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Lorenzo Todd
4/3/2001
Lorenzo Spring “Larry” Todd was a minister at Craig Me-morial Congregation-al Church and was pastor emeritus for more than 20 years. He also carried mail for the U.S. Postal Service.
Mr. Todd died Friday in Paradise. The Magalia resident was 89.
He was born in Elyria, Ohio, to Lorenzo and Nellie Todd. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army. He married Margaret Taylor in Elyria on Oct. 12, 1940.
She survives him, as do two sons, Thomas of Magalia and Richard of Des Moines, Iowa; two daughters, Margot Ardourel of Lakewood, Colo., and Janet Todd of Memphis, Tenn.
Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Craig Memorial Congregational Church. Neptune Society of Northern California, Chico branch, is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Craig Memorial Congregational Church.
Kinton Langlo
4/3/2001
Kinton S. Langlo, who lived to be 105, owned and operated Agger Ranch in Siskiyou County, Dexter Ranch in Montegue, two ranches in Corning, a ranch in Trail, Ore., and ranches in Santa Barbara.
He grew up in Santa Barbara, where he was born to Andrew and Nicolina Langlo. He also met his wife, Elsa Tyretia Smedberg there.
Mr. Langlo died March 20 in Paradise, where he moved 25 years ago.
He is survived by two sons, Elton of Red Bluff and Bruce of Sacramento; a daughter, Lynette of Napa; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
A private family service will be held. Rose Chapel Mortuary is handling the arrangements. He will be interred at Sunset Hill Cemetery in Corning.
David Holt
4/3/2001
David V. “Dave” Holt fished commercially for more than 19 years. He also was a member of the Operating Engineers Union Local No. 12 for more than 44 years. He enjoyed gardening in addition to fishing.
Mr. Holt, 77, died March 24 at Feather River Hospital. He moved to Paradise in 1979 from Southern California. Riverside was his birthplace.
He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Helen; two daughters, Annette Holt and Lynette Holt; four sons, Ronald, Donald and two named David; three stepsons, Michael Chaffey, Wayne Chaffey and Lloyd Chaffey; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
A private service will be held. Neptune Society of Northern California, Chico branch, is handling the arrangements. His cremated remains will be scattered at sea off the coast of Marin County.
Thomas Jones
4/5/2001
Thomas “Glen” Jones, a former Paradise resident, read Louis L’Amour novels and played board games and canasta. He also enjoyed fishing and camping, especially at Little Grass Valley Lake and the Walker River in Nevada.
Mr. Jones worked at Merced Air Base during World War II. Later he worked at Shipman Lumber Company in Fresno. In 1979, he retired after working 20 years as a building inspector for the city of Fremont.
Mr. Jones died Sunday at age 87 in Sacramento, where he had lived since 1995. He was born to Trula Thompson and Thomas Jones in Mangum, Okla. He attended schools there and in Greer County before graduating from high school in Putnam City, Okla.
In 1936, he married Girtie Evelyn Jones in California. She died in 1968. After retiring, he moved to Paradise and married Majorie Guertin in 1981. They lived in Pollock Pines until moving to Sacramento. The coupled toured extensively in the United States by motor home and traveled to Mexico, Canada, Hong Kong and the Philippines. Since 1985, they wintered at Desert Hot Springs.
While living in Paradise, Mr. Jones was a member of the Chancel Choir of the First Baptist Church. He regularly attended Sky Valley Chapel in Desert Hot Springs. He was a member of Bible Fellowship Church in Sacramento. He served with MAPS, helping to build churches in Guatemala and distributing Bibles in Hong Kong. He enjoyed singing in gospel quartets.
Besides his wife, Marjorie, he is survived by a son, Ernest of South Lake Tahoe; a daughter, Barbara Sanders of Aptos; a stepdaughter, Marion Williams of Paradise; a brother, Jay of Fresno; three sisters, Helen and Dorothy, both of Fresno, and Ruth of New Mexico; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Two brothers, Otis and Ernest, and a sister, Edith, died before him.
He will be buried
at Fremont Memorial Park in Fremont. A memorial service will be held in Sacramento at a later date.
