Janice Young

December 12, 1961 - June 5, 2022

Janice “Jan” Louise Young (Silva)-

Jan was born on December 13, 1961 in Stockton, California. She attended Madison Elementary School, Webster Jr. High and Stagg High School. She worked in customer service in the accounting and insurance industries. Jan was married to her loving husband, Bill, for 34 years and was a Mom to Tasha and Gia, her beloved poodles.

Jan is survived by her husband, William A. Young; mother, Glenda Lou Silva; brother, Perry A. Silva; Sister-in-lw, Maria Silva, and many other extended family and friends.

She is preceded in death by her Father, Ernest P. Silva.

Memorial contributions may be made to the ASPCA.

SERVICES:

The graveside service for Janice will be held on June 20, 2022 at 10:00am in Cherokee Memorial Park located at Highway 99 and Harney Lane.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Young family.

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John Dale Putman

October 31, 1940 – June 5, 2022

John Dale Putman of Stockton, CA passed away on June 5, 2022 at the age of 81.

He was born October 31, 1940 at his family home in Prescott, WA to George Putman and Hazel (Callahan) Putman. He graduated from Prescott High School in Washington and then enlisted in the U.S. Army for two years. Upon his return, he married his high school sweetheart, Virginia Jean Doering, and they enjoyed 59 years of marriage until her passing in 2019.

John is survived by his daughters Jenine Norman of Canada; Judy (Bradley) Putman Fenz of Alamo, CA; Janice (Richard) Putman Gonzales of Stockton, CA. He leaves behind grandchildren Joshua, Nicholas, Katelyn, Daniel, Geoffrey, and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Harriet Putman Dutton and Doris Putman Worby.

He will be laid to rest at Cherokee Memorial Cemetery and there are to be no services at his request.

The family immensely thanks Hospice of San Joaquin for the wonderful support and kindness they provided.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Putman family.

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Joanne Miller

November 21, 1938 - June 5, 2022

God visited us on June 5th to claim one of his dear children. Joanne Miller was born on Nov 21, 1938 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, raised in Los Angeles, California and moved to Stockton California with her husband James Miller in 1964. They celebrated 60 years of marriage.

Joanne worked for Bank of Stockton for 23 and a half years before retirement, after which she and her husband then followed their dreams of living in the country, and moved to Lodi California. Joanne and Jim loved camping and did so several times a year with their longtime friends Elmo & Jeannette Hutchinson.  As an active member in the Elks Lodge, Joanne held positions as President of the Iris Club (2002-2003), and as Emblem Club associate. Her and Jim also volunteered for many years as Mr. and Mrs. Clause at the Elks Lodge, and at the Christmas in the Village event in Fair Oaks California. In addition Joanne spent many happy hours playing Mexican train dominoes with her Red Hat sisters Darlene and Doreen.  As she became less mobile one of the things she enjoyed was spending “date time” with her son in law William whenever Jim had to run errands.

Joanne is survived by her husband James Miller, daughter Debora Miller, Sons Patrick Miller (his wife Stacey) and Charles Miller (his husband William Mercado), along with her grandchildren: Shawn Staat, Elliot Miller, Jeanne Miller; great-grandchildren and all her adopted family members that she cared so much for…being the saint she is.

SERVICES:

Her memorial will be held on July 2nd at 10AM at Cherokee Memorial in Lodi California in the Vineyard Chapel, with gravesite placement to follow.

Mary Kirsten

May 12, 1928 - June 4, 2022

Mary Ann Kirsten passed away on June 4, 2022, with her family by her side.  Mary Ann was born in Denair, California on May 12, 1928.  She attended College of the Pacific from 1946-1950 where she was president of the Associated Women Students, a member of Alpha Theta Tau Sorority and was bestowed honorary membership in the Rhizomia Literary Fraternity.    Mary Ann met her husband, Roy Kirsten at the College of Pacific.   After graduating, they married on the UOP campus at Morris Chapel in 1950.  She and Roy had been married 72 years this month.   She later returned to University of Pacific to earn her MA ED and then continued her long and rewarding teaching career with Lincoln Unified School District. 

Her family and her teaching profession were her highest priorities.  She also enjoyed traveling the world, golf, gardening and spending time with dear friends.  Her grandchildren and great grandchildren were a great sense of pride and joy.  

Mary Ann is survived by husband Roy Kirsten and their children Bruce Kirsten (Terry Loomis) (Ann Dowdy), David Kirsten (Patty Kirsten), and Carol Miller (Mark Miller); her grandchildren Aaron Kirsten, Kevin Burnett, Mark Kirsten, Carolyn Montgomery, Alex Miller and Kelsey Miller; great grandchildren, Jack, McKenna, Rhys, Ryleigh, Nolan, Jack and sister Barbara Siebert. 

MaryAnn will be laid to rest on June 16th at Cherokee Memorial Park during a private family service.

 Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Kirsten family.

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Howard Wells

June 9, 1928 - May 31, 2022

Howard C. Wells, Sr. of Stockton, California passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. He was born in Groveton, Texas on June 9, 1928. He was a dedicated Man of God who knew the Bible front to back. There is no doubt, Howard is in Heaven.

In 1942, Howard moved to California with his parents, Howard Harvey and Katie Bell Wells. His parents were farmers. Howard was the third oldest of twelve children. He was often responsible for his younger siblings. He worked one summer just to buy his first bicycle. He was proud to have been a golf caddy at Stockton Golf and Country Club. It was 5 miles one-way from home to the golf course on his new bike.

Howard is preceded in death by his parents, nine siblings, his wife of 56 years, Mary (1948 - 2005). daughter Tierena Johnson of Stockton, son Timothy Wells of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and his second wife, Evelyn Looney of French Camp. Howard and Evelyn were married eleven years, 2009 - 2021.

Having outlived two wives, he focused on watching TV Westerns. His favorite actor was John Wayne. He knew the story lines and the movie title before the credits even started!!

Howard is survived by his sister, Betty Yount of Austin, Texas and his brother Jack Wells of Fresno, California. He is also survived by his son Howard, Jr. (Arletta) of Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho; daughter Vickie (Bruce) of Stockton; grandsons Kristopher and Morgan Johnson; Britt, Jason and Daniel Wells; granddaughter Michelle Fowler; great-grandchildren include Makaila, Jean, Little Howard and Franklin Johnson.

In 1986, Howard retired from the lumber industry. He worked 40 years at the Stockton Box Factory also known as American Forest Products and Bendix Corporation in Stockton. After Mary passed away, Howard remained active in church as an usher, a member of the prayer circle and worked on his farm and orchard.

At the age of 79, Howard married Evelyn Looney on March 28, 2009. The newlyweds were members of Community Bible Church in French Camp. Howard’s and Evelyn’s family included those mentioned above and Evelyn’s daughter, Yvonne Weldon (Tom) of Tracy, California, son Larry Looney of Weiser, Idaho, granddaughters Jennifer Looney of French Camp and Roxy Looney of Stockton, great-grandaughter, Evie Looney and great-grandson, Mordecai.

Howard enjoyed visiting with his extended family. Many considered Howard as their Dad, Grandpa & Popa!

In March 2021, Howard moved from his beloved farm and orchard into Vickie and Bruce’s home in Stockton. Two of his three dogs moved with him. With Howard gone, the Wells Family will never be the same. However, knowing Howard is in Heaven makes his passing a bit easier!

Carol Ricketts

September 19, 1952 - May 29, 2022

VISITATION
A visitation will be held from 4:00pm - 7:00pm on Thursday, June 9th 2022 at the Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home located at 831 Industrial Way, Lodi, CA 95240.

SERVICE
A service will be held the following day at 10:00am on Friday, June 10th 2022 at Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

Please leave your condolences below.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Ricketts family.

Banh Norawong

October 1, 1928 - May 28, 2022

VISITATION
A visitation will be held from 10:00am - 1:00pm on Wednesday, June 8th 2022 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

SERVICE
A service will follow at 1:00pm on Wednesday, June 8th 2022 at Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

Please leave your condolences below.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Norawong family.

Margaret Hillious

March 23, 1939 - May 26, 2022

Margaret Dolores Springer Jones Hillious was a very special person. Born March 1934, she lived to be 83. She had her daughter at her side when she passed on May 26th 2022. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, a talented and beloved educator.

Marge was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she lived until she was 2 years old and orphaned. She then was adopted by her great-aunt Mary Jones of Vallejo, California and grew up alongside her nephews. After high school she became a Catholic Nun named “Sister Paul” and devoted her life to God. It was at this time that she went to college and received a degree in teaching. Marge had taught in Southern California for 11 years when she felt the Lord calling her elsewhere. She moved to Calaveras County where she taught 25 years before she retired. Marge was introduced to Robert Hillious, thanks to her soon to be sister-in-law Eileen Hillious, in 1976 and they married almost right away. They lived a very happy life until he passed in 2002.

Marge would often share memories of her teaching days with her grandchildren; reminiscing on the joy it brought her. She had befriended many of her past students on Facebook and enjoyed seeing their lives now and the adults they had become. To her students she was known as Ms. Jones or Mrs. Hillious. Marge was only 4’9 and a 1/2”’s small but mighty. A loving and supportive teacher to her “kids”, her students. Some would say, the best teacher they ever had and a gift from God. Marge played the guitar in her younger years. One student said God needed another guitar player in Heaven.

