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MAYER
Julius G. Mayer
Julius G. Mayer – Services pending
Memorial services are pending for Julius G. Mayer, 72, of Fairfield, who died December 24, 1983 in Intercommunity Hospital in Fairfield after a long illness.
Born in Gregory County, South Dakota February 27, 1911, Mr. Mayer was a Winters resident from 1942 to 1959. During that time he was a volunteer fireman for 18 years and was the first manager of the Little League team in Winters. As an electrician for P.G. &E., he was in charge of the volunteers who put up the lights at Dr. Sellers Field. Mr. Mayer retired from P.G.&E. after working for the company for 46 years.
Survivors include his wife, Mabel, of the family home in Fairfield; two sons, Gary Mayer of San Leandro and Delbert Mayer of Paradise; two sisters, Hilda Ratliff of Modesto and Martha Wencel of Lodi; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Cremation took place under the direction of the Fairfield Funeral Home. The ashes will be sprinkled at Lake Britton near Burney, where the Mayers once lived.
Memorial services for Julius Mayer
Memorial services for Julius Mayer, 72, who died on December 24, 1983 will be held on Saturday, January 21, at 11:30 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Winters.
Monsignor Andrew Coffey and Father William Walsh will be in charge of the services. Delbert Mayer will give the eulogy.
MAYFIELD
Dorothy Frances (Smith) Mayfield (1st of 2 obituaries)
Dorothy Frances (Smith) Mayfield died at Meadowood Convalescent Hospital after a brief illness on Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, at age 89.
Born March 17, 1914, in Oakland, Mrs. Mayfield was the eldest daughter of Donald B. and Oma E. Smith. She attended George Washington University and UC Berkeley, where she was a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority.
She graduated with a degree in political science in 1935 and returned to Washington, D.C., where she met her future husband of 59 years, U.S. Justice Department attorney Frank Morgan Mayfield. They moved to Springfield, Mo. during World War II and then to Washington, D.C., Oakland and finally to Piedmont, where they lived until her husband's retirement. In 1977, the couple moved to the Oakmont Retirement Community. After her husband death, she moved into Bayside Landing in Stockton.
Survivors include her children, Morgan and Susan Mayfield of Stockton, and Mary Mayfield Bodily of Santa Rosa; sister, Miriam L. Jones of Woodland; grandsons, James, Donald and Frank Mayfield II, and, Daniel and Edward Bodily; and several cousins, nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank Morgan Mayfield in 1998; and her sister, Marjorie Ann Smith of Woodland in May of 2003.
The family requests memorials be directed to the Chaplain's Discretionary Fund, c/o Dr. Charles Marks, San Francisco Theological Seminary, 2 Kensington Rd., San Anselmo, 94960. Arrangements are under the direction of Neptune Society of Stockton.
Services: A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Stockton.
Dorothy Frances (Smith) Mayfield (2nd of 2 obituaries)
Dorothy Frances (Smith) Mayfield died on Friday, October 17, 2003 at Meadowood Convalescent Hospital after a brief illness.
She was born in Oakland, California on March 17, 1914, the eldest of three daughters of teachers Donald B. and Oma E. Smith.
Dorothy divided her childhood years between the family home in Woodlake, California, and the Washington, D.C. home of her uncle, ten-term U.S. Congressman Albert Edward Carter (CA. 6th district) and his wife, Martha Lee.
She attended George Washington University and the University of California, Berkeley, where she was a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority.
Dottie graduated with a degree in Political Science in 1935 and returned to Washington, D.C., where she met her future husband of 59-years, U.S. Justice Department attorney Frank Morgan Mayfield.
Dorothy and Frank moved to Springfield, Mo. during W.W. II and then to Washington, D.C., Oakland and finally to Piedmont, Ca. where they lived until Frank's retirement.
In 1977, the couple moved to the Oakmont Retirement Community where Dorothy was an avid bridge-player and flower-arranger.
