Parent-Sorensen Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries

Lucille M. Gonnella

Jan 28, 2021

Matriarch of the Union Hotel and pillar of the Occidental community, Lucille Gonnella, passed away on January 28, 2021 in Occidental at the age of 90 years. Devoted wife of the late Daniel A. “Mahoney” Gonnella.  Cherished mother of Michael Gonnella (Marie), Mary Theresa Gonnella, Daniel Gonnella (Julane), Frank Gonnella (Barbara), and the late Mark Gonnella.  Adored Nonn i...

Walter Emmons Bragdon

Jan 27, 2021

Longtime Petaluma resident, Walter “Wally” Bragdon, died on January 27th from complications of a stroke and Covid-19, just days shy of his 88th birthday.  He was born on February 11, 1933 to Kenneth L. and Gladys Johnson Bragdon, in Waterloo, Iowa.  After graduating from West High School in Waterloo, he was accepted at Grinnell College, from which he graduated...

Marguerite Kelly

Jan 25, 2021

Marguerite (Maggie) Kelly passed away on January 25, 2021 in Santa Rosa at the age of 88 years.  Devoted wife of the late William Kelly.  Cherished mother of Mary Kay Navia (Roland), Margaret Gladius (George), and Sheila Cava (Ray).  Adored grandmother of Brandon, Derrick, Tony, Jeff, Lisa, and Christopher.  Beloved great-grandmother of Giovanni, Blythe, Camryn, Madison, and Sophia.  Survived...

David Lee Church

Jan 23, 2021

David Church embarked on his final road trip surrounded by his beloved family on January 23, after a prolonged battle with cancer. Tough all the way until the end, Dave never stopped fighting and found a way through the pain to be with his family, always.

Born at Petaluma General Hospital on October 4, 1939 to Lloyd...

Darlene Helen Giacomini

Jan 23, 2021

Passed away January 23, 2021 in Petaluma, CA at the age of 78. Beloved wife of the late Richard Louis Giacomini. Loving mother of Lisa (Allan) Martinoni, Ron (Lisa) Giacomini and Rick (Marie) Giacomini. Cherished grandmother of Eric, Melissa and Arika Martinoni, Jordan, Alex and Daltyn Giacomini. Loving sister of Dolores (Dan) Evans and Alfreida (Bob) Foehr. Niece of...

James L. Harberson

Jan 22, 2021

James L. Harberson, better known as Jim, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2021. Jim was a loving husband, father, friend and a very proud granddad.

Born in Hendersonville, North Carolina, he spent his youth in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. He graduated from Hendersonville High School and proudly attended Georgia Tech, where he graduated...

Margaret Ann (Peggy) Krebsbach

Jan 20, 2021

Peggy Krebsbach passed away peacefully at home on January 20, 2021 after a battle with cancer. Peggy was born in Santa Monica, CA on March 14th, 1950, and lived most of her life in California, including the last 35 years in Rohnert Park. She will be remembered by all who knew her as having a kind and generous heart,...

Aleina Carol Proffer

Jan 19, 2021

Aleina Carol Proffer

June 20, 1945 to January  19, 2021

Written by Tiffini Horton Born June 20th, 1945 in Sacramento CA to Stanley Sharp and Mavis German.  Stanley was a full-blooded Irishman with a full-blooded Irish temper.  He was a prize fighter in the day where there were no gloves and the fight might make...

Joann Robertson

Jan 18, 2021

JoAnn Robertson passed away on Monday,  1/18/21. JoAnn lived a fulfilled life as a Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister and Friend. She loved spending time with her family, stitching and knitting. She also was a valuable member of her park community, "The Cottages Home Community" in Petaluma, where she was an active leader of GMSOL & Ladies Lunch Bunch...

Carrie Ann Allen

Jan 18, 2021

Carrie was the daughter of Chris and Brad Mahoney, a mother to Ashley Allen (Kyle), grandmother to Dean Gonciarz, sister to Kelly Flores (Cesar), Kevin Mahoney (Monica) and aunt to Eric Flores, Kaila Flores and Aubrey Mahoney. Her son, Michael Allen passed away, April of 2017.

