Parent-Sorensen Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for families Sonoma and Marin Counties
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...
Antonio P. Medeiros
Sep 6, 2015
Antonio ("Tony") Pimental Medeiros, Sr., a prominent maker of things, from wooden toys to rebuilding of cars died Sunday, 6th September 2015 from a broken heart. He was 67 years old, soft spoken, obsessive and a man that lived his life in his own way, without exception a hopeless romantic. Antonio was born 7 November 1947 in his beloved country,...
Elizabeth Ann Bordessa
Sep 4, 2015
ELIZABETH ANN BORDESSA aka Betti Ann or Betti Boop, age 70 of Santa Rosa, CA passed away at her home on September 4, 2015. Betti Ann was born in Bellingham, WA on March 24, 1945. Betti graduated from Sir Francis Drake High School in 1963 and went on to study art in college. Betti joyfully worked as a bank teller,...
Michael David Thomson
Sep 3, 2015
Michael David Thomson (July 5, 1951 - Sept 3, 2015) Michael David Thomson, 64, died suddenly on Thursday September 3, 2015. Mike was born July 5, 1951 in Chicago, IL and grew up mainly in Santa Clara, CA and Oroville, CA. He was a kind, gentle soul with a heart of gold and will be missed. Mike is preceded in...
Marie Moody Everett
Aug 31, 2015
Marie died peacefully at home, after a two-and-a-half year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the beloved wife for 30 years of Rob Everett of Petaluma, the loving, step-mother of Meaghan Cary (Matthew) of Medford, MA, the sister of Dan Moody of Petaluma and Marilyn Wolf (Ron) of Columbus, OH, and was "Grandma Marie" to Daniel and Ethan Crossett of...
Marjorie Ruth Shank
Aug 29, 2015
MARJORIE RUTH SHANK passed away on August 29, 2015 in Petaluma at the age of 88 years. Devoted wife of the late Leighton Stuart Saltsgaver and James Edward Shank. Cherished mother of Kathleen Torrey, Jon Saltsgaver, George Saltsgaver, and Mary Jo Markey. Beloved step-mother of Rosemarie Garman, Donald Shank, and Karen Chilson. Survived by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Marjorie was...
Sally Wechsler
Aug 28, 2015
SALLY WECHSLER passed away on August 28, 2015 in Petaluma at the age of 98. Devoted wife of the late Andrew Wechsler. Beloved mother of Anna Heffron (Steven) of Petaluma, Trudi Griswold (Glenn) of NH, and the late Susan Gilbert. Adored mother-in-law of Frank Gilbert. Cherished grandmother of Amy Robertson (Rob), Ari Heffron (Jacquelyn), Valerie Ford (Brian), Cathy Griswold, Debbie...
Owen Cline Fredericks
Aug 27, 2015
OWEN CLINE FREDERICKS, 91, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He leaves his wife of 63 years Angelina Musso Fredericks, his children Owen John Fredericks (Karen), Susan Degive (Michel), and John Fredericks (Robyn). Owen is also survived by his grandchildren Jesse Frank, Owen Michael Fredericks, Andrea Robertson (Casey), Erin Starke (Johannes), Nicole Lestanguet (Joe), Sandra Etherington (Eric),...
Dino Sebastiani
Aug 25, 2015
Passed away in Petaluma after a short illness. Pre-deceased by his wife Felicia and son Aldo and twin brother Guelfo. Survived by daughter Linda Cano (Fernando), and son Augusto Sebastiani (Rebecca). Grandchildren Jessica (Cameron), Michelle, Mario, Dominic, Sofia, Cecilia and great-grandson Alex. Also survived by his sister Vittoria Toscano of Canada, and sisters-in-law Giulia Bernard, Ida Losapio, and brother-in-law Franco...
Kenneth Wayne Whearty
Aug 23, 2015
KENNETH WAYNE WHEARTY passed away on August 23, 2015 in Petaluma at the age of 66. Devoted husband of Phyllis Whearty of Petaluma. Cherished father of Gregory Whearty of Petaluma. Loving brother of Deborah Hadad (Allan) of San Jose. Adored son of the late Mildred and John Whearty. A native of Ross, CA, Kenneth has lived in Petaluma for 43...
Lena Bruzzone
Aug 15, 2015
Lena was born in Italy and immigrated to the US in the 1930s. She was a homemaker who was preceded in her ultimate transition by her parents Mario and Domenica Franchini, her brother Ennio Franchini and her husband of 53 yars, Stephen. She is survived by her sons, Robert (Susan) and David (Gail), her devoted daughter Denise, grandchildren Jonathan, Jeffrey...
Charlotte M. Goldstein
Aug 15, 2015
Charlotte Shifra Mauretania Silver Goldstein passed away Saturday August 15, 2015. Born on Ellis Island April 23, 1922, she was a lifelong resident of Sonoma County, moving to Penngrove at age 3. Charlotte passed peacefully, surrounded by her family. Services will be held at Parent Sorensen Petaluma Ca at 11:00 AM Tuesday the 18th of August. She requested that any...
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