May 4, 1928 - January 10, 2023
SERVICE
A service will be held at 1:00pm on Monday, January 23rd, 2023 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.
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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Singh family.
October 4, 1936 - January 10, 2023
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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Stolberg family.
May 25, 1954 - January 9, 2023
SERVICE
A service will be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.
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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Quiroga family.
February 22, 1955 - January 9, 2023
Ronald “Ron” Stawski, 67, of Lodi, Ca passed away Monday, January 9, 2023 at home surrounded by his family. He was born February 22, 1955 in Michigan to Harry and Ursel Stawski (Schiemenz). He was a longtime employee of the City of Lodi where he retired from in 2013. He was a volunteer for the Lodi Moose Lodge for many years. He was a longtime member of the John Birch Society, a lifetime NRA member and apart of various other organizations. He enjoyed motorcycle riding, reading and trapshooting. He loved being in his backyard bird-watching and playing with his pets.
Most of all he loved his family. He is preceded in death by his parents and aunt. He is survived by his daughter Heidi Stawski, grandchildren Anicia and Ismael and longtime girlfriend Phyllis Taylor-Batté.
VISITATION
A visitation will be held from 4:00pm - 7:00pm on Monday, January 23rd, 2023 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.
SERVICE
A graveside service will be held at 1:00pm on Tuesday, January 24th, 2023 at Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.
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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Stawski family.
December 31, 1944 - January 7, 2023
Nancy Sharon (Foster) Mettler was born December 31, 1944 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin to Amalie (Diener) and Johnie S. Foster. She went to her Heavenly resting place January 7, 2023.
Nancy lived her early life in numerous places but completed high school in Tucson, Arizona.
After completion of high school, Nancy received a BS Degree in Education at University of Texas El Paso with a minor in mathematics. She met the love of her life Leeman Eugene Mettler after moving to Stockton California to pursue her career in teaching. They were married on June 6, 1970.
Nancy taught in Stockton Unified School District until her retirement in January 2011. During her 40 years as an educator Nancy made a tremendous impact on so many young lives. After 18 years in the class room she moved into administration. Her impact in the classroom was remarkable where she earned many apples. However, her impact as an administrator was beyond extraordinary. Her most proud accomplishment was having the honor of opening Rio Calaveras School in 1998. Against what many might think were extreme odds her pride and joy Rio Calaveras was recognized as the top-scoring school in Stockton Unified 5 years later. One of her administrators noted when the school received the award it was a bi-product of Nancy’s competitive spirit. That same administrator went on to acknowledge beyond being competitive she expected the best from her teachers, her students and herself. That is how Nancy lived her life.
When she retired she enjoyed travel with friends. She also was able to spend more time enjoying her favorite sports. She was an avid golfer and tennis player. She spent time learning a great deal about grape and cherry harvesting which had been her husband’s business before he passed away.
Nancy was a devout Christian and a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lodi. Through her last years of challenging health she demonstrated her faith in the way she faced many obstacles. Faith and expecting the best of herself and others was an incredible example for all who knew and loved her.
Nancy was preceded in death by her husband Leeman Mettler. parents Amalie and Johnie Foster. Also, her best buddy, the one she depended on in her early life, her dear brother John L. Foster until his untimely death in 2002.
Nancy is survived by her son Anthony Mettler and his wife Melissa of Tucson, Az., her sister in law Charlene Horn and her husband of Lodi, California. Many nieces and nephews and many many friends.
SERVICES:
Her life will be celebrated at a Graveside Service, Lodi Memorial Park & Cemetery, 12:00 P.M. January 27, 2023. Services will officiated by Rev. Timothy Huber of Zion Lutheran Church.
Cherokee Memorial Park and Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
April 15, 1936 - January 7, 2023
We regret to announce the passing of Bonnie Ann Arrington, 86, of Stockton, CA. Bonnie passed away quietly in her sleep, with grace and beauty on January 7th, 2023.
