Parent-Sorensen Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for families Sonoma and Marin Counties
Catherine (Cathy) Cerrone
Aug 20, 2022
Catherine (Cathy) Cerrone filled her 91 years on this earth with love, dedication to family, and being the best Grammie and Mother that she could be.
Cathy couldn’t finish a sentence without interjecting a laugh, perfecting a unique way of laughing while talking. If it was possible for her to love something more than her family, it...
Charles And Maxine Casarotti
Aug 20, 2022
Maxine Casarotti – August 13, 1928 to March 16, 2022 Charles Casarotti – August 16, 1924 to August 20, 2022
Charles William (98) & Maxine Cecilia Casarotti (93) were called home within six months of each other surrounded by their loved ones.
Maxine, the daughter of Max and Ella Herrerias, was born on August 13,...
Marilyn Prud'Homme-Williams
Aug 16, 2022
Marilyn was born in McCune, Kansas to Wharton and Mildred Miller. Marilyn’s siblings: she was preceded in death by Robert Miller, and Patrick Miller. Marilyn was survived by her sister Pat Kvalheim (husband Irwin Kvalheim), and Barbara Franklin. Marilyn’s children: preceded by Dennis R. Slaydon in death, her surviving children are: James Douglas Slaydon (wife: Ann), Julia Slaydon Helm...
Richard John Murphy
Aug 14, 2022
Richard “Dick” John Murphy passed away on August 14, 2022, near his beloved home in Sebastopol and new home in Penngrove, California.
Dick was born on November 11, 1935, in Evanston, Illinois and moved with his parents to California as a young man. Dick had a love of flowers and plants and graduated from Cal Poly Pomona...
Kenneth Daniel Joseph
Aug 7, 2022
A resident of Petaluma, CA, Kenneth (Kenny) Joseph passed away at the age of 95 in his home. He was admired by those lives he touched along the way.
Kenneth served in WWII in the Army. He was a retired firefighter, helping to save many homes and buildings in his own backyard, during a fire that swept...
Mervin Albert Mcdonald
Aug 6, 2022
Passed away peacefully at his ranch, August 6, 2022 at the age of 98. Merv was born in Petaluma to William Marshall McDonald and Stella Inez Alice Moretti. He was a natural cowboy and spent most of his life ranching in Marin County. He cherished his friends and family, his horses, his hounds, hunting, shearing sheep and a good...

Dorothy M. Blomquist
Aug 2, 2022
Longtime Petaluma resident, late of Fresno, Dorothy Blomquist passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold Blomquist.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. she also dearly loved her don, Max. After Harold's death Max was her companion for 14 years.
Dorothy is survived...
Steven David Lindberg
Jul 31, 2022
It’s with profound sadness we announce that Steven David Lindberg passed away with his family at his side on July 31, 2022.
Steve was born in Klamath Falls, Ore May 24, 1962. His family moved to Petaluma when he was an infant. He is survived by his parents David and Donna Lindberg, sister Joyce Arns and nephew...
Richard J. Badolato
Jul 24, 2022
Richard James Badolato "OG" 74 of Santa Rosa, California passed away on July 24th after his valiant battle with cancer. Richard was pre deceased by his parents Joseph and Marqurite, his brother Ronnie and his two granddaughters Laura and Clairissa. He served as a Sargent for the 9th infantry in the United States Army during Vietnam from 1968 -...
Rita Ann Lepori
Jul 23, 2022
Our loving mother, Rita Ann Lepori ended her journey and passed peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family, on July 23, 2022.
Rita was born in Santa Rosa on Nov. 2, 1930 to Severino and Mary Manfredi. She was sister to Doris Woods of Santa Rosa.
She attended the old Saint Rose Elementary School...
Evan Kirk Martineau
Jul 23, 2022
It is with much sadness that I announced the death of Evan K. Martineau on July 23, 2022, after a months-long illness with cancer. Evan led a life impassioned by helping others, working with people with disabilities and loving his family and friends. He loved music, theater, dancing and watching the SF Giants and NY Yankees. He is survived...
Stanislawa Calinski
Jul 17, 2022
Stanislawa (Stella) Calinska was born April 8, 1925 in a small town near Lublin, Poland. As a young child she grew up with the parents and four sisters and one brother. The family had a farm where they grew strawberries, potatoes and wheat. During WWI her father was forced to join the Tsarist army for five years.
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Dwight J. Sims
Jul 17, 2022
Dwight J. Sims, 83, passed away at home in Cotati, CA on July 17, 2022. Whether discussing Shakespearean sonnets, raku glazes or Eastern religion, Dwight had a passion for teaching, learning, and sharing ideas, connecting to those around him through the exchange of thoughts and theories. Born in Indiana, Dwight grew up in Los Angeles and La Jolla, where he...
James A. "Jim" Braga
Jul 16, 2022
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Jim Braga was an extraordinary man. But then that should have come as no surprise to those who saw him fight his way back from polio as a young boy. That grit took him to the football fields of St. Vincent’s and on to serve as a proud Marine. Not one to stop at just one career he...
Melvin James Silva
Jul 16, 2022
Melvin James Silva, passed away July 16, 2022 at the age of 100. He was born in the outskirts of Petaluma, where he was raised & continued to live there all his life. He started out as a rancher, riding his beloved horse, “Nubbs”. He would race his horse at Kenilworth Racetrack where he claimed to have the fastest...
Marc Charles Stanley
Jul 15, 2022
Marc Charles Stanley was born in Corte Madera, California at Marin General Hospital on May 5, 1960 to Melvin and Barbara Stanley. He grew up in Fairfax, CA. In 1995 he was married to Dawn Stanley for 25 years. On July 15, 2022, at the age of 62, he died unexpectedly at his home in Rohnert Park, CA. He...
Paul Edward Bonardi
Jul 11, 2022
Paul Edward Bonardi passed away in Petaluma at the age of 75. Paul was born on February 12, 1947 in San Francisco. He was raised in the city and graduated from Sacred Heart High School with the class of 1965.
In his younger years, he loved playing basketball and riding mountain bikes. As he grew older, he...
Salvatore Anthony Priolo
Jul 10, 2022
After enduring a long illness, Sal went peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, July 10. He remained gentle and loving up to his passing.
Sal was born and raised in San Francisco, the son of Anthony and Cecilia Priolo. He attended Galileo High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Francisco State University. He...
Jack L. Krout, Col.,Ret.
Jul 8, 2022
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Jack L. Krout, Col., Ret. was born in Hamilton, Montana, August 3,1924 and grew up in the Bitterroot Valley. Jack was the oldest of 7 children born to Edith (Krout) Hackman and Rodney Krout. Jack passed away on July 8, 2022, at his home in Petaluma, CA.
After high school graduation, Jack went to work briefly...
David Makofsky
Jul 7, 2022
Dr. David Makofsky, born May 15, 1938 in New York City. Died July 7, 2022 in San Francisco. David had a life-long commitment to political activism beginning with the candidacy of Henry Wallace, the socialist candidate for president in 1948, and the candidacy of Vito Marcantonio for congress as a candidate and congressman on the American Labor ticket in the...
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