Obituaries

ELVIRA SUMILE MENDOZA passed away on July 31, 2022 in Alameda, California. Known as “Elbing” or “Elvie” to her family and friends, she was born on February 10, 1929 in Balite, Villaba, Leyte, Philippines. She is pre...

Lucille Castro peacefully passed on July 8, 2022, at the age of 96. Lucille and Elias Castro (deceased) had 5 children – Carolyn (deceased), Christine (Allen), Marlene (Gary), Elias II (Paula) and Peter (deceased). She le...

Carolyn Marie Vierra, 85 of Concord, California passed on June 28, 2022, at Kaiser Permanente in Walnut Creek, California. She was surrounded by her loving family. Carolyn was born December 7, 1936, in Oakland, California t...

Chuck Decker, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at home in Walnut Creek on June 5. He was 75. Chuck was born in Rockford, Illinois on August 29, 1946, to Taylor and Margaret Decker. As a boy, he could ...

MaryAnn “Anne” Martinez lost her four-year battle of a heart condition in Antioch, California, on April 9, 2022. She was 44 years young. Born on January 12,1978 in Manila, Philippines and grew up in Concord, Califo...

Patrick Joseph died March 19, 2022, in Oakland, CA on the feast of Saint Joseph. Age 77 Patrick was born December 19, 1944, in Oakland, CA. He was the 4TH child and only son of the late Patrick and Rachel Courtney McGee...

Raquel Rodriguez, a loving Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and friend, died unexpectedly on January 25, 2022 at the age of 84 in her longtime home in Jingle Town. Raquel outlived her husband, Juan Rodriguez. She ...

Richard Perez was born at Kaiser Hospital on April 10th 1959 in Oakland, CA. He was the 7th child of 9 born to Estanislao and Maria Del Refugio Perez. Richard was a life-long resident of Oakland CA. He grew up on 40th Avenu...

Ronald Paul Guidi (Ronn) passed away on Thanksgiving, November 25, 2021 at the age of 85. A Catholic Mass will be celebrated on Monday, December 13th at 10:30 a.m. at Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Oakland, CA. In lieu of...