Fernando Lomas

Fernando Lomas, 60, died Friday, Aug. 24. He was a longtime resident of Riverbank. He is survived by his beloved wife, Candy Lomas; daughter, Roseirene of Oakdale; sons, Fernando and Ruben (Marcella) Lomas, all of Riverbank; brothers, Ernesto and Alex Lomas; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother, Socorro Acosta; and father, Alejandro Lomas. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a rosary starting at 4:30 p.m. on ...

Eugene Alvin Miller

Eugene Alvin Miller, 60, died Monday, Aug. 20. He was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin. He graduated from Gustine High School and received an AA Degree from Modesto Junior College. He was a resident of Oakdale since 1982. Mr. Miller worked for BNSF Railway for 37 years. He was an outdoorsman and his values are exemplified by the Rivers of Recovery that provides combat veterans with a rehabilitation program that focuses on outdoor activities. He is ...

Hazel Rosamund (Robuck) Harris

Hazel Rosamund (Robuck) Harris, 99, died Wednesday, Aug. 22. She was born in Knights Ferry to Thomas and Myrtle Robuck. She attended grade school in Knights Ferry and graduated from Oakdale High School. Mrs. Harris' family maintains a home on the original ranch property where she was born on Sonora Road in Knights Ferry. She is survived by her daughters, Judy Anne Harris, Jeannie E. Blom; sister, Betty Irvine; two nieces; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; ...

Della Mae Henderson

Della Mae Henderson, 77, died peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 19 in El Dorado Hills. She was born Della Mae Winters in Grady County, Okla. to Mattie and William 'Cyrus' Winters. Mrs. Henderson spent her entire active life in Oakdale involved in many community activities including the Oakdale Golf and Country Club, The Eastern Stars, and Calvary Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, fishing, and RV trips to Quartzsite and Branson. She was a friend to all ...

Ronald Morrow

Ronald Morrow, 67, died Thursday, Aug. 16 in Oakdale. He was born in Missouri to the late Jessie and Lena Morrow. He was a resident of Oakdale for the past 12 years and previously of the Ripon/Manteca area for more than 50 years. Mr. Morrow retired after 27 years of service from South San Joaquin Irrigation District as an Operations Water Superintendent. He was a reserved, loving man who enjoyed boating, fishing, gardening and Nascar. ...

David W. Peixoto

David W. Peixoto, 80, died July 31. He was born to Lenora and Frank Peixoto in Niles. He was a proud member of the large and loving Peixoto family, with a long history of farming and ranching in the Hayward area. Mr. Peixoto proudly served in the US Army in Korea. He had three great loves: family, gardening, and his 1931 Ford "Lil Joe." Following a long career in business as an independent owner/operator and ...

Dr. James E. “Jim” Laughlin

Dr. James E. "Jim" Laughlin, 68, of Mountain View died Friday, Aug. 3 after a 10-year battle with cancer.

Gerald William ‘Jerry’ Dickens

Gerald William 'Jerry' Dickens, 66, of Knights Ferry died Saturday, Aug. 11 with his wife and children by his side.

Darlene Donovan

Darlene Donovan, 73, died Thursday, Aug. 9. She graduated from Oakdale High School and lived in the Escalon, Oakdale and Riverbank areas her whole life. She was a resident of Oakdale and worked at the Oakdale Hershey Plant for more than 30 years. Mrs. Donovan was a talented artist and loved to paint. She will be greatly missed. She is survived by four children, including daughter, Tammy Blair of Lodi and son, Zane Garcia of ...

Sharon Benedix

Sharon Louise Benedix, 69, of Dorrington, died Friday, June 22 surrounded by her loving family in Rocklin. She was born at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Escalon on March 13, 1943 to Richard and Thora Benedix. She had lived many years in the mountain community of Dorrington before spending her last couple of months in Rocklin. She was raised in Valley Home with her three sisters ...

