obituaries

Arthur Garcia Gabriel

Arthur Garcia Gabriel

February 3, 1975 - October 31, 2026

VISITATION

Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 22, 2026 from 10:00am-1:00pm in Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

FUNERAL SERVICE

A funeral service will be held on Sunday, November 22, 2026 at 1:00pm in Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Gabriel family.

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Joseph Michael Derby

Joseph Michael Derby

December 2, 1946 - October 30, 2026

VISITATION

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 12:30pm -1:00pm in Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

GRAVESIDE

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, November 21 at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Derby family.

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Christine Adele Meinardus

Christine Adele Meinardus

February 12, 1948 - October 29, 2026

FUNERAL SERVICE

Mass will be held at 10:30am on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at St Christopher's Catholic Church 950 S Lincoln Way, Galt, CA 95632. Will conclude with a graveside service at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Meinardus family.

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Tony Lewis Gomes

Tony Lewis Gomes

September 10, 1977 - October 28, 2026

Obituary

Tony Gomes, 49, passed away on October 28, 2026, in Galt, CA.Tony Gomes was born on September 10, 1977 to Randy Gomes and Renea Gomes. Tony married Linsey Gomes on July 23, 2005. The couple have 2 children, Hailey Gomes and Mason Gomes.

Tony was best known for his love for his family, playing and coaching baseball as well as being an avid duck hunter.

Tony is survived by Linsey Gomes - wife, Hailey Gomes - daughter, Mason Gomes - son, Randy Gomes - father, Renea Gomes - mother, Traci Ward (Marcus) - sister and Trisha Gann (Jason) - sister.

SERVICE

A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 1:00pm at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Gomes family.

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Sonny Lenard Otto Goehring

Sonny Lenard Otto Goehring

October 7, 1977 - October 28, 2026

Obituary

Sonny Lenard Otto Goehring, an incredible husband, father, and friend, passed away on October 28, 2026, at the age of 49. Born in Lodi, California, on October 7, 1977, Sonny spent his entire life in the Lodi area. He attended Lodi High School and went on to build a career as a welder. He took great pride in his craft, had an incredible work ethic, and loved working for American Piledriving Equipment.

Of all that Sonny accomplished, he was proudest of his family. He and his wife, JessaLee, shared 20 years of marriage and spent the past eleven years on their family farm in Acampo, where they raised Gauge and Aubrey. Sonny loved working in his yard, raising livestock and growing a garden with his family every year. By working alongside his children, he taught them the value of hard work. By making time for what mattered to them, he showed them what it meant to be there for the people you love. He proudly supported Gauge and Aubrey at pig shows all over California, or at many of their FFA events. Some of the family's favorite memories were made traveling in their Minnie Winnie, whether they were headed to a pig show or to one of Sonny's favorite camping spots at Silver Lake or Bodega Bay.

You could often find Sonny listening to the best music while working on one of his Dodge trucks, fixing something around the farm or taking his Land Cruiser for a spin, usually to Ace Hardware in Lockeford or down to the river to fish with his buddies. He had an impressive collection of Snap-On tools and seemed to have just about everything Milwaukee made. Among the joys of Sonny's everyday life was the company of his beloved dog, Yeti, his best companion. Sonny was quiet, strong, loyal, and grounded, which made it all the funnier when he caught you off guard with a quick remark. He took pride in his PhD in common sense. A conversation with him was enough to understand why so many people thought so highly of him.

Sonny is survived by his wife of 20 years, JessaLee Goehring, and their children, Gauge Goehring and Aubrey Goehring. His surviving family also includes his brother Chester Goehring, his mother Kathryn Goehring, his in-laws Mark and Lori Blackwell, sister-in-law, Tonya Goehring-Tassell, his niece, Chloe Goehring, and nephew, Quentin Goehring, his beloved aunt, Norene Bertsch, his cousins Jeremy Bertsch (Kristen) and Jackson Bertsch, brother in-law, Eric Blackwell (Nikki), and their children.

He was preceded in death by his father, Brian Goehring, and his grandparents, Otto and Marilyn Goehring and Lenard and Esther Daetweiler.

Sonny will be deeply missed in the everyday places he made special. His family will think of him when they plant the garden, hear a song he loved, or take the Land Cruiser out for a drive. They will carry with them the memories they made on the farm and the love he put into the life they built together.

Celebration of Life

A celebration of life honoring Sonny will be held on November 22, 2026, at 1 p.m. at Champaign Ranch in Herald, California. Family and friends are invited to gather, share stories, and remember the ways Sonny touched their lives.

In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to the California FFA Foundation in memory of "Sonny G".

May Sonny rest in peace, free from pain. He will forever be in our hearts.


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Marlene Garibaldi

Marlene Garibaldi

December 16, 1933 - October 28, 2026

OBITUARY

Marlene Dee Garibaldi, lovingly known as a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, passed away on October 28, 2026, at her home surrounded by her children. Born on December 16, 1933, in Altadena California, Marlene lived a life rich with love, creativity, and compassion.

The daughter of Russel and Ethel Simpson, and stepdaughter to Paul Verney, Marlene was a beacon of kindness and generosity. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 68 years, Dick Garibaldi and her brother Edwin Simpson. Their spirits are now reunited, echoing the love and companionship they shared in life.

Marlene leaves behind a legacy of love through her children, Jennifer Kearney (Dan) and Ernie Garibaldi, who carry on her compassionate spirit. Her grandchildren, Rick Kearney (Lydia) and Danny Kearney (Veronica), along with her great-grandchildren Annemarie, Andria, John, and Phillip, were blessed to have known her nurturing presence and unconditional love.

