October 6, 1938 - December 23, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Kasahara family.
Kenneth Sims
April 5, 1935 - December 23, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Sims family.
VISITATION
A visitation for Kenneth Sims will be held Thursday, December 28, 2017 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi.
SERVICES
Memorial service to immediately follow visitation at 1:00 pm in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi.
Nuemi Garcia
November 8, 1935 - December 23, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Garcia family.
VISITATION
A visitation for Nuemi Garcia will be held Friday, December 29, 2017 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm in the Evergreen Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, Highway 99 at Harney Ln, Lodi.
SERVICES
Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, December 29, 2017 at 1:00 pm in the Evergreen Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, Highway 99 at Harney Ln, Lodi.
Betty DeCoito
March 23, 1936 - December 22, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the DeCoito family.
SERVICES
A memorial service for Betty DeCoito will be held Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 1:00 pm in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi.
Robert Tolman Knighton, Ph. D.
February 23, 1935 – December 22, 2017
Dr. Robert Tolman Knighton passed away on December 22, 2017 at the age of 82 in Stockton. He was born in Bountiful, Utah to George Robert and Edith Knighton. He grew up with five brothers; George Albert, Maurice Dean, Byron, Roger and Kenneth and two sisters, Edith and Jennie.
He received his undergraduate degree from Utah State University and has Ph. D. from the University of Colorado, Boulder. In 1967, he joined the English department at the University of the Pacific. In 1993, Dr. Knighton received the Faye and Alex G. Spanos Distinguished Teaching Award. He became an Emeritus professor in 2002. He received correspondence and visits from past students throughout his 40-year teaching career and retirement.
During his pastime, he enjoyed watching football, basketball, baseball, playing card games and brain-teasers with his loving and supportive wife of 37 years, Letha Claudette. Robert also enjoyed writing poetry, reading mystery novels, crossword puzzles and gardening.
Robert is also survived by his sons Daniel (Grace), Jonathan (Melissa) and daughter, Crystal Eunique, and will be sorely missed by surviving brothers George Albert, Maurice Dean, Byron and Kenneth and sister Edith Hackin and extended family and many friends.
Robert is preceded in death by his parents George and Edith Knighton, brother Roger, and sister Jennie.
Amnesty International, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Cancer research and disabled veterans were his charitable donations.
INTERMENT
Private interment will be at Cherokee Memorial Park in Lodi.
Albert Nielsen
June 9, 1930 - December 22, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Nielsen family.
SERVICES
A funeral service for Albert Nielsen will be held Wednesday, January 4, 2018 at 1:30 pm in the Evergreen Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, Highway 99 at Harney Ln, Lodi.
Sheryl Inglis
August 6, 1946 - December 22, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Inglis family.
Yoneko Sakakuchi
02/22/1922 - 12/21/2017
Yoneko Sakakuchi passed away peacefully on December 21, 2017.
She was born in 1922 in Concord, CA, the youngest child of Tora and Yasujiro Yamauchi.
Yoneko worked at Needham Elementary School and Claude C. Wood Construction Company before becoming secretary for Vinewood Elementary School. Affectionately known as “Mrs. Yo,” she was fondly remembered by principals, teachers and students.
After many years of working, Yoneko retired in 1990, giving her and husband Ted the opportunity to travel throughout the U.S. and around the world, including China and England.
A loyal San Francisco Giants and 49ers fan, she was thrilled to see both teams win multiple championships. She was generous to family and friends, volunteering her time or baking delicious goodies whenever needed. She loved to strike up conversations with strangers who would soon become lifelong friends.
Yoneko was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Ted; brother George Yamauchi; sister Matsuko Honda; and brother-in-law Kiyoshi (K. Kincaid Saks) Sakakuchi. She is survived by son Wayne Sakakuchi, daughter-in-law Christine and grandson Jonathan; and daughter Gaye Rowley, son-in-law Mike and granddaughter Jordan. She was a loving aunt to many nieces and nephews.
SERVICES
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018 at the Lodi Buddhist Church, 23 N. Stockton Street, Lodi.
Yoneko Sakakuchi
February 22, 1922 - December 21, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Sakakuchi family.
Juan Almanza
May 4, 1964 - December 20, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Almanza family.
Jane Watanabe
January 9, 1928 - December 20, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Watanabe family.
Layton Battaglia
December 19, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Battaglia family.
William Wilson
October 4, 1946 - December 19, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Wilson family.
Howard Shriver
January 22, 1924 - December 19, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Shriver family.
Alfredo Bertulfo
April 30, 1944 - December 18, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Bertulfo family.
VISITATION
A visitation for Alfredo Bertulfo will be held Wednesday, December 27, 2017 from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi.
Vigil to be held at 7:00 pm.
SERVICES
Funeral Services are scheduled for Thursday, December 28 at 10:00 am at St. Anne's Catholic Church, 215 W Walnut St, Lodi.
INTERMENT
Final resting place will be Cherokee Memorial Park, Highway 99 at Harney Ln, Lodi.
John Vlavianos
June 26, 1960 - December 17, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Vlavianos family.
Betty Duncan
May 7, 1933 - December 17, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Duncan family.
SERVICES
A funeral service for Betty Duncan will be held Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 11:00 am at God's Throne Baptist Church, 405 E Lindsay St, Stockton.
Riley Tanner
March 4, 2011 - December 16, 2017
Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Tanner family.
Per the request of the family, the services for Riley Tanner will be held privately through Cherokee Memorial.
Jason Robinson
September 21, 1992 - December 15, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Robinson family.
SERVICES
A memorial service for Jason Robinson will be held Friday, December 29, 2017 at 1:00 pm in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi.
Abdalla Haddad
June 30, 1938 - December 15, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Haddad family.
VISITATION
A visitation for Abdalla Haddad will be held Wednesday, December 20, 2017 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the chapel at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, 831 Industrial Way, Lodi.
SERVICES
A funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 1:00 pm in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi.