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PUERNER
Olive "Ollie" Puerner (1st of 2 obits.)
Olive "Ollie" Puerner, age 77, was called home to her Father in Heaven Jan. 12, 2006. Ollie was born Nov. 29, 1928 in Woodland. She moved away for a spell then returned where she's been for the last 29 years.
Olive went to Filmore Elementary and Woodland High School. She worked as a nurse's aide at Alderson for about 10 years.
She leaves behind her seven loving children: Amelia Wagner of San Jose, Cynthia Calabro of Woodland, Charlie Puerner of Carmichael, Sarah Schwendinger of Elk Grove, Sadie Puerner of Tempe, Ariz., Betsy Campaigne of Woodland and Sandra Puerner of Phoenix. She also leaves behind her brother David Robinson and his wife Mary Ann, 22 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren with two more on the way. There are also many nieces and nephews. Olive was preceded by her parents Charles Robinson and Alma Francis (Evans), her brothers: Frank, Charles, Raymond, Elmer, George, Edward, James and her sisters: Lucille Dole, Bessie Barlow, Emma Hesseler, Rhoda Fish, Florence Robinson, Louise Lewis and Maybell Altpeter.
Olive enjoyed being with her grandchildren, she would talk about the cute things they would do and how they were growing. She loved meeting up with old friends that she would bump into at the store when shopping. She had a love for genealogy. She was always writing letters to people inquiring about information on a family line she was working on. She also had a strong faith in the Lord, attending The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (when she was in better health). She was a great lady and will be truly missed by everyone who knew her.
Viewing is Tuesday Jan. 17 at 1 p.m. and funeral services at 2 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at: 1405 Cottonwood, Woodland.
Graveside prayer is at 3 p.m. at the Woodland Cemetery, 800 West St. at intersection of Cross Street. McNary's Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
Olive "Ollie" Puerner (2nd of 2 obits.)
Olive "Ollie" Puerner of Woodland died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006 at age 77.
Mrs. Puerner was born Nov. 29, 1928 in Woodland. She moved away for a spell then returned where she's been for the last 29 years. She attended to Filmore Elementary and Woodland High School. She worked as a nurse's aide at Alderson for about 10 years and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include Mrs. Puerner's children, Amelia Wagner of San Jose, Cynthia Calabro of Woodland, Charlie Puerner of Carmichael, Sarah Schwendinger of Elk Grove, Sadie Puerner of Tempe, Ariz., Betsy Campaigne of Woodland and Sandra Puerner of Phoenix; 22 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; her brother, David Robinson and his wife Mary Ann; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Robinson and Alma Francis (Evans); her sisters, Lucille Dole, Bessie Barlow, Emma Hesseler, Rhoda Fish, Florence Robinson, Louise Lewis and Maybell Altpeter; and her brothers, Frank, Charles, Raymond, Elmer, George, Edward, James.
Services: Services were held Tuesday, Jan. 17. McNary's Chapel is assisted the family with arrangements.
PUGH
Dorothy M. Pugh
Dorothy M. Pugh, 89, died of stroke complications on April 6, 2000, in Sacramento.
Born in 1910 to Henry J. Hansen and the late Kate F. Eggleston, she grew up on a ranch outside Davis. She was a member of the Tremont Church Mite Society. As a girl, she attended the old Tremont Church on Montgomery Road, near the present Willowbank.
A bright, studious child, she went regularly to the Davis Library, which was situated in Hattie Weber's home.
Though the family had almond and fruit trees in Davis and Chico, her mother taught School in Elmira to assure Dorothy's higher education. Her first job after graduation from San Jose State College was as a teacher in Winters and it was there that she met her husband, Bill Pugh, a Winters High School teacher and coach.
The houses on her grandmother Lucy Eggleston's property on University Avenue, near the UC Davis campus, were designated as historic structures by the city of Davis. She rented them to graduate students and families at unrealistically low rents over the years because she felt that young people needed a chance, family members said.
She raised her family in Winters and directed the first children's choruses at the Winters schools. She was the organist for more than 30 years for Yosolano Chapter No. 218 in Winters, commuting in later years from her home in Sacramento.
