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Diana Fay Quenzer

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August 11, 1941 - June 19, 2022

Diana Fay Quenzer passed away Sunday, June 19th, 2022 in San Ramon, California with her family by her side.

Diana was born on August 11, 1941 in French Camp, California to Herbert and Hulda Quenzer. She grew up in Stockton and on a dairy farm in Galt. In 1959 Diana and her family moved to Sunnyvale, where Diana graduated from Sunnyvale High School in 1959. In 1986 Diana settled in the San Ramon Valley, where she lived for over thirty years. Diana spent the last ten years with the love of her life, Robert Young in El Cerrito, California.

Diana was a trailblazer for women of her era, with a vibrant career in the aerospace industry.  After working for Teledyne Ryan in San Diego for 5 years, she dedicated 34 years of her life at Lockheed Martin. There, she earned many awards working on countless projects as a technician, including the Milstar and the Hubble Space Telescope, the ABL Space Station, the Gravity Probe B gyroscope, and Star Wars Laser Program. Her proudest achievement was her work on the NASA Viking Project, which was the first U.S. mission to land a spacecraft on Mars to take photographs, collect data, and look for possible signs of life. We are thankful for her service in advancing the boundaries of science and the defense of our country.

Diana was also very gifted when it came to creating beautiful spaces. Whether it be gorgeous gardens and lush landscapes where her love of plants and flowers were showcased, or creating masterpieces with wood or macrame, her meticulous eye for detail dazzled us all.

Diana loved her children and grandchildren most of all.  She was a hardworking, devoted mother who did so much for her children. Diana was admired for having a bold and brave personality, and she never shielded away from speaking her mind. She was loved by so many for her humor, kindness, love of the Lord, and her beautiful smile.

Her life will forever be cherished in the lives of her children: Lisa (Josh) Herrero of Livermore,CA; Timothy (Jessica) Louie of Martinez,GA; and Cheryl Louie of San Ramon, CA; her step-daughters Susan Schaaphok of Keno, OR and Teresa Carrol of Anacortes,WA; and her grandchildren Hannah, Olivia, Tommy, Ronin, Kelly, and Kate.

Diana was proceeded in death by her mother and father, Herbert and Hulda Quenzer, her bothers, Henry and Timothy, and her beloved sister, Elaine.

 

Diana will be laid to rest on Friday, July 8th at Cherokee Memorial Cemetery.

VISITATION
A visitation will be held from 9:00am - 12:00pm noon on Friday, July 8th 2022 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

SERVICE
A service will be held at 12:00pm noon on Friday, July 8th 2022 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

RECEPTION

Lunch to follow at 2pm.

Please leave your condolences below.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Quenzer family.

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Francisca R. Gomez

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Francisca R Gómez was born March 21, 1929 in San Bernandino County, CA and passed away at her home in Stockton, CA surrounded by family on March 2, 2022, just weeks shy of her 93rd birthday. She will be laid to rest alongside her husband and hunny Antonio Lopez Gomez. 

 

She will be remembered by her 5 children, 12 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Her dedication to her family and loved ones will always be cherished by those who knew her, and her generosity never forgotten. Her kindness was always shown through her warm smile and warm plates of food, especially her tacos and tamales, a staple of her kitchen and home. 

 

To our mom, grandma, granny and beloved Francisca, you will forever be cherished and missed. Until we meet again.. with love and remeberance, your family. 

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Joyce Lemon

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Joyce Johnson was born on August 18th, 1930 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Efton R. Johnson and Mabel Walcott. She had an older sister, Lora.  Her parents’ marriage dissolved around that time. Around 1935, the extended family moved to Stockton, California.  Joyce’s maternal grandmother Wilhelmina “Minnie” Kaslander Walcott had a sister living nearby, and there was a large Dutch community in the area. Both the Kaslander  and the Walcott families were descended from Dutch immigrants, and they made an effort to keep their culture alive. The Dutch language was still being spoken by the older members of the family when Joyce was a girl. They attended the Dutch Reform Church in Ripon.  If you were Dutch, that’s where you went to church!

Mabel wound up getting a job in Sacramento, and left Joyce and Lora in the care of her parents, Herman and Minnie Walcott, in Stockton.  Just before Joyce turned 7, her grandfather died.  In 1943, after Lora married, Joyce, her grandmother and her unmarried aunt Jeanette Walcott, “Aunt Jean”, moved into a converted garage behind the house of Joyce’s uncle Bert Walcott.

