Obituaries

Tiffany Takari Burleigh

Tiffany Takari Burleigh

Oct 21, 2019

Celebration of Life, Saturday,  November 9, 2019 at 1:00 PM. W. F. Gormley & Sons Funeral Home, 2015 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95811

Daniel Edward Corti

Daniel Edward Corti

Oct 20, 2019

Born March 16, 1951, Daniel "Butch" Corti unexpectedly left his wife Hazel and his loving family and friends on October 20, 2019. A native Sacramentan, Butch was a star that shined bright. He had a laugh that echoed throughout his neighborhood and a yell that created fault lines in the Earth. Butch was larger than life and while he liked...

Karl Frederick Munz

Karl Frederick Munz

Oct 5, 2019

Passed away peacefully on October 5, 2019, after a hard- fought battle with cancer. He had recently celebrated his 83rd birthday. Karl was a proud native of Sacramento born on September 13, 1936, to parents Fred and Frances Munz, both immigrants from Germany. He was an accomplished tenor singer who won contests as a boy and also excelled academically, graduating...

Joan Elissamburu Healy

Joan Elissamburu Healy

Oct 5, 2019

Joan Marcelle Elissamburu was born in San Francisco on August 7, 1932, the fifth of six daughters of Anne (Carroll) and Henry Elissamburu.  She was raised in San Francisco, graduating from St. Cecilia Elementary, St. Brigid High School and Holy Names College.  After college she began her career in Education, spending many years teaching elementary school in the San Francisco...

James Joseph Horgan

James Joseph Horgan

Sep 30, 2019

HORGAN, JAMES J. In Sacramento on September 30, 2019, age 97. Preceded in death by his wife of 49 ½ years, Phyllis, their daughter, Sister Anne Therese Horgan, SM, and parents, James and Ellen (Hanratty) Horgan.  Survived by children Michael (Kathy), Maureen (Dan), Sheila (Michael), Brian (Samantha), Laurie (Bob), Kelly (Steve), and Peggy (Flo).  Grandchildren David, Terri, Sean, Chris, Nicole,...

Sophia Martha Potiris

Sophia Martha Potiris

Sep 30, 2019

On September 30, 2019, Sophia Ellis Potiris passed away peacefully at home, with her family by her side. She will be immensely, unimaginably, and irreplaceably missed by her children, Martha, (Ray), George and Kalli, as well as her devoted grandchildren, Joe (Rachel), Eleni, (Rich) Sophia, Mathew, John and Chris. She is predeceased by her loving husband, Perry George Potiris.

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Cecile Soderlund

Cecile Soderlund

Sep 28, 2019

Cecile Soderlund died at the age of 94 on Sept. 28, 2019. She was born in Westbrook, Maine on Dec. 28, 1924. She was introduced to Robert Soderlund, a handsome Navy soldier by her sister Rita at a USO dance in Maine. Not long after, she moved to Sacto, CA, where they were married for 52 years until his death...

Kathryn Alice Peterson

Kathryn Alice Peterson

Sep 27, 2019

Kathryn Alice (Casey) Peterson was born on November 19, 1922 to John S. and Ellen (Carraghar) Casey in Sacramento, California.  She was the youngest of their four children (sisters Ellen Mier and Ruth Mary Phillips McCormack, and brother John “Jack” Casey), and the apple of the family’s eye.  Kathryn was raised in Sacramento at a time when life was blissful. ...

Louis William Panos

Louis William Panos

Sep 25, 2019

Louis William Panos (94) passed away peacefully on September 25, 2019.  Lou was born in San Francisco on February 1, 1925, to James and Lena (Derenzi) Panos.

Lou is now reunited and dancing in heaven with Olga, his beloved wife of over 65 years.

He will be deeply missed by his children Michael Panos (Kathleen) and Lori Panos Reis (David).

