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Judy Lynn (Walton) Waters
Judy Lynn (Walton) Waters died suddenly of a brain tumor on Saturday, May 29, 2004, at age 51.
Born July 22, 1952, in Woodland, Ms. Waters had lived most of her adult life in Chetwynd, B.C. Canada, owning and operating her own beauty salon.
Survivors include her daughters, Stacy Rae Millan and husband Danny, and Kim Vossler and husband A.J.; five grandchildren, all of Chetwynd, B.C.; former husband, Bill Waters of Coquitlan, B.C. Canada; brothers, Robert Walton of Dunnigan, Douglas Walton of Spokane, Wash., Dennis Walton of Woodland, Ca., Kenneth Walton of Alturas, Ca., and Alvin Bradford of Nevada; sisters, Tess Haydon of Ukiah, Ca., Lorrie Oster of Lodi, Ca., Thelma Jennings of Knights Landing, Ca. and Lynette Mac Laughlin of Woodland, Ca. and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Dorothy Walton of Woodland and daughter, Sandra of Chetwynd, B.C. Canada.
Services: Services and burial were held in Chetwynd, B.C. Canada.
LUCHT
Karen Lucht
Karen Lucht died on Sept. 2, 2005, from complications brought on by lung cancer. A frequent visitor to Davis, she was 68.
She was born Aug. 26, 1937, in Moorcroft, Wyo., to Dorothy (Moore) Saylor and Warren Dale Saylor. Her childhood years were spent in Wyoming, California, Nebraska and South Dakota. She started working full-time at the age of 16 and often supported herself and her three children on the wages and tips of a waitress.
On May 28, 1987, she marriage Ernie Lucht in Riverton, Wyo. While in Riverton, her lifelong asthma, bronchitis, allergies and years as a steady smoker developed into chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
In 1993, she and Ernie moved to Kingman, Ariz., for its dry climate. She was an active community member, volunteering as a high school tobacco prevention speaker for the Mojave County Tobacco Prevention Program, tutoring junior high students through the Laubach Literacy Program, participating in the Senior Center "Chat and Chew" program and volunteering for the Kingman Regional Medical Center Auxiliary.
She was an active volunteer caregiver for the KRMC Hospice program and was a member of the first class of volunteers trained for hospice in 2001. She was also a member of the Kingman Better Breathers Club, Friends of the Kingman Library, the Red Hat Society and a life member of the Eagle's Club Women's Auxiliary.
In her last months she visited many relatives in Wyoming and was visited by many family members at her home in Kingman.
She was preceded in death by both parents, two brothers, and four half-sisters.
She is survived by her husband, Ernie Lucht; and her three children, Don Saylor and his wife Julie of Davis; Jan Lien and her husband Steve of Gillette, Wyo.; and Jackie Stumbaugh and her friend Jerry Stockton of Kingman.
She is also survived by seven grandchildren, David Conner, Mandi Gideon, Lindsey Mondragon, Jeanna Kormos, Amy Wicks, Aaron Saylor and Kate Saylor; seven great-grandchildren; two half-brothers, Dan Saylor and John Nicolen; and three half-sisters, Marna Eitel, Doadie Cramer and Diana Ashley; and by many nieces and nephews.
Her remains have been cremated. Ashes will be interred at the Mountain View Cemetery in Riverton, Wyo., under a joint headstone with her husband Ernie with the inscription, "Sweethearts Forever."
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in her name be made to Kingman Regional Medical Center Hospice Program, 1790 Sycamore Ave., Suite 5, Kingman, Ariz., 86409.
DENKERS
David J. Denkers, Sr.
David J. Denkers Sr. of Davis died Dec. 11, 2003, after a battle with cancer. He was 77.
He was born in San Francisco Aug. 19, 1926, to Edith Seymour and Jacob P. Denkers. He grew up in Los Angeles, where he attended Fremont High School and served as student body president.
He served in the infantry in World War II, then in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.
