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Minnie P. Wise
Minnie Pearl Wise died peacefully in her sleep on Aug. 7, 2002, in Elk Grove. She was 63 years old.
She was born on March 19, 1939, in South Carolina and was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to travel the world before settling down in Davis, where worked at Holmes Junior High School for 19 years. She touched the hearts of faculty, students and parents and was happy to include each and every one of them as her extended family.
She is survived by her mother Hazel and sister Margaret of South Carolina; two sons; Ulysses Jr. of Sacramento and Lionel Jerome of Tokyo, Japan; her daughter, Michelle of Elk Grove; her two grandchildren, Lacresha, and Da'Jon of Arizona; and her former husband, Ulysses Sr. of Moore, Okla.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Mayhew Community Baptist Church, 3401 Routier Road in Sacramento.
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Raymond "Ray" Lee Wise
Raymond "Ray" Lee Wise died June 28, 2004, at the Kindred Hospital in Folsom. He was 69.
Born Dec. 3, 1934, in Spokane, Wash., he had been a resident of Yolo County for 40 years. He was also the former owner of Ray's Automotive in Davis for 40 years.
He is survived by his wife, Mae Wise of Woodland; and daughters, Brenda Wise of Sacramento, Donna Schwab of Huntington Beach, Susan Garcia of Corona and Robin White of Esparto.
As per his wishes, no services are scheduled at this time. A celebration of Ray's life will be announced at a later date.
The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Lung Association, 909 12th St., Sacramento, CA 95814.
Arrangements are under the direction of McNary's Chapel of Woodland.
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Rosalie 'Rose' Evelyn (Berglund) Wisterman
Rosalie "Rose" Evelyn (Berglund) Wisterman died in her Woodland home Monday morning, June 30, 2003, at age 63.
Born May 28, 1940, in Aberdeen, Wash., Mrs. Wisterman had been a Woodland resident since 1996.
Survivors include her husband, Mel Wisterman; daughters, Tammy Al-Shabraweshi and Jodi Wright; sons, Michael and Brian Johnson and Jackie Wright; and 12 grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of North Sacramento Funeral Home.
Services: A memorial service is scheduled at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, in Cottonwood Chapel, at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1405 Cottonwood St., Woodland.
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Eugene Wittman
Eugene Wittman went home to be with the Lord on Jan. 29, 2005. Born on Oct. 26, 1914 in Petersburg, Michigan, he was 91 years old.
Gene loved the outdoors. Many happy family times were spent sharing the joy he found in nature on hunting and fishing trips. He also enjoyed working with his hands and constructing things from wood. Most of his time was spent pursuing his love for business.
Raised in the automobile business, Gene continued the tradition, owning dealerships in Michigan and California. Hs last businesses were Wittman Motors, Wittman Ford, and Wittman Auto Center in Lake County, where he and his wife, Dorothy, lived from 1971 until they moved to Winters in 2004.
He lived his life guided by his deep faith and understanding of the Lord. His family will always cherish his legacy of loving kindness, politeness, generosity of spirit and demonstration of unwavering faith. Scripture says that the just shall live by faith, and without faith, we cannot please God. Gene must have really pleased God.
He will be forever missed by his caring wife of 66 years, Dorothy; children Nancy Frye and her husband, Jerry, Nick Wittman and his wife, Susan, and Nola Montgomery; grandchildren Laurie Brown, Lisa Tesch, Jerry Frye, Tammy Phillips, Brandy Wittman, Wade Wittman, Hope Wittman, Jessica Eisner, Chris, Erica, Jenna and Cheryl and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his sons, Niels and Eugene.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Kelseyville Presbyterian Church, or that an act of kindness be performed in his honor.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m. at Pioneer Presbyterian Church, 205 Russell Street, in Winters.
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Eleanor M. Wittsche
Eleanor M. Wittsche died in Woodland Monday, April 5, 2004, at age 96.
Born Sept. 27, 1907, in Shively, she had been a Yolo County resident for 11 years, having previously been a longtime resident of Humboldt County. She was the daughter of the late John and Sarah (Kane) McKeown who had emigrated from Antrim County, Ireland. She was a 1927 graduate of Fortuna High School and was employed as secretary for an insurance firm in San Francisco, before marrying and becoming a homemaker. She was a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Pacific Star, San Francisco; and a past Guardian of Job's Daughters, Bethel No. 201, Stockton.
Survivors include her daughters, Charlotte Nevills and husband Gordon of Woodland, and Sara Nasholts and husband John of Brownsville; grandchildren, Cynthia Ruiz and husband Fernando of Woodland, Jeanette Brazil and husband James of Ione, Christina Isaac and husband Matt of Antelope, Scott Hatch and wife Beth of Sacramento, Daryl Gum of Monterey, and Kevin Gum of Reno, Nev.; and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, John Wittsche, in 1993; two sisters; and four brothers.
The family requests memorials be directed to Hospice of Yolo County, P.O. Box 1014, Davis, 95617; Citizens Who Care, 416 F St., Davis, 95616; or a charity of the donor's choice.
Services: A memorial service is scheduled at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at Woodland Presbyterian Church, 1324 Columbia Drive, Woodland, with Rev. Brad VanZant officiating. Interment will be private. Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
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George Walter Wogan
George Walter Wogan died at St. John's Retirement Village, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004 at age 87.
Mr. Wogan was born March 25, 1917 in Cripple Creek, Colo. He had been a resident of Yolo County for 50 years. He graduated from Grass Valley High School and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked at the State Board of Equalization for 40 years. Mr. Wogan was a member of the Yolo Flier's Club and Elks Lodge.
Survivors include Mr. Wogan's daughters, Peggy Armstrong and her husband Robert of Woodland and Patricia Faulstich and her husband Daryl of Lake Wildwood and his son, James Wogan and his wife Paula of Danville. Also surviving him are eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren and his sister-in-law, Marge Wogan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly Wogan; his parents, George and Mary Wogan and his brothers, John and James Wogan.
The family requests memorials in Mr. Wogan's name be made to St. John's Retirement Village or the donor's charity of choice.
Services: A private graveside service is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 10 in Grass Valley. McNary's Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Mary Cleaveland Wohlers
Mary Cleaveland Wohlers died Jan. 7, 2001, in her home. She was born in her parents' home in Berkeley on Dec. 28, 1912.
She attended a portion of her early schooling in Datil, N. M. and later attended the Anna Head School for Girls in Berkeley. She began college at San Jose State University at the age of 16 and later transferred to UC Berkeley.
As a teen she played at the Berkeley Tennis Club and was ranked as the third-seeded tennis player in California, behind Helen Wills and Helen Jacobs, both of whom later won Wimbledon championship titles as well as U.S. championship titles.
In July of 1934, she marriage Claus Joseph Wohlers, a Montana rancher and miner, who worked on the Gold Dredge 'Mosier, ' which was constructed, operated and partly owned by her father, Newton Cleaveland in Pioneer, Mont.
Her Montana ranch life started with a small log house and comparatively rustic conditions with neither running water nor electricity.
After 10 years on the ranch, she moved with her children to Deer Lodge, Mont.
In 1953, she with her two youngest children, moved back to Berkeley, where she began working for the Montclair Nursery to further develop her life-long interest in plants.
During this time she also returned as a part-time student at UC Berkeley to study music, with an entire new career in the plant nursery business, which later included her own wholesale growing operation.
She was among the first and most vocal opponents of a plan to expand an existing golf course onto the site of the Tilden Regional Park Botanical Gardens, which would have virtually destroyed this unique resource and in particular, the rare native plant collection.
This small group became the core of the initial founders of the California Native Plant Society. As one of the most active founding members, she helped organize the first plant sale as a fund-raiser. This early success was subsequently repeated. Both the society and plant sales have since become prototypes which have been expanded and utilized by many others since that time.
She later worked in the department of landscape horticulture at UC Davis, and after her first retirement and with data from her Davis colleagues, proceeded to both teach all the original courses and was the major contributor to the design of the degreed Landscape Horticultural curriculum at the College of Marin in Marin County.
In her second retirement she relocated to Peralta, N.M., where she was the president of the first chapter of the New Mexico Native Plant Society.
She was the youngest daughter of Newton Cleaveland and Agnes Morley Cleaveland. Her sisters, Morley Cleaveland of Datil, N.M.; Loraine Lavender of Santa Fe, N.M.; and brother Norman Cleaveland also of Santa Fe, N.M., preceded her in death.
She is survived by her three children: Beth Tietjen and husband Joe of Bosque Farms, N.M..; Norman Wohlers of Davis; and Mary Ann Montague of Dixon. Her grandchildren are Julie Ledbetter of Los Lunas, N.M.; Gloria Caruana and husband Greg of La Mesa; Janet Anderson and husband Mark, of Rio Rancho N.M.; Lee Tietjen and Joseph Tietjen of Los Lunas, N.M.; Tara Tietjen of Mesa, Ariz.; Lila Smiel and husband Scott of Los Lunas, N.M.; Cady and Brice Horobin-Wohlers of Davis and seven great-grandchildren: Aubree and Nicholas Caruana; Sebastian Tietjen; Brittnee Maniscalco; Collin and Clayton Anderson and Tabitha Smiel.
A family funeral was held Jan. 9, in Belen, N.M.
