Paul D. Hanson

Paul D. Hanson, 65, died Monday, Feb. 20 from complications of diabetes. He was born in Oakdale to Myron and Norma Hanson. Mr. Hanson worked for TIC Corporation for many years as an electrical engineer in numerous locations and moved home to Oakdale in 2002 to be closer to his family. He enjoyed projects around the house, hunting, fishing, and camping. He is survived by his daughters, Jessie Meinen of Rapid City, S.D., Kelly Hanson ...

Billie J. Elkins

Billie J. Elkins, 66, died Wednesday, Feb. 15. She was born in Oklahoma, the daughter of Bill and Stella Hanson. She lived in Oakdale almost her entire life. She is survived by her sons, Kenny, Alan, Kevin, and Luafton; sister, Evelyn (Jim) Carrasco; brother, Dennis Hanson; and 11 grandchildren. Per her request there will be no funeral service. A celebration of life will be held in the spring. Condolences may be sent to P.O. Box, ...

Darla Goff

Darla Goff, 56, died Monday, Feb. 13 in Oakdale. She was born in Tracy. She lived in Oakdale for 15 years. Mrs. Goff was in sales. She belonged to Cornerstone Church, Oakdale. She is survived by her husband, Richard Goff; son, Brian Cunningham; stepchildren, Tony Goff, Diana McClary; mother, Delores Haslan; stepfather, William Haslan; sisters, Linda Garcia, Jackie Dabbs; brother, Leland Rose; and stepbrothers, Eddie Haslan and Ronald Haslan. A service will be at 10 ...

Joanna Jean Harvey

Joanna Jean Harvey, 81, died on Thursday, Feb. 2. Ms. Harvey was a long time resident of Oakdale. She was born in Livermore to Catherine and John Harvey. She was raised in Oakland and graduated from Castlemont High School. She visited relatives in Denmark numerous times and there met her first husband, Svend Pedersen. They settled in Willits, Calif. to raise their family. In 1964, the family lived in Denmark for one year and after ...

Margarette Mary Marconett

Margarette Mary Marconett, 85, of Escalon, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 at Doctors' Hospital in Modesto.

Franklin Weimer

Franklin E. Weimer, 88, died on Monday, Feb. 6. He was born in Taft to Walter and Vena Weimer. He grew up in Modesto and Valley Home. He married his high school sweetheart, Evelyn Katherine Richina, in Santa Ana on Feb. 13, 1943. Mr. Weimer was a retired Colonel, United States Air Force. He served in the Army Air Corps as a bomber ...

Hazel Slayter

Hazel Ruth Slayter, 95, died suddenly in Oakdale on Friday, Jan. 27. She was born in Stroud, Okla. to Grover Willey and Eulalia McDonald. She was a resident of Laurel Crest Manor assisted living center in Oakdale where she had lived since September 2010. In the early 1920s, she, along with her family, moved to Eugene, Ore. where she only stayed a short time before moving ...

Troy Herriage

William Troy Herriage, 80, died Saturday, Jan. 21 with his wife by his side at his Georgia home. He was born in Tipton, Okla. He later came to the Oakdale area and graduated from Oakdale High School in 1950. While at OHS, he was instrumental in leading the Mustangs to three straight VOL baseball championships and was inducted into the OHS Hall of Fame. In 1989, he was ...

Geoffrey Gilbert

Geoffrey Gilbert, 60, died suddenly on Monday, Jan. 30 from heart failure. He grew up in Oakdale. At age 14, he became an Eagle Scout, Scouting's highest honor. At Oakdale High School he played football, baseball and golf. He was valedictorian of the class of 1969. He was accepted with honors at the University of California, Los Angeles. He graduated with a B.S. degree from U.C. Berkeley in 1976. ...

Irene Lorena Valenzuela

Irene Lorena Valenzuela, 92, died Saturday, Jan. 28. The daughter of John Sr. and Christina Wirth Heintz, she was born in Kerman on the family farm. She graduated from Kerman High School in 1937. Following high school, she attended Fresno City College and worked for the Bank of America. While in Fresno, she played semi-pro softball and played in an exhibition game at the 1939 Worlds Fair on Treasure Island near San Francisco. In 1943, ...

Verla Olson

Verla Olson, 90, died Monday, Feb. 6 in Oakdale. She was a resident of Oakdale for 68 years. Mrs. Olson was a TOPS member for over 40 years. She is survived by her daughters, Carol Littlefield and Bonnie Olson, both of Oakdale; brothers, Edward Cruse of Oakdale, Walter Cruse of Quincy, Larry Cruse of Boise, Idaho; two granddaughters; one grandson; two great-granddaughters, all of Oakdale. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Olson. ...

Syble Audrey (Brimm) Sill

Syble Audrey (Brimm) Sill, 92, of Oakdale died Wednesday, Feb. 1. She worked at Hunt Wesson Cannery and retired after 30 years. Prior to this, she also worked in the cafeteria for the Oakdale school district at the Oakdale Union Grammar School, which is now Magnolia Elementary, for a number of years. Mrs. Sill enjoyed camping, traveling, quilting with church members and serving God. Her greatest past time was spending time with her friends and ...

Donald Early McAnally

Donald Early McAnally, 57, of Riverbank died Tuesday, Jan. 31 after a sudden illness in Palo Alto.

Doris M. Milam

Doris M. Milam, 90, died in her sleep on Tuesday, Jan. 24 with her son and daughter-in-law by her side in Seaside, Oregon.

Jeanne Valerie Tanghe

Jeanne Valerie Tanghe died peacefully on Friday, Jan. 27 at her home in Almond, Wisconsin. She was born in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin but moved at an early age to Hayward and later, to Livermore where she had a long and productive life. She spent several months in Oakdale each year, visiting with family. Mrs. Tanghe had varied activities that included interior decorating, real estate investing, genealogy, and traveling to Hawaii. She is survived by her son, ...

Allen Silveira

Allen Anthony 'Tony' Silveira, 69, died on Tuesday, April 9 in Merced, passing due to Alzheimers.

Michael Grohl

Chandler Groves

Chandler Wallace Groves, a fourth generation Farmington area resident, passed away Thursday, April 4 after a brief battle with cancer. He farmed the family farm for many years before becoming the owner of McDillards Feed and NAPA auto parts, both in Copperopolis. He was outgoing and always ready to help others. He will be truly missed by his family, friends and the communities of Farmington and Copperopolis. Mr. Groves ...

Elizabeth Rutherford Piscitello

Elizabeth 'Liz' Rutherford Piscitello, 89, died in Modesto after many months of failing health.

Virginia Myers

Virginia A. Myers, 90, died Thursday, March 28 in Ripon.

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

Anna Clark

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.