Joyce Chao-Hui Wang Shy, 84-years-old, of Walnut Creek was born in Taipei, Taiwan on February 22, 1938 and passed away on September 17, 2022 in her home in Walnut Creek, CA. Chao-Hui graduated from Taipei University with a degree in Journalism. She immigrated to California with her five young children in 1975 and devoted her entire life raising them as a single mother. She was an avid reader and enjoyed traveling, movies and most of all, spending time with her children and grandchildren....

Nancy Prideaux Vereeke - known affectionately as Nan to her devoted husband, David Vereeke, and Nanny to her adoring family - passed away surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday, September 14, 2022. She was a rare and incomparable beauty, and a loving wife, mother, stepmother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and sister.   Nancy Carole Prideaux was born to Boyd and Mildred Prideaux on August 13, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri. She cherished her five children - Michael, Linda (Kim),...

Oznur Caglar  March 1, 1939 ~ September 14, 2022

Lois Virginia Mackey  1931 ~ 2022

Kathleen Gonzalez passed away at her home in Martinez, California on Monday, August 22, 2022; she was 79. She grew up in Oak Park, Illinois and spent summers in Wisconsin with her parents and her extended family. She studied art at Augustana College, and later in life she earned a certificate as a library assistant. Kathleen met her husband, Fabian Gonzalez, while taking a wildflower class at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. She raised her family in Clarendon Hills, Illinois and...

Donald Cooper Timmerman March 7, 1932 – August 21, 2022  Don Timmerman passed away with his family by his side on the afternoon of August 21, 2022. He was 90 years old. He is predeceased by his parents, Gale Timmerman and Teresa Kaselack, stepfather Sidney Kaselack and sisters Gayle Vollum and Margaret Bublitz.   He was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon and spent his early years in Eureka, California. At age seven, he, his mother and his sisters moved to Coronado, California...

Steven M. Leonard  1942 ~ 2022  

Geraldine Burchell   Resident of Martinez   Dec. 18, 1929 – August 10, 2022       Geraldine Burchell passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 10, at her home, surrounded by her loving daughter, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and her caregivers.  She touched many lives with her warm smile, friendly manner and open arms.   Gerry is survived by her loving and devoted daughter, Rene Cain (John).  Gerry's legacy is extend to her 3...

Ann Friesen August 28, 1924 – August 3, 2022   Ann Friesen was born August 28, 1924 to Peter & Nettie Fast in Dalmeny, Saskatchewan, Canada. She and her twin sister Mary were number 7 & 8 in a family of 10 children, 3 boys and 7 girls. She grew up on a farm 7 miles outside the town of Dalmeny. Ann & Mary were forever known as the Twins. Ann graduated from high school in 1943 and attended Tabor Bible School in Dalmeny.  July 1, 1946, she married her high school...

Gerald Wilson Vaught August 14, 1940 - July 28, 2022 Gerald Wilson Vaught (Jerry) bragged about being married to Cheryl Vaught for 55 years.  They parented Kevin and Katherine. Jerry was proud of achieving high academic excellence having a BA at Arizona State University and a master’s from UC Berkeley. This was in spite his mother who forbade education beyond high school. She forced him to attend a non-academic high school course in carpentry. This limited the classes he...