Mary Jane Ray
Henry Pringle Smith passed away peacefully October 10, 2021, at the age of 89. Born February 24, 1932, in Marysville, CA, to his parents, Sidney and Irene.
Henry was raised in Browns Valley with his brother Clarence and sisters Betty, Donna and Mona. Henry was a graduate of Marysville High School i n 1950 where he was active in FFA. Henry served in the US Navy from 1953 to 1955.
Henry married the love of his life Rosemary Schreiner in 1958. They were married for 50 years until her passing in 2008.
Henry was a successful farmer i n Yuba County for 65 years where he raised peaches, prunes, walnuts and cattle.
Henry gave credit for his success to the knowledge he gained from the many friends and advisors in the farming community and the loving support of his family.
Along with his farming, Henry’s real passion was his cattle. Henry raised cattle on the home ranch in Browns Valley were he spent many long days.
Henry and Rosemary traveled to many places which included China and Chile. There they observed how peaches were grown in a different setting. Henry was able to give advice and also gain knowledge from their techniques.
Henry is survived by his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and h is sister, Mona Tiff.
Henry was preceded in death by his wife, Rosemary; his parents, Sidney and Irene; brother, Clarence; and sisters, Betty and Donna.
Private family services were held. Donations in Henry’s memory can be made to Marysville High School FFA, Attn: Pam, 12 E 18th St., Marysville, CA 95901.
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Joyce Lorraine Ripley Bennett, 88, of Yuba City, passed away October 28, 2021, at her residence i n Yuba City. She was born December 26, 1932.
Joyce was a Teacher’s Aid and School Bus Driver for over 20 years. She worked with children at Franklin Elementary School and Sutter Union High School. She was a long time member of Grace Baptist Church.
Joyce is survived by her husband of 70 years, Donald Bennett; her three sons, David, Steven and Bruce Bennett; and one daughter, Diana Sacks. Joyce has 18 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
Joyce was preceded in death by one daughter, Patricia (Patty) Bennett Cantrill; her parents, Theodore and Eloise Ripley-ivers; her brother, Stanley Ripley; and sisters, Nancy and Sonja.
Arrangements are under t he direction of Ullrey Memorial Chapel.
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Corrine M. Goodman, passed away peacefully at her home November 10th 2021, surrounded by her family. She was 68.
Corrine was born in Yuba City, to lifelong Sutter county residents, Gerald and Beverly Goodman, where she attended St. Isidore School, then on to Yuba City High School.
Corrine spent most of her adult life i n San Jose, CA, and Las Vegas, NV, where she was a business owner and Tile Contractor. In later years, Corrine moved back to Sutter county to be close to family and friends.
Corrine l eaves behind t wo daughters, Shea Goodman of Las Vegas, NV, and Tracey Phillips of Sacramento, CA; a brother, Gerald "Sam" Goodman of Las Vegas, NV; and a sister, Dawn Collins of Yuba City.
Per Corrine's request, there will be no funeral services held.
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Joan Diane (Baker) Cochran passed away peacefully on November 18, 2021, at the age of 85. Born December 27, 1935, in Alameda to Edwin and Ethel Mae Baker, Joan lived most of her life in the Yuba Sutter area. She graduated from Yuba City High School i n 1953, earned her A.A. Degree in Music from Yuba College, and attended Sacramento State University.
Joan met the "love of her life", Private W. Don Cochran, while roller skating at the College View Roller Palace in Marysville. Originally from Dalton, Georgia, Don was stationed at Beale Air Force Base. They were married November 20, 1953, and would have been celebrating their 68th wedding anniversary.
Music was always a special part of Joan’s life, especially pieces from classical composers. She taught piano lessons in her home for almost 55 years. Joan found joy in the work she did, forming lasting and loving friendships with many of her students and their families. She directed the choir at Grace Methodist Church for many years and only recently retired as organist for Meridian UMC.
Joan was a compassionate and caring wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was an animal lover and would kindly take in pets that were left with nowhere else to go. She was a passionate horsewoman, and being small in stature, she would use a ladder to reach the stirrups. Joan rode Dressage and enjoyed the focus and practice required to compete. She was a lifetime member of the United States Dressage Federation and California Dressage Society.
Joan will be fondly remembered for her bubbly and enthusiastic personality, lighthearted humor, spontaneity, and zest for life. She will be deeply missed by her loving husband, W. Don Cochran; daughters, Dianne (Wayne) Nelson, and Dawna Lee; grandsons, Christopher (Katera) Nelson, Jonathan (Anna) Nelson, Jeff Lee, and Alex (Brooke) Lee; granddaughter-in-law, Felicia Lee; and greatgrandchildren, Ethan Lee, Jacob, and Aurora Nelson.
Graveside service will be held Tuesday, November 23, 2021, 10 am at Sutter Cemetery. Arrangements are under t he direction of Holycross Funeral Home.
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Mary Jane Ray, formally known as “Janey Ray”, of Yuba City, California, passed away on November 2, 2021, in Sacramento, California.
Janey Ray was born in Stockton, California, to L.B. and Geraldine Cartwright on August 17, 1947. She had two younger brothers that preceded her in death, Larry and Steven Cartwright. She graduated from Edison High School, in Stockton, in 1965.
