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Tuesday, April 18, 2017Mary G. Bohn; three sons, Donald Bohn Jr. of Baton Rouge, and Scott and Van Bohn of Metairie; four daughters, Kathleen Baldwin of New Orleans, Priscilla Dalton of Metairie, Donna Marie Patten of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, and Theresa Goodman of Santa Fe, New Mexico; four stepchildren; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.His first marriage, to Kathleen "Kit" Zetzmann Bohn, ended in divorce. She died in 2014.A Mass was held Monday (March 20) at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home.Burial was private.
Anna Ryan - Cuero Record
Tuesday, April 18, 2017She was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Cuero and the Altar Society. She loved spending time with her family, gardening and needle work. Anna graduated from Yorktown High School and Santa Rosa School of Nursing in San Antonio. She was a R.N. who worked with Polio patients at Warms Springs, plant nurse at Dupont and for Dr O.E. Hall.She is survived by daughters, Virginia (Wayne) Sparck of Evansville, Indiana and Kathleen Ryan of Houston; sons, Kevin Ryan of Cuero and Gary Ryan of Austin; grandchildren, Erin (Dustin) Sparck of Los Angeles, CA and Sarah, Kate, and Gunnar Ryan of Austin; sisters, Leona Berckenhoff and Doris Boldt of Yorktown; brother, Al (Myrlin) of Yorktown; and many nieces and nephews.She is preceded in death by parents; husband; son, Richard III; sisters, Olga and Beth; brothers, Ed, Vic and Gilbert; and two infant sisters.Visitation will be Monday, April 17 at Freund Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. with a rosary beginning at 6:30. Services will be Tuesday, April 18, at 10 a.m., at St. Michael’s Catholic Church with Father David Berger officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery.Pallbearers are Bill Boldt, Charles Blank, Raymond Jasso, Richard Carbonara, Scott Polkuda and William Potcinske.The family would like to thank Hospice of South Texas and caregivers, Julia Ruiz and Jessica Boyd, for your compassion and care.Memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael’s School, St. Mich...
Monday, April 03, 2017Clovis died March 23. He was a mechanic for Caltrans for 20 years. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. March 30 at Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.PHOENIX — Dave Little Deer Phoenix, 25, of Santa Rosa Rancheria died March 3. Visitation: 4 to 11 p.m. March 27 at Santa Rosa Rancheria Old Recreation Building. Graveside: 10 a.m. March 28 at Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel in Lemoore.REYES — Ladislao Reyes, 86, of Firebaugh died March 20. He was a security guard for 20 years. Rosary: 5:30 p.m. March 27 at St. Joseph Church. Mass: 10 a.m. March 28 at the church. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.ROMERO — Paula Romero, 92, of Fresno died March 16. She was a homemaker. Services were held. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.SULLENGER — Doris Lee Sullenger, 63, of Clovis died March 21. She was a medical technician. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.WIENS — Leland Edward Wiens, 76, of Fresno died March 21. He was an elementary school administrator for Fresno Unified School District. Memorial: 3 p.m. April 1 at North Fresno Mennonite Brethren Church. Remembrances: Central California Mennonite Residential Services, 3825 E Hampton Way, Suite 110, Fresno, CA 93726 or West Coast Mennonite Central Committee, 1010 G St., Reedley, CA 93654. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.WILLIAMS — Lucy Williams, 88, of Palmdale, formerly of Fresno, died March 12. She was a homemaker. Service: 11 a.m. March 27 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Chapel.
Sunday, February 12, 2017Elder, teacher, leader and mentor at Northwoods Presbyterian Church, now Church of the New Covenant, in Chamblee until moving to Destin, Fla. in 2002. He continued to serve at Community Church in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., prior to moving to Rome in Aug., 2016.Survivors include his wife, the former Arden Keillor, to whom he was married on June 12, 1951; three children, Samuel Warren McCleskey, Jr., and his wife, Elon, Plainville, John Arthur McCleskey, Atlanta, and Barbara McCleskey Tipton, and her husband, Jerry, Carrollton; a sister, Mary Warren McCleskey Hinton, Nashville, Tenn.; seven grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and one due in April, nieces and nephews.Funeral services will be held on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at 1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Rome with the Rev. Jeff Chadwick officiating. Eulogies will be delivered by Mr. Robert DeBeltrand and Nicholas Hoffman. Following the service, there will be a reception at Harvest Moon Cafe, 234 Broad Street, Rome, Ga. 30161. Entombment services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs.The family will receive friends at First Presbyterian Church of Rome on Friday from 12 noon until the service hour.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to...
