William H. Johnson July 22, 1930 to July 5, 2019 William H. “Bill” Johnson passed away peacefully on July 5th. Bill grew up in a Walnut Creek and lived in his Concord home over 50 years. He graduated from U.C. Berkeley and went on to have a successful career with Chevron Chemical Company in San Francisco. He served in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves and earned the rank of First Lieutenant. Bill spent his retirement years enjoying family and friends, gardening, taking short trips...

   Dr. Ethan Ross Sellers passed away on July 4th, 2019. Dr. Sellers was a 2016 graduate of Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel School of Medicine. He then attended the Family Medicine Residency Program at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center-Vallejo and graduated in June. He was to continue his education with a Palliative Care Fellowship at UC Davis Medical Center. During both Medical School and Residency, Dr. Sellers was elected to the Gold Humanism Honor Society.   ...

James Albert Keating peacefully passed away June 17, 2019 at Aegis in Pleasant Hill.  He was born in Cheyenne Wyoming on Jan 11, 1926 to Louis M. Keating and Helen M Keating.  As a young man James worked for the Railway and in the Alta Vista Market the family owned grocery store in Cheyenne.  James was a Sargent in the Army Air Force during WWII and served in Europe.  He was assigned as a tail gunner in B-26 Marauder and flew his first 5 training missions in Flak Bait...

Edward (Ed) Douglas McDonald (also known by “Doug” in his youth) passed away peacefully in Walnut Creek, CA on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at the age of 70, after a long battle with Lewy Body Dementia.  Ed was a long-time resident of Danville and San Ramon, CA, and loving father to Alexandra (Allie) McDonald, Ashley McDonald, Eric McDonald, and golden retriever Augie; dear brother of Marsha McDonald Steele; uncle to Doug and Brad Steele; and great-uncle to Heather, Holly,...

Born: December 28, 1960 Entered into rest: June 13, 2019

Jean Margolis passed away in the early hours of Monday, June 10, 2019. Jean was with loving friends, ensuring she was kept comfortable and treated with great respect.  She had declined any tests or procedures after finding that she had imminent congestive heart failure.  Her body had reached its “best use by date”, as she put it, and she was uninterested in additional repairs.  Still, she was intellectually alert, astute, and continued to stay active with two book...

Thomas Luce Allen died unexpectedly in Walnut Creek, CA on June 8, 2019. He was the loving father of Peter Kielty Allen and Madeleine Kielty Allen. Thomas was the son of Joan Luce Allen and John Richard Allen (deceased) of Barrington, RI. He is also survived by brother Stephen Allen (Holly) of Buffalo, NY and sister Margaret Allen of Bath, ME as well as nephews Read and John Allen. Thomas was a native of Barrington, RI. He attended college at Brown University and held a Master’s Degree...

David James Saller age 44 of Martinez, California was born on June 23, 1974 and died in Walnut Creek, California on May 29, 2019 from Melanoma cancer. His early days were spent playing many sports; football, basketball, soccer, swimming and baseball. The family spent many summers camping, house boating while enjoying waterskiing as well. David was an avid Raider fan and attended as many games as he could. He attended Sequoia Elementary School, Sequoia Middle School and DeLaSalle High...

On May 25th, Dr. Roger Kay Clifford, ended his long-time battle with cancer when he passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loving family. He was a brilliant Ph.D. Engineer, Professor and Inventor, an obedient and stalwart son, a kind and loving father, and a fun and dedicated grandfather to nine. Most of all, Roger was a devoted and loving husband. His wife Cynthia was his soul mate, confidant, and equal partner in life, for 51 years.     Roger was born to Arthur Harris...

Larry passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family. He was beloved by many, known for his sense of humor, kindness, and gentle spirit. The only child of Wayne and Alberta Dury, Larry grew up in the town of White Pigeon, Michigan. After earning a degree in political science, he moved to California and worked at Summit Alta Bates Medical Center, Oakland for forty years. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, socializing, reading, watching movies, and indulging his sweet...