STANLEY TORU AOCHI
Of Pleasanton, California, was born on June 14, 1956. He enteredinto rest on June 13, 2005, at the age of 48. He is survived by hisparents, Shiro and Mary Aochi of Hayward, California, and hissisters, Sharon and Michael Imazumi of San Jose, California, andJanice and Paul Yamamoto of The Woodlands, Texas. Stan was the lovinguncle of Keiko, Craig, Eric and Miya Imazumi and Brendan, Kevin andScott Yamamoto.
Stan grew up in Hayward and proudly became an Eagle Scout at theage of 16. He attended California Polytechnic University at San LuisObispo, where he achieved his degree in engineering. He worked forLitrex as an electrical engineer in Pleasanton.
Stan enjoyed many outdoor sports throughout his life. His favoritehobby was fishing. He passed on his love and knowledge of fishing tohis nieces and nephews.
Stan will be lovingly remembered and fondly missed by manyrelatives and friends at his memorial service, which will be held onSaturday, June 25, 2005, at 11 a.m. at: Oakland Buddhist Church
825 Jackson Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Chapel of the Chimes
'Service of Marked Distinction'
(510) 471-3363
www.chapelofthechimes.com
DR. SIDNEY BORSUK (DDS)
Passed away at home peacefully on June 20, 2005, surrounded byfamily in Piedmont. Sidney was born April 16, 1914, in Alameda. Hewas preceded in death by his in-laws, Etta and Percy Bacharach, andhis brother-in-law, Alvin Bacharach. He is survived by his devotedwife of 59 years, Barbara, his son Mark Borsuk and wife Liliane, hisdaughter Suzanne Borsuk, and his three grandchildren, Garrett, Sydneyand Andrea Krueger. He is survived by his sisters, Ruth Jaffe and Leoand Florence Helzel. Sidney is also survived by many relatives andmany loyal friends.
Sidney was born in Alameda to Ben and Anne Borsuk who hademigrated from Russia. He was a graduate of Alameda High School andthen went on to the University of California, Berkeley, and became adentist. He served in World War II as a major in both Iceland andmainland Europe. He was a member of the Dental Society, Shriners, amember of Mira Vista Country Club, Temple Sinai, and a longtimemember of the Oakland Athletic Club. Sid was a sponsor and supporterof many charities, including the Oakland Ballet, Oakland Symphony,St. Vincent de Paul Dining Room, San Francisco Christmas Fund, JewishWelfare Fund and the Jewish Home for the Aged in Danville.
Sid, a true Renaissance man and avid sportsman, was a closefollower of all sports, an active gardener, enjoyed watching thehorse races and listening to music. Sid played golf and exercised atthe health club well into his 90s. He was a very well read man andkept himself informed concerning world issues and enjoyed playing thestock market and a glass of wine for any occasion. He enjoyedbarbecuing and traveling the Bay Area looking for the best Dungenesscrab for his family. He traveled the world with Barbara and treatedhis family to annual trips to Maui every Christmas for over 28 years.Sidney, we all love you and you will be greatly missed.
Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service onJune 24, 2005, at 1 p.m. at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave.,Oakland. Inurnment will be private at Home of Eternity Cemetery inOakland. Memorial donations may be made to the American CancerSociety. Arrangements by:
Grant Miller-John Cox Mortuary
(510) 451-6434
MAXINE BROWN
Passed away on June 16, 2005. Services will be Thursday, June 23,2005, at 11 a.m., Imani Ministries, 10205 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland.Quiet hour will be Wednesday, June 22, 2005, from 6 to 8 p.m., atWhitted-Williams Funeral Home, 5500 Foothill Blvd., Oakland. Mrs.Brown is survived by her husband, Thomas V. Brown, six children,eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and many lovingrelatives and friends. For more information, please contact: Whitted-Williams Funeral Home
(510) 261-1105
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SHIRLEY D. CHIN
Lifelong resident of Oakland, beloved wife of the Robert M. Chin,Shirley D. Chin passed quietly away in her home early Father's Daymorning, June 19th.
Shirley loved to cook and entertain her friends and family in herhome throughout the years. She was a warm and compassionate person,always putting the well being of others first. Friends and relativesalike relied on her wisdom and understanding and support.
Shirley is the daughter of Tom and Elma (Lai) Lim. She is survivedby her daughter and son-in-law, Becky and David Yim, her son Jarrett,his sister Carol Lim and sister and brother-in-law, Deanna and FredHom.
Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial service onMonday, June 27, at 7 p.m. at Albert Brown Mortuary, 3476 PiedmontAve., Oakland.
Funeral service will be held at Albert Brown Mortuary on Tuesday,June 28, at 1 p.m., followed by interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to: UCSF Melanoma CancerCenter, c/o Dr. M. Kashani-Sabet, 1600 Divisadero St., San Francisco,CA 94115. Please make check payable to: UCSF Melanoma Cancer Center.Indicate on check for Melanoma Research in memory of Shirley Chin.