Bonnie was predeceased by her parents, Charles and Ann Fiala, and Thomas Arrington, her husband. Bonnie/Mother/Grandmother/Great Grandmother is survived by her three children-her sons Chaz (Linda) and Michael (Jacqueline) Arrington and her daughter Laura (late Kevin) Walton. Her 13 grandchildren- Courtney (Robert) Ward, Karisa (Michael) Mitchell, Stevannie (Kyle) Pass, Camron (Meghann) Erickson. Rome (Uriia), Chris (Orly), Eric, Nathan (Stef), Joshua and Jacob Arrington. Jeffrey (Amy), Mathew, and Nicole Walton. Her 16 great grandchildren-Elliot and Everly Ward, Bella Russell, Carson Robbins, and Jordan Mitchell, Olivia and Sophia Pass, Parker and Millie Erickson. Colbie Walton. Leilani Mercedes, Kailee, Luke Arrington. Arya Arrington. Haiden Reeves, Hailee Arrington.
Bonnie was born and raised in Klamath Falls, OR. She graduated from the Catholic High School, Sacred Heart. After high school, she began working at a local bank. She married Thomas Arrington. They lived for a short time in Marysville, CA and then moved to Stockton, CA, where they settled down to raise their children and live their lives. Bonnie was a working mom who made a career in banking where she eventually retired from the Bank of Stockton. Bonnie spent a few years singing in the church choir, which she enjoyed immensely. She and her husband, Thomas, were active members of Ducks Unlimited. They also always went somewhere, as a family, every weekend-taking advantage of the numerous sights and places to be had living in the Central Valley. After retirement, traveling expanded to going around the country.
SERVICES:
A memorial service will be held at 1:00pm on Friday, February 3rd, 2023 at the Evergreen Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA.
Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Arrington family.
December 20, 1954 - January 5, 2023
VISITATION
A visitation will be held from 4:00pm - 7:00pm with a rosary starting at 6:00pm on Monday, January 23rd, 2023 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.
SERVICE
A graveside service will be held at 10:00am on Tuesday, January 24th, 2023 at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.
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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Cabrera family.
August 6, 1941 - January 5, 2023
The visitation for Roger will take place on Friday February 10, 2023 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm in the North Vineyard Visitation Room at Cherokee Memorial Funeral located at 14165 Beckman Rd. in Lodi, California.
The graveside service will take place on Saturday February 11, 2022 at 10:00am at Cherokee Memorial Park located at Highway 99 and Harney Lane in Lodi, California.
Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Bowline family.
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January 24, 1946 - January 5, 2023
VISITATION
A visitation will be held from 4:00pm - 7:00pm on Thursday, January 19th, 2023 at Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.
SERVICE
A service will be held at 10:00am on Friday, January 20th, 2023 at St. Bernadette’s Church, located at 2544 Plymouth Rd, Stockton, CA 95204
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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Amigable family.
August 28, 1942 - January 5, 2023
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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Miles family.
February 28th, 1947 – January 3rd, 2023
Kathleen Jane Burruel, beloved and cherished wife passed to life eternal with her Lord on January 3, 2023 at the age of 75. She was born in Stockton, California on February 28th, 1947 to George Edward and Verlyn (Sjoquist) Scantlebury. Kathleen Married Gilbert Burruel in Reno on July 3rd, 1965 and began her life as a military wife.
Kathleen was raised in Stockton. Upon graduation from Lincoln High School she toured Europe for nearly three months with other local students on the Schiffman tour. This fueled her love of travel and other cultures. Living there, not just visiting.
Kathleen attended San Joaquin Delta College and San Diego State College and graduated with a B.A. in History and English from the University of the Pacific. She loved California history. She also enjoyed fishing, camping, hiking, gardening, reading, knitting, and crocheting. In addition she loved antiques of all kinds, especially furniture and clocks. She opened a shop, Grove Cottage Antiques, inside her father’s antique clock shop.
Kathleen attended the first Congregational Church, Calvary Baptist Church and Quail Lakes Baptist Church in Stockton. She taught Sunday school for 4-5 year olds and bible studies for adults.
While her husband was in the USCG, Kathleen decided to join the USCG reserves. She attained the rank of second class petty officer assigned to the 12th Coast Guard District.
Throughout her life Kathleen lived in Stockton, San Diego, Norfolk, Virginia, Long Beach, and Union City before relocating to Stockton. She is survived by her husband Gilbert Burruel, sister Linda Rapaport(Steve), niece Annie Hunt(Brandon), and grand-nephew Elliot Hunt. She was preceded in death by her parents George and Verlyn Scantlebury.
SERVICES:
A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, January 24th, at 10:00am at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Road, Lodi, CA 95240.
A memorial service will be held following the graveside service beginning at 12:00 noon at Quail Lakes Baptist Church, 1904 Quail Lakes Drive in Stockton, CA.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society or World Vision.
January 31, 1936 - January 2, 2023
VISITATION
A visitation will be held from 1:00pm - 4:00pm on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.
SERVICE
A service will be held at 1:00pm on Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.
Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Garrison family.
October 2, 1931 - January 1, 2023
VISITATION
A visitation will be held from 10:00am - 12:00pm noon on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.
SERVICE
A graveside service will be held at 12:00pm noon on Tuesday January 17th, 2023 in Cherokee Memorial Park located off Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.
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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Kappos family.
November 16, 1922 – January 1, 2023
Edith “Dee” Nelson, longtime Stockton resident and fulltime inspiration to family and friends, died peacefully in her home on Jan. 1, 2023, at the age of 100. Dee was a cartographer during World War II – she drew maps for naval pilots – and was the beloved wife of Gaylord “Ace” Nelson, longtime superintendent of San Joaquin County schools. She was a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, homemaker, gardening enthusiast, travel buff, domino whiz and fine example of a life well lived.
Dee was born Edith Elizabeth Payne on Nov. 16, 1922, in Regina, Canada, to Albert “Bert” Payne and Ellen “Nellie” Lenson Payne, who were both born and raised in England. Her brother, Art, was 2 when Dee was born. The family moved to Oakland, California, in 1923 to look for work and live closer to Nellie’s parents and sisters who had settled in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Dee grew up during the Great Depression, but she had fond memories of those tough times. Like so many parents, Nellie and Bert struggled to keep food on the table, but they got by with perseverance, resourcefulness and a little help from their friends. The lesson was not lost on Dee.
“I learned that life is what you make it,” Dee once recalled. “At the time, my parents never let on how hard things were. All our friends and neighbors were in the same boat, so we never felt poor. I had a happy childhood.”
Dee was a beautiful singer with the Brookside Baptist Choir, a promising art student at Fremont High School in Oakland and a good friend to many, including a kid named Ace Nelson, who palled around with Art. “Ace and I never really dated in those early years,” Dee used to say. “He was just always around the house.”
Dee and Ace became a couple after high school while Ace pursued advanced degrees in education at the University of California at Berkeley and Dee took classes there in mechanical drawing. Then World War II intervened. Ace was drafted into the Army Air Corps in spring of 1942 and was eventually sent to Guam, the Philippines and the South Pacific.
Meanwhile, Dee decided to wear stars and stripes of her own. She was working as a draftsman for a company in Oakland that designed ships in 1942 when she and a colleague said, “Wouldn’t it be fun to draw maps for the Navy?” A few weeks later, they were sworn in as Waves. Dee was stationed at the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office in Bethesda, Maryland, where she did map work for wartime pilots. And because she had perfect pitch, she landed a coveted spot in the Waves Singing Platoon.
“We had the time of our lives,” Dee often said. “We performed all over the country in amazing theaters singing songs like ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ on stages that would rise up and move right into the audience.”
After the war ended in 1945, Dee and Ace found their way back to each other. They married in August 1947. They had three children – Nancy, Gary and Diane – and landed in Stockton in 1957 when Ace was hired as a consultant for the San Joaquin County Office of Education.
Dee continued to work, now as a wife and mother. She used her mechanical drawing skills to help the kids with school projects. In the early years, she sewed almost everything the children wore. She nursed her family and various pets as they recovered from illness, cuts and broken bones. She provided charitable work for both Omega Nu and the March of Dimes.
Ace became superintendent of the county schools in 1963. With Dee’s support and partnership, Ace was reelected every four years until his death in 1990.
Dee never left Stockton. After her husband’s sudden death, she found a way to rebuild a full life. She traveled with friends. She played golf. She volunteered at Stockton’s Haggin Museum. She visited her children and grandchildren as they pursued schooling, work and love in communities throughout the state, nation and world. She hosted reunions when they all gathered at the family home.
Even at 100 years old, Dee still walked around the neighborhood where she had lived for 62 years, inspiring people 30 years younger to do the same. Like everyone, she had aches, pains and disappointments, but her remedy was to say a prayer, eat right, keep her mind active and exercise.
“You got to keep moving, and keep a positive attitude,” Dee often advised. “As Ace always said, ‘The joy is in the journey.’”
