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Jean M. Bogue
Jean M. Bogue died March 5, 2001, at Sutter Memorial Hospital in Sacramento, two days after celebrating her 83rd birthday.
She was born to George A. and Bertha Flynn Schriver in 1918, in Chicago, Illinois and was raised in Oak Park and Elmhurst until her marriage to Walter Cameron in 1941. The couple moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1945, where they resided until her husband's untimely passing. She remained in Santa Fe and marriage Jack W. Bogue in 1949, her husband of 51 years.
A longtime resident of Santa Fe, Jean served as secretary/treasurer of Nell's Girls, a national charitable organization and interpreted for the deaf at the Santa Fe Methodist Church. After moving to Carol Stream, Illinois, in the 1970s, she worked as an executive secretary for Koppers, Inc. until her retirement in 1983. While in Carol Stream, she was instrumental in launching the adult education program at the College of Dupage. Following her husband's retirement, they returned to Santa Fe, where they resided until 1995, when they moved to Winters.
Besides her family and friends, her great joys involved music, dance, and playing bridge. She sand in many church choirs, actively participated in square dancing clubs and was an avid bridge player. After making Winters her final home, she served as chair of Winters Fortnightly club's bridge group and was also a member of the UC Davis Farmcircle.
She is survived by her husband, Jack W. Bogue; her son William Cameron and his wife Patricia, of Davis; two grandsons Joel Cameron of Lake Tahoe and Sean Cameron of Santa Cruz; a granddaughter, Catlyn Forman and her husband Frank Forman and two great-grandchildren Zachary and Bayla Forman, of Los Alamitos.
A memorial service is planned for Sunday, March 25, at 3 p.m. at the Winters Opera House. The family requests any remembrances be directed to the Winters High School Scholarship fund, c/o Barbara Thomas, treasurer, Winters Fortnightly Club, P.O. Box 522, Winters, CA 95694.
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Defendo Bolla
Difendo Bolla passed away Friday, February 26, 1999 at the Woodland Skilled Nursing Facility. He was born in Linescio, Switzerland on July 13, 1903, he was 95.
Difendo was a dairyman and alfalfa rancher in Colusa, Winters, Esparto and Woodland. He came to the United States in the 1920s, where he settled in Escondido.
Difendo was preceded in death by his first wife, Ellen Bolla, three brothers and two sisters. He was survived by his second wife, Ethyl Bolla, of Woodland, and his stepdaughter, the daughter of his first wife, Ellen, Bonnie Baldwin, of Yuma, Arizona.
He is also survived by nieces, Edith Bolden of Sacramento and Davis; great-nieces, Anne Bolden Schultz and Catherine Bolden of Davis; great-nephews Michael Bolden of Vista, Timothy Bolden of Phoenix, Arizona and John Bolden, of Davis; great-great-nieces Krista Schultze and Jennifer Schultze, of Davis; great-great nephews Joshua Bolden and Matthew Bolden, of Vista and Ezekiel Bolden of Phoenix, Arizona.
Recitation of the Rosary will be held on Wednesday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m., in Smith's Colonial Chapel, 14 Main Street, Winters, California. friends are invited to attend the graveside service on Thursday, March 4, at 11 a.m. in the Winters Cemetery.
Contributions to the donor's choice are preferred in Memory of Mr. Bolla.
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Ethel Beatrice Bolla
Ethel Beatrice Bolla passed away Monday, March 15, 1999, at her home in Woodland. Ethel was born in California on October 8, 1911. She was 87 years old. A longtime resident of Esparto, she moved to Woodland five years ago.
Ethel was preceded in death by her husband, Difendo Bolla, on Feb. 26, 1999. She leaves behind two nieces, Edith Bolton of Sacramento, and Florence Bolden of Davis.
Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend graveside services on Thursday, March 18, at 10 a.m. at the Winters Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Smith's Colonial Chapel.
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Mary Elizabeth Geoghegan Bolton
Mary Elizabeth Geoghegan Bolton, born Oct. 25, 1926, passed away peacefully on Jan. 29, 2004, at her home on her beloved Fair Oaks Bluffs. She was 77 years old.
She was born in Los Angeles and was raised in Glendale, where she graduated from Glendale High School and from Glendale Community College as valedictorian of her class. She attended UCLA where she joined the Alpha Phi sorority and received bachelor's and master's degrees from Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. She graduated summa cum laude in 1970, and moved to Fair Oaks.
Her first job on returning to California was at UC Davis, where she co-founded the Learning Skills Center and counseled re-entry women at the Women' s Research and Resource Center. She was remembered by many for starting the Mr. Women's Center Contest and for her humorous emceeing of the event.
After working several years at UCD, she joined with Nina Krebs to form Bolton and Krebs, a human resources consulting firm that specialized in management development and communications with a number of small and large businesses, and governmental and education agencies. Their particular focus was empowering women in management and all walks of life.
A gifted athlete, she had a passion for tennis and won several tournaments. She continued the sport well into her 70s. An ardent fan of the Sacramento Monarchs, she managed to attend many games, even when ill.
