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Phoebe Betty Starr
Phoebe Betty Starr, a Davis resident for 54 years, died Nov. 23, 2003, at Sutter Davis Hospital. She was 81.
Born Dec. 13, 1921, in New York, she received her master's degree in microbiology from Cornell University. She worked from 1960 to 1980 as a microbiologist in the UC Davis department of microbiology. She was involved with the International House, as a docent, with the University Farm Circle and with the Theater Guild, as a seamstress.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Mortimer Starr, in April 1989, and her sisters, Ethel Mahler, Martha Susskind and Lilyan Roth.
She is survived by her children, Nancy Starr and her husband Daniel Kreps of San Francisco, Janina Starr of Seattle and Pamela Starr of Willimantic, Conn.; granddaughters, Emily Starr Kreps and Anne Starr Kreps; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends are invited to a memorial service Saturday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.m. at International House, 10 College Park.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis CA 95617.
Arrangements are under the direction of Davis Funeral Chapel.
STASULAT
Joe J. Stasulat
A memorial service will be held Tuesday for Joe J. Stasulat, manager of internship and career programs in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the UC Davis. He died Oct. 16, 2002, following an apparent heart attack at the age of 59.
A celebration of his life will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Putah Creek Lodge at UCD, with a brief service of remembrance beginning at 4 p.m.
Stasulat was well known on campus and in industry for his efforts to link UCD students with practical internship experiences connected to their academic and career goals. He also was a lecturer, played a key leadership role in several campus organizations and was pivotal to a number of activities in UCD's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Born April 13, 1943, in Bell, Stasulat graduated from Madera Union High School in 1961. He operated the Madera Angus Ranch there for the next four years while earning a bachelor's degree in agricultural business management from what is now Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
He then taught vocational agriculture at Wasco Union High School in Wasco, and completed a master's degree in agricultural education and management at Cal Poly. He went on to receive a doctoral degree in agricultural education and applied behavioral sciences at Pennsylvania State University in 1970.
He served two years as assistant director for resident instruction at Penn State before coming to UCD in 1973 as a lecturer and coordinator of the Bixby Work-Learn program, a campus-wide program providing students with work experience related to their academic interests.
When the Bixby program was expanded to become the Internship and Career Center in 1975, he assumed the role of program manager. His responsibilities included a wide range of activities including analyzing employment market trends, planning future center directions, and developing extensive internship and employer contracts.
He also oversaw the quality and delivery of internship and career services in the agricultural and environmental sciences, and in education and graduate placement. He supervised a staff of professional and peer advisers and provided advising services himself.
In addition to his responsibilities in the Internship and Career Center, he was a lecturer in the department of land, air and water resources, and was actively involved in leadership roles on campus for the Academic Federation, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the Quarter Century Club.
"Joe put the needs of students above everything else, " recalled Professor Bob Flocchini, a colleague from Stasulat's home department of land, air and water resources. "He was concerned that they have real world experiences in addition to classroom learning. The internships that he arranged for many of our students were keys to their future success."
Stasulat is survived by his wife, Edith "Edie" Stasulat, and daughters Caroline and Katie of Davis, and daughter Courtney Rubio and her husband, Vasco, and their sons Max, Keegan and Hayden, all of Everett, Wash. He also leaves a sister in Washington and a brother in Oregon, and his former wife, Priscilla Stasulat of Seattle, Wash.
The Stasulat family is in the process of establishing a memorial fund in his name.
STATIS
Anna Statis
Near Winters, October 8th, 1878, Anna Statis, beloved daughter of Hugh McGinnis, of Prince Edward's Island, Canada, aged 23 years. Her remains were taken to Suisun, on Wednesday last, and interred in the Catholic Cemetery. P.E. Island papers please copy.
STEADMAN
Judy J. Steadman
Judy J. Steadman died March 6, 2001, at Memorial Hospital in Woodland, after a brief illness. Born Sept. 24, 1944, in Gridley to Douglas and Dottie Jensen, she was 56.
