Search for celebrities on Ancestry.com!Grace Almira Bair
Grace Almira Bair died in the Alderson's Convalescent Hospital on July 13, 2000. She was 92.
Bair was born June 27, 1908, in Crawford County, Kansas to Tom and Gertie Johnson. Later in her life she moved to Yolo County, where she was a resident for 65 years. During this time she worked at Armfield Ranch and Woodland Clinic.
Bair is survived by her daughter Eva Ware, and husband Vernon of Woodland; sons Everett Bair and wife Mary, Jimmy Blair and wife Helen, all of Woodland, Tom Bair and wife Karen of Clackamus, Ore., Leo Bair and wife Joanne of Sacramento, Robert Bair and wife Shirley of Earp, and Raymond ``Doc'' Bair of Napa; daughter-in-law Lois Bair of Esparto; and sister Phoebe Schmidt of Orangevale. Also surviving are her 41 grandchildren and 77 great-grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Irven LeRoy and Clifford; brother, Oscar Johnson and sister, Bess Pearson; children, Orville, Phoebe Ann and Lewis I; grandchildren, Victoria Lynn, Victoria Ann, Kimberly Nita, Jimmy Roy Gabbard Jr. and great-grandchild Raymond Aragon.
A graveside service is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Monday, July 17, 2000, at the Capay Cemetery in Esparto with the Rev. Harrel Wiley III officiating.
McNary's Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Benjamin Lownsbery
Benjamin Lownsbery, retired professor of plant nematology, died July 14, 2000, at Cottonwood Healthcare in Woodland after a lengthy illness. Born July 28, 1920, in Wilmington, Del., he was 79.
He attended schools in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School, then majored in chemistry at the University of Delaware. During World War II, he worked for the DuPont Chemical Co. at a gunpowder plant in Oklahoma.
After the war, he decided to become a plant pathologist, so he attended Cornell University, from which he received his Ph.D. in 1953. That same year, UC Davis was expanding its research on plant parasitic nematodes and began hiring nematologists. He applied and was hired. He spent the rest of career at UC Davis, retiring in 1983.
He had been a resident of Davis since 1953. He was a member of the Society of Nematologists, the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed outdoor activities like hiking.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin F. Lownsbery and Ivy Thompson-Lownsbery.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Joyce Lownsbery of Davis, and his daughter, Jill Wilson and her husband Robert of Flagstaff, Ariz.
Friends are invited to attend a funeral at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 116 D St. Burial will follow at the Davis Cemetery.
Cesarine Greco
Cesarine ``Susie'' Greco died July 15, 2000, in Dixon. Born Dec. 29, 1897, in Doues, Italy, she was 102 years old.
She was a resident of Dixon for 77 years, where she worked as a homemaker and enjoyed playing bingo, gardening, knitting, crocheting and spending time with her family and friends.
She is survived by her daughter Lena and her husband Mike Miguelgory of Placerville, her daughter Gloria and her husband Donald Fadley of Dixon, her daughter Diane and her husband Ken Grisby of Dixon, as well as grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Milton Carpenter Funeral Home. The service will be presided over by Father Maurice O'Brien of St. Peter's Catholic Church.
She will be laid to rest at Silveyville Cemetery.
Clayton B. Brooks
Clayton B. Brooks died June 19, 2000, in Redlands of brain cancer. Born in Melrose, Mass., on March 21, 1937, he was 63.
After 17 years as head track and field coach at the University of Redlands, he retired in 1996 and moved to Davis. In his retirement he enjoyed singing, dancing, golfing and working in the yard.
He was a volunteer coach with the pole vaulters at UC Davis for two seasons, and worked as assistant track and field coach at Dixon High School this past season. He sang with the Davis Chorale and the West Valley Chorale, danced with the Davis Dance Club and attended Davis Community Church.
He is survived by a sister, Christine Marshall of Yucaipa; a son, Clayton Brooks of Redlands; two daughters, Kathleen Sherman of Morrison, Colo., and Christie Mann of Littleton, Colo.; four grandchildren in Colorado; and loved ones in Davis : Jewel, Charlene and Nerissa Payne.
Burial was held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Cypress, and a service was held at Yucaipa Community Church, where he lived for 40 years.
A memorial service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Davis Community Church, 412 C St.
Donations in his memory may be made to the Nature Conservancy, 201 Mission St., Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105.
Justina Y. Sandoval
Justina Y. Sandoval died at her home in Woodland on July 14, 2000. Born Nov. 10, 1915, in Sonora, Mexico, to the late Manuel and Justin Ybarra, she was 84.
A Yolo County resident for 54 years, she was a homemaker all of her adult life.
She is survived by her four daughters, Helen Sandoval of Vacaville, Rita Ramirez of Woodland, Barbara Lara and her husband Richard of Woodland, and Margie Matta of Lathrop; four sons, Danny Sandoval of Spanish Flat, George Sandoval and his wife Rosie of Woodland, Fred Sandoval and his wife Millie of Woodland, and Richard Sandoval and his wife April of Woodland; two nieces, Beatrice Pachuca of Antioch and Edna Sapata and her husband Schlitz of Stockton; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John T. Sandoval, on Oct. 17, 1993, and her daughter, Jennie Sandoval, on June 21, 1999.
The vigil will be held today at 7 p.m. at the Holy Rosary Church. A funeral mass is scheduled Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Holy Rosary Church with Interment to follow at St. Joseph Cemetery.
McNary's Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
Leslie B. Hadfy
Dr. Leslie B. Hadfy died on June 1, 2000, in Luzerne, Switzerland. Born in Budapest, Hungary, on March 9, 1923, he was 77.
Having immigrated to the United States in 1950, he was a longtime resident of Davis. He earned his master's degree from UC Berkeley in biochemistry. He graduated from UC San Francisco Medical School and interned at Kaiser Hospital and Letterman Army Hospital. After serving as a physician in the U.S. Air Force, he completed his pathology residency in San Francisco at the UC Medical School.
He became Yolo County's first full-time pathologist in 1964 and served as county coroner for Yolo and Sutter counties. He also served as laboratory director at the Cowell Student Health Center at UC Davis and at Davis Community Hospital.
Hadfy founded and headed the Yolo Diagnostic Medical Group and Davis Clinical Laboratory, retiring in 1988. Since retirement, he began spending time in both California and Switzerland.
He is survived and mourned by Charlotte Wutholen of Switzerland, Ildiko Kathy Fortier of Fresno, his nephew and niece, Rodolfo and Dora Hadfy of Venezuela, all their families, and many friends worldwide.
In honoring his wishes, the family requests that remembrances be made to the American Cancer Society.
A memorial mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Cemetery, 254 N. Blythe, Fresno. Interment will follow immediately at St. Peter's.
Charles J. York
Charles James York, noted for his achievements in virus research and in the advancement of veterinary medicine, died July 18, 2000, at his home in Winters.
A native Californian, Dr. York was born to James and Violet York in San Luis Obispo on Sept. 18, 1919. The family moved to Hollister during his youth, where he grew up participating in the pleasures of outdoor life in Steinbeck country. The rural character of the Central California coast at the time embedded a love of things outdoors. All his life, Dr. York was an avid hunter, fisherman and naturalist.
Long before the environmental movement was conceived, Dr. York was concerned with issues of preservation and conservation. His knowledge of natural history, his love and pleasure of plant and animal identification, and his joy in exploring, camping and experiencing the natural world stemmed from his youth. However, these interests were channeled into an unusual path as the result of experiencing a form of juvenile arthritis, which often kept him indoors when his peers were at play, causing him to develop his truly remarkable asset, his keen and insightful mind.
Inspired by reading ``The Microbe Hunters'' in his youth Dr. York resolved to be a microbiologist.
To that end, he attended UC Berkeley where he received his bachelor's degree in 1942, followed by a D.V.M. at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, in 1948, and finishing at Cornell University for his Ph.D. in virological sciences.
