obituaries

Nov 12, 2019

Samuel Kamana Kala, Jr. died on November 12, 2019, after a long and brave battle with illness.  He was 56 years old.

Samuel, ever affectionately known by most only as our "Bo," was born on August 3, 1963 in San Francisco to Samuel "Sonny" Kala, Sr. and Nora (Ranjo) Kala.  The third child and oldest son in...

Nov 9, 2019

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, november 19, 2019 at 9:30am at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. Funeral liturgy following at 12:30pm at Church of the Good Shepherd.

Nov 8, 2019

Visitation and funeral ceremony will be held on Friday, November 15, 2019 from 9:30am to 12:30pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. Cremation services will follow at Oak View Memorial Park 2500 E. 18th Street, Antioch, Ca 94509.

Oct 27, 2019

Tyrone Avery was born July 8, 1952 to Aaron Avery and Joy Coleman in Martinez, Ca. He accepted Christ at any early age. He attended Elementary and High School in Pittsburg, Ca. He was a very ambitious boy growing up. He shined shoes and sold newspapers for extra money. He also loved fishing with his Mom and Dad. After...

Oct 27, 2019

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. Funeral services Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 10:00am both days at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno at 1:00pm.

Oct 26, 2019

Sheila will always be remembered by her beautiful smile, laughter and warm heart.  If you knew her, then you knew that her love for music and dancing made her the life of the party.

Sheila was born May 8, 1962 in Oakland, California and raised in Pittsburg.  She grew up in Parkside with her parents Emilio and...

Oct 24, 2019

Donald Ralph Carpenello peacefully passed away with family and friends present on October 24, 2019 at the age of 88. He was born and raised in Pittsburg, Ca and made many lasting friendships there. He joined the Navy and returned home in 1955 where he met Mary Jane Mattevi shortly thereafter. They married in 1956 and had two children...

Oct 21, 2019

Richard Daniel Castillo, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away on October 21, 2019 at the age of 82. He was born to Manuel and Belen Castillo on February 17, 1937, in Superior, AZ. He joined the Navy in 1955 and served his country on the flight deck of USS TICONDEROGA (CVA-14), USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) and USS...

Oct 20, 2019

Celebration of life will be held on Friday, November 8, 2019 at 1:00pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel.

Oct 18, 2019

We were all blessed with the birth of Carissa Marie Navarro "Rissa" on September 15 th 1989. She came into this world and technically died directly after birth and raised again along with the 7.1 Los Prieta earthquake. One heck of an entrance!  From the day she came into this world she was a fighter. Rissa was resilient and...

Oct 18, 2019

He passed away suddenly after a brief illness.  He was preceded in death by his siblings, Clifford, Mary, and Larry, and his parents. He was born in Rural Valley, Pennsylvania,  the first of 10 siblings after the doctor had advised his mother that she would not be able to have any children. After serving 3 years in the Army in...

Oct 17, 2019

Cynthia Lea Galusha Quesada was born January 21, 1951 in Bremerton Washington.  The eldest child of Rod and Betty Galusha.  Cindy was raised in Pittsburg CA where she attended schools.

Cindy loved music, animals, gardening, fishing, and was an avid 49er fan and Nascar Dale Earnhardt fan.

She is survived by her daughter Gina Romo-Palomino...

Oct 15, 2019

Our dearest Delia "Lelet" Nasol lived a long and happy life.  Her youthful and loving spirit will always be remembered, and her smile was a source of joy and laughter to all who knew her.

Delia was born on May 30, 1954 in Manila, Philippines to Tomas and Elpidia Nasol.  The fourth of seven siblings, she was...

Oct 12, 2019

Ruth Ambrosini 79, passed away in the early morning of October 12, 2019 peacefully at home with her loving family by her side after courageously battling a long time illness. A Cannery lady in Antioch for many years until she married the love of her life Louie Ambrosini. They made Antioch their home where she was a homemaker and...

Oct 7, 2019

On October 7, 2019, Ralph Stephen Taylor, loving father and friend, passed away at the age of 68. Ralph was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 15, 1951 to Robert and Carmella (LaCambria) Taylor and was the youngest of two boys. Ralph had been in California since his late 20s, spending his years employed as a carpenter, working on...

Oct 6, 2019

Tony, 71, was born, raised and resided in Pittsburg. Tony had a genuine love for all people, touched many lives and was known throughout many communities. Tony is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Dagmar, children Derek Jimenez, Desiree Yeranossian (Artin), granddaughter, Skyton, sister Lydia Salvetti, brother Vince Jimenez (Lesley). He has nieces and nephews that he...

Sep 30, 2019

On Monday, September 30, 2019 Dennis Shipley passed away after a difficult battle with Lung Cancer at the age of 66. He was raised in Pittsburg and attended Pittsburg schools. Dennis was a very hard working man. He worked in the construction field for 40 years as well as the Shell refinery in Martinez where he later retired.

Sep 28, 2019

Natividad is survived by her son Russell P. Taylor (Rose), grandsons: Paul Taylor (Natasha) and James Taylor (Arlene) and five grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Russell R. Taylor and son Carl J. Taylor.

Visitation will be held on Friday, October 11, 2019 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel.

Sep 26, 2019

Alfredo "Medo" was born January 16, 1965 to Zenaida & Antonio Mercado, in the Philippines and was a resident of Contra Costa For over 30 years. He was the eldest of 2 brothers. Medo was a Loyal employee & supervisor at Asbury Graphite Inc.  of California for over 7 years, & was well liked & respected. He loved his...

Sep 20, 2019

Nathan Trezza was a very outgoing man who loved his friends and family. He loved to fish, spend time at the Good Shepherd bingo hall, and when he could he liked to visit the family cabin in Pine Grove.

Nathan is survived by his three siblings Joe, Maria, and Trisha; his four children Nathan, Kaila, Alexia, and...