Doug Miller, Helen Hansel and Mary Tennes. She is...

Helen Close

Helen Close

Apr 8, 2008

Helen Close - Helen (Brodnansky) Close passed away suddenly in Petaluma on April 8, 2008. Devoted wife of the late Lewis Close. Loving mother of Liz Close of Petaluma and Edward Close of Folsom, CA. Cherished grandmother of Amanda Pouchot of Petaluma, Ryan Close of Maine and Adam Close of Folsom, CA. Dear Sister of Ann Hardina of Kensington, CA....

David  Noel Freedman

David Noel Freedman

Apr 8, 2008

Dr. David Noel Freedman - Dr. David Noel Freedman passed away suddenly on April 8, 2008 at the Petaluma home of his son David and daughter-in-law Genevieve. Husband of the late Cornelia Pryor Freedman. Father of Meredith Anne Freedman of Petaluma, Nadezdha Burgoyne and her husband John of Glasgow, Scotland, David M. Freedman and his wife Genevieve of Petaluma, and...

Joseph Ponte,  Jr.

Joseph Ponte, Jr.

Apr 7, 2008

Joseph Ponte, Jr. - Passed away on April 7, 2008 in San Rafael. Devoted husband of the late Adelaide Ponte. Adored father of Edward J. Ponte and his wife Tracy of Petaluma. Cherished grandfather of Edward J. Ponte, Jr. and Hailey L. Ponte both of Petaluma. Age: 81 years. Born in San Rafael, Joe was reared on the Ponte Family...

Charles  O. Bordessa

Charles O. Bordessa

Apr 5, 2008

Charles O. Bordessa - Passed away in Santa Rosa, CA., April 5, 2008, beloved husband for 58 years to Janet M. Bordessa of Petaluma. Loving father of Gary Bordessa and his wife Sandy of Valley Ford, David Bordessa and his wife, Kelli of Oakland and the late Mark Bordessa. Adored grandfather of Michele Bordessa-Lopez and her husband, Jeff, Gino Bordessa...

Mildred Pellini

Mildred Pellini

Apr 1, 2008

Mildred "Millie" Pellini - On Tuesday, April 1, 2008 Mildred â??Millieâ?

Denise  May Shirley

Denise May Shirley

Mar 31, 2008

Denise May Shirley - Denise May Shirley passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and friends on March 31, 2008. Beloved daughter of Agnes and Oliver Shirley of Petaluma. Cherished sister of Carol Ann Kirkeby and Patty Shirley. Loving aunt of Ricky Alvis III and Mikaela Kirkeby. Great Aunt of Lillian Alvis. Thank you to her devoted caregivers, Katherine, Shirley,...

Sam  G. Sklavos

Sam G. Sklavos

Mar 30, 2008

Sam G. Sklavos - Age: 86 years. Born June 20, 1921 in San Francisco, passed away March 30, 2008 in Cotati. Sam is survived by his wife, Dee, of 57 years. He has two sons Steve (Sandy) and John (Suzanne) Sklavos; four grandchildren Eric, Sara, David (Tammy) and Dustin; and four great-grandchildren Kylie, Aiden, Dakota and DJ. Preceded in death...

Theron  L. Prentiss

Theron L. Prentiss

Mar 30, 2008

Theron L. Prentiss - PRENTISS, THERON L. - Entered into rest, March 30, 2008 in Sebastopol, CA. Dearly beloved husband of fifty-eight years of Maria O. Prentiss of Santa Rosa, CA. Loving father of Keith (Jodi) Prentiss of Paso Robles, CA, Ken (Marilyn) Prentiss of Paradise, CA and Karen Prentiss of Orangevale, CA. Cherished grandfather of Ryan, Joel, Sarah, Dillen...

Kimberly (Mccaffrey)  Nelson

Kimberly (Mccaffrey) Nelson

Mar 30, 2008

Kimberly (McCaffrey) Nelson - Beloved wife of Tom Nelson, devoted and loving mother of James and Kevin. Survived by her parents Jim and Mary McCaffrey of Petaluma and her brothers, Jim, Mike & Chris McCaffrey; her sisters-in-law, Maria and Patty McCaffrey; a brother-in-law, Richard Nelson and her father-in-law, Richard Nelson. Kim was a graduate of USF with a Master's Degree...

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