Leslie Scott

June 1, 1947 - August 26, 2020

Leslie Eugene Scott passed away on Aug. 26, 2020, at age 73. Les was born on June 1, 1947, in Visalia, CA, to Vernon and Betty Mae Scott. He spent most of his childhood in Paraguay, El Salvador, and Iran due to his father's job with the U.S. Foreign Service. During that time, Les became somewhat of a child tennis prodigy.

Les graduated from Lemoore High School in 1965. He attended UCLA for his B.A. degree, and the University of Washington's Pacific Coast Banking School for his M.A. After holding various high-level banking positions, he became CEO at a family-owned business in Lodi until his retirement after 27 years of service, helping turn the business into a household name.

Les had a passion for dogs and automobile racing. He was a familiar face at Stockton 99 Speed Way as a stock car co-owner and co-sponsor. His dog, appropriately named 99, was rescued by Les from the center divide of Highway 99 on a stormy night, and his current dog, Desi, is a rescue dog from Virginia.

In lieu of flowers, Les requests that donations be made to your local SPCA.

Please leave your condolences below.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Scott family.

Raquel De Santiago

January 11, 1933 - August 26, 2020

VISITATION

A visitation will beheld from 9:00am - 12:00pm on Tuesday September 8, 2020 at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home located at 831 Industrial Way, Lodi, CA 95240

SERVICE

A graveside service will follow at 1:00pm on Tuesday September 8, 2020 at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.

Please leave your condolences below.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the De Santiago family.

Nora Love

July 24, 1930 – August 26, 2020

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Nora (Ziewitz) Love, aged 90, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2020. She was born July 24, 1930 in Mena, Arkansas to Cleo and Louis Ziewitz. She married James Love on May 22, 1948, the day after she graduated from high school. James and Nora moved from Oklahoma to California in 1951. Nora worked for many years for Nugget Food Distribution, where she did clerical work until she retired. James and Nora spent many years traveling around the United States in their motorhome with their poodle, Mickey. Nora also enjoyed sewing, crocheting, cooking, and spending time with her family.

Nora is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years James Love, and daughter Sharon Diane Love, and her Great-Grandson James Matthew Love. Nora is survived by her son Jim (Pat); brother Wayne (Lacreta); grandchildren Jeremy (Anita), Melanie (Wes), and Matthew (Danielle); great-grandchildren Desiree (Tom), Lauren, Zachary, Samuel, Genevieve and nieces Margo and Miranda.  Nora is also survived by many close friends and family. 

Services will be held at Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi, CA on September 1, 2020 at 11:00am. Due to COVID, the services will be graveside and limited to close family.

Please feel free to donate to the Alzheimers foundation (www.alz.org) in lieu of flowers.

Kenneth Heinitz

December 13, 1931 - August 24, 2020

Kenneth Harold Heinitz was a lifetime resident of Lodi, where he married his high school sweetheart and raised his loving family. You could find Ken as a baseball coach and Boy Scout leader. Ken was an avid fisherman and golfer and enjoyed watching all sports. After retiring from a 30+ year career at AT&T he and his wife Mae traveled the country in their 5th wheel and eventually selected Arizona as a second home.
One of Ken's favorite past times was spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He will be forever remembered as a sweet, charming, social, proud and loyal man. He lived a long full life and enjoyed his many friends. Christmas Eve at Ken's house was always a special day for the entire family, it will not be the same without him.

Ken is preceded in death by his parents, Jacob and Maggie Heinitz; his loving wife of 60+ years, Violet Mae Kundert; and his grandson, Jason. He is survived by his children, Randy (Laura), Rob (Kathleen), and Jeff (Kristi); grandchildren, Grant, Andrew, Elizabeth, David, Robert Jr, Chelsey, Madeline, Cameron and Tyler; great grandchildren, Giada, Dane, Talisa, Preston, Jason, Emmett, and Silas; and his brother, Don (Marge).

VISITATION

A visitation will be held from 1:00pm - 4:00pm on Friday September 4, 2020 at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home located at 831 Industrial Way, Lodi, CA 95240

SERVICE

A graveside service will be held on Saturday September 5, 2020 at 11:00am at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.

Please leave your condolences below.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Heinitz family.

Virgil William Ashbaugh

October 5, 1943 - August 23, 2020

Virgil William Ashbaugh, 76, died unexpectedly on August 23rd, 2020 at Yuma Regional Hospital, Arizona. He was born on October 5th, 1943 In Lodi, California.  Son of Bill and Verna Ashbaugh and brother to Jerry Ashbaugh, all deceased.

