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Obituaries

Nancy Margaret Sinclair

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Donald Evans Rose Sr.

Donald Evans Rose Sr.

Jul 9, 2016

Don passed away peacefully on Saturday in Walnut Creek after complications from surgery. Don was born in Graham, Kentucky and moved to California when he was 8 years old where he graduated from Richmond High School in 1957. He worked at Public Works Center San Francisco Bay, where he prestigiously advanced over the 35 years of service from pipefitter and...

Delfina J. Robles

Delfina J. Robles

Jul 7, 2016

On July 7th, 2016, our beloved Mother, Delfina Robles, age 87, passed away in the early morning, with her son Paul and daughter RoseMarie at her bedside. Born in Los Angeles, California on December 24, 1928, Delfina was the daughter of Jose and Lucy Hernandez of Zacatecas and Michoacán, Mexico. Stricken by illness at a young age, Delfina was forced...

Samantha Reyes

Samantha Reyes

Jul 5, 2016

Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 14, 2016 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm with a vigil at 7:00pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. Funeral liturgy Friday, July 15, 2016 at 11:00am at St. Bonaventure Church, Concord.

Salvador Rodriguez Sr.

Salvador Rodriguez Sr.

Jul 4, 2016

Salvador Rodriguez Sr., 100, was peacefully called to the Lord on Monday July 4, in Pittsburg. He is a descendent of a pioneer family that settled in the Presidio Valley, Texas during the early 1700's. He was the son of Lorenzo Rodriguez and Maria Dejesus Saenz. He was a blood relative of the Baeza, Rodriguez, Sanchez and Carrasco families, among...

Aurelia S. Mallari

Aurelia S. Mallari

Jun 22, 2016

Visitation will be held on Monday, June 27, 2016 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. Funeral liturgy Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 10:00am at Church of the Good Shepherd. Committal services following at Holy Cross Cemetery, Antioch.

Martha Elizabeth Macintyre

Martha Elizabeth Macintyre

Jun 20, 2016

Martha Leber MacIntyre passed peacefully on June 20, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Martha was born in Canonsburg, PA and grew up in Pittsburg, CA, attending Pittsburg schools and worked as a secretary at Camp Stoneman where she met and fell in love with Earl MacIntyre. Martha and Earl enjoyed many friendships, traveling extensively throughout the United States, Asia,...

Valerie Peoples

Valerie Peoples

Jun 8, 2016

Visitation will be held on Monday, June 20, 2016 at 11:00am with funeral services beginning at 12:00pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. Burial following at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Concord.

Hector A. Bonilla

Hector A. Bonilla

Jun 1, 2016

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 4:00pm with a vigil at 6:00pm at the Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. Funeral service Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 10:00am at Church of the Good Shepherd.

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