He graduated from Stanford in 1949 and went on to work for Standard Oil Company for 29 years.
He and his wife, Kathleen, retired to Davis in 1979. He loved his family, garden, music, and computers. He taught "kindergarten computer class" to seniors at UC Davis for several years.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Kathleen, his sons, David and Dirk, and three grandchildren, Bethany, Kenna, and Dane.
At the request of the deceased, no services will be held. His family is indebted to Yolo Hospice for its loving care.
WATTERSON
James Sam Watterson
James Sam Watterson died Saturday, Jan. 21 at St. John's Retirement Center in Woodland at age 84.
Mr. Watterson was born Aug. 7, 1921 in Las Vegas to William and Stella (Daniels) Watterson. He had been a Yolo County resident for 66 years. After serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1939, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving during World War II from 1942 to 1946. For his service, he received the Good Conduct, American Campaign, European Campaign, African Campaign, Middle Eastern Campaign and World War II Victory medals. Upon returning to Woodland, he went to work for the city of Woodland as a truck driver for 36 years, and the Yolo County Sheriff's Department as a transportation officer for 10 years.
Survivors include Mr. Watterson's wife of 49 years, Edna Watterson of Woodland; his son Jeffrey Watterson and his wife Rhonda of Esparto; his stepsons, Tim Roemer of St. Helena and Richard Roemer of Florence; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Edna Goodman, Pearl Vanderlaan and Ann Theisen; and his brother, Henry Watterson.
The family requests memorials in Mr. Watterson's name be directed to Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis, 95617.
Services: Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 at Monument Hill Memorial Park, 35036 County Road 22, Woodland with Pastor John Sublett of Woodland United Methodist Church officiating. Evergreen Funeral Service of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
ROBERTS
Neil Christopher Roberts
ABH-1 (Seal) Neil Christopher Roberts, USN, died Monday, March 4, 2002, while in the service of his country in Afghanistan. He was a native of Woodland, and had lived in Virginia Beach for 10 years. He graduated from the Woodland High School Class of 1987 and then joined the service.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia L. Roberts; a son, Nathan X. Roberts; his mother, Jan MacKay Roberts of Woodland; five sisters, Shannon Dahler, Blair McAnnely, Erin Benedict, Lisa Roberts, and Christine Gerner, all of Woodland; six brothers, Galen Roberts, Devin Roberts, Sean Roberts, Tyler Roberts, Frank Roberts, all of Woodland and Mike Roberts of Fairbanks, Alaska; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death was his father, Chris Roberts.
A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m., Monday, March 11, at the Little Creek Amphibious Base Chapel, with Chaplain Lt. M.H. Underwood CHC officiating.
Memorial donations may be made to the Neil Christopher Roberts Memorial Fund c/o Navy Federal Credit Union, Building 200, Dam Neck, Virginia Beach, Va. 23461.
STERNBERG
David Charles Sternberg
David Charles Sternberg of Davis died Feb. 5, 2004, at Sutter Davis Hospital. He was 60.
He was born in Portland, Ore., Aug. 19, 1943. He received a bachelor's degree in botany from Oregon State University in 1965. In 1972, after working under Prof. Alfred Sussman, he was awarded his doctorate in botany from the University of Michigan.
He then received a National Research Council fellowship to work with Dr. Elwin Reese and Dr. Mary Mandels at the Natick Labs in Natick, Mass. He later lived and worked in the Washington, D.C., area for three years before moving to Redding, Conn., where he joined the research staff of the Danish company Novo. He continued working as a microbiologist for NovoNordisk for 20 years.
He moved to Davis with his family in August 1990. He was employed by Novozymes Biotech at the time of his death.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Garber Sternberg; a daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter, Nancy, Tony and Natalie Freeman of Newark, Del.; a son, Philip Sternberg of Davis; his mother, Elsa Sternberg of Portland; a sister and brother-in-law, Beth and Stan Jasperson of Kansas City, Kan.; a father-in-law and mother-in-law, Irv and Dora K. Garber of Louisville, Ky., a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Susan Flack of Washington and Ed Garber of Louisville.
