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Gloria Y. Harmes-Santistevan
Gloria Y. Harmes-Santistevan unexpectedly passed away while at home on March 11, 2003. She was 51 years old.
Gloria was born on Aug. 7, 1951 to Gilbert and Sophia Santistevan in Walsenburg, Colorado. She was one of six children born to them. She remained in Colorado for a number of years before coming to California settling in Vacaville, where she raised her four children, until moving to Winters two years ago to be near her children. She was employed as a restaurant manager for 26 years. She regularly and faithfully attended St. Anthony Catholic Church in Winters and was described as a devout Catholic who loved God and was a member of Cursillo #16. She was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Richmond Chapter.
Family was of the utmost importance in her life. She lived her life through her husband, children and grandchildren and made sure to spend as much quality time as possible with them. She especially enjoyed outdoor activities such as softball, camping and fishing. She even managed and coached her daughter's softball teams, raising her children to love sports. Her family described her as the most kindhearted woman they have ever known who would do or sacrifice anything to make sure her family was loved, happy and taken care of. She will be greatly missed by her family and all who knew her.
Gloria is survived by her husband, Robert Lee Harmes of Winters; children Rachel Gutierrez-Trau and her husband Joseph of Vacaville; Renee Gutierrez and her husband Herman of Winters; Richard Gutierrez III of Vacaville and Marlene Lara and her husband Joe of Fairfield. She is also survived by her brothers Steven Santistevan and his wife Jamie of Vallejo and Kevin Santistevan and his wife Tonya of Vacaville and by her sisters Esther Henricksen and her husband Kim of Vacaville, Teresa Hernandez and her husband Fortunato of Vacaville and Roxanne Corona and her husband Frank of Sacramento. She is also survived by grandchildren Ciara Gonsalves, Vanessa Gonsalves, Anthony Gonsalves, Gregory Contreras, Jordan Contreras, Justin Contreras, Alexis Gutierrez, Samantha Lara, Moses Lara and the Gutierrez family. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
A rosary was recited on March 17 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Winters. The funeral mass was celebrated on March 18 at St. Anthony Catholic Church with interment to follow at the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery in Vacaville.
HARNESS
Georgia Veta Harness
Georgia Veta Harness died Monday, March 1, 2004, at age 83.
Born June 26, 1920, in Ada, Okla., Mrs. Harness was the daughter of the late William and Isabel Dunham. She was a homemaker and a home health care nurses aid for her adult life.
Survivors include her son, Ron Westbrook and wife Maggie of Paradise; daughters, Joyce McMath of Mulberry, Alaska, Patricia Lewis of Corning, Renee Moore and husband Victor Tabelin of Chiloquin, Ore., and Karma Ferguson and husband John Brann of Robbins; son-in-law, Mike Daniels of Mulberry, Alaska; sisters, Agnes Manley of Morro Bay and Nadine Howard of Bakersfield; grandchildren, Joy, Rocky, Nancy, Shawn, Regina, Linda, Kathy, Chad, Teresa, Suzi, Jackee and Ryan; and great-grandchildren, Brent, Taylor, Joshua, Timothy, Lydia, Robin, Miranda, Scotty, Ross, Neven, D.J., Justin, Bradley, Kayla, Katlyn, Jacob, Colton and Matthew. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Beverly Daniels, daughter-in-law, Gladys Westbrook; son-in-laws, Clyde McMath and Vern Lewis; grandson, Darren Flanagan; and long time partner Jim Alexander.
The family requests memorials be directed to Valley Hospice, 319 G St., Marysville 95901. Arrangements are under the direction of McNary's Chapel of Woodland.
Services: A graveside service is scheduled at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 13, at Arroyo Grande Cemetery.
GLOVER
Norman “Norm” R. Glover
Norman “Norm” R. Glover died at Woodland Memorial Hospital at age 67.
Mr. Glover was born in Martinez July 18, 1938. He had been a Woodland resident for 34 years. A graduate of Chico State University, he served in the U.S. Army as a medic. In 1965 he became a banker and first worked for Crocker Bank from 1965 to 1972, than moved to Woodland after accepting a position with Farm Credit from 1972 to 1990. In July of 1990, he joined First Northern Bank where he retired in May of 2005. In 1995, he was honored as the Agri-Business Person of the Year at the annual Farm City Night Banquet. He also worked with livestock, especially sheep, at the ranch in Acampo. He volunteered as a 4-H leader for 24 years, as well as at the Yolo County Fair for more than 30 years.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Nancy; his daughter, Trish Reiff and her husband Mike; his son, Frank and his wife Kelly, all of Woodland; his grandchildren, Carter and Tayler Reiff and Sebastian and Brayden Glover, all of Woodland; his brothers, Gordon Glover of Long Beach and Stephen Glover and his wife Bernadette of Galt/Bend, Ore.; his stepsister, Kay Hoffman of San Diego; stepbrothers, Roger Hoffman of Salt Lake City and Gary Hoffman of San Diego; and father-in-law, Elwyn "Greg" Gregory of Woodland. He is preceded in death by his father, Frank Glover; mother, Mary Margaret Hoffman; stepfather, Verne Hoffman Jr.; and mother-in-law Elsa A. Gregory.