She was a member and organist for nearly 30 years for Palm Shrine and White Shrine of Jerusalem in Sacramento.
She was honored by being chosen as grand organist for The Order of Eastern Star in the state of California 1977 by Patricia Quibell, worthy grand matron, and traveled with the senior officers of the order for that year, visiting Eastern Star chapters throughout the state.
She is survived by two sons, William Pugh of Stockton and Richard Pugh of Sacramento; two daughters-in-law, Josie and Dale Pugh; four adult grandchildren, Jason, Josh, Thomas and his wife Barbara and Beth and her husband Ingo; and one great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry J. and Kate F. Hansen; grandparents, J. W. and Lucy Eggleston; and brother Willis E. Hansen.
Visitation will be held from 12-7 p.m. at the Nicoletti, Culjis and Herberger Funeral Home at 5400 Folsom Boulevard, Sacramento, Thursday, April 13. Interment at Winters Cemetery, Friday April 14 at 11 a.m., where an Eastern Star Service will be performed. A memorial service and a celebration of her life will be held the next day at 10:30 a.m. at Nicoletti, Culjis and Herberger, with a reception to follow at Mrs. Pugh's Sacramento home.
PULATI
Mary Micheletti Pulati
Mary Micheletti Pulati died peacefully on Sept. 3, 2001 at the age of 87.
Born on Sept. 21, 1913, she was a lifelong resident of Sacramento and a graduate of Sacramento High School. She was an active member of the Druids, Romulus Club, American Business Women's Association and the North Sacramento Lions Auxiliary.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Marjorie and Valente Dolcini of Davis; her son Paul Pulati of Australia; her sister Helen Turnipseed of Sacramento; and two nephews, Dennis and Mark Turnipseed. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Michael St. John, Valente Dolcini, Dana Dolcini, Matthew Dolcini Julie Dolcini-Shumway, Roman Pulati and Sienna Pulati; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Louis Pulati, and her daughter Antoinette St. John.
She was a longtime volunteer at the American Cancer Society and requested that in lieu of flowers, remembrances be made in her name to that society.
A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. on Sept. 21 at North Sacramento Funeral Home, 725 El Camino Ave., Sacramento.
PULLUM
Harold L. Pullum
Hal L. Pullum died peacefully at his Davis home on Sept. 20, 2004. He was 81.
He was born in Garfield, Utah, on Aug. 8, 1923. Upon graduation from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in World War II from 1942 to 1945 as a gunner's mate aboard the U.S.S. Alabama.
He returned to Utah after the war and went to work for the Kennecott Copper Corp. in Magna, Utah. His artistic ability led to a position as a medical illustrator for the School of Medicine at the University of Utah in 1963.
In 1967, he moved his family to Davis after being recruited by the UC Davis School of Medicine to serve as principal medical illustrator, a position he held until his retirement in 1987.
After retirement, he studied hypnotherapy and earned a doctor of clinical hypnotherapy degree from the American Institute of Hypnotherapy in 1991. He went into private practice, specializing in pain management and smoking cessation. He later earned certificates in both behavioral therapy and hypnotic anesthesiology. He used is knowledge and skills to help countless people.
He will be remembered by all who knew him for his many talents, his friendship, his humor and his constant quest for knowledge and discovery.
He was preceded in death by his son, Kelly Lloyd Pullum.
He is survived by his sons, Barry Dru Pullum and Joel Shriver of Davis; his daughter, Claire Halene Draper; five granddaughters and 12 great grandchildren, all of West Valley City, Utah.
He is also survived by former wives Joyce Thomas of Davis and Celeste Wardin of Riverside.
The family wishes to acknowledge the loving support of Yolo Hospice, Rosanne Polidora, the neighbors of Braddock Court and many friends.
A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.
Remembrances may be made in his honor to Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis, CA 95617.
PURCIFULL
James Dixon Purcifull
James Dixon Purcifull died in Las Vegas, Nev., following a brief illness, on Aug. 12, 2002, at age 75.