Robert Little
4/5/2001
Robert C. “Bob” Little worked as a test engineer for Lockheed Missle and Space for more than 20 years. He retired and moved to Paradise in 1979.
Mr. Little, 75, died March 21 at Feather River Hospital. He was born in Bloomsberry, N.J., to Samuel and Ola Little.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy. On Sept. 20, 1947, he married Alice Rice in Crestline, Ohio. In 1950, he received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Ohio University, Athens. He lived in Crestline, Ohio, during the 1950s. In 1960, he moved to Santa Cruz and lived there until 1973.
He was a very active member of The Salvation Army. He enjoyed traveling, nature, woodworking and collecting vintage automobiles.
Besides his wife, Alice, he is survived by two sons, William of Castroville and James of Paradise; two daughters, Barbara Little of Roseville and Becky Davis of Redding; a brother, Sam Little of Milpitas; and five grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at The Salvation Army Church, 567 E. 16th St., Chico.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Salvation Army.
Arrangements are under the direction of Neptune Society of Northern California, Chico branch. His cremated remains will be scattered at sea in a private ceremony aboard the yacht Naiad on May 26.
Jack Palm
4/5/2001
Jack H. Palm, who owned Palm Pharmacy in Santa Clara, was a self-employed pharmacist for 45 years. He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from Detroit Tech.
He loved golfing, bowling and all sports activities. When he was young, he played hockey. Traveling, especially in his RV, filled his time as well.
He was a member of SIRS.
Mr. Palm, 83, died Friday at Enloe Hospital. He had lived in Paradise since 1979. He was born in Detroit to John and Ida Palm.
On May 2, 1943, he married Marie Palm, who survives him. Also surviving him are two daughters, Laura Hoaglun of Chico and Carol Nichols of Auburn, Wash.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A brother, Olaf, and a sister, Alice Burgoyn, died before him.
A private family gathering will be held at a later date. Rose Chapel Mortuary is handling the arrangements.
Contributions may be sent to Millie’s Place Adult Day Center or the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 3148, Paradise.
Darlyn Trosper
4/5/2001
Darlyn A. Trosper enjoyed life, loved cooking and lived to entertain friends and family.
Mrs. Trosper died March 29 at her home in Paradise.
She was 64.
She was born to William and Leora Mack in San Francisco, where she was raised and attended schools.
She lived in Pleasanton from the 1970s to 1985. She moved to Paradise in 1999.
Her survivors include two sons, Jerry Lewis of Reno, Nev. and Jamey Lewis of Albany, N.Y.; four brothers, Terry Tupper of West Sacramento, Forrest Mosbey of Oregon, and Kim and Cory Tupper of Paradise; two sisters, Merrilyn Crowe of Rio Linda and Lei Lani Frederickson of Paradise; and six grandchildren.
A private family gathering will be held in Sacramento. Neptune Society of Northern California, Chico branch, is handling the arrangements.
Her cremated remains will be scattered at sea off the coast of Marin County on April 20 at 11 a.m.
Kenneth Churma
4/7/2001
Kenneth Edward Churma supervised construction of BART in San Francisco and was instrumental in forming the Visa card at Bank of America. He retired from BART in 1989 and moved to Paradise.
Mr. Churma died Wednesday in a Chico hospital at age 77.
He was born in San Francisco to Stephen and Louise Churma. During World War, he served in the U.S. Army.
He graduated from San Mateo High School, College of San Mateo and San Jose State University. He earned a master’s degree in business from Stanford University. He also attended San Francisco State University.
He is survived by his former wife, Jaclyn Churma of Santa Rosa; five daughters, Louise Thompson of Cloverdale, Catherine Partan of Modesto, Cynthia Margosian of Elk Grove, Mary Martin of Santa Rosa and Linda Cosio of Watsonville; a brother, Robert Churma of San Carlos; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A funeral liturgy will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Paradise Chapel of the Pines is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be given to Adopt A Student (through St. Thomas More Catholic School) or the American Lung Association or the American Heart Association in care of Chapel of the Pines.
Herman Hartsell
4/7/2001
Herman Eugene Hartsell worked 35 years as a claims adjuster for the California State Automobile Association. He worked in several branch offices until he came to the Chico office in 1964. Upon retirement in 1982, he was claims manager of the Chico office.
