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Frank E. Lienert, Sr.
Frank E. Lienert Sr. died Saturday, April 24, 2004 in Sacramento, at age 93. Born Nov. 23, 1910 in Einsedeln, Switzerland, Mr. Lienert moved to the U.S. in 1920 and lived primarily in Woodland for the next 73 years.
Originally a dairyman, Mr. Lienert drove a truck for Mark's Meat Company for 15 years and then worked for the state. Mr. Lienert gardened until he was 92. He was a baker and belonged to the San Joaquin Valley Swiss Club.
Survivors include his sons Frank Lienert Jr, Joe Lienert and his wife Julie; daughters Mary Lou Haslemann and Anne Strong and her husband Ned; grandchildren Chris and Heidi Schallberger, Joey Haslemann, Trudy Ehlenberger, Lisa Hinton, Jody, Frankie, Chloe and Conor Lienert, Kevin and Kari Strong; and 19 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Marie Lienert, parents Martina and Ben Lienert, son-in-law Joe Haslemann and daughter-in-law Joan Lienert.
Memorials may be send to the San Joaquin Valley Swiss Club, P.O. Box 373, Ripon, 95366, or to a charity of ones choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors.
Services: Visitation is scheduled for Thursday, April 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Kraft Bros. Chapel, 175 Second St. A Rosary will be held following visitation. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Friday, April 30 at 11 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 301 Walnut St. Interment will be held immediately following at St. Joseph's Cemetery, 800 West St.
LIEURANCE
Craig W. Lieurance
Craig W. Lieurance of Davis died of pneumonia Jan. 11, 2002, in Sacramento. He was 39.
He was born in Indiana, and he was a longtime Davis Food Co-op employee. He attended UC Davis during the 1980s and worked in Congressman Vic Fazio's Woodland office. He later worked at the Co-op for nearly 14 years, and he won recognition several times for outstanding customer service.
Survivors include his parents, Barbara and Robert Lieurance, of Sacramento.
A remembrance of Craig's life is scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday at Central Park in Davis. A memorial tree planting at the Co-op will be held at a later date. His body was cremated, and his ashes were scattered over Bodega Bay.
Friends are organizing efforts to make a panel for the AIDS quilt. Anyone wishing to contribute may contact Sara at the Davis Food Co-op.
LILIENTHAL
George Lilienthal
Mr. George Lilienthal passed away at his home in Rio Linda on Monday, March 15, 2004. Born on Feb. 24, 1946, he was 58 years old.
George was raised in the Wolfskill District of Winters on his parents' ranch. His mother Jean (Caldwell) Lilienthal, came from a long-established Winters farming family. George attended Wolfskill Elementary School and was a 1964 graduate of Winters High School where he was active in sports. He attended San Jose State University on a football scholarship. He served with the 25th infantry Division of the U. S. Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart for his heroism. After the service, he worked as a glazier for the U. S. Postal Service. He was an avid outdoorsman. He especially enjoyed fishing and panning for gold.
George will be remembered and missed by all who knew him.
George is survived by his wife, Valerie, of Rio Linda, his daughter Lisa, of Los Angeles, and her mother Karen, of Sacramento and his son Hank, and his mother Sharon, of Sacramento.
He was preceded in death by his parents Ernie and Jean Lilienthal and his first wife, Mary (Herrala).
No services are planned.
LILIENTHAL
Ernest Lilienthal
Friends have received word of the death of Ernest Lilienthal of Mesa, Arizona on Friday, January 7, 2000 at the age of 85.
Born November 8, 1914 in McCloud, California, Mr. Lilienthal was a long time almond rancher in the Wolfskill District, farming the George Caldwell Ranch, with his wife, Jean Caldwell Lilienthal.
Active in community affairs, he was a pitcher on the Winters Town Baseball Team of a half century ago. Following retirement, the Lilienthals moved to Woodland. Following the death of his wife, he re marriage and his wife, Eula survives him.
He is also survived by his son, George Lilienthal, a stepdaughter, Carrie and husband Bob Snyder, two grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
LILJA
Rachel A.G. Lilja
Rachel Alice Goodman Lilja died April 9, 2000, at Sierra Health Care in Davis. Born on April 12, 1906, on the Rayburn Farm in Madison, Wis., she was 93.
