Kaitlin Victoria Holmgren passed last Wednesday in Martinez, California. Though her time here with us on earth was so short, she somehow found a way to touch countless hearts and souls.  Our little Kaity was also born in California, at 3:33 pm becoming our Angel Baby the moment she took her first breath. In 2018 she graduated from Summit County High School in Breckenridge, Colorado, and by this point her journey through life had given her many homes in multiple states like North...

Thoralee Crawford Squair Resident of Hercules, California (28 September 1946 to 16 April 2021)   Born September 28, 1946 in Salt Lake City, Utah to James N. Crawford, Jr., and Leila Bezzant Crawford, Thoralee was the first of two daughters. Thoralee grew up in a small town called Groveland, California in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains.  She loved the outdoors and had plenty of places to enjoy and explore near their home. She attended a 2-room school house for her...

Shokoo Ghosseiri 04/26/1936 - 03/29/2021 Resident of Walnut Creek

Birgit Bornestadt, wife of Adam, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2021.  She is also survived by two sons. The native of Poland has lived in Contra Costa County for 50 years. Friends and family are invited to a visitation, Good Friday, April 2, 2021 from 11 am to 2 pm at  OAK PARK HILLS CHAPEL, 3111 N. Main St., Walnut Creek, CA. Private cremation to follow.

On March 28, 2021, Barbara Wheable-Front died at age 68 in her home in Concord, CA from complications of metastatic cancer. Born in Oakland and raised in Pleasant Hill, she lived in numerous places across the US and Europe before re-settling back in California in 1988.  She became a Registered Nurse in 2004, and was a compassionate and fierce advocate for her patients and loved by her coworkers.  She was a surfer, hiker, gourmet cook, meditator, writer, and avid reader,...

Myrth Ellen Rands Van Vliet of Concord, California passed away on March 6, 2021 after a debilitating infection. She was 86 years old. Myrth was born in Los Angeles on August 30, 1934 to George Ammon Rands and Harriet Elizabeth Cole. She married Claude B. Van Vliet on Sept. 18, 1953. Myrth obtained both her BA and her teaching credential from California State Hayward. She taught Special Education in the Mount Diablo Unified School District (Ayers Elementary) for 30 years. She loved...

Elaine Jean Perata 9/23/1932 ~ 3/2/2021 Resident of Concord,   Please consider a donation to one of the organizations listed below

Carolyn Cahoon Christensen was born to Newell Spencer Cahoon and Hortense Terry Cahoon in Logan, Utah on February 18, 1940.  Carolyn and her eternal sweetheart, Dale, had six children, sixteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.  She is survived by her husband, Dale, son Larry (Diana) of Vacaville: Michael (Rebecca), Marissa, Matthew, Marcus, Sierra and Xena; son Todd (Karma) of Walnut Creek: Bryce (Simone; daughter Scout), Brandon and Breanna; daughter...

Ladies and Gentlemen, it is with great sadness that we announce the death of our Dad. Following a short time on the “Injured List,” the Happy Camper, the Kid from Avoca, completed his final season.  He is Ssssafely home.   Dick was born in Scranton, PA to Richard and Margaret Callahan. He was proud of his Pennsylvania Coal Region roots.  His Catholic school education instilled a deep spiritual practice and an understanding of the importance of helping...

Kitione Ofa He Mooni Taumoefolau 09/19/1947~02/19/2021 Resident of Antioch