Monday, January 23, 2017Florence, Alabama."We can't understand it," said Rivers' dad, Trey Starkey. "We can't comprehend how God works in mysterious ways, but I know it's true."On Oct. 30, 2015, Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the home at 2296 Valley Road in Holley by the Sea after receiving a call from a person who said he had shot someone. According to the arrest report, when deputies arrived they found 60-year-old John Marshall Fitzgerald with blood on his clothing on the front porch of the home kneeling over Starkey, who was lying on his back.Starkey was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital by helicopter. Fitzgerald said, "Oh my god! I shot him! I shot him!", the report said. When deputies asked where Starkey was shot, Fitzgerald replied "right here on the porch." Deputies found a handgun just inside the front door.Starkey and a friend, Thomas Darby, were visiting Navarre on a break from the University of Alabama and were staying with Darby's aunt and her husband, Fitzgerald. Darby told deputies that Rivers and Fitzgerald got into an argument, and they had been drinking. Fitzgerald went into the master bedroom and came out holding a pistol. He pointed it at Starkey and Darby, and said he would shoot them if they did not leave immediately. Darby was able to make it out of the front door. He lost contact with Starkey...
Monday, December 12, 2016Magnolia Media Productions, said when he'd walk into a rave full of strangers, he'd always spot Clark. "I knew where I'd be for the rest of the night," Gibbs said. "Right next to him."Friends say the Santa Rosa native was also a DJ and "standup guy" - always ready to help musicians and fellow DJs.Lynn Schwarz, co-owner of The Bottom of the Hill, said Clark was the engineer she hired to impress popular bands."You couldn't shock the guy," Schwarz said. "He had all kinds of friends."LIKE A BROTHERPeter Wadsworth, 38, was like family to his friend Tammy Tasoff.Wadsworth looked out for her, doing little things that made her life easier. He would organize her messy files, give her advice and fix her computer if she needed help, said Tasoff, a dental student.He bought video games because he knew she loved them, and he would often watch her play, she said."Usually he'd say, 'Let's play video games,' and then he'd say, 'No, I just want to watch you play,'" she said, sobbing. "He'd make me food. He took really good care of me. He was like my big brother."'WORLD LESS COLORFUL WITHOUT THEM'Michele Sylvan, 37, and Wolfgang Renner, 61, were described as warm and creative, by a friend.Robert Janca said Renner made friends feel celebrated and he called Sylvan "his lovely, wildly creative partner.""The world is a decidedly less colorful one without them," he said in a statement to KRON-TV. "So long dear souls. Thank you for the treasures you shared. We will see you in Valhalla and in the interim we will celebrate your rich lives as you would undoubtedly have wanted us to."Renner was the oldest victim of the fire."Wolfgang was about as free of an individual as anyone is likely to ever meet," Janca said. "When we were close, it was a joy to go and visit him as he was a capable host who made all of his friends feel welcome and celebrated."INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN VISUAL PROJECTION ARTISTJonathan Bernbaum, 34, was a well-known visual projection artist whose dramatic light and video shows enhanced the performances of musicians in California and around the world.He worked editing films before becoming disillusioned with the corporate film industry and discovered a way to apply his film skills to multi-media video art, according to an obituary posted online.He toured the globe with groups like electronic house music duo Knife Party and VSquared Labmong others."At the time of his death, Jonathan was widely considered one of the world's foremost artists working in his field," according to the obituary.Born in Berkeley, Bernbaum graduated from Berkeley High School in 2000 and from Brandeis University in 2004, earning highest honors as a history major and minoring in film studies. He went on to earn his masters of fine arts degree from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 2008, focusing on film editing.Loved ones remember his "love of social j...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017Mary G. Bohn; three sons, Donald Bohn Jr. of Baton Rouge, and Scott and Van Bohn of Metairie; four daughters, Kathleen Baldwin of New Orleans, Priscilla Dalton of Metairie, Donna Marie Patten of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, and Theresa Goodman of Santa Fe, New Mexico; four stepchildren; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.His first marriage, to Kathleen "Kit" Zetzmann Bohn, ended in divorce. She died in 2014.A Mass was held Monday (March 20) at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home.Burial was private.
