Obituaries

Mae McCarthy

Mae McCarthy

Nov 10, 2024

Mae McCarthy passed away quietly on November 10, 2024. She was 98 years old.

A proud San Franciscan, Mae was born in “the City” on May 18, 1926. She was preceded in death by her parents, Patrick and Margaret McCarthy, as well as her brother, Daniel. Mae’s survivors are her nephew, Daniel McCarthy Jr.; her niece, Toni Post and husband Rick;...

Haley Ann Ingoglia

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

Michael John Clifford

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Betty Jo Forbes

Betty Jo Forbes

Aug 4, 2024

Betty Jo Forbes passed away peacefully in her sleep August 4th 2024 after 6 weeks on hospice comfort care. A beloved only child, Betty Jo was born February 19th 1929 to Nicolas Rupp and Jean Partington Rupp. She grew up in the Bishop area riding her horse, fishing, reading books and learning how to entertain herself. She was simultaneously a...

Daniel John O'Connor

Daniel John O'Connor

Aug 2, 2024

Danny O’Connor on Aug 2nd, in Sacramento, CA passed away peacefully, aged 60. Danny is survived by his beloved girlfriend, Sally of 17 years, and loving children, Casey, Ryan & Courtney, that he shared with his previous wife Kristi. Born to Sue And Ken, who both have now passed away along with his little brother Jimmy, he is survived by...

Mary C. Yee

Mary C. Yee

Jul 5, 2024

Mary C. Yee, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away on July 5, 2024, at the age of 103. Mary was born on February 25, 1921. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel in 1971, her parents, brothers, sister, daughter-in-law Connie and son-in-law John. Mary is survived by her children, Daniel (Patty), Roberta (Tadao), Lorrayne...

Rev. Arthur J. Wehr, S.J.

Rev. Arthur J. Wehr, S.J.

Jul 4, 2024

Father Arthur J. Wehr, S.J., Associate pastor of St. Ignatius Loyola Church, Sacramento, died July 4, 2024, in Sacramento. He was 68 years of age, a Jesuit for 44 years, an ordained priest for 34 years.

Arthur John Wehr was born in San Francisco October 5, 1955, to Arthur J. Wehr, Jr. and Margaret Ann (Peaslee) Wehr. Born into a military...

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