She and Robert loved to gamble and watch football together. She enjoyed playing video games with her grandkids. Gma Marge was known as the “Donkey Kong Champ!”

In 2012 Marge was reunited with her long lost brothers Robert and Charles Springer. They had been separated as children when they went into the orphanage. She looked for her brothers for years without any luck. They had been looking for her as well. It was her niece, Rusty Springer Rodriguez of Southern California, who reunited all of them. This was a wish she always had as a child and she was blessed to see it come true in her lifetime thanks to her niece Rusty.

Marge was preceded in death by her Mother and Father, Barbara and Robert Springer of Tennessee, her husband Robert Hillious of Lodi, California, her brothers, Robert Springer of California and Charles Springer of North Carolina, her children Elizabeth Hillious and Larry Hillious.

Marge will be remembered and is survived by many including: her daughter Cheryl Hillious Ellison and son-in-law Brian Ellison. Grandchildren: Magenta McNabb, Connie & Konrad Schwartz, Jesse and Mackenzie Ellison, Sabrina and Micheal Jeffcoat, and Becky Hillious. Great Grandchildren: Coral and Lauren Ellison, Wyatt and Westin Schwartz, Karin Jeffcoat, Alex Hillious and a few more. Hillious Family: Eileen Hillious, Stacy and Bill Huneke and the Springer Family nieces and nephews. Life long friends and so many students!

SERVICES:

A graveside service will be held on June 26, 2022 at 11:00am at Cherokee Memorial Park located at Harney Lane and Highway 99.

Ruth Inez Withee

December 29, 1929 - May 25, 2022

Ruth Inez Withee “Mimi”, age 92, passed away on May 25, 2022 in Stockton CA. She was a faithful follower of Jesus Christ and worshipped at the Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Stockton for many years.

Ruth was born on December 29, 1929 in West Palm Beach, FL to James Ralston “Jack” and Gladys (Gray) Moore. She loved to talk about her childhood in Florida — especially her grandmother’s cooking, her unusual pets (including a squirrel and an alligator), and the beautiful fruit and flowers that were available year-round.

After high school, Ruth attended college in New Jersey where she studied to be a teacher. She was outstanding in her vocation and loved and believed in each of her students. Some of her best memories were working in Chicago, where one of her favorite places to visit was the old Chicago Library and where she and her class would travel to field trips on the “L”.

Ruth married George A. Withee Jr. in 1959 and they had five children together. When he died in 1967, she returned to the classroom and taught in Oakland and Pacifica for 25 years. After serving as a nanny for several years, she retired, having invested in the lives of thousands of children over the course of her career.

Ruth raised five children as a single mother. Her perseverance and strength were an inspiration to all who knew her. After she retired, her great joy was spending time with her grandchildren. She celebrated their talents and bragged about them to anyone who would listen. 

Ruth is survived by her children: Georgia (Bobb) Joseph of Brookfield Wisconsin and grandchildren Kerrigan (Laura), Reid (Kim), and Lydia; Marian Gomez and grandchildren Erik, Ryan, and Tyler (Kelsey); Robert (Patty) Withee of Stockton, CA and grandchildren Melissa (Ben), Patrick, and Kyle; Jay Withee (Ambi Tandel) of Sacramento, CA; and George Mitchell (Susan) of Fountain Hills, AZ. She is also survived by sisters Mary Ballard of Connecticut and Jacqueline Hiers of Florida, and four great-grandchildren whose video antics brought her great joy in the last weeks of her life. 

Ruth was predeceased by her husband, George A. Withee Jr. and a son, Ronald Withee. The family wishes to thank the staff of the Windsor Hampton Care Center and St. Joseph Medical Center for their care of Ruth during her final illness. 

Family and friends may call at Cherokee Memorial Park in Lodi on Friday, June 17, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The funeral service will be held at Cherokee Memorial Park on Saturday, June 18 at 1:00 PM with the Reverend Jonathan Merica officiating. Interment Cherokee Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Gospel Center Rescue Mission in Stockton or by slipping a homeless person some cash.

Patricia Bowline

April 23, 1947 - May 24, 2022

VISITATION
A visitation will be held from 4:00pm - 7:00pm on Monday, June 6th 2022 at the Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, located at 831 Industrial Way, Lodi, CA 95240.

SERVICE
A service will be held at 10:00am on Tuesday June 7th 2022 at Evergreen Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA. located off Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.

Please leave your condolences below.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Bowline family.