Anna Ryan - Cuero Record
Tuesday, April 18, 2017She was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Cuero and the Altar Society. She loved spending time with her family, gardening and needle work. Anna graduated from Yorktown High School and Santa Rosa School of Nursing in San Antonio. She was a R.N. who worked with Polio patients at Warms Springs, plant nurse at Dupont and for Dr O.E. Hall.She is survived by daughters, Virginia (Wayne) Sparck of Evansville, Indiana and Kathleen Ryan of Houston; sons, Kevin Ryan of Cuero and Gary Ryan of Austin; grandchildren, Erin (Dustin) Sparck of Los Angeles, CA and Sarah, Kate, and Gunnar Ryan of Austin; sisters, Leona Berckenhoff and Doris Boldt of Yorktown; brother, Al (Myrlin) of Yorktown; and many nieces and nephews.She is preceded in death by parents; husband; son, Richard III; sisters, Olga and Beth; brothers, Ed, Vic and Gilbert; and two infant sisters.Visitation will be Monday, April 17 at Freund Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. with a rosary beginning at 6:30. Services will be Tuesday, April 18, at 10 a.m., at St. Michael’s Catholic Church with Father David Berger officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery.Pallbearers are Bill Boldt, Charles Blank, Raymond Jasso, Richard Carbonara, Scott Polkuda and William Potcinske.The family would like to thank Hospice of South Texas and caregivers, Julia Ruiz and Jessica Boyd, for your compassion and care.Memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael’s School, St. Mich...
Monday, April 03, 2017Clovis died March 23. He was a mechanic for Caltrans for 20 years. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. March 30 at Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.PHOENIX — Dave Little Deer Phoenix, 25, of Santa Rosa Rancheria died March 3. Visitation: 4 to 11 p.m. March 27 at Santa Rosa Rancheria Old Recreation Building. Graveside: 10 a.m. March 28 at Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel in Lemoore.REYES — Ladislao Reyes, 86, of Firebaugh died March 20. He was a security guard for 20 years. Rosary: 5:30 p.m. March 27 at St. Joseph Church. Mass: 10 a.m. March 28 at the church. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.ROMERO — Paula Romero, 92, of Fresno died March 16. She was a homemaker. Services were held. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.SULLENGER — Doris Lee Sullenger, 63, of Clovis died March 21. She was a medical technician. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.WIENS — Leland Edward Wiens, 76, of Fresno died March 21. He was an elementary school administrator for Fresno Unified School District. Memorial: 3 p.m. April 1 at North Fresno Mennonite Brethren Church. Remembrances: Central California Mennonite Residential Services, 3825 E Hampton Way, Suite 110, Fresno, CA 93726 or West Coast Mennonite Central Committee, 1010 G St., Reedley, CA 93654. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.WILLIAMS — Lucy Williams, 88, of Palmdale, formerly of Fresno, died March 12. She was a homemaker. Service: 11 a.m. March 27 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Chapel.
Sunday, February 12, 2017Elder, teacher, leader and mentor at Northwoods Presbyterian Church, now Church of the New Covenant, in Chamblee until moving to Destin, Fla. in 2002. He continued to serve at Community Church in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., prior to moving to Rome in Aug., 2016.Survivors include his wife, the former Arden Keillor, to whom he was married on June 12, 1951; three children, Samuel Warren McCleskey, Jr., and his wife, Elon, Plainville, John Arthur McCleskey, Atlanta, and Barbara McCleskey Tipton, and her husband, Jerry, Carrollton; a sister, Mary Warren McCleskey Hinton, Nashville, Tenn.; seven grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and one due in April, nieces and nephews.Funeral services will be held on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at 1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Rome with the Rev. Jeff Chadwick officiating. Eulogies will be delivered by Mr. Robert DeBeltrand and Nicholas Hoffman. Following the service, there will be a reception at Harvest Moon Cafe, 234 Broad Street, Rome, Ga. 30161. Entombment services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs.The family will receive friends at First Presbyterian Church of Rome on Friday from 12 noon until the service hour.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to...
