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1943 Annette Ruth Beitz (82)
Annette Ruth (Beitz) Whitaker
Monterey County Herald (online ed.), CA May 14, 2008
WATSONVILLE – Annette Ruth Beitz Whitaker went to be with the Lord on
May 8, 2008. She was 82 years old. Married to the love of her life,
Sidney, for over 61 years, Annette leaves a family rich in memories.
Sid and Annette were blessed with four children, six grandchildren and
two great grandchildren. She loved laughing, talking on the phone with
family and friends, shopping, eating, doing yard work, getting the
family together for outings and rides around the coast. She enjoyed
homemaking, decorating, picnics, flowers, reading, movies and good
meals. She loved people and made new friends wherever she went. She
was gifted at keeping friends and family in touch with each other's
lives. Annette loved and appreciated the things Sid made for her
throughout the years. Most of all she loved her Lord Jesus and her
family. Annette lived her life to the fullest and she will be missed
by her family and friends. No formal services will be held. In lieu of
flowers the family requests donations to a charity of the donor's
choice.
Salinas Californian, CA May 14, 2008
Annette Ruth Beitz Whitaker 82, of Salinas, went to be with the Lord
on Thursday, May 8, 2008. Married to the love of her life, Sidney, for
over 61 years, Annette leaves a family rich in memories. Sid and
Annette were blessed with four children, six grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. She loved laughing, talking on the phone with
family and friends, shopping, eating, doing yard work, getting the
family together for outings and rides around the coast. She enjoyed
homemaking, decorating, picnics, flowers, reading, movies and good
meals. She loved people and made new friends wherever she went. She
was gifted at keeping friends and family in touch with each others'
lives. Annette loved and appreciated the things Sid made for her
throughout the years. Most of all she loved her Lord Jesus and her
family. Annette lived her life to the fullest and she will be missed
by her family and friends. No formal services will be held. Donations:
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to a charity of the
donor's choice. (PGHS)
1944 Dolores “Brenda” “Dee” Brendel (82)
Dolores “Brenda” “Dee” (Brendel) Litch
Monterey County Herald (online ed.), CA June 4, 2008
May 13, 1926 ~ June 1, 2008 PACIFIC GROVE, CA - Dolores E. (Brendel)
Litch, age 82, died peacefully on June 1, 2008 after a long illness.
Her two sons, Don J. Fry Jr. of Pacific Grove and Stephen L. Fry of
Phoenix, AZ, were at her side. She is also survived by her two
grandchildren: Amber Decker (husband, Brad) and Travis Fry, both of
Arizona; and, one great grandchild: Gabriel Decker. Dolores
graduated from Pacific Grove High School in 1944 and along with her
husband, Don J. Fry Sr. (and with others), was instrumental in the
reactivation of what we know today as The Pacific Grove High School
Alumni Association. Her services in numerous areas, most noted, were
Membership Co-Chair and Records. Dee (affectionately called)
remembered recently her younger years growing up as a pharmacist's
daughter to John (Jack) Brendel (mother, Val) on the second floor of a
downtown Pacific Grove building. She also remembered going to the
Asilomar Beach Track to volunteer as an enemy plane spotter for the
U.S. Government during the war. She later caught the eye of the son of
local golf pro, Fred X. Fry. His son, Don Sr. and Dee were married in
1948. Widowed in 1967, she later married Calvin M. Litch. Widowed
again, Dee's fond memories and stories of both Don Sr. and Cal have
been shared around the dinner tables of family and friends for years.
Her tireless efforts for the different groups and organizations she
belonged to will be missed including: ladies golf handicap and
tournament committees, Pandango's Dance Club, Pacific Grove High
School Alumni Association, and others too many to list. A Memorial
Service is planed at graveside by Rev. Charles Davis of the Pacific
Grove First Church of God at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 6, 2008 at the El
Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove, located next to the Pacific Grove
Golf Links. Donations "In Memory of Dolores (Brendel) Litch" are
suggested to: The Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association, P.O.
Box 51396, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, a non-profit organization whose
main goal is the support of Pacific Grove High School, an organization
that Dee served for the past 46 years.
1946 Richard Robert Tannahill Jr. (53)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Aug. 8, 1982 p4
Richard Robert Tannahill, 53, a fire captain for the California
Department of Forestry until his retirement in 1979, died at Community
Hospital Wednesday morning after a period of failing health. A native
of Bryant, S.D., he was born July 23, 1929. He had been a resident of
Pacific Grove and Monterey since the age of four. Mr. Tannahill served
with the Department of Forestry for 30 years, retiring because of ill
health. He was last stationed at the Garden Road division headquarters
in Monterey. He was a member of Moose Lodge No. 876 of Del Rey Oaks.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia of Monterey; three daughters,
Mary Kelly of Chico, Nancy Tannahill of Hayward, and Vita Anne
Tannahill of Sacramento; two sons, Vincent Mark Tannahill of Monterey
and Richard Tannahill of Victorville; two brothers, James Tannahill of
Monterey and David Tannahill of Seaside, as well as his mother,
Bernice Sasser of Monterey, and two grandchildren. Memorial services
will be Friday at 3:30 p.m. at the Little Chapel by-the-Sea in Pacific
Grove, with the Rev. Peter Farmer of St. Matthias Episcopal Church of
Seaside officiating. Cremation will be followed by inurnment at the El
Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove. The Paul Mortuary is in charge of
arrangements. The family suggests that memorial contributions be sent
to either the Kidney Foundation or to the Santa Cruz Community
Hospital dialysis unit.
1947 Phyllis Jean Abernathy (52)
Phyllis Jean (Abernathy) Cardinalli Amos
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA July 3, 1981 p4
Phyllis Jean Amos, a longtime resident of Monterey, died Thursday at
Community Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was 82. Born April 24,
1929, in Borger, Texas, Mrs. Amos moved to the Peninsula when she was
a child. She was a graduate of Pacific Grove High School in 1947 and
she was on the board of directors of the Pacific Grove High School
Alumni Association. She is survived by her husband, James; son, Robert
Cardinalli of Katmandu, Nepal; mother, Lillian McLaughlin of Seaside;
brothers, Michael McLaughlin of Pacifica, and John McLaughlin of El
Paso, Texas; step-daughter, Wendy Lissenbee of Fallon, Nev.; and half-
brother, Lewis Abernathy of Kennewick, Wash., and Howard Abernathy of
Los Angeles. Friends may call at the Paul Mortuary from 5 to 6 p.m.
today, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and I a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Mass of
Christian burial will be said at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Angela’s
Catholic Church, Pacific Grove. Burial will follow at Mission Memorial
Park, Seaside. The family suggests that memorial contributions be sent
to Community Hospital.
1947 Richard Nelson Nidever (62)
Fresno Bee, CA April 4, 1992
Visalia – Private arrangements for Richard Nidever, 62, are under the
direction of Hadley Funeral Chapel. Mr. Nidever died Wednesday. He was
a retired veterans employment representative. Surviving are a son,
Douglas of June lake; four daughters, Linda Pichardo, Kathleen Dockter
and Nancy Firth, all of Torranc,e and Mary Miller of Nevada; and six
grandchildren.
1947 Edna Lavyne “Boots” Sullivan (49)
Edna Lavyne “Boots” (Sullivan) Vercauteren
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA June 25, 1979 p4
Edna Sullivan "Boot" Vercauteren of Campbell, a former resident of
Pacific Grove, died Friday at Los Gatos Community Hospital after being
suddenly stricken at her home. She was 49. Mrs. Vercauteren was born
in Stonyford (Colusa County) on Dec. 20, 1929. She attended schools in
Pacific Grove where she lived for many years. Mrs. Vercauteren moved
to the San Jose area 18 years ago. She worked as a mechanical
inspector for Dimac Machine Co. She is survived by her husband,
Raymond Vercauteren of Campbell; daughters Kristina Osborn of Albany
and Karen Vercauteren of San Jose; mother, Edna Smith of San Jose;
brothers, Jack Sullivan of Carmel Valley and Joe Sullivan of Pacific
Grove, and two grandchildren. Memorial services will be held Tuesday
at 11 a.m. at St. Edward’s Episcopal Church, San Jose, with cremation
at Los Gatos Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the direction of
Darling-Fischer Campbell Memorial Chapel. The family suggests that
memorial contributions be sent to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled
Children, San Francisco.
ROGERS ELIZABETH ALICE 1889 09 02 EARL PINKERTON FEMALE CA MONTEREY
1980 09 23 555215784 91
1948 (t) Jack Ellis Clothier (51)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA March 11, 1982 p4
Jack Ellis Clothier, 51, of Kallua Kona, Hawaii, died of a heart
attack Monday in Hawaii. He was born Dec. 4, 1930, in Norwich, Kans.,
He was raised in Pacific Grove and attended schools there before
joining the U.S. Air Force. Following military service he moved to
Hawaii, where he established Jack’s Diving Locker, a scuba diving
shop. Mr. Clothier is survived by his wife, Christina; mother, Helen
of Pacific Grove; brother, Deane of la Grange; daughters Judy Hazel of
Norfolk, Va., Laurie Petersen of San Jose, Christine Ehlers of
Durango, Colo., and Barbara Clothier of Lake Tahoe, and five
grandchildren. Memorial services and scattering of the ashes will be
held Friday at sea off Hawaii.
