Parent-Sorensen Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for families Sonoma and Marin Counties

Karen A. Mcauliffe
Oct 9, 2015
Karen Anderson McAuliffe died peacefully at her home in Sebastopol on Thursday Oct. 8, 2015. She is survived by her loving husband David, her daughter Paige Eldredge, and her stepdaughter Siobhan McAuliffe. Born in Iowa 76 years ago and raised in Minnesota, she was a true Midwesterner. Her roots occasionally came out as she lapsed into "Minnesotan speak" (a la...
Dorothy A. Liparini
Oct 8, 2015
DOROTHY A. LIPARINI Passed away peacefully at home in Petaluma, CA, October 8, 2015, beloved wife of the late Alfred A. Liparini. Loving mother of Darlene, Nancy, Daniel, Kathleen, Patricia, Laurie, John, Alyson, Shawn and the late Thomas. Adored grandmother of James, Brenda, Jeannie, Ashley, Lindsay, Jacquelyn, Daniel, Jacob, Michael, Heather and the late Jessica. Cherished great grandmother of Christine,...
Adolph J. Calegari
Oct 6, 2015
ADOLPH J. CALEGARI passed away at home very peacefully with family at his side on October 6, 2015. He was predeceased by his wife Melba; son James; his parents Celeste and Luisa and five siblings. Survived by his loving daughter Arleen; daughter-in-law Judy; ex-daughter-in-law Nancy; two granddaughters Courtney (Chris) and Gina (Nathan); four great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law Mary Leda Sturla and Florence...
Edna S. Chandler
Oct 3, 2015
Passed away October 3, 2015 in Petaluma, CA at the age of 93. Wife of the late Orin Chandler. Loving mother of Sharon McKenzie, Cliff (Suzie) Chandler, Ron (Debbie) Chandler and Cathy (Manuel) Mendes. Cherished grandmother of Tonya, Robert, Reid, Theresa, Jessica and Anthony. Great grandmother of five and great great grandmother of one. Sister of the late Christine Manning,...
Phyllis Ann Garrison
Sep 29, 2015
PHYLLIS ANN GARRISON passed away on September 29, 2015 in Petaluma at the age of 89. Devoted wife of Robert Garrison of Petaluma. Cherished mother of Greg Garrison (Kathy) of ID, Grant Garrison of Daly City, and Tara Feickert (Gene) of Petaluma. Beloved grandmother of Mike, Dan, and Andrew Joyce; Kendra Dinh; and Colton and Adison Feickert. Predeceased by eight...
Frances Rebecca) Mcchesney (Susana) Bergstedt
Sep 29, 2015
Frances (Susana Rebecca) McChesney Bergstedt died suddenly on September 29, 2015. She was born November 20, 1928 to Arthur Clay McChesney and Frances Caldwell McChesney in Pueblo, Colorado. First and foremost, Sue loved her family. She and her late husband, Donald Bergstedt, regularly enjoyed traveling to visit each of her five children to visit in various parts of the US....
Jean Bell
Sep 24, 2015
JEAN BELL passed away on September 24, 2015 at the age of 77 in Rohnert Park. Devoted mother of Tracy Fontana and her fiancé Chuck Blaylock and son Shane Bell. Beloved grandmother of Tabitha, Nikki, Stephanie, and Danielle. Adored great-grandmother of Jude. Loving sister of Mary, Patrick, Margaret, James, Susan, Theresa, Isabelle, and Gilbert. Dear aunt of Melody, Jinny, Edward,...
William J. "Bill" Bonomi
Sep 22, 2015
WILLIAM J. "BILL" BONOMI passed away on September 22, 2015 in Petaluma at age 87. Devoted husband of Stella E. "Babe" Bonomi of Petaluma. Cherished father of Barbara Evans (Bruce) and Sandra Lombardi all of Petaluma. Adored grandfather of Crystal Evans and Starr Evans-Carroll. Beloved great-grandfather of Cody Evans. Loving brother of Louie Bonomi and the late Albert Bonomi and...
James Edward True
Sep 21, 2015
James True passed away at his residence in Petaluma on September 21, 2015. Cherished son of Richard Burke and the late Lucille Burke. Beloved father of Justin True and Joseph True (Ashley). Caring brother of Jackie Kobzeff and Laura Gallagher. Loving uncle of Ryan Kobzeff and Randy Kobzeff. James was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was 51 years old....
Charles Joseph Edwards
Sep 20, 2015
Passed away on September 20, 2015, in Santa Rosa, CA. Son of the late Mary and Edward Edwards, Sr. Caring husband to Sue Edwards. Wonderful father to David Edwards (Hong) and grandfather to Conner Edwards, his pride and joy. Loving brother of Edward Edwards, Jr. (Peggy), Robert Edwards and the late Mary Mauldin and Phillip Edwards. A native of Cincinnati,...
