Parent-Sorensen Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries

Oct 7, 2020

Steve Philipsheck left us very unexpectedly on October 7th and his spirit will forever be with the trees. Steve spent the early years in Miles City, Montana and then moved to Marin County and settled in West Marin. The rest of his childhood was spent in Pt. Reyes and Inverness, graduating from Tomales High School in 1967. His 40-year...

Oct 4, 2020

Thomas Carmine Pitre, born July 15, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York to 1st generation Italian-American parents, Rose Mary Piccirillo and Thomas Pitre, passed away on October 4, 2020 in Rohnert Park, California. Tom’s early years were spent in Brooklyn, surrounded by many aunts and uncles, grandparents, cousins and loving parents. Tom excelled at school, and was selected to attend...

Oct 4, 2020

Patricia Pettibone, mother, wife, and nurse, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family at the age of 86 on 10/04/2020.

Pat was born in Spokane, Washington on January 30, 1934 to Patricia and Franklin McLeod.   She studied nursing at Sacred Heart University and St. Mary’s college, married Mike Pettibone on June 23, 1956 and spent...

Oct 3, 2020

Vicki Terbovich was born on August 18,1953 Kansas City, Missouri to Nicholas and Helen Terbovich. She graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1971. Vicki earned a BS in Education from St. Maryś College in Leavenworth, Kansas. She started a career as speech language pathologist traveling in Colorado. She loved camping, skiing, hiking and whitewater rafting. Ultimately, Vicki moved to...

Oct 3, 2020

Gene “Pop” Giorgetti was born 9/27/1925 to legal Italian immigrants Giuseppe and Rosa Giorgetti who owned a farm in Half Moon Bay, CA. They produced artichokes and Brussel sprouts on their family farm until Giuseppe’s untimely death in 1934.

Gene was 10 yrs. old when his mother relocated to San Francisco. Soon after she met and married...

Oct 2, 2020

Lauren Brittney McCrum, beloved daughter of Patricia and Donald McCrum, devoted sister of Emily Jessica McCrum, loving mother of Lyla Jean McCrum, teacher and cherished friend to many was born to Patricia and Donald on June 4, 1992. She passed away unexpectedly and tragically in Petaluma, California on October 2, 2020 at the age of 28. The love we...

Oct 2, 2020

Laverne P. (Maestretti) Noble died peacefully on October 2, 2020, at her home in Petaluma after a short illness.

Laverne was a third generation Petaluman, born July 1, 1930 to Isolena and Peter Maestretti.  She was co-owner of the Village Shop for over 20 years, a successful business owner when there were few women in business.  She...

Sep 29, 2020

Bev Kruse passed away peacefully on September 29 at the age of 93. A native of Sonoma County, she was a graduate of Petaluma High School, a mother, a grandmother and secretary/bookkeeper. Known for her sweet, easygoing nature, nonjudgmental acceptance of everyone she met, and rolling with whatever life threw at her. The best mother ever!

She...

Sep 27, 2020

Died on September 27, 2020 surrounded by love.  Dolly was the youngest of five children born to Antonino Tortorich and Annie DiMaggio Tortorich on January 2, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan. She and her family moved to San Francisco’s Richmond District in 1935.

Dolly met Walter Sainsbury while working at Metropolitan Life Insurance. She found the tall, blue-eyed...

Sep 26, 2020

Dennis R. McCready passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. Dennis is deeply loved and adored by his partner of 18 years, Jill Symkowick. He is the cherished brother of Cindy McCready Kelleher and cherished brother-in-law of Michael D. Kelleher; loving uncle of C. Kate Rountree (Michael R.) and Jeffrey McCready Lynott (Sydney K.); dear...

Sep 23, 2020

Passed away in Rohnert Park, CA, September 23, 2020, beloved husband for 68 years of Marlene Blankenship. Loving father of Debbie Ielmorini (Pete), Gail Henderson, Tiffany Soto and the late Steven Blankenship Sr. and Leslie Dedrick. Grandfather and great grandfather of 18. Brother of the late Jean Carr.

A native of Petaluma, CA. Age 87 years. Reared...

Sep 22, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Jo Jacobs announces she passed peacefully on September 22, 2020. Mary Jo was born at Petaluma General Hospital to Eunice and Francis Collings on September 2, 1934. She is one of four children: Walter Collings (Kathleen), Carol McClarnon (Terry) and Judy Burton (Larry). Mary Jo was raised on the...

Sep 18, 2020

Racheal Patricia Clark, daughter, mother, sister, wife and cherished friend to many, was born to Pamela and Dave on February 12, 1981 in Rockford, Illinois.  She passed away unexpectedly in Petaluma, California on September 18, 2020 at age 39.  She will forever be remembered as the rock of her family and beautiful light in the lives of those fortunate...

Sep 18, 2020

Una Marie Martinez passed away peacefully on September 18, 2020 in Petaluma at the age of 97 years. She is predeceased by her beloved husband Cecil James Martinez. Loving sister of Ruth Rousseau, and the late Theresa Petersen, Alice Spandri, Vivian Miller, William Spandri and James Spandri. Survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Una was born, reared...

Sep 9, 2020

Passed away September 9,2020 in San Rafael, CA, wife of the late Ernest E. Davis.

Mother of Merrel Rocca Jr. of Marshall, Sandy Racine of Lincoln City, OR, Sheila Moore of Penngrove and the late Diane Radabaugh. Step-mother of Gary (Penelope) Davis of Foresthill, CA and the late Ronald Davis.  Grandmother of 8 and great grandmother of...

Sep 8, 2020

Raymond (Ray) C. Smith, 88, died peacefully at home in his sleep in Petaluma, Calif., on Tuesday morning September 8, 2020, with Lena, his loving wife of 54 years, by his side.

Born during the Great Depression in Port Chicago, Calif., Ray was welcomed into the world by parents Carl Driggs Smith and Berta Mae Smith (Carter)...

Sep 3, 2020

James Richard Scagliola rode on to the other side September 3rd, 2020.  He was born in San Francisco February 22, 1946 to parents Domenic (Don) and Vivian Scagliola.  He grew up in San Anselmo and graduated Drake High School in 1964.  He entered the Army in ‘65 and honorably served our country in Vietnam.  He then was a heavy...

Sep 2, 2020

Susan passed away at home, surrounded by the love of family and friends, following a courageous battle with cancer.  Susan was raised in Petaluma with two sisters and a brother – in a home built by their grandfather on Payran Street. Throughout her life, Susan shared fond memories of joyful days spent at Kenilworth Park, where the self-proclaimed “tom-boy”...

Aug 27, 2020

Pete was born in San Rafael on Dec 4, 1941.  Growing up, he worked on his parents' dairy ranches in Stinson Beach, Bolinas (Now the Audubon Canyon Ranch), and The Cheda Ranch.  Starting at a young age, he loved to fish the waters and hunt the lands of West Marin.    In his early twenties, he started driving trucks for Toby's...

Aug 27, 2020

Robert Leland Perry (Bob) peacefully passed away surrounded by his family on August 27, 2020, at the age of 86. Bob was a Sonoma County native born on November 19, 1933, to Joseph and Elizabeth Perry. He grew up in Sebastopol along with his brother, Thomas Perry, on the family’s apple ranch the Twin Pines. After graduating from Analy...