obituaries

See Channoi

June 4, 1930 - December 8, 2023

SERVICES
A service will be held at 1:00pm on Friday, December 22nd, 2023 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

A service will be held at 1:30pm on Saturday, June 22nd, 2024 at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.

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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Channoi family.

Linda Lucero

August 15, 1956 - May 8, 2024

VISITATION
A visitation will be held from 4:00pm - 7:00pm on Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

SERVICE
A service will be held at 10:00am on Thursday, June 6th, 2024 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Lucero family.

Rebecca Luna

December 4, 1933 - May 7, 2024

VISITATION
A visitation will be held from 9:00am - 8:00pm on Wednesday, May 15th, 2024 at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

A visitation will be held from 9:00am - 1:00pm on Thursday, May 16th, 2024 at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

SERVICE
A graveside service will be held at 1:30pm on Thursday, May 16th, 2024 at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.

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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Luna family.

Mario Gines

April 29, 1969 - May 3, 2024

VISITATION
A visitation will be held from 2:00pm - 8:00pm on Tuesday, June 4th, 2024 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

SERVICE
A service will be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 at the Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, located at 6715 Leesburg Pl, Stockton, CA 95207.

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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Gines family.

Glen Valente

January 19, 1950 - May 2, 2024

Glen was born January 19, 1950 in Lodi. He passed away peacefully in his home, in Stockton, on May 2, 2024 at the age of 74.

Glen is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Rosie, daughter Janeen Loewen, son in law, Josh and his beloved grandsons, Roland and Spencer. He is also survived by numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Glen was preceded in death by his son, Greg, parents, and siblings.

Glen retired from California Water service in 2010 after working there for 40 years. Since retirement, Glen and Rosie have enjoyed traveling. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and his boy, Chico. Glen loved spending time camping, going to the beach, and going to their place at Calaveras Timber Trails. Glen enjoyed sharing his love of food with family and friends through posts on social media.

Funeral services will be held on Monday May 13, 2024 at 10:00AM at Cherokee Memorial Park’s
Vineyard Chapel. Reception to follow at the Stockton Ballroom, located at 9650 Thornton Rd, Stockton, CA 95209.

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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Valente family.

William Van Tassel Jr.

December 27, 1930 - May 2, 2024

William Earl Van Tassel Jr., age 93 of Linden, CA, passed away on May 2, 2024. William (Bill) was born in Woodland, CA on December 27th, 1930. He was preceded in death by his parents Atha and William Van Tassel Sr. and sister Virginia Hammond.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years Marilyn, daughters, Nancy (Rick) Lopez, Carol (George) Alves and sons, William (Vicki) Van Tassel, Robert Van Tassel and Jim (Kim) Van Tassel. Eight Grandchildren - Nathan & Brett Lopez, Dustin Alves, Lindsay (Alves) Gogna, Jillian (Van Tassel) Carnes, Luke Van Tassel, Ellie Van Tassel, & Ezra Van Tassel. As well as Thirteen Great-grandchildren.

Bill attended College in Susanville where he studied to be a gunsmith. After college, he joined the US Navy and flew fighter planes off the USS Oriskany with the Fighter Squadron 122 during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged in 1967 from the Navy Reserve with Four Air Medals: China Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Medal, and National Defense Medal. After serving active duty in the Navy, Bill became a commercial airline pilot for United Airlines and flew from 1955 to 1988.

In 1972, Bill decided to pursue his lifelong dream of being a cattleman and moved his family to a ranch in Linden, CA, where he continued to fly and grow his cow-calf operation. In 1991, he received the CBCIA Commercial Producer of the year award from the California Cattlemen’s Association.

A special thank you to Hospice of San Joaquin for their incredible service and support.

VISITATION
A visitation will be held from 9:00am - 10:00am on Monday, May 20th, 2024 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

SERVICE
A service will be held at 10:00am on Monday, May 20th, 2024 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240. Reception immediately following.

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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Van Tassel family.

Betty Kelso

July 26, 1930 - May 1, 2024

Betty Lou Kelso, nee Betty Lou King, passed away on May 1, 2024, at the age of 93 in Lodi, California. She was born on July 26, 1930, in Northview Missouri. Betty was a loving, strong-willed, welcoming, and generous individual with a great sense of humor.

Betty was raised on a farm in Northview. After her family home burned down while she was in high school, she and her family moved to California. The family eventually settled in Turlock where she met her future husband, Robert A. Kelso. After they were married, they moved to San Francisco. Moving to ever larger homes as the family grew, they eventually bought a home in the Sunset district. After sons Bob and Mike went off to college the family moved to Stockton where Betty would live for the next 53 years. Robert passed away in 1992.

Betty enjoyed family get togethers which were always lively events often with 35 or more family members attending. One of her favorite places was Lake Tahoe where she enjoyed visiting in the summer around her birthday. She enjoyed reading and word puzzles. She was an avid fan of the soap opera, General Hospital, and a loyal fan of the San Francisco Giants Baseball team.

Betty raised five boys and later worked at Campbell’s Department Store in Stockton. She will be dearly missed by: Robert D. (Bob) Kelso (son), Marcy Wheeler (daughter-in-law), Michael (Mike) Kelso (son), Nancy Kelso (daughter-in-law), Kevin Kelso (son), Linda Kelso (daughter-in-law), Kim Kelso (son), Monique Kelso (daughter-in-law), Craig Kelso (son), Kathy Kelso (daughter-in-law). She was very proud of her grandchildren - Logan Kelso, Megan Kelso, Chris Kelso, Steven Kelso, Brenton Kelso, Elizabeth Kelso, Katelyn Galvin, Emily Kelso, Cameron Kelso, Jennifer Baker, Amy Cosens, Lindsay Tax; and great grandchildren-Jude Kelso, Henrik Kelso, Kailyn Kelso, Riley Baker, Brody Baker, Norah Baker, Regan Galvin, Jack Galvin, Presley Cosens, Onyx Wade and Serenity Wade. She is also survived by her siblings Bill King, Bob King, Jim King, J.D. King, and Ellen (Bonnelle) Adcock.

Betty was preceded in death by her mother Fleeta King, father Charles (Poppy) King, husband Robert A. Kelso, siblings Paul King and Minnie Adcock, and grandson Steven Kelso.

Services will be held at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240 at 1 PM on May 17th 2024. Contributions in Betty’s memory can be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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