Greater Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo County Obituaries
Karl Hlawaty
Apr 6, 2022
KARL HLAWATY Karl passed away in Carmichael on April 6, 2022, at the age of 94. Karl was born and raised in Germany. As a young boy he worked in his father’s ice cream parlor in Germany. He served in the German military during WWII. Throughout his young adultyears,he worked in a steel factory then trained and mastered the trade...
Patricia Lee Jacobsen
Mar 21, 2022
Patricia Lee Jacobsen was an amazing Mom, Grandma aka Gma and friend to all who knew her. She lived a blessed life full of grace and dignity despite her diagnosis of Alzheimer’s later in her life. Pat passed away peacefully on March 21, 2022 at home in Sacramento surrounded by her two daughters. Only 5 days before she had celebrated...
Christopher Michael Grall
Mar 20, 2022
Christopher Michael Grall, 33, of Sacramento, CA passed away on March 20, 2022. Christopher was born on May 12, 1988 in Fontana, CA to David and Lori Grall. He graduated from Hesperia High School in 2006. While in high school, Christopher played trumpet in the marching band and was a receiver on the football team. He attended Universal Technical Institute,...
Wade Anthony Stewart
Mar 19, 2022
Wade Stewart, engineer, business owner, employer and all around generous person died earlySaturday morningMarch 19, 2022 at the Mercy San Juan hospital in Carmichael, CA with his wife Kelly Belmont-Stewart by his side.Wade battled diabetes for years and it finally took his life. Wade Anthony Stewart was born June 29, 1950 in Alhambra, CA to Wendell and Elizabeth Stewart.He was...
Ronald William Lã³Pez Sr
Mar 10, 2022
Ronald William López, Sr. was born in Santa Paula on August 19, 1938 and passed away peacefully on March 10th, 2022 in Sacramento, California, in the hands of his loving granddaughters and immediate family members. The son of Helen Macias, a packing house worker, he graduated from Villanova Preparatory in Ojai. As a young man, he served in the National...
Victor Ray Warmerdam
Mar 8, 2022
Victor Ray Warmerdam was born April 26, 1954 and passed away surrounded by his wife and children on March 8, 2022. He was a respiratory therapist for 35 years treating each patient with compassion and mentoring many new therapists. Victor enjoyed creating his music library, tinkering with computers and building Lego with his grandsons. He was a wonderful man and...
Eric Alan Hunter
Mar 3, 2022
Eric Alan Hunter, born on February 28, 1951 at Mather Air Force Base, Sacramento California, died on March 03, 2022 following a sudden, terrible automobile collision. His mother Marion Hunter and father, Ralph R. Hunter Sr. and brother Ralph R. Hunter Jr. pre-deceased him, as did Franki Fike, his long time committed relationship partner, with whom he would have married...
Philip Earl Storch
Feb 28, 2022
Philip (Phil) Earl Storch passed away peacefully after a battle with vasculitis on Monday, February 28, 2022. He was born to parents Earl and Margaret Storch on August 7, 1947, in Granite Falls, WA. A life-long learner, Phil had an innate curiosity about the world and was constantly pushing to find more by way of new challenges, ideas, and experiences....
Peter Joseph Gutierrez
Feb 25, 2022
Peter Joseph Gutierrez, born in New York City to Joseph and Rosemary Gutierrez on December 31, 1943, children of Spanish immigrants setting roots in New York City. Talent and intelligence were innate, as Peter graduated from LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. He went on to earn a BA in Sociology at City University of New...
Armando Gonzales
Feb 14, 2022
Armando Gonzales Armando was born in San Antonio, Texas on May 11, 1933, to Julian and Maria Concepcion Gonzales and was the oldest of 8 children. Armando enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and proudly served for 4 years and was honorably discharged in 1956. He went on to work in Civil Service at Kelly, AFB in San Antonio, Texas....
Robert Allen Harford
Feb 13, 2022
Robert Allen Harford, better known as Bob or Skipper, passed away in Sacramento California, on February 13, 2022 surrounded by family and loved ones. He was born to Robert and Audrey Harford, on April 7, 1942 in Lodi California. Bob is the older son of two boys, growing up on a family chicken ranch in the central valley. Once Robert...
Betty Lou Calhan
Jan 26, 2022
Remembering the Life of Betty Wallen Calhan Born December 13th, 1926 – Bernice Oklahoma Betty began a long and eventful life as one of six children born to Stuvie and Mittie Ann Wallen in Bernice Oklahoma. She had wonderful stories to tell of growing up “on the farm” with her four brothers and sister. Gathering eggs, cleaning the oil lamps,...
Patricia Ghilarducci Orey
Jan 26, 2022
"She was a tough bird." This was Pat's final entry as she prepared and added to the notes she filed away for her children. One had to be strong and resilient to live a life as full as hers, and as enduring as hers. A native of San Francisco, young Pat was enrolled at Dominican University of California San Rafael...
Katrina Margaret Hill
Jan 26, 2022
Katrina “Tina” Hill September 17, 1939 – January 26, 2022 Katrina “Tina” Hill, a Christian, passed away at home surrounded by family to be with the Lord on January 26, 2022. Tina was born September 17, 1939 in the Bronx, New York to Leonard and Mary Ann Hill. While still very young, her family moved to San Francisco, CA and...
Carol Elizabeth Link
Jan 20, 2022
Carol Elizabeth Link 08/30/1928 - 01/20/2022 After a vibrant and adventurous 93 years of life, Carol was quietly called to rest on Thursday, January 20th of 2022. She spent her last weeks surrounded by family and loved ones, leaving behind her three children, eight grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. Born in Los Angeles County in 1928 to Martha and Clarence...
Carl Edward Proctor
Jan 19, 2022
Carl Edward Proctor was born on December 10, 1937 to Edna Lee Robinson in Waxahachie, Texas. Carl was the firstof five children. His brothers are Leonard and Roy and his sisters are Sinthia and Joyce. Joycepassed away many years ago. He is survived by his Aunt Patsy, his daughter Sha-Juana, his grandson Drake, two nephews, Eric and Anthony, and three...
Daniel Lance Faustino
Jan 16, 2022
Daniel Faustino was a hilariously handsome man that filled every space he entered with laughter and safety. He was the first person to show up when someone needed him and fiercely protected those he loved. He was the type of man that you knew was only a phone call away, and you could depend on for anything. He always knew...
Gerald "Jerry" Wayne Mccormick
Jan 5, 2022
Jerry was born to Charles D and Nell Lorene (Kitts) McCormick in Louisville, Kentucky. His father’s engineering career with Dupont had the family moving many times, but a seven year assignment with the Indiana Ordnance Works near Jeffersonville was a pivotal time in Jerry’s life. Through his grade school and high school years, this shy, intelligent, independent, athletic boy roamed...
Ronald Ray Curry
Jan 3, 2022
Ronald Ray Curry slipped into the eternities late in the evening of January 3, 2022. He was surrounded by those who loved him and cared for him during his six-month battle with cancer. He was 71-years old. Ron spent most of his youth in Western Colorado. A big brother to his six siblings, he adored his mother and followed in...
Christine Emmi Cleveland
Jan 2, 2022
Christine Emmi Cleveland (Christel) age 97, of Sacramento, California passed away peacefully Sunday, January 2, 2022. She was born February 26, 1924, in Ortelsburg, Germany to Eduard and Marta Spurgat. In her early twenties, she was a ballerina with the Vienna State Opera Ballet, then married American Air Force Officer, Lewis Alman Cleveland on May 31, 1948. The family was...
