Local WWII hero to be interned at Arlington Arlington National Cemetery has approved the internment, with full military honors, of Joe H. Warren, Lt. Col., United States Air Force. Warren, who was a long-term resident of Lafayette, passed away on April 18, 2018. In World War II, he served as a P-47 Fighter ...
David Reuben Iventosch David Reuben Iventosch passed away on April 16 at his home in Lafayette at the age of 89, just a few weeks before his 90th birthday. Although he ultimately lost his battle with cancer, his final days were filled with well wishes and visits from his close friends and ...
Donn L. Black Donn L. Black died peacefully on March 10, 2019 at the age of 88.
Donn was born on July 12, 1930 in Baker City, Oregon. He lived with his parents Ren and Flora Black at separate times ...
Mary Bailey Litzenberger Mary Bailey Litzenberger, a resident of Moraga for 28 years, passed away Dec 31, 2018. She was born Aug 6, 1932 in Everetts, North Carolina to Paul and Delia Bailey. She was a history major at Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina and met her husband Earle D. ...
Frances Jane "Pat" Kessler O
n Monday, November 19, 2018, Frances Jane "Pat" Kessler, loving wife and mother of three children, passed away at age 82.
Luca Katalin Gero Luca Katalin Gero was born December 13, 2001, at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in New York, overlooking the smoldering rubble of Ground Zero-the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of 9-11. She was born a survivor: her mother, R‚ka Pigniczky, was six months pregnant ...
Norah Bain On October 18, 2018, Florence Norah Bain, longtime resident of Orinda, California, passed away at the age of 96. Norah Lunt grew up in Harrogate, Yorkshire, in the north of England, with her parents Stanley and Florence, and her sister Vera. In 1947 she crossed the ...
Stephen James Spleiss Stephen James Spleiss, of Lafayette, California, passed away on August 25, 2018 following a 28-year battle with cancer.
Stephen and his twin sister, Elise were born in ...
Sara (Sally) Chappell Sara (Sally) Chappell quietly passed away in the early morning hours on Sept. 20. She had been living in a memory care unit for the past 3-1/2 years in the Sacramento area. She was a wife, mother and woman whose "soft and gentle voice" spoke with forceful conviction as ...
Joan Muer Joan Marie Muer, 85, of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, passed away peacefully on August 11 after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer's.
Joan McCarthy was born in Detroit, MI, on December 11, 1932. ...
Jeanette Fritzky To say Jeanette Fritzky was a woman of many talents is quite an understatement. A devoted wife and mother, daughter sister and friend, Jeanette also found time to represent her community as a member of the Moraga Town Council.
Myron Konjoyan Myron Seamone Konjoyan, a 55-year resident of Moraga, passed on Sept. 13, 2018 after a short illness. Myron was born May 7, 1931 in Oakland and was raised in Glendale, California. Nicknamed "Rocky," he was a basketball star at Hoover High School and attended Glendale ...
Mildred ("Millie") Wright-Brown Mildred ("Millie") Therese Wright-Brown, 91, passed away peacefully at home in Angels Camp, Calif., on Aug. 28 with two of her sons, Kelly and Darrell at her side. She was born on March 15, 1927 in Flint, Mich., to Dennis and Agnes Murphy, and was the sixth of 10 ...
Charlotte E. Colhoun Charlotte E. Colhoun of Moraga, Calif., passed away on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 at the age of 94, five days short of her 95th birthday.
Charlotte was born outside of Omagh, County Tyrone, ...
Fay Huie Lee Fay Huie Lee was born in Brooklyn, NY on Aug. 25, 1935 and died in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Sept. 11, 2018. Born to Chinese immigrant parents, Fay remained a proud New Yorker - with the Brooklyn accent to match - all of her life. She graduated from James Madison High ...
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Donn was born on July 12, 1930 in Baker City, Oregon. He lived with his parents Ren and Flora Black at separate times ...
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