Bryon Martin

Bryon Martin, 37, died Monday, July 16 in Modesto. He was born in Sonora on July 22, 1974. He lived his entire life in Oakdale. He graduated from Oakdale High School in 1992. He was known for being a great athlete. He attended Modesto Junior College and attended Real Estate Broker College in Sacramento. Mr. Martin was a branch manager for Transamerica, Ameriquest, and Titanium mortgage companies in the Central Valley. He and some of ...

Margaret McKeon

Margaret McKeon, 76, died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 21 in Carmel with her loving husband Sandy by her side to the end.

John C. Mercurio, Sr.

John C. Mercurio, Sr., 77, died Wednesday, July 18 at Oak Valley Care Center after a battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Josephine Kelsay

Josephine Kelsay, 95, a resident of Stanislaus County for 88 years, passed away on Sunday, July 15 at her home in Oakdale surrounded by her loving family.

R.L. “Pete” Ball

R.L. "Pete" Ball, 87, passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. He was born Jan. 6, 1925 at Hydro to Eunice Walden Ball and Ed Ball. He moved to Oakdale, CA in 1942 and lived out his life there. He loved listening to sports on radio, especially baseball; radio also afforded him an opportunity to worship the Lord. Pete came to the Lord through Billy Graham's radio ministry. He also enjoyed and made many friends ...

Deborah Suzanne ‘Debi’ Stone

Deborah Suzanne 'Debi' Stone, 50, died Thursday, June 21. She was born in Long Beach and lived in various locations in California before moving to Phoenix, Ariz. where she attended Corona del Sol High School. Mrs. Stone and her husband moved to Oakdale in 1988. After 15 years in Oakdale, they returned to Tempe, Ariz. to be closer to her husband's family, especially his parents, Fred and Phyllis Stone. She has left a lasting legacy ...

Wylda Pauline Wiley

Wylda Pauline Wiley, 87, died Wednesday, July 4 in Oakdale. She was born in Ventura. Ms. Wiley lived in Oakdale and attended Oak Valley Community Church. She is survived by her siblings, Don (Louise) Hanna of Yuba City, Travis (Margarit) Hanna of Ft. Worth, Texas; five sister-in-laws; five brother-in-laws; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, James B. Wiley. A service will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July ...

Kimberly Stogdell

Oakdale High School counselor Kimberly Stogdell, 52, died Sunday, July 1 at home after a short battle with cancer.

Rick Lee McCormack

Rick Lee McCormack, 52, died Monday, June 25 in Oakdale. He was born May 28, 1960 in Walla Walla, Wash. and was a longtime resident of Oakdale. Mr. McCormack worked at United Airlines in San Francisco as a sheet metal mechanic for 24 years. He was a beloved husband, father, and "papa." He will be greatly missed. He is survived by his loving wife of 33 years, Linda (Kuppens) McCormack; daughter, Crystal (Chris) Richter; son, ...

Debra Repayo

Debra Repayo, 59, died Tuesday, July 3 after a long illness. She was born in Oakdale to Lumin and Gloria Repayo and lived most of her life in Stanislaus County. After graduating from Oakdale High School with the class of 1971, she joined the United States Navy and was stationed in Maryland and Florida. She remained in active service until her honorary discharge in 1976. Ms. Repayo then returned to Oakdale and held various jobs ...

June Irene Crosby

June was born to Frank and Ruth Andreatta on June 22, 1919 in Roseburg, Oregon, 92 years ago.

Helen Berniece Fitzpatrick

Helen Berniece Fitzpatrick, 89, died Wednesday, June 20 after a long battle with heart disease.

Gary Knox

Gary Knox, 67, passed away on Tuesday, June 19 in Modesto. He was born on June 16, 1945 in Oakdale. Mr. Knox grew up in Escalon all his life. He graduated from Escalon High School in 1963, and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was an avid carpenter and loved to build masterpieces in his garage. He loved to go camping with his family, and in his younger years, he enjoyed dirt bike ...

Winifred ‘Winnie’ McBroom Stone

Winifred 'Winnie' McBroom Stone, 96, died peacefully Tuesday, June 19 on her llama ranch in Jamestown.

Fidela T. Valverde

Fidela T. Valverde, 52, died Sunday, June 17 after a battle with cancer. Ms. Valverde was handicapped most of her life; her mother was her caregiver. She had a great heart and will be missed. She is survived by her mother, Eva Valverde; sisters, Vencey (Bill) Erb, Connie (Danny) Rich, Florence (Ed) Trapp; brothers, David Valverde, Felix (Denise) Valverde, Jr.; and many nieces and nephews and their children. She was preceded in death by her ...

Donna Joyce (Johnson) Smallwood

Donna Joyce (Johnson) Smallwood, 75, died Monday, Feb. 18 in Sonora.

McNeil Ballard, Jr.