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Deacon Donald Francis Dehaven

Deacon Donald Francis Dehaven

Sep 22, 2019

Donald Francis DeHaven died peacefully on September 22 at home of natural causes. He was surrounded by his three children: Sally DeHaven, Michael DeHaven and Kathy DeHaven Keys (John). Don was 91 years old.

Don was preceded in death by his loving wife Kathryn DeHaven (Rooney) and his sister Jerri McCullough. He leaves behind 4 grandchildren – Kate Forrest, Jack,...

Asa Elvin Whetstone

Asa Elvin Whetstone

Sep 22, 2019

Asa Elvin Whetstone died Sunday, September 22, 2019 at the age of 86 surrounded by his loving family.  Asa was the oldest of four children (Asa, Devonne, Darlene, and Dan) born to Edna and Elvin Whetstone. He attended St. Francis Elementary school, then Christian Brother High School, class of 1951, where he excelled in sports. Asa received a scholarship to...

Robert Lowell Benson

Robert Lowell Benson

Sep 22, 2019

Robert Lowell Benson, was born August 27, 1943 in San Jose, California, and grew up in the nearby town of Campbell, California. He graduated from San Jose St. College in 1968. He worked in the Social Service field in both Santa Clara, and Sacramento Counties. A longtime resident of Sacramento, he was an active member at. St. John's Lutheran Church.  

Gene Julian Cornwell

Gene Julian Cornwell

Sep 18, 2019

Gene Julian Cornwell, age 72, of Sacramento, passed away in his home on September 18, 2019. Gene served with pride in the Navy as an electrician on the USS Holland, a submarine tender.He was also a proud Teamster and enjoyed many well-deserved years in retirement after having been in the union for 25 years. Gene had an unquenchable thirst for...

Jean Marie Grassi

Jean Marie Grassi

Sep 15, 2019

Jean Marie Grassi (Marogna) 1926 – 2019 Jean was born in Sacramento on June 10, 1926, passed on September 15, 2019 at the age of 93. Daughter of Andrew and Mary (Oreb) Marogna. She was married to her best friend Peter G. Grassi (deceased, May 2019) for over 72 years. She attended California Junior High school and CK McClatchy High...

Loyal Eric Davis

Loyal Eric Davis

Sep 13, 2019

Pending Obituary

Carole Anne Kyewski

Carole Anne Kyewski

Sep 9, 2019

Carole Kyewski died quietly in her sleep Monday morning September 9, 2019 after a 5 year battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) a rare neurodegenerative disease. Born in Liverpool England on August 11, 1959 she was the sixth of seven children of Kenneth and Nancy Weston. Carole came to America in 1979 and lived in California ever since. She is...

Anita Mary Fesler

Anita Mary Fesler

Sep 9, 2019

Pending Obituary 

Catherine Anna Bergmann

Catherine Anna Bergmann

Aug 27, 2019

It is with sadness and love that we let friends and family know the news of our beloved Catherine Anna Bergmann’s peaceful passing on August 27, 2019 in Sacramento, California at the age of 92. 

She is preceded in life by her husband of 50 years, Bob Bergmann, daughter Nancy Kelly, son in law Neil Kelly, grandchildren Cassidy, Connor...

Margaret Ann Connor

Margaret Ann Connor

Aug 26, 2019

Margaret Ann “Marge” Connor passed away peacefully on August 26, 2019 at age 87.  She was born to Raymond and Alice Akey in Sterling, Illinois on June 7, 1932.  She grew up with her sister Ruth in Rock Island and Blue Island, Illinois.  She spent much of her childhood helping out on the family farm.  She graduated from the University...

Robert Leo Lavelle

Robert Leo Lavelle

Aug 16, 2019

Born May 28, 1926 in Sacramento, the only child of Leo Keating Lavelle and Edale Catherine O'Brien, Bob died peacefully in Sacramento on August 16, 2019. He graduated from McClatchy High School and served 18 months in the navy at the end of WWII. Bob then returned to Sacramento where he finished two years at Sacramento Junior College before receiving...

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