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Tuesday, April 18, 2017Earl William Hall Jr.; and her brothers, Garrett Ray Honey and James Quelin Honey.Pallbearers will be members of the family.The family would like to extend their sincerest gratitude to Ann Racca and Angela Martin, her caregivers, and to the staff of Heart of Hospice, especially Laura and Julie, for their care and compassion.Evangeline Funeral Home of New Iberia, 364-1881, is in charge of arrangements.
Gratitude expressed for support of family - Victoria Advocate
Tuesday, April 18, 2017Editor, the Advocate:We would like to express our sincerest gratitude to all the family and friends who showed their love and support by attending our mother Ethel Fikac's church service.Thanks to the staff at Seton Medical Center in Austin and Dr. JD Hinze for the excellent care they provided. Thank you to Ethel's work family in the kitchen at DeTar Hospital. Thank you to Father Banabas Kyeah and St. Joseph Church of Inez. A very special thanks to Father Gabriel Bentil for officiating our beloved mother's service and making it absolutely perfect. Thanks to Robert Hairell and Nancy Witte at Rosewood Funeral Home for all your help and attention to detail. Thank you to everyone who supported the family through sending arrangements, food, donations, helping hands and all the kind gestures or words.Know that Ethel loved you all, and we are forever grateful.Kenneth Fikac and the children of Ethel Fikac, Victoria SHARE...
Monday, January 23, 2017The shooting death of Stanislaus County Sheriff's Deputy Dennis Wallace, the triumph of the city of Ceres and Walmart over a lengthy legal battle over the Mitchell Ranch Shopping Center and the fight over river water highlighted some of the biggest news stories covered by the Courier in 2016.For this first edition of New Year 2017, the Courier editorial staff looked back over the news made last year and developed this recap.Sheriff's Deputy Dennis Wallace, 53, was killed by an armed suspect Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Fox Grove Fishing Access near Hughson after going to check on a suspicious vehicle. Hours later authorities apprehended the alleged assassin, David Machado, 37, of Keyes, who attempted to commit thefts in Tulare County. Wallace arrived at the Fox Grove Fishing Access at 1000 Geer Road in Hughson in a marked patrol car and in his uniform. Wallace called into dispatch about a suspicious van at the scene and was quickly informed that the vehicle had been reported stolen and that the suspect in the theft was believed to be Machado, who also was believed to be armed. Wallace made...
Monday, January 16, 2017TV, energy and information technology markets.The company issued a brief statement Thursday saying they had “suffered a tragic loss” when Ingalsbe died in the plane crash.“We offer our sincerest condolences and prayers to Daryl’s family, friends and his family of employees,” the statement said. “We also offer sincerest condolences and prayers to the family and friends of his very good friend, Deb Solsrud of New London, who also died in the crash.”Nephew Scott Ingalsbe said his uncle “cared a lot about his employees and his family” and that his employees “were all kind of like family.”Daryl Ingalsbe and his twin brother, Dave, grew up with “very little” but joined the Army together, studied electronics together and started the business together with several other partners, said Scott Ingalsbe, who is Dave’s son.Last year the team celebrated 30 years of being in business.“They were proud of that, and rightly so,” said Scott Ingalsbe, adding that his uncle remained “humble” despite his business success.“I think of my Uncle Daryl as an extremely hard-working guy,” he said. “Nothing was ever given to him.”He said Daryl Ingalsbe had just spent Christmas with his grandchildren and other family members and was making one of his frequent trips to Florida when the crash happened.Solsrud, who was a well-known and respected professional and volunteer, worked as the community survey program director for School Perceptions, a public opinion research firm for schools. In the past she had been the marketing director for Ridgewater College in Willmar.Solsrud was an active volunteer in the New London-Spicer School District, where district officials praised her work to pass a technology levy for the district and for being a charter member of the Parent Teacher Organization.Ingalsbe and Solsrud had traveled together in the experimental plane before, including a 21-day trip around the world in July with about a dozen ot...