Carrie grew up in Richmond, CA and graduated from Kennedy High...

Elizabeth Pearl Williams

Jan 16, 2021

Elizabeth P. “Pearl” Williams passed away on January 16, 2021 in Santa Rosa at the age of 80 years.  Devoted wife of the late Phillip S. “Sid” Williams.  Cherished mother of Rebecca Shaw (Troy), Steven Williams and the late Jennifer Morley.  Adored grandmother of Jessica Kough (Rich Killingsworth), Jacob Shaw, Bo Ryan, Sarah Shaw (Blake Faulkner) and the late...

Genevieve Kelly) Mary (Jackie) Grado

Jan 14, 2021

Mom passed away peacefully in her sleep at home. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she moved to California at the age of 17.

Jackie wore many hats, but her favorite was feeding the baby goats.

She leaves behind her devoted children Catherine Kelly-Donnelly (Mark) of Petaluma, Francis Kelly of Las Vegas, Ritch Kelly of New Jersey...

Philip Beiting

Jan 13, 2021

Philip Beiting

September 6, 1990 – January 13, 2021

Philip was born in Columbus, Ohio and moved to Sonoma County with his family in 1999. He attended St. Rose School, Cardinal Newman High School and Sonoma State University. He had a love for literature, and enjoyed playing music and writing poetry. He was deeply attached...

Linda Ann Giorgetti

Jan 12, 2021

Linda Ann Giorgetti, born on April 8, 1948, passed away January 12, 2021 after a short battle with cancer. Those who loved and cared for her will miss her dearly.

Albert J Vanderwerf

Jan 12, 2021

Albert J VanderWerf, age 99, of Santa Rosa California was called and welcomed into his Forever Home with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday January 12, 2021. He was born on October 26, 1921 in Colton, South Dakota to Chris and Alice (Zuiderhof) VanderWerf.

Albert was a WWII veteran serving from 1942 to 1945. After discharge he...

Janet "Jan" Anne Parks

Jan 11, 2021

Extraordinary wouldn’t have been enough to capture Janet “Jan” Anne Parks who departed the world in the morning hours of January 11, 2021, at the age of 86.

Jan defied all expectations of what a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother should be. She was uniquely herself and had a laugh that could be recognized from a mile...

Dr. Ed Schulze

Jan 10, 2021

Dr. Ed Schulze (1935-2021) coach, educator, (grand)father, and husband was born and raised in Yountville. He spent  many years at St Vincent's and then joined DoDDS to teach overseas. The majority of his career was in Germany. He retired in Petaluma.

He loved to make others happy and always had a joke ready to tell. He was a...

Carol Anne Nelson Ceres

Jan 7, 2021

Carol Anne Nelson Ceres December 30, 1964 – January 7, 2021 Carol was born in Madison, Wisconsin to Frances and William Nelson. She lived her childhood on Nakoma Road, a Chippewa word which means “I do as I promise” and is now the namesake of her son, who was always by her side. Her sister and deepest confidant remember she...

Jeffrey Eugene Souza

Jan 5, 2021

Jeffrey Eugene Souza, 57, of Petaluma, died on January 5, 2021.

Jeff was born in Petaluma, CA on June 20, 1963  to Edward and Patricia Souza, a beloved Petaluma family with deep ties to the community. Growing up, Jeff enjoyed annual camping trips to Yosemite with his siblings and had a passion for outdoor activities and sports....

Theresa "Terry" Wasilewski

Jan 5, 2021

Our beloved mother Theresa (Terry) Wasilewski unexpectedly passed away in her Rohnert Park, CA home of natural causes on January 5, 2021. She was 93 years old.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Eugene (Gene) Wasilewski, and sister Dolores Kalafut of Plymouth, PA. She is survived by sisters Irene Matinas and Dorothy...