Mr. Hartsell died March 28 at a Paradise convalescent hospital. He was 78. In San Pedro, he was born to Beatrice and Jack Hartsell.
He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II. In 1948, he married Evelyn “Lynn” Lockett. They lived in Belmont until 1961, when they moved to Paradise to raise their children.
His wife, Evelyn, survives him, as do two daughters, Denise Kmetz of Cameron Park and Eileen Ashton of San Anselmo; a son, Steven of La Center, Wash.; and four grandchildren. His only sibling, Helen Randolph, died before him.
The family planned a private service for Mr. Hartsell. Contributions in his memory may be given to the Paradise Branch Library or the Paradise Animal Shelter. Rose Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Helen Riley
4/7/2001
Helen Catherine Riley, 78, enjoyed traveling to the Redwoods and northern Pacific Coast region and spending time with her family and best friend, “Fritz.”
Mrs. Riley died March 20 in Magalia. She was born in Crocket to John and Freida Bremer. She grew up and attended schools there. In 1945, she married John Riley, who died in 1996. She worked 25 years as a PBX operator for Kaiser Engineering.
She is survived by a son, Leon of Magalia; two daughters, Sandy Imerone of Redwood Valley and Trina Whittaker of Chico; and a sister, Bertha Allen of Rodeo; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A private family service was held for Mrs. Riley, and she was privately inurned.
Sorensen’s Affordable Mortuaries is in charge of the arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association in care of Sorensen’s
Frank Yeide
4/7/2001
Frank R. Yeide worked for Allied Chemical in Louisiana before moving to California to take a position with C.F. Braun, designing power plants in Venezuela. Later he took a position at Fluor, where he helped oversee construction of the Alaska Pipeline.
At that time, he met and married his wife, Catherine on Sept. 22, 1983, in Fullerton. When Mr. Yeide retired, the couple traveled throughout the United States to look for a place to settle. Northern California kept drawing them back, so they settled in Magalia.
Mr. Yeide died March 30 at age 74.
He was born to Rudolph and Marguerite Yeide in Weatherly, Penn.
After graduating from high school, Mr. Yeide served in the U.S. Army. Following an honorable discharge, he graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Yeide loved nature and wild life, so Magalia was the perfect place for him. He enjoyed the friends he made there. His hobbies were computers, miniature trains and art.
He attended the Church of Religious Science.
Besides his wife, Catherine, he is survived by two daughters, Dilys Yeide of Redding and Joy Santich of Vista; two stepdaughters, Theresa Pedersen of Davis and Kimberly Cummings of Sacramento; a stepson, Dale Johnson of Anchorage, Alaska; a sister, Mary Learn of Pennsylvania; and four grandsons.
A memorial service was held Wednesday at Newton-Bracewell Chico Funeral Home.
He will be privately inurned at Chico Memorial Mausoleum. Contributions in his memory may be given to the Paralyzed Veterans of America or the Spiritual Enrichment Center, in care of Newton-Bracewell in Magalia.
William LaValley
4/7/2001
William J. LaValley fought during World Wat II as a U.S. Army paratrooper. He earned two Bronze Stars and three Purple Hearts.
He retired after 26 years as a jeweler working in Chicago. The 76-year-old made his home in Magalia.
Mr. LaValley died Monday. He was born in Sterling, Ill., to Roy and Margaret LaValley.
He was a life member of the 511 I Company Paratrooper Battalion. He enjoyed gardening and taking care of his dogs.
He is survived by a brother, Fred of Chicago; and a stepsister, Frances Stokes of Magalia.
No service is planned. Bidwell Chapel is handling the arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Valley Ridge Hospice.
Albert Reineke
4/7/2001
Albert H. Reineke was a chemist for Challenge Milk Co. and a rancher in Modesto. In 1947, he moved to Paradise, where he was self-employed as a building supplier. In 1974, he retired, and two years later he and his wife, Helen, moved to Phoenix to enjoy boating and golf.
Mr. Reineke, 87, died Tuesday in Tempe, Ariz. He was born in Farmington, Iowa. For 20 years, he was a member of the Arizona Masons Lodge No. 2, and he was a lifetime member of Lions International and Elks Lodge.
Helen, his wife of 27 years, preceded him in death, as did a brother, Leslie. He is survived by three daughters, Deborah Lind, Maurine Cain and Judy Matsen; two stepdaughters, Terri Kemen and Nedra Beaver; one stepson, William Peoples; one brother, Harold; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
His services will be held 3:30 p.m. today at Green Acres Mortuary in Scottsdale, Ariz. Contributions may be made to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, 85014.
Gordon Prentice
4/7/2001
Gordon Brown Prentice was a bomber pilot with the Army Air Forces during World War II.
His career in flying continued as a charter pilot.
Mr. Prentice died Sunday in Chico. The Paradise resident was 81.
He was born to George and Annie Prentice in Ohio.
He was a member of Elks Lodge No. 2026.
Mr. Prentice, a widower, is survived by a sister, Hazel Prentice of Burbank; and a nephew.
At his request, no services are planned.
Paradise Chapel of the Pines is in charge of his cremation.
He will be placed in Paradise Cemetery.
Mary Coup
4/7/2001
Mary R. Coup was a service cashier for Harry Mann Chevrolet for 15 years. She enjoyed sew-ing, reading, crafts and helping others.
Mrs. Coup died March 29 in Paradise. She was 82. She was born in Grand Island, Neb., to Charles and Bertha Kelley.
Her husband, Wilburn “Bill” Coup, died in 1972.
She is survived by a son, David of Torrance; a daughter, Susan Console of Paradise; a brother, Everett Kelley of Paradise; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
At her request, no services will be held. Rose Chapel Mortuary is handling the arrangements. She will be interred in Paradise Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Valley Ridge Home Care & Hospice.
Saraella Randall
4/10/2001
Saraella Randall loved art, crafts and sewing. Growing a garden, especially flowers, was also her passion. Although a homemaker much of her life, she worked seven years as a clerical employee at a newspaper in Colorado.
A resident in Paradise since 1956, she was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church.
Mrs. Randall died Sunday in Feather River Hospital. She had just turned 79.
She was born in Delta, Colo. Her parents were Hugh and Adaline King.
Her survivors include two sons, Frank and Sam, both of Paradise; two sisters, Mildrid Nickoli of Colorado and Doris Thompson of Arizona; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Her daughter, Loretta Creager, preceded her in death.
A memorial Mass will be held 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Paradise Chapel of the Pines is handling the arrangements. She will be inurned in Paradise Cemetery, next to her husband, Charles Randall, who died September 1984.
Contributions in Mrs. Randall’s name may be made to any of one’s favorite charities.
Myrle Beeny
4/10/2001
Myrle Beeny liked to travel. She was a past member of Rebekah No. 30 in Capitol City, and a member of Oddfellows and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
For three years, she worked as a clerk for Strubes Variety Store.
Mrs. Beeny died March 22 at age 92. The Paradise resident moved from Phoenix in 1979.
She was born in Salt Lake City and graduated from high school there.
Her husband of 48 years, Oscar “Ray” Beeny, died before her. She is survived by a son, Ron of Paradise; a daughter, Sherlene Rorabaugh of Ceres; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. No services are planned. She was cremated at Paradise Chapel of the Pines. Her ashes will be scattered at sea off the coast at Point Reyes.
Jessie (Davis) Soule
4/12/2001
In 1898, Jessie E. Soule was born in Little Rock, Ark., to Rosamond and Ira Davis. She had one sister, Florence. After graduation from school, she worked in banks in Little Rock and San Diego.
On Dec. 31, 1927, she married Kenneth Soule, a civil engineer. They had one daughter, Joan Elizabeth, who died in infancy.
They lived for a while in an engineer’s camp in Mexico, where Mr. Soule worked on water projects.
There they met the Blackburns, who were to become their lifelong friends. Later they moved to Arcadia, where both worked for So. Cal. Edison Co.
In 1949, they followed their old friends, the Blackburns, to Paradise and built a home on four acres adjoining the Blackburn property.
While Mr. Soule worked as a surveyor in Oroville, Mrs. Soule became a second mother to the children of Bob and Barbara Lind and to the children of Ray and Nancy Miller.
Mrs. Soule was always filling in to help these young parents with their children, who grew up considering the Soules as aunt and uncle.