A memorial service will be held in the Sternberg home Sun., Feb. 8, 2004, at 3 p.m.
The family requests donations in the name of the deceased be made to Human Rights Watch, www.hrw.org, Oxfam America, www.oxfamamerica.org or the Southern Poverty Law Center, www.splcenter.org.
ANDERSON
Pearley Eileen Anderson Eileen
Anderson died at home in Knights Landing Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004 at age 79.
Mrs. Anderson was born in Missouri July 18, 1925 and had been a resident of Knights Landing for 47 years. She was a member of the Grafton Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include Mrs. Anderson's daughters, Vivian Cline-Shinn and her husband Milton of Woodland, Wanda Laliberte and her husband Burt of North Pole, Alaska and Janice Sedgley and her husband Lynn of Knights Landing; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.She is also survived by her brother, Ernie Kennedy of Riverbank. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Rexford Anderson.
The family requests memorials in Mrs. Anderson's name be directed to the Robbins Volunteer Fire Department in Robbins.
Services: A celebration of Mrs. Anderson's life will be held for family members 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20 at 5292 Leiser Road, Knights Landing. Nautilus Society is assisting the family with arrangements.
TURKOVICH
Walter Turkovich
Walter Turkovich passed away on Feb. 27, 2004, on the family farm near Winters. He was 85 years old. Born in Trinidad to an immigrant family from Croatia, he spent his childhood in Richmond. He had six older sisters and a twin brother. As a boy, he worked delivering newspapers and during the depression worked at silver mines in Nevada. He served four years in the Army during World War II and was stationed in the Aleutian Islands with a Coast Artillery Unit. Following the war he returned to Richmond and owned and operated a Union Oil service Station. He marriage Helen Hirth, started a family and built a house in El Sobrante. He enjoyed duck hunting and fishing with his friends and relatives all over California.
In 1961 the family moved to Winters to farm the prune orchard that he and Helen had purchased three years earlier. Walt and Helen worked hard to expand their farming operation to include apricots, peaches and almonds, walnuts and kiwi fruit. He saw the farm operation grow from a labor intensive industry to a more mechanized operation through the use of mechanical harvesting equipment, drip irrigation, constantly improving the insect control measures, the irrigation techniques to produce top quality fruits and nuts. He was a member of Sunsweet Growers and was involved with other local growers of apricots and peaches in Royal Dryers, a fruit drying co-op.
His son, Joe, returned to the farm in 1980 and gradually took over the farm management leaving Walter and Helen more time to travel. They visited Croatia, where he had relatives, other parts of Europe, Panama Canal, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Canada the U. S. and Alaska. He continued to enjoy fishing and spent many vacations at Silver Lake near Tahoe and at Bucks Lake in Plumas County.
Walter was known for his friendly, jovial manner, his hunting and fishing stories and his hard work in building up the farming operation. He and Helen enjoyed entertaining large groups of relatives and friends for picnic barbecues during the spring, summer and fall. He was fond of his pet dogs and cats. More recently he enjoyed visiting older farmer friends who couldn't get around much anymore.
He is survived and will be greatly missed by his wife Helen; children and their spouses Rosanne and Jon Seitz of Grover Beach, Tony and Joan Turkovich of Winters, Marianne and Alan Pantle, of Ione, Joe Turkovich and Fred and Deborah Turkovich, all of Davis; grandchildren Ben, Roslyn and Natalie Seitz, Lorraine Sullivan, Kristin and Philip Pantle, Michael, Christopher and Daniel Turkovich and Elise and Avery Turkovich.
Memorial Mass will be held at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Third and Main streets, on Friday, March 5, at 11 a.m. A reception will follow at St. Anthony Parish Hall. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680 N. Canton, Ohio, 44720; American Lung Association, 909 12th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814; The Abbey House food and clothing closet, 511 Main Street, Winters, CA 95694 or the charity of the donor's choice.
