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In Memoriam

Memorial List from 1956 - Present

2022-2023

Elena David, Arcata
Mary Ruth Rheinschild, Crescent City    
Janet Abelson, El Cerrito
Connie Batchelder from Martinez
Kay Rutherford, St. Helena
Geraldine “Gerry” Pigg, Arcata
Joanne Byer, The Delta
Lonnie Mitchell, Fort Bragg
Bessie Dreibelbis Margherio, Richmond  
Elaine Bacigalupi, Santa Rosa
Betsy Stahle, Clear Lake
Sally Adams, Dixon
Kay Rutherford, St. Helena
Caroline Dillman, Sonoma Valley
Carol Monahan, The Tri-Valley

2021-2022

Betty Rexroth, Antioch                    
Gail Temple, Benicia
Willy Fogg, Eel River Valley
Leslie Lollich, Humboldt Bay
Wanda Lamp, Napa
Lorene Harter, St. Helena
Corrinne Mavridis, The Tri-Valley
Debbie Gee, Benicia
Dr. Michelle Hernandez, The Delta
Catherine “Kate Burns, Eureka Governor 1978-1980, SIA VP 1980-1982
Carole Bennett, Novato
Gloria Bragg, San Ramon Valley
Margaret Friedrich, St. Helena Sunrise
Deb Machado, Benicia
Sally Turner, Eel River Valley
Joanne Frazer, Fort Bragg
Donna Wright, Humboldt Bay
Gloria Bragg, San Ramon Valley
Seana McGowan, St. Helena

2020-2021

Mary Waldkirch, Arcata
Sharon Valenti, Fort Bragg
Lorraine Komor, Santa Rosa, Governor 1990-1992
 Helene Wood, El Cerrito
Janis McNair, Richmond
Helen Fernandez, Sonoma Valley
 Vina Simmons, Eureka
Carolyn Small, Santa Rosa

2019-2020

Lori Barum, Antioch
Herb Salinger, Calistoga
Diana Mogul, Eel River Valley      
Harriet Matoko Aoki, Waikiki Foundation, Inc.    
  Helen Ark, Calistoga
Diane Graham, Diablo Vista
Virginia Isbell, Kona
Carolyn Yap Ballou, Waikiki Foundation, Inc.
Shellie Sakai, Calistoga
Norene Lawry, Diablo Vista
Linda Velarde, Pittsburg

2018-2019

Shirley Fukumoto, Central Oahu
Marcella Colarich, Diablo Vista
Barbara Pendergrass, Diablo Vista
Mary Vides, Eel River Valley
Marjorie Conley, Santa Rosa
Tina Wolfenden, Sonoma Valley
Mary Harris, Vacaville
Betsy Price, Central Solano County  
Ginger Marsh, Diablo Vista  
Margaritte Kittle, Dixon    
Norma Arndt, Napa
Edythe Cordellos, Sonoma Valley
Sharon Barker, Ukiah  
Wendy Wasserman, Vacaville
Treva Black, The Delta
Deanna Hanks, Dixon
Brenda Rinearson, Dixon
Edith Burch, Napa
Sharon Barker, Ukiah
Eloise Grothe, Ukiah
Anne Sutton, Waikiki Foundation, Inc.

2017-2018

 Jane Parsons, AntiochHelen Estes, Benicia      
Dariann Lopez, Calistoga          
Marie Pike, El Cerrito                
Audrey Sheeley, Richmond
Irene Mary Heenan, Vallejo
Toni Wilson, Mendocino-Sonoma Coast
Marilynn Hofstetter, Eureka, SIA President 1980-1982,      SI President 1987-1989
 Ann Hansen, Benicia
Patricia Moreira, Benicia
Suzanne Gillam, Kona
Joyce Murphy, Sonoma Valley
Valerie Testa Stewart, St. Helena Sunrise
Linda Sue Hansen - SI/Vallejo Gateway, Governor 2010-2012; Fellowship President 2002-2004/2012-2014
 Shirley Norenberg, Crescent City
Gloria Martinucci, El Cerrito
Wanda Goforth Harris, Clear Lake
Conni Wilson, Sonoma Valley
Phyllis Lorraine Neely, Vallejo
Lillean Holberg-Olson, Mendocino-Sonoma Coast

2016-2017

Bonnie Vukonich, Arcata & McKinleyville  
Gayle Dawson, Diablo Vista  
Alta Kelsey, Richmond  
Elaine Hamilton, Rio Vista  
Martha “Marnie” Cunningham, St. Helena
Josefine Stolz, Vallejo
Verna Beard, Diablo Vista
Jean Williams, Dixon
Gloria McGill, Richmond
Mary Health, Rio Vista
Marie Cronin, The Tri-Valley
Ursula Theresa Williams, Vallejo