She was raised in Gridley, where she graduated from Gridley High School. She attended San Jose State University and UC Davis. She worked in Woodland as a senior accountant for Ulrich-Delevati, CPA. She has been a resident of Davis for the past 31 years. She did volunteer work for many mental health and children's organizations.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 31 years, Schuyler "Sky" Steadman on Nov. 11, 1995.
She is survived by her mother, Dottie Jensen of Stevensville, Mont.; daughters, Amory Eilander and her husband Dan of Woodland, and Heather Ringer and her husband Ben of Davis. She is also survived by two brothers, Gary Jensen of Stevensville, Mont., and James Jensen of Bend, Ore., as well as four grandchildren.
Friends are invited to attend a funeral service at 2 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Eighth and Elmwood streets in Davis. Burial will follow the service at Davis Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, her family requests remembrances be made in her name to Yolo County Mental Health Services, 213 W. Beamer St., Woodland, CA 95695. Arrangements are under the direction of Davis Funeral Chapel.
STEARNS
Beverly Sommers Stearns
Beverly Sommers Stearns, a 15-year resident of Davis, died June 15, 2005, after a brief illness. She was 80 years old.
A memorial Mass begins at 7:30 p.m. on Monday at St. James Church, 1275 B St. in Davis. Burial will be in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the family plot.
Born Feb. 16, 1925, in Denver, Colo., she attended public schools and graduated from the University of Colorado in 1947, where she met her future husband, Paul Stearns, who later became a physician and psychiatrist.
During World War II, when the Free French Pilots were being trained at Lowry Army Air Force Base, she volunteered to bring food and provided the hospitality of her home to the pilots, and later was honored by the French government for her generosity in those landmark days.
Having received her degree in home economics, she worked for Russell Stover in those early years of the candy company in his name. Later coming to California, she taught home economics in Sonoma County, full-time at Kennelworth High School and later at Cardinal Newman High School.
After moving to Palo Alto, she was administrative assistant and fund-raiser for the Hillel Offices and its library on the Stanford campus, and worked at the campus coffee house and in different fraternities.
With a life-long interest in the study of autism, she participated in research projects concerning autism in children and with those parents who have children affected by this disease.
Her family said that wherever she lived and worked, she volunteered to organize receptions, dinners for church and school events, and served the food and wine with great hospitality. She sought membership with the Cordon Bleu Society where she received a certificate as wine connoisseur.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Eugene Stearns.
She is survived by her two sons, Victor of Davis; and Frank and his wife Judy of Alexandria, Virg.; a daughter, Nancy of Amargosa Valley, Nev.; and grandchild John Paul Sylvester of Fairfield.
The family suggests donations be made to St. James Church or to the Autism Research Institute in San Diego.
STEBBINS
G. Ledyard Stebbins
A memorial service for renowned geneticist G. Ledyard Stebbins will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Alumni & Visitors Center on the UC Davis campus.
A gathering of family and friends will follow from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Unitarian Church of Davis, 27074 Patwin Road.
Stebbins, considered the world's leading authority on plant evolution, died Jan. 19, 2000, of cancer. He was 94.
The family suggests that memorial donations be made to the UCD Herbarium, Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve or Yolo Hospice.
STEELE
Bertha Ann Steele
Bertha Ann Steele died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005 at Alderson Convalescent Home at age 96.
Mrs. Steele was born July 1, 1908 in Jenson, Ark. She had been a Yolo County resident for 20 years. She had worked as a nurse in Colusa for 25 years and was a third generation member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include Mrs. Steele's daughters, Charlotte Lay, Sharon Hall and her husband Don, Sandy Rhoades and her husband Jim and Cheryl Rollins; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Frank Edward Steele and her grandson, Steven Rhoades.
Services: A memorial service is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 27 at the Church of Christ on Kentucky Ave., 470 Kentucky Ave., Woodland. McNary's Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
