obituaries
Obituaries
John Anthony Castro
Sep 7, 2016
Visitation will be held on Thur. Sept 15, 2016 at 12:00pm with a service at 12:30pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel.
Christine Ruby Trezza
Sep 6, 2016
Christine touched so many lives by her kind and giving nature. Her outgoing personality and zest for life was contagious. Christine worked for the PUSD for many years and was a union rep for the CSEA. She was very involved with the Church of the Good Shepherd and was a active member of the YLI "Young Ladies Institute." She is...
Angelina Lola Arcidiacono
Sep 2, 2016
Angelina Lola Arcidiacono passed away on Friday peacefully at home with her husband of 64 years, John, by her side along with family and loving caregivers. Angie is survived by her husband John, and her four children, Michele (Michael) Krup, Greg (Kim) Arcidiacono, Michael (Carol) Arcidiacono, John (Luane) Arcidiacono, and her brother Theodore Sciacqua. She was preceded in death by...
Leylani Theo Millhouse
Aug 22, 2016
Friends and family are invited to a visitation on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 1:00pm with service at 7:00pm. Funeral services Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 12:00pm both days at Delta Baptist Church 500 Pacifica Ave., Bay Point. Burial following at Oak View Memorial Park, Antioch.
Roosevelt Ford
Aug 21, 2016
Family and friends are invited to a visitation on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 4:00pm with a Celebration of Life at 6:30pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. Funeral liturgy Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 11:00am at Church of the Good Shepherd.
Leo C. Demarco
Aug 16, 2016
Leo never forgot Port Chicago, but lived 47 years in Bay Point. He is survived by his wife, Wanda; son, Michael DeMarco of Sacramento; daughter, Mary Young (Paul) of Prescott, Arizona; granddaughter, Caitlin Young, currently a sophomore at Univ. of Arizona; and a loving & supportive extended family. Friends and family are invited to a visitation and vigil on Monday,...
Randy Richard Rhoe
Aug 16, 2016
Randy Rhoe, 56 passed away suddenly at his home in Pittsburg. Randy grew up in Concord and graduated from Clayton Valley High School. He was a Wrestling Champion for his class. Randy worked as a General Contractor and was Co-Owner of Rhoe Brothers Construction for many years. Randy enjoyed riding dirt bikes with his children at Carnegie, trips to the...
Peter C. Pioda
Aug 15, 2016
Peter C. Pioda, 89, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016 at John Muir Medical Center in Concord. He owned and operated the Columbia Stationers and Printers for 60 years and retiring in December 2011. He was past President of the Pittsburg Lions Club. Peter is survived by his wife of 54 years, Ann, son Peter C. Pioda III and...
Nancy Margaret Sinclair
Aug 14, 2016
Nancy M. Sinclair passed from this life into the hands of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 14, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Nancy was born in East Prairie, Missouri the 13th of 15 children. Nancy was a resident of Pittsburg for over 40 years. She was the Senior Pastor of the Pittsburg Pentecostal Church of God...
Virginia Buono
Aug 4, 2016
Virginia Buono, passed away on August 4, 2016 at Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch at the age of 87. She was a lifelong resident of Pittsburg. She met a prisoner of war and was later married in Italy to Validoro Buono. She worked as an usher at the California Theater and the Cannery during the tomato and peach seasons....
Godie Floresca Mortola
Jul 29, 2016
On the afternoon of July 29, 2016, Godie F. Mortola passed away suddenly, due to complications from a brief illness. Godie was visited and comforted by family members at the Cypress Meadows Assisted Living Facility in Antioch, CA at the time of his passing. Godie was 79 years old. Godie was born in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, and earned a...
Timothy Wayne "Woo" Mays
Jul 28, 2016
Timothy Wayne Mays was born to the late Pecola and Maxine Mays on August 15, 1964 in Monroe, Louisiana. He was the 9th child of 11 siblings. Timothy and his family moved to California in 1966, when he was 2 years old. He attended Pittsburg High School and continues his education at Mt. Diablo High School, where he graduated in...
Harvey Tiscareno Hughes Jr.
Jul 28, 2016
Harvey Tiscareno Hughes, Jr., 67, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016 after ending a near 2 decade battle with kidney cancer and associated issues, with his family by his side. He was born in California, September 10, 1948, son of late Consuelo Tiscareno of California, and Harvey H. Hughes, Sr., born in Arizona. Harvey "Harv" retired from USS Posco, avidly...
Kathaleen L. Curry
Jul 26, 2016
Kay Curry passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 26. For the past 7-1/2 years she resided at Tampico Terrace Assisted Living, Walnut Creek. Previously, Kay had been a resident of San Jose, CA since 1946. Born Mary Kathaleen Leslie in Ashland, KY. At 18, shortly after her high school graduation, her mother Daisy Leslie, a registered nurse, moved...
Dorothy P. Bustamante
Jul 22, 2016
Dorothy Patricia Bustamante was born and raised in Alameda, California. After high school she married the love of her life Rod "Ligo" Bustamante. Together they had Victoria Bustamante Purdy and Gregory Bustamante. She has three grand children, Keith B. Purdy, Marissa Bustamante, and Julia Purdy. She has one great grandchild, Vincenzo B. Purdy A memorial service will be held on...
Joseph Martinez Archimede
Jul 21, 2016
Joseph Archimede, 84, passed on July 21, 2016. He served during the Korean War (1951 – 1955), as a member of the U.S. Navy. He went on to earn an undergraduate degree in the field of Psychology, from the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Archimede retired as an employee of Contra Costa County's Juvenile correctional facility, at Byron's Boys Ranch....
Carlos Gecanac Francisco
Jul 13, 2016
Carlos peacefully passed away on July 13, 2016 surrounded by family. He was born in the Philippines and enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of 19 and proudly served 20 years for his adopted country first as a cook and moving up in rank to Machinist 1st Class. Beloved husband of Lida Francisco for forty-nine years; caring and...
Carlos Gecanac Francisco
Jul 13, 2016
Carlos peacefully passed away on July 13, 2016 surrounded by family. He was born in the Philippines and enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of 19 and proudly served 20 years for his adopted country first as a cook and moving up in rank to Machinist 1st Class. Beloved husband of Lida Francisco for forty-nine years; caring and...
Fareedah Muhammad
Jul 11, 2016
Memorial service will be held on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 1:00pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel.
Maria P. Cruz
Jul 11, 2016
Maria P. Cruz passed away July 11th 2016 after battling a long time illness. She is the wife of the late Faustino Cruz Sr. A loving and caring mother, grandmother, and great grandmother whose passion was caring for her garden. She was a longtime parishioner of St. Peter Martyr Church and was member of the Guadalupe society. A native of...
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