Max Leddy

July 22, 1940 - August 7, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Leddy family.

VISITATION

A viewing for Max Leddy will be held Thursday, August 10 from 5 to 7 pm in the Vineyard chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park  14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA.

 

SERVICES

Funeral services will be held Friday, August 11 at 1 pm in the Evergreen Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, Hwy 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi,CA 95240.

INTERMENT

Interment will follow the funeral services at Galt-Arno Cemetery 14180 Joy Dr, Galt, CA.

 

Lewis Hammonds

September 20, 1940 - August 6, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Hammonds family.

VISITATION

A viewing for Lewis Hammonds will be held Thursday, August 10 from 3 to 7 pm at Cherokee Memorial Park, in the Vineyard Chapel, 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA.

SERVICES

Funeral services for Lewis Hammonds are scheduled for Friday, August 11 at 10 am at Cherokee Memorial Park, in the Vineyard Chapel, 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA.

INTERMENT

Interment to follow funeral services at Cherokee Memorial Park, Hwy 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi,CA 95240.

Bill Sherill

November 14, 1933 - August 5, 2017 Bill Sherrill was born William Clayton Sherrill in Charlotte, N.C. He was an excellent musician and played the piano for the Morning Thought Radio Broadcast every morning before he went to school. His talent lead him to compose the alma mater for Harding High School.

Bill graduated from Bob Jones University. After graduation he went to the Long Beach Foursquare church as an assistant Pastor and Musical Director. He met and married the love of his life, Mary Louise Williams, whose family attended there.

He pastored in Southern California until 1992 when he accepted the pastorate for Faith Fellowship in Lodi. During his time, he saw a need for a Police and Fire Chaplain. He worked with Police Chief Larry Hansen to set it up. It continues to this day.

Bill was well known in the community and his compassion for others endeared him to many. He loved playing the piano, woodworking, golf and spending time with his family. Bill is survived by his wife and three children; son Mark and his wife Darlene, Paul and his wife Susan and daughter Melody Alme and her husband Zach. He was a loving grandfather to 7 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

VISITATION

A viewing will be held on Wednesday, August 9 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at the Vineyard Chapel, Cherokee Memorial, 14165 Beckman Rd, Lodi.

SERVICES

A memorial service will follow the next day, August 10, at 10:00 am at Radiant Life Church, 75 N Crescent Ave, Lodi.

Russell (Russ) E. Surber

July 16, 1941 - August 3, 2017 Russell passed away in his home in Stockton Ca Where he lived with his loving wife Gloria Surber. Russell succumbed into death after his heroic battle with cancer.

Born July 16 1941, in Idaho Springs Colorado , He is Survived by his wife Gloria Surber of 32 years, children Michael Surber , Shawn Phelps , and Sherri Salaz, 15 Grandchildren, and 4 Great Grandchildren. Brothers Robert (Twig ) Lindsey, and Thomas (Tom) Cox.

Proceeded in death by his parents Joe and Maybelle Surber , Brother Theodore (Ted) Lindsey , Sisters Penny Allison and Mary Lou and his Sons David Surber and Kurt Surber.

Russ retired as Chief Petty Officer in the US Navy after proudly serving our country for 22 years.

Russ was Employed with Wagner Equipment and spent many years with Caterpillar Co. before retiring in 2009 from Holt of California. He was member of both BPOElks #607 of Idaho Springs , and also BPOElks #218 of Stockton California, VFW and American Legion .

SERVICES

Services will be held August 18, 2017  at 11:00 a.m. at Cherokee Memorial Park in the Vineyard Chapel 14165 Beckman Rd Lodi , Ca

With a Celebration of Life to follow at BPOElks #218 8900 Thornton Rd ,Stockton Ca 95209.