JACK CLOTHIER 04 Dec 1930 Mar 1982 (not specified) 96740 (Kailua
Kona, Hawaii, HI) 562-30-9398 California
1949 (t) James Frederick Morton (49)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Feb. 1, 1981 p4A
James Frederick Morton, 49, of Lobos Street and 2nd Avenue, Carmel,
died Friday at Eskaton Monterey Hospital after a brief illness. He was
a self-employed electrician who had worked in the Carmel-Monterey area
for the past 25 years. Mr. Morton was a member of the All-State
Softball team, representing Peninsula Paint Co. A native of Pacific
Grove, he was born Oct. 17, 1931. He is survived by his wife, Judith
of Carmel; sons, James and Laurence, also of Carmel and Michael of
Tacoma, Wash.; a daughter, Kellie of Tacoma and a step-daughter, Karen
Rappa of Carmel; and his mother, Mrs. Florence Todd of Pacific Grove.
A memorial service will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. at the beach just
south of Lovers Point. Inurnment will be at a later date with Mission
Mortuary in charge of arrangements. The family suggests that memorial
contributions be sent to the Salvation Army.
MORTON JAMES FREDERICK 1931 10 17 MALE OK MONTEREY 1981 01 30
558367399 49
1950 Lora Evelyn Clarke (49)
Lora Evelyn (Clarke) Jackson
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA March 10, 1982 p4
Lora Clarke Jackson of American Fork, Utah, a native of Pacific Grove,
died Feb. 22 in an American Fork hospital after a brief illness. She
was 49. Mrs. Jackson was born Aug. 6, 1932 in Pacific Grove, and lived
in Pacific Grove for 20 years. She was a graduate of Pacific Grove
High School. She also resided in Santa Maria and Lompoc before moving
to American Fork in 1978. She worked as a receptionist at the Central
Utah Orthopedic Clinic in Provo, Utah, and was a member of the
American Fork 1st Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. An active member of the LDS church, Mrs. Jackson served for
more than 30 years as a teacher in the Sunday School and in the Relief
Society and Young Women’s programs. For many years she participated in
theatrical productions. Surviving are her husband, Gaylen R., whom she
married in Pacific Grove in 1950; son, Eric M. of Mesa, Ariz.;
daughters, Deborah Cole of Dolores, Colo., Marcia Foster, Montrose,
Colo., and Denise Wilkinson of American Fork; sister, Jean Bailey of
American Fork, and 12 grandchildren. Graveside services were held Feb.
26 at the American Fork City Cemetery.
1953 (t) Dorothy “Cookie” Carroll (48)
Dorothy “Cookie” (Carroll) Perez
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Nov. 29, 1983 p4
Dorothy Perez of Monterey died Sunday at Community Hospital after a
long illness. She was 48. Mrs. Perez, known as “Cookie,” was born
April 23, 1935, in Salinas and had lived all of her life on the
Monterey Peninsula. She had been a kidney dialysis patient for the
past 23 years. She is survived by sons, Robert A. Russell Jr. of
Monterey and John L. Russell of Marina; her mother, Dorothy Wheeler of
Pacific Grove; sisters, Joyce Buffo and Jeannie Avila, both of
Seaside; brother, Robert Carroll of Pacific Grove; two grandchildren
and numerous nieces and nephews. Private family services will be held
today at the Paul Mortuary Chapel. Cremation will be at the Little
Chapel by-the-Sea, with inurnment in El Carmelo Cemetery. The family
suggests that memorial contributions be sent to the Kidney Foundation
of Northern California, Burlingame.
PEREZ DOROTHY MAY 1935 04 23 BURTON CARROLL FEMALE CA MONTEREY 1983 11
27 551426053 48
1954 Frances Marie “Francie” Welsh (71)
Francie Marie (Welsh) Hicks
Monterey County Herald (online ed.), CA May 29, 2008
March 5, 1937 ~ May 17, 2008 Pacific Grove - Francie Welsh Hicks, age
71, died on May 17, 2008. Francie was born in Vallejo, CA on March 5,
1937. She graduated from Pacific Grove High School in 1954 and was a
member of the PG High Alumni. She spent many years in Sacramento, CA.
She leaves Ed Hicks, her husband of 50 years, also a P.G. High
graduate; her son, Don Hicks (Kimberlie) of Oakland, CA; David
(Jennifer) of San Diego, CA; daughter, Amber (Kris) of Felton, CA; and
grandchildren Danielle Hicks of Chandler, AZ and Cassie and Jackson of
San Diego. She is also survived by her sisters, Sherry Welsh Gruwell
(Jim), Joann Welsh of Pismo Beach, CA and Lynn Hayes of Santa Clara,
CA as well as many nieces and nephews. A celebration of her life was
held in Sacramento on May 25, 2008. She will be cremated and her ashes
scattered off the coast of Pacific Grove.
Sacramento Bee, CA on 5/22/2008.
HICKS, Francie Born in Vallejo, CA, March 5, 1937 to Frances Josephine
and Stanley Russell Welsh. Raised in Pacific Grove, CA and graduated
from Pacific Grove High School in 1954. She has spent many years
living in Sacramento with her husband Edward, also a P.G. High
graduate. She is survived by her husband Ed; her sons, Don (Kimberlie)
of Oakland, David (Jennifer) of San Diego; grandchildren, Danielle of
Chandler, AZ, Cassie and Jackson of San Diego and a daughter Amber
Waite (Kris) of Felton, CA. She also leaves behind her sisters Sherry
Gruwell of Seaside, CA, Joann Welsh of Pismo Beach, CA, and Lynn Hayes
of Santa Clara, CA, plus many nieces and nephews. A celebration of her
life will be held Sunday, May 25th from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Nepenthe
Clubhouse, 1131 Commons Dr. Sac.
1956 Robert Maurice Clothier (43)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Aug. 1, 1981 p4
Robert M. Clothier, 43, an electrician, died Thursday at Community
Hospital shortly after a heart attack at his home in Carmel. Mr.
Clothier, who was born March 19, 1938, moved to Carmel five years ago
after residing at Pacific Grove since infancy. An electrician for the
past 30 years, he was employed by A&A Electric Inc. in Salinas.
Surviving are his wife, Anne; son, Jeffery of Pacific Grove; sister,
Shirley Keith of Pacific Grove; brothers, Jack of Hawaii and Deane of
La Grange, Calif., and his mother, Helen Clothier of Carmel. Private
cremation will be at El Carmelo Cemetery under direction of the Paul
Mortuary. Friends will gather Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the family
home on the east side of Monterey Street, near Second Avenue, Carmel.
The family prefers memorial contributions to the Community Hospital
Emergency room, Carmel.
CLOTHIER ROBERT MAURICE 1938 03 19 PEYTON MALE CA MONTEREY 1981 07 30
558485714 43
1962 Andrew Fisher Cowan (21)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA March 6, 1965 p2
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Paul Funeral
Chapel at Pacific Grove for Andrew Fisher Cowan, 21, of 822 Gibson
St., Pacific Grove, who died in a Salinas hospital yesterday. He had
never regained consciousness since he was injured in a traffic
accident i16 months ago. Officiating at the services will be Father
H.M.M. Nicholas of St. Mary’s by the Sea Episcopal Church. Mr. Cowan
is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Cowan of Pacific
Grove; his paternal grandparent, William Cowan of Lesmahagow,
Scotland; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor W. Fisher of
Pacific Grove; an aunt and uncle, Maj. And Mrs. Douglas Honma of
Carmel Valley. Burial will be in the El Carmelo Cemetery of Monterey.
Paul Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
COWAN ANDREW F 1943 06 05 FISHER MALE EN
MONTEREY 1965 03 05 565620988 21
1962 Patricia Ann McCulloch (20)
Reno Evening Gazette, NV July 30, 1964
Elko Area Crash Kills Woman, 20
Elko (AP) – Patricia McCullough, 20, of Pacific Grove, Calif., died in
a hospital today after she was injured in a highway accident 38 miles
east of Elko. She was the driver of a foreign car and was accompanied
by Ramond Frank, 20, of Remsen, Iowa, identified as her fiancé.
Highway patrolman Laurel Heathman said the car left U.S. Highway 40
and overturned four times. She was thrown from the auto. The death was
the 109th on Nevada highways this year compared with 94 during the
corresponding period last year. Frank suffered shock, but wa not held
at the hospital.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Aug. 1, 1964 p2
Rosary will be recited Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the Paul
Mortuary chapel for Patricia Ann McCulloch. Miss McCulloch, 20, who
lived with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rex A. McCulloch, at 1012 Sunset
Dr., Pacific Grove, died July 30 as the result ofinjuies received in
an automobile accident near Elko, Nev. She was born March 20, 1944, in
Pasco, Wash., and moved to Pacific Grove the following year. Requiem
mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Angela’s Church,
Pacific Grove, following brief rites at the mortuary at 9 a.m.
Interment follows at Mission Memorial Park.
1965 William James “Bill” Robertson (32)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA March 2, 1979 p4
P.G. Man Found Dead In His Car at Carmel
William Robertson, 32, of Pacific Grove, was found dead Thursday
afternoon in his car in Carmel, victim of an apparent suicide. Deputy
Coroner Robert Shaw reported that Robertson was found at about 5:33
p.m. Thursday by a Carmel resident on Pescadero Road in the
unincorporated area adjacent to the city. A hose had been rigged from
the exhaust pipe to the window of the car. Shaw said, and notes were
found at the scene expressing despondency. The body was taken to
Mission Mortuary, where an autopsy is pending.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA March 3, 1979 p4
Services Scheduled for William J. Robertson
Rosary will be recited Sunday at 8 p.m. in the chapel of the Mission
Mortuary for William J. Robertson, 32, who died Thursday. Mass of
Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 9:30 a.m. in San Carlos
Cathedral. Burial will be in San Carlos Cemetery. Born in Carmel Jan.
15, 1947, he was office manager of an electric company in Pacific
Grove. He was a veteran of the Army. He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Torre, maternal grandmother, Marie Prediger and
sister Barbara Davidson, all of San Jose.