Barbara Conners, Diablo Vista
Eleanor ‘Ellie” Kimbrough - Napa
Joy Augusto, Rio Vista
Valerie Jackson, Rio Vista
Greta Lange, Vallejo  

2015-2016

Millicent Duvall, Benicia
Joan Aldrich, Diablo Vista
Eva Giannonni, Dixon
Lillian Takabayashi, Maui
Donna Bedford, Pittsburg
Beth Mitchell, The Redwoods
Donna Hamilton, Rio Vista
Delores Featherer, Benicia
Eva Giannonni, Dixon
Paula Wurlitzer, Healdsburg
Donna Perata, McKinleyville
Pauline Sumner Stuber, Novato
Alta Kesey, Richmond
Millie Watson, Vallejo
Lilia Gallion, Calistoga
Eva Giannonni, Dixon
Louise Worley Smith, Maui
Pauline Sumner Stuber, Novato
Timi Tumbaga, Pittsburg
Lola Bauman, Rio Vista
Elizabeth Louise “Lee” Peele, Santa Rosa

2014-2015

Marilyn Mitchell, Benicia
Laura Gomez, Dixon
Patricia Hofstetter, Eel River Valley
Ilene Jones Addison, Sonoma Valley
Ginger Kelly, Ukiah
Emily Saxton, Calistoga
Jan Howard, Dixon
Roberta “Bobbi” Poulton, Oakland
Viola “Vi” Richardson, Ukiah
Mary Katherine Morris, The Delta
Shirley Ambro, The East Bay
Betty Kimlinger, St. Helena
Leora Doreene Sandelin, Ukiah

2013-2014

Colleen Rose Bruhy, Crescent City
Ellen Dusick, Eureka    
Verda Hixson, Napa    
Peggy Nichols, Pittsburg
Dr. Irene L. Becker-Lampson, Santa Rosa
Rena Tedsen, Crescent City
Betty Humphrey, Fort Bragg
Mildred “Millie” Voyles, Napa
Carol Stein, Vacaville
Alice Lorraine Slocum, Marin County
Rolyne Wiegand, Dixon
Sue Eaton-Cooley, Napa
Eleanore Donna Wigger, Napa
Christine Lemke, Vallejo
Naomi Rosalie Vasilieff, Marin County  

2012-2013

Kennis “Ann” Buringrud, Benicia
Mildred C. Bloedorn, Kona
Joyce Neil, Richmond
Helen van Reeth, Calistoga
Martha Turner, Oakland
Nina Arrabit, Santa Rosa
Gladys Preszler, Diablo Vista
Mary T. French, Pittsburg

2011-2012

Dr. Alice Chalen, Alameda
Zoe Raines, Antioch
Barbara Knapp Norton, Arcata
Eleanor Philip, Fort Bragg
Nellie Lamp, Lamorinda
Phyllis Bennuchi, Mendocino/Sonoma Coast
Margaret Dixon, Santa Rosa        
Gloria Thompson. Ukiah            
Beverly Spery Fernandez, Antioch
Florence Morreale, Arcata
Lois Barberis, Calistoga
Kamala Chulami, Guam
Enda Pauline Luebberke Slavich, Marin County
Elin Sondberg, Novato
Ann Baumann, Santa Rosa
Mattie Young, Vallejo Gateway      
Virginia Fleming, Antioch
Joan Pierson, Arcata
Pat Blanche Hill, Concord
Wattie Mae Hedemann, Kona
Margarette Biaggi, Mendocino Sonoma Coast
Shirley Grover, Ukiah
Kathryn Louise Calkins, Vallejo Gateway

2010-2011

Lynn Dunning, Past International President, Ramsbottom-England
Nicole Jo Johnson, Cloverdale
Mary Inez Wilson, East Bay
Geraldine Alta McGovern Dunbar, Eel River Valley
Elsie Ota, Maui
Marie Rosalie Coniglio, Pittsburg
Barbara Kimika Ideta, Waikiki
Margaret Teddie Bidou, Benicia
Evelyn Abrew, Calistoga
Christie Babich, Crescent City
Karen Troy, East Bay
Twila Ogletree, Fort Bragg
Rose Demostene Benson, Healdsburg
Pauline Shewmaker, Rio Vista
Verna Martin, Waikiki
Margaret Pirkig, Benicia
Verna Marie Riggins, Clearlake
Borghild “Bea” Rott, Dixon
Sarah Joyce Stannard, Eel River Valley
Ana San Nicolas, Guam        
Dee Lemos, Mendocino        
Edith Zanelli, Santa Rosa
Marilyn McFaul, Pittsburg

