PGHS 1968 chart and obits
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Year Name Married Name Age YOB DOD Place of Death
1968 Doralee Consiglio 18
1968 Frederick John Crocker 55
1968 Caryn Brook Ecker 52
1968 Steven Noble "Steve" Gates 53
1968* John Reed Ogorzelec 40 1950 2/11/91 San Bernardino, CA
1968 Kevin Lee Carey Sheffield 45
1968 Linda June Shores 54
1968 Robert Lee Strickland Jr. 54
1968 James Lee Urnes 19
1968 Doralee Consiglio (18)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA July 7, 1969, page 1
Pebble Beach Crash Kills P.G. Girl, 18
An 18-year-old Pacific Grove girl was killed Saturday night when the
car in which she was riding overturned and struck a tree in Del Monte
Forest. Doralee Consiglio, 785 Junipero Ave., was pronounced dead on
arrival at Community Hospital. According to the California Highway
Patrol, she was a passenger in a car driven by Geoffrey Gipson, 1035
Parkway Dr., Pebble Beach, that was westbound on Spyglass Hill drive at
11:55 p.m. and went out of control 1,400 feet west of Stevenson drive.
The car fishtailed on the narrow dirt road, slid off the north side,
turned onto its left side, and slid top first, into a pine tree 20 feet
from the road. Another passenger, Bradley Bartlett of Beverly Hills,
was ejected on impact, but the two other occupants were trapped in the
vehicle and were not freed until a tow truck pulled the car away from
the tree. Bartlett ran to the Spyglass Hill Golf Course and broke a
window in the office of Northern California Golf Association building
to gain access to a telephone and summoned aid. According to Carmel
firemen, who responded in the Red Cross ambulance, Bartlett sustained
lacerations and apossible broken wrist. Gipson sustained a possible
crushed chest. Gipson and Bartlett were taken to Community Hospital.
The death brings to 47 the number of traffic fatalities in Monterey
County this year, the same as last year at this time.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA July 7, 1969, page 4
Funeral services are scheduled Wednesday for Doralee Gonsglio, 18, of
785 Junipero St., Pacific Grove, who was killed Saturday night in a
traffic accident. Rosary will be recited tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Paul
Funeral Chapel in Pacific Grove. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at
9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Angela's Catholic Church following brief
rites at 9 a.m. at the funeral chapel. Burial will be in El Carmelo
Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mike Lom, Henry Ke, Robert Dudley,
Wilfred Taganas, David Bloom and Jeff Woo. Miss Consiglio was born Nov
2, 1950 in Carmel. She was graduated from Pacific Grove High School and
had completed one year at Monterey Peninsula College. She leaves her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Consiglio; sisters, Donna, Mary and Julie;
brothers, Frank and Michael; her paternal grandmother, Mrs. Nina
Consiglio; and maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Souza, all of
Pacific Grove.
1968 Frederick John Crocker (55)
Monterey County Herald, CA May 26, 2005
Frederick "Fred" John Crocker died unexpectedly at his home on May
23. A life-long resident of Pacific Grove, he was born March 5, 1950.
Fred was a graduate of Pacific Grove High School and received his BS
Degree from Fresno State. In his long career with city government, he
worked first with the City of Seaside Public Works Department for 25
years and was the current Director of Public Works for Sand City, a
position he has held for the past seven years. An avid rugby player for
over 30 years, Fred was a founder of the Monterey Rugby Club. He had a
great sense of humor and enjoyed volunteering at the Monterey Jazz
Festival for many years as well as serving as a volunteer tournament
caddy at the Cypress Point Club for 20 years. Fred totally supported
his granddaughters in all their activities, which led him to coach
their youth sports teams, an activity which he loved. Fred is survived
by his wife of 20 years, Renee; his children, Jeremy Sanford of
Monterey and Natalie Cardoza of Pacific Grove; his beloved
granddaughters, Madeline "Maddy" and Paige Cardoza and his sister,
Alice Biggs of Houston. A Celebration of Fred's Life will take place at
the Mayflower Church in Pacific Grove on Saturday, May 28 at 4:00 PM.
Arrangements directed by The Paul Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, Fred's
family suggests donations to Pacific Grove High School Cheerleading,
615 Sunset Dr. or to Pacific Grove Pony Baseball/Softball, PO Box 317,
both in Pacific Grove, 93950.