ROBERTSON WILLIAM J 1947 01 15 MALE CA
MONTEREY 1979 03 01 558688816 32
1966 Vaughn Marjorie Field (41)
Vaughn Marjorie (Field) Hague
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA May 13, 1989 p4
Vaughn M. Hague, a retired teacher and nurse, died Thursday in her
Carmel home after a lengthy illness. She was 41. Born Jan. 13, 1948,
in St. Paul, Minn., Mrs. Hague had lived in Carmel for 10 years. She
was also an artist. Mrs. Hague was a member of Saint John’s Episcopal
Church, Children’s Services Center, Ladies of Carmel, Monterey History
and Art Association, Junior League, Monterey Peninsula Museum,
Monterey Peninsula Museum on Wheels Program and DeYoung Museum in San
Francisco. Survivors include her mother, Betty Field of Pacific Grove,
her husband, John Hague of Carmel; a son, Nathaniel of Carmel; a
brother, Leslie Field of Pacific Grove; and a sister, Andre Kettell of
South Carolina. Memorial services will be held May 27 at 1 p.m. at
Saint john’s Episcopal Church in Monterey. Private burial will take
place in El Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove. Paul Mortuary is in
charge of arrangements. The family suggests that memorial
contributions be sent to Children’s Services Center in Monterey.
HAGUE VAUGHN M 1948 01 13 FIELD GIESCH FEMALE MN MONTEREY 1989 05 11
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1966 Angela Kathleen Watts (57)
Angela Kathleen (Watts) Tucker Balesteri
Monterey County Herald, CA Feb. 10, 2006 pB5
Angela Kathleen Balesteri, November 4, 1948-February 5, 2006 Pacific
Grove – Angela Balesteri lost her battle with cancer on February 5th,
2006 and began her journey with God. For the 57 years she blessed us
with her presence, she touched many hearts. She was truly one of God’s
angels on earth and will continue to be one in heaven. For 35 years
she worked as an Administrative Officer for the Naval Postgraduate
School. For her outstanding performance in numerous capacities, she
received the honor of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award. She
was well respected and loved by all she worked with and will be sorely
missed. More importantly she lived her life as a loving mother and
wife. Motherhood was her greatest joy, and she was proud of her two
children and their accomplishments. She took pride in the fact that
she was not only a Mom but also their friend. The strength of her love
was probably most apparent in her marriage. She was married for over
32 years to her devoted husband James Balesteri. Through her 2 year
battle with cancer, James never lost hope or left her side. Her love,
kindness, and warm heart will be remembered forever by those she left
behind. She is survived by her husband, James Balesteri; her daughter
and son-in-law, Lisa Balesteri and Jaime Noguera; her granddaughter,
Sophia Noguera; her son and daughter-in-law, James and Hope Balesteri;
father and mother, Dave and Betty Watts; brother, Alan, Steve, and
Richard Watts; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Words can
not express how much we love and miss her. Visitation will be held
from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, February 12, 2006 at the Mission Mortuary in
Monterey. The Rosary will take place at St. Angela’s Church in Pacific
Grove at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, February 12, 2006. The Funeral is Monday at
10 a.m. at St. Angela’s Church.
ANGELA K BALESTERI 04 Nov 1948 05 Feb 2006 (P) (72) (none specified)
563-80-8503 California
1967 Richard Herbert Trotter (32)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Nov. 26, 1981 p4
Former P.G. Resident Found Dead at His Home in Chico
Richard Herbert Trotter II, 32, a fromer resident of Pacific Grove,
was found dead early Monday at his home in Chico. Sheriff’s officers
said death resulted from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had lived
in Chico for the past 12 years and for the past eight years had worked
as a contractor. He was born Feb. 25, 139, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was
a graduate of Pacific Grove High School and attended Monterey
Peninsula College, earning letters in football and wrestling at both
schools. He was president of the Chico Rugby Club. He is survived by a
sister, Cheryl Robertson of Pacific Grove; brother, Terry L. Trotter
of Chico, and parents, Richard and Madelyn Trotter of Pacific Grove.
Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at The Paul Mortuary under
direction of St. Angela’s Catholic Church. Entombment will follow at
San Carlos Cemetery in Monterey.
TROTTER RICHARD HERBERT 1949 02 25 PETRUSO MALE OH BUTTE 1981 11 23
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1969 Debra Ann Hurt (21)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA March 19, 1973 p17
Driver Killed, Three Injured in Car Crash
Debra Ann Hurt, 21 of San Jose was killed, and three Monterey
Peninsula passengers were injured in an accident on Highway 101, 1 ½
miles south of Salinas, at 1:48 p.m. yesterday, the California Highway
Patrol reported. According to the CHP the southbound Hurt car made an
abrupt change from the slow to the fast lane at a slow rate of speed,
and was struck in the rear by a second and faster moving southbound
car driven by Tucker S. Thompson, 18, of Portland, Ore., who was
uninjured. The Hurt vehicle crossed the divider lane when struck,
rolled over and all occupants were ejected, officers said. The driver
was dead on arrival at County General Hospital. The body was taken to
the Paul Mortuary. Taken to the hospital were Mary K. Hanchett, 19, of
301 Monroe St., Monterey, major injuries; Donna Jean Czekanski, 41, of
740 Bay View Ave., Pacific Grove, moderate injuries, and Teresa Ann
Czekanski, 6, of the same address, major injuries.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA March 20, 1973 p4
Services Set for Debra Ann Hurt
Funeral services will be held Thursday for Debra Ann Hurt, 21, of 74;
Bayview Ave., PF, who died Sunday in an auto accident on Highway 101
near Salinas. A resident of the Peninsula since 1956, Miss Hurt was
born March 26, 1951, in Portsmouth, Va. She was a graduate of Pacific
Grove High School and was a student in the department of journalism at
San Jose State University at the time of her death. Miss Hurt is
survived by her mother, Mrs. Donna J. Czekanski of Pacific Grove; her
father, James Hurt of San Francisco; and two sisters, Mary Kay
Hanchett and Teresa Ann Czekanski, both of Pacific Grove. Funeral
services will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Paul Mortuary Chapel
in PF, with the Rev. J. Lee Mildon of First Assembly of God Church in
Seaside officiating. Burial will follow in El Carmelo Cemetery,
Pacific Grove.
HURT DEBRA A 1951 03 26 FEMALE VA MONTEREY 1973 03 18 21
1972 Gregory Sanchez (27)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Aug. 4, 1981 p4
Former Peninsula resident Killed in Santa Barbara Area
A former resident of the Monterey Peninsula who lived here from 1953
to 1972 has been murdered in the Santa Barbara area. Gregory Sanchez,
27, was one of two persons found bludgeoned to death July 27 as they
slept in a house in a northern Goleta residential area, according to
the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department. The other victim was a
woman who was apparently housesitting for a relative who had the house
up for sale, deputies said. No weapon was found, and deputies said
Monday that no arrests have been made. Born Oct. 19, 1953, in Carmel,
Sanchez graduated from Pacific Grove High School in 1972. He then went
to Santa Barbara, where he attended Santa Barbara City College for two
years. For the last six years he was employed as an electronic
technician. He was active in sports, coaching Pop Warner football and
Little League baseball. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Pete V. Sanchez of Santa Barbara, and brothers Michael of Santa
Barbara and Ronald of Goleta. Services have been held in Santa Barbara
and burial was in Calvary Cemetery in Santa Barbara.
SANCHEZ GREGORY 1953 10 19 DIAZ MALE CA SANTA BARBARA 1981 07 27
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1974 Patricia Harriet Biersteker(34)
Patricia Harriet (Biersteker) Toole Weaver
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Nov. 13, 1989 p4
Patricia Harriet Weaver, a homemaker and former employee of Tobert
Talbott Ties, died Saturday at her Carmel Valley home. She was 34.
Born Oct. 3, 1955, in Heidelberg, West Germany, Mrs. Weaver had lived
in Carmel Valley for four years and had previously worked for Talbott
Ties for nine years. She is survived by her husband, Glenn; a
daughter, Lauren; a brother, Nick Biersteker of Monterey; and a
sister, Nancy Burton of Klamath River. Friends may call at The Paul
Mortuary today from noon to 9 p.m., and on Tuesday and Wednesday from
9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Private burial will be in Pacific Grove. The
family suggests that memorial contributions be sent to the Hospices of
the Central Coast.
WEAVER PATRICIA HARRIET 1955 10 03 HOGG BIERSTEKER FEMALE RE MONTEREY
1989 11 11 559114233 34
1977 George Anthony Arioto (23)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Dec. 18, 1982 p4
George Anthony Arioto, 23, a former Pacific Grove resident, died
Thursday in a motorcycle accident in San Diego. Mr. Arioto was born
Oct. 25, 1959, in San Jose. He lived most of his life in Pacific Grove
and graduated from Pacific Grove High School. He had been living in
San Diego for the last three months, working as a waiter at the Hilton
Hotel. He was an accomplished guitarist. Mr. Arioto is survived by his
parents, Anthony and Marilyn Arioto of Pacific Grove; sister, Lisa
Arioto of Los Gatos; grandmother, Anne Bore Borchardt of Stockton, and
two aunts, two uncles and one niece. Rosary will be recited Sunday at
7:30 p.m. at the Paul Mortuary. A Mass of Christian burial will be
celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Angela’s Catholic Church, with
burial to follow at El Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove. The family
suggests that memorial contributions go to St. Elizabeth’s Day Home,
San Jose.
