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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 ...
Beverly A. Goodner
Beverly A. Goodner, 71, died Thursday, July 26 at Oak Valley Hospital. She worked for Sacramento Savings and Oak Valley Community Bank. Mrs. Goodner was a resident of Oakdale. She was a member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West Oakdale #125, the Lupus Foundation of San Jose, and volunteered for the Society for the Handicapped. She is survived by her sons, Tim Goodner of Hughson, Rodney (Krickett) Goodner, Mike (Kim) Goodner, all of ...
John J. Solus
John J. Solus, 51, died Friday, July 13 from a massive stroke at a hospital in Bismark, N.D. He was a longtime resident of Oakdale. He is survived by his mother, Audrey Solus; brothers, Anthony Solus, Mike McQuillan, Mark Haveman; and sisters, Shirley Ebert, Patricia Coleman, Darlene Dixon. A celebration of life will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11 at Kerr Park, Oakdale.
Ronald Ray Merryman
Ronald Ray Merryman, 75, died Thursday, July 19 after extended illnesses at his Oakdale home. He was born in San Jose, one of four children, to Raymond and Ruth (Ledford) Merryman. He graduated from Turlock High School and later joined the U.S. Navy. In the Navy he worked as a helicopter mechanic. After his honorable discharge from the Navy, he studied welding at Modesto Junior College. Mr. Merryman worked for 30 years as a machinist ...
Josephine Cecilia Costa
Josephine Cecilia Costa, 80, died Sunday, July 15 after an extended illness at her home. She was born to Frank R. and Rosalind (Bulcao) Furtado in Byron. Mrs. Costa was a homemaker and a retired teamster. She enjoyed traveling, painting, spinning, quilting, gardening, cooking, the ocean, and most of all her family. She was a generous, hardworking, happy, opinionated, enthusiastic, and loving person. She loved her family and was a wonderful mom, sister, grandmother and ...
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 ...
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Richard Allen Felt
Richard Allen Felt, 60, of Oakdale died Tuesday, Oct. 30 at home after a battle with cancer.
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