Parent-Sorensen Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries

Phillip Salazar, Iii

Jul 31, 2019

Phillip Salazar, III passed away on July 31, 2019 in Santa Rosa.

Friends and family are invited to attend the Funeral Mass on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 11:00 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 150 St. Joseph Way, Cotati.  A Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm with a...

Charles David Petersen

Jul 27, 2019

Charles "Charlie" Petersen was an original Petaluman, born and raised here in town. He was the son of a chicken farmer growing up in the Petaluma countryside. He served in the National Guard and had a successful career as a warehouse manager at The Petaluma Co-op Creamery and the Regional Service Manager for Bay Area Firestone Tires.

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Geraldine Ester Magers

Jul 20, 2019

Geraldine Ester Magers went into God’s hands on July 20, 2019. Geraldine was born on April 21, 1949, first daughter to Valentina Garzoli Magers and Gerald Lloyd Magers at the Petaluma General Hospital in Petaluma, California. She attended Roseland Elementary School, Lawrence Cook Junior High, and Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa. She attended Santa Rosa Junior College and,...

Frank Crump, Jr.

Jul 15, 2019

Passed away on July 15, 2019 in Petaluma at the age of 87 years.  Devoted son of the late Creatus and Frank Crump.  Cherished brother of Patricia Spradling (Raymond) of Petaluma and the late Charles, Gary and Ronald Crump.  Loving uncle of Gary Volkerts (Audrey) and Curtis Crump and Brenda Kyne. Survived by several cousins.

Frank was...

Gloria "Gigi" Norton

Jul 7, 2019

Gloria Norton (“Gigi”) passed away peacefully on July 7, 2019, at her home in Healdsburg, CA after a courageous battle with numerous health challenges. Born in Kerrville, TX February 13, 1933, she carried her Texas and Scottish spirit throughout her life, with the violin as her best friend. After raising her three surviving daughters, Martha O’Brien of Petaluma, Diane...

Dorothy Scott

Jul 7, 2019

Dorothy Scott died peacefully in her Petaluma home surrounded by family on July 7, 2019.  She was 93.

Born September 28, 1925 in Martinsburg, Nebraska to Walter and Grace Schultz; she was one of three children and was raised in this farm community.  Her nick name was “Tommy” because she was athletic and active.  Her baseball and...

James Dean Hamman

Jul 5, 2019

Jim passed away unexpectedly on July 5, 2019 at his home in Sebastopol. He was born to Dean and Elaine Hamman in Modesto, CA.

He is survived by his wife Shirley; sister Donna Spitzer (Claude); family members Steve Stornetta (Diane) and Ron Stornetta (Carol); and his kitties Bobby and Little Girl.

Jim served in the...

May Rose Cantwell

Jul 5, 2019

May passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family. Native San Franciscan and resident of Sebastopol since 1978. Longtime parishioner of St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church where she was extremely active and involved in the life of her two children. May coached basketball, volleyball, and served as Athletic Director at St Gabriel’s. She was a Cub Scout...

Virginia Sagarski-Caldwell

Jul 3, 2019

Virginia was born March 29, 1936 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Alma E. Hobbie and Arthur H. Lorr and passed away quickly at age 83 on July 3, 2019 at Novato Community Hospital. Virginia graduated from Humboldt High School, MN.  She served in the Navy Reserve and time with the Peace Corps. She moved to California and settled in...

Frank Thomas Smith

Jul 2, 2019

Born in New London, Connecticut to Frank and Anna Glynn Smith, Frank was their only child and made them proud.

He graduated from Chapman Technical High in 1942, and served in the Army Air Force from 1943 to 1946.  In 1945, he married the love of his life, his high school sweetheart, Elaine Vallee.  They were a...

Susan Margaret Cannon

Jun 26, 2019

Susan was born in Escanaba, MI and spent her early years in Gladstone. At the age of 7, her mother became the Public Health RN for Kewaunee County and they moved to Kewaunee, WI, a beautiful little town on Lake Michigan.

She attended Holy Rosary Elementary School, graduated from Kewaunee High School in 1966 and entered into...

John E. Pedroni

Jun 26, 2019

John Pedroni, age 96, passed away on June 26. He was a lifelong resident of Petaluma.

John was the youngest child of Swiss Italian immigrants Baptista and Albina (Martignoni) Pedroni and was raised in the family home at 214 Fifth Street. He attended St Vincent Grammar and High School, graduating in 1941. He attended the University of...

Carol Ann Caywood

Jun 26, 2019

Carol Caywood, 73, died suddenly on Wednesday, June 26, in a traffic accident leaving everyone who knew her shocked and grieving.  Her friends will miss her generous and welcoming spirit, her steadfastness in forgiving their fallibilities, the delicious meals she delighted in making and sharing, including the never-to-be-forgotten chocolate-covered fig balls (recipe now lost), and her insistence on being...

Charles "Chuck" Thomas Lindley

Jun 24, 2019

Charles Lindley, known as Chuck, was born in Port Townsend, Washington on December 26, 1941, but spent a good portion of his life in Petaluma. He passed away on June 24th at the age of 77. Chuck's family moved to Anitoch, CA during his childhood. He graduated from Antioch High School in 1960 and joined the Army in 1963....

John Raymond Kennedy

Jun 21, 2019

John Raymond Kennedy died at home with loved ones at his side in the early morning hours of his 67th birthday following a difficult battle with cancer. John’s life was characterized by three key values, each of which were an expression of his faith: care for the natural world, commitment to community, and love for family.

John...

Micah William Hamlow-Sawyer, Jr.

Jun 21, 2019

Micah William "Poopie" Hamlow-Sawyer, 22 of Santa Rosa, CA, was taken too soon from his loving family on June 21, 2019. He was born in Santa Rosa, CA on October 16, 1996.

Micah is survived by: his parents, Denise Hamlow and Micah & Michelle Sawyer; his sisters, Kody-Michele, Gianna and Missy; grandparents, Donna Hamlow, Earl & Karen Hamlow...

Charlotte Morris Thompson

Jun 19, 2019

Charlotte Morris Thompson, a Petaluma native, passed away peacefully on June 19th of natural causes at age 102. She was the second child of Drs. Russell Morris and Clara Mathias Morris, both physicians in the early days of Petaluma. Her siblings were Odile Morris Nisson Roche, James Morris and Sam Morris and Virginia McGimpsey Best Johnson. Her husband, Royal...

Rebecca Ann Martin

Jun 16, 2019

Rebecca Ann Martin passed away on June 16, 2019 in Santa Rosa at the age of 73 years.  She is survived by her loving husband Tom Martin of Petaluma.  She will be missed by her two daughters, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many other friends and family members.

Rebecca was born in Trona, CA, but reared and educated in...

Jeremiah Moynihan

Jun 15, 2019

Passed away on June 15, 2019 in Petaluma at the age of 89 years.  Devoted husband of Mary Moynihan of Petaluma.  Cherished father of Gerald Moynihan (Bridget), Kathleen Molavi (Ali), Frank Moynihan, Patrick Moynihan (Mary), and Theresa Bach (Steven).  Adored grandfather of nine and great-grandfather of two.  Loving brother of Margaret Regan of Pacifica, Michael Moynihan (Sheila) of San...

John Ragsdale

Jun 14, 2019

John Ragsdale was born and raised in the small town of Harlem, Montana, where he learned to ride a horse and hunt as a small child. He began competing in rodeos as a teenager, with his older brother, Bob, and competed as a professional calf roper and steer wrestler until he retired in his early seventies.  He was an...