After Frank's death in 1998, she moved into Bayside Landing in Stockton.
Dorothy is survived by her children, Morgan and Susan Mayfield of Stockton, Mary Mayfield Bodily of Santa Rosa, and her sister, Miriam L. Jones of Woodland, five grandsons, James, Donald and Frank Mayfield II; and, Daniel and Edward Bodily, and several cousins, nephews and nieces.
Her beloved sister, Marjorie Ann Smith of Woodland, died in May of this year.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 1st at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Stockton.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations to the Chaplain's Discretionary Fund, c/o Dr. Charles Marks, San Francisco Theological Seminary, 2 Kensington Rd., San Anselmo, 94960. Arrangements by the Neptune Society.
MAZZULLO
John P. Mazzullo
John P. Mazzullo died at Courtyard Healthcare in Davis on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2002. He had been a Yolo County resident for the last four years, moving here from Maui, Hawaii, where he and his wife had made their home for 10 years. Mr. Mazzullo was born April 21, 1915 in Bronx, New York to Mariano and Marie (Ameo) Mazzullo, who had emigrated from Italy.
After his schooling in the Bronx, Mr. Mazzullo joined the Teamsters and worked in the trucking and transportation business for 40 years. He last worked for Santoni and Sons of Woodland, as a truck driver.
Mr. Mazzullo had many interests among which some were farming, raising dogs and traveling with his wife. The Mazzullos moved to Woodland to be close to their family.
Mr. Mazzullo is survived by his daughter, Diane James and husband Steven, grandsons, David and Dustin James, all of Woodland. Also surviving Mr. Mazzullo are numerous nieces and nephews in New York and Florida.
Mr. Mazzullo was preceded in death by his wife, Mary in December 1999 and his son John Mazzullo Jr. in 1972.
In accordance with Mr. Mazzullo's wishes, the family held private services.
Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors assisted the family with arrangements. Memorial
BELLETTI
Michael Benjamin Belletti
Michael Benjamin Belletti was diagnosed with a brain stem tumor in February of this year. He died to this illness at the age of 13 on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2002 just six days from his 14th birthday on Oct. 12.
The Belletti family had the opportunity during the past months to spend precious moments together with help from the Make-A-Wish Foundation and a close family friend, said family members.
Michael, who family members said was "an inspired artist, " was able to visit Warner Brothers Studios and enjoy an inside view of the world of animation. He was able to meet one of his mentors, Mr. Joe Barbera of Hanna Barbera cartoons, and he had the opportunity to share some of his drawings with Mr. Barbera. Mr. Barbera encouraged Michael to keep drawing everyday and assured him that he was on his way to becoming a huge success. The Belletti's also visited Walt Disney in Florida.
In addition to his interest in drawing and cartooning, Michael loved spending time with his friends, writing poetry, playing cards, and listening to music, said family members. He had a wide variety of friends at Lee Junior High School and his family's open-door policy helped him include many of his friends in the last days of his life. Michael's other accomplishments include the design and the drawing for the Lee Junior High fund raiser advertisement for the new gymnasium floor.
Michael is survived by his parents, Steve and Joyce Belletti, his 17-year-old brother, Steven, and his 11-year-old sister, Anna; his grandmother, Mary Belletti; uncles, James and wife Patty, Tom and wife Linda, Mark and wife Connie and Doug and wife Pat; aunts, Toni, Colleen and Roseanne and husband Booker; and numerous cousins.
A service is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 301 Walnut St., Woodland.
Burial will be held at 12:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Woodland.
The family requests memorials be directed to Make-A-Wish Foundation, 1401 Halyard Drive, Suite 130, West Sacramento, 95691, Attention: Pat Seaman, (916) 327-2995.
A memorial fund in Michael's honor has been established at Yolo Federal Credit Union. The fund will be used to support a scholarship for students interested in art.
McNary's Chapel of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
BELLO Jr.
Francis A. Bello Jr.