Janey moved to Yuba City in 2000, and began working for the Thiara Company and Sarb Thiara. She worked there for 20+ years. She worked closely side by side with Sarb and his daughter, Jasmin, and his two sons, Junior and Harmon, on a daily basis. Janey was a major part of the company and shared a special bond with each and every family member. She was more like family to the Thiara’s when it came to family or work events to major celebrations. She was always by their side. She was known as a mom and grandma to the Thiara’s. She will be dearly missed by Sarb, Bakshinder, Jasmin (Michael), Junior (Nina), Harmon (Betha); and all her great-grandchildren.
Janey was vibrant and full of life. She loved to travel. Among her travels, she did several mission trips to Asia in her later years. Janey attended The Bridge church where she was a servant of God and liked to bless and love on others. She lived for her family and loved to go camping with them. Janey was a lover of desserts. She was a Grandma to all. She left a legacy of love and strong relationships to her family. They will cherish every memory and moment they shared with her. She will be missed tremendously by her family and all that knew her.
Janey is survived by her daughter, Shelly (Mark) Moore; grandsons, Robert Moore, Jonathan (Witney) Moore, Tobiah Moore; granddaughter, Hadassah Moore; greatgranddaughters, Adalynn and Abigail Moore.
A Celebration of Life service for Janey Ray will be held at The Five30 Event Center 1104 J St., Marysville, CA 95901, Saturday, November 20, 2021, at 2:00 pm. Food and Fellowship to immediately follow.
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Charles "Chuck" Hageman of Yuba City, passed away Monday, September 20, 2021, at the age of 76. He was born February 6, 1945, to Ruth and Leo Hageman. Chuck grew up and lived his entire life in Yuba City.
Chuck was one of those individuals who spoke very little but his presence spoke volumes. Whether it was just an utterance of a few words or his grunts about an unfavorable situation, you always knew where he stood. His love for his family, butterflies, his 1939 Chevy two door coupe and the tree filled orchards showed his passion for the things that mattered most. However, he lived a quiet life with a large footprint that people will be able to see for years to come.
Very few people knew that Chuck had a large private butterfly collection, one of the largest in North America for Northern California butterflies. One of Chuck's many journeys with friends was along Sierra Nevada Mountains both north and south of Yuba City, where he helped in the study of a new sub-species of butterfly. In fact, this butterfly was named Speyeria Callippe Hagemani in his honor for his knowledge, and many years of field research of California butterflies. Specimens of the new butterfly are deposited and can be seen at the Los Angeles County National Museum of Natural History in Los Angeles, California. Chuck left a collection of Butterflies to several different museums across the United States to i nclude UC Davis Bohart Museum and Mcguire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at t he University of Florida.
Chuck is survived by his loving and supporting wife, Cathy Hageman, who often joined him on his "hunt" for butterflies with numerous other friends and family members. As all who knew him and no one knew him better than Cathy will agree that Chuck may have been stubborn as a mule at times but he had a heart of gold.
He is preceded i n death by his parents, Ruth and Leo Hageman; and brother, Richard Burk.
He is survived by his children, daughter, Tina Biles, and son, Charles "Chuck" Hageman, III (Leah); brother, David Hageman (Judi); four grandchildren, Ashley and Brooke Biles, and Kaitlyn and Dillon Hageman
A private Memorial will be at a later date.
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1/19/1972 - 11/13/2021
Our beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend, Dave Gardner, aka “Do-it-allDave” or “The Dave”, passed away on November 13, 2021, in Roseville, CA. Dave was born on January 19, 1972, in Colorado to Eulena Gardner. Dave resided in a variety of towns during his childhood before finally moving to Yuba City in 1987 and graduating from Yuba City High School in 1990.
Dave initially worked for Helena Fertilizers before starting his own contracting business, Homeworks, in 2005. Through Homeworks, he was in constant demand doing work on residential and commercial properties. Dave’s reliability and attention to detail won him a long list of satisfied customers. Dave’s most recent career path was with PG&E as an Engineering Estimator – Electrical. Dave’s efficiency and work ethic at PG&E was a hallmark of his tenure there.
Dave had other talents as well, being an accomplished scuba diver, a dedicated mountain and forest excursionist, and most of all, an expert at barbecuing and smoking all varieties of victuals to the delight of family and friends. Besides being a member of the Army Reserves, Dave also belonged to ESC Local 20, Padi Diving Network, Trails West, and CSLB.
In the late 2000’s Dave met his soon-to-be wife, Kelly (Brockett) and they were married on the Mendocino Coast in 2010. Dave is survived by his wife, Kelly and his children, Marissa Gardner of Gridley, Morgan Gardner of Live Oak, Steven Garcia of Live Oak, Ainsley Nelson of Yuba City, and Cooper Nelson of Yuba City. Dave is also survived by his sisters, Adalena Murphy (Andy) of Sutter, and Genic Cowee (Steven) of Gridley; and by brothers, Chris Carrasco (Tanya) of Yuba City, and Andre Carrasco (Michele) of Yuba City. Dave enjoyed spending time with his grandkids and numerous nieces and nephews.
Dave was preceded in death by his mother, and family members - Eulena Gazaway (Gardner), David Gazaway, JR and Eula Gazaway, and Steven Smith.
A public viewing will be held on November 22, 2021, from 4:00PM to 8:00PM, at the Chapel of the Twin Cities, 715 Shasta St. in Yuba City, CA. A later Celebration of Life will be held at Cordi Family Farms on the north side of the Sutter Buttes, 10401 Ingram Lane in Live Oak, CA, on March 19, 2022, at 3:00PM.
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