Dotti Cummins

Dorothy “Dotti” Cummins January 28, 1944- August 1, 2017

Of Lodi

 

 

Dotti Cummins entered heaven on August 1, 2017 after a five month

battle with cancer.  She leaves a large legacy that will be missed by her family, church and community.  Dotti graduated from Northwestern University and went on to receive her master's degree in Piano Performance from the Juilliard School of Music in New York.  For 46 years she was a vital part of her husbands ministries in Michigan and California.  28 years ago, Dotti and Bill established Bear Creek Community Church where Dotti established the worship ministries, women's ministries and the prayer and healing ministries of the church.  Several thousand people took her 'Touching God in Prayer' prayer class.  In 2017, she launched a new Stockton strategic prayer initiative. This prayer endeavor brought together a large cross section of churches and ministries in Stockton to take our city back for God.

Dotti was an amazing woman.  God blessed her with numerous talents that she faithfully used to serve her Lord through the local church.  She was an awesome wife to her husband, Bill. Dotti was a loving mother to her son Josh, his wife Kristen and their three children Kylie, Jake and Caitlin; Dan and his wife Sarah, and their children Noah, Ava, Micah and Levi, and Matthew and his wife Gemma and their children Juliet and Silas.

SERVICES

A service to celebrate her life will be held at Bear Creek Church, 11171 N. Lower Sacramento Rd, Lodi, CA  on Sunday, August 6, 2017 at 4 pm.  In lieu of flowers, please make your gifts to the Bear Creek Church Memorial Fund.

Michael Blehm

Michael Alan Blehm was born on November 22, 1949 in Sonora, CA and moved to Lodi, CA a couple of days later. He grew up a country boy on his parents farm until the age of 14 when his father, Harold Blehm, passed away. He then moved to the city with his mother Margaret Blehm and sister Kathy (Blehm) Sayler. He graduated from Lodi High School in 1967. He worked hard for many years in the automotive industry. He loved his family, loved life, loved to laugh. He enjoyed camping, drawing, looking at hot rods, spending time with his children, grandchildren, and his wife's day care children, and sharing all of his favorite memories any time he could. He was loved by all who knew him and was a gentle giant. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church. He loved God and listening to all kinds of music. Mike is survived by his wife of 41 years, Carol (Lang) Blehm; Children: Michelle Lozano (Rollie), Michael Blehm, Julie Hahn (Scott); Grandchildren: Cameron Pitman, Mikayla and Myles Lozano, and Aislyn, Jaron and Brogan Hahn and sister Kathy (Blehm) Sayler, and many other nieces and nephews, all whom he loved so much. He is preceded in death by his parents.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been set up in Mike's name to help defray funeral expenses. The family wishes to thank everyone for all the prayers and encouragement during this time.

SERVICES

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, August 5th at 1:00 at Radiant Life Church, 75 N. Crescent, Lodi, CA. All are welcome to attend.

 

Juliet Llanes

July 29, 1949 - July 30, 2017 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Llanes family.

VISITATION

A Rosary will be held on Friday, August 4, at 6:00 pm in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park.

SERVICES

Funeral services for Juliet Llanes are scheduled Saturday, August 5 at 1:00 pm in the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park.

INTERMENT

Interment will follow the services at Cherokee Memorial Park.

Frank Tenente

November 17, 1919 – July 30, 2017 Frank Clarence Tenente was born November 17, 1919 in Isleton, California to Frank and Nora Tenente. He passed away on July 30, 2017 in Lodi, CA, at the age of 97. He was proud of his military history and WWII service in the US Army Air Corps with the 489th Bomb Squadron, where he served in Naples, Sicily, Southern France and Tunisia. Frank received the good conduct medal, Bronze Star, and Distinguished Unit Badge with one oak leaf cluster.

