Obituaries

Rogelia Robledo

September 16th, 1925 - May 30th, 2018 Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Robledo family.

Visitation

A visitation will be held on Sunday, June 10th, from 2:00pm to 8:00pm, at the Vineyard Chapel located in Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 N. Beckman Road, Lodi CA, 95240.

Service

Services will be held on Monday, June 11th, 2018, at 10:00am, at St. Christopher Parish, located at 950 S. Lincoln Way in Galt, CA, 95632; (209) 744-2179. From there, services will conclude at Cherokee Memorial Park.

Valerie Venable

July 16th, 1964 - May 29th, 2018 Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Venable family.

Valerie passed away peacefully after a brief illness at San Joaquin County Hospital . She was a life long resident of Stockton and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1982 where she made many dear friends through her love of theater and choir.

She was a dedicated animal lover and had cared for many stray dogs and cats that were fortunate to find their way to her kind heart.  If anyone ever needed any help, she was there to offer them her assistance. She was also a great cook and on several holidays she prepared meals for those who had no place to go. She worked at Herman and Helens for many years in the office and tending the store and boat rentals facility. She was daughter to Mary Jane Tisher and her step-father Don. Also daughter to Gary Venable and brothers to Sam Venable and Erwin Tolentino . She is also survived by several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Visitation

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 6th, 2018, from 9:00am to 10:00am, at the Evergreen Chapel in Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, 14165 N. Beckman Road, Lodi CA, 95240.

Service

Services will be held on Wednesday, June 6th, 2018, at 10:00am, at the Evergreen Chapel.

Jagatjit Mann

May 29, 1960 - May 27, 2018 Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Mann family.

Visitation:

The visitation will be held on Friday June 1, 2018 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm located at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home located at 831 Industrial Way in Lodi, CA.

Service:

Services will be held on Sunday June 3, 2018 in the 12:00pm Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd in Lodi, CA 95240.

 

Matthew Blote

January 3rd, 1953 - May 22, 2018

Matthew L. Blote passed away peacefully on the morning of May 22nd, 2018, after a 2 year long challenging battle with cancer.  Matt is survived by his wife of 41 years, Jeri; his three sons, Jason (Amelia), Jeffrey (Lauren), and James; two beautiful grandchildren, Macie (7) and Max (3); fraternal twin brother Michael; and brother Gary.  He is preceded in death by his parents, Erwin and Nancy; older brother Mark; younger sister Diane; and grandson Jameson.

 

Matt was born in Tucson, Arizona at Davis Monthan Air Force Base and spent much of his childhood relocating to different parts of the world as a result of his father’s military profession.  He and his family ended up settling in Petaluma, CA around the time that Matt started high school. He graduated from Petaluma High School, and then attended college at the University of Santa Clara, graduating in only 3 ½ years.  Matt was an accomplished trumpet player and was a part of his high school concert, jazz, and prep bands. While in college, Matt found many of his life long loves, including meeting his wife Jeri, learning how to play golf, and discovering his love of riding road bikes.

 

After going back to school to study accounting, Matt enjoyed a successful career as a Certified Public Accountant and owned his own practice in Lodi, CA from 1985 to when he retired in 2013.  Matt was a devoted father and loved to spend time with his family. He was a part of several competitive local softball teams, and took pride in never missing any of his sons athletic or academic events.  He enjoyed teaching and playing golf with his oldest son Jason, watching his son Jeffrey become a husband and a father, and being a basketball coach and confidant to his youngest son James.

 

Matt will be missed greatly by his family and will always be known for his unconditional love of his wife, his sons, his grandchildren, and for the simple fact that he was always supportive, loving, and selfless when it came to his family.

 

Donations in Matt’s honor may be made to Lodi Lions Club Foundation PO BOX 496 in Lodi, CA 95241.  Please visit www.cherokeememorial.com to sign Matt’s guest book.

Refreshments will be served after the service.

 

SERVICES

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, May 29th at 10am at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 North Beckman Road, Lodi, California

Mai Vola

February 1, 1952 - May 22, 2018 Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Vola family.

Visitations:

Visitations will be held on Thursday May 31 and Friday June 1, 2018 from 10:00am to 8:00pm in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd in Lodi, CA.

Services:

A witness cremation will be held on Saturday, June 2nd, at 10:00am in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park.

Richard Franza

November 29th, 1927 - May 20th, 2018 Richard Sabino Franza, 90, of Stockton, passed away May 20, 2018. Born November 29, 1927, Richard was a graduate of Commerce High School in San Francisco, and proudly served during World War II in the United States Navy. Upon his separation, he was a contributor of the move of Crocker Anglo Bank to the Santa Clara Valley. Richard remained in the Banking Real Estate business until his retirement.

Richard was an avid sports fan of the Giants and the Forty Niners, and loved following the DixieLand Jazz circuit. Preceding him in passing are his parents, Thomas and Victoria Franza, and siblings, Norma, Gene, and Tom.

Richard is survived by his 7 children, 1 stepdaughter, 13 grandchildren, and 12 great great grandchildren.

Inurnment will be private at Cherokee Memorial Park in Lodi, California.

Please sign the online guestbook at www.cherokeememorial. com.

Juan Mendez

March 8, 1926 - May 20, 2018 Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Mendez family.

SERVICES:

A visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 29th, 2018, from 2:00pm to 8:00pm at the Vineyard Chapel located at Cherokee Memorial Park.

A Rosary will be held Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 6:30pm at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park located at 14165 N. Beckman Road, Lodi, CA, 95240.

The Memorial service will be held Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 10:00 am, at St. Anne's Catholic Church at 215 Walnut Street, Lodi, CA.

 

Myro Gromia

October 13, 1973 - May 20, 2018 Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Gromia family.

Visitation

Saturday June 2, 2018, from 12:00pm to 8:00pm, with a rosary to take place at 6:00pm, and will be held at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home located at 831 Industrial Way, Lodi CA, 95240.

Services

Services will be held on Tuesday, June 5th, 2018, at 10:00am, at St. Anne's Catholic Church, located on 215 W. Walnut St, Lodi CA, 95240.

An urn committal will be held on Friday, June 8th, 2018, at 10:00am, at Cherokee Memorial Park, 14165 N. Beckman Road, Lodi CA, 95240.

Eva Lang

August 12th, 1928 - May 19th, 2018 Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Lang family.

Visitation:

A visitation will be held on Friday, May 25th, 2018, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, in the Sierra View Mausoleum in Chapel of Flowers, located in Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane. 14165 N. Beckman Lane, Lodi, CA, 95240.

Service:

Services will be held on Friday, May 25th, 2018, at 2:00pm in the Sierra View Mausoleum in Chapel of Flowers.

Darlene Anna Koepplin

December 5, 1935 - May 19, 2018 Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Koepplin family.

A beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Darlene Anna Koepplin, 82, of Acampo passed away on May 19, 2018, after battling pancreatic cancer.

Darlene was born in Mott, North Dakota, on December 5, 1935 to the late Edna and William Heth. She graduated from Mott High School and was married 51 years to Gilbert Koepplin before he died of bone cancer in 2008. Darlene is survived by her five children: Carey, Randy, Lori, Shari and Kevin, as well as five brothers and sisters, eight of her nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

Darlene has requested no viewing and a simple graveside service, which will be held at Cherokee Memorial Park, Hwy 99 at Harney Lane  located at14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 11:00am in the Sierra View Mausoleum Chapel of Flowers.

The family invites you to join us for lunch to share your favorite memories at 1pm at Micke Grove Park at the Pixley Shelter.