Born Aug. 23, 1926, Mr. Purcifull was a California native and former resident of Dunnigan and Zamora. He graduated from Pierce High School in Arbuckle in 1943. He enlisted in the Navy as an aviation cadet, attending Willamette College. Afterward he was sent to the Great Lakes Training School and then to Pensacola, at which point the war ended. Later he learned the tool-and-die trade and eventually formed his own manufacturing company, KP Engineering, in Hawthorne. When he retired he relocated to Las Vegas with his wife Kathy. After her death, he moved to Panaca, where he bought property and remarried and was farming the last few years with his wife Grace. According to his family members, "Jim was independent, determined, hardworking, and talented, and overcame early difficulties to achieve a fulfilling life."
Mr. Purcifull is survived by his wife, Grace Purcifull; sister, Marcia (Purcifull) Szabo of Cupertino; and brother, Dan Purcifull of Gainesville, Fla.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Ernest Purcifull; and by his parents, Ernest Lee Purcifull Sr., and Virginia Purcifull.
His cremains will be scattered in Panaca and Woodland.
PURVIS
Carlos Herman Purvis
Carlos Herman Purvis died May 20, 2006, in Davis. Born Sept. 26, 1924, in Clark County, Ala., he was 83.
A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at the Davis Cemetery, 820 Pole Line Road.
He was a veteran of World War II and retired from Hunt's Foods after more than 40 years of service. He enjoyed restoring antique cars and was a member of Reliable A's.
He was preceded in death by his son, Carlos Wayne Purvis.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Dora Ann; daughter, Debra Purvis of Davis; two brothers, Daniel Purvis of Mobile, Ala., and Donald Smith of Sacramento; sister, Lois Tyree of Fair Oaks; three grandsons, Carlos Purvis of Woodland, and Justin and Jeremiah Purvis of Alaska; one great-grandson of Alaska; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
PUTNAM
Geraldine "Gerry" Mae Putnam
Geraldine "Gerry" Mae Putnam, a 40-year resident of Woodland, died Oct. 24, 2002, at the Sierra Convalescent Hospital in Davis, after a long struggle against breast cancer. Born Geraldine Mae Clark in Alliance, Neb., on May 1, 1918, she was 84.
She was a 1936 graduate of North Platte High School, Nebraska. During the Great Depression, she worked her way through one year at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, and she returned late in life to college and received an associate of arts degree from Woodland Community College.
She met and married her husband John in Manhattan, Kan., while volunteering for the USO in 1941. She came to California with her infant daughter Jean as her husband was being shipped to the Pacific Theater of World War II.
She was a longtime and very active member of the American Lutheran Church in Woodland. She served for many years as a choir member and took an active part in the women's circle.
She was a homemaker, seamstress and teacher of home economics at Palma High School in Salinas. She made the wedding dresses for her daughters, Vicky and Kate, and for her granddaughter, Jeannie Lynn. She also made many of the Lutheran church's vestments and liturgical robes.
She volunteered as a craft project coordinator at Alderson's Convalescent Hospital in Woodland and won several first prizes at the Yolo County Fair for her efforts.
She is preceded in death by her husband, John Ervin Putnam; daughter, Gerry Lea Davis; son, Robert Dee Putnam; and brothers, William Edward "Ted" Clark and David Henry Clark.
She is survived by her three daughters, N. Jean Canary and her husband Robert of Davis, Katherine A. "Kate" Coleman and her husband M. Lawrence of Watkinsville, Ga.; and Vicky P. Fletcher and her husband Milton of Woodland; and six grandchildren, Jeffrey B. Davis, Jeannie Lynn Watson, John E. Pankratz, Eric J. Tillman, Jared O. Dawson and Connor P. Dawson.
She is also survived by three sisters, Wilma Ruth Preston and her husband Stan of San Antonio, Texas, Marianne Ridder of Callaway, Neb., and Catherine L. Sawyer and her husband Lowell; and two sisters-in-law, Madge Clark of Roanoke, Va., and Janet Clark of Salinas.
The memorial service will be Friday, Nov. 29, at 11 a.m. at the American Lutheran Church in Woodland. Lunch will follow in the parish hall. She will be interred at a family ceremony at 2:30 p.m. at Monument Hill.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests gifts in her memory to either the American Lutheran Church, 1114 College St., Woodland, or Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis, CA 95617.
McNary's Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