Michael John Abramson
Sep 20, 2015
MICHAEL ABRAMSON passed away on September 20, 2015 at the age of 69 years. Cherished father of Kim Garatti and David Abramson and his wife Colleen all of Petaluma. Adored father-in-law of the late Scooter Garatti. Devoted grandfather of Anthony Garatti, Austin Garatti, Donavin Abramson, and Wyatt Abramson all of Petaluma. Loving brother of Steve Abramson and his wife Lauren,...
Elmer Edward Vota
Sep 19, 2015
Passed away in Petaluma, CA, Sept. 19, 2015, beloved husband of Doris Vota. Loving father of Christine Klein, Catherine Fok, Lisa Shiga Ashe and the late Father Paul Vota. Adored grandfather of Morgan Sears, Bernard, Miro and Anton Fok, Hana, Yoichi, and Marika Shiga. A native of Sacramento, CA., aged 92 years. A 16 year resident of Petaluma, Elmer was...
Linda Jean Wallin Laprevotte
Sep 15, 2015
Linda Jean Wallin LaPrevotte, age 58, passed away on Tuesday, September 15th 2015. Linda was born on June 7, 1957 in Coos Bay, Oregon. Beloved mother to Kristopher Wallin (Ines Firmo) and Kori Wallin (Ruth Alter) and her step children, Jackie O'shea (Danny O'shea) and Danny LaPrevotte. Linda's smile would light up any room. She loved to be social and...
Alexander William Mitchell
Sep 14, 2015
Alexander William Mitchell passed September 14, 2015 at the family ranch in Tomales, CA. Born July 28, 1935 in Petaluma CA to Viola and Alexander Mitchell, Alex attended school in Tomales, graduating from Tomales High School in 1953. He earned an Art degree from Pomona College in 1957, completed military service at the Pentagon in 1960 and later became director...
Florence Ammons
Sep 11, 2015
Florence Ammons, a long-time Petaluma resident and one of 10 children, born March 30, 1927 in Oklahoma, went to be with the lord on September 11, 2015. She is survived by two daughters; Shirley Piehoff of Ukiah and Patricia Ammons, of Petaluma; 6 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews who were like her children. Her...

Donald J. Rastetter
Sep 10, 2015
DONALD J. RASTETTER passed away on September 10, 2015 in Petaluma at the age of 91 years. Devoted husband of the late Shirley Rastetter. Beloved father of Randy Rastetter (Linda), Deborah Rastetter, Carol Chadwick (Chad), Michele Moreland (Terry), Stephanie Rastetter (Fernando) and the late Linda Rastetter. Cherished grandfather of Randi Colello, Erin Labriola, Allyse Bettinger, Raquel Perez, Gabriella Perez and...
Aldora Silva
Sep 10, 2015
ALDORA SILVA passed away on September 10, 2015 in Petaluma at the age of 79. Devoted wife of Jeremias Silva. Cherished mother of Ines Floriano (Daniel), Manuel Silva (Lourdes), John Silva, Victor Silva (Anngel), and Lisa Silva. Adored grandmother of seven and great-grandmother of two. Survived by six sisters, two brothers and numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased two brothers. A...
Catherine E. Harrigan
Sep 9, 2015
CATHERINE E. HARRIGAN passed away at home in Penngrove, CA, September 9, 2015, beloved wife of the late Frank R. Harrigan. Loving mother of Tom (Shannon) Harrigan, Larry (Laura) Harrigan and Colleen (Herb) McDuffee. Cherished grandmother of Megan, Caitlyn and Brenna. Dear sister of the late Adrienne Beach. The family also wish to express their appreciation to Catherine's care giver,...
Ward G. Wilson
Sep 8, 2015
WARD G. WILSON passed away on September 8, 2015 in Petaluma at the age of 86 years after a long illness. Devoted husband of the late Elaine Wilson. Cherished father of Patricia L. Wilson of Petaluma, Ward M. Wilson of Sonoma, and Lucille M. Stone of Vallejo. Beloved grandfather of Rebecca Fisher, Kenneth Stone, Gabriel Wilson, Valerie Hopkins, and Lindsey...
Jimmie K. Tsujihara
Sep 7, 2015
JIMMIE K. TSUJIHARA passed away on September 7, 2015 in Petaluma at the age of 82 years. Devoted son of the late Teru and Kisaburo Tsujihara. Beloved brother of the late Eiko Baba, Sadie Fujita, Hisako Tsujihara, Kazuo Tsujihara, Shizuo Tsujihara, Mitsuo Tsujihara, Kiyoko Ito, and Tomi Hamaguchi. Survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Jimmie was born, reared and educated...
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