All Tributes - Escalon & Ripon, CA

On August 7, 2022 Anita Daoud passed away at the age of 92 in Modesto, California. Anita was born in her Ripon family home on July 5th, 1930 to the family of Albert and Fannie Marsman. She lived and worked on the family farm with 5 sisters and 2 brothers until her young adulthood at which time she pursued the nursing career at Highland Nursing School in Oakland, CA and then continued on to achieve a masters degree at the University of Washington. During this time she also became interested...

On Sunday, August 7, 2022, George J. Vasquez, beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, and brother, passed away at the age of 80.  George was born on December 8, 1941, in Colton, California.  Loving husband of the late Yvonne Fogata Vasquez.  He was the fifth sibling born of eight children raised by loving parents, Antonio, and Martha Arteaga.  He is preceded in death by siblings, Helen, Tony, Ronnie, and Lupe.  He is survived by siblings Elinor, Phyllis, and...

IN LOVING MEMORY JOSE BETTENCOURT REIS   It with very heavy hearts that we share with all of you - our dearest friends and family - the sad news of the passing of our much- beloved father, Jose Bettencourt Reis, who died here in Modesto on August 2, 2022, less than two months before his 72nd birthday.  Our father was always the cornerstone of our family and inspired us with his example all through our lives. He was born September 24, 1950 in Sao Jorge, Acores. One of nine...

Ernest Joe Rockwell “Rocky” passed away peacefully on July 31, 2022 at the age of 82 in Oakdale.  Joe was born on October 7, 1939 in Kansas City, Kansas to parents Ernest and Alma Rockwell.  He grew up in Holden, Missouri before enlisting in the US Navy.  After serving three years, Joe moved to California where he met and fell in love with Ysabel Manley.  After they married, Joe went to work driving a bus for the AC Transit, Oakland while getting his BA degree...

Joan Eloise Mathis, 83, of Sacramento, passed away at home July 26, 2022, with family by her side. She was born March 11, 1939, to Max and Olga Benedix. She grew up and attended school in Escalon, graduating as salutatorian in 1956. She went to Modesto Junior College and California State University Sacramento, where she studied home economics, earning a Master of Arts in 1962. Along the way, she married the love of her life, Lonnie Wayne Mathis in 1958, and they were together for...

Don Lee Ritchey peacefully passed away July 23, 2022 at the age of 89 in Modesto, Ca with his loving family by his side. Don was born July 3, 1933 to parents Tommy and Ethel Ritchey in Oklahoma. When Don was 2 years old, the family moved to California. Don grew up in the Escalon and Modesto area. He was a well-known and respected man; Don never met a stranger. Don had a wonderful life with his beloved wife, Lillian. Don and Lillian shared a love for antique cars, they even owned the Antique...