Monday, January 09, 2017Carrie, and his two daughters from a previous marriage.The girls — 14-year-old Victoria and 12-year-old Skylar — attended Cicero Preparatory Academy in Scottsdale.“Our sincerest condolences go out to the Falbe family for their tragic loss,” school officials said in a statement. “Grief counselors will be available when school returns Monday.”The sheriff’s office was notified about the missing plane by Scottsdale police.According to the police report, a man told authorities his 31-year-old daughter, son-in-law and two girls didn’t check in after planning to fly to Telluride.The four were on a yearly trip they always take around the Christmas holidays, according to relatives.Police started a search for the family’s cellphone signal, and one was detected near Payson. A state police helicopter, the Civil Air Patrol and sheriff’s searchers on the ground worked together to find the plane.Rescuers had to hike nearly an hour to the site, Shepherd said.“The terrain up there is just really super rugged,” he said. “It’s pretty rough, steep, straight up and down.”...
Monday, December 05, 2016On the witness stand, Samra described an ongoing dispute with Singh. He said Singh had repeatedly insulted him and Sandhu, which led to a confrontation in Ceres sometime before the shooting. Samra claimed that Singh challenged him before brandishing a gun.“He was trying to initiate a fight,” Samra said with the help of a Punjabi language interpreter.Samra testified that Singh pulled the gun from behind his back and fired a shot into the ground from 10 feet away. Samra said the bullet struck the ground in front of him, but nobody called police because he had been led to believe the dispute with Singh was over.About a year before the Ceres shooting, Singh was in a confrontation with Samra and Sandhu in a Turlock school parking lot. Samra testified that they were in a car when they stopped at the school to confront Singh. Samra claimed that they just wanted to know why Singh was saying “rubbish” about him and his friend.Samra explained on the witness stand: “We just wanted to ask him, what’s going on?”The confrontation led to a shoving match in the school parking lot, Samra said, but no punches were thrown. Other people there intervened and stopped the confrontation from escalating.During cross-examination, Samra said Sandhu was angry at Singh about the insults and what he called implied threats of violence. But he said Sandhu did not have a bad temper and did not seek revenge by hunting down Singh.The preliminary hearing is expected to resume Jan. 4 due to the attorneys’ scheduling conflicts. At the conclusion of the hearing, Stanislaus Superior Court Judge Dawna Reeves will determine whether there is enough evidence for the defendants to stand trial. The defendants remain in custody at the county jail.
Monday, September 26, 2016Swanson, Margie Maxine Kolb Age 95 Margie Maxine Kolb Swanson, of Ceresco, NE, died Friday, September 16, 2016. She was born August 22, 1921 in Omaha, NE, to Christian "Chris" and Bertha (Mumm) Kolb. As a child Margie's family lived in the Memphis and Greenwood areas. She was baptized, confirmed and married in the St. John Lutheran Church in Yutan. She graduated from Ashland High School in 1939 and worked at the Nebraska Ordinance Plant in Mead prior to her marriage to Ernest W. "Ernie" Swanson on June 18, 1942. She was Co-Founder of Ernie's In Ceresco. She was a former associate of Nelson-Metcalf Funeral Home, a member of Ceresco Evangelical Covenant Church, Past State President of the American Legion Auxiliary-Department of Nebraska and member and past president of American Legion Auxiliary, Unit #244 in Ceresco, member Douglas County 40 & 8 and Volunteer Coordinator at the Lincoln Veteran's Hospital. Family includes: daughter, Mary Pack and special friend Walter Radcliffe, Lincoln, NE; son and daughter-in-law, Dean and Bev Swanson, Ceresco; gr...
