obituaries

Jan 19, 2021

Brian Scott Burrow lost his life in an unfortunate car accident.  His absence will be felt by his family, friends, neighbors, and union brothers. Brian spent most of his youth in Contra Costa County where he attended Pinole Valley High School.  In his adult years, he became a devoted Boilermaker for his entire working life.  He took pride in being...

Jan 18, 2021

Gladys Margarita Trufero was born on

April 16, 1935 in Camagüey, Cuba. She was one of three children born to Julio Marquez Sanchez & Orfelina Olazabal Olivera.    Gladys grew up in Camagüey, Cuba & attended her schooling there.  She married her soulmate, Santiago Trufero , on December 10, 1963 & shared a loving & devoted marriage life...

Jan 5, 2021

Brija Nand was born in Nadi, Fiji Islands.  Son of late Mr. & Mrs. Ram Udit-Patel.

Survived by his loving wife Sunita Nand, daughter Monika Nand-Ram, son-in-law Edwin Ram, son Ashneel Nand, daughter-in-law Ivania Nand, his two granddaughters Khalina and Ella and Sister Krishna Karan and by his close loving friends and family. We will miss him...

Jan 2, 2021

Raleigh Guy Jardine was born on August 25, 1937 and died suddenly on January 2nd, 2021

Raleigh was born in Clarkston, Utah to parents Blanche and Leo Jardine. As a young boy he would help his Mother in her garden where he learned how to grow plants and flowers. He would also help his Father, a machinist,...

Dec 31, 2020

Phyllis Lee Baker was born 12/15/31 in Martin's Ferry, Ohio. She was a longtime resident of Concord. She was retired from Kaiser Hospital in Walnut Creek. Where she worked as an appointment receptionist.

Phyllis was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. She was a woman of intelligence, strength, style, wit, and tradition. A woman who...

Dec 29, 2020

Andrew A. Riva passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 29, 2020, leaving behind a huge void among his family and friends. He was 77 years old. Andrew was born on October 17, 1943 to Frank and Caroline Riva in Pittsburg, CA. He attended St. Peter Martyr School and graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1961. In 1964 Andrew met Darlene...

Dec 26, 2020

Angelo Quinto passed away on Saturday, December 26th at the age of 30. He is reunited with his cousin, his uncle, and some of his dear friends in heaven. Angelo was born in the Philippines, but moved to the United States (U.S.) in middle school. He graduated from Berkeley High School in 2008, and proceeded to attend Berkeley City...

Dec 26, 2020

Naomi Flores Castillo, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away on the 26 th of December 2020 in Reno, Nevada at the age of 85.  She was the eldest daughter of Miguel and Margaret Flores, and was born on 29 November 1935 in Oxnard, California.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Richard Daniel Castillo. ...

Dec 25, 2020

William Anthony King passed away at home unexpectedly on December 25, 2020, due to complications of a long time illness with Syringomyelia.  His diagnosis of Syringomyelia was an unforeseen result of a tragic vehicular accident he was a victim of when he was only eighteen. William was born on September 26, 1969, to Newton and Aurelia King in Beeville...

Dec 18, 2020

James "Jim" McCown age 84 passed away at his son's residence in Vallejo California in the early morning of December 18th 2020. Jim was a longtime resident of Exeter, California before moving to Vallejo. He passed after a short, but brave battle with cancer. Jim was born October 15th 1936 in Limestone County Alabama to Henry and Effie McCown,...

Dec 11, 2020

Sue Carol Terranova age 71 of Antioch passed away December 11th, 2020, in Redwood City of a vascular malformation. She was born February 25th, 1949, in Hot Springs, Arkansas to Albert and Gladys Helton. Sue was wonderfully devoted to her two sons John and Jason and a loving Grandma to Jason, Jasmine, Thomas, and Lexie. She was also a loving...

Dec 6, 2020

Dominic V. Papetti, age 92, passed away on December 6, 2020 at Peace Health St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham, WA. Dominic was born in San Francisco, grew up in Collinsville, CA and most recently lived in Bellingham, WA. He was a longtime commercial fisherman fishing in Alaska, San Francisco, Bellingham and Delta Waters. He was a member of the...

Dec 4, 2020

Gregory H. Gutierrez passed away December 4, 2020 in his home surrounded by family. Originally from Whittier, CA and after serving 4 years in the US Army he moved to Pittsburg, CA where he worked for Koehler furniture and retiring from Stanley Steel Strapping. Gregory was a member of the John F. Kennedy Committee and the Latin-American club. He...

Nov 27, 2020

Marie Waddell peacefully passed away November 27 th at the age of 105 in Effingham, IL.  She was born Frances "Marie" Crumbaugh on October 24, 1915 in Vandalia, IL, the oldest of three children to Fred and Ida Crumbaugh.  She married her husband Floyd R. Waddell in August 1934 when she was 18 years old and they were happily...

Nov 26, 2020

Roy Elvin Matherly passed away on November 26 th leaving behind a hell of lot of stuff his wife and kids have no idea what to do with. So if you're looking for hard drives, Floppy disks, VHS tapes, or "as seen on T.V." gadgets please wait the appropriate amount of time and get in touch with the family....

Nov 21, 2020

Carmen Ambrosini passed away at her home in Antioch, on November 21, 2020.  She was 86 years old. Carmen was born September 27, 1934, in Pittsburg. She lived there until 1992 when her family moved to Antioch.

Carmen graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1952.  Soon after graduation she began working as  a secretary in the Pittsburg...

Nov 21, 2020

Robert "Bobaloo" Narez, passed away on November 21, 2020. He was born in Pittsburg, Ca to Paul and Esperanza (Sally) Narez. He graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1976. While on the Pittsburg football team the coach started calling him "Bobaloo" to end the confusion with other players with similar sounding names. Bobaloo a name he liked and pretty...

Nov 15, 2020

Bienvenido Engracio Tajon was born in Antipolo City, Philippines on March 22, 1940 to Jose and Anacleta Tajon. He was the third of six children. He served for the Bureau of Fire Protection in the Philippines for 28 years and retired as a Colonel. Bienvenido married the late Teresita Testa Tajon in 1968 and six children, Eleanor, Maria Theresa, Rosemarie,...

Nov 15, 2020

John R. Anello, age 67, passed away suddenly on November 15, 2020 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Pittsburg. He graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1971; where he excelled in baseball. He began teaching at St. Peter Martyr School in 1977. During his time at St. Peter Martyr, he was a teacher, boys' basketball coach and athletic...

Nov 15, 2020

Antonio Martinez, age 85, passed away peacefully in his sleep early morning on Sunday, November 15, 2020, at his home in Pittsburg, CA. He was born on January 27, 1935, in the Philippines. Antonio married Pilar Martinez and had four wonderful kids: Marilou, Edward, Luis, and Victoria.

His career in Sales for many years opened opportunities for...