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SYDOW
Karoline H. Sydow
Funeral rites will be held to-morrow for Mrs. Karoline H, Sydow, 82, a native of Germany who had lived at 418 Sacramento Avenue, Bryte, Yolo County, since 1911.
The services will begin at 1:30 PM in the James R. Garlick Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Odd Fellows Lawn cemetery. Mrs. Sydow died Tuesday in a hospital in Woodland, Yolo County. Her husband, Emil, died about 16 years ago. Their home was one of the first three constructed in Bryte.
Surviving are Mrs. Sydow's children, Frank of San Francisco and Mrs. Emma WHEELER of Sacramento; a brother, August BELLNER of Cordelia, Solano County; a niece and nephew, Henry and Bertha ALDINGER of Sacramento.
SYLVESTRI
Ron Sylvestri
Ron Sylvestri passed away early Friday morning, April 22, 2005 at the age of 75. He was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Fremont, attending Hayward High. Mr. Sylvestri graduated from U.C. Berkley and became an optometrist, starting a practice in Dixon in 1957. For many years he also had an office in Winters.
Ron was an easy-going, hard-working, generous and loving man who loved his family and friends. He was a member of the Vacaville Tennis Club, Rotary Club, Moose Club and the Elks Club. He loved sailing and traveling.
Mr. Sylvestri was preceded in death by his wife, Char. He leaves behind his daughter, Sally, sons Rick and Mike, brother Richard, three grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
A rosary and visitation for Mr. Sylvestri was held at the Milton Carpenter Funeral Home in Dixon on April 27. The funeral service will be held on April 28, at 10 a.m. at St. Peter’s Church.
In memory of Ron, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, 1652 West Texas Street, Suite #110, Fairfield, 94533.
BRUNSON
Blanche V. Brunson
Blanche V. Brunson died in Woodland on Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, at age 81.
Born Sept. 22, 1921, in Willows to George and Christina Thurman, Mrs. Brunson was a lifelong resident of Willows. She resided in Woodland for the last two years. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her sons, Vernon Moore of Woodland and Ken Johnson of Willows; sisters, Rose Asbury of Willows and Nora Burg of Missouri; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of F. D. Sweet & Son of Willows.
Services: Graveside memorial service is scheduled at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Willows Cemetery.
BRUSS
Nancy Creighton Bruss
Nancy Creighton Bruss, a resident of Davis for 28 years, died at Sutter Davis Hospital on Oct. 8, 2003, after a 10-month battle with brain cancer. She was 56.
She was born in 1947 in Denver to Irving and Loma Creighton. She grew up in Colorado and Montana and matriculated at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. In 1969, while studying at Fort Collins, she met her future husband, Michael.
She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, and moved to Davis with Michael so he could complete his Ph.D.
The couple lived in Austria briefly, then Florida, then Idaho. Eventually they and their two sons settled back in Davis. Nancy focused her life on her family -- she was a Cub Scout mother, and was active in the Davis public school system.
Her other strong interests were art and horses. She was an accomplished oil painter, and her paintings won several awards at the Yolo County Fair. Nancy and Michael built a small horse ranch west of Davis in 1999.
In 1986, she joined the University Extension as a field representative and grew her career from this part-time job into the position of associate director of information technology. During her tenure at the Extension, the information technology department prospered. She was highly respected by her colleagues, and was responsible for the creation of many successful programs and classes.
A memorial service will be conducted at Davis Community Church on Thursday at 2 p.m. An open invitation is extended to all who wish to attend.
In lieu of gifts or flowers, the family requests that donations be made in her name to the National Brain Tumor Foundation, 414 14th St., Oakland, CA 94612. Donations may be made by telephone at (800) 934-CURE, or by visiting www.braintumor.org.
She is survived by her husband of 34 years, Michael Bruss; her sons Justin and Jeffrey Bruss; her parents Loma and Irving Creighton; and her brother Jim Creighton.
BUCHHOLZ
Frieda W. Buchholz (1 of 2)
On Thursday morning, Jan. 20, 2005, Frieda Buchholz placed her hands in the hands of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and left this earthly home for an eternity in Heaven with Jesus and her loved ones. Frieda was 88 years old at the time of her passing from this life, and she will be greatly missed by all of her family and friends, especially her husband of more than 70 years, John. Her sisters, Geneva Kendall and Lila Moore, and her brother, Bill Irby are also greatly missing her.