Monday, August 22, 2016San Jose and currently is a provisional elder in the Cal-Nevada Conference.Upcoming faith-related events:MusicLILLIE KNAULS – 10:50 a.m. Aug. 21, Richland Faith Assembly of God, 1201 Richland Ave. in Ceres. Free with an offering. 209-538-3838.ClassesSELF HEALING WORKSHOP – Noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, Center for Spiritual Living Modesto, 2125 Wylie Drive, Modesto. Ways to live a more balanced life. $20. 209-606-1582.BOOK STUDY – 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 23, Center for Spiritual Living, 2125 Wylie Drive, Modesto. “Discover a Richer Life” by Ernest Holmes. 209-648-3495.NEW CREATION IN CHRIST – 7 p.m. Fridays, Calvary Chapel, 4300 American Ave., Modesto. Faith-based ministry for men who are struggling against addiction and/or life-dominating sin. 209-545-5530.COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY – 10 a.m. Sundays, Healing Word Christian Fellowship Church, 950 Oakdale Road, Modesto. 209-450-6612.WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDIES – Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; call for times. Shelter Cove Church, 4242 Coffee Road, Modesto. 209-567-3200.MOPS – 6 to 8 p.m. first and third Wednesdays, Trinity United Presbyterian Church, 1600 Carver Road, Modesto. Trinity United Modesto Mothers of Preschoolers. 209-529-3228.MiscellaneousFEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY — 12:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, St. John Bosco Catholic Church, 1606 Imperial Ave., Modesto. Catholic Latin Mass and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. 209-599-6242.MASSES FOR THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY – 8 and 9:30 a.m., noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. (Spanish), St. Joseph’s Church, 1813 Oakdale Road, Modesto. 209.551.4973PIONEER CLUBS – 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays starting Aug. 17, Centenary Church, McHenry at Norwegian avenues, Modesto. Midweek program for preschool through fifth grade that combines solid Bible teaching with fun life-skill activities. Fee for materials. 209-527-5441.FILM “CONVINCED” – 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27, State Theatre, 1307 J St., Modesto. Considering his own journey into the Catholic Church, filmmaker Don Johnson traveled around the country visiting with interesting and articulate Catholic personalities. $5 at church office only; no tickets at the door. 209-551-4973KINGDOM MEN SHOW AND SHINE CAR SHOW – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, The House, 1601 Coffee Road, Modesto. Family event with DJ, food and vendors. Fundraiser for The Crest Men’s Retreat. Free. 209-613-6723.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017Earl William Hall Jr.; and her brothers, Garrett Ray Honey and James Quelin Honey.Pallbearers will be members of the family.The family would like to extend their sincerest gratitude to Ann Racca and Angela Martin, her caregivers, and to the staff of Heart of Hospice, especially Laura and Julie, for their care and compassion.Evangeline Funeral Home of New Iberia, 364-1881, is in charge of arrangements.
Gratitude expressed for support of family - Victoria Advocate
Tuesday, April 18, 2017Editor, the Advocate:We would like to express our sincerest gratitude to all the family and friends who showed their love and support by attending our mother Ethel Fikac's church service.Thanks to the staff at Seton Medical Center in Austin and Dr. JD Hinze for the excellent care they provided. Thank you to Ethel's work family in the kitchen at DeTar Hospital. Thank you to Father Banabas Kyeah and St. Joseph Church of Inez. A very special thanks to Father Gabriel Bentil for officiating our beloved mother's service and making it absolutely perfect. Thanks to Robert Hairell and Nancy Witte at Rosewood Funeral Home for all your help and attention to detail. Thank you to everyone who supported the family through sending arrangements, food, donations, helping hands and all the kind gestures or words.Know that Ethel loved you all, and we are forever grateful.Kenneth Fikac and the children of Ethel Fikac, Victoria SHARE...
Monday, January 23, 2017The shooting death of Stanislaus County Sheriff's Deputy Dennis Wallace, the triumph of the city of Ceres and Walmart over a lengthy legal battle over the Mitchell Ranch Shopping Center and the fight over river water highlighted some of the biggest news stories covered by the Courier in 2016.For this first edition of New Year 2017, the Courier editorial staff looked back over the news made last year and developed this recap.Sheriff's Deputy Dennis Wallace, 53, was killed by an armed suspect Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Fox Grove Fishing Access near Hughson after going to check on a suspicious vehicle. Hours later authorities apprehended the alleged assassin, David Machado, 37, of Keyes, who attempted to commit thefts in Tulare County. Wallace arrived at the Fox Grove Fishing Access at 1000 Geer Road in Hughson in a marked patrol car and in his uniform. Wallace called into dispatch about a suspicious van at the scene and was quickly informed that the vehicle had been reported stolen and that the suspect in the theft was believed to be Machado, who also was believed to be armed. Wallace made...
