Obituaries
William "Ted" Edward Hunting
Nov 6, 2024
William Edward "Ted" Hunting, age 91, of Elk Grove, California, passed away peacefully at his home on November 6, 2024. Born and raised in Sacramento, Ted spent his entire life in the area he loved.
After graduating high school, Ted proudly served his country in the military for two years as a train engine mechanic based in Fort Eustis, Virginia. Upon...
Larry Gene Pasion
Nov 5, 2024
Larry Pasion passed peacefully at his Sacramento home on November 5, 2024, at the age of 54. Larry was born Larry Knight to Laurie Jean Knight and Clemet Gene Kamelamela in Daly City, CA on December 1, 1969. Clemet was Hawaiian and Larry made many trips to Oahu. One visit was longer-term, when he worked at a Waikiki restaurant after...
Emily Louise Cippa
Nov 2, 2024
Emily Louise Cippa (Em) passed peacefully into the Love and Light surrounded by loved ones in her home on November 2, 2024. Em was born to Gottardo and Maria Barsetti on their dairy farm in Herald, California on May 17, 1915. Em worked on the ranch milking cows, tending the chickens, driving the tractor while helping her father with various...
Robert Warren Ayres
Oct 29, 2024
Robert Warren Ayres was born in Sacramento, California on October 12, 1934 and passed away peacefully at home in Roseville, California on October 29, 2024. A service will be held at W.F. Gormley & Sons Funeral Chapel - 2015 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 11:00 AM.
Haley Ann Ingoglia
Oct 29, 2024
Haley Ann Ingoglia was born in Meridian, Mississippi on February 5, 1945. She passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on October 29, 2024 after fiercely battling cancer.
Haley loved traveling with her husband, Tony. Together they traveled the world skipping nothing along the way. However, her favorite trips were those with her family to Tahoe and...
Percy Ernest Cooksey Jr.
Oct 23, 2024
Percy Ernest Cooksey Jr. was born July 1, 1934 in St. Louis, MO, to Devolia (Jackson) and Percy Sr., and died October 23, 2024 of natural causes in Sacramento, CA.
The oldest of five siblings, Percy graduated from Sumner High School in 1952. He served a four-year tour as an MP in the U.S. Army in Angoulême, France. Finding the racial...
Jacqueline Lee Bates
Oct 16, 2024
Sacramento, California - Jackie Bates, age 93, died peacefully at home in Sacramento, CA on October 16, 2024.Jacqueline Lee Hughes was born to Ralph Hughes and Mary Buno on December 23, 1930, in Pittsburg, California. At age 9, Jackie and her mother moved to Sacramento where they lived on the family farm with her grandmother, Elizabeth, and many aunts, uncles...
Ann Katherine Romani
Oct 12, 2024
Ann Romani (Gallichotte) passed away Oct. 12, 2024, a few weeks shy of her 91st birthday, surrounded by her children and extended family.
A resident of the Davis University Retirement Center, she was preceded in death by Roger Romani, her loving husband of 61 years.
Daughter of Mary Gallichotte (Norton) and Marion Gallichotte, and sister to Marion Bosch (Gallichotte), Ann was born...
Megan Ruth Marshack
Oct 2, 2024
Megan Ruth Marshack, associated around the world with the death of former Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller, died October 2, 2024 of liver and kidney failure. She was 70 years old.
Marshack was the assistant press secretary for the Vice-President in 1976, his last year in public office. Upon his return to private life in New York, she continued as deputy press secretary...
David J. Schwartz
Sep 27, 2024
David J. Schwartz was born in Fond-du-lac, Wisconsin on 09/01/1929. He served 3 years in the U.S. Air Force, 24 years as a police officer/investigator for the City of Sacramento, was a member of #4970 Knights of Columbus, parishioner of Sacred Heart Church since 1951 and an associate member of the Sisters of Social Services. He passed on to eternal...
