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Obituaries

Verdell Banks

Verdell Banks

Aug 21, 2023

Visitation will be held on Monday, September 11, 2023, at 12:00pm with a funeral service at 1:00pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel.

Jess J. Segovia

Jess J. Segovia

Aug 19, 2023

Jess J. Segovia, 88 years old, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 19th at home, surrounded by family & friends.

Jess was born on August 1st, 1935, in Martinez California, to Jesus G. Segovia & Evelyn Segovia. He was the oldest of three children, his sister Virginia Romero & John Segovia followed. He was proud to be...

Richard Manuel Perez

Richard Manuel Perez

Aug 19, 2023

Richard M. Perez passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at the age of 72. He was born in Pittsburg, California to Jess Perez and Carmen Easley. At the age of eight he was sent to Santa Rosa, California where he lived in foster care. His last foster home was with Rita Stedman who he lived with for...

Catherine Rita Aiello

Catherine Rita Aiello

Aug 17, 2023

Catherine Nuovo Aiello joined her beloved Neno on August 17, 2023 one month shy of her Centennial birthday. A life long resident of Pittsburg, Catherine was raised by her parents Russell and Patrina Nuovo. She was also a resident of both Monterey and Pittsburg throughout her childhood. During WWII, she worked at Woolworth's. She married her Husband Neno of  ...

Carol Ann Paniagua

Carol Ann Paniagua

Aug 10, 2023

Memorial mass will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at 10:30am at Christ the King Church 199 Brandon Rd, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.

Marlon Kevin Perry

Marlon Kevin Perry

Aug 8, 2023

Marlon Kevin Perry, 58, of Antioch CA, passed away on August 8, 2023. Marlon was born on December 26, 1964, to Curtis Marvin Perry Sr. and Collinda Cynthia Myers in Walnut Creek, CA.  He grew up in West Pittsburg CA, attended Mt. Diablo High School, studied at the University of Phoenix and had a love for the arts.  He...

Dean Wayne Colson

Dean Wayne Colson

Jul 31, 2023

No services to be held at this time.

Francine Confetti

Francine Confetti

Jul 26, 2023

Francine (Fran) passed away unexpectedly on July 26th leaving those that knew and loved her heartbroken. She was a kind, caring, gracious woman dedicated to her family, faith, and community.

Fran was proud to be born and raised in Pittsburg where she lived her whole life.  After graduating from Pittsburg High School in 1955 she attended Armstrong...

Olga Esperanza Somarriba

Olga Esperanza Somarriba

Jul 26, 2023

Esperanza nació en Managua Nicaragua, el día 3 de Enero de 1931 de Benigna y Simón del Gallo (fallecidos) y fue la hermana menor de 11 hermanos y hermanas. Esperanza se une en matrimonio con Leonte Somarriba Martínez (fallecido) formando una familia de 5 hijos, Leonte, Javier (fallecido), Danilo, Anastasio y Julio y 5 hijas, Matilde, Ivette, Marlyn, Ileana...

Romeo Mallari Rones

Romeo Mallari Rones

Jul 24, 2023

Romeo Mallari Rones was born on October 17, 1958, in Negros, the Visayan Island, in the Philippines to Raymond and Marcelina Rones.  He was the second eldest of four children, Ronnie, Romeo, Rolando, and Rosan.  In 1966, the Rones family sailed across the Pacific Ocean and landed in the port of San Francisco and made Pittsburg, California their home....

Erik E. Woodin

Erik E. Woodin

Jul 21, 2023

Funeral liturgy will be held on Monday, August 7, 2023, at 11:00am at Church of the Good Shepherd. Burial will he held on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at Cottonwood Cemetery 29190 County Road 25, Winters, Ca 95694.

Rhonda "Dolly" Gruwell

Rhonda "Dolly" Gruwell

Jul 20, 2023

Private services will be held.

Bob Svoboda

Bob Svoboda

Jul 13, 2023

Bob Svoboda, aged 82, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2023, at home in Antioch, CA. He was born on September 24, 1940, in Cornucopia, Oregon. His Mother brought him to live in Contra Costa County as an infant, and he called the Bay Area home for most of his life. He briefly lived in Whichita, Kansas, as a...

Ishar Dass

Ishar Dass

Jul 9, 2023

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at 2:30pm with a service at 4:30pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel 2295 Railroad Ave., Pittsburg, Ca 94565. Final resting place and burial will be held on Monday, July 24, 2023, at the Calvary Cemetery 5212 70th St., W. Tacoma, WA 98467

James "Gito" Angelo Baldazo

James "Gito" Angelo Baldazo

Jul 7, 2023

Peacemaker, kind, generous, funny and charismatic are just a few words loved ones use to describe James "Gito" Angelo Baldazo. As a young boy and well into adulthood, James had a special interest and appreciation for fine art and culture, as well as all things beautiful.

One may also say he collected friends like gems, meeting people...

Anthony "Tony" Martinez

Anthony "Tony" Martinez

Jul 5, 2023

Anthony (Tony) Manuel Martinez, a devoted and loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away July 5, 2023. Tony was born November 1, 1962 and raised in San Francisco, California. He met his wife Ann in their middle school band class at Luther Burbank, and together graduated from Balboa High School, class of 1980.

Tony moved his family...

Catherine “Cathy” Borjon

Catherine “Cathy” Borjon

Jun 30, 2023

Catherine "Cathy" Borjon went peacefully to be with the Lord on June 30, 2023, at the age of 91. Cathy was born in Pittsburg, California on March 13, 1932. She was a 1950 graduate of Pittsburg High School and a devoted member of the St. Peter Martyr Church.

As a lifelong proud resident of Pittsburg, Cathy worked...

Debra Kay Williams

Debra Kay Williams

Jun 26, 2023

Debra K. Williams left this earth on June 26th, 2023 after a long battle with Huntington's Disease. She did not lose her battle, because she never stopped fighting. No matter how sick she was, she was always determined to keep going.

Debra is survived by her children Jason and Amy Fedele and her granddaughter Amelia Fedele. She...

Vincent S. Davi

Vincent S. Davi

Jun 21, 2023

Our "Vince" Salvatore Davi passed away peacefully in the early morning hours on Wednesday June 21, 2023. Vince was truly a magnetic persona.  When Vince entered a room, his energy came with him. He was the life of the party and lived his life as Frank Sinatra's song, "I Did It My Way".  Vince's life was filled with love...

William Arthur Lee Iii

William Arthur Lee Iii

Jun 20, 2023

In Loving Memory of William Arthur Lee III.

We are saddened to announce the passing of William Arthur Lee III, on June 20, 2023, our Heavenly Father called him home. William was born April 4, 1960 to Margaret C. Lee and William Arthur Lee Jr in San Francisco, CA. William will always, forever be cherished, and loved...

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