ARIOTO GEORGE ANTHONY 1959 10 25 HANSEN MALE CA SAN DIEGO 1982 12 16
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1982 (t) Steffney L. Schaefer (44)
Steffney L. (Schaefer) Tracy
Lassen County News, Susanville, CA May 6, 2008
Modoc County Record, Alturas, CA May 1, 2008
Steffney L. Tracy, 44, beloved daughter of Aloha and Edgar Schaefer of
Alturas, Calif., and a former Alturas resident from 1987 until 1993,
passed away on April 21, 2008 at Mercy Hospital, Redding, Calif.,
after succumbing to a prolonged medical illness. She was born March
17, 1964 at Langley A.F.B., Virginia. she graduated from high school
in Lincoln, Calif., where she was a member of Future Business Leaders
of America and Spanish Club. She enjoyed playing the drums from grade
school through her freshman year of high school in Pacific Grove. At
Sierra College in Rocklin, Calif., she studied business in addition to
taking typing, shorthand and bookkeeping classes. While in Modoc,
Steffney was employed with Modoc County Dept. of Social Services where
her skills in Spanish were utilized as an interpreter in addition to
her office skills. She enjoyed singing in the Modoc Performing Arts
Theater production of "Pirates of Penzance." Her marriage to Carl Lee
Tracy in Reno, later ended in divorce, after the family relocated to
Susanville in 1993. Steffney worked at the Lassen County Dept. of
Social Services, then the California Correctional Center as an office
assistant in the Records Department. She became involved with the
State Employees Union as an officer and attended meetings throughout
the state. She took an early retirement two and a half years ago for
medical reasons, but remained active in the Retired CCC Employees
Union and looked forward to the next big meeting. She had enjoyed her
involvement with the Susanville Community Theater productions,
including her part as a nun and sang in the chorus for "Sound of
Music." She also enjoyed learning to play the hand bells for a
Christmas performance for the Susanville Community Theater. It was the
magnificence and power of the buffalo she once told her mother, that
drew her to collect items depicting buffalo from the time she was 17.
Steffney is survived by her parents Edgar and Aloha Schaefer of
California Pines, Alturas, Calif.; brothers Edgar N. Schaefer, II,
known as "Gar" and his wife Bryce of Modesto, and brother Ray C.
Schaefer of Denver, Colo.; her daughter Kassandra L. Ebert, age 24,
and spouse Charles and their children (Steffney's grandchildren)
Hailee Joyce and Hannah Charlene "Charlee" of Susanville; Steffney's
son Bradley Alexander Tracy, age 15-1/2, of Susanville and her
daughter Kimberley Joyce Rouse, age 10, of Susanville, Calif.; aunt
"Tante" Jinx Cotton of Big Horn, Wyoming; cousins W. Reed Cotton and
Gregory T. cotton; Mark Wirth, his wife Laurie and their daughter
AnnaMarie of Truckee, Calif.; Schaefer aunts and cousins in Indiana,
Ohio and former husband Carl Tracy of Sacramento. Services will be
held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2008 with Pastor Keith Hooper at
Lassen Missionary Baptist Church, 150 S. Lassen St., Susanville,
Calif. There will be a private burial. Please consider contributions
for Steffney's children in care of an account set up at U.S. Bank in
their grandmother's name: Aloha Schaefer.
1987 Christopher Agorastos Jr. (18)
Pacific Grove Monarch, CA Jan 8, 1988 p9
A requiem Mass for Christopher Agorastos III was celebrated Dec. 19 at
St. Angela’s Catholic Church in Pacific Grove. He was 18. Christopher,
a June graduate of Pacific Grove High School, died Dec. 9 in a auto
accident in Hawaii. He was in Hawaii working with his father,
Christopher II, an electrical contractor. Survivors include his
father, who lives in Kanuela, Hawaii; his mother Susan Moldenhauer of
Pebble Beach; two brothers, Nick and Jock, both of Kanuela; a sister,
Kirsten Ann of Pebble Beach; his paternal grandmother, Marjorie
Nichols of Carmel Valley; and his maternal grandparents, Manuel and
Grace Sequeira of Millbrae.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Dec. 12, 1987 p4
Christopher Agorastos Jr. Killed in Hawaii Car Crash
A former Pacific Grove High School student and varsity athlete was
killed in a three-car accident in Hawaii Wednesday night that also
took the life of a 16-year-old girl and injured six others.
Christopher Agorastos Jr., 18, was pronounced dead early Thursday
morning following the accident that occurred at 10:45 p.m. Hawaii time
on the Hawaii Belt Road, according to Hilo, Hawaii, police. A
passenger in the car with him, Gambelle Brown, 16, was also pronounced
dead at the hospital, police said, and the six injured, including the
driver of one of the other cars, two passengers in Agorastos’ car and
three other passengers, were treated and released. Police said Miss
Brown was ejected from the vehicle on impact and Agorastos was pinned
underneath the car when it overturned. Born July 30, 1969, in
California, he attended Pacific Grove High School for four years,
graduating in June, and had played football in his freshman, sophomore
and senior years, and varsity basketball all four years. He was a
student at Hawaii Preparatory Academy in Waimea, Hawaii, at the time
of his death. News of the accident came as a shock to students at his
old high school, many of whom remembered him well. Teachers, coaches
and counselors described him as a popular student and a good athlete.
Pacific Grove Middle School principal Mike Ottmar, who was athletic
director at P.G. High last year, said he was “a leader” among
students, “popular, involved, an athlete.” Student Holly Simon said he
was “a very caring person; his friends and everybody came before him.
The whole school practically knew him, and the news turned the school
upside down for a couple of days. It hurt a lot of people.” Marnie
Kelly, a junior at the high school, said he had gone to Hawaii because
the University of Hawaii had accepted him for his ability at
basketball. He had also talked of someday working with his father, an
electrical contractor, Miss Kelly said. “he was very fun to be with,”
she said, “always the life of the party. The whole school kind of
looked up to him as a big brother. He was well liked by a lot of
people.” While he was a good skier and played varsity football, “he
really loved basketball,” she said. Christopher is survived by his
father, Christopher, and two brothers, Nick and Jock, all of Kamuela,
Hawaii, his mother, Susan Moldenhauer, and sister, Kirsten Ann, both
of Pacific Grove, his paternal grandmother, Marjorie, and his maternal
grandfather, Manuel Sequeira of Pacific Grove. Memorial services are
to be held today at 10 a.m. Hawaii time at the Upper Campus Chapel of
Hawaii Preparatory Academy. Students at P.G. High observed a period of
silence in his memory.
1987 (t) Nathan Robert McCoy (38)
Monterey County Herald (online ed.), CA May 9, 2008
LOS ANGELES - Nathan Robert McCoy, age 38, died Saturday, March 29,
2008. Raised in Pacific Grove, he graduated from David Avenue
Elementary and Pacific Grove Middle School, before moving to Los
Angeles and later earning a BA from UCLA. He was a devoted Christian
and loving son. For information, please email nat...@dennymccoy.com.
Los Angeles Times, CA from 5/9/2008 - 5/11/2008.
McCOY, Nathan Robert Age 38, died Saturday, March 29, 2008, in Los
Angeles. Born October 5, 1969 in Columbus, Ohio. Graduated from
Fairfax High and UCLA. Devoted Christian and friend. Information at
nat...@dennymccoy.com.
Compiled by Mary S. Taylor
Nathan Robert McCoy, 38, died March 29, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA. Born
Oct. 5, 1969, in Columbus, OH, his family moved to PG when he was four
and attended PG schools through his freshman year at PGHS. He
graduated from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles in 1987. Nathan was
born with spina bifida, requiring special help at school, and his
family was always impressed with and grateful for the assistance he
received from all this teachers and school administrators in PG. He
earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from UCLA in 1997 and worked as
a tutor in math and Spanish. Nathan took many trips to Mexico with
various charitable organizations and was an active member of his
church community. Survivors include his father, Denny McCoy of
Wimberly, TX, and sister Melina LaBarge of Keene, NH.
1992 Aaron Edward Preece (22)
Monterey County Herald, CA Aug. 24, 1996 pB3
Aaron Edward Preece, 22, a Seaside resident, died Wednesday at San
Jose Medical Center of injuries suffered in an automobile accident.
Born May 8, 1974, in Walnut Creek, Mr. Preece was a graduate of
Pacific Grove High School. He was a member of the Fort Ord Americorps
crew and a volunteer firefighter for the Carmel Highlands Dire
Protection District. He is survived by his mother, Holly Preece of
Menlo Park; his father, Bill Moody of Seaside; a brother, David Preece
of San Francisco; a sister, Allison Preece of Menlo Park; his
grandmother, Donna Preece of Danville; and his grandfather, Dr. Howard
Preece of Monterey. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the
Church of the Wayfarer in Carmel. The Neptune Society was in charge of
cremation. The family suggests that memorial contributions be sent to
the Carmel Highlands Volunteer Firefighters Fund, Carmel.
PREECE AARON EDWARD 1974 05 08 PREECE MITTS MALE
CA SANTA CLARA 1996 08 20 569359927 22
1997 Kevin William Foley (19)
Monterey County Herald, CA Feb. 19, 1998 pB1
P.G. man dies after collapsing in street
A Pacific Grove man collapsed on the sidewalk and was pronounced dead
at a hospital Wednesday afternoon, police said. Kevin Foley, 19, was
walking on the sidewalk on Forest Avenue at Beaumont Avenue when he
fell and lost consciousness, police said. A passing motorist called
for help. Foley was taken to Community Hospital of the Monterey
Peninsula, where he was pronounced dead. A medical exam has been
scheduled to determine the cause of death, police said.
