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Henry Franklin “Frank” Parker
Feb. 18, 1922-June 24, 2010
Jul 01, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Frank Parker was a very special man, and to know him was to love him. Physically handsome and strong, he possessed a kind and gentle spirit, was consistently good-natured and had a playful sense of...
Anthony Soldano
Jul 01, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Our community suffered a great loss when Anthony Soldano lost his life in a tragic accident on Tuesday, June 15. Anthony was an incredible man who accomplished whatever he set his sights on, from a...
Visitation Monday, services Tuesday for Carl Casey
Jun 21, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Updated June 22, 9:50 a.m. Carl B. Casey Resident of Brentwood November 3, 1930- June 17, 2010 Carl passed away after a courageous battle with lung cancer, surrounded by his loving family. Bor...
Brentwood mourns loss of local arts advocate
by Ruth Roberts
Jun 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood arts community has lost a longtime supporter, advocate and friend. Ron Beatty, 78, died May 25 following a prolonged battle with cancer. A Connecticut native, Beatty was the corporate...
Jaime Efren Miño Viteri
Jun 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Jaime Efren Miño Viteri was born in Quito, Ecuador on Nov. 1, 1935 and died in Brentwood on May 12, 2010. Jaime was married to Karen Marie Berard Miño in Walnut Creek on Jan. 27, 1973. As a young m...
Mildred Dabner Dunivent Riffle
1908-2010
Jun 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Mildred (Millie to many; “Gammie” to some) passed away peacefully and with dignity at Eskaton on May 22 in Brentwood. Mildred was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother an...
Eva Nena Gill
Feb. 27, 1925-May 16, 2010
Jun 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Former Byron resident Eva Gill of Rupert, Idaho passed away recently at Parke View Care Center in Burley, Idaho. Eva was born in Norwood, Mo., one of seven children of Jesse and Nola McGowan. She l...
Maria Socorro (Sancén) Garcia
Aug. 18, 1926-May 11, 2010
Jun 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Maria Socorro (Sancén) Garcia, our loving Mother, Abuela was born in Salvatierra, Guanajuato, Mexico on Aug. 18, 1926. She joined our Lord Jesus Christ in heaven on May 11. Maria’s greatest joy cam...
Judith Ann Threlfall
March 24, 1944-April 18, 2010
May 27, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
After a three-week battle against complications from a cancerous brain tumor, Pleasant Hill resident Judie Threlfall passed away peacefully on April 18 with children and loved ones by her side. Jud...
Juan Cruz Hinojosa
May 27, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Juan Cruz Hinojosa was born on March 8, 1923 in Mexico. He passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 in Alamo. His wife Andrea and his daughter Adriana, an Antioch resident, survive him. Juan served...
Community says goodbye to newsman
by Ruth Roberts
May 13, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
Friends and family said goodbye to longtime Oakley resident Harry Green last week, but those who knew the charismatic newspaper publisher are confident his love of East County will remain his lasti...
Benjamin Paul Mullen Feb. 27, 1979-April 23, 2010
May 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Ben Mullen, son of John and Bonnie Mullen of Discovery Bay, is survived by his wife, Susana; brothers, Greg and Darrell Mullen of Discovery Bay, Kirk Boyum and sister, Tammy Michael, both of San Fr...
Bonnie Martinez
May 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Bonnie Martinez, 64, died in Antioch on April 13 with her family by her side. Bonnie was born in Pittsburg on Aug. 29, 1945 to Burl and Vival Bulter. She was the twin sister of Connie Florida. Bonn...
Robert (Bob) Caldera Oct. 6, 1967-April 13, 2010
May 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
On April 13, Bob passed away unexpectedly at the age of 41 due to a massive heart attack. He was the sole provider for his wife Dawn and their three children: Nicholas, 12; Brandon, 10; and Rebecca...
Denis Yoshio Nishihara
Apr 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Denis Yoshio Nishihara of Roseville, a native of Maui, Hawaii, went home to be with Jesus on Easter Sunday, April 4. Denis was born on March 10, 1938 in Lahaina, Hawaii. His family knew him to be a...
Richard Castro
Apr 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A Celebration of Life for Richard Castro will be held at 1205 Hargrove St. in Antioch on April 17 at 2 p.m. Please call 925-757-7568 for more information.
Caryn Catherine Dahl
Aug. 23, 1971-Jan. 6, 2010
Apr 01, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Caryn passed away at the age of 38 on Wednesday, Jan. 6 surrounded by her loving family at her home in Eagle Point, Oreg. Caryn was born in Paradise in 1971. In 1987 she moved with her family to As...
Clifford “Cliff” Carlton Clickner
Apr 01, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Clifford “Cliff” Carlton Clickner of Brentwood passed away on March 15 following a short illness. Cliff was a powerful man in his family’s lives and will be deeply missed. Although disabled by arth...
Vernice Louise Brooks
Mar 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Vernice Louise Brooks – known by her family as “Angel” – passed away peacefully on Feb. 23 in Brentwood after a long illness. She was 89. Born in Jamaica to Helen and Patrick, she immigrated to New...
Donna Haraguchi
Feb 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Donna Haraguchi passed away on Jan. 15 from complications caused by a tumor. Donna was born in Seattle on Nov. 18, 1961. She graduated from the University of Washington with a double major in soci...