Katherine Marie Corum

October 20, 1939 - April 22, 2026

Katherine Marie Corum, 86, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 22, 2026, in Lebanon, Tennessee. She was born on October 20, 1939, to parents Loren Peck and Bertha Billingsley Peck in Boise Idaho. As a young child, she moved with her parents to Stockton, California, where her brother, Richard, was born. Katherine lived close to family and would spend time with her aunts Marie and Beth.

She was a lifetime member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and always had love for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She found many opportunities to serve others in church assignments and in other ways by being a pianist and organist, a Sunday School teacher, a chorister and a librarian. She was also a blood donor and shared well over 10 gallons with her community.

Katherine was the first member of her family to earn a college degree. She graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) with a Bachelor's degree in elementary education and received a teaching credential. She spent her career working as an elementary school teacher in the Stockton Unified School District. She worked at several schools including Pulliam Elementary, and Nightingale Elementary but spent the majority of her later years teaching at Tyler Elementary School, from which she later retired. After retiring, Katherine moved to Tennessee to be closer to her sons and their families.

In addition to teaching she had many other talents and hobbies including piano, flower arranging, sewing, embroidery, making blankets, bike riding and she loved Foster’s Freeze and Fox News.

In addition to her many talents, Katherine was a great mom to her four kids. She was always there for them when they needed her. She showed up to football games and high school band concerts. She listened to electric guitar and drum practices. She welcomed their friends and even unofficially adopted a few of them along the way. She made an effort to care about the things her kids cared about despite being a single mom for many of those years. As her kids grew to adulthood she continued to build close relationships with them. She loved them all unconditionally. She became a listening ear and a sounding board for them. She also found great joy meeting and getting to know her grandchildren. She was a quiet strength, had a big heart and loved her family deeply. She will be missed by them greatly.

Katherine is preceded in death by her parents Loren and Bertha Peck, her brother Richard Peck, her daughter Sally Corum and 6 half siblings, She is survived by her children Marc (Teresa) Corum, Loren Corum and Linda (Jim) Glover, her grandchildren Sam(Sean) Stidham, Andy Glover, Ryan Glover, Ireland Corum, DJ Matheny, Zack Matheny and great-granddaughter Hazel Stidham.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity of your choosing in memory of Katherine Corum.

SERVICE

A graveside service will be held at 2:00pm Monday, May 4, 2026 at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.

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Elnora Yvonne McInturff

April 18, 1938 - April 16, 2026

Elnora (Ellie) Yvonne McInturff, 87 passed away peacefully on April 16, 2026, in Lodi, CA. She was born April 18, 1938, to Everett Good and Audrey Kennon and lived in Black Jack, Missouri. She moved to Concord, CA in 1950 and attended local schools. She met her husband Les McInturff and married in 1955. They moved to the country in Galt, CA in 1960, built a house and raised their four children.

Ellie was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister, cousin, and friend to many. She was also a long-time member of Temple Baptist Church, now GracePoint Church and always had a love for our Lord and Savior. For many years, she and her husband Les would help the Awana Club at Temple Baptist Church supplying ceramic ornaments for the youth to paint. Her church family knew her to be a very hard-working individual with a very kind heart. She always enjoyed talking with anyone and was known as “sweet Ellie”. She enjoyed going to church, took attendance for her Sunday School classroom, and volunteered at many of the Celebration of Life services. She was also a longtime member of the Heart in Hand Quilt Ministry at GracePoint Church, helping to raise money for local charitable organizations. Her passion was being a seamstress; however, she also enjoyed embroidery by including her work on the many pillow cases and kitchen towels sold at the annual quilt faire.

Ellie’s career consisted of working for various financial institutions, Frontier Savings, Gibraltar Savings & Loan, Tokay Savings, finishing her career at Stockton Savings & Loan as a Loan Servicing Manager. She retired in early 2000 to care for her husband.

She is survived by her two children, Linda Fyffe (Kent) and James McInturff (Colleen), four grandchildren, Bryan (Jill) Caldwell, Kevin (Kristen) Caldwell, Curtis McInturff, and Hannah (Wesley) Fox; five great grandchildren Xander, Caleb & Riley Caldwell, Caelyn Caldwell, and Halle Fox. She is preceded in death by her husband, Leslie McInturff, sons David and Steven McInturff, and one grandson Jeffrey McInturff.

SERVICE

A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, May 22, 2026 at 11:00 am at GracePoint Church located at 801 South Lower Sacramento Rd, Lodi, CA 95242

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to GracePoint Church (Benevolent or Building Fund) or a charity of your choice.

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Lorraine Katzakian

Margaret Lorraine Katzakian

August 13, 1920 - March 28, 2026

Our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother passed away peacefully, at the age of 105, on March 28, 2026. She was surrounded by many of her family members as she slipped the bonds of this world to join her Heavenly Father.

Lorraine Katzakian started in this world on August 13, 1920, born in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. She came to Lodi with her family in 1938. As a resident of Lodi, she met and married Bozant “Bo” Katzakian in 1942. This marriage was the beginning of her family, including three sons and one daughter. Together with Bo, she started a life of service to her new community, Lodi.

Lorraine belonged to, and participated in, many fraternal organizations over the years. The one that stands out was her membership in The Lodi Eagles Auxiliary Club #848. She was the last surviving Charter Member of that organization. A membership that should not have happened as members needed to be married to a member of The Eagles. This requirement was waived due to her engagement and up coming wedding to Bo who was an Eagle.

Among other notable actions was participating in the creation of The Lodi Boys and Girls Club Bozant and L Katzakian Charitable Foundation. Lorraine was also involved with The Woman’s Club of Lodi, and volunteered for many years as a Pink Lady for Lodi Memorial Hospital.

Lorraine had various hobbies over the years. As a knitter and seamstress, she would make soft caps for the newborn babies at the hospital. She also knitted many beautiful items for her family and friends. Another hobby was to cast and paint ceramic figures that were displayed around her house and yard. She was also an active bridge player and only stopped during her last couple of years.

She is survived by her sons; Ron (Kris) of Jackson, CA, Terry (Lori) of Clinton, WA, Reggie (Cyndi) of Lodi, CA, seven grandchildren, seven great grand children, and one great-great grand child. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bo, and her daughter, Jennifer.

The Katzakian family wishes to thank those special people who assisted our mother while she was living in her home of 64 years, and those who befriended her during her time at Brookdale. Thank you.

There will be a private family service for her burial. In lieu of gifts or flowers, the family requests that you make a donation to The Lodi Eagles Auxiliary. In Memory of Lorraine Katzakian donations can be mailed to Lodi Eagles Auxiliary #848, Barbara Meidinger 600 Sturla Street, Lodi, CA 95240.

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Carol Ayers

July 12, 1946 - January 1, 2026

SERVICE

A memorial service will be held on Friday, February 6th, 2026 at 10:00am in the Evergreen Chapel  at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA.

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