Pacific Grove Hometown Bulletin, CA June 15, 2005, p7+
FREDERICK JOHN CROCKER
March 5, 1950 - May 23, 2005
Fred, who until his sudden passing, was a resident of Pacific Grove
with his lovely wife Rene and for many years Director of Public Works
for the City of Sand City. Services were held on May 28th at the
Mayflower Church on Central Avenue in Pacific Grove. Hundreds of
friends and family from Pacific Grove, Sand City and Monterey Peninsula
were present for his last services. If tears could be a stairway and
Memories were a lane I would walk right up to heaven to Bring you home
again. No farewell words were spoken, No time to say goodbye. You were
gone before I knew it, And only God knows why. My heart still aches in
sadness, And secret tears flow. What it means to lose you, No one will
ever know. The testaments set forth are the words of his fellow
employees and friends from Sand City:
· We very much appreciated Fred's "Can Do" attitude; he was a
very conscience individual who believed in living life to the fullest.
As you know, being a "Founder" of the Monterey Rugby Club was no
easy task. A rough game not to say the least perhaps about the
coaching, yet this man had such a gentle spirit about him when
interacting with the people in his life. Whether he liked you or not,
you would've never known by the fair way he treated everyone. I
thought maybe he should've been born Italian by the way he vividly
used his hands to express himself and he would do a lot of talking by
the way he looked with his eyes. With all his energy and skills, he
built up our small Public Works Department to make it very efficient.
He kept the City groomed like it was his own garden. You could rely on
him on almost anything that he would be asked to do, and he wouldn't
waste anything procrastinating either. Right now I think he's
probably pretty busy taking care of the largest Public Works Department
in the Universe. Thank you Rene, and all your family for letting us
have Fred, and we appreciate greatly everything he has done! David K.
Pendergrass, Mayor of Sand City
· I am honored to have been asked to speak today representing the
staff of the City of Sand City, Fred's extended family. This is one
of the most difficult things I have had to do, since I do not have the
words to express my shock and loss. Consequently, I asked all of his
work family to give me their thoughts, so that I could compile them,
into but one thought. This, I found impossible to do, since the love
and admiration expressed in each of these snippets of paper given to
me, were filed with such love and caring, which I could not rewrite,
nor improve upon. Consequently: I will now read these expressions of
love to you: J. Michael Klein, Chief of Police, City of Sand City
· I will remember Fred as a kind, soft teddy bear. He was one of
these annoying relatives that made you laugh at the same time. I will
miss his sense of humor, but most of all I will miss his comforting
hugs. I will miss you and thank you for being part of my life. I
admired Fred for the way he treated all with respect and dignity. His
warm and generous spirit was a testament to his friendly, engaging
personality. He was a hard working, loyal co-worker and a sincere,
valued friend. He always spoke with loving devotion about his family.
His granddaughters, Paige and Maddie were his pride and joy. He took
every opportunity to express his fondness for them and their many
accomplishments. I truly believe it was these two precious young ladies
who kept Fred young at heart
. · A wise person once told me there are there are three types of
people in this world. One watches things happen, One who wonders what
happened, and One who makes things happen. I strongly believe Fred
falls into the third category. He has made many things in his life
happen. He has also blessed many others with his guidance and knowledge
Which in turn allowed those to make things happen in their life.
· Sometimes in life you are fortunate enough to know a person who
brings out all of the best in you. Who you respect, admire and who sets
an example for others because he never holds a grudge, often holds a
smile and loves life and everything in it. Fred Crocker was one of
these people. I am honored to have known him, I will never forget him
and will miss him more than words can express
. · When Fred was born, he was crying and everyone else was smiling.
He lived his life so at the end, he is now the one smiling and we are
the one's crying. Fred was a man of strength and compassion, he was
tough but yet he was kind. Fred would take the time to help anyone at
anytime. We have all been blessed to have been the friends or family of
Fred's.
· Fred was larger than life. He was a guy you could depend upon in
any difficulty or situation. He was exactly as he presented himself, a
kind, straightforward individual with a penchant for humor. He was a
great movie trivia buff and could come up with names and facts about
the most forgettable films ever made. He was more than just a fellow
worker. He was a friend.
· There are no words to express my shock and sadness for losing
Fred. I was always so impressed with the fact that Fred could always
find something to talk about with anyone; it just amazed me that he
could do that. He could talk about anything with knowledge and never
seem pretentious. He was such a people person. I've worked at Sand
City for 4 years and never saw Fred sick and I never saw him upset. He
was so helpful and always ready to jump in and lend a hand. Fred
didn't seem like the type of man to stay idle too long. I will miss
Fred's friendly ways and helping hands.
· If you stop and think about the name "Fred", you'll come to
realize it almost sounds like "friend". And that is what Fred was
all about, he was a friend to me at work, and a friend to most people.
He did not have a mean bone in his body. He will be sorely missed by
everyone - and particularly everyone at Sand City City Hall.
1968 (t) Caryn Brooke Ecker (52)
Monterey County Herald Fri, Jan. 17, 2003
Caryn Brooke Ecker, 52, a writer and poet, died Jan. 1 at the Community
Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. She was born on May 22, 1950, in
California. She attended schools in Pacific Grove and graduated from
Carmel High School in 1968. She earned degrees in botany and creative
writing from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Miss Ecker
started the Monterey Peninsula Film Society at the Defense Language
Institute in the 1970s. She loved music, writing, photography, films,
the occult, gardening and tropical birds. She raised many parrots in
her Carmel Valley home. Miss Ecker enjoyed travel and had visited
England, Scotland, France, Egypt and South America. She is survived by
her mother, Louise Ecker; and an aunt, Virginia Weinstock. She was
preceded in death by her father, Paul Ecker. Private services will be
held at a later date. The family suggests that any memorial
contributions be made to Monterey County SPCA.
Salinas Californian, CA Jan 14, 2003
Caryn Ecker, 52, of Carmel Valley, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, at
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. She was born May 22,
1950, in California and lived in Carmel Valley for many years. She was
a 1968 graduate of Carmel High School and received degrees in botany
and creative writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She
and a friend started the Monterey Peninsula Film Society at the Defense
Language Institute in the 1970s. She had many interests including
writing, music, photography, films, the occult, gardening, cooking and
tropical birds. She hand raised many parrots in her Carmel Valley home.
She also loved to travel and had visited England and Scotland several
times, as well as France, Greece, Egypt and South America. She was
preceded in death by her father, Paul Ecker, Survivors: Mother, Louise
Ecker; and aunt, Virginia Weinstock. Services: Memorial services will
be private. Memorials: The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals of Monterey County, P.O. Box 3058, Monterey 93942.
Arrangements: Monterey Cremation Service
1968 Stephen Noble Gates (53)
Monterey County Herald, CA Aug 2002
Stephen N. Gates, 53, died of cancer Aug 8 in San Jose. He was born
April 15, 1949, in Pebble Beach and lived on the Peninsula until moving
to San Jose in 2000. Mr. Gates served in the Navy aboard the USS
Hancock during the Vietnam War, and later worked as a contractor and a
commercial fisherman. He was also an avid scuba diver, surfer, golfer,
hang glider, sailplaner and nine-ball player. He is survived by his
wife, Deborah Gates of San Jose; three daughters, Stephenie, Yvonne and
Jeannie; a son, Richard; a brother, Jerry Gates of Carmel Valley; two
sisters, Barbara Timar and Allison Lovell; six grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at
Mount Olive Ministries, 1989 East Calaveras Blvd., in Milpitas. The
family suggests that any memorial contributions be made to the Hospice
of the Valley, 1150 South Bascom Ave., Suite 7A, San Jose 95128-3509.
Knockout II Nov 2002
Stephen N. Gates, 53, died of cancer in San Jose. A native of Pebble
Beach he lived on the Peninsula until moving to San Jose in 2000. He
served in the navy during the Vietnam War, and later worked as a
contractor and commercial fisherman. He was also an avid scuba diver,
surfer, golfer, hang glider and sailplaner. He is survived by his wife,
Deborah Gates, three daughters, a son, two sisters and a brother.