Virgil graduated from Lodi High School in 1962, he was an avid and proud member of Future Farmers of America throughout high school.  After graduating, he was employed by M&R Packing and progressed into agricultural farming in the San Joaquin County.  He was a hard working man and never really retired.  His architectural endeavors was his passion and his hidden talent. 

He married his high school sweetheart, Carla Gnekow, in 1964 and they settled in the Lodi area.  In addition to his wife, he is survived by his two daughters and their spouses, Vicki (David) Zeyen and Kelly (Courtney) Jensen.  He was the beloved “Papa” to his four grandchildren, Zachary Zeyen, Lexi Zeyen, Bailey Jensen and Delaney Jensen, who all held a special place in his heart.

A memorial will be held at a later date due to Covid 19.

Please leave your condolences below.

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Raysean Norwood

February 15, 1992 - August 22, 2020

VISITATION

A visitation will be held from 1:00pm - 4:00pm on Tuesday September 8, 2020 at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home located at 831 Industrial Way, Lodi, CA 95240

SERVICE

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 on Wednesday at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.

Please leave your condolences below.
Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Norwood family.

Roy Millar

May 28, 1924 - August 22, 2020

Roy Millar May 28, 1924 - August 22, 2020 On Sunday, August 22, 2020.

Roy Millar, loving husband, father of two, and grandfather of five, passed away at the age of 96. Roy was born on May 28, 1924 in Antioch, CA to Pedro "Pete" Alcala Millar and Eluteria Espinoza. He was one of thirteen children. By the age of 17 he had built 7 houses and volunteered into the Army. A WWII Veteran who fought on serval islands in the Pacific, to include the battles for Leyte and the Guadalcanal. He worked for over 20 years as an Appraiser in the Tax Assessor Office for San Joaquin County. On March 31, 1963 he married Gloria Joan Ciccone. They raised two sons, Robert and Randall who then delivered upon them 5 grandsons. Roy was a member of the Sister City Association, had a passion for photography, and considered a world traveler. He was known for his kind and compassionate spirit as well as his countless stories accumulated over decades of experience. He endured many hardships early in his life, yet still dedicated himself to success. His ambition ensured his successors would have a foundation with which to build themselves upon. He was a man who did not understand what it meant to rest as he always had his eyes fixed on the next bit of knowledge to learn, project to do, or place to see. And now his legacy will live on in the stories he once told, now recounted by his sons and grandsons.

VISITATION

There will be a visitation from 9:00am - 12:00pm on Friday September 11, 2020 at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home located at 831 Industrial Way, Lodi, CA 95240

GRAVESIDE SERVICE

A graveside service will be held Friday, September 11, 2020 at 12:30 pm, Cherokee Memorial Park, (Garden of Grace), located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.

Please leave your condolences below.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Millar family.

Aurora Caras

March 11, 1942 - August 21, 2020

VISITATION
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 from 1:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, located at 831 Industrial Way, Lodi CA, 95240.

SERVICE
A graveside service will be held the following day on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 at 11:00a.m. at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.

Please leave your condolences below.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Caras fam

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Socorro "Harold" Preito

October 15, 1940 - August 20, 2020

Born October 15, 1940 in Guanajuato, Mexico to Jose Guadalupe and Juana Jaime Prieto, Socorro "Harold" Prieto entered in to rest on August 20, 2020 in Lodi, California, at the age of 79 from a sudden illness.

He came to the United States at the age of 17 on a Greyhound bus with his God-Father Francisco Jaime to Hayward, California. There, he went to a Mechanic Trade School, which is where he got the name "Harold". He lived in Hayward for a few years, then moved to Stockton, where he met our mother, JoAnn Leyba while she was working at our Aunt's restaurant. They got Married in 1962, and were married for 51 years until our mother's passing on October 24, 2013.

He started driving fork lift at the age of 17 and drove for 61 years. He worked in a cannery in Thornton, Lodi Iron Works, Overhead Garage Door Company for several years as a yard Supervisor in Shipping / Receiving, and Star Buildings in Lockeford, which is where he retired. He went on to work for the Goodwill Store in Lodi for a few years and later, he worked seasonally for Pacific Coast Producers Cannery and M&R Packing until his passing. He loved going to yard & estate sales, flea markets, working on cars, listening to his music, and especially doing yard work and cooking.

Socorro is survived by his daughters, Juanita (Dolly) Prieto Castleman, Lydia Prieto DiNoto, Linda Prieto Lopez and a grandson/son, Mario Lerma; siblings, Enriqueta Torres, Arturo (Ana Maria) Prieto, Ana Maria-Lelia (Roberto) Cardenas, Jorge (Rachel) Prieto, Sara (Joe) Young, Esperanza Diaz, and Juanita Bramasco.
He is preceded in death by his wife, JoAnn Leyba Prieto (2013); father, Jose Guadalupe Prieto (2008); mother, Juana Jaime Prieto (2010); step-children, Geneieve Lerma (1980), Johnny P Lerma (1988), Gilbert Lerma (1989); and son-in-law, Mark R DiNoto (1992).

