obituaries

Apr 10, 2022

Jack Baker passed away at home in Antioch on April 10 th at the age of 94.  He was born to Orval and Elizabeth Baker, raised in Winters California, the 5 th of 6 children. He served proudly in World War II in the Army Air Corps. After the war, he returned to California, working for PG&E and the...

Apr 8, 2022

Barbara Drayton, 84, died on Friday, April 8, 2022 at John Muir Hospital with her family by her side and in the thoughts and prayers of countless family and friends.

Barbara was born May 25, 1937 in Gran Couva, Trinidad to Lambert and Emelda Drayton. She was a highly skilled hard working fashion designer who was up...

Apr 7, 2022

Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 10:00am with a funeral service at 11:00am at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Concord.

Apr 4, 2022

Luis James "LJ" Medina, 42, of Pittsburg, passed away unexpectedly at home, on April 4, 2022. LJ was born on November 6, 1979 to Nicolas and Margaret Medina in Walnut Creek, CA.

LJ was raised in Pittsburg, California and grew up in the Parkside neighborhood. He attended First Baptist Headstart, Parkside Elementary, Hillview Jr High and finally...

Apr 2, 2022

Benjamin Embate Salera, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2022, at Kaiser Hospital at the age of 71. He was born on June 10, 1950, in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, a son of the late Dionisio and Anatalya Embate Salera.

He is survived by his wife Elsie Daanoy Salera, his children Glenn Charles Daanoy Salera, Jessie...

Apr 2, 2022

Harold James Frierson, Sr. was born in Nashville, TN on November 3, 1944 to his parents Freda Thelma Jeanette Shipp-Frierson and Isaac Frierson. He was the second of five children. Harold was affectionately known in Tennessee as "Bubba" and when he later moved to Oakland he was known as "Jimmy." He graduated from Pearl High School in 1961 and...

Mar 27, 2022

Denny and Pat passed away on March 27, 2022 in separate hospitals just hours apart. Denny was born on October 5, 1939 and Pat was born on August 6, 1941. They were lifelong residents of Antioch both graduating from Antioch High in 57 and 59. Denny was in the Air Force for 4 years and Pat went to nursing...

Mar 23, 2022

Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 10:00am with a funeral service at 11:00am at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. Burial following at Holy Cross Cemetery in Antioch.

Mar 22, 2022

Lorraine 'Dolly' Strait lived a long active life beginning on a farm in Roseland, Nebraska–one of eleven children. Holding a long career as a respected interior designer in the Walnut Creek area, she worked and bowled well into her 80's. Lori was an excellent bowler and enjoyed travel and cruise ships. A devoted mother who was always there for...

Mar 22, 2022

Funeral liturgy Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 10:30am at Church of the Good Shepherd.

Mar 18, 2022

Nicolas Carrillo Medina, 74, of Pittsburg, passed away surrounded by his family at home, on March 18, 2022, after a 5-month battle with cancer.

Nicolas was born on April 12, 1947, to Pedro and Monica Medina in Zacatecas, Mexico.

In 1972 Nic immigrated to the United Sates. This is when he met Margaret Roberts at...

Mar 11, 2022

Kitiona Clay Elisara Peneueta son of Glenn and Lorraine Peneueta. Siblings: Glenn S. Peneueta, Folole Peneueta, and Athena Jones. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 25, 2022, at 9:30am with a service at 11:00am at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel.

Mar 10, 2022

Our Beloved Father, Richard Lara Gutierrez, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2022, at the age of 96. Richard was born on February 23, 1926, in Brawley, California to Benito Garcia Gutierrez and Teresa Lara Gutierrez, legal Mexican immigrants, who came to El Paso, Texas from Ciudad Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico. His parents then traveled to California where they settled...

Mar 7, 2022

Jack passed away peacefully at age 101 on March 7, 2022 at Brookdale Senior Living in Brentwood, Ca. Jack, b etter known as "Cactus Jack," by his friends was born in Oakland, Ca. in 1921 to Anton and Mary Metez. Jack, a Building Contractor with Local 152 Carpenters Union was the oldest member of 81 years. He worked for...

Mar 7, 2022

Joseph Allen Favalora joined his angels from above on Monday, March 7, 2022. Joe not only had the brightest smile with a contagious laugh to go with it, but he gave the most generous hugs and protected those he loved. This would have been his 10th year with PG&E as a welder for the gas department, where he got...

Mar 5, 2022

We have lost our beloved, mom, grandmother (Nonna) and great-grandma, Rose Joanne Napolitano born on December 29, 1928 and went to rest with the angels on March 5, 2022 at the age of 93.  Rose was a lifelong resident of Pittsburg.  She is preceded in death by parents, Giovanni and Rosa Continente, her son, Johnny Napolitano, Husband, Thomas Napolitano...

Mar 4, 2022

Joyce was born in Chicago, Illinois to the union of James Macklin and Odessa Wilson. Joyce married Earl Robinson and to this union, were born two children – Augustus Robinson and Carol Linda Robinson. This union ended in divorce. In 1962, she married Charles Lopiccola and together, they raised Butch and Carol into adulthood. Charles worked for the City...

Mar 1, 2022

Joaquin Carbullido DeTorres was born on March 24, 1929, to Barbara Charfarus and Jose DeTorres.  The third eldest of four children, Joaquin was born in Piti -- a small village on the western Pacific Island of Guam – one of several small islands in the Mariana Archipelago.

As a curious child growing up with two brothers and...

Feb 28, 2022

Lamberto Reyes has joined our Creator on February 28, 2022 in his home in Pittsburg, California at the age of 72.

Didi, as his wife and children call him, has been a source of inspiration to his family. When everyone else would think that his family won't thrive in dire situations, he would overcome these obstacles with...

Feb 27, 2022

Haytham Abdul Jalil Hussain, Sr., known as Al, passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2022. He touched so many lives with his kind heart and gentle spirit.

Al was born in Baghdad, Iraq and came to the United States at the age of 18 to attend Georgia Tech college, with a focus in Engineering. After finishing college,...