Greater Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo County Obituaries
Dayrl L. Ford
Mar 29, 2015
Dayrl was born October 18, 1942 in Reno, Nevada, after a long, hard fight with multiple health problems he died March 29th, he was 72. His entire family was blessed with being able to visit with him and care for him in the days before he passed. He is survived by his twin brother Dennis Ford and Dennis' wife Joann;...
Nick Anthony Peters
Mar 23, 2015
NICK PETERS 1939-2015 Nick Peters, acclaimed sportswriter, esteemed San Francisco Giants historian, devoted fan of the finer things in life, died March 23 in Elk Grove after a long illness. He was 75. Nick covered the Giants for three newspapers for 47 years, a remarkable career that earned him recognition in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2009 he...
Michael David Sellers
Mar 19, 2015
Born 6/17/59. Served in the USAF 1976-1980 as a pharmacy tech and was in the Tops In Blue cast 1979 and 1980. Later in life he went into health care administration. His passion, though, was always local theater. He was an actor, dancer, choreographer, and director of great talent. He was preceded in death by his mother Joyce, brother Bill,...
Willa A. Fitzsimmons
Mar 19, 2015
Willa Arlene Oswalt Fitzsimmons of Citrus Heights passed away peacefully while surrounded by family March 19, 2015 due to complications following a stroke suffered on March 11th, she was 73. Willa was born in Springfield, Mo on Nov 1, 1941 to Milo and Mary Oswalt and was the youngest of four sisters. She graduated from Grant Union High School in...
Robert Reed Stewart
Mar 17, 2015
Robert Reed Stewart, 101, passed away peacefully at his home in Carmichael, California, on March 17, 2015. He was born to Orville H. Stewart and Elizabeth Breathwaite Stewart on November 29, 1913, in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in nearby University City. He studied mechanical engineering at Purdue University and competed on the varsity track and field, swimming, and...
Alta Rose Van Der Griff
Mar 17, 2015
Ms. Alta Van Der Griff, age 70, a former resident of California and Arkansas passed away March 17th 2015 at Whitney Oaks Care Center in Carmichael CA. She was born in Biggers AR, a daughter to the late Estee Dorothy (Lucille) Riddle Van Der Griff of Missouri and Elmie (Durrell) Van Der Griff of Arkansas. She is survived by her...
Gladys Thompson
Mar 17, 2015
Gladys (Hughes) Thompson was born to a railroading family on the prairies of Saskatchewan in Canada on March 6, 1917. She fell in love with a Mountie, Alfred Thompson, and they married in 1943. They had three children, sons Alfred and Robert and a daughter, Marilyn. In 1950, they packed up their family and moved from Saskatchewan to Port Colborne,...
Evelyn Florence Beiler
Mar 15, 2015
Evelyn Florence Beiler born in Monroe Ok 10/28/33. Passed 03/15/15 in Elk Grove CA. Preceded in death by son Christian Bruce Bales, son Tracy Jewel Bales.Her father , Joe Pruitt and mother Lola. Her husband Bob Bales and husband Cecil Beiler. Her two sisters Helen Gibson and Nell Wilson. She has living her Oldest and only brother Clarence Pruitt. Her...
Caren Lee Fischer
Mar 15, 2015
Remembrance Caren 'Carrie' Fischer succumbed to complications of the liver with courage and dignity on March 15, 2015 with her family by her side. Carrie was born on October 04, 1947 in Modesto, California and was the daughter of William Turley and Claudine Ockerman. She had a radiant smile and was a very caring person. She was a beloved wife,...
Roseville Location
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