Barbara Jean Davis, 78, peacefully passed away surrounded by family on November 15, 2024, in Manteca, CA. Barbara was born March 31, 1946, in Nebraska, to parents, Donald and Angeline Willmes. When Barbara was a young child, her family moved to California and eventually made the Central Valley her home. She was a resident of Danville, Tracy, and Manteca for the past 49 years. When Barbara’s chil...

J. Jack Bras, a resident of Pleasanton for 60 years, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on November 9, 2024. Jack was born outside Okema Oklahoma on the eve of the 1929 Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression. His parents brought him and his younger twin brothers to California in 1936, where they worked picking cotton and grapes. He frequently mentioned that his childhood was s...

It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Joyce Shapiro, 82, on November 2, 2024, at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, California, from complications of a stroke. Joyce passed peacefully with her family by her side. She was born in Rochester, New York, on January 12, 1942, to the late Frank Raymond Young and Ethelyn Isabelle Young (Jones). Joyce was the fifth generation of her family from...

Edward August Heuer III passed away on October 14, 2024 in Pleasanton, California, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on February 26, 1951, in Yankton, South Dakota. His family moved to Downey California in 1961, where he grew up, met and married his high school sweetheart. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Holly, 3 children, Jennifer (Srouji), Paul and Christopher Heuer a...

Ron Otvos, passed away on October 14, 2024, in Pleasanton, CA. He was born on June 25, 1946, in Syracuse, New York, and later moved to Pleasant Hill, CA, where he graduated from College Park High School and Diablo Valley College. Ron went on to proudly serve his country in the U.S. Army. It was during high school that he met Kathy Cooper, the love of his life, and they recently celebrated 54 years...

Shirley Roehl, 95, a long-time resident of Pleasanton passed on October 8, 2024. She was born in St. Louis and raised in Palo Alto. He long career in education provided opportunity to teach in classes all over Northern California, but her primary school was at Briar Elementary in Fremont. In her retirement she loved to golf and travel. She is survived by her son and daughter, and one grandson. Sh...

Dan Stober, journalist, backpacker, cyclist, family man, and adored father and husband passed away on Oct. 7, 2024, from Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia. Dan was born Sept. 23, 1949, by the banks of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida to Mary and Julius Stober. He graduated from Riverside High School (named Robert E. Lee High School at the time) in 1967 and earned a degree i...

After a journey that lasted over 103 years, our beloved father, Fred Weakley, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2024. Fred was born on July 1, 1921 in Burlingame, CA after his parents, Frederick and Laura, and brother, Robert, moved west from Pittsburgh. Soon after, the family moved to San Leandro, CA and his father started a business in Oakland that manufactured and sold men’s hats. In spite...

“Super” Sandy Manifesto (Barstad) made her final transition at 5:15pm on October 3rd, 2024, succumbing to a 13 year battle with Frontotemporal Dementia. Surrounded by her loved ones she passed peacefully in Dublin, California at the age of 76. Sandy was born on April 27th, 1948, in Oakland, California, to Omar and Margie Barstad (Heier). Sandy started dancing and acrobats at the age 5 and s...

Carol Lynne Simas, aged 87, passed away peacefully with family and loved ones on September 29, 2024, in Castro Valley, California. Carol was born on February 11, 1937, in Alameda County, California. She was a beloved figure in her community and a successful self-employed businesswoman. Carol attended Cal Berkeley and soon became a pioneering entrepreneur, running a retail gas station business s...

Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Restaurateur, and Friend With deep sadness, we announce the passing of John Luevano on September 21, 2024, at the age of 64. Known for his warmth, humor, and boundless patience, John touched the lives of many as a loving husband, devoted father, proud grandfather, and cherished community member. He passed away following the recent loss of his father-in-law Bo...

James Patrick Hart, an Oakdale resident for nearly 40 years, passed away peacefully at his home after a short battle with cancer. He was 69 years old. Jim was born in Castro Valley, California in 1955. He was the third of seven kids born to Tom and Mary Hart. The family moved to Pleasanton, California in 1964. He graduated from Amador Valley High School in 1973. After high school, Jim atten...

Donna Dale Hart passed away peacefully on Sept. 21, 2024 in Livermore at the age of 92. Donna was born Dec. 26 1931 in San Francisco. Donna was married to the love of her life Merrill for 68 years before his passing in 2020. Donna and family moved to Pleasanton in 1967 where she became a school bus driver in 1973 for almost 45 years, Donna drove the last 20+ years driving special needs kids, whi...

It is with deep sadness that we mourn the loss of our dearly loved Mother, and celebrate the gift of her life which she left gently and peacefully. Rosina was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico to Adolfo and Petra Shoemaker. She graduated from Loretto Academy and was a smart, resilient, quietly determined and positive woman who met life's challenges with grace and accomplished so very much. She had s...

Dixie was born in Ft. Wayne, IN to Robert and Vera Hogg where she attended school and an early career with General Electric. In 1961 she ventured to San Jose, California where she met the love of her life, Bob. They were married in Carmel, California, in 1963 and shortly thereafter began their family with twin boys. They made their home in Fremont, CA, before a work transfer took them to Chicago,...

“Life is just a voyage that’s homeward bound.” David is on his homeward voyage. A space cadet, a rocket man, a NASA employee for 40 years, he witnessed the Golden Age Of Space Exploration. With a mere Bachelor of Arts degree and the computer programmer “right stuff”, he landed the job of a lifetime. From the beginning, in 1966, he was at the right place at the right time. After att...

Frances Irene Cassell, 86, of Campbell, Ca., passed away peacefully on August 31, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. Born on October 5, 1937 in Leavenworth Kansas, Frances was a beacon of kindness, strength, and positivity throughout her life. Frances married William J. Cassell in college, moved to the Bay Area to teach and Bill to attend Stanford Grad school. They eventually resided in Los ...

Charles was born May 18th, 1936, in Batavia, New York. He graduated from LaSalle High School and earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. While in college, he was a member of Theta Chi fraternity and the ROTC program. After college, he worked briefly for Carborundum Company, until the warm weather of the west beckoned to him. Beginning in 1959, he began work...

It is with great sadness that we share news of the death of our beloved mother, Donalyn Rees Cowden. Donalyn passed away peacefully with family by her side on Aug. 21,2024. Born in Colombus, Ohio, Donalyn spent many happy years growing up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with her parents Merlin and Mildred Rees, and sisters, Maralyn and Karen. She married Wayne Cowden in1952 and together they were able ...