Monday, January 16, 2017TV, energy and information technology markets.The company issued a brief statement Thursday saying they had “suffered a tragic loss” when Ingalsbe died in the plane crash.“We offer our sincerest condolences and prayers to Daryl’s family, friends and his family of employees,” the statement said. “We also offer sincerest condolences and prayers to the family and friends of his very good friend, Deb Solsrud of New London, who also died in the crash.”Nephew Scott Ingalsbe said his uncle “cared a lot about his employees and his family” and that his employees “were all kind of like family.”Daryl Ingalsbe and his twin brother, Dave, grew up with “very little” but joined the Army together, studied electronics together and started the business together with several other partners, said Scott Ingalsbe, who is Dave’s son.Last year the team celebrated 30 years of being in business.“They were proud of that, and rightly so,” said Scott Ingalsbe, adding that his uncle remained “humble” despite his business success.“I think of my Uncle Daryl as an extremely hard-working guy,” he said. “Nothing was ever given to him.”He said Daryl Ingalsbe had just spent Christmas with his grandchildren and other family members and was making one of his frequent trips to Florida when the crash happened.Solsrud, who was a well-known and respected professional and volunteer, worked as the community survey program director for School Perceptions, a public opinion research firm for schools. In the past she had been the marketing director for Ridgewater College in Willmar.Solsrud was an active volunteer in the New London-Spicer School District, where district officials praised her work to pass a technology levy for the district and for being a charter member of the Parent Teacher Organization.Ingalsbe and Solsrud had traveled together in the experimental plane before, including a 21-day trip around the world in July with about a dozen ot...
Monday, January 09, 2017Carrie, and his two daughters from a previous marriage.The girls — 14-year-old Victoria and 12-year-old Skylar — attended Cicero Preparatory Academy in Scottsdale.“Our sincerest condolences go out to the Falbe family for their tragic loss,” school officials said in a statement. “Grief counselors will be available when school returns Monday.”The sheriff’s office was notified about the missing plane by Scottsdale police.According to the police report, a man told authorities his 31-year-old daughter, son-in-law and two girls didn’t check in after planning to fly to Telluride.The four were on a yearly trip they always take around the Christmas holidays, according to relatives.Police started a search for the family’s cellphone signal, and one was detected near Payson. A state police helicopter, the Civil Air Patrol and sheriff’s searchers on the ground worked together to find the plane.Rescuers had to hike nearly an hour to the site, Shepherd said.“The terrain up there is just really super rugged,” he said. “It’s pretty rough, steep, straight up and down.”...
Monday, December 05, 2016On the witness stand, Samra described an ongoing dispute with Singh. He said Singh had repeatedly insulted him and Sandhu, which led to a confrontation in Ceres sometime before the shooting. Samra claimed that Singh challenged him before brandishing a gun.“He was trying to initiate a fight,” Samra said with the help of a Punjabi language interpreter.Samra testified that Singh pulled the gun from behind his back and fired a shot into the ground from 10 feet away. Samra said the bullet struck the ground in front of him, but nobody called police because he had been led to believe the dispute with Singh was over.About a year before the Ceres shooting, Singh was in a confrontation with Samra and Sandhu in a Turlock school parking lot. Samra testified that they were in a car when they stopped at the school to confront Singh. Samra claimed that they just wanted to know why Singh was saying “rubbish” about him and his friend.Samra explained on the witness stand: “We just wanted to ask him, what’s going on?”The confrontation led to a shoving match in the school parking lot, Samra said, but no punches were thrown. Other people there intervened and stopped the confrontation from escalating.During cross-examination, Samra said Sandhu was angry at Singh about the insults and what he called implied threats of violence. But he said Sandhu did not have a bad temper and did not seek revenge by hunting down Singh.The preliminary hearing is expected to resume Jan. 4 due to the attorneys’ scheduling conflicts. At the conclusion of the hearing, Stanislaus Superior Court Judge Dawna Reeves will determine whether there is enough evidence for the defendants to stand trial. The defendants remain in custody at the county jail.