FOLEY KEVIN WILLIAM 1978 08 25 DASELER MALE CA MONTEREY 1998 02 18
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Annette Ruth (Beitz) Whitaker
Monterey County Herald (online ed.), CA May 14, 2008
WATSONVILLE – Annette Ruth Beitz Whitaker went to be with the Lord on
May 8, 2008. She was 82 years old. Married to the love of her life,
Sidney, for over 61 years, Annette leaves a family rich in memories.
Sid and Annette were blessed with four children, six grandchildren and
two great grandchildren. She loved laughing, talking on the phone with
family and friends, shopping, eating, doing yard work, getting the
family together for outings and rides around the coast. She enjoyed
homemaking, decorating, picnics, flowers, reading, movies and good
meals. She loved people and made new friends wherever she went. She
was gifted at keeping friends and family in touch with each other's
lives. Annette loved and appreciated the things Sid made for her
throughout the years. Most of all she loved her Lord Jesus and her
family. Annette lived her life to the fullest and she will be missed
by her family and friends. No formal services will be held. In lieu of
flowers the family requests donations to a charity of the donor's
choice.
Salinas Californian, CA May 14, 2008
Annette Ruth Beitz Whitaker 82, of Salinas, went to be with the Lord
on Thursday, May 8, 2008. Married to the love of her life, Sidney, for
over 61 years, Annette leaves a family rich in memories. Sid and
Annette were blessed with four children, six grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. She loved laughing, talking on the phone with
family and friends, shopping, eating, doing yard work, getting the
family together for outings and rides around the coast. She enjoyed
homemaking, decorating, picnics, flowers, reading, movies and good
meals. She loved people and made new friends wherever she went. She
was gifted at keeping friends and family in touch with each others'
lives. Annette loved and appreciated the things Sid made for her
throughout the years. Most of all she loved her Lord Jesus and her
family. Annette lived her life to the fullest and she will be missed
by her family and friends. No formal services will be held. Donations:
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to a charity of the
donor's choice. (PGHS)
1944 Dolores “Brenda” “Dee” Brendel (82)
Dolores “Brenda” “Dee” (Brendel) Litch
Monterey County Herald (online ed.), CA June 4, 2008
May 13, 1926 ~ June 1, 2008 PACIFIC GROVE, CA - Dolores E. (Brendel)
Litch, age 82, died peacefully on June 1, 2008 after a long illness.
Her two sons, Don J. Fry Jr. of Pacific Grove and Stephen L. Fry of
Phoenix, AZ, were at her side. She is also survived by her two
grandchildren: Amber Decker (husband, Brad) and Travis Fry, both of
Arizona; and, one great grandchild: Gabriel Decker. Dolores
graduated from Pacific Grove High School in 1944 and along with her
husband, Don J. Fry Sr. (and with others), was instrumental in the
reactivation of what we know today as The Pacific Grove High School
Alumni Association. Her services in numerous areas, most noted, were
Membership Co-Chair and Records. Dee (affectionately called)
remembered recently her younger years growing up as a pharmacist's
daughter to John (Jack) Brendel (mother, Val) on the second floor of a
downtown Pacific Grove building. She also remembered going to the
Asilomar Beach Track to volunteer as an enemy plane spotter for the
U.S. Government during the war. She later caught the eye of the son of
local golf pro, Fred X. Fry. His son, Don Sr. and Dee were married in
1948. Widowed in 1967, she later married Calvin M. Litch. Widowed
again, Dee's fond memories and stories of both Don Sr. and Cal have
been shared around the dinner tables of family and friends for years.
Her tireless efforts for the different groups and organizations she
belonged to will be missed including: ladies golf handicap and
tournament committees, Pandango's Dance Club, Pacific Grove High
School Alumni Association, and others too many to list. A Memorial
Service is planed at graveside by Rev. Charles Davis of the Pacific
Grove First Church of God at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 6, 2008 at the El
Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove, located next to the Pacific Grove
Golf Links. Donations "In Memory of Dolores (Brendel) Litch" are
suggested to: The Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association, P.O.
Box 51396, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, a non-profit organization whose
main goal is the support of Pacific Grove High School, an organization
that Dee served for the past 46 years.
1946 Richard Robert Tannahill Jr. (53)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Aug. 8, 1982 p4
Richard Robert Tannahill, 53, a fire captain for the California
Department of Forestry until his retirement in 1979, died at Community
Hospital Wednesday morning after a period of failing health. A native
of Bryant, S.D., he was born July 23, 1929. He had been a resident of
Pacific Grove and Monterey since the age of four. Mr. Tannahill served
with the Department of Forestry for 30 years, retiring because of ill
health. He was last stationed at the Garden Road division headquarters
in Monterey. He was a member of Moose Lodge No. 876 of Del Rey Oaks.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia of Monterey; three daughters,
Mary Kelly of Chico, Nancy Tannahill of Hayward, and Vita Anne
Tannahill of Sacramento; two sons, Vincent Mark Tannahill of Monterey
and Richard Tannahill of Victorville; two brothers, James Tannahill of
Monterey and David Tannahill of Seaside, as well as his mother,
Bernice Sasser of Monterey, and two grandchildren. Memorial services
will be Friday at 3:30 p.m. at the Little Chapel by-the-Sea in Pacific
Grove, with the Rev. Peter Farmer of St. Matthias Episcopal Church of
Seaside officiating. Cremation will be followed by inurnment at the El
Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove. The Paul Mortuary is in charge of
arrangements. The family suggests that memorial contributions be sent
to either the Kidney Foundation or to the Santa Cruz Community
Hospital dialysis unit.
1947 Phyllis Jean Abernathy (52)
Phyllis Jean (Abernathy) Cardinalli Amos
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA July 3, 1981 p4
Phyllis Jean Amos, a longtime resident of Monterey, died Thursday at
Community Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was 82. Born April 24,
1929, in Borger, Texas, Mrs. Amos moved to the Peninsula when she was
a child. She was a graduate of Pacific Grove High School in 1947 and
she was on the board of directors of the Pacific Grove High School
Alumni Association. She is survived by her husband, James; son, Robert
Cardinalli of Katmandu, Nepal; mother, Lillian McLaughlin of Seaside;
brothers, Michael McLaughlin of Pacifica, and John McLaughlin of El
Paso, Texas; step-daughter, Wendy Lissenbee of Fallon, Nev.; and half-
brother, Lewis Abernathy of Kennewick, Wash., and Howard Abernathy of
Los Angeles. Friends may call at the Paul Mortuary from 5 to 6 p.m.
today, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and I a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Mass of
Christian burial will be said at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Angela’s
Catholic Church, Pacific Grove. Burial will follow at Mission Memorial
Park, Seaside. The family suggests that memorial contributions be sent
to Community Hospital.
1947 Richard Nelson Nidever (62)
Fresno Bee, CA April 4, 1992
Visalia – Private arrangements for Richard Nidever, 62, are under the
direction of Hadley Funeral Chapel. Mr. Nidever died Wednesday. He was
a retired veterans employment representative. Surviving are a son,
Douglas of June lake; four daughters, Linda Pichardo, Kathleen Dockter
and Nancy Firth, all of Torranc,e and Mary Miller of Nevada; and six
grandchildren.
1947 Edna Lavyne “Boots” Sullivan (49)
Edna Lavyne “Boots” (Sullivan) Vercauteren
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA June 25, 1979 p4
Edna Sullivan "Boot" Vercauteren of Campbell, a former resident of
Pacific Grove, died Friday at Los Gatos Community Hospital after being
suddenly stricken at her home. She was 49. Mrs. Vercauteren was born
in Stonyford (Colusa County) on Dec. 20, 1929. She attended schools in
Pacific Grove where she lived for many years. Mrs. Vercauteren moved
to the San Jose area 18 years ago. She worked as a mechanical
inspector for Dimac Machine Co. She is survived by her husband,
Raymond Vercauteren of Campbell; daughters Kristina Osborn of Albany
and Karen Vercauteren of San Jose; mother, Edna Smith of San Jose;
brothers, Jack Sullivan of Carmel Valley and Joe Sullivan of Pacific
Grove, and two grandchildren. Memorial services will be held Tuesday
at 11 a.m. at St. Edward’s Episcopal Church, San Jose, with cremation
at Los Gatos Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the direction of
Darling-Fischer Campbell Memorial Chapel. The family suggests that
memorial contributions be sent to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled
Children, San Francisco.
ROGERS ELIZABETH ALICE 1889 09 02 EARL PINKERTON FEMALE CA MONTEREY
1980 09 23 555215784 91
1948 (t) Jack Ellis Clothier (51)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA March 11, 1982 p4
Jack Ellis Clothier, 51, of Kallua Kona, Hawaii, died of a heart
attack Monday in Hawaii. He was born Dec. 4, 1930, in Norwich, Kans.,
He was raised in Pacific Grove and attended schools there before
joining the U.S. Air Force. Following military service he moved to
Hawaii, where he established Jack’s Diving Locker, a scuba diving
shop. Mr. Clothier is survived by his wife, Christina; mother, Helen
of Pacific Grove; brother, Deane of la Grange; daughters Judy Hazel of
Norfolk, Va., Laurie Petersen of San Jose, Christine Ehlers of
Durango, Colo., and Barbara Clothier of Lake Tahoe, and five
grandchildren. Memorial services and scattering of the ashes will be
held Friday at sea off Hawaii.