Dee is survived by her children, Nancy Pratt and her husband Doug Pratt; son Gary Nelson and his wife Gretchen Seelinger; daughter Diane Nelson and her husband Steve Elliott; grandchildren Erik Pratt and his wife Anna Pratt, Gina Garland and her husband Ben Wilde, Frankie Garland and his wife Jessica Pelliciotta, David Pratt and his fiancé Brittany Reavis, Karl Nelson, Lea Pratt, Nick Nelson and his wife Taylor Bradley; great grandchildren, Sofia Wilde, Lucas Wilde, Frankie Pelliciotta Garland and Josephine Pratt; step great granddaughter Adelyn Reavis.
Besides her husband, parents, brother and many friends, Dee was preceded in death by her great granddaughter Ellie Rose Pratt.
SERVICES:
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes memorial contributions to the Hospice Foundation of America.
June 22, 1971 - December 31, 2022
SERVICE
A memorial service will be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.
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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Greenlee family.
May 22, 1957 - December 23, 2022
Funeral Announcement:
It is with our deepest sorrow that we inform you of the loss of our beloved father and husband, Anacleto P. Celino Jr.
May 22, 1957-December 23, 2022
Survived by his wife Erlinda Celino, father of Roseann Celino and Ben Celino, grandfather of Julián Garcia and Kaizen Celino. He will be forever in our hearts.
The friends and acquaintances of the Celino family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services of ANACLETO P. CELINO JR. We are requesting the honor of your presence at the funeral details listed below.
Memorial Viewing -
Date: January 9, 2023
Viewing Time: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Location: Cherokee Memorial Park & Funeral Home - Evergreen Chapel
Address: 14165 N Beckman Rd Lodi, CA 95240
Contact: (209) 334-9613
Funeral Service & Burial -
Date: January 10, 2023
Funeral Service Time: 10:00 am
Final Viewing Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Cherokee Memorial Park & Funeral Home - Evergreen Chapel
Address: 14165 N Beckman Rd Lodi, CA 95240
Contact: (209) 334-9613
Final Resting Place -
Date: January 10, 2023
Committal Time: 2:00 pm
Committal Location: Cedar Lawn Memorial Park - Himlayan Garden
Address: 48800 Warm Springs Blvd
Fremont, CA 94539
Contact: (408) 263-2868
January 4, 1931 - December 30, 2022
SERVICE
A memorial service will be held at 1:00pm on Friday, March 3rd, 2023 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.
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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Claveran family.
February 10, 1926 - December 29, 2022
VISITATION
A visitation will be held from 9:30am - 12:30pm on Saturday, January 28th, 2023 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.
SERVICE
A graveside service will be held at 1:30pm on Saturday, January 28th, 2023 at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.
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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Yoneda family.
Ben Geringer was a native of Lodi, California, born November 13, 1929. He graduated from Lodi Union High School in 1947. After a semester at Stockton Junior College, Ben applied for a job at the newly opened Lodi General Mills plant. He was hired and worked there for over 45 years, retiring in 1993. In 1950 he met DeLores Bender, who had just moved to Lodi from North Dakota. A year later they were married at the Lodi Mennonite Brethren Church, where they met.
After his retirement, Ben and DeLores traveled to the Panama Canal, Hawaii, Alaska, Washington D.C., New York, Florida, and North Dakota. Ben and DeLores celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary on December 2nd, 2022.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Gottlieb and Emilie Brockel Geringer, his two sisters, Marie Engel of Clements and Martha Bitter of Fresno, and his two brothers, Dan of Lodi and John of Bakersfield. He is survived by his wife, DeLores, nieces and nephews, and his church family at Vinewood Community Church, where they are members.
At the age of 18, Ben accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior. He knew from the Bible that “to be absent from the body was to be present with the Lord.”
SERVICES:
On Wednesday, January 4, 2023, there will be visitation at 11:00 am, followed by a graveside service at 12:00 pm for family at Cherokee Memorial, Lodi.
There will be a Celebration of Life service honoring Ben on Monday, January 9, 2023 at 11:00 am at Vinewood Community Church, Lodi, followed by a reception at the church.
Contributions can be made to Vinewood Community Church or the charity of your choice.
Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.
June 5, 1953 - December 28, 2022
SERVICE
A service will be held at 10:00am on Thursday, January 19th, 2023 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.
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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Neak family.
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