MICHAEL L. HICKMAN
Passed away on June 11, 2005. Services will be Wednesday, June 22,2005, at 1 p.m. at Baker-Williams Mortuary, 980 8th St., Oakland. Mr.Hickman is survived by family and friends. For more information,contact: Baker-Williams Mortuary
(510) 836-3436
EDWIN F. HULSE
Passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday, June 18, 2005.Loving husband of Evelyn Hulse for 51 years. Devoted father to PamelaFrye and Richard Hulse. Beloved grandfather to Autumn, Heather,Richard, Jessica and Christopher. Beloved brother of Carole Evans.Born Nov. 16, 1927, in Somerville, Mass. A resident of San Leandrofor 50 years. A dedicated Oakland police officer for 25 years.
Friends and family are invited to attend visitation on Friday,June 24, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., and the services on Saturday, June 25,at 10 a.m., at Chapel of the Chimes, 32992 Mission Blvd., Hayward. Chapel of the Chimes
'Service of Marked Distinction'
(510) 471-3363
www.chapelofthechimes.com
FANNIE HURTS
Of Oakland, departed on June 16, 2005. She worked for Fruitvale,Hunts and Del Monte canneries. She is survived by her nine children,Vera Walker, Katerine Morrell, Janice Young, Eveyln Foster, DeniseBradford, Upperton Jr., Donald, Dennis and Charles Hurts, sisterSylvia Hastings, and many other relatives and friends. Quiet hourwill be June 23, 2005, 5 to 7 p.m., in our chapel, 3630 TelegraphAve., Oakland. Funeral service will be Friday, June 24, 2005, at 11a.m. at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 10115 Edes Ave., Oakland. McNary-Morgan-Greene & Jackson
Mortuary
(510) 848-1238
ANNA G. KYLE
Passed away in her home on June 19, 2005 at the age of 79. Herbeloved and devoted husband, Walter H. Kyle of Montana, aschoolteacher, predeceased her in December of 2000. With great lovefor each other, they lived in Berkeley for many decades, and traveledthe world as the spirit bade them.
Anna leaves her devoted sister, Graciela Guillen Walsh of SanFrancisco, as well as her cousin, Ligeia Norris of Pinole, CA. Shewas the loving aunt of her niece Janet Marie Walsh (deceased), andher nephews, Raymond J. Walsh of San Jose, and Thomas R. Walsh,father of Anna's grandniece, Sarah Grace Watkins Walsh of Berkeley.Anna was predeceased by her beloved sister, Amina Guillen Walsh, andher fond brother-in-law, Timothy D. Walsh of County Kerry, Ireland.Anna, her two sisters, and their mother, Graciela Guillen came toCalifornia from Nicaragua in the 1940s. Anna is survived by herloving brother-in-law, William D. Kyle, Jr. of Ogden, Utah; hernephew, William D. Kyle III, of Seattle, WA, and her niece, DianeGrace Diehl of Irvine, CA.
There will be a visitation on Wednesday, June 22, from 2-7 p.m.with a vigil service at 6:30 p.m. at Sunset View Mortuary, top ofFairmount Ave, El Cerrito. Funeral mass on June 23rd at 10:00 a.m.,at St. Jerome Church 308 Carmel Avenue, El Cerrito, 510-525-0876.Burial will be at All Saints Mausoleum, Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma.SUNSET VIEW MORTUARY
(510) 525-5111
FREDERICK OLIVER MARTINEZ
'FRED'
January 11, 1924 - June 18, 2005
Fred, also known as Marty to his best friends, was born 81 yearsago San Jose. He grew up in Emeryville and graduated from OaklandTech High School. During that time, he played baseball for theOakland Oaks ball club.
After graduating from high school, Fred moved to Berkeley and wentto work for PMT as a truck driver. He became a member of theTeamsters, and was a loyal, lifelong member of local 70.
While driving for PMT, he moved to El Cerrito, then finally to SanPablo, where he lived for the past 35 years with his beloved wife of50 years, Amy.
A graveside service will be held at Rolling Hills Memorial Park inRichmond on Friday, June 24, at 10:00 a.m. Family and friends areinvited to attend. Wilson & Kratzer Mortuaries
Chapel of the Mission Bells
(510) 232-6552
MARIE GAYLE McNAMARA
Passed away after a lengthy illness, on Thursday, May 26, 2005, atShadowbrook Convalescent Hospital in Oroville, California. Born inSheridan, Wyoming, on January 22, 1927, to John and Rebecca McNamara,she moved to Oroville to join her sisters in 1948, after graduatingfrom high school in Columbus, Montana. She began her career incosmetology in Oakland in 1950. Marie overcame many obstacles in herlifetime, including polio as a young child and a horrendous caraccident in 1955. Through hard work and determination, her businessthrived and in 1961 'Miss Mac' opened her first beauty salon,'Ricardo's' on Grand Avenue in Oakland. She worked continuously untilher illness forced her to retire in early 2004.
Her pioneering feminist spirit paved the way for many young womenthroughout her life. She was always the 'champion of the underdog,'willing to contribute to many charities and humanitarian causes. Shewas devoted to her family and friends. Her family over the yearsincluded many cats, and her beloved dog, Hugo. She always enjoyedworking in her garden, both indoors and outdoors.