Harold Woody

September 18, 1929 - May 23, 2022

Harold Eugene Woody passed away peacefully at his home on May 23, 2022 at the age of 92.  He was born on September 18, 1929 in Grandview, WA to Clifton Carter Woody (1883-1960) and Lena Finch Woody (1908-2010).  The first few years of his life were spent in WA, OR and CA.  The family settled in Lodi, CA when he was 5, then moved to  Stockton, CA when he was 9 years old.

He married the love of his life, Rosemarie Ladd, in 1949 and they enjoyed 64 years of marriage before she passed in 2013.  Stockton, CA was their home but they enjoyed spending time at their family Ranch near Clovis, CA. 

Harold and Rosemarie had two children.  He is survived by his daughter Debra (Dale) of Othello, WA and his son Gary (Kim) of Stockton, CA and many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.  He is also survived by three sisters, Imogene Egelston, Billie (Mel) Farnsworth, and Jacqueline Millhollin along with many nieces and nephews.  

Harold spent most of his career working as an electrician for Bockmon and Womble starting in 1956 until he retired from Bockmon and Woody Electric in 1992.

Our father was a hard worker but enjoyed fishing, hunting and the great outdoors every chance he could.  He loved taking his family and friends, then later his grandchildren on camping trips.  Family was important to him.  He always taught us important life lessons and supported us all throughout the many accomplishments and difficulties of our lives.    

He is dearly missed but we are thankful for the wonderful years we had with him. We’ll cherish our heartfelt memories forever.

There will be a Celebration of Life to honor and remember Harold on September 10, 2022 in Stockton, CA.  Details will follow at a later date. 

 

Francisca Paiste

June 4, 1922 - May 23, 2022

FRANCISCA RABARA PAISTE, 99, of Lodi, passed away on Monday, May 23rd, 2022, at the home of her daughter, Zenaida Herrera, with many of her loving family at her bedside.Mrs. Paiste was just 12 days shy of her 100th birthday. She was born on June 4th, 1922, in Bantay, Ilocos Sur in the Philippine Islands, the daughter of Mariano Rabara and Irene Lopez. Mrs. Paiste worked as a farm laborer for most of her adult life. In June of 1946, she married Pedro Pigao Paiste in the Philippines, where they lived and raised their family. In 1973, they immigrated to the United States and settled in Lodi. She continued working as a farm laborer sporadically, as well as taking care of numerous grandchildren in her spare time.

She was a loving wife and mother who cherished spending time with family and friends. Mrs. Paiste was the devoted wife of Pedro Paiste. She was the loving mother of Ermelindo Sr. and wife Charito Paiste, Cecilia and husband Pedro Tacas, Romeo and wife Susie Paiste, Pedro Jr. and late wife Norma Paiste, Zenaida and husband Sonny Herrera, Sr., Manuel Sr. and wife Rhia Paiste, Imelda and her late husband Genaro Sipin, Jr., Rhandy and wife Geraldine Paiste, Melita and husband Randy Clark, and Benjamin Sr. and wife Ruby Paiste.

Mrs. Paiste was the loving grandmother of Eric and Angel Paiste, Ermelindo Paiste, Jr., Catherine Paiste, Maricel and Loreto Juan, Roger and Catleya Tacas, Neolanda and Ron Frazier, Mario and Mizty Tacas, Haidee and Adrian Johnson, Sally and Lonnie Sinkevich, May and Lee Price, Leilani and Dexter Abellera, Jane Paiste and Cris Poblete, Jamie Ryan Paiste and Jazmin Ramirez, Rodney Paiste, Richard Paiste, Sonny Boy Herrera, Jr , Bobby and Athena Herrera, Maricris and Damon Minarich, Manuel Paiste, Jr and Michael Bilancione, Rhonda Paiste and Thomas Luong, Jeffrey and Thelma Sipin, Gemel and Miranda Sipin, Ronald and Jenny Paiste, Brian Paiste, Keisha Paiste, Jason Robert Clark, Stephanie Elizabeth Clark, Benjamin and Mary Paiste, Jr., Brent James Paiste, and Kristine Anne Paiste.


She is also survived by 33 great-grandchildren, as well as her sister Maria Rabara Ancheta.

SERVICES:

June 2nd will be the Viewing from 3:00pm to 7:00pm, with the Rosary at 5:00pm at Cherokee Memorial Park.

Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, June 3rd, 2022, in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 North Beckman Rd Lodi, CA.

Reception to follow at 12 PM, held at GracePoint Church, located at 801 South Lower Sacramento Road Lodi, CA 95242.

Cherokee Memorial Park is a 501(c)13 non-profit company, owned and operated exclusively for the benefit of the community, serving Lodi, Stockton, Galt, Manteca and the San Joaquin Valley since 1940.

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