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Salvatore (Sal) Gelardi
Salvatore (Sal) Gelardi died in his Woodland home Friday, March 12, 2004, at age 60.
Born June 16, 1943, in Detroit, Mich., Mr. Gelardi had been a Yolo County resident for 30 years.
Survivors include his wife, Lavona Gelardi; children, Ryan Gelardi and fiancee Kimberly Winn, Dylan Farkas and Pandora Hooper, Melissa Farkas-Amen and husband David, and Toby Farkas, all of Woodland; mother, Leonilda Gelardi; sisters, Diane Estrada and husband Bob, and Toni Saraspe and husband Laurel, all of San Diego; grandchildren, Isabella Farkas, Kayley Amen, Trevor Amen; and canine companions, Telli, Magic and Primo.
The family requests memorials be directed to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital; Labrador Retriever Reserve. Arrangements are under the direction of McNary's Chapel of Woodland.
Services: A vigil service is schedule at 6 p.m. today, Tuesday, March 16, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. A graveside service is scheduled at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 17, at Monument Hill Memorial Park, Woodland, with a burial to follow.
GELUSO
Vincent Virgil Geluso Sr.
Vincent Virgil Geluso Sr. died at UC Davis in Sacramento, Friday, August 2, 2002, at age 61.
Mr. Geluso was born Oct. 27, 1940, in Riverside, to Annie Geluso.
He earned a bachelors degree and served in the U.S. Navy. He was employed by the Employment Development Department for 30 years.
Mr. Geluso was a resident of Woodland for 26 years. He also resided in Riverside for 30 years and in Fontana for 3 years.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret Geluso of Woodland; daughters, Jennifer Elizabeth Geluso of Santa Monica and Sandra Michele Geluso of Woodland; and son, Vincent Virgil Geluso Jr.
Mr. Geluso is also survived by his mother, Annie Geluso of Glen Avon; and brother, Virgil Geluso of Glen Avon.
He was preceded in death by his father, Frank Geluso; and grandparents, Vincenzo Geluso and Maria Aragona Geluso, Virginio Milesi and Margherite Giolzi Milesi.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m., today Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, at Green Acres Chapel, at 11715 Cedar Ave., San Bernardino, with a rosary at 5:30 p.m., also today Tuesday, Aug. 6, and at Green Acres Chapel, at 11715 Cedar Ave., San Bernardino.
A funeral Mass will be recited at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002, at St. Charles Borremeo Catholic Church, in Bloomington.
GEORGE
Dorothy Ebby "Dee" George
Dorothy "Dee" Ebby George of Loomis died in Roseville on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005 at age 85.
Mrs. George was born May 12, 1920 in Yampa, Colo. She had been a Yolo County resident for six months. She was a homemaker and minister's wife for 64 years.
Survivors include Mrs. George's daughters, Trecia York of Park Hill, Okla., LaQuita Baker of Loomis and Karen Rice of Phoenix; her sons, Don George, Dale George and David George all of Oroville; 33 grandchildren; 59 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren; her sister, Mickey Easterly of Woodland; and her brother, George Metz of Oregon. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Charles F. George and her granddaughter, Bobbie Ann Stratton.
Services: Visitation is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 at McNary's Chapel, 458 College St., Woodland. A graveside service will follow at 1 p.m. at Monument Hill Memorial Park with Reverend Doug Baker officiating. McNary's Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
GERBER
Marvin Gerber
Marvin Gerber passed away on July 8, 2003 after a long illness. A resident of Point Richmond for the past 30 years, he was 74 years old.
Marvin was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1928 to Michael and Ann Gerber. He was a loving human being and a devoted father to his two children.
After serving in the United States Navy after World War II, Marvin attended the University of Florida, Gainesville, where he met his first wife Dolores Fiorentino Gerber, lifelong friend and mother of his two children. In 1955, he moved with his wife Dolores to the Bay Area where he taught math at Westlake Middle School in Oakland and attended the University of California at Berkeley, earning a doctorate in education.
In 1961, Marvin and Dolores moved to Winters, where he became the principal of Winters High School. In 1964, he joined the faculty of San Francisco State University, where he served as the professor of education until his retirement in 1991. During his tenure at San Francisco State, he had the opportunity to join the Liberia Education Project awarded to the university by the state department and USAID. In 1968, he, his wife and two children moved to Monrovia, Liberia, where he acted as advisor to the Liberian principal of Monrovia High School for four years.
In 1972, the family returned to the United States and he resumed his career as a teacher of teachers at San Francisco State. He took a second opportunity to return to Liberia in 1985 as Peace Corps Director where he met his second wife Murlyne Knox Gerber.
He is survived by his daughter Sandra Dolan, his son Davis, his two granddaughters Mackenzie and Griffin Gerber and Grandson Ryan Michael Dolan. Marvin also leaves behind his great friend in John Tate. Marvin was there for John in his time of need, giving him gifts of education and opportunity and John reciprocated tenfold with compassion, caring and friendship in his final years.
He was preceded in death by his second wife, Murlyne, his father, Michael and mother, Ann.
Memorial services were held on July 11, at Temple Beth Hillel in Richmond. Donations in his memory may be made to Aphasia Center of California, 3996 Lyman Road, Oakland, CA 94602.
GERFEN
Michael Duane Gerfen
Michael Duane Gerfen died at Woodland Memorial Hospital Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004 at age 59 of a sudden heart attack.
He was born Jan. 3, 1945 in Chico to Perry and Maxine Gerfen, where he was raised. Upon graduation from Chico High School, Michael joined the U.S. Navy, serving aboard the USS Blue during Vietnam. He worked for Skyline Homes as a purchasing agent for 31 years. He had been a Yolo County resident for 31 years.
Survivors include his wife of 24 years, Sharlene; his daughters, Marti Santana and her husband D.J. and Dusty Gerfen; his stepson, Robbie Lipelt and his wife Julie; his grandchildren, Brianna and Victoria Santana, Michael Gerfen and Erin and Makenna Lipelt; his mother, Maxine; his sisters, Elouise Smith and her husband Don and Noreen Enns and her husband Gib and his brother, Richard and his wife Sharon. He was preceded in death by his father, Perry Gerfen.
The family requests memorials in Michael's name be directed to The American Diabetes Association.
Services: A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 515 Second St., Woodland. Inurnment at Monument Hill Memorial Park will be scheduled at a later date. McNary's Chapel of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
GERHARDT
Kath-Ann Gerhardt
Kath-Ann Gerhardt died Sept. 28, 2003, at her home in Davis with her husband and several friends at her side. Born March 13, 1951, in Quincy, Ill., she was 52 years old.
Davis and UC Davis, where she recently retired as director of services for international students and scholars, had been her home and community for the last 25 years of her life.
Raised in Quincy, she earned a bachelor's degree from Quincy College and a master's degree from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Ill., where she was a counselor at the McDonough County Youth Service Bureau. Before moving to Davis and taking a position at UCD with Services for International Students and Scholars in 1983, she was a counselor and the foreign student adviser at the University of Wisconsin in Superior.
She will be remembered for her love of reading and learning, and especially for her love of people, particularly her many friends and family members. She had a remarkable passion for life, devotion to friends and family and love of animals, her family says. Her dogs and cats will miss her greatly.
She loved to travel, having visited several countries in Europe and Asia as a recipient of three Fulbright grants and on trips to visit friends with her husband.
She was an active member of the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, an association of international educators, and held several leadership positions with the organization over the years. This past summer, in appreciation of her efforts on behalf of international students and scholars and her work with the association, she was awarded a rare lifetime membership in the association.
She was preceded in death by her father, Jack Gerhardt; her beloved grandparents, Esther and George Gerhardt of the Quincy area; and an uncle, James Allen of Santa Barbara.
She is survived by her husband, Drew Froeliger of Davis; her mother Joan, sisters Peggie and Jake, brother Keith, and several nieces and nephews, all from the Quincy area; as well as countless friends in the Davis area and worldwide.
Friends are invited to attend a memorial service to celebrate her life Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at International House, Davis, 10 College Park. Those who wish may make donations in her name to Yolo Hospice, the Performing Animal Welfare Society in Galt, their local chapter of the SPCA or Loaves and Fishes in Sacramento.
GERMESHAUSEN
Edward “Ed” Joseph Germeshausen
Longtime Woodland resident, Ed Germeshausen, died of natural causes on Nov. 1, 2005 in Palm Desert at the age of 90.
Ed was the beloved father of Marilu Casino and husband Albert and Edward Joseph Germeshausen Jr. and wife Joan. He was also the loving grandfather of four and great-grandfather of six. Mary, his wife of 59 years died in 1995.
Ed, a third generation native of Woodland, was great-grandson of Yolo Brewery owners Joseph and Marie Selma (Beck) Germeshausen, and brother of the late Esther Todaro. Ed graduated from Woodland High School in 1933 and joined the U.S. Postal Service in 1941. He worked at the Woodland Post Office for 32 years, rising from carrier to Postmaster, a position he held until his retirement in 1973.
Following his service in the U.S. Navy during WWII, Ed returned to Woodland was proud of his 61 year affiliation with the American Legion Post No. 77.
Ed and Mary were able to travel the world during their retirement and were active members of the Yolo Fliers Club as well as the Yolo County Historical Museum.
Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis 95617; VNA Hospice of Palm Desert, 42-600 Cook St., Suite 202, Palm Desert, 92211; or to the charity of the donor's choice.
McNary's Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
