Kevin Walton

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March 13th, 1964 - September 27th, 2019

Kevin Michael Walton, 55, passed away on Friday, September 27th, 2019, in Stockton, CA, from a long term illness. He resided in Stockton since the early 1970’s. Kevin was born in Sacramento, CA, on March 13th, 1964, then moved to Mountain View, CA, before finally settling in Stockton. He graduated high school at Tokay in Lodi in 1982, on the Honor Roll. He was working at Tony’s Pizza in Stockton at the time, where he had met his future wife, Laura. They were married on August 26th, 1984. They shared 3 beautiful children, and a beautiful granddaughter. Kevin started working at Expert Landscaping in 1986 until approximately 2011, when he was too ill to continue working. Kevin is survived by his (estranged) wife, Laura Walton; Eldest son, Jeffrey (Amy) Walton; Middle son, Matthew Walton; Daughter, Nicole Walton; Granddaughter, Colbie (Jeffrey & Amy) Walton; And older brother, Brian Walton. He is also survived by many, many friends he has made in his life’s journey. And may we not forget his precious, devoted fur baby, Snickerdoodle. He is proceeded in death by his father, James Walton; Mother, Sonia Walton; All of his grandparents, several aunts and uncles, and some friends. We thank everyone for all of their support and condolences during this time. We decided to spread some of his ashes at Jackass Ridge and nothing else is planned at this time.

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Victoria VanBuren

December 23, 1922 - September 27, 2019

Victoria Van Buren Dec. 23, 1922 - Sept. 27,2019 Victoria was born in Merced County to Felix and Guadalupe Jimenez on Dec. 23rd. For most of her young life her family lived in Riverbank. In her twenties she met her husband, Jim Van Buren, one day when she was getting mail from the post office with her sister. It was love at first sight for both of them, she fell for his bright blue eyes and tall stature. They were later married on January 23, 1945. Their first son, James, was born on Dec. 11, 1945. The family lived in the Bay Area for a short time and settled in Stockton in 1948. Their second son, John, was born on July 25, 1950. Victoria was a busy stay at home mom who also spent her time volunteering for different charities and sewing for her church. Victoria was her mother's caretaker until her passing. Victoria adored her family and holidays were very important to her. She always decorated her house to fit the occasion. Hosting family reunions at her mother's home brought her many happy times. Her husband worked part time at the YMCA and in 1957 she joined to learn how to swim, play volleyball and racquetball. She was a very good volleyball and racquetball player. Because of the YMCA her and her husband spent countless hours staying active and in later years taught their grandchildren how to swim. Vickie loved hosting family reunions at her mother's house. Many happy memories were made in that home. We'll remember the volleyball games, dancing and cherish the pictures and family reunion books. Victoria was fluent in English and Spanish; she taught her grandchildren enough Spanish to be able to communicate with their great-grandmother. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jim; her parents and 7 brothers, who she adored. She is survived by her sons, Jim (Vicki) of Stockton and John of Riverbank; 3 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Her sister, Margaret of Tracy; her brother, Efran of Modesto; along with numerous nieces, nephews, sisters-in-laws and other relatives. Gravesite services will be held at Lodi Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Victoria's favorite charity in her honor; Disabled American Veterans. A private family service will be held. Rest in Peace Nana

SERVICE
A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, October 15th, 2019 at 2:00p.m. at the Lodi Memorial Cemetary, located at 5750 E. Pine Street, Lodi CA, 95240.

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Antonio Guzman

December 13th, 1942 - September 25th, 2019

VISITATION
A visitation will be held prior to the service on Friday, October 4th, 2019 from 12:00p.m. noon to 1:00p.m. at the Vineyard Chapel in Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Road, Lodi CA, 95240.

SERVICE
A service will be held on Friday, October 4th, 2019 at 1:00p.m. at the Vineyard Chapel in Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Road, Lodi CA, 95240.

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Michael Buckenham

April 7, 1937 - September 24, 2019

Michael T. Buckenham April 7, 1937 - Sept. 24, 2019 Michael Trevor Buckenham was born in Thames Ditton, England April 7, 1937 to Amelia Buckenham Weillie. Raised just outside of England, Michael and his too many to count cousins happily played along the Thames River, until being evacuated during the bombing raids of WWII. Mike and his cousin Brian were sent to the south of England to live with a host family, while his Mother stayed behind to help with the war effort. When reunited Michael and his mother set out for America aboard the Queen Mary, living on Mid-Way Island for a time and then on to the States. Upon arrival Michael and his mother moved around a bit finally settling in Stockton, California, and Stockton will never be the same. He played hard: motorcycles, cars, golf, planes, guns, skis, boats, and bows. Nothing was too fast or too dangerous. He loved hard. He and his wife Shyla were married more than 60 years and raised 3 children, Mike Junior, Kellene and Corey, along with 7 grandchildren. Mike was also a master craftsman and enjoyed sharing his talents in wood working, gunsmithing, fitting golf clubs, and building miniature steam engines. Mike Sr. also worked hard. Working for Thornton Motors and then for Porsche Cars North America as their regional manager. Mike then opened his own auto repair shop serving up customer service, stories and laughs for over 40 years. The outpouring of love and support when the shop recently experienced a devastating fire is proof that he was loved by loyal friends and customers as well as his family, who all will continue to tell his tales.

