Leonard R. Brooks

Leonard R. Brooks, 86, died peacefully on Friday, Dec. 9 in Jamestown. He was a cattle buyer, cattle feeder, butcher shop owner, cow-calf producer, and veteran registered Quarter Horse breeder. Mr. Brooks served in the Marine Corps during World War II. After the Marine Corps, he worked in various capacities in the cattle industry. In 1967, his father-in-law, Louis Price, provided Mr. Brooks and his wife Patty the opportunity to run the family ranch, formerly ...

Joshua Dean Bye

Joshua Dean Bye, 33, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Dec. 15 at his home. He lived in the Modesto/Oakdale area. He was a graduate of Oakdale High School and participated in wrestling and football. Mr. Bye was a groundskeeper at Oakdale Golf and Country Club. He was a personal caregiver to his mother. He also was a caregiver to his grandmother, grandfather, and stepfather until their passing. He was saved at Truth Tabernacle in Oakdale. He ...

Allen M. Gregory

Allen M. Gregory, 92, died Sunday, Dec. 18 at Garden City Health Care, Modesto. He was a long time resident of Oakdale. Mr. Gregory was a veteran of World War II and served as a medical technician from 1942-1945. He worked in the dairy business and retired from Stockton State Hospital. He is survived by his sons, Matthew Gregory of Escalon and Mitchell Gregory of Oakdale. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. on ...

Anthony A. ‘Tony’ Navarro

Anthony A. 'Tony' Navarro, 74, died Sunday, Dec. 11 of cancer at his Arizona home.

Adolphe Garcia

Adolphe 'Doc' Garcia, 82, died Wednesday, Dec. 7. He was born one of 13 children to Pablo and Micaela Garcia. He was a long time resident of Oakdale, and everyone who knew him adored his fun-loving personality. He was a hard working man who put in many hours at Hunt's cannery in Oakdale, as well as serving on the Oakdale Police force. In ...

James E. Cook

James E. Cook, 72, of Oakdale, California died November 28, 2011 of complications from Diabetes.

Frank Eugene “Lefty” Tosta

Frank Eugene "Lefty" Tosta, 87, of Gentry, Ark. died Saturday, Nov. 12 in Highfill, Ark.

Bessie Rogers

Bessie Rogers, 106, died Saturday, Nov. 19 of cancer in Oakdale. She was born in Elwood, Ind. Mrs. Rogers lived in Knights Ferry and Oakdale for 27 years. She is survived by her son, Phil Rogers of San Diego; seven grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Rogers Sr.; son, Robert E. Rogers Jr.; her parents; and three sisters. Per her request, no services. Place of interment is ...

Mark R. Sparks

Mark R. Sparks, 51, died Nov. 22. Mr. Sparks was raised in Riverbank and graduated from Riverbank High School. He lived in Oakdale for the past 15 years. He is survived by his father, Raymond Sparks Jr.; brother, Gerald Sparks; sisters, Dawn Shaw, Debra McGinnis; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, Nadine Sparks; brother, Michael Sparks; and his grandparents. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on ...

Betty Louise Ray Walling

Betty Louise Ray Walling, 83, died Friday, Nov. 25 in Modesto. She was born in Somerton, Ariz. to Eugene and Johnnie Ray. She was raised in Bard, the 13th out of 14 kids. She was a resident of Oakdale for more than 20 years. Mrs. Walling's hobbies included collecting pictures of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and working on crossword puzzles. She loved her family deeply and knew every relative's birthday by heart. She is honored ...

Kay Dotson

Kay Dotson, 100, died peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 29. She was born the youngest of nine children, in Billings, Mont. Her family moved to the Portland, Oregon area when she was 12. She attended Oregon schools and received her B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Oregon in Eugene. In 1945 she began a 30-year teaching career at Oakdale High School, where she taught typing, shorthand, and business subjects until she retired in 1975. ...

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 ...

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 ...

Floretta Viola Bieker

Floretta Viola Bieker, 89, of Oakdale, died Monday, Jan. 28 after a long battle with Alzheimers at Oak Valley Hospital.

Dorothy Ann Higgins

Dorothy Ann Higgins, 93, died Saturday, Jan. 26 in Oakdale.

Warren Joseph McAndrews

Warren Joseph McAndrews, 91, died Thursday, Jan 31.

Helen Nadine Pence

Helen Nadine Pence, 80, died Wednesday, Jan. 30.

Richard ‘Rocky’ Rios

Richard 'Rocky' Rios, 78, died peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 31 at his Oakdale home.

Crescencia ‘Resy’ Valdes-Favour

Crescencia 'Resy' Valdes-Favour, 82, died Sunday, Jan. 27.

Dorothy Marie Wright

Dorothy Marie Wright, 83, died peacefully Saturday, Feb. 2 surrounded by her loving family.

Barry Arlin Creekmore