Obituaries

Pio Corpuz

August 31, 1944 - November 27, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Corpuz family.

VISITATION

Visitation is scheduled for Friday, December 1 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 N. Beckman Road, Lodi.

SERVICES

Funeral service for Pio Corpuz will be held Saturday, December 2 at 10:00 am in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 N. Beckman Road, Lodi.

Harry Costa

  Harry Marvin Costa of Stockton passed away peacefully at home on November 25, 2017.  He is survived by his loving wife Patricia Costa; sons Harry Jr. and Joey Costa; stepsons Richard (Christina) and Michael Pimentel (Genevieve Perez); grandchildren Jacob, Emily, Amelia, Nate, and Ryker Pimentel, Benjamin and Olivia Campos; siblings James Costa, Shirley (Eddie) Hoggle, Laverne (Audie) Hoggle; closest friend and business partner Richard Costa, and numerous nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends.  He was preceded in death by his parents Manuel Martin and Mary Delores Costa, and brother Leroy Costa.  Harry was born and raised in Stockton and was happiest staying close to home.  He was an entrepreneur who started numerous successful businesses. He enjoyed spending time with his friends and family fishing, boating, listening to 50’s music, and pulling a slot machine handle. He was shrewd, but had a heart of gold. He will be truly missed.

In lieu of flowers donations in Harry’s name may be made to Hospice of San Joaquin or St. Jude children’s hospital Memphis Tennessee.

VISITATION

Visitation for Harry Costa will be held Saturday, December 9 from 9:00 am to 10:00 am in the Evergreen Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, Highway 99 at Harney Ln, Lodi.

SERVICES

A funeral service will follow visitation on Saturday, December 9 at 10:00 am in the Evergreen Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, Highway 99 at Harney Ln, Lodi.

Kimarie Willis

December 24, 1957 - November 23, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Willis family.

VISITATION

A visitation for Kimarie Willis will be held Wednesday, November 29 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi.

SERVICES

A graveside service will be held Thursday, November 30 at 12:00 noon at Cherokee Memorial Park, Highway 99 at Harney Ln, Lodi.

Gina Abbas

February 24, 1957 - November 20, 2017

Gina Rae Abbas (nee Williams) passed away peacefully November 20, 2017, after a long illness.  Gina was the daughter of Dr. George Williams (deceased) and Betty Williams.  She was the youngest of George and Betty’s five children, and enjoyed being part of the larger extended family and four generations who spent holidays and annual vacations together.  She is survived by her siblings Mary Jo Williams, Lou Ann Winchell (Blake), Jeri Blote (Matt) and Mike Williams (Stacy) and their 13 children and grandchildren.

Gina was born and raised in Lodi and attended St. Anne’s school and St. Mary’s High School.  She graduated from the University of San Francisco as a Registered Nurse in 1979.  She returned to Lodi to work at Memorial Hospital, specializing in the care of the critically ill, working night shifts to tend to their needs.  For many years, she was the nurse in charge and mentored other nurses to improve their skills.  She was known as a nurse with a big heart, always doing her best to provide expert nursing care and emotional comfort to the patient and family.

Outside of work, Gina loved to spend time with her friends and family.  She was an avid reader, music lover and sports maven.  She always knew the answers to the sports questions when the family played their Trivial Pursuit games on annual vacations, and followed the 49ers, Giants and Warriors faithfully.  She loved dogs, and always had two or three dogs sharing her home. She enjoyed travel, especially the annual family girls’ trips to Mexico or a spa.

Gina will be missed greatly by her family and friends, and will be remembered as the ‘fun’ aunt, the soft-spoken sister with the wicked sense of humor, and the loving, lovable friend, daughter and sister.

SERVICES

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, November 24, 2017 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 North Beckman Road, Lodi, California.(www.cherokeememorial.com).

Donations in Gina’s honor may be made to Lodi Cancer Kids or PALS (People Assisting Lodi Shelter). Please visit www.cherokeememorial.com to sign Gina’s Guest Book.

LaVera Guenther

LaVera Lavina Guenther passed away peacefully November 18, 2017 in Lodi at the age of 92.  Born January 23, 1925 in North Dakota, she lived the past 57 years in Lodi.  LaVera is survived by her sisters Eloise Deg and Hilda (Harold) Hoffman, her two children Ken (Dee) Guenther and Connie (Jim) Mills.   She had eight grandchildren: Kendra (Mike) Sandeen, Adam Guenther, Rachel (Josh) Agnew, Saundra (Wade) Cookson, Mark Mills, Lisa Mills, Amy (Robert) Dodds and Aaron (Angie) Reed.  Her 11 great grandchildren are Ashley and William Sandeen, Jayde and Kylie Cookson, Tristan Agnew, Masen Metsker, Jay, Andrew and Raina Wofford, Taylor and Hailey Reed. Although we miss her terribly, we take comfort that she is home with her husband and our father.  We miss you Mom and grandma.

VISITATION

Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 30 from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, 831 Industrial way, Lodi.

SERVICES

Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 1 at 1:00 pm in the Evergreen Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, Highway 99 at Harney Ln, Lodi

Byford Watts

March 4, 1925 - November 18, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Watts family.

VISITATION

A visitation will be held Monday, November 27 from 2:00 to 8:00 pm in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi.

SERVICES

A funeral service for Byford Watts is scheduled for Tuesday, November 28 at 10:30 am in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi.