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FORT BRAGG -- Frank Angelo Lucchesi, a lifelong resident of the Mendocino coast, was remembered Wednesday by family members as a "gentle giant" who loved tramping the woods picking mushrooms and wild huckleberries.
Jun. 1, 2000
Fritz Brand, a lifelong Sonoma County resident who never strayed far from his family's ranch in eastern Santa Rosa, died at his Santa Rosa home on Saturday.
May 31, 2000
Former Sonoma State University President Tom McGrath, 82, who guided the college through difficult times in the early 1970s, died Friday in Long Beach after a battle with cancer.
May 30, 2000
Services are scheduled today for Robert W. "Robbie" Nielson Jr., of Petaluma who died Wednesday of injuries suffered in a construction accident.
May 26, 2000
Frances Vanderbeck and her husband, a Navy man whom she met at a dance in 1945 and marriage later that year on Christmas Day, shared a bond that others took notice of.
May 25, 2000
Betty J. Fasana, a fixture in the Santa Rosa Housing Authority for 20 years who brought a special human touch to finding affordable housing for some 2,500 families, died at her Santa Rosa home May 21. She was 69.
May 24, 2000
Lucile Kaufman Logan, a Fort Bragg teacher who friends called refined and elegant, died May 17. She was 88.
May 23, 2000
In the spirit of his ancestors who helped establish the state of California, Larry Green lived a life of creativity. He was an artist, muralist, sign-maker, boat-builder, pilot, jewelry maker, geologist and family man.
May 22, 2000
Margaret Horstmann, a well-known Forestville resident since moving there in 1947, died May 17 at a convalescent home after a long illness. She was 89.
May 21, 2000
Henry W. Gilfillan, a longtime resident of Occidental, died May 14 of congestive heart failure. He was 85.
May 20, 2000
Rachel Piotrkowski was the type of person who made friends with just about anyone -- even a mortal enemy.
May 18, 2000
Crockett Blacklock was ahead of his time. He and his wife Addelle began collecting antiques when they were called second-hand furniture, before the buying and selling of old stuff became trendy.
May 17, 2000
Wine matriarch Benziger, 73, dies
Helen Benziger, the gracious matriarch of one of Sonoma County's leading wine families, died Tuesday at her home in Glen Ellen. She was 73.
May 16, 2000
Patricia Anne Haines, a 25-year resident of Sonoma County and former co-owner of a San Francisco book shop, died in a hospital in Vacaville on May 4.
May 14, 2000
Patricia Anne Haines, a 25-year resident of Sonoma County and former co-owner of a San Francisco book shop, died in a hospital in Vacaville on May 4.
May 13, 2000
Dominic Lizzi, a Sonoma County custom homes builder for more than 30 years, died May 5 in Port Townsend, Wash. He was 77.
May 12, 2000
A memorial service for Marsha Anne Carney, who died at her Santa Rosa home Sunday, will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Santa Rosa High School Auditorium.
May 10, 2000
Freda Stratos Hanelt, a 31-year resident of Mendocino County and longtime school nurse, died April 30 in Yountville. She was 88.
May 9, 2000
Marsha Carney, a longtime activist in Santa Rosa school and youth programs, died of cancer at her home on Sunday.
May 8, 2000
Jeanne Reidy Simons, a popular Santa Rosa Junior College philosophy teacher who helped make history as one of the first U.S. nuns to wear regular clothing rather than a habit, died Thursday. She was 71.
May 5, 2000
Lavelle Marie Donovan, a Petaluma native and lifelong Sonoma County resident, died Monday at Petaluma Valley Hospital after a long illness. She was 82.
Mar. 3, 2000
Andrew Triacca
Andrew "Andy'' Triacca, a lifelong Santa Rosa resident who worked for several years at Oakmont Golf Course Pro Shop, died Monday at his home after a long bout with cancer. He was 80.
Mar. 2, 2000
Duncan Olmsted, former publisher of Argus-Courier
Duncan Houx Olmsted, a Petaluma native and former publisher of the Argus-Courier newspaper, died Feb. 23 at home in Petaluma. He was 94.
Mar. 1, 2000
Carl Carlsen
Carl "Charlie'' N. Carlsen, a lifelong Petaluma resident who worked for many years in the poultry and cattle business, died Thursday at Petaluma Valley Hospital from cancer. He was 86.
Feb. 29, 2000
Anthony Ferra
Anthony J. "Tony'' Ferra, a 44-year resident of Sonoma County, died Feb. 17 in Petaluma. He was 81.
Feb. 28, 2000
Peter Petersen
Peter J. Petersen, a member of the Petersen farming family of upper Dry Creek Valley, worked as a logger and construction foreman for PG&E Co. but in retirement returned to his agricultural roots to grow vegetables for the Santa Rosa Farmers' Market.
Feb. 27, 2000
Harriet Pellascini
Harriet Cameron Pellascini, a Sonoma County native and former owner of Tombe Realty in Sebastopol, died at home Feb. 9 in Sebastopol from congestive heart failure. She was 87.
Ida Mae Yates Colvin
Ida Mae Yates Colvin, who spent most of her adult life in Sonoma County, died Wednesday, Feb. 23 after a long battle with emphysema. She was 76.
Feb. 26, 2000
Charlotte Evans
Charlotte Ann Evans, a longtime Cloverdale resident, died Feb. 17 at a Cloverdale convalescent hospital. She was 88.
Feb. 25, 2000
Ambrose Nichols
A memorial service for Ambrose "Amby'' Nichols Jr., the founding president of Sonoma State University, will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Evert Person Theater on the SSU campus in Rohnert Park.
Leah Vail
Leah M. Vail, a longtime Santa Rosa resident, died Feb. 13 at a Santa Rosa convalescent hospital following a short illness. She was 96.
John Kelly
For most of the 20th century, John and Doris Kelly lived and worked in Sonoma County, raising a family, joining fraternal organizations, participating in community life, then helping to raise their grandchildren. Two months ago, Doris Kelly died at the age of 87. On Monday, John Kelly died in Santa Rosa at the age of 89, a month shy of his 90th birthday.
Feb. 24, 2000
Barr memorial
A celebration of the life and art of Roger Barr is scheduled 3 p.m Saturday in Santa Rosa.
Feb. 23, 2000
Eleanor Sverko
Mendocino Coast native Eleanor Sverko split her time between chronicling the history of the beautiful area where she lived for most of her 79 years, and working to preserve it.
Feb. 22, 2000
William Blair
Longtime Sonoma County resident William A. Blair, 71, came from a family of movie theater owners and continued the tradition, building two Santa Rosa theaters and several others outside the county.
Feb. 20, 2000
Alex Fassio
Alex Fassio, a longtime Sonoma County resident who earned his high school diploma at age 75, died Feb. 1 at home in Cloverdale. He was 90.