The family requests memorials in Mr. Glover's name be directed to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, 1111 Stewart Ave., Bethpage, N.Y. 11714 or call (866) 789-1000.
Services: A graveside service is scheduled for 2 p.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 12 at Monument Hill Memorial Park, 35036 County Road 22, Woodland, followed by a celebration of his life at 3 p.m. at Yolo County Fairgrounds in the Home Arts Building. McNary's Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
(Dated Thursday, January 12, 2006)
GNEVO
Nettie Grace Gnevo
Nettie Grace Gnevo died at Woodland Memorial Hospital Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003, at age 88.
Born July 10, 1915, near Loomis, Mrs. Gnevo had been a Yolo County resident for 21 years. She retired from State Board of Equalization after 25 years as an account clerk. She was a life member of Sacramento Valley Live Steam Club.
Survivors include her daughters, Judy Cline and husband Charlie, Sharon Kocsis and husband David of Woodland, Diana Ellis of West Sacramento; grandchildren, Suzan Thomas and husband Dale, Jeffrey Ellis and wife Kathy of West Sacramento, Shawn Cline of Knights Landing, Jennifer Cline, Jill Blim, Bryan Kocsis of Woodland; great-grandchildren, Charlie Cline, Shawndra Grey and husband Ben, Wynndra Cline, Shane and Courtney Blim of Woodland; and great-great-grandchildren, Noah Cline Grey and Emily Grey of Woodland. She was preceded in death by her husband Clifford Gnevo; and son, Michel Gnevo.
The family requests that memorials be sent to Sacramento Valley Live Steamers. Arrangements are under the direction of George L. Klumpp, Chapel of Flowers.
Services: A funeral service is scheduled at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at Klumpps Funeral Home of Sacramento, with a burial to follow at East Lawn Memorial Park of Sacramento.
DeRONDE
John Allen "Jack" DeRonde
Retired Solano County Court Judge John Allen "Jack" DeRonde died at his home April 8, 2003, after a brief battle with cancer.
DeRonde, 80, who devoted much of his life applying the law to peaceably resolve disputes, was a well-known and well-liked leader of Solano County's close-knit legal community.
More than a decade after retiring from the bench in 1990, DeRonde would still be warmly greeted with "Good morning, your honor" or "Hi, judge" from many of the court's employees he would see when visiting the court to handle a mediation or arbitration.
In his lifetime, DeRonde succeeded in three careers. Serving in the judiciary was DeRonde's second career. After 20 years in the military, he retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force and in 1971 was appointed to serve on the Solano County justice court in Vacaville.
After moving up to the Northern Solano Municipal Court when it formed in 1973, DeRonde was first elected to the Superior Court in 1986. DeRonde's judicial career culminated in 1990 when he was named the county's presiding judge. But health problems, a bout with cancer that DeRonde successfully fought, interrupted his two-year term as presiding judge.
DeRonde's first career began when he responded to the attack on Pearl Harbor by signing up to serve in the Army Air Corps in 1942. As a second lieutenant, DeRonde was assigned to China, Burma and India before being honorably discharged as a captain.
After his first stint in the military DeRonde attended law school in New York while also working for the New York Central Railroad as a locomotive engineer and firefighter, prompting a lifetime interest in railroading.
After obtaining his law degree in 1951, DeRonde was called back to active duty and served during the Korea and Vietnam conflicts.
It was a tour of duty at Travis Air Force Base that led DeRonde and his family to establish themselves in Vacaville more than 40 years ago.
DeRonde's commitment to community service included playing a key role in the formation of the Travis Unified School District. His influence in the creation of the district prompted the school board to later name a street in his honor.
A scholarship for students entering law school will be created to honor DeRonde's memory and accomplishments. Information about the scholarship can be obtained through the Solano County Bar Association or by contacting the Fairfield law firm of DeRonde and DeRonde.
DEUPREE
Robert P. Deupree
Robert P. Deupree of Davis died in his sleep on April 16, 2004, due to complications from a stroke he suffered in 2001. He was 89 years old.
He graduated from Indianapolis' Shortridge High School in 1934 and soon after left for whatever adventures he might find in New York City. One job of interest was with a coffee company as an apprentice coffee taster, where he developed a lingering taste for coffee. He was in New York for another year before he left for Chicago to be of help to his mother.
When World War II began, he got a job with a divisions of American Airlines transporting war materiel to Europe. This job led to his joining the Air Force in 1942 as a first lieutenant navigator in B-24s. He served in the South Pacific theater until 1944, when he was injured and sent back to the States to recover. He was honorably discharged from the service with a Purple Heart on his release from the hospital.