JACK CLOTHIER 04 Dec 1930 Mar 1982 (not specified) 96740 (Kailua
Kona, Hawaii, HI) 562-30-9398 California
1949 (t) James Frederick Morton (49)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Feb. 1, 1981 p4A
James Frederick Morton, 49, of Lobos Street and 2nd Avenue, Carmel,
died Friday at Eskaton Monterey Hospital after a brief illness. He was
a self-employed electrician who had worked in the Carmel-Monterey area
for the past 25 years. Mr. Morton was a member of the All-State
Softball team, representing Peninsula Paint Co. A native of Pacific
Grove, he was born Oct. 17, 1931. He is survived by his wife, Judith
of Carmel; sons, James and Laurence, also of Carmel and Michael of
Tacoma, Wash.; a daughter, Kellie of Tacoma and a step-daughter, Karen
Rappa of Carmel; and his mother, Mrs. Florence Todd of Pacific Grove.
A memorial service will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. at the beach just
south of Lovers Point. Inurnment will be at a later date with Mission
Mortuary in charge of arrangements. The family suggests that memorial
contributions be sent to the Salvation Army.
MORTON JAMES FREDERICK 1931 10 17 MALE OK MONTEREY 1981 01 30
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1950 Lora Evelyn Clarke (49)
Lora Evelyn (Clarke) Jackson
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA March 10, 1982 p4
Lora Clarke Jackson of American Fork, Utah, a native of Pacific Grove,
died Feb. 22 in an American Fork hospital after a brief illness. She
was 49. Mrs. Jackson was born Aug. 6, 1932 in Pacific Grove, and lived
in Pacific Grove for 20 years. She was a graduate of Pacific Grove
High School. She also resided in Santa Maria and Lompoc before moving
to American Fork in 1978. She worked as a receptionist at the Central
Utah Orthopedic Clinic in Provo, Utah, and was a member of the
American Fork 1st Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. An active member of the LDS church, Mrs. Jackson served for
more than 30 years as a teacher in the Sunday School and in the Relief
Society and Young Women’s programs. For many years she participated in
theatrical productions. Surviving are her husband, Gaylen R., whom she
married in Pacific Grove in 1950; son, Eric M. of Mesa, Ariz.;
daughters, Deborah Cole of Dolores, Colo., Marcia Foster, Montrose,
Colo., and Denise Wilkinson of American Fork; sister, Jean Bailey of
American Fork, and 12 grandchildren. Graveside services were held Feb.
26 at the American Fork City Cemetery.
1953 (t) Dorothy “Cookie” Carroll (48)
Dorothy “Cookie” (Carroll) Perez
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Nov. 29, 1983 p4
Dorothy Perez of Monterey died Sunday at Community Hospital after a
long illness. She was 48. Mrs. Perez, known as “Cookie,” was born
April 23, 1935, in Salinas and had lived all of her life on the
Monterey Peninsula. She had been a kidney dialysis patient for the
past 23 years. She is survived by sons, Robert A. Russell Jr. of
Monterey and John L. Russell of Marina; her mother, Dorothy Wheeler of
Pacific Grove; sisters, Joyce Buffo and Jeannie Avila, both of
Seaside; brother, Robert Carroll of Pacific Grove; two grandchildren
and numerous nieces and nephews. Private family services will be held
today at the Paul Mortuary Chapel. Cremation will be at the Little
Chapel by-the-Sea, with inurnment in El Carmelo Cemetery. The family
suggests that memorial contributions be sent to the Kidney Foundation
of Northern California, Burlingame.
PEREZ DOROTHY MAY 1935 04 23 BURTON CARROLL FEMALE CA MONTEREY 1983 11
27 551426053 48
1954 Frances Marie “Francie” Welsh (71)
Francie Marie (Welsh) Hicks
Monterey County Herald (online ed.), CA May 29, 2008
March 5, 1937 ~ May 17, 2008 Pacific Grove - Francie Welsh Hicks, age
71, died on May 17, 2008. Francie was born in Vallejo, CA on March 5,
1937. She graduated from Pacific Grove High School in 1954 and was a
member of the PG High Alumni. She spent many years in Sacramento, CA.
She leaves Ed Hicks, her husband of 50 years, also a P.G. High
graduate; her son, Don Hicks (Kimberlie) of Oakland, CA; David
(Jennifer) of San Diego, CA; daughter, Amber (Kris) of Felton, CA; and
grandchildren Danielle Hicks of Chandler, AZ and Cassie and Jackson of
San Diego. She is also survived by her sisters, Sherry Welsh Gruwell
(Jim), Joann Welsh of Pismo Beach, CA and Lynn Hayes of Santa Clara,
CA as well as many nieces and nephews. A celebration of her life was
held in Sacramento on May 25, 2008. She will be cremated and her ashes
scattered off the coast of Pacific Grove.
Sacramento Bee, CA on 5/22/2008.
HICKS, Francie Born in Vallejo, CA, March 5, 1937 to Frances Josephine
and Stanley Russell Welsh. Raised in Pacific Grove, CA and graduated
from Pacific Grove High School in 1954. She has spent many years
living in Sacramento with her husband Edward, also a P.G. High
graduate. She is survived by her husband Ed; her sons, Don (Kimberlie)
of Oakland, David (Jennifer) of San Diego; grandchildren, Danielle of
Chandler, AZ, Cassie and Jackson of San Diego and a daughter Amber
Waite (Kris) of Felton, CA. She also leaves behind her sisters Sherry
Gruwell of Seaside, CA, Joann Welsh of Pismo Beach, CA, and Lynn Hayes
of Santa Clara, CA, plus many nieces and nephews. A celebration of her
life will be held Sunday, May 25th from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Nepenthe
Clubhouse, 1131 Commons Dr. Sac.
1956 Robert Maurice Clothier (43)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Aug. 1, 1981 p4
Robert M. Clothier, 43, an electrician, died Thursday at Community
Hospital shortly after a heart attack at his home in Carmel. Mr.
Clothier, who was born March 19, 1938, moved to Carmel five years ago
after residing at Pacific Grove since infancy. An electrician for the
past 30 years, he was employed by A&A Electric Inc. in Salinas.
Surviving are his wife, Anne; son, Jeffery of Pacific Grove; sister,
Shirley Keith of Pacific Grove; brothers, Jack of Hawaii and Deane of
La Grange, Calif., and his mother, Helen Clothier of Carmel. Private
cremation will be at El Carmelo Cemetery under direction of the Paul
Mortuary. Friends will gather Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the family
home on the east side of Monterey Street, near Second Avenue, Carmel.
The family prefers memorial contributions to the Community Hospital
Emergency room, Carmel.
CLOTHIER ROBERT MAURICE 1938 03 19 PEYTON MALE CA MONTEREY 1981 07 30
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1962 Andrew Fisher Cowan (21)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA March 6, 1965 p2
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Paul Funeral
Chapel at Pacific Grove for Andrew Fisher Cowan, 21, of 822 Gibson
St., Pacific Grove, who died in a Salinas hospital yesterday. He had
never regained consciousness since he was injured in a traffic
accident i16 months ago. Officiating at the services will be Father
H.M.M. Nicholas of St. Mary’s by the Sea Episcopal Church. Mr. Cowan
is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Cowan of Pacific
Grove; his paternal grandparent, William Cowan of Lesmahagow,
Scotland; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor W. Fisher of
Pacific Grove; an aunt and uncle, Maj. And Mrs. Douglas Honma of
Carmel Valley. Burial will be in the El Carmelo Cemetery of Monterey.
Paul Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
COWAN ANDREW F 1943 06 05 FISHER MALE EN
MONTEREY 1965 03 05 565620988 21
1962 Patricia Ann McCulloch (20)
Reno Evening Gazette, NV July 30, 1964
Elko Area Crash Kills Woman, 20
Elko (AP) – Patricia McCullough, 20, of Pacific Grove, Calif., died in
a hospital today after she was injured in a highway accident 38 miles
east of Elko. She was the driver of a foreign car and was accompanied
by Ramond Frank, 20, of Remsen, Iowa, identified as her fiancé.
Highway patrolman Laurel Heathman said the car left U.S. Highway 40
and overturned four times. She was thrown from the auto. The death was
the 109th on Nevada highways this year compared with 94 during the
corresponding period last year. Frank suffered shock, but wa not held
at the hospital.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Aug. 1, 1964 p2
Rosary will be recited Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the Paul
Mortuary chapel for Patricia Ann McCulloch. Miss McCulloch, 20, who
lived with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rex A. McCulloch, at 1012 Sunset
Dr., Pacific Grove, died July 30 as the result ofinjuies received in
an automobile accident near Elko, Nev. She was born March 20, 1944, in
Pasco, Wash., and moved to Pacific Grove the following year. Requiem
mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Angela’s Church,
Pacific Grove, following brief rites at the mortuary at 9 a.m.
Interment follows at Mission Memorial Park.
1965 William James “Bill” Robertson (32)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA March 2, 1979 p4
P.G. Man Found Dead In His Car at Carmel
William Robertson, 32, of Pacific Grove, was found dead Thursday
afternoon in his car in Carmel, victim of an apparent suicide. Deputy
Coroner Robert Shaw reported that Robertson was found at about 5:33
p.m. Thursday by a Carmel resident on Pescadero Road in the
unincorporated area adjacent to the city. A hose had been rigged from
the exhaust pipe to the window of the car. Shaw said, and notes were
found at the scene expressing despondency. The body was taken to
Mission Mortuary, where an autopsy is pending.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA March 3, 1979 p4
Services Scheduled for William J. Robertson
Rosary will be recited Sunday at 8 p.m. in the chapel of the Mission
Mortuary for William J. Robertson, 32, who died Thursday. Mass of
Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 9:30 a.m. in San Carlos
Cathedral. Burial will be in San Carlos Cemetery. Born in Carmel Jan.
15, 1947, he was office manager of an electric company in Pacific
Grove. He was a veteran of the Army. He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Torre, maternal grandmother, Marie Prediger and
sister Barbara Davidson, all of San Jose.