She marriage Edgar David Lilja on April 12, 1924.
She worked as a nurse for 25 years and loved to garden, needlework and play golf.
She was preceded in death by her husband.
She is survived by her three children, Ruth Alice Lilja Joslyn of Sarasota, Fla., Robert David Lilja of Cedar Falls, Iowa, and Mary Susan Lilja Cech of Davis; nine grandchildren, Deborah Light, Robert Joslyn, William Joslyn, Daniel Lilja, Ann Jaenicke, David Lilja, Peter Lilja, Scott Cech and Gregory Cech; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Friends are invited to a graveside service at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Davis Cemetery, 820 Pole Line Road, Davis. Pastor Dick Smith will officiate.
Memorial donations may be made to Davis Lutheran Church or the American Heart Association.
Arrangements are under the direction of Davis Funeral Chapel.
LILJEGREN
Gladys Keefer Liljegren
Passed away May 14, 2005 in Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento at the age of 90. She was born near Thomas, Okla. June 14, 1914 to the late Henry and Bessie Keefer.
She graduated form Hydra High School and went on to the Southwestern State Teachers College in Weatherford, Okla. Upon graduating from teaching college, she taught for three years in Oklahoma. She came to California with her family in 1938. She began her teaching career in California in 1939. She was a teacher and Principal of Pierce Elementary School in College City for 25 years but retired from Arbuckle Elementary in 1972.
She marriage Jack Liljegren in 1943 and they made their home in Arbuckle until 1991 when they moved to Woodland. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Liljegren was very active in her community and school. She was active in the Junior Red Cross for many years.
Mrs. Liljegren is survived by her sisters, Wilma Gillihan of Phoenix and Florence Voegtle of Sacramento and brother Charles Keefer of Vernal, Utah. Also surviving are her 16 nieces and nephews and their families. She was preceded in death by her husband Jack Liljegren in 1991.
Visitation will be held at McNary's Chapel Thursday, May 19 at 10 a.m. until the funeral begins at 1 p.m. Private inurnment in the College City Cemetery will be held at a later date.
McNary's Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
LILLIEDOLL
Jarrold Donnath “J.D.” Lilliedoll
Jarrold Donnath "J.D." Lilliedoll died in Woodland on Saturday evening, Dec. 17, 2005. J.D. was 86 years old, having been born in Sutton, Neb. on Aug. 5, 1919. He was an excellent student and athlete, graduating from Sutton High School in 1936. J.D. entered the Army Air Corps for flight training in 1941, prior to the U.S. entry into WWII. He graduated from flight school in 1943, and was assigned to a P-38 Lockheed Lightening Flight Squadron. J.D. was then sent to the South Pacific where he flew 125 combat missions before returning home to the U.S. in 1944. In 1946, J.D. joined the regular Army Air Corps and made the armed services his career. Prior to attending UCLA, and earning a master's degree in meteorology from the University of Chicago, he flew additional missions in Korea. He then spent the bulk of his military career as a meteorologist. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1964, returning to the Air Force as a civilian meteorologist in 1965. He retired from civil service in 1979.
Following the death of his first wife Lorraine in May 1978, J.D. moved to Davis to be closer to his two sons and their families. J.D. had a passion for sports, especially golf, which he passed on to his entire family, including his second wife, Marie. J.D. was an extremely accomplished golfer. While playing for the European Strategic Air Command Golf Team in the late 1950s and early 1960s, he set course records at two golf courses in England. He also spent many happy years playing golf at the Davis Municipal Golf Course, as well as many other area courses.
J.D. considered his family his greatest accomplishment of all. One of his favorite sayings was, "Children are a joy." He showed this every day. He was an incredibly loving, supportive and generous parent and grandparent, who truly delighted in the antics, as well as the accomplishments of his four granddaughters. He, in turn, was adored by his family.
He is survived by his son Jerry Lilliedoll and his wife Suzanne of Davis, his son Neil Lilliedoll and his wife Tina also of Davis, and four granddaughters, Wendy Lilliedoll of Seattle, and Katie, Amanda and Madalynn Lilliedoll of Davis. He is also survived by his wife, Marie, of Woodland.
