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Robert S. Christenson
Dec. 22, 1942-Jan. 21, 2011
Feb 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Robert Christenson of Antioch passed away on Jan. 21. He leaves behind his partner, Mary Castro; son, Robert; daughter, Darla Roth; and sister, Beverly Plummer. Also surviving him are great-grandc...
James “Nick” Nickerson
Aug. 25, 1931-Jan. 27, 2011
Feb 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
James “Nick” Nickerson, former resident of Byron, passed away peacefully on Jan. 27 after a long illness. Nick was born on Aug. 25, 1931. He served in the United States Navy and then worked in fir...
Mary Edna Bechtholdt
Jan. 31, 1923 - Jan. 5, 2011
Jan 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Beloved mother and grandmother Mary Bechtholdt passed away on Jan. 5. Mary was the last of 11 brothers and sisters. She was born to Fred and Eliza Branaugh on Jan. 31, 1923 in Armour, S.D. Mary bur...
Robert E. Reed
June 28, 1927-Jan. 2, 2011
Jan 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Robert E. Reed, a former Brentwood resident, entered into rest on Jan. 2 in Antioch at the age of 83. He was a loving husband of 61 years to Lois Reed and a devoted father to Steve Reed (Pam) and K...
F. Robert (Bob) Schafer
Jan 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
F. Robert (Bob) Schafer, a 16-month resident of Brentwood, was born on April 30, 1930 in Richmond, Ind. He passed away on Jan. 6, 2011. He made his home in Brentwood at Eskaton Lodge. His wife, Jan...
Anthony “Tony” Bettencourt
Jan. 13, 1916-Dec. 1, 2010
Jan 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
A Brentwood resident for the past eight years, Anthony entered into rest on Dec. 1 at the age of 94. He was born on Jan. 13, 1916 to Inez and Manuel Bettencourt. Tony was the youngest of three boys...
Colleen Settingsgard
Jan 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
Local businesswoman Colleen Settingsgard passed away Sunday, Dec. 26 after a brief illness. A resident of Alameda, Colleen had worked as a marriage and family therapist in Brentwood since 2000. M...
Michael Henry Deimling
May 3,1952-Nov. 19, 2010
Dec 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood resident Michael Deimling, 58, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 19 after a long battle with his illnesses. During his final battle he had been lovingly cared for by his adoring wife...
James Bernard Borgmeyer
Dec 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, Jim was called to Heaven on Nov. 30, after defying the odds and courageously battling cancer. Jim was born on Feb. 7, 1942 in Loose C...
Robert J. Machado
May 21, 1937-Nov. 17, 2010
Dec 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Bob Machado passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Stockton in 1937 and grew up on his parent’s ranch on Hoffman Lane in Byron. He attended Byron Elementary Scho...
Florence C. Hoffman
Dec 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Florence Hoffman of Oakley, known to many as “Miss Flo,” was born on Feb. 10, 1933 and passed away on Nov. 21, 2010. After a lengthy hospital stay due to complications from pneumonia, Flo passed aw...
Town attorney dies suddenly
by Ruth Roberts
Dec 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Mike McGrew, legal counsel for the Town of Discovery Bay, passed away suddenly this week from an apparent heart attack. He was 69. A regular presence at the town’s Community Services District (CSD)...
Patricia Mason
Dec 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Patricia Mason embarked on her final journey Nov. 14 with her family at her bedside. Patricia was born at Alta Bates Hospital with her twin sister Priscila to her parents, Lucille and Tommy Thompso...
Edythe Davis Gilmore
Dec 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Former Brentwood and Bethel Island resident Edythe Davis Gilmore, 91, passed away on Nov. 5 in Auburn. Edythe was born on Nov. 11, 1919 in the town of Blythe and spent most of her life in Brentwood...
Monta Westbrook
Dec 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Former Brentwood resident Monta Westbrook passed away on Nov. 8 at the age of 78. Monta was born on Jan. 26, 1932 in Cave Springs, Ark. to Walter and Peggy Beal Swicegood. She was married to Jack L...
Ervin “Lee” Tullis
Nov 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Ervin “Lee” Tullis, born April 27, 1932 in Oklahoma, went to be with Jesus on Nov. 13, 2010 in Antioch. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Sultana, Calif., attended Bible College in Gilroy...
Donna Jeanne Bailes
1947-2010
Nov 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Donna Jeanne Bailes, 63, passed away peacefully Oct. 17, 2010 at Kaiser hospital in Sacramento. Donna was born Oct. 8, 1947, in Oakland to the late James Jordan and Emma Peckham. She grew up in Wal...
Beverly (Betsy) Ann Cooper
Nov 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Beverly (Betsy) Ann Cooper passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 13 at her home in Antioch. She was born in Millington, Tenn. and raised in Alameda. Betsy married Frederick John Cooper 38 years ago, and...
Paula Marie Davis
Nov. 12, 1960-Nov. 7, 2010
Nov 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Our beloved Paula Davis of Oakley passed away on Sunday, Nov. 7 after a long bout with organ rejection. After receiving the gift of life in 1995, Paula went on to live an amazing life. She was born...
Kenneth Tilmon Brown
1951-2010
Oct 27, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood resident Kenneth Brown lost his brave battle with cancer on Saturday, Oct. 16 at the age of 59, surrounded by his family in Red Bluff. He was born in Sanger to Harold and Helen Brown on J...