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Thelma Ann Barrett was born in Westmoreland, Kansas, the second daughter of Glenn and Velma Huffman.  She attended grade school at Broderick Elementary School, graduating in May 1940.  Thelma Ann attended high school at Wamego High School, graduating in May 1944.  She went to work for the construction firm of Lozier, Broderick & Gordon at the Hercules Powder Company in Kansas, and lived in Lawrence Kansas with her former classmate, Marjorie Hansen (nee Steinmetz). After...

Thomas Scott Dukeman was born on July 19, 1975 to Michael and Mia in Marysville, California. As an army brat, Tomm grew up in various parts of the United States, as well as Germany for several years. He went on to maintain his family’s military legacy when he joined the United States Navy. He served as an Operations Specialist Second Class where he was deployed to the Middle East and stationed in Kuwait, Japan, and eventually San Diego. Tomm received numerous awards and medals for his...

Rita Lucas passed away peacefully from an unexpected 14 day bout of lung cancer on June 23, 2020. Born and raised in Evanston, Illinois to Wenzel and Sophie Pelz, she graduated from the School of Speech at Northwestern University and was a member of the Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority. She wanted to become a Comedian but after performing in many theater productions, she moved to New York City and was a Model for Vogue Pattern Company and Macy’s Manhattan in-house fashion shows. Rita...

Marie Therese Roberts passed away in June 2020 in Elk Grove CA at the age of 73. She was born in May of 1947 and raised in Oakland CA where she attended Bishop O’Dowd High School. She went on to study Art at Cal State Hayward, developing skills in both painting and ceramics. Marie loved to garden; her house was always filled with beautiful plants and flowers. She found peace in nature and travelled to both Costa Rica and Hawaii to witness beauty first-hand.  She was also an...

Richard James Condie, Brentwood CA Born September 28th 1937 Passed on June 7th 2020 Richard James Condie, 82, of Brentwood CA passed away on June 7th 2020. Richard (Papa) grew up in Rock Springs Wyoming. He was an athlete, avid fisherman and loved camping with his family. After moving to California in his younger years, he continued his love of the outdoors and raised his family in the east bay area. As a dedicated employee in the shipping and transportation industry for over 40 years,...

Janice Marie Mast (nee Pramberg), 91, a longtime resident of San Ramon, CA, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.    Janice was born in 1928 in Concord, CA. After graduating from San Ramon Valley High School, she landed a job with Bank of America until her retirement.    In 1958, she married Rodger Henry Mast and they went on to have two children, Carl and Paul.   After retiring, Janice spent her time volunteering at...

Virginia De la Paz Ramos, affectionately known as “Jean” was born on October 16, 1938 in Tubao La Union, Philippines and passed away peacefully on June 4, 2020 with her family by her side.  She was the oldest daughter and second born of eight children to Rodolfo and Nieves Viduya De la Paz. She grew up in Baguio and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Education and became a primary school teacher.  She was a great dancer and loved folk dancing, boogie, cha-cha and...

 Carol was born in San Francisco and attended Parkside Elementary and Abraham Lincoln High School. She mar­ried Robert Olson and they later moved to Hayward then to Danville in 1956 where they raised Janet and Nancy. Carol loved living in Danville with family, friends and neighbors. It inspired her to write a song about her town. It was published May 31, 1984, in the San Ramon Valley Herald. Carol and Bob traveled the World three times and had a 49’ cabin cruiser on the Delta...