Mike lost his battle with cancer on September 24, 2019 and is survived by his wife, Shyla; brother, John Weille; sisters, Jane Norick and Jean Miller; daughter, Kellene Reinschell (Todd); sons, Michael Buckenham (Nancy), and Corey Buckenham (Kristin); grandchildren, Trever Buckenham (Mary), Kyle Buckenham, Ian Reinschell, Colin Reinschell, Reilly Buckenham, Sophie Buckenham, and Sydnee Buckenham.

SERVICE

A memorial service will be held for Michael at 1:00pm on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.
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Bladimiro Bracamontes

September 11th, 1952 - September 24th, 2019

VISITATION
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 from 4:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. at the Vineyard Chapel in Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Road, Lodi CA, 95240.

SERVICE
A memorial service will be held the following day on Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 at 9:00a.m. at the Vineyard Chapel in Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Road, Lodi CA, 95240. The service will then end at a graveside in Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.

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Richard Ellsworth Sr.

August 6th, 1938 - September 23rd, 2019

Richard Warren Ellsworth, born 1938 in Caldwell Idaho to Warren and Gertrude Ellsworth, survived by wife, Marlene Kay Ellsworth and children Richard Ellsworth Jr, Christopher Ellsworth and Rebekah Tobar. Dad passes with 10 grandkids and 11 great grandkids

    That was our Dad. Preacher, pastor, missionary pilot. He worked very hard to make sure that we were fed and had a roof over our head. Rick and I were pretty young when we went moving around the country as Dad prepared to go to Brazil to be a missionary pilot and in 1970 that’s exactly where we went. Mom and Dad, me and Rick, oh, and my little sister Becka in mom’s tummy. If that’s not a testimony of our parents faith and trust in the Lord, to fly to a strange place with two little boys while pregnant, I don’t know what is. After a couple years sharing the gospel in Brazil we moved back to California and ended up in Lodi where Dad was an associate pastor of Hammer Lane Baptist Church in Stockton for a year. In 1973 the church moved to Lodi and became Maranatha Baptist Church where Dad became pastor. He pastored there until 1983 when he, Mom and Becka moved to Sacramento and became a part of Citadel Baptist Church where he worked in various positions in the church and in the school. In 1997 he and Mom started a care home for elderly women where he worked until 2008 when it closed and he became the pastor of Meadowview Bible in Sacramento. After 2 years at Meadowview Mom and Dad joined Sutter Creek Baptist Church where Dad worked as associate pastor until 2016. This was about the time Dad‘s Alzheimer’s prevented him from teaching and preaching in an official capacity. He would still try to teach and preach at all of our family gatherings with a little bit of help from the rest of us. It was so great to hear him preach the gospel which was one of the few things that Dad could speak pretty clearly about, we all knew where it was coming from.

   He wasn’t a perfect Dad as none are, he was a good dad who did the very best that he could with what he had been given in life as do we all. Most important he gave his kids the only sure foundation in life, that is the free gift of Jesus Christ. He also did the two things that were most important to him in his entire life, to teach the Bible and preach the very good, great, incredible news “the gospel” of Jesus Christ. To give to us and as many people that would listen the only true foundation to stand on as they pass through this short life. To preach the gospel, that all people have fallen short of God’s perfect righteousness and that there is an emptiness in our hearts that can only be filled by God and that whosoever believes in Jesus will not perish but have everlasting life. It never bothered us that preaching the gospel was his priority because this life is very temporary and the good news of the gospel and the free gift of Jesus Christ is eternal and certainly the most important thing in life.

    We love dad, we are very blessed that he is such a large part of all of our lives. We will miss him for a little while but then we will spend eternity with him because he introduced us to the only path to that life, Jesus.

      Dad will be interned with military honors at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery with a small family gathering on October 10. There will be an open house celebration of Dad‘s life at Mom’s house on Saturday the 12th between 1 PM and 5 PM. Please come and share memories of Dad with everyone.

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You Lek

March 1st, 1965 - September 23rd, 2019

VISITATION
A visitation will be held Saturday October 5, 2019 from 9:00am - 4:00pm at the Vineyard Chapel in Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Road, Lodi CA, 95240.

SERVICE
A service will be held Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 2:00p.m. with a witness cremation to follow at the Vineyard Chapel in Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Road, Lodi CA, 95240.

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Roger Enrique Gutierrez

November 9th, 1939 - September 21st, 2019

VISITATION
A visitation will be held on Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 from 4:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. at the Manteca Seventh-Day Adventist Church, located at 525 Union Road, Manteca CA, 95337.

