obituaries

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,...

Feb 26, 2022

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 9:00am at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. Cremation services will follow at Oak View Memorial Park 2500 E. 18th St., Antioch, Ca 94509.

Final prayer service will follow at Gurdwara Sri Guru Ravidass Sabha 2150 Crestview Dr., Pittsburg, Ca 94565. Where attendees are invited to share in...

Feb 21, 2022

Consuelo Segovia, 86 years old, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 21, 2022, at Kaiser Antioch Medical Center, surrounded by her family.

Consuelo was born on January 25, 1936, in Cucamonga, California to Salud Mesa and Jesusita Alcala. She was the second of three girls, her oldest sister, Elena Ruiz, and youngest sister, Anita Ayala. At the...

Feb 20, 2022

Arturo Diaz, born the third child of the late Mariano Diaz and Jovita De Guzman on December 15, 1928, in Manila, Philippines. He found love and was united in the holy matrimony to Emma Rey on the 14th of December 1957. This union was blessed with a daughter and four sons.

Arturo, at a young age, served...

Feb 18, 2022

Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2022 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. Funeral liturgy Friday, March 4, 2022 at 11:30am at Church of the Good Shepherd.

Feb 18, 2022

Everyone who was lucky enough to know Joe Amador, already knows that he was one of the most genuine men the world has to offer. He was the kind of guy who made friends everywhere he went and he was always going somewhere. From classic cars to mineral collecting, Joe's interests were as diverse as he was....

Feb 17, 2022

Born Denise Marie Rosano November 25, 1956. Denise was at her home in Pittsburg, surrounded by her loving family, when she was overtaken by cancer and joined the angel choir, February 17, 2022. She was 65 years young.

Denise grew up in Albany, California, she attended Cornell Elementary School and graduated in 1974 from Albany...

Feb 17, 2022

Visitation will be held on Friday, March 4, 2022 from 2:00 to 5:00pm with a funeral services beginning at 2:30pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel.

Feb 16, 2022

Angelina Trezza, 97, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at home. She was born February 22, 1925, in Italy to Joseph and Maria Cardinale. Angelina married Ratzi Trezza on June 10, 1953, in Italy. She was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing and cooking.

Angelina is survived by her daughter Olga and four grandchildren: Nicole, Stephanie,...