He worked briefly in virus research at Cornell before accepting a position with the Pitman-Moore Co. in Indianapolis, Ind., as director of virus research for 11 years. In this capacity, he spearheaded the development of dozens of innovative ideas into useful vaccines, serums, and other products for prophylactic and therapeutic use in animal and human diseases.
Desiring to revert to an academic career from a commercial one, Dr. York accepted a series of positions, including one as the head of the Department of Veterinary Science at Montana State University in Bozeman, Mont., in 1963; then director of research at the Institute for Comparative Biology at the San Diego Zoological Gardens in San Diego in 1965; and finally as an associate professor of comparative pathology on a part-time basis beginning in 1967 at UC San Diego. He assumed full-time responsibilities as the director of the Division of Animal Resources after 1970.
In this capacity, he was especially active in conducting research in comparative medicine and especially in the etiology of infectious diseases and their prevention. In 1977, Dr. York moved to Davis to accept a position with UC Davis. For some time, he had been feeling restricted within the university system from exercising his full range of abilities. Having already tried corporate America, Dr. York decided to experiment with the private sector again, but this time as an entrepreneur in private business. He initially became a partner in a private laboratory and research firm near Davis.
Still feeling that he was wrestling with restraints on his potential in this endeavor, he left the partnership in 1985 and, at an age when most men are retiring, formed Biotrends International. This became a successful small business ultimately employing more than 40 people in research and production of vaccines and related medical products. He remained active directing this company for 15 years, selling it just weeks before his death.
It is difficult to fully appreciate the caliber and vitality of Dr. York's mind from a mere rendition of his work history. He was directly responsible for guiding more than two dozen vaccines to market, many of which, such as vaccines for canine and bovine distemper or for parvo virus in dogs, are still in common use. He has more than 50 scientific publications to his name.
Through memberships and activities, Dr. York found himself traveling extensively. He became a student of the world and devoted himself to seeing and reading about foreign peoples, cultures and lands. If he was not traveling on business, then he was traveling personally to see the parks of the United States and Canada, the gardens of England, the natural history of the Galapagos Islands or the drama of Tibet.
In his declining years as the complications of multiple myeloma began to seriously affect his health, he refused to sit back. He continued to oversee his business, to develop his gardens, or to indulge in travel such as safari to animal preserves in southern Africa and cruising down the Yangtze River in China.
Dr. York marriage Rosalie Louis Taglio of Gustine in 1944. Together they had three sons and a daughter during the '50s. Divorced in 1974, he marriage his present wife, Sonia Martinez of Osorno, Chile, in 1977. Both his former and present wife, his four children, and 10 grandchildren survive him.
Anna M.D. Alderman
Anna Marie Donley Alderman died on July 11, 2000, in Woodland. She was 98 years old.
Born in Blue Stem, Wash., near Davenport, on April 23, 1911, she moved to California after World War II.
Her family were early settlers in Washington territory, moving west after the Civil War. Her mother, Mary L. Davis, moved as a child from Iowa; her father, Charles E. Donley, came from Illinois. They marriage in 1899 and were farming until the family moved to Walla Walla, Wash., by horse-drawn wagon in 1920.
Marie Alderman graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1929 and began working at the Walla Walla Bulletin. After moving to Bend, Ore., in 1934, she bought her first small business. In 1943, she bought her second business, a restaurant in Milton-Freewater, Ore. From 1946, her professional life continued in Spokane, Chicago, New York City and Seattle, where she worked in advertising, accounting and management.
As an adult, she continued her education at Loyola University in Chicago, City College of New York, and San Francisco State University. She traveled widely, beginning with her first European tour on the Queen Elizabeth in 1955 to France, Italy, and England. Her last major trip in 1992 was to visit her grandson in St. Petersburg, Russia. She moved to California in 1956 where she remained until after her retirement in 1975 from Service Distributors in San Francisco. During this time, she worked as a traveling supervisor for a chain of hotels and beauty salons, and later as an office manager.