2009-2010

Barbara Wolleson, Calistoga
Betty Jean Bacon, Diablo Vista  
Mary Louise Taber, Dixon
Shannon Boaz, Healdsburg
Elaine Klein, Mendocino Sonoma Coast    
Barbara Obele, Richmond      
Carolyn Aloia, Santa Rosa    
Thelma Brown, Vallejo Gateway
Mary Lee, Diablo Vista  
Maria Elizabeth Broman, Diablo Vista  
Dorothy Sarnes, El Cerrito  
Maxine Duarte, Martinez
Dale Vaughn-Bowen, Pleasanton/Dublin    
Mary “Louise” Walker, Richmond
Lily Greer, Santa Rosa
Marian Beeton, Diablo Vista
Eloise Honett, Diablo Vista
Janice Enrica Rice, Eureka
Aileen Bucknam, Martinez
Patricia Christner, Richmond          
Dora Finnemore, Santa Rosa
Serefina Montelli, St. Helena

2008-2009

Bernice Nicholls, Arcata
Jessie Cambra, East Contra Costa
Edwina Jose, Guam      
Barbara Hoblitzell, Livermore
Darla Paoli, Noyo Sunrise
Mae Azevedo, Vacaville    
Dona Ramos, Clearlake
CoJeanne Marie Gedda, El Cerrito
Helendale Autry Barrett, Healdsburg  
 Marie Rumberger, Livermore    
Geraldine “Gerry” Nerton, Pleasanton/Dublin
Anne Ligdas, Vallejo
Sally A. Schultz, Diablo Sunrise
Frances Goodwin, Fort Bragg
Dr. Grace Devnich, Livermore
Dolly Burger, Martinez
Yvonne Johnson, Vacaville
Marguerita Bueke-Donovan, Vallejo

2007-2008

Mary Ellen George, Southwestern Region Governor – 1964-1966 & Founder of  “S” Clubs
Elodia Saida Smith, El Cerrito    
Rose Camarata Gaffney, Martinez
Frances Robinson, Richmond    
Marion De Trude, Sonoma Valley      
Patricia N. Schwiers, Berkeley    
Diana Gail Brians, Dixon  
Marian Shadlick, El Pinablo
Frances Brown, Napa
Jean Lillian Evans, Rio Vista
Barbara J. Madden, Ukiah
Gretchen Schwiers Armstrong, Berkeley
Dolly Rowe Lucas, Diablo Vista
Marie Rumberger, Livermore
Julie Grantz, Novato
Goldie F. Rager, Sonoma Valley
Dana Francine Kingsbury, Vallejo  

2006-2007

Lorraine LaVoie, American Canyon
Patricia Schweirs, Berkeley      
Carol Cleveland, Crescent City
Mildred E. Meyers, Diablo Vista    
Eleanor Seitz, Fort Bragg
Clara Burrell Jackson, Napa
Beatrice “Bea” Morton Calinoff, Rio Vista
Ann Capher, Arcata
Brenda Campbell, Clearlake      
Lillian Griffin, Crescent City
“Maggie” Margaret Joslin, Dixon
Sue Swan, Hilo      
Carol Loyola Walsh, Martinez
Barbara Vandershoot, St. Helena    
Peggy Martin, Benicia
Ruth King Douglas, Crescent City
Miriam Horne, Crescent City
Olga Frey, East Bay
Kathleen McKeehan, McKinleyville
Ardis Herdell, St. Helena

2005-2006

 L’Vere Sereni, Calistoga
Barbara Spaulding, Calistoga
Helen Torbett, Diablo Vista
Neville Hensel, Eureka
Joyce McGarry, Maui
Pat Schedl, Pleasanton
Pina Barbieri, Richmond
Catherine Rodgers, Vallejo
 Betty Soekland, Calistoga
Mary Crabb, Crescent City
Phyllis Prenk, Diablo Vista
Alice Knapp, Fort Bragg
Evelyn Lentz, Maui
Juel Seal Bedford Clausson, Richmond  
Lena “Lee” Fountain, Vallejo
Virginia “Ginny” Rodgers, Vallejo
Nancy von Pohle, Calistoga
 Margaret Caudel, Diablo Vista
Elaine Todd, Eureka
Helen Louise Torbett, Martinez
Melba Linscheid, Pittsburg
Nancy Nishida, Rio Vista
Colleen Pace, Vallejo
Elizabeth “Beth” Matheson, Vallejo Gateway