Nancy Rodriguez Paez
Sep 18, 2024
Nancy Rodriguez Paez "Tia Pati" was born to Angelina and Martin Rodriguez on June 14, 1964, in Sacramento, CA. The Lord welcomed Nancy home on September 18, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.
Nancy fearlessly embraced life, empowering those around her through her leadership, strength, and unwavering support, leaving a lasting impact on all who knew her. Highly intelligent, she had...
Ardith Jean Smith
Sep 15, 2024
Afterglow I’d like the memory of meto be a happy one,I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.I’d like to leave an echowhispering softly down the ways;Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.I’d like the tears of those whogrieve to dry before the sun;Of happy memories that Ileave, when life here is done.-Helen Lowrie Marshall
Lou Montfort
Sep 1, 2024
“The Fox”
WWII VETERAN, PHILANTHROPIST
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER
Lou passed September 1, 2024, just 19 days short of his 102nd birthday.
HARRY LOUIS MONTFORT, JR. was born in Sacramento on September 20, 1922 to Harry Louis Montfort and Hazel McClure Montfort, third generation Sacramento pioneers. Henry Montfort, Lou’s great-grandfather, settled in Sacramento on July 4, 1849, during the gold rush, and was the founding...
Michael John Clifford
Aug 28, 2024
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Michael John Clifford on August 28th, 2024. Born in San Francisco, CA on June 16, 1955, his family soon moved to Sacramento, CA where he graduated from Mira Loma HS in 1973 and later attended California State University, Sacramento. Mike married Linda Jean (Nettle) in 1981. He worked at the...
William "Bill" David Bryan
Aug 26, 2024
William "Bill" David Bryan, 66 from Rancho Cordova has passed on August 26, 2024. Born in Sacramento, he is survived by his loving wife Kathy, daughter Amanda Kriske (Kristopher), son Christoper Bryan (Angie), 5 wonderful grandchildren, Zach, Ben, Blake, Drew Gavin, mother, sisters, brother, favorite cousin Lorrie, extended family and his faithful dog Rosco. Proceeded in death by his father...
Francine Darlene Vela
Aug 20, 2024
Francine Darlene (Chata) Vela age 68 of Reno, Nevada passed away on Tuesday August 20, 2024. Francine is survived by her husband Julian Vela, children Javier(Angela), Rebekah, Joshua (Corina), Jason and Justine (Eric), 11 grandchildren and 1 great grandson. Francine and Julian were married 44 years and 4 months and blended their families when they married. Francine is predeceased by...
Donna Kay Harper
Aug 11, 2024
Donna Kay Harper spent her career as a psychotherapist guiding hundreds of clients through personal crises. She gave them the support, insight and tools they needed to get on with their lives. She had a remarkable talent for drawing people into intimate, revealing conversations.
“Clients knew they were deeply cared for, and that’s what drew people to her -- her passion...
Mary Cecelia (Finn) Hancock
Aug 8, 2024
Mary was born and raised on a farm in Emmetsburg, Iowa during the Great Depression. She graduated as an RN in 1940 and practiced nursing in Kansas City, Mo., before enlisting in the Navy Nurses Core in 1943. She (and three brothers) served during WWII, was stationed at Pearl Harbor, and personally thanked for her service by President Roosevelt. She...
Matthew James Mullen
Aug 8, 2024
Matthew James Mullen came into this world on November 25, 2003 and left us all too soon on August 8, 2024 while hiking with friends in Yosemite National Park. Matthew was the third leg of the Mullen family stool that included oldest Annemarie and middle-child Rose. Matthew was opinionated, sensitive, hardworking, full of life, and beloved by many. He attended...
Dennis Michael Brodsky
Aug 7, 2024
Dennis Brodsky passed away peacefully at his home in Sacramento, CA on August 7, 2024 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 74.
Born March 19, 1950, in Philadelphia, PA. He was the son of the late Samuel and Doris Brodsky (nee DeLong). He was preceded in death by brothers Richard and Bruce (Soxy) Brodsky. Dennis is survived by his...
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