ROBERTSON WILLIAM J 1947 01 15 MALE CA
MONTEREY 1979 03 01 558688816 32
1966 Vaughn Marjorie Field (41)
Vaughn Marjorie (Field) Hague
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA May 13, 1989 p4
Vaughn M. Hague, a retired teacher and nurse, died Thursday in her
Carmel home after a lengthy illness. She was 41. Born Jan. 13, 1948,
in St. Paul, Minn., Mrs. Hague had lived in Carmel for 10 years. She
was also an artist. Mrs. Hague was a member of Saint John’s Episcopal
Church, Children’s Services Center, Ladies of Carmel, Monterey History
and Art Association, Junior League, Monterey Peninsula Museum,
Monterey Peninsula Museum on Wheels Program and DeYoung Museum in San
Francisco. Survivors include her mother, Betty Field of Pacific Grove,
her husband, John Hague of Carmel; a son, Nathaniel of Carmel; a
brother, Leslie Field of Pacific Grove; and a sister, Andre Kettell of
South Carolina. Memorial services will be held May 27 at 1 p.m. at
Saint john’s Episcopal Church in Monterey. Private burial will take
place in El Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove. Paul Mortuary is in
charge of arrangements. The family suggests that memorial
contributions be sent to Children’s Services Center in Monterey.
HAGUE VAUGHN M 1948 01 13 FIELD GIESCH FEMALE MN MONTEREY 1989 05 11
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1966 Angela Kathleen Watts (57)
Angela Kathleen (Watts) Tucker Balesteri
Monterey County Herald, CA Feb. 10, 2006 pB5
Angela Kathleen Balesteri, November 4, 1948-February 5, 2006 Pacific
Grove – Angela Balesteri lost her battle with cancer on February 5th,
2006 and began her journey with God. For the 57 years she blessed us
with her presence, she touched many hearts. She was truly one of God’s
angels on earth and will continue to be one in heaven. For 35 years
she worked as an Administrative Officer for the Naval Postgraduate
School. For her outstanding performance in numerous capacities, she
received the honor of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award. She
was well respected and loved by all she worked with and will be sorely
missed. More importantly she lived her life as a loving mother and
wife. Motherhood was her greatest joy, and she was proud of her two
children and their accomplishments. She took pride in the fact that
she was not only a Mom but also their friend. The strength of her love
was probably most apparent in her marriage. She was married for over
32 years to her devoted husband James Balesteri. Through her 2 year
battle with cancer, James never lost hope or left her side. Her love,
kindness, and warm heart will be remembered forever by those she left
behind. She is survived by her husband, James Balesteri; her daughter
and son-in-law, Lisa Balesteri and Jaime Noguera; her granddaughter,
Sophia Noguera; her son and daughter-in-law, James and Hope Balesteri;
father and mother, Dave and Betty Watts; brother, Alan, Steve, and
Richard Watts; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Words can
not express how much we love and miss her. Visitation will be held
from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, February 12, 2006 at the Mission Mortuary in
Monterey. The Rosary will take place at St. Angela’s Church in Pacific
Grove at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, February 12, 2006. The Funeral is Monday at
10 a.m. at St. Angela’s Church.
ANGELA K BALESTERI 04 Nov 1948 05 Feb 2006 (P) (72) (none specified)
563-80-8503 California
1967 Richard Herbert Trotter (32)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Nov. 26, 1981 p4
Former P.G. Resident Found Dead at His Home in Chico
Richard Herbert Trotter II, 32, a fromer resident of Pacific Grove,
was found dead early Monday at his home in Chico. Sheriff’s officers
said death resulted from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had lived
in Chico for the past 12 years and for the past eight years had worked
as a contractor. He was born Feb. 25, 139, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was
a graduate of Pacific Grove High School and attended Monterey
Peninsula College, earning letters in football and wrestling at both
schools. He was president of the Chico Rugby Club. He is survived by a
sister, Cheryl Robertson of Pacific Grove; brother, Terry L. Trotter
of Chico, and parents, Richard and Madelyn Trotter of Pacific Grove.
Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at The Paul Mortuary under
direction of St. Angela’s Catholic Church. Entombment will follow at
San Carlos Cemetery in Monterey.
TROTTER RICHARD HERBERT 1949 02 25 PETRUSO MALE OH BUTTE 1981 11 23
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1969 Debra Ann Hurt (21)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA March 19, 1973 p17
Driver Killed, Three Injured in Car Crash
Debra Ann Hurt, 21 of San Jose was killed, and three Monterey
Peninsula passengers were injured in an accident on Highway 101, 1 ½
miles south of Salinas, at 1:48 p.m. yesterday, the California Highway
Patrol reported. According to the CHP the southbound Hurt car made an
abrupt change from the slow to the fast lane at a slow rate of speed,
and was struck in the rear by a second and faster moving southbound
car driven by Tucker S. Thompson, 18, of Portland, Ore., who was
uninjured. The Hurt vehicle crossed the divider lane when struck,
rolled over and all occupants were ejected, officers said. The driver
was dead on arrival at County General Hospital. The body was taken to
the Paul Mortuary. Taken to the hospital were Mary K. Hanchett, 19, of
301 Monroe St., Monterey, major injuries; Donna Jean Czekanski, 41, of
740 Bay View Ave., Pacific Grove, moderate injuries, and Teresa Ann
Czekanski, 6, of the same address, major injuries.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA March 20, 1973 p4
Services Set for Debra Ann Hurt
Funeral services will be held Thursday for Debra Ann Hurt, 21, of 74;
Bayview Ave., PF, who died Sunday in an auto accident on Highway 101
near Salinas. A resident of the Peninsula since 1956, Miss Hurt was
born March 26, 1951, in Portsmouth, Va. She was a graduate of Pacific
Grove High School and was a student in the department of journalism at
San Jose State University at the time of her death. Miss Hurt is
survived by her mother, Mrs. Donna J. Czekanski of Pacific Grove; her
father, James Hurt of San Francisco; and two sisters, Mary Kay
Hanchett and Teresa Ann Czekanski, both of Pacific Grove. Funeral
services will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Paul Mortuary Chapel
in PF, with the Rev. J. Lee Mildon of First Assembly of God Church in
Seaside officiating. Burial will follow in El Carmelo Cemetery,
Pacific Grove.
HURT DEBRA A 1951 03 26 FEMALE VA MONTEREY 1973 03 18 21
1972 Gregory Sanchez (27)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Aug. 4, 1981 p4
Former Peninsula resident Killed in Santa Barbara Area
A former resident of the Monterey Peninsula who lived here from 1953
to 1972 has been murdered in the Santa Barbara area. Gregory Sanchez,
27, was one of two persons found bludgeoned to death July 27 as they
slept in a house in a northern Goleta residential area, according to
the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department. The other victim was a
woman who was apparently housesitting for a relative who had the house
up for sale, deputies said. No weapon was found, and deputies said
Monday that no arrests have been made. Born Oct. 19, 1953, in Carmel,
Sanchez graduated from Pacific Grove High School in 1972. He then went
to Santa Barbara, where he attended Santa Barbara City College for two
years. For the last six years he was employed as an electronic
technician. He was active in sports, coaching Pop Warner football and
Little League baseball. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Pete V. Sanchez of Santa Barbara, and brothers Michael of Santa
Barbara and Ronald of Goleta. Services have been held in Santa Barbara
and burial was in Calvary Cemetery in Santa Barbara.
SANCHEZ GREGORY 1953 10 19 DIAZ MALE CA SANTA BARBARA 1981 07 27
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1974 Patricia Harriet Biersteker(34)
Patricia Harriet (Biersteker) Toole Weaver
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Nov. 13, 1989 p4
Patricia Harriet Weaver, a homemaker and former employee of Tobert
Talbott Ties, died Saturday at her Carmel Valley home. She was 34.
Born Oct. 3, 1955, in Heidelberg, West Germany, Mrs. Weaver had lived
in Carmel Valley for four years and had previously worked for Talbott
Ties for nine years. She is survived by her husband, Glenn; a
daughter, Lauren; a brother, Nick Biersteker of Monterey; and a
sister, Nancy Burton of Klamath River. Friends may call at The Paul
Mortuary today from noon to 9 p.m., and on Tuesday and Wednesday from
9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Private burial will be in Pacific Grove. The
family suggests that memorial contributions be sent to the Hospices of
the Central Coast.
WEAVER PATRICIA HARRIET 1955 10 03 HOGG BIERSTEKER FEMALE RE MONTEREY
1989 11 11 559114233 34
1977 George Anthony Arioto (23)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Dec. 18, 1982 p4
George Anthony Arioto, 23, a former Pacific Grove resident, died
Thursday in a motorcycle accident in San Diego. Mr. Arioto was born
Oct. 25, 1959, in San Jose. He lived most of his life in Pacific Grove
and graduated from Pacific Grove High School. He had been living in
San Diego for the last three months, working as a waiter at the Hilton
Hotel. He was an accomplished guitarist. Mr. Arioto is survived by his
parents, Anthony and Marilyn Arioto of Pacific Grove; sister, Lisa
Arioto of Los Gatos; grandmother, Anne Bore Borchardt of Stockton, and
two aunts, two uncles and one niece. Rosary will be recited Sunday at
7:30 p.m. at the Paul Mortuary. A Mass of Christian burial will be
celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Angela’s Catholic Church, with
burial to follow at El Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove. The family
suggests that memorial contributions go to St. Elizabeth’s Day Home,
San Jose.
