Robert Duane Spurgeon

Robert Duane Spurgeon, 68, passed away on Thursday, March 17 at his home in Escalon.

Betty J. Carder

Betty J. Carder, 88, of Riverbank died Sunday, March 13.

Nancy Lynn Mata Nevel

Nancy Lynn Mata Nevel, 47, died Sunday, March 6 at Las Vegas Hospital.

Wahnita D. Reid

Wahnita D. Reid, 91, of Copperopolis died Thursday, March 10 after a short illness.

Evelyn Virginia (Pinkston) Shelton

Evelyn Virginia (Pinkston) Shelton, 72, died Thursday, March 10 at Alexander Cohen Hospice House, Hughson after a three-year battle with cancer.

Joanne D. Vaiarello

Joanne D. Vaiarello, 81, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 8 in the presence of her family.

Jo Ann E. Warden

Jo Ann E. Warden, 92, of Waterford died Thursday, March 10 at Memorial Medical Center.

Alice F. Avila

Alice F. Avila, 88, died Friday, March 11 at Oak Valley Care Center. She was a native of Gilroy. She lived in Oakdale for 55 years. Mrs. Avila was a housewife. She is survived by her children, Mary (John) Mercurio, David Avila, Anthony Avila, all of Oakdale; sisters, Mary Ann Silva of San Jose, Adeline Lemos of Gilroy; brothers, Daniel Lemos of Riverbank, Tony Lemos of Hollister, James Lemos of Waterford; 10 grandchildren; and seven ...

Marie Kennedy

Marie Kennedy, 79, died peacefully on Thursday, March 3 with family surrounding her.

Dorothy Katherine Linder

Dorothy Katherine Linder, 91, died Saturday, March 5 at Crossroads Manor in Riverbank.

Stanley David Pierce

Stanley David Pierce, 81, died Monday, March 7 at Oak Valley Hospital.

Richard O. Salazar

Richard O. Salazar, 82, of Modesto died Friday, March 4 at Garden City Health Care Center.

John Louis Scheetz

John Louis Scheetz, 83, passed away peacefully on March 1 at Alexander Cohen Hospice House, Hughson.

Leon Edward Accorne

Leon Edward Accorne, 90, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010 in San Juan Capistrano, where he had moved from San Jose to be near his family just the year earlier.

Arthur Angarole

Arthur Angarole, 81, died Friday, Feb. 25 in Oakdale.

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 ...