She was an insatiable scholar and fine writer. The consummation of these talents was the publication of her novel, "The Song of Madeleine." At the time of her death, she was editing her second novel, "The Quotidian Deluge, " in preparation for publication. Her short stories and other writings won several prestigious awards. She was also an accomplished public speaker and a true "character" who, in the opinion of many who saw her in action, could have been a successful standup comedian.
Her myriad activities as a social activist, environmentalist and feminist led to a diverse group of loving friends. She was a role model for many because of her fantastic wit, unique and fiery enthusiasm for life and learning, as well as her abiding compassion and abundant integrity.
Preceded in death by her father and mother, John and Irene Geoghegan, she is survived by her five children, Catherine Bolton, Bridget Craig, Donal Curtis Bolton Jr., Mollie Lewis and her husband Gary, and Madalain Bolton; her younger sister, Kathleen Gibbs and her husband John; and her younger brother, John Geoghegan and his wife Faith.
She also leaves nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and 11 cousins, nieces and nephews.
"She will be sorely missed by all those who had the good fortune to know her, " her family says.
A gathering of her friends and relatives will be held Saturday, May 15, at 2 p.m. at the Fair Oaks Village Park in Fair Oaks. Any Davis friends who would like to come together to remember her are invited to the home of Cynthia Brantley and Nancy Peden, on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. Please bring drinks and munchies to share. Either call 758-1693 or e-mail cynthiabrantley@sbcglobal.net to RSVP and obtain directions.
Remembrances may be made to The Donal Curtis Bolton Jr. Trust at 3909 Central Ave., Fair Oaks, CA 95628, or to the Citizens to Save the Bluffs at 8060 Capitola Ave., Fair Oaks, CA 95628.
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Gerald Eward Bond
Gerald Eward Bond died Monday, March 25, 2002, at Woodland Memorial Hospital. He was 67 years old. Mr. Bond was born on Aug. 22, 1934, in Texas.
Mr. Bond had been a resident of Yolo County for the past 20 years. He is survived by his sister Treva of Nevada, Linda of Washington and brothers John, Tom and Orel of the Pacific Northwest.
Mr. Bond's cremains will be placed at the Woodland Cemetery in the Indigent Memorial Monument.
North Sacramento Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
BONILLO
August “Gus” Bonillo
August “Gus” Bonillo passed away on Oct. 27, 2005, in Winters, surrounded by his loving family. He was 86 years old.
Born on March 25, 1919, in San Francisco, he was a longtime resident of Winters.
He is survived by his loving daughter Diane, and her husband Bill Chave, of Winters; sons David, and his wife, Donna, of Davis, and Gus, of San Jose. He was a devoted grandfather to Christopher, Jolene, Aaron, Darise, Micha, Nicole and Joseph; also six great-grandchildren.
The family invited friends to join them for a service of remembrance on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m. in his home at 8834 Halley Road, Winters.
Inurnment will be private.
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Walter Boock
Walter Boock died June 9, 2004. He was 87.
He was a 50-year resident of Merced prior to moving to Davis in July 2000 to be near family. He was born near Flandreau, S.D., on Nov. 30, 1916.
He served five years in the U.S. Army in the Aleutian operation. He attended San Jose State University, earning teaching and administrative credentials. He spent his entire educational career with the Merced Union High School District, serving as teacher, vice principal, principal and as deputy superintendent of business, a position he held for 18 years until his retirement.
Boock was a member of the Merced Historical Society, American Association of Retired Persons, American Legion Post No. 83 and Yosemite Lodge 99 AM&FM. He was a member of Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Merced and attended University Covenant Church in Davis.
Boock was first a family man. His favorite way to be with family was camping along the river in Yosemite Valley. He had a passion for people, serving others, traveling and promoting international understanding. He loved the youth hostel concept and traveled extensively in his retirement.
While a member of the Merced Rotary Club, he was named a Paul Harris Fellow "in appreciation of tangible and significant assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations between peoples of the world."
In his later years, Boock operated an official home hostel for the American Youth Hostel Association. He hosted more than 3, 000 young people and families from more than 30 countries, delighting in their adventures, giving them tips on seeing Yosemite in its best light, and nourishing them with his famous homemade banana pancakes.
In 1995, Hostelling International named him the recipient of the Bill and Ruth Nelson Award for "personifying the warmth, friendliness and caring spirit of keeper of the hostel." He also found great joy and meaning in delivering Meals on Wheels, which he did until he was 83.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Elsa Peters Boock; brother, Helmuth; sisters, Hilda and Clara, who died in the flu epidemic of 1918; and his father, Herman Heinrich Boock, who died in 1964.
He is survived by his former wife and friend Margaret Boock, three daughters, Judy Davis and Peggy Froehlich of Davis and Elsa Romanowitz of Chandler, Ariz.; son, David of Ketchum, Idaho; five grandchildren, Jesse Froehlich of Santa Cruz, Will Froehlich of Los Angeles, Justin Romanowitz of Yosemite and Matt Davis and Ryan Davis of Davis. He also leaves sons-in-law Mike Davis, Clyde Froehlich and Bob Romanowitz, and daughter-in-law Heidi Boock.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, attn: Web, P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, GA 30368-2454 or the North Davis Elementary Sixth Grade Camping Scholarship Fund, North Davis Elementary, 555 E. 14th St., Davis, CA 95616.
