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Frank “Whitey” Negherbon 1920-2021 Resident of Danville Born in Clinton, Indiana in 1920 to Luigi (Leo) and Margaret (Minnie) Negherbon. He moved to Oakland in 1925, and later to Danville after the loss of his home in the 1991 Oakland hills fire.  A graduate of Oakland Tech High School, “Whitey” (as he was known to his friends) served in the U.S. Navy at Midway in World War II, during which he distinguished himself becoming the 1947 welterweight champion of...

Don Loesch, 87, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and loved ones on October 28, 2021, at his home. Don was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Don was a long time resident of San Ramon. Don is the son of Arthur Loesch and Barbara Wallerstein, whom both have predeceased him. Don is predeceased by his loving wife, Doree Loesch. Don and Doree were married July 1980. They loved spending time at the ocean, and took many trips to Carmel, where he proposed to her! He loved...

Elaine Irene Jordan March 10, 1940 - October 9, 2021 Resident of Danville, CA Elaine Jordan of Danville, CA passed away peacefully in her sleep at 81. She is survived by her children Jessica, Pat, and Sean, grandchildren, great grandchildren and sisters in law. In death she reunites with her husband Charles Jordan, whom she was married to for 49 years, her parents, James Walter Thomas and Irene, her brothers Allan and Gary Thomas, the twins, and her many cherished cats over the years. An...

Patti Parks-Telek died unexpectedly at her home in Danville on October 7. She was 75. The third of four daughters born to Hollis and Edna Miner, she lived her younger years in Oakland and Hayward before ultimately settling in Danville. Patti worked for the Internal Revenue Service for forty-five years, starting out as a clerk, then as a Revenue Officer and ending as a Diesel Compliance officer, climbing onto tanker trucks to test the fuel. She enjoyed reading, watching college and...

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After a courageous and hard-fought battle with a rare and aggressive type of lymphoma, Bruce Charles Mabardy peacefully passed away from treatment-related complications. Bruce was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and was raised in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts.  He relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area with the rest of his family in 1958, and he remained there for the rest of his life. A resident of Danville since 1989, Bruce worked as a probation officer for San Mateo...

     Lois Hammond passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021. She was a positive, caring, kind, and loving wife, mother, Grammie, and friend with a wonderful sense of humor and a love of life. She enjoyed singing and was an active member of Sweet Adelines International for forty years. She was a gifted artist, an avid gardener, bowler, golfer, and Rummikub champion. Her family moved overseas to Ghana, West Africa for her husband’s work and it was then that she developed...