Fred Paulus

Fred Paulus, 85, of Escalon, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, July 31. Born in Oakland, CA on July 30, 1927, he was a WWII and Korean War Veteran. Mr. Paulus spent 65 years in Escalon, farming rice while owning Paulus Rice Dryer. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, RV'ing from Alaska to Mexico with ...

Olga Peña

Olga Peña Treviño, 61, died Thursday, Aug. 2 after a long battle with cancer with her loving family by her side. She was born in Diaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas, Mexico on May 3, 1951 to Gregorio and Guadalupe Treviño. She was born into a hardworking, humble and loving family. She spent her childhood in Diaz Ordaz where she devoted her time to her siblings and the well-being of her ...

Albert Buerer

Albert W. Buerer, 98, died Saturday, Aug. 4 in Oakdale. He was born in Danville on Nov. 29, 1913 to George Phillip and Caroline Elizabeth (Niles) Buerer. Mr. Buerer owned Oakdale Hardware and Al's Music Store. He is survived by his daughter, Shirley Buerer; brother, Ralph (Virginia); five grandchildren; and one great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his wife, ...

Beulah Ann Russell

Beulah Ann Russell, 92, died Wednesday, July 18 with her daughter at her side. She was born in Hoffman, Okla. to Joe and Gertrude McFall. She later moved to Montana where she raised her family. Eventually she moved to California. She moved to Oakdale more than 30 years ago where she met and married Floyd 'Bud' Russell. Mrs. Russell was a free spirit and lived a life full of love. She greatly enjoyed the company ...

Wesley William ‘Wes’ Firch

Wesley William 'Wes' Firch, 90, died Monday, July 23 in Sacramento. He was born in Green River, Illinois on April 21, 1922. His family moved to the Escalon area in 1936. He worked on the family farm after high school graduation. Early in 1945, he joined the Army Air Corps and was sent to the Pacific. He received the Victory in the Pacific medal. After the war, he returned to farming. He married Rae Sturzl ...

Janice Brennan

Janice Brennan

James Huffman

James William 'Jim' Huffman, 70, died peacefully in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 19 in San Francisco. He was a resident of Cupertino and Oakdale. He purchased a ranch in Oakdale and retired there. He was born in Bloomfield, Iowa at his grandmother's house. He graduated from Bloomfield High in 1961 and attended Drake College in Des Moines, Iowa. There, he met Karen Whitson ...

Robert Jordan

Robert L.J. 'Bob' Jordan, 75, died Tuesday, April 23. He was born in Modesto and lived all of his life in the Riverbank-Oakdale area. He is survived by his son, Stacy (Jackie) Jordan; sisters, Emma (Deb) Royer, Erna (Alton) Jamison; grandchildren, Kiley (Robert) Hemm, Leandra (Arnet) Givargiznia, Jason Jordan, Ryan (Danae) Jordan, Garrett Giddens; great-grandchildren, Dylan and Austynn Givargiznia, Weslee Hemm; and numerous nieces and nephews. ...

Audrey Laningham

Michael Mendoza

Shauna Sorenson

Shauna Stephenson Sorenson, 56, died Sunday, April 28.

Spencer Doffing

Spencer Leo Doffing, 63, died Friday, April 12 in Oakdale.

Geneva McGuire

Geneva Lee (Gold) McGuire, 74, died Tuesday, April 16.

Matthew Ude

Matthew James Ude, 41, of Oakdale died Monday, March 18.

Robert Varner

Robert 'Bob' Varner, 72, died Monday, April 15 of heart disease.

Mary Waddell

Mary B. Waddell, 94, died on Monday, April 15 in Modesto.

Oscar Wedegaertner

Oscar R. Wedegaertner, 91, died at home on Sunday, April 21.

Virgil Anglin

Virgil Edward Anglin, 84, died Monday, March 18.

Kathy Lieb

Kathleen Ann (Cole) Lieb, 49, died Wednesday, April 10 in Los Banos surrounded by family and many close, dedicated friends who took care of her every need during her three-and-a-half year battle with pancreatic cancer.

Charlie Morisoli

Charlie W. Morisoli, 82, died Tuesday, April 9.