2004-2005

Ruth Thomas Heitfeld, Past Governor South Western Region, & Founder of the Memorial Grove
Frances Preissner, Benicia
Marilyn Barnhill, The Delta
Maggie Taitano, Guam
Marilyn Mackay, Marin County
Patricia “Pat” Hamilton, Rio Vista
Carol Ackermann, Willits
Susanne De Silva, Antioch
Callie Leonard, Benicia
Gerry DeKovics, Calistoga
Patricia Raycraft, Dixon
Helen E. Gray, Marian County
 Joyce McGarry, Maui
 Elaine Williams, Vacaville
 Betty Stillwell, Winward Oahu
Ruth Cole, Antioch
 Anne Stambaugh, Calistoga
Virginia MacFarlane Switeer, Concord  
Char Sylvestri, Dixon
Janice Bash, Marin County        
Almah Hechtman, Rio Vista        
Annalie Tatibouet, Waikiki

2003-2004

 Jackie Wilson, Arcata
Ruth Cartwright, Clearlake
Barbara D’Arezzo, Fort Bragg        
Eleanor Nelson, Oakland      
Marian Weill, Richmond        
Helen Schelldorf, Santa Rosa
Gene Silverman, Vallejo
Cecelia Ann Crane, Vallejo Gateway
Mary Lorentzen-Moser, Lamorinda – Governor, Southwestern Region 1960-1962
Bea Fisch, Arcata
Beth Pierce, Concord
Bobbi Alexander, Eureka      
Edith J. Woodring, Pittsburg        
Virginia Thomas, Santa Rosa      
Lela Johnson, Vacaville
Gladys Haley, Vallejo
Molly G. Randall, Mendocino/Sonoma Coast
   
Dorothy McCrea, Clearlake
Irene Bennett, Diablo Sunrise
Lucille De Bruin, Novato
Ruth Nielsen, Pleasanton-Dublin
Margaret Richardson, Santa Rosa
Joyce Buyeske, Vallejo
Mary Ann Winters, Vallejo

2002-2003

Marie Neville, Alameda
Verda Lenore Rochitz, Crescent City
Kathleen McVey, Eel River Valley
Marianne Gay, Eureka
Helen Grant, Oakland
Annette “Toni” Harris, Vallejo

Janet Bilton, SI Executive Director    
Barbara Meyers, Arcata
Sylvia Scott, Calistoga
Marian Erickson, El Cerrito
Phyllis Rice, Guam
Ora Canciamello, Pittsburg
Renee Young, Vallejo Gateway
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL
Catherine Salt, Past SI President    
Nancy Pfaller, Clear Lake
Isabel Geronimo, Dixon
Margaret Welleson, El Cerrito
Evelyn Davis, Kona
Dorothy J. Rankine, Rio Vista


Doreen Astley, Past SI Executive Director

2001-2002

 Juanita “Nita” Davis, Alameda
Cynthia Swenson, Arcata
June Boblitt, El Cerrito
Margaret Brick, Livermore
Verna Mae Beaulieu, Sonoma Sunrise
Jane Fetterly, Vallejo
Elsie Lancaster, Yokayo Sunrise
Irene McGee, Antioch
Patricia J. Lucas, Benicia    
June Barlow, Fort Bragg
Millie Tudpole, Rio Vista
Dorothy Towne, Ukiah
Johnita Nowell, West Maui
Kay Tipton, Arcata
Lynn Seaton, East Contra Costa Co.
Ester Marchant, Lamorinda
Pat Davis, Sonoma Sunrise
Gwen Yen, Vallejo
Flossie Carter, West Maui

2000-2001

Eleanor Peterson, Alameda
Bess Ghisolfo, Calistoga
Edy Wilkinson, Calistoga
Norma Rhoads, Fort Bragg  
Julie M. Finchum, Napa
Carolyn A. Doyle, Pittsburg
Gladys Brown, Walnut Creek
Cynthia Hendrickson, Willits
Audrey Whiteman, Albany
Bretta Lundell, Calistoga
Avis Stone, Calistoga
Helen Hallgren, Marin County      
Clowe Collins, Napa
Earline Weider, Sonoma Valley
Helen Haney, Walnut Creek
Patricia J. Lewis, Benicia
Vera Peterson, Calistoga
Mary Jean Sullivan, Clear Lake
Helen Rae Rutledge, Marin County
Ester Day, Oakland
Lola DeVan, Vacaville
Helen Martin, Walnut Creek

"There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are,
you will always be in my heart."

-  – Mahatma Gandhi

"A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies.
It brings us together again and again. "

-– Maya Angelou 

"Some people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts,
and we are never the same.  "

 – Unknown