SERVICE
A service will be held the following day on Friday, October 4th, 2019 at 10:00a.m. also at the Manteca Seventh-Day Adventist Church, located at 525 Union Road, Manteca CA, 95337. The service will then conclude at the graveside at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.

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Betty Jean Purviance

May 4th, 1925 - September 21st, 2019

Betty J. Purviance passed away on September 21, 2019 at Bethel Retirement Community in Modesto. She was 94. She was born on May 4, 1925 in Linden, CA to Ralph and Eva Bishop. She enjoyed traveling and adored her dogs. Betty was preceded in death by her husband Randy Purviance, son Larry Purviance and grandson Mark Quilici. She is survived by her daughter Shirley Quilici (Lynn); Grandchildren: Ricky Purviance (Edith), Kevin Quilici (Cindy); and great-grandchildren : Ashley Purviance, Dominic Purviance, Mark Quilici and Deegan Quilici.

VISITATION
A visitation for Betty will be held on Friday September 27, 2019 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi CA, 95240.

SERVICE
A service will be held Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 10:00a.m. at the First Baptist Church located at 17580 Hwy 26, Linden, CA. The service will then conclude at a graveside at the Linden Cemetary, located st Cady Lane, Linden CA, 95236.

Donations are preferred to Lodi Pals – 1040 W. Kettleman Lane Suite 379, Lodi, CA 95242

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Kenneth Beecham

March 2nd, 1961 - September 20th 2019

On March 2nd 1961 Kenneth (Kenny )Darryl Beecham was born the second child of the late David Beecham and Marilyn Beecham at Kaiser Hospital in Oakland California. Kenny was christened as a baby and believed that his savior was Jesus Christ. Kenny attended Jefferson Elementary School in Oakland, Thornton Junior High School and American High School in Fremont, California. By age 7 Kenny began his love affair with baseball in Little League.

In 1988 he united in matrimony with Teresa Hinkle which resulted in the birth of their daughter Danielle Evette. In 1996 he united in matrimony with Marylou Marques which resulted in the births of two daughters Breeana (BB) and Kolbie-Golden. He also became the step-father of Alissa and Brandon Marques.

Kenny's entrepreneurial spirit led him to many facets in life. His most recent endeavor was fulfilled shortly before his passing. His love for baseball followed him throughout his life. He played on an All-Star regional baseball team and was the proud owner of a championship ring. It would be remiss to omit that he hit a homerun at his very last at-bat. Kenny had many friends and was both easy going and outgoing. He truly made friends everywhere he went. Kenny was as well known for his sense of humor and luminous smile as he was for his devotion to family.

Kenny is preceded in death by his father David Beecham. He leaves behind his mother Marilyn Beecham-Hood and step-father Hari Hood. He also leaves behind his three daughters Danielle, BB and Kolbie-Golden, his step-children Alissa and Brandon, his grandchildren Charlotte and Savanna, his brothers Lionel and Timothy(Gina), his sister Kimberly(Roderick), his step-brothers Lenoris, Erik, Jamari(Tiwanna), and Hari Jr. In addition to immediate family he leaves behind a host of cousins, four nieces, a nephew and also his partner Shannon Joyner and her son's.

SERVICE
A service will be held on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 at 11:00a.m. at Progressive Community Church, located on 2820 S. B Street, Stockton CA, 95206.

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Mary Costilla

February 5th, 1954 - September 20th, 2019

On Friday , September 20,, 2019, Mary Costilla, loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt passed away at the age of 65. Mary was born in Midland Texas to Bonifascio and Ethel (Jean) Costilla. She was born fourth in line of eight children. Mary worked as a caregiver and provided comfort and care to many people at the end of their lives. Mary had a passion for anything crafty, whimsical or imaginative. Her talents with cooking, baking, beading, gardening, and sewing brought joy to her family and friends. She taught her grandchildren to love and appreciate the small things in life. One of their favorite pastimes included sitting on her patio and swinging on her porch swing and talking. Mary was an avid country music fan, with some of her favorites being Johnny Cash, Alan Jackson and Merle Haggard. She was known for her kindness but also her fiery spirit and quick wit. She also enjoyed traveling and went all over with her best friend and companion Jack Essary. Together they shared a love for each other and a fondness for Texas. 

Mary was preceded in death by her mother and father, Jean and Bonifascio Costilla, and her brothers, Donald and Junior. She is survived by her three children Sandy Johnston (Todd), Windy Kenny, Gordon McGowan (Tonie) and her grandchildren Jessica, Junior, and Holly. She is also survived by her brothers Louie Costilla, Frank Costilla (Ann), and her sisters, Maggie Freeman (Rick), Francis Hernandez, and Billie White (Joe). Plus, dozens of nieces, nephews and cousins. She loved you all!

SERVICE

A memorial service will be held on Friday, September 27th, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi CA, 95240.

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