Her love, her strength, her sense of humor, her beauty, herlaughter, her sense of equality, and her unique character will besadly missed by her entire family. She was preceded in death by hersister Dorothy McNamara Holm. She is survived by her sisters MaeMcNamara Miller of Fair Oaks and Elva McNamara McAvoy of Oroville andnumerous loving nieces and nephews, all of whom have many fondmemories of their Aunt Marie.
A graveside memorial service will be held on Monday, June 27,2005, at 1:00 p.m. at the Oroville Memorial Cemetery.
The family would also like to thank all of the caregivers atShadowbrook Convalescent Hospital for the kindness shown to Marie andher family during her lengthy illness.
EVELYN D. MOORE, a.k.a. 'Red'
Sunrise Sunset
May 24, 1956 June 14, 2005
Daughter of Ed A. Moore and Erma McGaffie Moore, sister of ErnestPerry and Vera McClendon, passed quickly of natural causes while onher job, ABSMC (Summit Hospital).
Services: Fouche's 'Chapel of Peace,' 3665 Telegraph Ave.,Oakland, Calif. Funeral: Friday, June 24, 2005, at 11 a.m. QuietHour: Thursday, June 23, 2005, from 7 to 8 p.m.
JULIA ISABEL GIBSON RUE
Passed away on June 16, 2005 after a lengthy battle with illness.Originally from Pittsburgh, PA she began to call Oakland her home in1979. Julia attended Allen Temple Baptist Church, Merritt College andwas a member of the Order of the Eastern Stars. She enjoyed herfamily and friends and was a loving 'mama' to many. Julia is survivedby her three children, Jane Wallace (Alex Wallace), Thomas Massey Jr.and Lori Smith (Greg Evans) and four step-children, Michael Rue,Elaine Rue, Richard Rue and William Rue. She is also survived by her6 siblings, Maime Ralph (PA), Talmadge Gibson (CA), MaryLou Alexander(CA), Al Gibson (MD), Francine Walker (PA) and Chris Walker (PA) andmany family and extended family members.
A memorial service, a celebration of life, will be held at 11:00a.m., Wednesday, June 22nd at St. Lawrence O'Toole - St. CyrilChurch, 3725 High St., Oakland.
BRUCE COCKERHAM
1948 - 2002
Bruce and I were married on June 22, 1991. We had a love storythat will forever be written in my heart. I first met Bruce in 1980;he had been the love of my life for 21 years. Before we married Icalled Bruce 'Sweetie'. He always called me 'Baby'. Shortly after wemarried, the Lord led me into membership at Acts Full GospelC.O.G.I.C, where under the teaching of Pastor Bob Jackson, I learnedwhat God's word says about who a husband is; he is the House-bonderor the Head of the House. The husband loves the wife as Christ lovedthe church and gave Himself for it. With that truth, God gave me arevelation and my term of endearment for Bruce became 'Husband'.
H is for Honesty; Bruce was truthful with me, which made himworthy of my trust.
U is for Understanding; Bruce understood me as a woman, sometimeseven better than I understood myself.
S is for Sincerity; Bruce was a straight shooter with me, notshooting from the hip or off the shoulder, always straight from theheart.
B is for Benevolence; Bruce was a real giver, the kind of man whogives and expects nothing in return. It took me a number of years toreceive gifts from him with the same spirit in which he gave them tome.
A is for Admirable; Bruce did not seek out attention to himselffor deeds that he did, he was so well deserving of my esteem.
N is for Nobility; Bruce stood out as a man amongst men; he wasman of strong character and unshakable integrity.
D is for Devotion; Bruce was a man with reverence for God, heloved his sweet mother, his precious Aunt Bee, his entire family, ourchildren and granddaughter, all the people he called friendand heespecially cherished and adored me.
Bruce did all within his power to provide for his family, he sawto it that our family and home came first and foremost. I made it apoint to give Bruce his props, to express my love for him in the waysthat meant the most to him. My 'Husband' knew that he was the love ofmy life. How does a wife pay her best tribute to her husband? Shesubmits to him, she is his help meet and she honors him while helives. 'Husband' what a blessed woman I've been. I had you in my lifeas my Husband, my lover, and my friend; I smile through my tears withloving memories of you and your devotion to me; our family and ourhome. Three years have passed since that predestined day that yourlife slipped away. I've found the safest place within my heart torest the pain of my loss of you. Yet, the power of your sweet spiritand all the joys of having you are what fill my heart the most.
The measure of a man will forever be you. I love you still,Melanie
Mr. James Ollie Ward
'Son'
Sunrise Sunset
June 22, 1917 Feb. 28, 2005
'Happy Birthday, Daddy'
Daddy, on your birthday, I will celebrate it with you. I miss youand will always remember you. Your smile, laughter, but most of all,your unconditional love.
Daddy, I love you. Happy Birthday!!! Love Always,
Erica and Family
P.S., Daddy, I know you are complete with Momma. You two have funnow!!! (You two party until you can't party no more!)
