All Obituaries

Georgia Spellman Apr. 29, 1936 - Oct. 3, 2019 Walnut Creek Georgia (Jo) Spellman, 83, passed away peacefully Thursday October 3, 2019 at her home surrounded by family. Born April 29, 1936 to Clarence and Constance Mandas in Seattle Washington, Jo attended Garfield High School and the University of Washington where she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority and graduated with a BA in Textile and Design. In 1957, Jo met the love of her life, Bob Spellman and the two were joined in...

Herb Andersen May 25 1931 - Sept 17 2019 Walnut Creek Herbert Ray Andersen of Walnut Creek passed after a short illness on September 17th in Walnut Creek. Herb was born on May 25th 1931 in Chicago. In his teens the family moved to Hayward, Wisconsin when his father bought a fishing and hunting resort. This is where Herb met his high school sweetheart and future bride Evelyn Munson. They later married in Chicago in 1952 and began their married life together at a military base in North...

Kathleen Clare Alden Aug. 29, 1949 - Sept. 10, 2019 Resident of Pleasant Hill Kathleen Clare Alden went to be with the Lord and with her Mom & Dad on September 10, 2019. Kathy was born on August 29, 1949 in Spokane, Washington. She grew up in Newark, Ohio where she graduated from Newark Catholic High School and then moved to Concord, California with her family in 1968. She worked in the Title Business and then in the Mortgage business where she was an underwriter for many years. She...

Julia "Julie" Pink Henderlong Apr. 7, 1927 - Sept. 1, 2019 Danville Julia "Julie" Pink Henderlong, age 92, peacefully passed away at her home in Danville, to be with the Lord, on Sunday, September 1, 2019. She had been a long time resident of the area, moving to the San Ramon Valley with her family in 1962. She was born on April 7, 1927, in Sacramento to Herbert George and Mabel Bastlin Pink; she and her brother Herbert were raised in Sacramento. She married R. William...

Rosetta Manning Biddle January 4, 1939 ~ August 5, 2019 Bay Area and Grass Valley Resident Rose Manning passed away August 5, 2019 after a four-month battle with pancreatic cancer. All who knew her will know she died as she lived, bravely, and grace. Rose was born January 4, 1939, in Thermopolis, Wyoming, to Mary and George Morford. They moved to Richmond, CA, when she was six and she attended Richmond public schools and then attended Contra Costa Community College and Sioux Falls Baptist...

Mary Ibarreta Custodio April 17, 1927 - August 3, 2019 Pleasant Hill Mary was born in San Francisco and grew up in the California Redwoods in Rio Dell and Scotia before returning to San Francisco after high school graduation. She and husband Vince moved to Martinez in 1950 and she lived in Martinez, Concord & Pleasant Hill until her passing. Mary loved sewing, gardening, reading and raising her family. Survived by sons David and Kenneth (Donna), & daughter Lisa; Grandsons Nicholas...

Eric C. Cone Dec. 08, 1932 - July 24, 2019 Oakland Eric C. Cone born Dec 08, 1932 to father Carroll Franklin Cone and mother Mary Snyder Cone in Toledo, OH. He is survived by nephew William C. Cone of Wauseon, OH. Niece Judith A. Wilson of Sylvania, OH. Nephew Jeffery R. Cone of McCall, ID and nephew James A. Cone of Delta, OH. Preceded in death by spouse Don Little-Cloud Davenport and brother Richard L. Cone.  Eric attended Wesleyan University and graduated in the class of 1954. After...

Richard "Dick" Bowling June 19, 1930 - July 27, 2019 Pleasanton, California Richard "Dick" Bowling, passed away on July 27, 2019 in Pleasanton, CA at the age of 89 years. Dick is survived by Jean, his loving wife of 69 years, three children, Richard Jr. (Kathleen), Arlene (Paul), Mike (Wendi), 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren residing across California and France. Dick was born in Alameda, CA to Clarence and Marian Bowling. For most of his early years, he lived in the San...

Helen "Sandy" Hansen August 19, 1930 - July 23, 2019 Walnut Creek Sandy was born in San Francisco in 1930 to Mr. and Mrs. R. MacKay. She attended Lowell High School and went on to SFSU where she met her husband, William R. Hansen, and earned her teaching credential. After a few years teaching elementary school in Whittier, CA, she and Bill moved back to the Bay Area. Sandy taught at Holbrook, Mt. Diablo and Walnut Acres Elementary Schools. Sandy was a member of the Assistance League,...

Donavan D. Bruce Feb. 1, 1941 – July 16, 2019 Alamo, CA Donavan lived his life to the fullest until he couldn't. His motto for living was "pedal to the metal". Donavan was born in Saugatuck, Michigan and moved to California in the 70's. He loved Michigan but always said it was 9 months of winter and 3 months of poor sledding. He loved old cars, sports, his cats and his wife Jan…not necessarily in that order. We will celebrate him by popping a bottle of champagne and raising a...