Monday, January 23, 2017Florence, Alabama."We can't understand it," said Rivers' dad, Trey Starkey. "We can't comprehend how God works in mysterious ways, but I know it's true."On Oct. 30, 2015, Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the home at 2296 Valley Road in Holley by the Sea after receiving a call from a person who said he had shot someone. According to the arrest report, when deputies arrived they found 60-year-old John Marshall Fitzgerald with blood on his clothing on the front porch of the home kneeling over Starkey, who was lying on his back.Starkey was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital by helicopter. Fitzgerald said, "Oh my god! I shot him! I shot him!", the report said. When deputies asked where Starkey was shot, Fitzgerald replied "right here on the porch." Deputies found a handgun just inside the front door.Starkey and a friend, Thomas Darby, were visiting Navarre on a break from the University of Alabama and were staying with Darby's aunt and her husband, Fitzgerald. Darby told deputies that Rivers and Fitzgerald got into an argument, and they had been drinking. Fitzgerald went into the master bedroom and came out holding a pistol. He pointed it at Starkey and Darby, and said he would shoot them if they did not leave immediately. Darby was able to make it out of the front door. He lost contact with Starkey...
Monday, December 12, 2016Magnolia Media Productions, said when he'd walk into a rave full of strangers, he'd always spot Clark. "I knew where I'd be for the rest of the night," Gibbs said. "Right next to him."Friends say the Santa Rosa native was also a DJ and "standup guy" - always ready to help musicians and fellow DJs.Lynn Schwarz, co-owner of The Bottom of the Hill, said Clark was the engineer she hired to impress popular bands."You couldn't shock the guy," Schwarz said. "He had all kinds of friends."LIKE A BROTHERPeter Wadsworth, 38, was like family to his friend Tammy Tasoff.Wadsworth looked out for her, doing little things that made her life easier. He would organize her messy files, give her advice and fix her computer if she needed help, said Tasoff, a dental student.He bought video games because he knew she loved them, and he would often watch her play, she said."Usually he'd say, 'Let's play video games,' and then he'd say, 'No, I just want to watch you play,'" she said, sobbing. "He'd make me food. He took really good care of me. He was like my big brother."'WORLD LESS COLORFUL WITHOUT THEM'Michele Sylvan, 37, and Wolfgang Renner, 61, were described as warm and creative, by a friend.Robert Janca said Renner made friends feel celebrated and he called Sylvan "his lovely, wildly creative partner.""The world is a decidedly less colorful one without them," he said in a statement to KRON-TV. "So long dear souls. Thank you for the treasures you shared. We will see you in Valhalla and in the interim we will celebrate your rich lives as you would undoubtedly have wanted us to."Renner was the oldest victim of the fire."Wolfgang was about as free of an individual as anyone is likely to ever meet," Janca said. "When we were close, it was a joy to go and visit him as he was a capable host who made all of his friends feel welcome and celebrated."INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN VISUAL PROJECTION ARTISTJonathan Bernbaum, 34, was a well-known visual projection artist whose dramatic light and video shows enhanced the performances of musicians in California and around the world.He worked editing films before becoming disillusioned with the corporate film industry and discovered a way to apply his film skills to multi-media video art, according to an obituary posted online.He toured the globe with groups like electronic house music duo Knife Party and VSquared Labmong others."At the time of his death, Jonathan was widely considered one of the world's foremost artists working in his field," according to the obituary.Born in Berkeley, Bernbaum graduated from Berkeley High School in 2000 and from Brandeis University in 2004, earning highest honors as a history major and minoring in film studies. He went on to earn his masters of fine arts degree from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 2008, focusing on film editing.Loved ones remember his "love of social j...