Mrs. Soule loved flowers and grew a beautiful garden at their home on Roberts Road. In 1989, they sold their home and moved to Sycamore Glen in Chico.
After a few years, due to Mr. Soule’s poor health, they moved to the Country House in Chico for more care.
After her husband died, Mrs. Soule spent her remaining years spending time with her care staff and adopted families.
She had a quirky sense of humor and never complained, so she became a favorite among the staff.
She was an avid reader. Until her last illness, she was never without a book.
On Saturday, Mrs. Soule died at age 102. She is survived by two nieces, Julie Phillips of Chico and Nancy Miller of Paradise.
A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Saturday at the Pleasant Valley Assembly of God Church in Chico. Brusie Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
She will be interred at Paradise Cemetery. Contributions may be made in her memory to Butte Home Health Hospice of Chico.
Betty Harris
4/12/2001
Betty Louise Harris volunteered at her church for many years until she became sick and moved to Paradise three years ago from Glendora.
Mrs. Harris died Saturday in Feather River Hospital. She was 72. In Mangum, Okla., she was born to Roy and Flora Maddoux.
She graduated from high school in New Mexico.
On Jan. 9, 1954, she married Gene Harris in Tonopah, Nev. For two years, she was president of La Ponte Valley Women’s Club.
Besides her husband, Gene, Mrs. Harris is survived by two nephews, Roy Holliday of Vancouver, Wash., and Tommy Holliday of Reno, Nev.
A memorial service was held yesterday at Paradise Ridge Southern Baptist Church.
Rose Chapel Mortuary is handling the arrangements.
She will be buried
in Bishop, where Brune Funeral Home is handling the service and arrangements.
Billie Thomas
4/12/2001
Billie Richard Tho-mas fought as a U.S. Marine in both the Korean and Vietnam wars.
For nine years, he worked as a custodian in the Oakland School District.
He loved fishing, hunting and working with wood.
Mr. Thomas, 64, died Saturday in his Magalia home.
He was born to Clyde and Lorena Thomas in Santa Cruz. On April 5, 1963, he married Carol in Carson City.
She survives him, as do two sons, Victor of Schneckville, Pa., and Jeffrey of Magalia; two daughters, Carrie Greer and Eva Thomas, both of Magalia; two brothers, Frank of Buell, Idaho and Bobby of Missouri; two sisters, Peggy Kahane of Richmond and Betty Sovitch of Modesto; and five grandchildren.
Two brothers and two sisters died before him.
A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at the Oroville Veterans Memorial Hall.
Paradise Chapel of the Pines is handling the arrangements. Mr. Thomas will be privately inurned.
Donations may be given to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1747, in Oroville.
Agnes Vega
4/14/2001
Agnes C. Vega loved doing crafts of all kinds. But her family and friends were the most important to her. She moved to Paradise from Lakewood in 1978.
Mrs. Vega died Wednesday at age 90. She was born to Martin and Bergit Rud in Fillmore County, Minn. On Nov. 15, 1947, she married Joe Vega. He died March, 26, 1990.
Mrs. Vega was a member of Discover the Rock Fellowship and De Sabla Grange.
She is survived by a daughter, Mary Quarn of Magalia; a son, Richard Hunter of Magalia; a sister, Mary Berg of Fargo, N.D.; seven grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
One son, Mel Hunter, died before her.
A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Monday at the Magalia Cemetery. Paradise Chapel of the Pines is handling the arrangements.
Mildred Eberhardt
4/14/2001
Mildred A. Eberhardt worked as a medical secretary for 40 years. She loved cooking, baking and sewing.
Mrs. Eber-hardt, 89, died Thursday at Feather River Hospital. She was born in Menahga, Minn., to John and Nellie Peterson. Her husband, Edward Eberhardt, died Nov. 22, 1991.
She is survived by four stepchildren, Elwood Eberh-ardt, Mildred Morvec, Delores Kinsey and Shirley Sweetman; a brother, Byron Peterson; and a sister, Edna Millard.
A service at Rose Chapel Mortuary will be held 1 p.m. Monday.
Visitation will be tomorrow from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Rose Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Voice of Prophecy, P.O. Box 2525, Newbury Park, CA, 91320.
