Sonora, CA
Four more obituaries of members of Tuolumne Hose Company Number 1 volunteers.
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John RONTEN
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Obituary
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Monday 30 March 1987 [Sonora, CA] Union Democrat, p. 11A
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John Ronten, retired sales manager for West Side and Pickering Lumber companies, died Saturday in a Sonora hospital.
Mr. Ronten, 71, a native of Tuolumne, spent 42 years in lumber sales with the two mills. He first went to work at West Side in the summer of 1933, following garduation from Summerville High School. He returned to take a sales job there after studying forestry at Chico State College and pharmacy at the University of California at Berkeley.
When the West Side mill burned in 1962, Mr. Ronten stayed on for a year to handle liquidation of the lumber supply. He then moved to Pickering's Standard plant as general sales manager.
Mr. Ronten had served as secretary of the Tuolumne City Progressive Club, a trustee of Summerville High School District, chief of the Tuolumne Fire Department for two years, president of the fire district for 13 years, president and director of the Muller Mutual Water Co., member of East Belt Masonic Lodge, Aahmes Temple of Oakland and Mother Lode Shrine Club.
He is survived by his wife, Rose of Tuolumne, one son, Richard of Fremont, one brother, Arther of Tuolumne; two sisters, Evelyn English of Sonora and Lee Miller of Redwood City.
A service will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Heuton Memorial Chapel and burial will follow at Carters Cemetery in Tuolumne.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Heuton Memorial Chapel.
Rembrances may be sent to the Tuolumne Volunteer Fire department or a favorite charity.
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Antonio B. "Bob" BETTANINI
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Obituary
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Monday 23 January 1989 [Sonora, CA] Union Democrat, p.2A
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A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Terzich-Wilson Funeral Home's Tuolumne chapel for Antonio B. "Bob" Bettanini, a lifelong Tuolumne resident and a retired lift truck driver who died Friday at a local hospital. He was 65. The Rev. Michael Kelly will officiate.
Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the Tuolumne chapel, Bay and Pine streets in Tuolumne.
A native of Yatesboro, Pa., he moved to California with his family and settled in Tuolumne when he was 4 years old. He attended local schools and, in 1942, was graduated from Summerville Union High School, where he was active in sports.
He enter the Army in February 1943, and after his discharge in 1945 worked for West Side Lumber Co. until 1962.
He married Yolanda "Babe" Dal Travero in 1948. After West Side closed down, he was a lift operator for Pickering Lumber from 1963 until his retirement.
He retired after 25 years of service to the Tuolumne Fire Department and was a member of Figli D'Italia.
He was an avid fisherman, hunter and mushroomer and enjoyed all sports. In 1983 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Summerville as athlete of [a previous] year.
Survivors include his wife, Babe; a daughter, Nancy Bettanini of San Diego; a brother, Phil Bettanini of Standard; three sisters, Edith Neil and Mary Roberts, both of Tuolumne, and Enis Crabtree of Standard; 10 nieces and nephews, and 18 grand-nieces and nephews. A brother, John Bettanini, preceded him in death.
Burial will be at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in Sonora.
The family suggests donation to the ICF (Italian-Catholic Federation) scholarship fund, care of Babe Bettanini, P.O. Box 281, Tuolumne.
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Robert JAMES Sr
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Thursday 26 February 1981 [Sonora, CA] Daily Union Democrat, p.11
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Obituary
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Robert "Bob" James Sr. of Tuolumne died yesterday in a local hospital.
He was 66.
A native of Copperopolis, he had lived in Tuolumne county for 62 years.
He worked as a conductor for the West Side Lumber Co. railroad for 22 years and also was employed as a maintenance man for the County of Tuolumne.
Mr. James was also a member of the Tuolumne Volunteer Fire department.
He is surved by his wife, LaReine "Babe," of Tuolumne; two sons, Robert James Jr. of Chilcoot and Donald James of Tuolumne; two daughters, Sharol Birkes of Reno and Dianne Richter of Woodland; three brothers, Albert "Hap," and Dick James of Tuolumne, and Jack James of Soulsbyville; a sister, Gladys Harrington of Oroville; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
A service is pending at Heuton Memorial chapel.
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Jack T. FRIARY
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Obituary
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Wednesday 21 February 1990 [Sonora, CA] Union Democrat, p. 2A
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Jack T. Friary, a 44-year Tuolumne County resident, died yesterday at a local hospital. At age 86, he was the last survivor of nine children born to Thomas and Kate Friary.
Born in Pine Island, Minn., Mr. Friary had been a sell-employed insurance salesman and realtor for 50 years until his retirement in 1967.
He lived in Tuolumne for 24 years and had lived in Sonora the past 20 years.
Mr. Friary was a member of the Tuolumne Volunteer Fire Department and the Tuolumne City Progressive Club. He was a past grand knight of the Knight of Columbus and was past president of the Tuolumne Lions Club, the Tuolumne County Board of Realtors and the Tuolumne Sanitary District.
He is survived by a son, John Friary of Sonora; three daughters, Delores Hall and Janet Colombani of Sonora and Patricia Buck of Groveland; 20 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Dora Badger Friary in December, 1976.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Heuton Memorial Chapel. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. at the chapel, led by the Rev. Theodore Lambert.
The Rev. Michael Kelly will officiate at a funeral mass at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Tuolumne. Burial will be at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery.
Pall bearers will be Tony Malgesini, Lloyd Sivora, Jay Skinner, Bob Ingalls, Bob Klein, and Albert Capuccini.
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Links:
- Other Tuolumne Hose Company obits - Part IV
- Other Tuolumne Hose Company obits - Part III
- Other Tuolumne Hose Company obits - Part II
- Other Tuolumne Hose Company obits - Part I
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