Frieda’s life was spent in serving others, especially her family and her beloved church. She was born in Ava, Mo. on Sept. 1, 1916 to her parents, John S. and Goldie Irby, their first daughter. The family, which would eventually consist of 10 siblings, spent Frieda’s early years in Missouri and Colorado. It was in Rocky Ford, Colo. where Frieda and John met and were married on Sept. 4, 1934. During the next four years in Colorado, their first two sons, Jim and Dale, were born. In 1938 they moved their family to California, settling in Woodland on June 11, 1938. Their other sons, Coleman and Don, were born in 1938 and 1940 in Woodland. The family settled in the Woodland/Yolo County area and have remained here for almost 67 years.
Frieda loved to be the homemaker for her 'men, ' meeting almost all their wants, but definitely all their needs. When she wasn’t taking care of her family, she was busy with her church family and friends. She became a member of the Nazarene Church in the early 1940s and never changed her faith or her relationship with Jesus Christ. She served her church as a teacher, a leader in the Missionary Society, and always in decorating and preparing the sanctuary for services. She excelled in selecting and arranging flowers, plants, and related items to beautify the church. It was said by one of her pastors, "If they ever found Christ’s cross, Frieda could plant it and make it grow again!" Such was her 'green thumb' when it came to growing anything.
One of Frieda’s favorite hobbies was having yard sales where she would sell the hundreds of potted plants she had grown. While gathering items for those yard sales, she also found numerous clothing and personal items that she gave to her family and friends. When someone needed something special, she always seemed to have it for them.
Frieda’s family eventually grew to include 15 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren. She loved and cared for every one of them at every opportunity. She did wonder at times why there were not more of them! At the time of their passing, her family is distributed all over the United States.
Frieda’s journey through her life was not one of total ease, but she carried the burdens with a smile and strength that could only come from God. She lost two of her sons, Jim and Coleman, during the peak of their lives, two grandchildren, Coleman 'Bub', Jr. and Jeffrey, and two great-grandchildren, Melissa and Tyler, in their infancies. In addition to her parents, John and Goldie, she also lost her sister, Olive, and brothers Noble, Cecil, Alva, Harry and Lester.
Services for Frieda will be held at the Celebration Church of the Nazarene, 100 Woodland Ave., Woodland at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26. The family is being assisted by Kraft Brothers Mortuary. Burial following the services will be at Monument Hill cemetery. The family is requesting flowers and plants in memory of Frieda Ð if unable to deliver to the church, please give them to a loved one in Frieda’s memory.
Frieda Wineva Buchholz (1916-2005) (2nd of 2 obits.)
Frieda Wineva Buchholz died in Woodland Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005 at age 88.
Mrs. Buchholz was born Sept. 1, 1916 in Ava, Mo. She had been a Yolo County resident for 67 years. She was a homemaker, a child care provider, did home maintenance and briefly worked at the Matmor Cannery and at J.C. Penney in Woodland. She was a member of the Celebration Center Church of the Nazarene for more than 65 years where she served as a teacher, a missionary, and the flower decorator for the services.
Survivors include Mrs. Buchholz’s husband of 70 years, John R. Buchholz; her sons, Leslie "Dale" Buchholz and Donald Buchholz of Woodland; her grandchildren, Leilani Mietzner of Buhl, Idaho, Pamela Kaw of Temecula, Gaylene Sanderson of East Biggs, Duane Buchholz of Paso Robles, Steven Buchholz of Woodland, Martha Allred, Marjorie Gee and Shirley "Fay" Buchholz all of Sacramento, Frieda "Kay" Buchholz of Tacoma, Wash., Connie Leek of West Sacramento, Tab Buchholz and Kurtis Buchholz both of Bremerton, Wash. and Belinda Loney of Crescent City; 33 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; her sisters, Geneva Kendall of Woodland and Lila Moore of Riverbank and her brother, Bill Irby of Woodland.
She was preceded in death by her sons, Jim R. Buchholz and Coleman R. Buchholz, Sr.; her grandchildren, Coleman R. Buchholz, Jr. and Jeffrey A. Buchholz; her great-grandchildren, Melissa Hart and Tyler Buchholz; her parents, John S. and Goldie Irby; her sister, Olive and her brothers, Noble, Cecil, Alva, Harry, and Lester Irby.
