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Lori Anne Bond-Keech passed away unexpectedly at the age of 48 on Feb. 23, 2009.
She is survived by her husband, Steven Keech of Lucerne; daughter, Chelsea Jill Bond; parents, Frank and Connie Prim of Petaluma; sister, Jill McNaughton of Petaluma; brother, Mike Mann of Renton, Wash.; stepbrothers, Greg and Matt Prim; nieces, Coryn Bush, Alysha and Amanda McNaughton, Isabella Prim; nephews, Ryan Mann, Nick and Zach Prim; uncle and aunt, Craig and Carolyn Bond; cousins, Angie, Melissa and Carly Bond of St. Helena; and mother-in-law, Dr. Catherine Lucas of Berkeley. She was preceded in death by her father, James Miller.
Lori grew up in Petaluma, was a Petaluma High School graduate and received her degree in journalism.
She had an amazing sense of humor, loved to read, was an avid sports fan and very proud of her daughter.
Services will be held on Sunday, March 8, at 2 p.m. at Grace Church, 1314 Spring St., St. Helena. A celebration of her life will be held at the church following the service.
Family requests in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Miwok Valley Elementary School, 1010 St. Francis Dr., Petaluma, CA 94954 in honor of her daughter.
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John Berg entered the arms of our heavenly Father on Feb. 10, 2009.
Born July 3, 1933, his youth was spent in Portland, Ore., San Francisco and Clearlake, where his parents moved after World War II to open Berg’s Fountain restaurant. “Johnny” was a dedicated volunteer fireman in Lower Lake for many years.
An Air Force veteran during the Korean War, John returned home after the war to work at the local grocery store in Clearlake. It was there where he met the love of his life, Sandy Hambleton. They were married Sept. 9, 1962, and moved to Oakland briefly and then purchased their first home in Concord in 1963 to raise their family.
John continued working in the grocery industry and took a management job at Mayfair and then co-op markets throughout the East Bay. In his semi-retirement, John worked in kitchen appliance sales. He lived in Clayton.
An avid baseball fan, John coached countless little league teams and was a fixture at first base for many softball teams.
Johnny is survived by his wife, Sandy; sisters, Lotus and Pat; children, Scott (Cathy), Kirsten (Steve) and Tricia (Chris); and seven grandchildren, Ashley, Torunn, Brittany, Kimmy, Drew, Jack and Sydney.
A memorial service and reception will begin at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22, at NorthCreek Church, 2303 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598.
Donations in John’s memory can be made to Hospice of the East Bay, 925-887-5678.
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Barnett Jay Hoffman was born to Bill and Lois Hoffman of Brookline, Mass., on Jan. 17, 1947.
He grew up and married his high school sweetheart and had his first son, Mark Hoffman. Hearing of the war in Vietnam, he wanted to do what all American boys did: He enlisted in the US Army. Finding him too young, the Army sent him to Germany until his 17th birthday.
Barnett did two tours in Vietnam, receiving the Vietnam Service Medal with two Bronze Stars, Combat Infantryman Badge and a Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.
Coming back to the states he settled in California – he didn't like the cold anymore – where he had two more children, Colin Hoffman and Tamara Hoffman.
When he met Phyllis Erwin in 1995, he adopted Michelle Everton, her daughter. They were one big happy family.
He joined the Vietnam Veterans of American Chapter 223 in Santa Rosa in the 1980s and was a life member until he moved to Lake County in January 1999.
Barnett was the main force behind Lake County's Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 951, being one of the founding fathers. The first year he was the vice president and soon became the treasurer. He remained in that post, enjoying his service to such a a great chapter.
He was a two-time white hat commander (meaning that all programs were completed on time) for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Barnett started out as a member and worked his way up to commander. He helped during poppy fundraising sales when his health permitted.
Barnett did taxes for extra money and enjoyed helping others.
He loved his family – especially his grandchildren – and his dogs. He also loved riding around on his black and silver trike.
Those who knew him best will miss him the most.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to VVA 951 for “The Wall” in Barnett's name.
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