Francis A. Bello Jr. died after a long illness on Jan. 8, 2000, at his Woodland home. Born on Nov. 6, 1948, in Philadelphia, Pa., he was 51.
He served as a sergeant in the Army, stationed in Italy from 1968 to 1971. He came to California in 1978 and worked as a mobile nuclear medicine technologist in the Los Angeles area. In 1987 he and his family settled in Woodland while Frank worked for Sutter Davis Hospital as a CT and radiological technologist.
He was preceded in death by his father, Francis A. Bello Sr.; his mother, Kathryn (McGrath) Bello; and brother, Thomas Bello.
He is survived by his wife, Rebecca (Gray) Bello of Woodland; three sons, Francis A. Bello III, Daniel J. Bello and Brian P. Bello, all of Woodland; two daughters, Kara E. Bello and Mariel K. Bello, both of Woodland; three brothers, Reynold Bello of Woodland, Michael Bello of West Chester, Pa., and his wife Patricia, and William Bello of Havertown, Pa., and his wife Carmen; sister, Kathryn (Bello) Coster of Downingtown, Pa., and her husband Richard; great-aunts, Maria Pia Bello of Chester, Pa., and Rose (Bello) Niemeyer of Key Colony Beach, Fla., and her husband Jack; and many other aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held at noon Saturday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 301 Court St., Woodland.
Memorial donations may be made to Yolo Hospice.
Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors assisted the family with the arrangements.
BENNER
E. Jack Benner
A memorial service will begin at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, for longtime Davis resident Dr. E. Jack Benner.
Benner, one of the original medical faculty at UC Davis School of Medicine and later a prominent Sacramento physician, died at his home on Feb. 14, 2006, after a short illness. He was 74.
Benner was born in Leavenworth, Wash. He was raised by his maternal grandfather, Ernest Benner. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, he played football at Leavenworth High School, competed in ski-jumping, and developed a lifelong passion for hunting and fishing.
His life and career, however, were devoted to helping others.
After graduating from Central Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in education, briefly teaching high school and serving in the U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Corps during the Korean War, Benner enrolled in medical school at the University of Oregon in Portland. While in medical school, he married Carolyn Morton of Sacramento, with whom he raised three sons.
Following medical school, Benner completed his medical residency at the University of Oregon and completed an Infectious Disease Fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle before joining the medical faculty at the University of Oregon.
Benner and his family moved to Davis in 1968 when he accepted a teaching position at the then-new UC Davis School of Medicine. He later entered private practice in Sacramento and retired in 2000.
In addition to his love of the outdoors, Benner was an avid fan of collegiate and professional sports, of classical music and opera.
Benner is survived by his three sons, John Benner of Los Alamos, N.M.; David Benner of Beaverton, Ore.; and Howard Benner of Pleasanton. Additional survivors include 10 grandchildren.
The service will be at Veterans’ Memorial Center, 203 E. 14th St. in Davis.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Cache Creek Lodge, 435 Aspen St., Woodland 95695.
BENNER
Harold "Hal" Benner
Harold "Hal" Benner died at Biggs-Gridley Hospital in Gridley Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005 at age 68.
Mr. Benner was born Jan. 18, 1937 in Sacramento. He grew up in the Knights Landing and Robbins area had been a Gridley resident for 32 years. He attended UC Davis and graduated from CSU - Chico. He worked in various agricultural industries, eventually working in agricultural banking in Yuba City and Chico. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Gridley and the First Presbyterian Church of Marysville.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Benner of Gridley; his sons, Craig Benner of San Francisco and Eric Benner of Davis; three grandchildren; his sisters, Betty March of Woodland and Jean Lockett of Knights Landing and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family requests memorials in Mr. Benner's name be directed to the First Presbyterian Church of Marysville or the Biggs-Gridley Hospital.
Services: A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 at the First Presbyterian Church, Sampson and Rideout Way, Marysville with the Reverend Bob Cordier officiating. Gridley-Block Funeral Chapel of Gridley is assisting the family with arrangements.
