obituaries

Jul 12, 2019

Mattie Mae Gaines-West, born in Lewisville Arkansas on August 20, 1929 to Johnny &; Gussie Gibson Moore. Six Siblings; Johnny B "Kine", Minnie Ola, Willie Mae, John Henry, Roosevelt & Gladys Ray.

Married Carl Gaines Jr May 22, 1944 in Arkansas and later divorced. Met Curtis West in1955 later married him January 19, 1974 in Nevada with...

Jul 7, 2019

Michael passed on Sunday, July 7, 2019 after a long illness at the age of 34. He was surrounded by his family and close friends.

Michael was born in San Francisco, grew up in Antioch where he and his friends spent most of his childhood filming EVERTHING they did. He always had a fascination with...

Jul 4, 2019

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 17, 219 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm with vigil at 6:30pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. Funeral liturgy Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 10:00am at Church of the Good Shepherd. Committal services following at Holy Cross Cemetery in Antioch.

Jul 1, 2019

Edwin Nole Thomas was born on June 28, 1951. He was the youngest son of Lucy Mirta Thomas and James Thomas. He grew up in Pittsburg, CA with his two brothers, Leonard Thomas and Jim Thomas, and one sister Teresa Sullivan. He attended Pittsburg High School where he was active in sports like basketball and baseball until he graduated...

Jun 29, 2019

On December 15, 1927, in Fort Bend County, a baby girl was born to Jessie and Rebecca Cole-Smith whom they named Rebecca "Missy" Smith.  She was the last child of five children.  She was delivered by her grandmother Nora Cole who was a community midwife.  Rebecca's mother passed away four days after she was born.  Her grandmother Ms....

Jun 29, 2019

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 1:00pm with a funeral service at 2:00pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel.

Jun 27, 2019

Charlene "Dee Dee" Vera passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 27, 2019 in her home surrounded by the love of her family and friends. Charlene Dee will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 45 years, Richard J. Vera and their children, Michael J. Vera and Jennifer Vera Gutierrez, by her mother Marjorie J. (née Mierhofer) Newport, her brothers, Larry,...

Jun 26, 2019

Madeline was a California native born in Jackson, California. She graduated from Richmond Union High School in June of 1937. She later met Nebraska native Ernest Albright to whom she was married for 54 years. During her 101 years, Madeline live an interesting life.  She was a firefighter for Standard Oil Refinery and made missile parts at Systron...

Jun 26, 2019

Francisco Verduzco Madrigal AKA Frankie Madrigal, 94 years old passed away June 26, 2019 in Lodi California with his family at his side. He was born on December 03, 1924 in Pittsburg California with his twin sister Emalia passing months later.  The beginning of WWII at age of 16 (lied about his age) and enlisted in the Army.  His...

Jun 21, 2019

Visitation will be held on Monday, July 1, 2019 at 10:00am with a funeral service at 11:00am at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. A military burial will be held on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 12:00pm at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery 5810 Midway Road, Dixon, Ca 95620.

Jun 20, 2019

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved mom, who for the past few weeks was fighting a illness that unfortunately she wasn't able to recover from. Mom was an amazing woman full of life, laughter & most of all a person with a whole lot of love in her heart for everyone. A dedicated mom, wife,...

Jun 17, 2019

Cynthia Kostolny, beloved daughter, sister, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully in Antioch on Monday, June 17th. She was at home and in the care of her family at the time of her passing.

Born in Antioch and raised in Pittsburg, Cynthia attended Pittsburg High School and later graduated from UC Berkeley with a Bachelors degree in...

Jun 15, 2019

Juan Sanchez, age 90 passed away peacefully on June 15, 2019.  He was born May 13, 1929 in Sinoloa, Mexico to Felicitas Duarte and Cruz Sanchez.

He was a great father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He treasured his children and embraced every moment with them.

He loved spending time with his family, listening to music, doing...

Jun 12, 2019

Priscilla June Rio passed away on June 12, 2019 at San Miguel Villa in Concord, Ca. June was born and raised In San Francisco, California. She met and later married Joseph Bega Rio June 25th 1954. The couple had three children: Debora Redding (Tom), Joseph D. Rio (Carole) & Dino M. Rio (Janet). June leaves behind 6 Grandchildren, 10...

Jun 4, 2019

Elsa Rivera De Trujillo, age 73, passed away peacefully in her sleep June 4, 2019. She was born Feb 6,1946 in Mexico, to Alfredo and Leonor Rivera. She eloped and married her longtime friend and love, Antonio Trujillo Hernandez, in December 24, 1968.

Elsa was a great wife, Mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

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Jun 3, 2019

R yan was born December 31, 1988, in Pittsburg, CA and lived most his life in Pittsburg and a few years in Vancouver and Burnaby in Canada and sadly left us too soon on June 3, 2019. Ryan was a young man with a larger than life character and all that knew him, loved him. He enjoyed being with his...

Jun 3, 2019

Carlos Peter Bustillos (Charlie) was born in 1943 in El Paso, Texas—the first-born son of Reyes and Lupe Bustillos. He spent his early childhood years in Texas, Los Angeles, and the family eventually settled in Pittsburg in the early 1950's. Carlos joined the National Guard in his teen years, and later began his career as a machinist in Southern...

Jun 1, 2019

Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2019 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm with a vigil service at 6:30pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. Funeral liturgy Friday, June 14, 2019 at 10:00am St. Peter Martyr Church. Committal services following at Holy Cross Cemetery, Antioch.

Jun 1, 2019

Anita Dolores Fenstermacher left us on Saturday, June 1. Born in Allentown, PA to Italian immigrants, Nello and Anna Bondi, the family moved west and settled in Port Chicago.

Anita was married to the love her life, Oliver Fenstermacher (1914-2000), for over 50 years. The two met when Oliver was looking for a top legal secretary. It...

May 29, 2019

Jose Buena passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Born and raised in Bicol, Philippines, he earned his degree in Accountancy and worked as Chief Accountant before coming to the United States. Upon arrival here, in order to provide for his family, he worked as Security Guard in Securitas Agency until his retirement. He loved cooking, he became...