McNeil J. 'Jim' Ballard, Jr., 77, died Monday, Feb. 11 from a very fast acting cancer at home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. His family moved all around the United States as he grew up. He went to Los Gatos High School, went into the Air Force, and graduated from Northwestern University. Mr. Ballard's first job after college was ...

Mary Jo Banducci

James Capley

James Allen Capley, 73, died Friday, Feb. 15. He was born in Whittier to Mellie and Eugene Capley. He decided at a very early age that he wanted to become a cowboy. He was just that and loved every bit of horseshoeing, working cattle, and training horses. Mr. Capley lived in Oakdale for more than 40 years and was loved by many. He ...

Mildred Downing

Mildred Downing, 86, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. She was born to Harold Vail and Esther Finfrock in Hines (now Paramount) California on Jan. 13, 1927. She was oldest of five children. She grew up in Bellflower, and graduated from Excelsior High School. She was a secretary at Republic Supply near Los Angeles, CA. One of her greatest joys as a young adult was taking her younger ...

Dorothy Lajeunesse

Dorothy Lajeunesse, 89, died Wednesday, Feb. 13 at Alexander Cohen Hospice House after a battle with cancer. She was born in Santa Rosa, the daughter of John and Helen Irwin. She grew up in Oakland and graduated from Oakland Technical High School. In 1990, she moved to Oakdale to be closer to her family after retiring from Brockway Glass Credit Union. Survivors include ...

Suzanne Holtan

Suzanne (Feichter) Holtan, 65, died Friday, Feb. 8 at UC Davis Medical Center after a long battle with heart-lung disease. She was a graduate of Oakdale High School and then lived in the Bay Area for many years. She retired to Twin Falls, Idaho with her husband Sam and granddaughter Amber. After her husband's death, she moved to Oakdale in 2009. Survivors include her granddaughter, Amber ...

Graham Sorensen

Graham James Sorensen, 77, died peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 14 after a brief illness, surrounded by his family at Doctor's Hospital, Modesto. He was born in Salinas, the son of Adolph and Ada Sorensen. He attended schools in Salinas and was a graduate of Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo. He served in the Army National Guard. Mr. Sorensen worked many years for ...

Leland Ude

Dr. Leland K. Ude, 87, died Saturday, Feb. 16. He was a longtime resident of Oakdale, working as a chiropractor from 1950 until retiring in 1991. He was very involved with the Oakdale Kiwanis, Sportsman and Dinner Clubs, as well as the Parks and Recreation Board for Stanislaus County until the 1970s, where he oversaw the development of Woodward and Modesto Reservoirs and Fox Grove. <p ...

Barbara White

Barbara White passed away on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 at the Riverbank Nursing Center, where she had lived for the past few years. She is survived by her mother, Frances Willett; sisters Sharon White and Debbie Willett; brother Joe Willett; daughters Dianne Sforza of Modesto and Sandy Leonard of Riverbank. She also had eight grandchildren, living in Riverbank and Modesto. Services were at ...

Mary Hofmann

Mary Angela Hofmann, 56, of Oakdale died peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 9 surrounded by her family after a brief illness. She was born in Patterson on Oct. 2, 1956 to Ina and George S. Bettencourt and was raised in Newman until she moved to Modesto in 1968. She attended Grace M. Davis High School and Modesto Junior College. She worked for Moore Business Forms for more ...

Gwendolyn Gregory

Gwendolyn C. Gregory, 75, died Wednesday, Feb. 6 at her Modesto home. She was a longtime resident of the Modesto and Oakdale areas. Working for many years as a registered nurse, she later owned care homes for the elderly before retiring. She relocated to her birth state of Tennessee for many years and enjoyed travel. Survivors include her sons, Michael ...

Jasperina Goedhart

Jasperina Cornelia (van den Berg) Goedhart, 88, passed away on Feb. 7, 2013, at Bethany Home in Ripon, CA. She was born on Sept. 7, 1924, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, to Hendrik and Teunje van den Berg, where she was raised until she moved to California in 1949 to marry Simon Goedhart, who preceded her in death in 1998. They were married for 48 years. She was ...

Johannes Denys

Johannes "John" Denys, 92, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. He was born in Halstern, NB, Holland and had been a resident of Oakdale for 48 years. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Quirina; six sons, John, Gary, Jeff, Casey, Adrian and Alvin Denys; three daughters, Annie Mayfield, Corrie Denys and Carol Solus; and many nieces, nephews and grandchildren. Viewing will be Wednesday, ...

William Amman

William 'Bill' Amman, 54, of Oakdale died Sunday, Feb. 3 at home. He was born Jan. 24, 1959 in Los Angeles, the son of Kay and Gerald Amman. Growing up in Southern California he developed a strong talent for woodworking from his father and was involved in 4H. His love for animals continued throughout his life and he was an active supporter of local 4H and the Oakdale Animal ...