1968 Kevin Lee Carey Sheffield (45)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Dec. 27, 1994
Kevin Lee Carey Sheffield, 45, of Seaside, a cabinetmaker, died Tuesday
at his home. A native of Monterey, he was born Dec. 20, 1949. He had
lived in Seaside for the past 16 years. He was a Pacific Grove High
School graduate and attended Hartnell College and San Jose City
College. He attended St. Mary's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in
Pacific Grove. In addition to cabinetmaking, Mr. Sheffield was a
journeyman iron worker with San Francisco Union Local No. 377. He had
also been a self-employed furniture mover for 15 years. He is survived
by his wife, Heather; a daughter, Carey of Seaside; five brothers,
David Haskell of Las Vegas, Alexander Sheffield of Campbell, Charles
Sheffield of Molokai, Hawaii, Utah Switzer of Snowball, Ark., and Bob
Switzer of Salinas; and three sisters, Susan Miller of Salinas, Anne
Friedrich of Del Rey Oaks and Mozell Johnson of Bakersfield. A memorial
service will be held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 8 at St. Mary's by-the-Sea
Episcopal Church. Following cremation at the Little Chapel by-the-Sea,
his ashes will be scattered at sea off Point Lobos. The Paul Mortuary
is in charge of arrangements. The family suggests that any memorial
contributions be sent to the Rector's Discretionary Fund, St.
Mary's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.
1968 Linda June Shores (54)
Linda June (Shores) Banker
Monterey County Herald, CA June 8, 2005
Linda June Banker August 29, 1950 - June 1, 2005 MONTEREY - Linda June
Banker was born August 29, 1950 in Yokohama, Japan, and died June 1,
2005 in Watsonville, CA. Linda was a caring and compassionate person
who always thought of others before she thought of herself. She will be
dearly missed by all who knew her. She resided in Monterey for 34 years
and worked at Community hospital for 17 years as a physical therapist
aide. She is survived by her daughter, Macy Banker; son, Robert Banker,
and brother, Kenneth Shores. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m.
Friday June 10 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey
Peninsula, 490 Aguajito Road, Carmel.
1968 Robert Lee Strickland Jr. (54)
Monterey County Herald, CA Jan. 10, 2004
Robert Lee Strickland Jr., 54, died following a brief illness on
January 6, 2004 at Natividad Medical Center. A native of Deerfield, AR,
he had lived most of his life in Pacific Grove. He attended elementary
school in Pacific Grove and graduated from Pacific Grove High School.
He was self-employed doing various contractor work and employed helping
others. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He is survived
by a son, Shannon Strickland and daughter-in-law Deanna Strickland of
Salinas, a daughter, Tamara Langley of Salinas, 3 sisters, 8 brothers,
1 aunt, 11 grandchildren, and many other loving relatives and friends.
At his request, there will be no services held. A private family
gathering will be held following the cremation, with Healey Mortuary in
charge of all arrangements.
Salinas Californian, CA Jan 12&13, 2004
Robert Lee Strickland Jr., 54, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, at Natividad
Medical Center after a brief illness.
He was born Jan. 14, 1949, and had resided most of his life in Pacific
Grove. He was self-employed as a contractor. He attended elementary
school in Pacific Grove and graduated from Pacific Grove High School.
He enjoyed helping others and spending time with his grandchildren.
Survivors: Son, Shannon (Deanna) Strickland of Salinas; daughter,
Tamara Langley of Salinas; three sisters; three brothers and 11
grandchildren. Services: No services planned, private family gathering
to follow cremation. Cremation: Healey Crematory Co., 405 North Sanborn
Road, Salinas.
Knockout II Spring (August) 2004
Robert Lee Strickland, Jr., 54, died Jan 6, 2004, after a short illness
at Natividad Medical Center. He lived most of his life in Pacific
Grove. He was a self-employed contractor. He is survived by a son
Shannon of Salinas, a daughter Tamara Langley of Salinas, 3 sisters,
and 8 brothers and many grandchildren. January 2004 Robert Lee
Strickland Jr. 1968 Pacific Grove CA
1968 James Lee Urnes (19)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA May 6, 1969
P.G. Youth Killed in Vietnam Action
Pfc. James Lee Urnes, 19, has been killed in South Vietnam, his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jon V. Urnes of 1001 Olmsted Ave., Pacific Grove,
were notified last night. A U.S. Marine, Urnes was killed while on a
reconnaissance patrol 16 miles west of Da Nang. He was graduated from
Pacific Grove High School last June and entered the service last
August. Urnes, who moved to Pacific Grove with his family in January of
1966, played split end on the Pacific Grove High School football team
and was assistant sports editor of the yearbook. He had arrived in
Vietnam last March 2. His father said this morning that Urnes believed
in what he was doing in Vietnam. He thought the U.S. had an obligation
to be there and it was his responsibility to do his part. But in
writing home, Urnes did not speak derogatorily at the dissidents who
oppose the war for he felt they, too, had a right to express
themselves, his mother said. He was born July 10, 1949 in Battle
Mountain, Nev. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary's
Episcopal Church, 12h and Central, Pacific Grove, Thursday at 10 a.m.
Inurnment will follow at a later date in Golden Gate National Cemetery,
San Bruno. In addition to his parents, he is survived by seven brother
sand sisters, Cameron, Jeffery, Michelle, Elizabeth, and Jennifer, all
of Pacific Grove; Mrs. Robert Russell of Pacific Grove, and Mrs. Edward
Zappa of San Rafael.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA May 7, 1969
Requiem Mass Tomorrow For James L. Urnes
Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in
Pacific Grove tomorrow for Pfc. James Lee Urnes, 19, who was killed in
Vietnam. The services are scheduled for 10 a.m. and inurnment at the
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, will follow at a later date.
Friends of the Marine, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jon V. Urnes of Pacific
Grove, have established an athletic scholarship in memory of the youth
and the family prefers contributions to this fund. Contributions may
be sent to the James Urnes Fund, care of Wells Fargo Bank, Pacific
Grove, or to Mrs. Vaughn Duvall, 1160 Seaview, Pacific Grove. The youth
was killed while on a reconnaissance patrol 15 miles west of Da Nang.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA May 1969
Letter to the Editor: It is with pride and humility that the friends of
James Urnes and his family are considering the future of boys
graduating from Pacific Grove High School by establishing a memorial
scholarship in his name. These people are perpetuating the memory of a
Pacific Grove graduate who played and loved football. Perhaps he could
have played college ball, but chose instead another team, the United
States Marine Corps. A contribution will serve to establish a perpetual
James Urnes Scholarship to provide students who want to go on to
college, an opportunity and an incentive for a better future in the
country for which this young man gave his life in Viet Nam.
Contributions to the James Urnes Scholarship Fund may be sent to the
Wells Fargo Bank, 1160 Forest Avene, Pacific Grove, California. Mrs.
Carolyn Kellerher, Pacific Grove.
Vietname Memorial website
http://tanaya.net/vmw/U/rec-53098.html
In Memory of Private First Class James Lee Urnes
Let us not forget Private First Class James Lee Urnes, casualty of the
Vietnam War. As a member of the Marine Corps, PFC Urnes served our
country until May 4th, 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. He was 19
years old and was not married. James died from small arms fire. His
body was recovered. James was born on July 10th, 1949 in Pacific Grove,
California. PFC Urnes is on panel 25W, line 003 of the Veterans
Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for less than a
year.
Virtual Wall Website
http://www.virtualwall.org/du/UrnesJL01a.htm
James Lee Urnes, Private First Class, D CO, 1ST RECON BN, 1ST MARDIV,
United States Marine Corps, 10 July 1949 - 04 May 1969, Pacific Grove,
CA, Panel 25W Line 003
James L Urnes served with a unit in the Marine Corps considered to be
second to none. We of D Company consider those who served with us to be
the Best of The Best. It is always hard to find another of our brothers
listed here. Your name will always be part of 1st Recon Battalion
History -- and your memory in our Hearts. A memorial from his Fellow
1st Recon Bn Marine, Randy Kendall 17 May 2001
War Stories Website
http://www.war-stories.com/wall-u.htm
PFC Urnes is on panel 25W, line 003 of the Veterans Memorial Wall in
Washington D.C. He served our country for less than a year.
James Lee Urnes; Rank Pfc.; EO Srv E2-M; Birth Date July 10, 1949;
Incident date May 4, 1969; Home of Record Pacific Grove
No Quarter website
http://www.no-quarter.org/code/details.cgi?IDNO=2483005
Casualty record of James Lee Urnes; home: Pacific Grove, CA; born July
10, 1949; male, caucasian, single, Protestant-no preference; citizen;
Pft. In the Marine Corps #2483005; regular, Grade E2, MOS 0311; start
of tour: March 8, 1969; died May 4, 1969; casualty type: hostile, died;
reason: gun, small arms fire; ground casualty in Quang Nam, South
Vietnam; body recovered; War Memorial Panel 25W-Row 003; ref #11237;
date processed 6905.