One very bright spot in this story was her sister Lora buying her a used piano when she was 12, and Joyce started taking lessons.  It turned out that Joyce had a gift.  By the time she was 15, she was church organist at the Stockton Alliance Church, which she had started attending as a young teenager when invited by a friend.  It was also at this church where she met her future husband, Bob Lemon.

She didn’t like him at first.  But after dating a few of the other boys from church, she decided to give him a chance. Bob and Joyce were engaged in April and married October 10th, 1948. Her Uncle Bert Walcott walked her down the aisle, and his daughters Wilma and Jeanne Walcott were her attendants. The marriage would last for 68 years, until Bob’s death in 2016.

Two children were born from this happy marriage; Patrice (Patti) and Denise.  The family lived in Stockton until 1965, when Bob’s work situation changed and they moved to Union City, and then Fremont.  They attended Fremont Neighborhood Church, later renamed Cedar Blvd. Neighborhood Church in Newark, where Joyce continued to serve as church organist, and worked part time in the church office.

When Bob retired in 1988, they moved back to Stockton, where after attending a few other churches, they became members of Stockton Covenant Church.  Joyce was always a very active member of the churches she attended, and she held a deep faith.

Bob and Joyce enjoyed trailer camping, and made many trips over the years.  They went to Lassen National Park, the Seattle World’s Fair, annual church family camps and many family holiday weekend trips, among other outings.  Also Joyce absolutely loved Hawaii, and they made a few trips there over the years.  When Bob passed, and the house had to be cleared out, one of her disappointments was that her “Hawaiian Dresses” had been given away.  She loved those dresses.

Joyce was an excellent cook, and was particularly known for her baking, and especially her pies.  She would often bake two or three kinds for family gatherings, and the family joke is that anytime she asked her nephew Dennis what kind of pie he wanted, the answer was always “Yes”.  She loved to feed people, and in generous portions.  Her motto was, “The only way to make sure that you have enough food is to make sure that you have TOO MUCH food.”  Heaven forbid that someone might want thirds and there wasn’t any left.

By the fall of 2015, Joyce had to be moved into a nursing facility.  Bob faithfully visited her twice a day, every day, and her daughters and other family members visited as often as they could.  Bob passed away on Christmas Eve in 2016, and the following year was very difficult for her.   After a bout of pneumonia in December 2017, she never fully recovered and she passed away on January 14th, 2018.

We remember her love of family, her faith and devotion, her love of playing the piano and the organ, her love of cooking and of feeding the people she loved.  Playing music and cooking great food were expressions of who she was.  Family, faith, good food, music and love were very important components of her life, and what she will be remembered for.

Joyce is survived by daughters Patrice “Patti” Lemon (Eric Mitchell) and Denise (Terry) Hershberger, granddaughter Jennifer (Ryan) Hodge, grandsons Aaron (Jacqueline) Hawkins and Matthew (Amber) Hawkins, great grandsons Asa and Max Hawkins, and sister Lora Gadow and half-sister Robyn Carlson.

SERVICES

Graveside service will be held on Friday, January 26th at 2pm at Cherokee Memorial Park.

All are invited to a Celebration of Life on Saturday, January 27th at 2 pm at Stockton Covenant Church.

Maria Cruz

August 12, 1942 - January 2, 2018 Maria Clara (Clarita) A. Cruz, 75, joined our Lord Jesus Christ on January 2, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Stockton, CA.  She was the wife of Vicente E. Cruz.  They shared 43 years of marriage together.

Clarita was born in Malate, Manila, Philippines. She was the daughter of Honorio and Severina Acogido. She was an active member of St. Luke’s Catholic Church.  She enjoyed travel, dancing and attending her grandchildren’s sports and performing arts activities.  She adored all her grandchildren and was always available whenever they needed her help.  She will be remembered for her very giving, generous and nurturing personality.

She is survived by her husband, Vicente E Cruz, Children Diana L Hinton, Maria Christina Cruz Plantilla (Albert), Lorelei Cruz Gee and Vreeland Cruz (Jennifer) and her grandchildren Kayla Gee, Isabel Gee, Isaiah Gee, Victoria Plantilla, Alexandria Plantilla and Tobias Vicente Cruz.

VISITATION

Visitations for Maria Cruz is scheduled for

Tuesday, January 9, 2018 from 10:00am to 8:00pm in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 Beckman Road, Lodi, CA.

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 from 10:00am to 8:00pm in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 Beckman Road, Lodi, CA.

VIGIL

Vigil to be held Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 6:00pm in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 Beckman Road, Lodi, CA.

SERVICES

Funeral service to take place Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 10:00am at St. Lukes Cahotlic Church, 3847 N Sutter St, Stockton, CA.

 

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