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Obituaries for March 5, 2009
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Irving Gary ‘Irv’ Eich Mr. Eich was born in Montebello, Los Angeles County, and lived in Soulsbyville for six years. He was a pharmacist for 26 years, at Longs Drugs and most recently at Bertelli’s Drugs. He is survived by his wife, Julie, of Soulsbyville; children, Heidi Dittberner, of Parkers Prairie, Minn., Gretchen Eich, of Costa Mesa, Hans Eich, of Sonora, and Ingrid Eich, of Costa Mesa; two grandchildren, and two stepdaughters. A service was held March 1 at Sierra Bible Church. The Eich Family Trust fund has been established at Mother Lode Bank for his family.
Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home handled arrangements. He graduated from Sonora Grammar School, then from Sonora Union High School in 1940. After attending Modesto Junior College for a year, he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He served as a mess sergeant for the 30th Evacuation Hospital in the Pacific Theater. After discharge, he returned home to work in the family business, the Palace Meat Market. He also joined the Eureka Engine Company No. 1 of the Sonora Volunteer Fire Department, where he was secretary for 34 consecutive years. After that, he was president for two years. After the meat market closed, he became a paid fireman with the City of Sonora until his retirement in 1987. Like his father, his family said, he was fond of the outdoors, photography and local history. After his retirement, he volunteered at the Tuolumne County Museum identifying photographs and helping preserve them. Mr. Garaventa was preceded in death by his wife of 44 years, Hazel, in 1998; his mother, Carrie Martin Garaventa, in 1961; and his father, Joe Garaventa, in 1967. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Jeff Garaventa and Michele Simon, of Oakland; a son, Jim, of Sonora; one granddaughter; and five first cousins and their spouses. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home followed by a graveside service at Mountain Shadow Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Sonora Fire Museum and Senior Lounge, 125 N. Washington St., Sonora.
Donations, in lieu of flowers, may be made in his name to the Tuolumne County Museum or the Sonora Fire Museum. Mr. Ohlson was retired from the auto body repair business. He and his late wife, Evy Ohlson, were both natives of Sweden. Mr. Ohlson was preceded in death by his wife in 2006. He is survived by his fiance, Nancy Chapman, of Oceanside.
Accu-care Cremation Center in Carlsbad handled arrangements. He was a native of Great Falls, Mont., the son of James Hobson Leslie and Jessie Ruth Goddard. He graduated from high school in 1942 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He was a naval aviator in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. During the Korean War, he was a gunnery flight instructor in Pensacola, Fla. He was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism during aerial combat against major units of the Japanese Fleet in the final stages of World War II while serving as a pilot in Torpedo Squadron One, flying from the deck of the USS Bennington (DV-20). After the war, he became a crop duster pilot and was a pioneer in the early growth and advancement of that profession, from the early 1950s until his retirement in 1988. He was a recipient of the Ag Aviation Pioneer Award, which was presented to him in 1983 by Gen. Jimmy Doolittle on behalf of the California Agricultural Aircraft Association. He was a longtime resident of California, living in Kerman, Fresno County, Groveland and Jamestown, prior to moving to St. Augustine in July 2008. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Audrey Naomi Dimberg; his daughter, Lana Jo Antonelis; and his sister, Virginia Hampton. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, John and Pat Leslie, of St. Augustine, Fla; his son-in-law, George “Buddy” Antonelis, of Kailua, Hawaii; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
A memorial service will be held in California at a later date. Craig Funeral Home in St. Augustine handled arrangements. He was born in Stockton to Carl and Amerine Cook and graduated from Stockton High School in 1946. The Cooks moved to Valley Springs in 1976 to run Cook’s Landing until his second retirement in 1993. He was an avid gardener and fisherman. His family said he will be remembered for his singing and giggles. Mr. Cook was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Lorraine Cook, of Valley Springs; and his children and their spouses, Kelle and Bear Johnson, and David and Janet Cook, all of Valley Springs. No services will be held. San Andreas Memorial Chapel handled arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society. Mr. Levine was born in Chicago to Bernice and Carl LaVine. He and his wife of 44 years, Pam, previously lived in Chatsworth in Los Angeles County. His interests included spending time and drinking wine with friends, traveling, skiing, cycling, fishing and golfing. He volunteered on the boards of several community organizations and clubs. He is survived by his wife, Pam LaVine, of Murphys; mother, Bernice LaVine, of Angels Camp; daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy and David Stow, of Chula Vista, San Diego County, and Kristen and Eric Merrill, of Sacramento; and four grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on March 28 at Mountain Christian Fellowship, 3488 E. Highway 4, Murphys. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to VNA-Hospice of the Sierra, P.O. Box 4805, Sonora, 95370; the University of California San Francisco Brain Tumor Research Center, P.O. Box 45339, San Francisco, CA 94145-0339; or the donor’s favorite charity.
Angels Memorial Chapel handled arrangements. ROSS — Isobel Ross, 92, died March 4 at a Sonora care center. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements. FIDDLER — Daniel Fiddler, 60, died March 4 at his Lake Don Pedro residence. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements. |
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