A graduate of Stockton College, Marlene was not only a wonderful cook and mother but also a talented artist and seamstress. Her love for the outdoors was evident in the countless hours she spent at the beach and the thrilling adventures she embarked upon while white water rafting with friends.

Marlene had a remarkable ability to make everyone she met feel special and loved. Her kind and generous nature fostered lifelong friendships and left an indelible mark on everyone fortunate enough to have known her.

GRAVESIDE SERVICE

A service to honor Marlene's life will be held on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 10:00am at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations be made to a charity of your choice, a gesture that reflects Marlene's giving spirit.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Garibaldi family.

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Chamroeun Sarisuk

Chamroeun Sarisuk

March 8, 1947 - October 26, 2026

VISITATION

Visitation will be held on Friday, November 13, 2026 from 10:00am -8:00pm in Merlot room in Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

FUNERAL SERVICE

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 1:00pm in Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Sarisuk family.

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Junella May Welch

Junella May Welch

February 13, 1936 - October 25, 2026

OBITUARY

My mom, Junella Welch was born on February 13th 1936. When Junella was 12 her mother abandoned her and her little brother Larry and her little sister who we all called Siss. Junella's father was drafted into the war so she was completely abandoned and forced to live in an old train box car with her little brother and sister who were both babies. Those three children were passed around for years from home to home. My mother told me horror stories about it when we sat on the back deck together.

Junella Welch turned out to be an artist taking after her father who was a major building contractor from Stockton California. Junella made every square inch of her house and yard a work of art. But she also spent her entire life supporting her husband Kimo Welch that she met in an orphanage during the second world war. Her husband became a world authority in Vacuum Technology working at Stanford Linear accelerator and Brookhaven National Laboratory. She was in the habit of getting up at 4:00 every morning to support her husband in the book he wrote on this industry that became a very famous book.

Junella also had three children with her husband, 2 boys and one girl. When Junella and her husband retired in Pollock Pines California 26 years ago, they designed a home and had it built just for the two of them deep in the woods. The two of them spent the rest of their lives together with several little dogs as their pets. Junella's husband died in 2015 and she spent the last 11 years single in her home built among the forest with hundreds of pine and cedar trees that were 20 stories tall. But she also had many dogwood trees that she would shape and transplant.

Junella, with the help of her daughter Teri, joined Facebook where Junella met a man named Carl and he fell in love with her and bought a house a few miles from her, and they spent 5 years together as companions. Eventually Carl had to move up north to Washington with his 3 boys because he is now 97 years old. But there is romance at all ages.

During Junella's final years and months she asked her older son to come and stay with her in the house she was living in for 26 years to instruct him of all the details in how she would take care of her home and the artwork all around the property that she made. This was her wonder land with concrete dolls and animal statues all over the yard, because as a child while in the orphanage, all the other little girls received dolls but she did not. She has grave stones for all of her puppies in her past, but her final puppy was named Baby, and a week before she passed she gave her puppy to her brother Larry Bowers who took the puppy home to live with him and his little dog. She was so happy to have this work out, she mentioned how happy she was to provide a home for her puppy.

My mom Junella May Welch died on October 25th on a Sunday at 1:59 in the afternoon 2026. I was by her side day and night for her final months. She said she was ready to go, and she thanked me for being there and being so patient. In her final days we never argued but we would discuss everything and yielded to each other out of respect for life itself, because we only live once.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Welch family.

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Robert Lee Greenmyer Sr.

Robert Lee Greenmyer Sr.

July 3, 1941 - October 24, 2026

OBITUARY

Robert Lee Greenmyer, Sr. born in McCurtain Oklahoma on July 3, 1941, passed on October 24, 2026 in Woodbridge, California with his family by his side. He was the son of Edmund and Ruby Greenmyer.

At the early age of nine years old Bob was plowing fields for cotton in Texas, driving his mama to town and helping care for his siblings. Bob and his family then moved to California, where he attended school until the eighth grade, worked and farmed land. At nineteen years old he met the woman who would become his loving wife of sixty-five years, Virginia Wagner. They married in 1960 and had three boys, Ronald, Robert Jr. and Duane.

He enjoyed growing tomatoes in the backyard, tinkering in his wood-shop, working on and driving tractors, trips along the pacific coast with his wife, camping with his kids, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and having morning coffee with his coffee guys at Donkey J’s. In his early years, he enjoyed playing guitar in his band for family gatherings, listening to music and most of all working.

Bob Retired at 70 from Van Exel Dairy where he was the farm mechanic and went to work for his son until the end of 2025 when his health prevented it. One of his greatest joys in life was being able to work alongside his son who also had the love for tractors, dirt moving and mechanic work.

Bob was well known in his community for his reliable work ethic of being able to fix and build anything, but mostly for his very kind and generous heart.

He is preceded in death by his parents Edmund and Ruby, daughter-in-law Patricia, siblings Kenny, Boker, Jerry, Jimmie, Tommy, Esther and Lois.

Bob is survived by his wife Virginia Greenmyer, his three sons Ronald (Stacey), Robert, and Duane (Brenda). His grandchildren Amanda, Courtney, Brandon, Pam (Brian), Jenna, Erica (Zac), Hanna and Becca. Great grandchildren, Ryan, Kayden, Berkley, Otto, Tate, Andrew, Anthony, Adrianna, Brody, Riley, Ellie and Blake along with his sisters Oma and Karen.

VISITATION

A Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 from 2:00pm- 8:00pm in Zinfandel room located in Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

FUNERAL SERVICE

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 10:00 in Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Greenmyer family.

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