obituaries

Carolyn DuPriest

March 8, 1932 - January 4, 2025

VISITATION
 A visitation will be held from 12:00pm - 1:00pm on Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 at the Evergreen Chapel  at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA.

SERVICE
 A service will be held at 1:00pm on Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 at the Evergreen Chapel  at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA.

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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the DuPriest family.

Robert "Bobby" Van Ruiten Jr.

April 20, 1998 - January 3, 2025

VISITATION
A visitation will be held from 11:00am - 7:00pm on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025 at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

SERVICE
A service will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 at First Baptist Church, located at 267 N. Mills Ave, Lodi, CA 95242.

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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Van Ruiten family.

David Trummer

December 23, 1952 - January 2, 2025

David Dean Trummer, age 72 of Stockton, California passed away on January 2nd, 2025 at St. Joseph's Medical Hospital. He was born on December 23rd, 1952 in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated high school at Central High School in Nebraska. He joined the Army on December 12th, 1975 and separated on October 1st, 1982. He moved to Texas and worked as a paralegal and also to be with his grandparents. He moved to California to be with his beloved wife, Leah Racsa Tugas. David and Leah got married on October 8th, 1992. David had two children from his previous marriage (Tiffany and Tony Trummer). He had three siblings, Joseph, Jim and Kathy Trummer. David worked at the Department of Motor Vehicles throughout his life. He had a great love for animals, especially cats and dogs. He also loved bowling and traveling by car. 

SERVICES
A visitation will be held on January 21st, 2025 at Cherokee Memorial from 10:00am - 11:00am followed by a rosary from 11:00am - 12:00pm, after 12:00pm will be speeches followed by the burial at 2:00pm. 

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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Trummer family.

Lacey Morris

March 27, 1989 - December 31, 2024

VISITATION
 A visitation will be held from 12:00pm - 1:00pm on Friday, January 24th, 2025 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

SERVICE
 A service will be held at 1:00pm on Friday, January 24th, 2025 at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.

Please leave your condolences below.

Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Morris family.

Vincent DeMaggio

October 26, 1942 - December 29, 2024

Vincent DeMaggio Jr., Stockton, CA 82 passed on December 29, 2024. He was born to Vincent and Marie DeMaggio on October 26, 1942 in Stockton, CA.

He was preceded in death by his parents  and his sister Constance, He is survived by his wife Eileen, sons Vince (Lynn) and Steven, two Step-Children Dawn (Vijay) and David, and his brother Joe. 6 Grandchildren , 8 Great Grandchildren, numerous Nieces and their families. He loved his constant companion Brinka and his cats Garfield and Nermal.

He loved to make rocking horses and chairs, step stools, puzzles, and wood boxes for Grandchildren and family.

He loved to be in the great outdoors, camping, shooting muzzleloaders, Schuetzen style guns. But traveling to Arkansas and Tennessee was something he looked forward to visiting family. He always made it into an adventure taking side roads to see where they went, new sites to see.

There will be no visitation. There will be a Celebration of Life get together later.

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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the DeMaggio family.

Barbara Thomas

May 12, 1941 - November 20, 2024

Barbara Anne (Muller) Thomas passed on November 20, 2024.  God called on her to join Him while she slept in her home in Linden, California.  Barbara was born in Newport Rhode Island in 1941 to John and Marie (Paulin) Muller and grew up in San Diego where she met Richard.  Barbara and Richard (deceased) married in 1960 and lived in Stockton where they welcomed three children; Carol, Lynn and William.  Their family grew to include eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Barbara worked as a phlebotomist for Dameron Hospital and then the Office Manager for ElDorado Pathology.  She taught catechism at St. Bernadette's and volunteered as a Girl Scout Troop leader.  In retirement, she continued to give her time by volunteering at Dameron Hospital, a driver for Red Cross and as an active Board member of Quilts of Honor in Valley Springs.  Barbara and Richard enjoyed traveling across the United States in their travel trailer visiting National Parks and family and friends.  She created beautiful quilts, one for each of their children and grandchildren.  She enjoyed camping, crafting, puzzles, knitting, sewing and crocheting, reading, and participating in honoring our veterans with quilts.

SERVICE
Please join the family for a graveside memorial service Monday, December 30th at 11:00 at the Garden of Freedom at Cherokee Memorial Park.  Family and friends are welcome and encouraged to attend the service and the lunch reception following at the JCI Reception Center, also located on the cemetery grounds.

In lieu of flowers donations in Barbara's name to Quilts of Honor are graciously appreciated.  
www.quiltsofhonor.org
Quilts of Honor
6516 Stabulis Road,Valley Springs, CA  95252

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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Thomas family.

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