East Bay Times

Tiffin Rinehart Mullenax, Jr., 81, of Abilene passed away September 21, 2021 in Abilene, TX. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 25, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. There will also be services in Columbia City, IN under the direction of Smith & Son Funeral Home, and also in Central Valley, CA, both dates to be determined. Tiffin R. Mullenax "Junior" was born in Arborvale, WV on April 7, 1940 to Tiffin R. Mullenax, Sr. and Letha V. Armentrout. He was born the youngest of six children to a farming family in West "By God" Virginia and moved to Larwill, IN in 1950. He graduated from Larwill High School in 1958, where he was the president...

Kelly passed away in Charleston, South Carolina where she was attending the College of Charleston. Born in San Francisco and raised in nearby Lafayette, CA, she graduated from Robert Louis Stevenson High School in Pebble Beach, CA. Kelly is survived by her mother Catherine Blake, father Michael Gilson and sister Sarah Gilson, along with many beloved aunts, uncles, and cousins. She is predeceased by her paternal and maternal grandparents. From an early age, Kelly's goal was to help address social injustice and the problems associated with it. Her family and friends believe that she was placed on this earth to work with the less fortunate, particularly refugees impacted by war and conflict....

Nancy Lee Fernandez passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on Saturday, July 10, 2021. She was found holding a picture of her and her husband who preceded her in death (September 17, 1934 - October 31st, 2020). Ruben was the love of her life whom she could not bear to live without. May God bless both of their souls as they share eternity together. Nancy leaves behind her daughters Bonnie, Celeste, Tina, Jolene, and Elisa; Ruben's son, Ricco, and daughters; Lorina and Blanca. She leaves behind many grandchildren and great grandchildren as well, and she will forever remain in all our hearts. Nancy was loved by all who had the privilege to know her and will be greatly missed. My mom was the...

Palmyra was born in Stockton, California on October 4, 1932 and was the only child of Attilio Prato and Enrichetta Erba. The family lived in Linden, CA where her parents owned a fruit and vegetable farm with her Uncle Tom and Aunt Alice Prato. She grew up with an extended family in the Linden area. She escaped the summer heat of the central valley by visiting her aunts and cousins in the Santa Cruz area. A tradition she continued with her own family every year. She attended grammar school at Chartville Elementary School in Linden and attended high school at St. Mary's in Stockton. She completed her education at Dominican College in San Rafael, CA where she earned degrees in Mathematics...

85, recently of Tampa, passed away on Thursday, May 27th. Jimmie worked for 38 years at the Avon Refinery Plant in Avon, CA. He loved hunting, fishing, and being with his family. Jimmie was a 40 year board member of the Avon Refinery Federal Credit Union and 40 year member of the Concord Sportsman Club. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie D. and Willie Faye Bates. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, C. Frances Bates; daughter, Karen Medders; son, Ronald D. Bates; granddaughters: Janelle "Nell" Pryor, Stephanie "Steph" Zorro, Christina "Lil Dude" Faria, and Jennifer "Jake" Raybould; great granddaughters, Shelby and Shiloh Zorro. There will be a Celebration of Life at a later...

Ermalyn E. Gistelli, born to Theresa and Merlin Pedrotti on July 30, 1935, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on May 18, 2021 at home in Sonoma, California. She was raised in Crockett, California and lived there until 1974, eventually settling into retirement in Sonoma. Ermalyn leaves behind Richard, her devoted husband and life partner of 66 years, her children David, Janelle and Richard, grandchildren Scott, Holland, Kyle and Anna, step-grandchildren Adrian and Mallory, nieces Kate and Peg and nephew Tom. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Gene and her sister Mary. Ermalyn had a passion for cooking and especially loved having a crowd to cook for...

In remembrance of Robert (Bob) Kern, born October 2, 1946 in Detroit, MI to Oswald Joseph Kern and Eula Steih Kern, passed on April 28, 2021. To know him was to love him and to always have someone to have a good time with. He adored his family and friends and that is what meant most to him in life. He is survived by his daughter, Krista, son-in-law, Terry and his grandchildren, Madalyn and Callen. He cherished his late wife, Madalyn, his parents, 4 brothers, 6 sisters, cousins, nieces, nephews, and dearest friends. Success is loving what you do, and this was evident throughout his professional endeavors, he held a high regard for working for Accuray and ABB as a Process...

David Edwin Clark, 76, of Island Park, Idaho, passed away on April 4, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Dave was a loving father of three, coach, mentor and friend to many. He was loved by all who knew him. Dave was born on June 9, 1944, in Flushing, New York, to Kenneth Horatio Bristol Clark and Rose Marie Camarota Clark. He grew up in Pleasant Hill, California, and graduated from Pleasant Hill High School. He went on to attend Utah State University on a football scholarship playing both football and baseball, breaking several school records in football for pass receiving, before graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1967. On May 2, 1964, he married Linda Kitts in Pleasant...