Monday, September 26, 2016Swanson, Margie Maxine Kolb Age 95 Margie Maxine Kolb Swanson, of Ceresco, NE, died Friday, September 16, 2016. She was born August 22, 1921 in Omaha, NE, to Christian "Chris" and Bertha (Mumm) Kolb. As a child Margie's family lived in the Memphis and Greenwood areas. She was baptized, confirmed and married in the St. John Lutheran Church in Yutan. She graduated from Ashland High School in 1939 and worked at the Nebraska Ordinance Plant in Mead prior to her marriage to Ernest W. "Ernie" Swanson on June 18, 1942. She was Co-Founder of Ernie's In Ceresco. She was a former associate of Nelson-Metcalf Funeral Home, a member of Ceresco Evangelical Covenant Church, Past State President of the American Legion Auxiliary-Department of Nebraska and member and past president of American Legion Auxiliary, Unit #244 in Ceresco, member Douglas County 40 & 8 and Volunteer Coordinator at the Lincoln Veteran's Hospital. Family includes: daughter, Mary Pack and special friend Walter Radcliffe, Lincoln, NE; son and daughter-in-law, Dean and Bev Swanson, Ceresco; gr...
Monday, August 22, 2016San Jose and currently is a provisional elder in the Cal-Nevada Conference.Upcoming faith-related events:MusicLILLIE KNAULS – 10:50 a.m. Aug. 21, Richland Faith Assembly of God, 1201 Richland Ave. in Ceres. Free with an offering. 209-538-3838.ClassesSELF HEALING WORKSHOP – Noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, Center for Spiritual Living Modesto, 2125 Wylie Drive, Modesto. Ways to live a more balanced life. $20. 209-606-1582.BOOK STUDY – 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 23, Center for Spiritual Living, 2125 Wylie Drive, Modesto. “Discover a Richer Life” by Ernest Holmes. 209-648-3495.NEW CREATION IN CHRIST – 7 p.m. Fridays, Calvary Chapel, 4300 American Ave., Modesto. Faith-based ministry for men who are struggling against addiction and/or life-dominating sin. 209-545-5530.COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY – 10 a.m. Sundays, Healing Word Christian Fellowship Church, 950 Oakdale Road, Modesto. 209-450-6612.WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDIES – Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; call for times. Shelter Cove Church, 4242 Coffee Road, Modesto. 209-567-3200.MOPS – 6 to 8 p.m. first and third Wednesdays, Trinity United Presbyterian Church, 1600 Carver Road, Modesto. Trinity United Modesto Mothers of Preschoolers. 209-529-3228.MiscellaneousFEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY — 12:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, St. John Bosco Catholic Church, 1606 Imperial Ave., Modesto. Catholic Latin Mass and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. 209-599-6242.MASSES FOR THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY – 8 and 9:30 a.m., noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. (Spanish), St. Joseph’s Church, 1813 Oakdale Road, Modesto. 209.551.4973PIONEER CLUBS – 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays starting Aug. 17, Centenary Church, McHenry at Norwegian avenues, Modesto. Midweek program for preschool through fifth grade that combines solid Bible teaching with fun life-skill activities. Fee for materials. 209-527-5441.FILM “CONVINCED” – 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27, State Theatre, 1307 J St., Modesto. Considering his own journey into the Catholic Church, filmmaker Don Johnson traveled around the country visiting with interesting and articulate Catholic personalities. $5 at church office only; no tickets at the door. 209-551-4973KINGDOM MEN SHOW AND SHINE CAR SHOW – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, The House, 1601 Coffee Road, Modesto. Family event with DJ, food and vendors. Fundraiser for The Crest Men’s Retreat. Free. 209-613-6723.
