Judith Ann Hilger, known to her loved ones as Judy, peacefully passed away from metastatic breast cancer on November 5, 2023, in Roseville, CA, at the age of 84. She was born on August 22, 1939, in San Francisco, CA, to her late parents, Viva and Edmund Niederhaus. Judy was a loving, supportive, and encouraging wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She had a remarkable ability to listen and provid...

Rose Holmes, age 90, passed away at home on March 5, 2024. She was born Rosanne Celine Morrissey on November 20, 1933, in Dublin, Ireland, one of five children born to Patrick and Katherine Morrissey. Rose met the love of her life Maurice Holmes in Ireland. They married in 1956 and immigrated to Boston, MA later that year before making their way to California in 1962. They adopted three childre...

Freddie Leon Houston, head football coach at Los Banos and San Ramon High Schools and later co-founder of Mission Hope Day Program passed away at the age of 91 on November 30, 2023 in Pleasanton surrounded by his family. We are grateful for the thoughts and prayers and will continue to celebrate his life and remember him, today and forever as a beloved Husband, Father, Coach and Friend. Fred H...

Randy Isaacs, known affectionately as “Big Red,” died of a heart attack doing what he loved, hiking out in nature. He was 59 years old. Randy was raised in Pleasanton, California, where he was a multi-sport student-athlete at Foothill High School, where he would later spend his career teaching, coaching, and mentoring students and players. Randy attended Columbia Community College in Sonor...

A longtime resident of Pleasanton, California, Willard Edward Johnson died on March 6, 2024, at 85 years of age. Born in Blackwell, Oklahoma, on December 5, 1938, he was the first child of H. Willard and Dorothea Johnson. Their family of six moved frequently. At one home near Oklahoma City’s Tinker Air Force Base, he watched World War II aircraft pass overhead daily. Young Will became enamor...

Norman Wallis Kester passed away on November 23, 2023, at Pleasanton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center at the age of 88. Norman was born August 29, 1935, at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, California to Clarence A. and Bernice K. (Lund) Kester. He spent his formative years in Alameda and Hayward California. He was a Chief Warrant Officer in the California Army National Guard when he retired ...

Stanley ("Stan the Man") Klescewski, age 93, of San Ramon, California, died peacefully at home of old age on January, 17, 2024. Stan was born in Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 18, 1930 to Stan and Helen Klescewski, both of whose families immigrated from Poland. Stan grew up in Minnesota and Wisconsin during the Great Depression with seven other siblings. Before finishing high schoo...

Watercolorist, world traveler and prolific gardener. Jaydene Koberle died peacefully, surrounded by her family on January 5th. She is now re-united with her beloved husband Herman, of 41 years. Jaydene and her husband were active members of the Lynnewood United Methodist Church in Pleasanton. She loved her community that included the weekly farmer's market and senior center lunches and activiti...

Dorothy Jean Laird, 99, died November 8, 2023 in Pleasanton, California, where she had been a resident for fifty-one years. She was born Dorothy Jean Ofstedahl on August 5, 1924 in Platte, South Dakota, the daughter of Carl Ofstedahl and Josephine Nash. She was known to her family and friends as “Dotty.” Dotty attended public schools in Platte and Geddes, graduating from Geddes High School ...

Elizabeth (Liz) French Livingston Rose brightened any room she walked into with her warm smile and vivacious personality. She died in Sacramento Dec. 29, 2023, after a long battle to recover from a stroke. She was 94. She was an active member of GraceWay Church for decades, seen most Sundays sitting with her good friend, Helen Gaeckle, in the second row. Born in New York City, Liz and her brother...

William "Bill" Loesche, of Pleasanton, CA passed away at home surrounded by his family March 26. Formerly of Daytona Beach, FL and Honolulu, HI. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Patricia; three children, Brenda, Joseph, and David; four grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and a sister, Kathleen. Bill joined the Navy in Feb 1954. He & Pat were married in the territory of Ha...

Gayle Dee Lund (Cairo) passed away suddenly on January 28, 2024 at the age of 85 at her home in Ripon California. A beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother (GiGi), godmother, aunt, sister, and friend, she leaves behind a legacy of love and cherished memories. Gayle was born on September 25, 1938 to Julius “Reno” and Dorothy “Alice” Cairo (Rison) in Richmond, California where she liv...

Dolores Roma Machado, born on May 1, 1930, in California, passed away on April 2, 2024, at the age of 93 in Pleasanton, California. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Dolores was a devoted wife to Gilbert Machado for 70 years and was cherished by all who knew her. She had a passion for gardening and flowers, finding joy and solace in cultivating beautiful blooms...

Diana Lee Morgan Mason, a woman whose vibrant spirit touched each of us in unique and profound ways. Diana lived a life filled with passion, love, and an unwavering commitment to those she held dear. Diana’s life was not merely a sequence of moments; it was a pilgrimage guided by faith, love, and a profound connection with the divine. Diana was born on October 7, 1941, in San Pedro, CA, and ...

Chris Miller III was born in 1937 in the state of Connecticut and raised in a small town called New Canaan. He attended New Canaan's public schools and graduated from New Canaan High School. For his "senior prediction" Chris' classmates said that "Chris was most likely to star in a revival of Bob Hope's Casanova's Big Night". After graduating High School, he moved to Philadelphia, PA to attend the...