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Isabel Ru Garcia Rojo
Isabel Ru Garcia Rojo of Winters passed away from complications of a stroke on December 18, 1999 at the Courtyard Healthcare in Davis. Isabel was born August 10, 1913 in Santa Clara. She was 86 years old and a resident of Winters for 59 years.
Mrs. Rojo marriage Dick Rojo, on Nov. 6, 1932, in Winters. They moved to San Francisco in 1937. In 1945 they purchased an 80 acre ranch in Winters, which produced peaches and apricots. They sold the ranch in 1972 and moved into a house in Winters and were happily marriage for 58 years. She was the daughter of Isabel and Frank Garcia.
Mrs. Rojo worked as a chef at the Shadow Restaurant in San Francisco, 1943-1945. She was an active member of the community. She enjoyed dancing, walking, gardening and attending the Club Iberico de Espana. Everyone in town recognized Isabel for her variety of colorful hats. She loved being around family and friends and loved meeting new people.
Mrs. Rojo is survived by son, Fernando Rojo of Roxboro, North Carolina; and daughter, Isabel Rojo of Santa Fe, New Mexico; one brother and one sister; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husband, Dick Rojo, in 1991; sons, Frank Rojo in 1935 and Richard Rojo, in 1981; sisters, Carmen Miranda, Mamie Barranco and Annie Martin; and brother Frank Garcia.
A vigil was held on Tuesday, Dec. 18, from 6-8 p.m. at St. Anthony Church. Graveside services were held Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 10 a.m. A reception followed at St. Anthony Parish Hall.
ROLAND
Patricia W. Roland
Patricia Winifred Roland died on Dec. 11, 1999, in Davis. Born on Dec. 11, 1911, in Pocatello, Idaho, she was 88.
She was a Redding resident for more than 30 years. Her parents were the late Eli Lester and Helen McAndrews Price.
She was marriage to Jacob Lavern Roland for 61 years until his death on June 5, 1997.
She graduated from UC Los Angeles and then obtained her teaching degree from Sacramento State University. She was a former English teacher with the El Camino School District.
She was a writer and a poet. Her appreciation and love for the arts were instilled in her children, who are all artists. Her daughter Marya teaches art in North Carolina and her son David teaches ballet in Victoria, British Columbia. Her son Gary is an artist as well.
She was also an actress and a dancer. At 85 years old she broke her hip and promised herself that she would dance again within six months' time. She danced again.
She is survived by her three children, Gary Roland of Woodland, David Roland of Victoria, British Columbia, and Marya Roland of North Carolina; three grandchildren, Brian Roland of Danville, Darin Roland of Menlo Park and Karin Roland of Sacramento; and three great-grandchildren.
Private family services will be held at a later date at her Redding residence.
The Davis Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
STAATS
Malinda Frances Staats
Malinda Frances Staats, mother of former Davis Mayor Susie Boyd, died March 16, 2005. She was 88 years old.
Born Feb. 19, 1917, she lived her entire life in Charleston, W. Va. The third child of Eliza and Johnson Reed, she grew up in a large family and was a product of the Depression era. Her formal education ended when she was 15 years old.
She moved to town at that time and became what is now called an au pair. In those days she was called a "hired girl." She took care of three children of a family who owned the local funeral home.
When her formal education ended, she entered the school of life's experience and remained an astute and observant learner for the remainder of her life. She marriage Ray Staats and had three children by the time she was 20 years old.
Despite growing up in rural West Virginia in poor and uneducated families, the couple had qualities that set them apart, even as teenagers. Even as a child, she understood the importance of taking care of her health, her nutrition and her appearance.
She was described as a playful person. When she had three toddlers and needed to wax the wood floors, she would apply the paste wax, put one or two children on a sheet and pull them around on the floor. The children would whoop and holler with joy as the weight of their bodies did the polishing.
When her youngest child entered school, she began to work outside the home. One of her proudest moments was being hired by Diamond Department Store. Until that time she had known only a world of homemaking - raising all her vegetables and canning enough for the winter, getting up early and making biscuits and gravy or oatmeal for breakfast, putting on a pot of pinto beans to cook all day to be served with cornbread for supper, and sewing all the clothing for herself and her children on a treadle sewing machine.
The transition from dedicated wife and mother to a job outside of the home opened great vistas of experience for her and provided a positive role model for her daughters. She worked at Diamond for the next 20 years and became a part of one of the important institutions of Charleston.
As her children grew to adulthood and had their own children, her horizons were continually expanded. Her visits to her children and grandchildren took her to Indiana, Colorado, Minnesota, California, Ohio, Kentucky and Florida. Although West Virginia was always her home, she visited California many times during the past 40 years, developing ties and friendships especially in Sacramento, the home of three of her seven grandchildren, and in Davis, longtime home of her daughter Susie Boyd.
In 1994 while driving home from church, she was hit head-on by a drunken driver. She suffered more than 40 broken bones, including both arms, both legs and her pelvis. She fully recovered and remained healthy and strong for many more years.
Her strength of character and her determination were best demonstrated in May 2003 as she was driving to church one Sunday morning. She sideswiped an 18-wheeler truck on the freeway. The trucker was not even aware of the impact, but her car was destroyed, with the glass on the driver's side shattered.
She continued her drive to church. When she arrived she had to crawl out of the passenger side of the car, dumping broken glass out of her shoes. She was physically unscathed, but her driving days were over.
She remained in reasonably good health until she suffered a debilitating stroke, after which she lived for two more weeks. Her family is grateful for the few days to say goodbye, for the hospice residence facility and for the personnel there who eased the last days.
A celebration of her life was held at the Grace Church of the Nazarene in South Charleston, W. Va., with burial following at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Ray Staats, in 1985; son, Bob Staats, in 1981; and son-in-law, Jim Boyd, in 1993.
She is survived by her son, William Staats and his wife Ellen of Charleston, W. Va.; her daughter, Susie Boyd of Mount Shasta; and her daughter, Barbara Burford and her husband Jack of Cross Lanes, W. Va.
She is further survived by seven grandchildren and their spouses, Ted and Virgie Burford and Brad and Melinda Burford of Sacramento, Tammy Burford of Columbus, Ohio; Pam and Carlo Panzani of Colorado Springs, Colo; Randy and Donna Boyd of Mount Shasta; Cindy and George Montgomery of Charleston, W. Va.; and Connie and Phil Rickard of Sunbury, Ohio; and eight great-grandchildren, Colby, Keaton and Kelsey Burford, Trey and Lindsey Montgomery, Brock and Nicholas Rickard and Annie Boyd.
STABENFELDT
Barbara Lou Danielson Stabenfeldt
Barbara Lou Danielson Stabenfeldt of Davis died April 11, 2006, with family and friends at her side. She was 76.
A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Davis Community Church, 412 C St.
The daughter of Hilmer and Hattie Danielson, she was born Feb. 13, 1930, in Spokane, Wash. She attended Louis and Clark High School there before graduating from Washington State University.
She marriage George H. Stabenfeldt in 1954. The couple lived in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Oklahoma before moving to Davis 38 years ago.
She pursued several careers, including co-founding the Best Design Available store, now the Design House, and working for the University of California Extension. After retiring, she volunteered with the Friends of the Davis Public Library.
She also served as an elder and as a member of the chancel choir at Davis Community Church.
Her family described her as an ardent Aggie fan, who for many years attended all football and basketball games. She also enjoyed traveling to Europe and Central America, and took yearly family vacations to Angora Lakes in the Sierra. She also loved her dog, Bunker.
She is survived by her children David and his wife Penny, Chris, Nancy and Lynn; and by grandchildren Jack, Vanessa and Brian.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
VICE
Ida Mae Vice
Ida Mae Vice died Jan. 1, 2005, at Woodland Memorial Hospital. She was 64.
A funeral will be held Saturday at St. John's Cemetery in Center, Texas.
Born Sept. 25, 1940, in Little Rock, Ark., she was employed in the hospitality field as a maintenance worker. She was a resident of Center, Texas, and had been in California for a visit at the time of her death.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Milford James Booth.
She is survived by her daughters, Shirley Jones of Center, Texas, Tina Vice of Sacramento and Gloria Vice of Dunnigan; and her son, Herbert Vice of Sacramento.
She is further survived by 10 grandchildren.
The family requests that memorial donations be made in her name to the charity of the donor's choice.
Arrangements are under the direction of Evergreen Funeral Service of Woodland.
VIDALES V.
Angelina V. 'La Prieta' Vidales
Angelina V. "La Prieta" Vidales died in Delano Sunday, July 7, 2002, at age 61.
Born Jan. 24, 1941, in Panindicuaro, Michoacan, Mexico, Miss Vidales was the daughter of the late Cipriano and Lorenza Vidales. She was raised and attended schools in Panindicuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. She moved to California, resided in Woodland and Sacramento and later moved to Alpaugh. She was a homemaker. She moved to Tipton in January 2002. According to her family members, "she enjoyed gardening and growing flowers. She was the 'mother' to her younger brothers, nieces and nephews."
Miss Vidales is survived by her sisters, Petra Hernandez of Tipton, Carmen Vidales of Mexico and Reynalda Rodriguez of San Fernando; brothers, Apolinar Vidales of Stockton, Galdino Vidales of Calexico, Francisco Vidales of Sacramento, Adrian Vidales of Woodland, Cipriano Vidales of Sacramento, and Pedro Vidales of Woodland; sisters-in-law; brothers-in-law and numerous nieces; nephews; and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Aurora Vidales of Knights Landing; and brother, Domingo Vidales of Atwater.
A rosary is scheduled to be recited at 7 p.m., today, Wednesday, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Woodland.
The Mass of the Christian Resurrection is scheduled to be said at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 11. Interment will be at St. Joseph Cemetery, Woodland.
Goble-Miller Funeral Chapel of Tulare is assisting the family with arrangements.
VIDALES
Helen Vidales
Helen Vidales died at her home in Yolo Sunday, June 20, 2004, at age 71.
Born March 12, 1933, in Stockton, Ms. Vidales was the daughter of the late Eduardo and Asuncion Vidales. She attended Cacheville Elementary School in Yolo and Woodland High School.
Survivors include brothers, Frank, Eddie and John of Woodland; sisters, Dolores Vidales of Yolo, Flora Barajas, Elvira Moreno, Hope Collier and Esther Vidales of Sacramento, Ofelia Aguirre of Oakland, Sally Milian of McAllen, Texas and Candy Granados of San Diego. She is also survived by many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Salvador and Galdino; and sisters, Connie Campos, Josephine Andradez and Ester Vidales.
Services: A memorial service was held Wednesday, June 23, at Kingdom Hall in Yolo, with a reception following at the Masonic Hall on First Street also in Yolo.