He is survived by sons; Frank A Tenente (Vernetta), Michael Tenente, and daughter-in-law; Diane Tenente. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Deana, and son Robert. He is also survived by four grandchildren; Lori Marchy (Bob), Frank R Tenente, Michael Jr (Kelly) Tenente, and Angela Tenente, five great-grandchildren; Bobby, Cole, Billy, Addison and Michael Preston, sister-in-law; Colleen Casey, and nieces and nephews; LaDawn Beam, Logan Beam, Andy Howell, and Patrick Howell. He was a devoted father, husband and grandfather, who enjoyed spending time with his family. He was also a loyal and loving friend to many who knew him.

VISITATION

Visitation will take place 4-8 pm Thursday, August 3, 2017 at the .

SERVICES

Funeral services will take place at 9:00 am on Friday, August 4th, at the Chapel of Flowers at Cherokee Memorial Park, Hwy 99 at E. Harney Lane, Lodi.

Marjorie “Margie” Jean Medina

Margie Medina passed away on July 28, 2017 at her home in Stockton at the age of 59. She was born in Fresno, California to Genevieve and Jess Medina on May 19, 1958. Her family moved to Stockton and she attended South Stockton schools and graduated from Tokay High School in 1976. Margie loved music and cooking for her family. She was an avid Beatles fan and had a deep affection for Paul McCartney, attending many concerts over the years. Margie worked as a cook at St. Joseph’s and San Joaquin General Hospitals. Margie was preceded in death by her parents, Jess and Genevieve Medina. She is survived by her sisters Genevieve “Susie” Aires and Diane Vigil, her brother Jesse Medina, and numerous nieces and nephews. Margie was especially close to her nephew Ryan Tomkins, Jeremy Reyner, and Paul Halbert.

Margie also enjoyed spending time with her 90 pound tortoise Trixster and her beloved dog Angel.

Margie had a way with words (was the life of the party). If you’ve spent time with her, you were sure to be present for one of her frequent “zingers.” She called things the way she saw them which often involved colorful and unfiltered language. But, you always knew that Margie’s words came from a place of deep love and support. Margie had a comforting way about her that put people at ease. Even through her most challenging times, Margie looked for ways to lift up others and bring a smile or laugh to all around her.

Those who knew Margie understood that she was Daddy’s girl. Margie is now back in the comforting arms of her father.

Rita Maxine Ragsdale-Grant

Rita Maxine Ragsdale-Grant (Martin) Dec 18, 1931 - Jul 23, 2017

Rita Maxine Grant was born 1931 in Willow Oklahoma to the James and Gertrude Martin. She graduated from Carnegie High School in 1949. She met and fell in love with Donald Ragsdale and they wed in 1951 (They were together until Donald’s passing in 1991). They had a son (Rick) and moved to Stockton California in 1952, where they were blessed with two more sons (Dennis & David). Rita was lucky to meet her second love, George Grant, they were married, sharing love and happiness. They were together until George’s passing in 2004. Rita was a member of First Baptist Church in Stockton. Her warmth and kindness touched everyone she knew. She will be remembered for her generosity, kind-heartedness, and dedication to her faith and her family. While raising her family, Rita was employed as a Bookkeeper at Knowles in Stockton for over 30 years. She was an accomplished seamstress, and enjoyed playing Pinochle & Bingo with her friends. She is preceded in death by her loving husbands, Donald Ragsdale and George Grant; Her parents James and Gertrude Martin; Her siblings, Noel Martin, James Doyle Martin, Donald Martin, Betty Jean Williams, Rita Grant leaves her loving and devoted sons; Rick Ragsdale (Carolyn); Dennis Ragsdale (Clara); David Ragsdale (Patti). Her brother Wendell Martin (Denise); and sister Shirlene Eberhard; 9 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; and many other family members and friends. SERVICES Celebration of Life services will be held Monday, July 31, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Cherokee Memorial Park, Hwy 99 and Harney Lane Lodi, CA 95240

Cherokee Memorial Park is a 501(c)13 non-profit company, owned and operated exclusively for the benefit of the community, serving Lodi, Stockton, Galt, Manteca and the San Joaquin Valley since 1940.

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