Dorothy “Dotti” Cummins January 28, 1944- August 1, 2017
Of Lodi
Dotti Cummins entered heaven on August 1, 2017 after a five month
battle with cancer. She leaves a large legacy that will be missed by her family, church and community. Dotti graduated from Northwestern University and went on to receive her master's degree in Piano Performance from the Juilliard School of Music in New York. For 46 years she was a vital part of her husbands ministries in Michigan and California. 28 years ago, Dotti and Bill established Bear Creek Community Church where Dotti established the worship ministries, women's ministries and the prayer and healing ministries of the church. Several thousand people took her 'Touching God in Prayer' prayer class. In 2017, she launched a new Stockton strategic prayer initiative. This prayer endeavor brought together a large cross section of churches and ministries in Stockton to take our city back for God.
Dotti was an amazing woman. God blessed her with numerous talents that she faithfully used to serve her Lord through the local church. She was an awesome wife to her husband, Bill. Dotti was a loving mother to her son Josh, his wife Kristen and their three children Kylie, Jake and Caitlin; Dan and his wife Sarah, and their children Noah, Ava, Micah and Levi, and Matthew and his wife Gemma and their children Juliet and Silas.
SERVICES
A service to celebrate her life will be held at Bear Creek Church, 11171 N. Lower Sacramento Rd, Lodi, CA on Sunday, August 6, 2017 at 4 pm. In lieu of flowers, please make your gifts to the Bear Creek Church Memorial Fund.
Michael Alan Blehm was born on November 22, 1949 in Sonora, CA and moved to Lodi, CA a couple of days later. He grew up a country boy on his parents farm until the age of 14 when his father, Harold Blehm, passed away. He then moved to the city with his mother Margaret Blehm and sister Kathy (Blehm) Sayler. He graduated from Lodi High School in 1967. He worked hard for many years in the automotive industry. He loved his family, loved life, loved to laugh. He enjoyed camping, drawing, looking at hot rods, spending time with his children, grandchildren, and his wife's day care children, and sharing all of his favorite memories any time he could. He was loved by all who knew him and was a gentle giant. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church. He loved God and listening to all kinds of music.
Mike is survived by his wife of 41 years, Carol (Lang) Blehm; Children: Michelle Lozano (Rollie), Michael Blehm, Julie Hahn (Scott); Grandchildren: Cameron Pitman, Mikayla and Myles Lozano, and Aislyn, Jaron and Brogan Hahn and sister Kathy (Blehm) Sayler, and many other nieces and nephews, all whom he loved so much. He is preceded in death by his parents.
Frank Clarence Tenente was born November 17, 1919 in Isleton, California to Frank and Nora Tenente. He passed away on July 30, 2017 in Lodi, CA, at the age of 97. He was proud of his military history and WWII service in the US Army Air Corps with the 489th Bomb Squadron, where he served in Naples, Sicily, Southern France and Tunisia. Frank received the good conduct medal, Bronze Star, and Distinguished Unit Badge with one oak leaf cluster.
Margie Medina passed away on July 28, 2017 at her home in Stockton at the age of 59. She was born in Fresno, California to Genevieve and Jess Medina on May 19, 1958. Her family moved to Stockton and she attended South Stockton schools and graduated from Tokay High School in 1976. Margie loved music and cooking for her family. She was an avid Beatles fan and had a deep affection for Paul McCartney, attending many concerts over the years. Margie worked as a cook at St. Joseph’s and San Joaquin General Hospitals.
Margie was preceded in death by her parents, Jess and Genevieve Medina. She is survived by her sisters Genevieve “Susie” Aires and Diane Vigil, her brother Jesse Medina, and numerous nieces and nephews. Margie was especially close to her nephew Ryan Tomkins, Jeremy Reyner, and Paul Halbert.
Dec 18, 1931 - Jul 23, 2017
Charlotte Ann Selkirk, known as Charlie to friends and family, passed away Saturday, July 15th in her home in Lodi, CA surrounded in love by family and friends.
Yoshiko Watkins passed away at 86 years young on July 12 . She is survived by her husband, James Watkins,
of 65 years; her children, Ellen Watkins, Susan Fetsch (Mark), Tom Watkins (Jan) and Don Watkins (Merlin); 12 grandchildrenand 5 great grandchildren. She loved her family, friends and enjoyed cooking and gardening.