Clifford Fisher
4/17/2001
Clifford L. Fisher drove a Model T to California from Missouri with all his family; he was the only one who could drive.
All his life, Mr. Fisher farmed in a number of cities in California. He loved farming and raising large gardens.
He sold produce to a number of stores for years. He enjoyed seeing things grow.
Mr. Fisher, a Paradise resident, died Saturday at age 95. He was born in Mountain Grove, Mo. He attended Paradise Alliance Church.
He is survived by his wife, Ida; three sons, Ralph of Merced, Stanley of Chico and Allen of Paradise; one daughter, Ann Gass of New Mexico; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at Rose Chapel, which is handling the arrangements. Viewing will be held one hour before the service.
Wanda Boyett
4/17/2001
Wanda L. Boyett, a Magalia resident since 1987, enjoyed traveling with her husband to the Orient and taking cruises to Hawaii, Mexico and the Caribbean.
She worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for Hydro-Electric.
For more than 20 years, she volunteered at North Valley Medical Center in Fairfield. She started the hospital gift shop and was president of the hospital guild. She also volunteered as a bookkeeper at De Sabla CDF. She loved painting, sewing and various crafts.
Mrs. Boyett died Thursday in Enloe Hospital in Chico.
She was 71. She was born to James and Mattie Reiner in Lubbock, Texas. On Jan. 2, 1953, in Reno, Nev., she married Charles Boyette, who survives her.
Other survivors include a son, Marc of Oroville; a daughter, Kathleen Terry of Orland; her mother, Mattie of Oroville; her stepmother, Josephine Jackson of Olympia, Wash.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Her daughter, Jacqeline Eichler died in 1982.
A service will be held 4 p.m. today at Rose Chapel, which is handling the arrangements. She will be privately inurned.
Jack Mac Donald
4/17/2001
Jack William MacDonald, a Ridge resident for 20 years, retired in 1984 after working with Coldwell Banker, Ponderosa Real Estate for three years. Mr. MacDonald died Thursday at age 80.
He was born in Santa Monica to Fred and Margaret MacDonald. They moved to Daly City, where he was raised and educated. On May 24, 1941, he married Myrtle. They lived in San Francisco until July 1942, when he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served with the 40th Infantry Division in the Asiatic Pacific and the Philippine campaign as an infantry unit commander.
He was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star medal, two Battle Stars and a Bronze Service Arrowhead.
Upon being relieved from active duty in 1946, he worked for Thomas J. Lipton Inc. as a salesman in San Francisco. During the next 19 years, he worked in sales management positions in Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hoboken, N.J., and New York.
During 1950 and 1951, he was recalled to active duty for the Korean War and served as company commander with the 101st Division at Camp Breckinridge, Ky.
In 1965, he and his family moved to Lake Orin, Mich. A year later, he opened a service station and towing business that he operated until 1970, when he and Myrtle returned to San Mateo.
Besides his wife, Myrtle, Mr. MacDonald is survived by a daughter, Myrle O’Neill of San Mateo; two sons, Richard of San Mateo and Jeffrey Andrews of Beaverton, Va.; and two grandchildren.
A private family graveside gathering will be held at Paradise Cemetery.
Joseph Da Valle
4/17/2001
Joseph Da Valle was born in California to native Italians, Amadeo and Nicolina Da Valle. One of his greatest pleasures was cooking gourmet meals for his family.
He especially enjoyed spending time with his granddaughter. And he loved fishing and his dogs. He and his wife, Martha, were married 45 years before she died. Mr. Da Valle worked as a sheet metal worker for Westinghouse in the Bay Area for more than 30 years.
He was the past president of the Sheet Metal Workers Union Local No. 355. And he was a member of the Sons of Italy. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was past Post Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4103.
Mr. Da Valle died Wednesday. The Magalia resident was 85.
He is survived by daughter, Mary Da Valle-Chervellera of Magalia; a stepson, Michael of Atlantic Beach, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Ruth of Los Angeles; a sister, Victoria Morton of Maui, Hawaii; and a granddaughter.
No services will be held. Newton Bracewell Cremation and Funeral Services in Magalia is handling the arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, in care of Newton Bracewell.
