William Walter Hauselmann

William Walter Hauselmann, 83, died peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 23. He was born to Walter and Martha Hauselmann and raised in Bandini near Montebello in Los Angeles County. While he was in the Navy, he met and married his beloved "schatzi" Marian Waeny on Aug. 27, 1949 after a two-and-a-half year courtship. When Mr. Hauselmann was discharged from the Navy, he worked on his father-in-law's dairy in Downey before moving his family to Oakdale in ...

Roger Carl Hermanson

Roger Carl Hermanson, 62, of Oakdale died Monday, Nov. 21 in Sonora. He was a native of Minnesota. He lived in Oakdale 30 years. Mr. Hermanson was a truck driver at A.L. Gilbert Company for 25 years. He is survived by his wife, Marian "Fran" Hermanson; children, Carl Hermanson, Glen Hermanson, James Hermanson; stepchildren, Lynda Raven, Barbara McLaughlin, Lisa Raven; sister, Irene Marberry; brother, Gene Hermanson; and numerous grandchildren. He was preceded in death by ...

Grace Virginia Murphy

Grace Virginia Murphy, 84, died Wednesday, Nov. 23 at her Oakdale home. She was a graduate of Merritt Hospital School of Nursing where she met her husband, Charles, who was a surgical orderly. Mrs. Murphy was a registered nurse and retired from Oak Valley Hospital. She was very involved with the Soroptimist of Oakdale and with her church, Community Christian Reformed Church of Oakdale. She touched many lives and will be missed by her family ...

Cody Jess Smith

Cody Jess Smith, 24, died Friday, Oct. 21. He was born in Susanville and was raised in Oakdale. He attended Oakdale schools since kindergarten and graduated from Oakdale High School in 2005. Mr. Smith joined the Navy after graduation and served on the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Enterprise as an Electrician Mate. While on the Enterprise he was involved in both the Iraqi and Afghanistan wars simultaneously. After the Navy he worked various jobs as ...

Lloyd Arnett

Lloyd Arnett, 93, died Wednesday, Oct. 19. He was born in Harrah, Okla. to Earl and Hope Arnett. Mr. Arnett was a farmer most all his life and lived in Oakdale since 1940. He loved hunting and fishing and was an avid Bible reader. He served his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and attended church faithfully. He is survived by his sons, Bob (Janice) Arnett of Oakdale, Tom Arnett of Grants Pass, Ore.; sisters, Verna ...

Evelyn Newburg

Evelyn Newburg, 90, died Thursday, Oct. 13 in Oakdale. She was born Mary Evelyn Triplett in Harris, Mo. She moved to California as a child and grew up in Turlock, along with her two younger sisters, Marillyn and Betty, and younger brother Andrew. She married Edwin Newburg in 1943 and they had a son, Edwin Jr., the following year. Their only daughter, Mary Ann, was born in 1946, and their third child, Richard, was born ...

Alice Blanch Sherrick

Alice Blanch Sherrick, 97, died peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 13 in Fresno. She was born in Wetumka, Okla. to Lloyd and Annie Alkire. She came to California in the 1920s and resided in Oakdale for over 60 years. She was married to Edward 'Ned' Sherrick for 71 years, prior to his death in 2004. Mrs. Sherrick was a member of the Oakdale Methodist Church since the 1940s. She worked in Oakdale at the Magnolia Avenue ...

Mikayla Gail Zwald

Mikayla Gail Zwald, 17, died Sunday, Oct. 16 at Memorial Medical Center, Modesto. She was born in Oakdale. She lived in the Valley Home area all of her life, attended Valley Home schools and was a senior at Oakdale High School. Miss Zwald was active in the FFA, raised cows, and won three first prize ribbons for her cakes she auctioned off at FFA fundraisers. She was also taking floral classes through FFA. Her photography ...

Teresa Mendes

Teresa Mendes, 53, died Tuesday, Oct. 11. She was born in Quincy. She was raised in Oakdale and graduated from Oakdale High School. Ms. Mendes loved living in the country. She also loved the wilderness, camping and hiking. She is survived by her mother, Helen Koch; brother, William Moss; son, Dustin Brummel; grandchildren, Bailey and Dominic Brummel; nieces Jennifer, Carrie and Augusta; and ...

Mary Hodges

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Noel La Roque

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Stanley Segale

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Paul Peter Buerer

Paul Peter Buerer, 65, died Friday, Sept. 23 in Tacoma, Wash. He was born in Oakdale to Albert and Mary Buerer. He was a graduate of Oakdale High School's class of 1964. He majored in Business Administration and minored in Accounting at CSU Stanislaus. He was the winner of the Wall Street Journal award, and graduated in 1968. He was married to Gayle (Yowell) Buerer from 1968 to 1978. They had one daughter, Jennifer. Mr. ...

Henry ‘Hank’ Amaral

Henry 'Hank' Amaral, 83, died Friday, Sept. 23. He was a resident of Mountain View and Oakdale. During World War II, he left school to help his parents work on their dairy, as all of the employees had left the dairy to work in the shipyards. After the war, the dairy was sold, and he, still working for his parents, moved to their Oakdale property to take care of the beef cattle. His family thanks ...

Walter Raymond “Ray” Byrd

Walter Raymond "Ray" Byrd, 79, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 25 in Grants Pass, Oregon.

George Morrison, Jr.

George T. Morrison, Jr., 89, died Monday, March 18 in Missouri.

Michael Grohl

Michael E. Grohl died Wednesday, April 3.

Wanda Duke

Wanda Sue Duke, 76, of Oakdale, died Friday, March 29 at Oak Valley Hospital.

Theodora Cayton

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Della Dolling

Della Delfinia Dolling, 90, of Knights Ferry died Wednesday, March 20.

Julie Van Hoy

Julie Van Hoy, 49, of Oakdale died Sunday, Feb. 24.

Sarah Jean Tanis

Sarah Jean Tanis, 78, died Wednesday, March 13.

Maria Spilky

Maria Spilky, 79, of Escalon passed away in Riverbank on Jan. 6, 2013 following a battle with cancer.

Meliza ‘Misty’ Gregory-Tennant

Meliza 'Misty' Gregory-Tennant, 34, died Sunday, March 3 from a tragic accident in Hanford, where she lived.

Ava Kathleen “Kathy” Rueda

Ava Kathleen "Kathy" Rueda, 61, died Sunday, March 10, 2013.

Flossie Lulalia Buie

Flossie Lulalia Buie, 94, died Thursday, March 14 of natural causes in Fresno.

Joe Blagg

Joe Blagg, 87, died Saturday, March 16 at his Oakdale home.

Maria Salinas Alanis

Maria Salinas Alanis, 87, died Thursday, Feb. 21. She was born in General Teran, Mexico. She was raised in Estacion Aldamas, Nuevo Leon, Mexico where she met and married Domingo Alanis on Feb. 9, 1951. She and her husband moved to Riverbank, where she lived for 54 years. Mrs. Alanis worked for many years at Hunt Wesson and retired in 1985. <p class="MsoNormal" ...

Erna A. Brink

Erna A. Brink, 93, died peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 27 with her six children by her side.