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Claude Alvin Smith
Jan. 20, 1947-Oct. 12, 2012
Oct 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
An adored husband, father, grandfather and friend, Discovery Bay resident Claude Smith, 65, lost his battle to cancer on Friday, Oct. 12. Claude passed on peacefully, surrounded by his friends and ...
William “Bill” Henry Ebbinghaus
Oct 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
William “Bill” Henry Ebbinghaus passed away from heart failure on Oct. 3, 2011 in Antioch. He was 79. Bill was born March 31, 1932 in Sleepy Eye, Minn. to parents Ruth and Harold Ebbinghaus. Bill s...
Joshua Keith Davis
Dec. 10, 1977-Sept. 19, 2012
Oct 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Joshua Keith Davis, 34, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, while visiting family in Oklahoma. Josh was born Dec. 10, 1977 and was a lifelong Brentwood/Oakley resident. He is surviv...
Michael Robert Gonzales
Aug. 8, 1957-Sept. 28, 2012
Oct 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Our beloved brother Michael R. Gonzales passed from this life into the next on Friday, Sept. 28. He was predeceased by his father, Malcolm Gonzales; his mother, Jewell Gonzales; and his sister, Bar...
Larry Frederick Wolter
Oct 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Larry passed away peacefully on Oct. 7 after a period of declining health. Larry was born on Aug. 24, 1941 in Arlington, Neb., and lived in Omaha, Neb. where he spent most of his life until moving...
Feryne Karen Leavitt Wolf
Oct. 22, 1930-Sept. 21, 2012
Oct 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Feryne, born in Chicago, is survived by her husband, Bob, and her children, Bruce (Yvonne) and Sharon Krell (Allen); and two grandchildren, Ashley and Evan Krell. A dedicated teacher, Feryne taught...
Laura G. Villarreal
Dec. 2, 1923-Sept.20, 2012
Sep 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Laura G. Villarreal, a longtime resident of Antioch, passed away peacefully at the age of 88. She was born in San Ignacio, Texas and came to California with her family in 1962. They settled in Anti...
Pauline Springs
Dec. 14, 1932-Sept. 4, 2012
Sep 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Pauline Springs passed away after a long battle with cancer. Born in Ringo, Okla. to William and Myrtle Harris, Pauline worked for many years at Fiber Board and then Glass Containers. She is surviv...
Suellen P. Schaumburg
Nov. 15, 1940-Sept. 20, 2012
Sep 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Suellen Patricia Schaumburg (Downey), beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend and teacher, passed away on Sept. 20, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. She was 71. Born in 1940 in ...
Hildur Lynn Hannigan
Aug. 9, 1913-Sept. 10, 2012
Sep 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Our dear mother, Lynn Hannigan, passed from this world on Sept. 10, 2012. Lynn was blessed with three loving daughters, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren as well as her many friends a...
Hazel Lucille Hartzler Fry
Aug. 24, 1919-Sept. 1, 2012
Sep 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
On Sept. 1, 2012, Hazel Lucille Hartzler Fry died peacefully of complications related to pneumonia, surrounded by family in her Brentwood home. She was 93. Hazel is survived by her husband of 65 ye...
United States Army Sergeant Walter Bush, Sr.
June 30, 1929-Sept. 13, 2012
Sep 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Walter has returned to be with our Heavenly Father. Walter Bush, Sr. was a highly decorated Korean War veteran, loving husband, father and grandfather who loved the outdoors. Walter was preceded in...
Robert Lester Gill

Jan. 5, 1947-Sept. 11, 2012
Sep 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Robert Lester Gill died peacefully in his sleep on Sept. 11 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. His wife Sandra was by his side. Robert is survived by his wife, Sandra Gill of Brentwood; hi...
Mary Minervini

March 5, 1911-Aug. 25, 2012
Sep 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Maria was born on March 5, 1911 in Bitonto, Italy. She was one of nine children. At the age of 16 she emigrated to the United States with her mother and five of her siblings to rejoin her father, w...
Billy Dean (Bill) McCall

May 19, 1931-Sept. 16, 2012
Sep 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Bill, the last survivor of eight siblings, passed away on Sunday after a short illness. He was born in Highland Township, Okla. and came to California with his family in 1938. They settled in Brent...
Marco Albano
Sep 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Marco Albano was a one-of-a-kind of guy. He could talk to anyone about anything. He always had a story to tell. Marco was the real deal. Quick with a smile and a hug, he embraced all those around h...
Linda Raye Peterson Guerra
Oct. 3, 1942-Aug. 30, 2012
Sep 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Linda was a mother to everyone, but throughout her life was involved with only one man. She fell in love with Abel Guerra when she was 15 years old, and for the rest of her life remained inseparabl...
Betty Jean Armas

Aug. 28, 1928-Aug. 21 2012
Aug 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend Betty Jean Armas passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 21 at the age of 83. Betty is survived by sons Richard and Robert Armas; daughter in-law Lisa; grandchil...
Michael J. Moore

Aug. 19, 1950-Aug. 19, 2012
Aug 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood resident Michael J. Moore passed away on Aug. 19 at the age of 62. Raised in Rochester, N.Y., Moore moved to California when he was a senior in high school. He was a local contractor and ...
Dorothy Ann Smith

Dec. 16, 1930-Aug. 16, 2012
Aug 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Dorothy Ann Smith passed away at the age of 81 following a long battle against cancer. Dorothy grew up in San Francisco and graduated from ICA. She married Robert R. Smith and had six children: Bob...