Our beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and devoted wife to Lloyd G. Thomson, Theresa Thomson passed away peacefully on 2/24/21, after a long illness. 43 days shy of her 107th birthday, at 106, she was one of San Francisco and Sonoma Counties oldest residents! Born in SFO, Theresa lost her mom at a young age, becoming the carer of her family. Later having 3 daughters of her own. Theresa moved to Hornitas, CA in 1946 where her and her husband operated the Ruth Pierce Gold Mine. She then moved to Mariposa, CA where her and her husband ran and operated the Tenaya Motel, just outside of Yosemite, before returning to SFO to raise her family. She retired with her husband to Sonoma,...

Janet G. VanZeeland, "Jan" died at the age of 81 on Saturday, February 13th, 2021. She is preceded in death by her spouse, Robert C. VanZeeland and is survived by her four daughters; Kim M. Naniche, married to Andre P. Naniche; Lynne E. Gotjen, married to Mark K. Gotjen; Margaret M. Egan, preceded in death by Thomas J. Egan; Kathy A. Makowski, married to Bruce A. Makowsky; seven grandchildren; and, six great grandchildren. Jan was a classic beauty, which was only matched by her genuine authenticity. She spoke the truth without apology or judgement. She was passionate about spending time with her family and friends. She loved animals and will dearly miss her canine companion "Bobby." She...

Gloria Jean Roberts, 74, of Piedmont, South Carolina, joined the Lord, Thursday, January 7th following a sixty-day battle with Coved related health issues. Gloria Jean (Kennedy) (Zamora) Roberts was a long time Hanford resident. Born May 26, 1946, San Jose, California, Gloria was the daughter of Jack Brackney and Geraldine Mary Kennedy. Her family of ten siblings initially lived in the shadows of San Jose State University and amongst the prunes, grapes, and apricot fruit tree groves. Today it has been transformed into the Silicon Valley. In the mid 1950s, the family moved to Hanford, California, her mother's hometown. Located in the San Joaquin Valley at the center of America's...

Douglas Stannage Patton, MD died Tuesday Nov. 24th at age 79 in Aurora, Colorado after a complicated illness. Doug was a native to the bay area. He was born at Peralta Hospital in Oakland to Henry S. and Betty L. Patton on May 10th, 1941. He grew up in Oakland and Piedmont, graduating from Piedmont High School in1958 and going on to Stanford and St. Louis University to study medicine. While completing his residency in St. Louis he met and fell in love with the love of his life, Janet Marie Leins. They married in 1966. After completing his training and a tour in Vietnam, Doug returned to Oakland with his family to take over his father's medical office on Pill Hill where he continued to...

Doug Schultz, age 77 of Lindale, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 in Tyler, Texas. He was born August 1, 1942 in Beloit, Wisconsin to the late Sidney Alvin Morris and Elta Pauline (Funk) Schultz. Doug has lived in Lindale for the last 13 years where he was a member of LifeSource Community Church. He served his country in the Unites States Navy and was a retired Pastor and Missionary of 52 years. Doug was a Presbyter for Assembly of God Church's in California, the Vice-President of the International Correspondence Institute, and spent 19 years as a Chaplain for police and fire departments serving the last 9 with the Lindale Police Department. Doug enjoyed journaling,...

J. Harper Gaston IV M.D. died on July 12, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia due to complications of dementia. He was a most caring father and grandfather, a loving husband of sixty-seven years, and an honorable, dedicated, and talented physician, who was beloved by his many patients, family, and friends. Dr. Harper Gaston worked for the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group of Northern California for over twenty years, and later founded and served as the first Medical Director and Physician-in-Chief of the Kaiser Permanente Southeastern Medical Group in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Gaston was 88 years old. Dr. Harper Gaston was born on November 2, 1931 in New York, New York to Joseph H. Gaston III M.D and...

George Randolph Skopecek III (Tory), 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Community Hospital South in Greenwood, Indiana. He was born June 8, 1940 in Calexico, California to the late George R Skopecek Jr and Anne Wilder Skopecek and sibling to the late Marie Price. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Jan Ready Skopecek ; sibling Eliska Skopecek-Glende); three children, Jeff Bigalow, Suzanne Kisbye , and Randy Skopecek, five grandchildren and many other family members. His activities and experiences through life are too vast for words to express or anyone but himself to truly tell. He was an engineer, teacher, story-teller, salesman, computer...

Richard Thomas ("Rich") Breuner passed away peacefully on July 5, 2019 in Bozeman, Montana. He was born to Richard Weston and Ruth Oates Breuner in Sacramento, California on April 5, 1932. The youngest of three children, he grew up in Orinda, California. After his graduation from Stanford University and Air Force ROTC, he served as a B-47 Stratojet navigator with the Strategic Air Command (SAC)---America's primary nuclear deterrent to Soviet aggression in the Cold War 1950s. Following active duty, Rich joined the John Breuner Furniture Company, the business his great-grandfather John Breuner established in Sacramento in 1856 and which his grandfather Louis Breuner led after the...

On Sunday, June 30, 2019, in a tragic airplane crash, Mary and John Titus passed away together. Known for their strong union, generosity, and work hard and play hard mentality, we find comfort in knowing that after thirty-two years of marriage they never had to walk a day on earth without the other. Mary, a Texas girl, was working in California on an assignment when John, a California boy, captured her heart and persuaded her to move to the San Francisco Bay Area. On February 14, 1987, John and Mary were married in Dallas, Texas at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church. John and Mary were both CPAs. John received his MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and Mary received her MBA...