ARIOTO GEORGE ANTHONY 1959 10 25 HANSEN MALE CA SAN DIEGO 1982 12 16
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1982 (t) Steffney L. Schaefer (44)
Steffney L. (Schaefer) Tracy
Lassen County News, Susanville, CA May 6, 2008
Modoc County Record, Alturas, CA May 1, 2008
Steffney L. Tracy, 44, beloved daughter of Aloha and Edgar Schaefer of
Alturas, Calif., and a former Alturas resident from 1987 until 1993,
passed away on April 21, 2008 at Mercy Hospital, Redding, Calif.,
after succumbing to a prolonged medical illness. She was born March
17, 1964 at Langley A.F.B., Virginia. she graduated from high school
in Lincoln, Calif., where she was a member of Future Business Leaders
of America and Spanish Club. She enjoyed playing the drums from grade
school through her freshman year of high school in Pacific Grove. At
Sierra College in Rocklin, Calif., she studied business in addition to
taking typing, shorthand and bookkeeping classes. While in Modoc,
Steffney was employed with Modoc County Dept. of Social Services where
her skills in Spanish were utilized as an interpreter in addition to
her office skills. She enjoyed singing in the Modoc Performing Arts
Theater production of "Pirates of Penzance." Her marriage to Carl Lee
Tracy in Reno, later ended in divorce, after the family relocated to
Susanville in 1993. Steffney worked at the Lassen County Dept. of
Social Services, then the California Correctional Center as an office
assistant in the Records Department. She became involved with the
State Employees Union as an officer and attended meetings throughout
the state. She took an early retirement two and a half years ago for
medical reasons, but remained active in the Retired CCC Employees
Union and looked forward to the next big meeting. She had enjoyed her
involvement with the Susanville Community Theater productions,
including her part as a nun and sang in the chorus for "Sound of
Music." She also enjoyed learning to play the hand bells for a
Christmas performance for the Susanville Community Theater. It was the
magnificence and power of the buffalo she once told her mother, that
drew her to collect items depicting buffalo from the time she was 17.
Steffney is survived by her parents Edgar and Aloha Schaefer of
California Pines, Alturas, Calif.; brothers Edgar N. Schaefer, II,
known as "Gar" and his wife Bryce of Modesto, and brother Ray C.
Schaefer of Denver, Colo.; her daughter Kassandra L. Ebert, age 24,
and spouse Charles and their children (Steffney's grandchildren)
Hailee Joyce and Hannah Charlene "Charlee" of Susanville; Steffney's
son Bradley Alexander Tracy, age 15-1/2, of Susanville and her
daughter Kimberley Joyce Rouse, age 10, of Susanville, Calif.; aunt
"Tante" Jinx Cotton of Big Horn, Wyoming; cousins W. Reed Cotton and
Gregory T. cotton; Mark Wirth, his wife Laurie and their daughter
AnnaMarie of Truckee, Calif.; Schaefer aunts and cousins in Indiana,
Ohio and former husband Carl Tracy of Sacramento. Services will be
held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2008 with Pastor Keith Hooper at
Lassen Missionary Baptist Church, 150 S. Lassen St., Susanville,
Calif. There will be a private burial. Please consider contributions
for Steffney's children in care of an account set up at U.S. Bank in
their grandmother's name: Aloha Schaefer.
1987 Christopher Agorastos Jr. (18)
Pacific Grove Monarch, CA Jan 8, 1988 p9
A requiem Mass for Christopher Agorastos III was celebrated Dec. 19 at
St. Angela’s Catholic Church in Pacific Grove. He was 18. Christopher,
a June graduate of Pacific Grove High School, died Dec. 9 in a auto
accident in Hawaii. He was in Hawaii working with his father,
Christopher II, an electrical contractor. Survivors include his
father, who lives in Kanuela, Hawaii; his mother Susan Moldenhauer of
Pebble Beach; two brothers, Nick and Jock, both of Kanuela; a sister,
Kirsten Ann of Pebble Beach; his paternal grandmother, Marjorie
Nichols of Carmel Valley; and his maternal grandparents, Manuel and
Grace Sequeira of Millbrae.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Dec. 12, 1987 p4
Christopher Agorastos Jr. Killed in Hawaii Car Crash
A former Pacific Grove High School student and varsity athlete was
killed in a three-car accident in Hawaii Wednesday night that also
took the life of a 16-year-old girl and injured six others.
Christopher Agorastos Jr., 18, was pronounced dead early Thursday
morning following the accident that occurred at 10:45 p.m. Hawaii time
on the Hawaii Belt Road, according to Hilo, Hawaii, police. A
passenger in the car with him, Gambelle Brown, 16, was also pronounced
dead at the hospital, police said, and the six injured, including the
driver of one of the other cars, two passengers in Agorastos’ car and
three other passengers, were treated and released. Police said Miss
Brown was ejected from the vehicle on impact and Agorastos was pinned
underneath the car when it overturned. Born July 30, 1969, in
California, he attended Pacific Grove High School for four years,
graduating in June, and had played football in his freshman, sophomore
and senior years, and varsity basketball all four years. He was a
student at Hawaii Preparatory Academy in Waimea, Hawaii, at the time
of his death. News of the accident came as a shock to students at his
old high school, many of whom remembered him well. Teachers, coaches
and counselors described him as a popular student and a good athlete.
Pacific Grove Middle School principal Mike Ottmar, who was athletic
director at P.G. High last year, said he was “a leader” among
students, “popular, involved, an athlete.” Student Holly Simon said he
was “a very caring person; his friends and everybody came before him.
The whole school practically knew him, and the news turned the school
upside down for a couple of days. It hurt a lot of people.” Marnie
Kelly, a junior at the high school, said he had gone to Hawaii because
the University of Hawaii had accepted him for his ability at
basketball. He had also talked of someday working with his father, an
electrical contractor, Miss Kelly said. “he was very fun to be with,”
she said, “always the life of the party. The whole school kind of
looked up to him as a big brother. He was well liked by a lot of
people.” While he was a good skier and played varsity football, “he
really loved basketball,” she said. Christopher is survived by his
father, Christopher, and two brothers, Nick and Jock, all of Kamuela,
Hawaii, his mother, Susan Moldenhauer, and sister, Kirsten Ann, both
of Pacific Grove, his paternal grandmother, Marjorie, and his maternal
grandfather, Manuel Sequeira of Pacific Grove. Memorial services are
to be held today at 10 a.m. Hawaii time at the Upper Campus Chapel of
Hawaii Preparatory Academy. Students at P.G. High observed a period of
silence in his memory.
1987 (t) Nathan Robert McCoy (38)
Monterey County Herald (online ed.), CA May 9, 2008
LOS ANGELES - Nathan Robert McCoy, age 38, died Saturday, March 29,
2008. Raised in Pacific Grove, he graduated from David Avenue
Elementary and Pacific Grove Middle School, before moving to Los
Angeles and later earning a BA from UCLA. He was a devoted Christian
and loving son. For information, please email nat...@dennymccoy.com.
Los Angeles Times, CA from 5/9/2008 - 5/11/2008.
McCOY, Nathan Robert Age 38, died Saturday, March 29, 2008, in Los
Angeles. Born October 5, 1969 in Columbus, Ohio. Graduated from
Fairfax High and UCLA. Devoted Christian and friend. Information at
nat...@dennymccoy.com.
Compiled by Mary S. Taylor
Nathan Robert McCoy, 38, died March 29, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA. Born
Oct. 5, 1969, in Columbus, OH, his family moved to PG when he was four
and attended PG schools through his freshman year at PGHS. He
graduated from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles in 1987. Nathan was
born with spina bifida, requiring special help at school, and his
family was always impressed with and grateful for the assistance he
received from all this teachers and school administrators in PG. He
earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from UCLA in 1997 and worked as
a tutor in math and Spanish. Nathan took many trips to Mexico with
various charitable organizations and was an active member of his
church community. Survivors include his father, Denny McCoy of
Wimberly, TX, and sister Melina LaBarge of Keene, NH.
1992 Aaron Edward Preece (22)
Monterey County Herald, CA Aug. 24, 1996 pB3
Aaron Edward Preece, 22, a Seaside resident, died Wednesday at San
Jose Medical Center of injuries suffered in an automobile accident.
Born May 8, 1974, in Walnut Creek, Mr. Preece was a graduate of
Pacific Grove High School. He was a member of the Fort Ord Americorps
crew and a volunteer firefighter for the Carmel Highlands Dire
Protection District. He is survived by his mother, Holly Preece of
Menlo Park; his father, Bill Moody of Seaside; a brother, David Preece
of San Francisco; a sister, Allison Preece of Menlo Park; his
grandmother, Donna Preece of Danville; and his grandfather, Dr. Howard
Preece of Monterey. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the
Church of the Wayfarer in Carmel. The Neptune Society was in charge of
cremation. The family suggests that memorial contributions be sent to
the Carmel Highlands Volunteer Firefighters Fund, Carmel.
PREECE AARON EDWARD 1974 05 08 PREECE MITTS MALE
CA SANTA CLARA 1996 08 20 569359927 22
1997 Kevin William Foley (19)
Monterey County Herald, CA Feb. 19, 1998 pB1
P.G. man dies after collapsing in street
A Pacific Grove man collapsed on the sidewalk and was pronounced dead
at a hospital Wednesday afternoon, police said. Kevin Foley, 19, was
walking on the sidewalk on Forest Avenue at Beaumont Avenue when he
fell and lost consciousness, police said. A passing motorist called
for help. Foley was taken to Community Hospital of the Monterey
Peninsula, where he was pronounced dead. A medical exam has been
scheduled to determine the cause of death, police said.
FOLEY KEVIN WILLIAM 1978 08 25 DASELER MALE CA MONTEREY 1998 02 18
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