VISITATION

A viewing will be held at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, 831 Industrial Way in Lodi, Thursday, Sept 3, 2020 from 2 to 4 p.m.

SERVICE

The church service will be held at Saint Ana's Catholic Church, 215 W Walnut St in Lodi, Friday, Sept 4, 2020 at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at Cherokee Memorial Cemetery, Hwy 99 and E. Harney Ln. in Lodi.

Please leave your condolences below.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Preito family.

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Felisa Fonacier

June 28, 1923 - August 20, 2020

VISITATION
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 from 1:00p.m. to 4:00p.m. at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, located at 831 Industrial Way, Lodi CA, 95240.

SERVICE
A graveside service will be held the following day on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 11:30a.m. at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.

Please leave your condolences below.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Fonacier family

Marjorie Renison

June 26, 1953 - August 19, 2020

On Wednesday, August 19, 2020, Marjorie Eileen Renison peacefully left this life and entered heavenly rest with Jesus Christ, her Savior.

 Marjorie was born to Delvin and Frances Ashurst on June 26, 1953 in Brawley, California. She grew up in Imperial Valley, then moved to Stockton where she met David Renison. They married in 1972 and spent nearly 48 wonderful years together, surrounded by their five children and fourteen grandchildren.

 She was a faithful Christian and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Marjorie loved everyone. Her sweet, unselfish spirit, encouraging words and cheerful smile touched many lives. She was a dedicated homemaker with small children and later worked as a teller for Bank of Stockton. Marjorie was active in her church and she enjoyed cooking, playing board games, baking her famous chocolate chip cookies, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. Her grandbabies were her pride and joy and she never lost an opportunity to share one of their funny stories or great achievements with others. Marjorie loved to offer support and encouragement to young mothers. She faced every situation with optimism, laughter, prayer, and a deep faith in God.

 Marjorie is survived by her loving husband, David; children, Melanie (Shane) Britt, Jeff (Nikki) Renison, Davina (Tony) Yadon, Alison Renison and Ashley (Ruben) Rodriguez; and grandchildren, Nicolas, Andrew, Dahlia, Shane David, Olivia, Shiloh, Isabella, Gianna, Sierra, Ava, Asher, Harlow, Gideon and Kenna. She is also survived by five of her siblings, Buddy (Shirlee) Ashurst, Carolyn (Lee) Robinson, Dickie (Karin) Ashurst, brother-in-law RL Dennis, Kenneth (Charlotte) Ashurst, Marilyn (Jackie) Loper, sisters-in-law Joanne (Ralph) Gresham, Janet (Jim) Brannon, and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Delvin and Frances Ashurst, and sister, Barbara Dennis.

We say good-bye for now to a Godly woman who was dearly loved by her family and friends.

SERVICE
A graveside service will be held on Thursday September 3, 2020 at 10:00am at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi, CA, 95240.

Please leave your condolences below.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Renison family.

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Judy Bader

October 21, 1943 - August 19, 2020

Judy was born on October 21, 1943 to Clara and Gottlieb Bader. She attended San Francisco State, majoring in Law and minoring in Merchandising. She started her own travel agency, B&J Travel in 1976. During her 56 years as a travel agent, she has traveled the world almost completely, and had many interesting experiences such as crocodile hunting in the Amazon River and trying turtle dishes in China.

She held major leadership positions in many clubs in the community and formed a class to teach women how to be less afraid in the public eye.

Judy loved going on cruises and playing cards with her neighbors. She was part of a bowling league called “The Moonlighters”. She enjoyed participating in sports car rallies with the Lodi Sports Car Club. Her cats brought her so much joy, she talked about them all the time and took good care of them.

She is preceded in death by her Mother and Father, Clara and Gottlieb Bader and two brothers, Duain Bader and Mel Bader.

Judy is survived by her two cats Harry and Sweetie, her nieces Christine (Jim, Megan) Silva and Denise Bader, her nephews Kendall (Shyia, Gabe, Kaia) Bader, Shawn & Kelly Bader, cousins Loren (Penny) Greeneich, Luetta Gellatly, Earl (Pat) Frey, Marlene Doughty and numerous other cousins.

A memorial will be held at a later date.

“If it were possible to have had a better time, I don’t know how… what a great life.” -Judy Bader

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