She was a member of the Episcopal Church, the League of Women Voters, University Farm Circle, the Yolo County Historical Society and other community organizations.
Married to Nevin Herschel Alderman from 1930 to 1945, she is survived by her two daughters, Professor Jalna Hanmer of Leeds, England, and Dr. JoAn Saltzen of Pollock Pines, Calif.; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces; and her sister, Hazel Tarpley.
A memorial service will be held at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 640 Hawthorn Lane in Davis, on Thursday at 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations in her name to WEAVE, 1900 K St. Sacramento, CA 95814.
Lucille E. Barry
Lucille Ellen Barry died Dec. 23, 2004, at Courtyard Health Care Center in Davis, after a stroke while recovering from a fall. She was 95.
A memorial service and reception will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at St. James Church and Memorial Center, 14th and B streets.
Born Oct. 31, 1909 in Agana, Guam, to U.S. Navy Lt. Frank Bresnan and Frieda Kellenberger, she grew up in Bremerton, Wash., and graduated from the University of Washington in 1931 with a degree in library science. She retired from the UC Davis Library in 1973.
She was an avid swimmer, belonging to the Davis Aquatic Masters, and swam at least twice a week until a month before her death. She earned several medals in competition and was the group's oldest member.
She is survived by her husband, Clarence Barry of Davis; daughter, Jane Barry of Spokane, Wash.; sister, Phyllis Brewer of Davis; and grandsons, Patrick Denny of Fairbanks, Alaska; Jimmie Denny of Portland, Ore.; and Alex Denny of Seattle.
She is further survived by great-grandson Isaac Anderson Denny; nephews Ron McHenry of Reno, Nev., and Terry McHenry of Coarsegold; and nieces Ann Kinkade of Weed, and Mary Rose and Patricia Boryer of Portland, Ore.
Remembrances may be made in her name to St. James Catholic Church Building Fund or a charity of the donor's choice.
Victorio C. Orosco
Victorio Cisneros Orosco died Jan. 10, 2005, at Sutter Davis Hospital. He was 75.
Visitation is from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at Evergreen Funeral Chapel, 327 College St. Mass will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church at Walnut and Court streets in Woodland. Interment will follow at Cementerio Municipal De Cueramaro in Cueramaro, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Born Sept. 19, 1929, in Cueramaro, Gaunajuato, Mexico, to Andres and Francisca (Orosco) Torres, he lived in Yolo County for the past two years. He was employed as an automotive mechanic for 50 years.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Angel Cisneros, in 1989.
He is survived by four sisters, Mercedes and Consuelo Cisneros of Cueramaro, Guanajuato, Mexico; Modesta Cisneros of Houston, Texas; and Francisca Cisneros of Woodland.
He is further survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
The family requests that memorial donations be made to Yolo Hospice.
Maurice G. Philleo
Maurice "Maury" Goodwin Philleo II died peacefully Dec. 30, 2004, at his Gold River home. He was 80.
A graveside service was held today at Acacia Memorial Park in Modesto.
Born May 5, 1924, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war, he returned home and completed his degree in industrial and mechanical engineering at UC Berkeley.
He marriage Marolyn Leydecker, and had three children. He began his professional career at General Motors, followed by a successful tenure at Ernst & Ernst as a consultant.
After Marolyn's death in 1994, he marriage his second wife, Dorothy, on May 28, 1995.
He is survived by his wife of nine years, Dorothy Philleo of Gold River; his children, Chris Philleo and his wife Nancy Brazelton Philleo of Newtown Square, Pa.; Byron Philleo and his wife Karen Capito Philleo and her son Paul of Woodland; and Lynne Philleo Castellucci of Davis; and two grandchildren, Ryan and Devin Castellucci of Davis.
He is further survived by his wife's children, Sally Yates-Lemon of Sacramento, Susan Mankin of Sacramento and Jane Nixon of Washington.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his name to UC Davis Hospice Program, UC Davis Medical Center, 3630 Business Drive, Sacramento, CA 95820-2100.