The family requests flowers and plants in memory of Mrs. Buchholz. If unable to deliver to the church, please give them to a loved one in her memory.
Services: A funeral is scheduled for 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, Jan. 26 at the Celebration Center Church of the Nazarene, 100 Woodland Ave., Woodland. The Reverend Robert Hargrave is officiating. Burial will follow the service at Monument Hill Memorial Park. Kraft Bros. of Woodland is assisting the family with the services.
BUCHHOLZ
John Rudolf Buchholz (1st of 2 obits.)
On Thursday morning, Dec. 22, 2005, John Buchholz joined hands with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and left this earth to live eternally in Heaven with his many loved ones. John was 92 years old at the time of his death and he will be greatly missed by all of his family and friends.
Born in Alden, Kan., on July 22, 1913, John was the first child of his parents, Walter R. and Laura Buchholz. The family, which would eventually consist of eight siblings, lived in Kansas and Colorado during John’s early years. It was in Rocky Ford, Colo., in 1934 where John met and married Frieda Irby, his wife for more than 70 years. During the next four years in Colorado, their sons, Jim and Dale, were born. In 1938 they moved their family to California, arriving in Woodland in early June. Their other sons, Coleman and Don, were born in 1938 and 1940 in Woodland. The family has resided in the Woodland area for almost 68 years.
During his early years in Woodland, John provided for his family by farming, driving trucks, working for Yolo County and delivering for Wells Fargo Express. Eventually he found that his real passion was to become a fireman. He served as a volunteer fireman for more than 10 years with the Woodland Fire Department. In the early 1950s he was finally hired into a full-time position as a paid firefighter. In 1956 he became the captain of the Willow Oak Fire Department, located west of Woodland, and he served that department until 1979. After retiring from Willow Oak, John worked for several more years with the Woodland School District as a bus driver and mechanic.
John was an active member of the Nazarene Church during most of his years in Woodland. He served on the church board many times, helped build a new sanctuary, fellowship hall and parsonage and maintained the church’s vans and buses. However, he was best remembered as the Youth Group bus driver who was never late.
John’s family eventually grew to include 15 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. He somehow managed to give each of them a different nickname even though he could recall every one of them by their given names. At the time of his passing, his family is distributed all over the United States.
His wife Frieda preceded him in death in January 2005. He also lost several young members of his family during the peak of their lives: Sons, Jim and Coleman; grandchildren, Coleman "Bub" Jr. and Jeffrey; and great-grandchildren, Melissa and Tyler. Also preceding him in death were his parents, Walter and Laura; sisters, Mary, Velma, Minnie and Geneva; and brothers, Earl and Coleman.
Services for John will be held at the Celebration Center Church of the Nazarene, 100 Woodland Ave., Woodland, at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005. The family is being assisted by Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors. Burial following the services will be at Monument Hill Memorial Park. The family is requesting flowers and plants in memory of John. If unable to deliver to the church, please give them to a loved one in John’s memory.
John Rudolf Buchholz (2nd of 2 obits.)
John Buchholz died on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005, in Woodland at age 92.
Born in Alden, Kan., on July 22, 1913, Mr. Buchholz was the son of Walter R. and Laura Buchholz. In 1934, Mr. Buchholz met and married Frieda Irby, his wife for more than 70 years. In 1938 they moved their family to California, arriving in Woodland. Mr. Buchholz first worked in farming and later became a firefighter, serving for more than 10 years as a volunteer with the Woodland Fire Department, eventually being hired into a full-time position. In 1956 he became the captain of the Willow Oak Fire Department, serving that department until 1979. After retiring from Willow Oak, Mr. Buchholz worked with the Woodland School District as a bus driver and mechanic. He was also an active member of the Nazarene Church during most of his years in Woodland.
He is survived by sons, Leslie "Dale" Buchholz and his wife Patsy, and by Donald Buchholz and his wife Helen. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren, 34, great-grandchildren and three great great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frieda, in January 2005 as well as by sons Jim and Coleman; grandchildren, Coleman "Bub" Jr. and Jeffrey; and great-grandchildren, Melissa and Tyler. Also preceding him in death were his parents, Walter and Laura; sisters, Mary, Velma, Minnie and Geneva; and brothers, Earl and Coleman.
Services: Services are scheduled at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, at the Celebration Center Church of the Nazarene, 100 Woodland Ave., Woodland. Burial following the services will be at Monument Hill Memorial Park. The family is being assisted by Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors. The family is requesting flowers and plants be given to a loved one in Buchholz’s memory.
BRYAN
Joel Y. Bryan
Joel Y. Bryan died Jan. 19, 2005, from complications due to pneumonia. He was 67 years old.
A celebration of his life will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Davis Art Center, 1919 F St. There will be an opportunity to share stories and memories.
Born July 13, 1937, in Baltimore, Md., he was the eldest of four children of Dr. Jack Y. and Margaret Gardner Bryan. His father was a university professor, foreign-service diplomat and author and his mother was a teacher of English as a Second Language.
The family was stationed in a number of countries and Joel and his family were living in the Philippines in 1950, when he contracted polio at the age of 12. He was totally paralyzed and needed an iron lung to breathe. As a result of aggressive rehabilitation at Kabat-Kaiser in Santa Monica from 1951 to 1954, he eventually was able to breathe on his own and could sit up in a wheelchair.
His parents insisted that he attend regular high school and he graduated from Newport High in 1956. He attended Orange Coast Community College and transferred to UC Riverside, where he received his bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1964.
During his college years, he took a year off to go to Karachi, Pakistan, with his family, teaching algebra and geometry at the American School. Additionally, he did a one-year internship at the California Institute for Women.
Music was always an important part of his life. He played piano before he became ill. Early in his hospital stay, he got a small harmonica and later a larger chromatic harmonica, which allows for sharps and flats as well as the white keys on the piano. From the orderlies at the hospital he was introduced to jazz and the blues.
With some adaptation for holding the harmonica, he played as he lay in bed and gradually got stronger. The addition of a chamber to allow for the collection of the sound enabled him to control the volume through a guitar amplifier. With the larger sound he was able to play with rock and roll groups, first at UC Riverside and then as the featured artist with a jazz group in Newport Beach. He was part of the Jan DeNeau Quartet and written up in Downbeat magazine in June 1966.
After graduation, he was hired to work at the Student Placement Center at UC Riverside, relishing the success of competing for a regular job that included working with students and having the ability to live independently.
He was the first student in a wheelchair at UCR and the university worked with him on accommodations as problems arose. Since the university was relatively new, classrooms and the campus were generally accessible. However, in 1963 the university built a new wing off the library, with three steps in front. Bryan needed special help and special permission to gain access to the library.
By now, there were four students in wheelchairs; together they wrote a letter to the dean of students, expressing outrage that the campus was excluding them from the library. The letter not only reversed the design but the university adopted a barrier-free building program in 1966.
In 1969, UCR created Student Special Services and appointed him director. By this time there were 12 students in wheelchairs and the need for services for severely disabled students was evident. Bryan worked with the campus architect, involved students in reviewing new buildings and retrofitting old ones, did a campus needs assessment and institutionalized student input.
Bryan’s work at UCR introduced him to Ed Roberts, a post-polio quadriplegic, and John Hessler, a traumatic quadriplegic, who later were appointed to the state Department of Rehabilitation during the Brown administration. Roberts became the first disabled director of that department.
Both men preceded Bryan in death, but together they formed the Disabled Movement in Higher Education during the 1960s and ’70s.
Bryan was hired in 1973 to head the program at UC Davis and retired in 1987 as post-polio syndrome began to affect his respiratory system and make full-time work impossible.
He had met his wife, Mary Jo, when she returned to college to get her bachelor’s degree. He helped her find part-time employment but she ended with a full-time position as his wife in December 1969. Together they moved to Davis in September 1973 with their infant son, John Gordon. In 1975, Barton Guy was born.
Bryan continued to play the harmonica, the pain of his loneliness replaced with the happiness of his life through marriage and the birth of his sons.
He was always an avid sports fan and when the Sacramento Kings came to town, his brother-in-law, Bill Walton, was able to obtain season tickets for him and his family. He attended Kings games for the last 20 years. Bryan never gave up hope on the Kings and enjoyed their current success. Section 107 has experienced the lost of a great fan and friend.
He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Mary Jo; his sons, Gordon and Barton; his sisters, Donna and Kirsten; his brother, Guy; and an extended family who admired, loved and will miss him dearly.
Contributions to California Disability Right Foundation’s scholarship program (tax-deductible) or to the Yolano Chapter of CDR in lieu of flowers may be mailed to 1610 Sycamore Lane, Davis, CA 95616.