He enrolled in Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in 1949. He continued his education at the University of Southern California, where he earned a master's degree in social work. This led him to a job with the California State Division of Adult Parole in 1954.
In 1960, he marriage Froydis and in 1961 his daughter, Joan, was born. He took a promotion within the Parole Department that required a move to Sacramento. In 1963 the family moved to their current residence of Davis.
In 1964, Deupree decided he had to become more active physically and began an exercise program by giving up elevators and climbing up and down nine flights of stairs in his office building morning and night. A number of his colleagues followed suit.
He loved tennis (he had a devastating first serve), hiking, biking and snowshoeing. He ran the Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco four years in a row while in his 60s.
In 1974, he retired from the Department of Corrections and enrolled in the UC Davis teaching credential program. During his student teaching experience, he decided not to pursue a teaching position of his own. Instead, he worked with his wife in her classroom for the next 11 years at Whitehead Elementary School in Woodland.
Much of his bike exercise was gained by driving to Woodland with his wife each morning and biking 12 miles back to Davis at noon. It was on one of these fateful days when he wasn't wearing a helmet that he had an accident on his bike, which changed his life forever and eventually led to his stroke.
He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, brother-in-law and friend, his family said.
He is survived by his wife, Froydis of Davis; daughters, Joan Smith of Sacramento, and Laurie Gunning of Palatine, Ill.; granddaughter, Nicole Smith of Sacramento; step-grandson, Zack Hammond of Sacramento; sister, Betty Jean Huey of Bath, N.C.; sons-in-law, Bill Gunning of Palatine, Ill., and Bret Hammond of Sacramento; nieces, Anna Knowles and Cindy Hoffmann of Oberlin, Ohio, and Portia Johnson of Binghamton, N.Y; nephews, Paul and Peter Hoffmann of Oberlin, Ohio, and Adam Flint of Binghamton, N.Y.; brother-in-law Richard Hoffmann of Oberlin, Ohio; and, sisters-in-law, Gunvor Hite of Hudson, Ohio, Joan Hoffmann of Oberlin, Ohio, and Eileen Flint of Shingletown.
A private family service will be held.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made in his name to the Nature Resources Defense Council, 71 Stevenson St., No. 1825, San Francisco, CA 94105.
DEVENCENZI
Pete Devencenzi
Pete Devencenzi passed away suddenly and peacefully at his residence in Woodland on Friday, Dec. 6th, 2002, at the age 61. He was born May 12, 1941, in Reno, Nevada to John and Mary (Figone) Devencenzi, both whom predecease him. His grandmother, Catherine Figone, also predeceases him. He had been a resident of Yolo County since 1967.
After completing his schooling, he began his working career in Nevada and after several years there, he then moved to Woodland, and went to work for Kordite Mobil Chemical which later became what is now Tyco manufacturing. He has been continuously employed there for the last 36 years. A person who was extremely devoted to his family he loved being surround by those he cared for and loved. His "life was his wife, daughter and grandchildren" and those who knew him remember him as a giving and caring man. And his daughter remembers him as the "World's Greatest Dad." Away from work he was always busy with hobbies and interests that were diverse and challenging. He loved to take walks, work in his garden at home with his cactus and peonies and searching for things to recycle. Reloading, curing olives, fishing, hunting and enjoying the "Green Bay Packers" football team were things that kept him busy and occupied. Pete treasured the times he spent with his "father-in-law" cutting wood and sharing good times. He was a friend to everyone and was always willing to lend a hand to those in need. He was also known to friends and co-workers as a man who loved old cars, motorcycles and to tinker with anything and everything while listening to the "Oldies but Goodies" from the 1950s and 1960s.
His wife of 39 years, Frances Marie (Ventura) Devencenzi; his daughter, Dayna Devencenzi and his son, Jerry Williams Devencenzi, all of Woodland, survives him. His grandchildren, also of Woodland include Pete Randell Kemmler, Brittney Elise Ashbey and Sahra Lynn Meddock, Shannon Nichole Meddock and Steven Williams Meddock. His brothers, Tony Devencenzi and Frank Devencenzi of Reno, Nevada; and his sisters, Elda Umscheid and spouse Elfred of Elko, Nevada, Angie VanMetter of Sparks, Nevada and Emiley Laney of Reno, Nevada also survive Mr. Devencenzi as do numerous nieces and nephews and good friends.
A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at 1 p.m., at Kraft Bros. Chapel, 175 Second St., Woodland, CA. Pastors Walter Zeck and Doug Zeck will officiate. Private interment for family members and friends will be scheduled at a later date.
Memorial donations in Mr. Devencenzi's name may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 650 University Ave., Suite 108, Sacramento, CA 95825, (916) 921-9518.
Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
