Author: David Anselmi

David Torres (1954-2018)

Sep 17, 1954 – Sep 09, 2018

David Torres died in Napa, California at the age of 64. He is survived by his brother Arthur and sister Rebecca. He is preceded in death by his father Modesto, mother Adelia, sister Theresa.
David was born on September 17, 1954 in Napa. He graduated from Vintage High in 1973 and has resided in Yountville. He worked as a retail clerk at Albertsons for many years.
The funeral service was held September 19, 2018 at Tulocay Cemetery.

Joyce (Cleveland) Conley (1954-2018)

Nov 29, 1954 – Feb 01, 2018

Joyce Marie Conley was born on November 29, 1954. She resided the entirety of her life in Napa. She was a member of the first graduating class of Vintage High School in 1973. She passed away on February 1st from a stroke. She spent the final hours of her life surrounded by her loving family. Her Daughters and Grandchildren were able to have meaningful communication with her during her last hours—a gift they will cherish in their hearts forever.

Joyce made everyone feel special and loved. Her favorite thing to say to her Grandchildren was “I love you, I love you, I love you” with a sweet enduring expression while clutching them in her grasp. She loved her career as a nanny for many years to the Kako family. She also worked many years in hospital communications at Napa State Hospital. She had a passion for all things relating to Disneyland—she had a passion for anything that would bring a smile to your face. Joyce spent uncountable hours at various Bingo halls alerting everyone if she happened to be the lucky winner. She was infamous for her Bingo winning yell.

She was very proud of her Daughters, both serving their communities as Registered Nurses. Joyce is survived by her children Janet Peacock and Jamie Conley. Janet and Luke have two children Aidan (14) and Elise Peacock (12) of Fremont, CA. Jamie has one child Gabriel Conley-Douglas (9) of Napa. Also survived by her three brothers Jimmie, Jerry and Jackie Cleveland all Napa natives. Joyce also had several cherished nieces and nephews.

Her funeral service was held on February 10, 2018 at Tulocay Cemetery and Funeral Home, followed by a reception there.

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Blaine Cherrington (1954-2009)

NAPA – Blaine J. Cherrington, 55, passed away at Napa Nursing Center on Oct. 6, 2009. A lifelong resident of Napa, Blaine was born April 22, 1954, to Walter and Cecilia (Enders) Cherrington.

Blaine attended local schools and graduated from Vintage High School. He was employed by PSI and Napa Support Services. He took training to work for local Search and Rescue teams and he always was listening to his police radio. He liked to fish and ride his bike.

He is survived by his parents, Walter “Blaine” and Cecilia Cherrington of Napa; his brother, James D. Cherrington and his wife Jeanette of Napa; one nephew, Matthew Cherrington; and many cousins and uncles.

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Karla (Sullivan) Reiswig (1955-2018)

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Oct 08, 1955 – Jan 02, 2018

Karla Frances Reiswig (Sullivan), 62, of Napa, CA, passed away on January 2, 2018 after a courageous fight with cancer.

Karla was born in Napa on October 8th, 1955 to Nola Mae Stockton and Harley Gordon Sullivan.

Karla was a homemaker for her family for 44 years. She enjoyed being with her grandchildren whenever she could and always put other people first, before herself.

Karla is survived by her family, Julie Reiswig Larsen (step-daughter), Richard Reiswig III (son), Sean Reiswig (son), and Crystal Reiswig (daughter), Michael Brandon Batoon (step-son), eleven grandchildren; Beau, Lauren, Thomas, Autumn, Shea, Sofia, Lucas, Karina, Anthony, Selena and Arianna. She is also survived by her sisters Karen Peterson (Sullivan) and Lori Hansen (Sullivan) both of Eugene Oregon along with many nieces and nephews, as well as other family and friends.

Karla is preceded in death by her parents Nola and Harley Sullivan, Cliff Sullivan (brother), Kathy Dobbs (Sullivan) (sister).

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Diana (Wilson) Danielski (1955-2018)

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June 15, 1955 – June 22, 2018

Diana Gail (Wilson) Danielski, a 63 year resident of Napa Valley passed away peacefully in her home on June 22, 2018.

Diana was born on June 15, 1955 at Queen of the Valley and spent her entire life in Napa. She was a graduate of Napa High and received her ROTC CNA training from Napa Valley Adult Education. She worked as a CNA at St. Helena Hospital before becoming disabled due to complications from a surgical procedure.

Diana had a passion for helping animals and loved her cats very much. She spent many years working and volunteering at the Napa Humane Society to ensure a better place for the animals that didn’t have homes in the Napa Valley. She often said that if she could, she would have taken them all home.

She is survived by her mother, Janet Wilson; siblings: Patty Wilson, Ricky Wilson and David Wilson, Sister-in-Law Jackie Wilson; her two sons, Adam and Kristian Danielski and grandchildren Hailey Danielski and Jesiah Danielski. She was laid to rest at Memorial Gardens. A memorial service was held at Grace Church of the Valley on July 21, 2018.

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How to find someone in the digital age

So you’re thinking about our next reunion and you’re hoping you will see SOMEONE there, but you realize that perhaps SOMEONE hasn’t yet gotten the word about the reunion. Hopefully, you will take it upon yourself to make sure they are aware, but maybe the contact info you have is stale and you soon discover that you have no reliable method for reaching out to them. Here are a few tips for tracking them down that may help.

  • Try Facebook.
  • Try LinkedIn.
  • Try classmates.com — you will likely need to sign up for a paid subscription to establish contact with other members. I was just offered a 3 month subscription at 50% off ($7.50 total — warning: it auto-renews)
  • Try reunion.com
  • Try alumniclass

Try these free services:

I’ve found phone numbers and address via those; unfortunately a lot of phone numbers are no longer valid.  Also, these sites include ads to paid services — it’s easy to click on something and end up on a paid site.

As for paid sites, I’m not yet sure whether you get your money’s worth from them, but there are paid services out there such as:

When searching for females who can no longer be found by their maiden name, you might get lucky if you search for marriage records on Ancestry.com.  [suggestion for females: include your maiden name when signing up for sites such as Facebook and Classmates]

Debra (Petree) Huntley (1955-2013)

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Apr 08, 1955 – Jan 10, 2013

Debra Louise Huntley, 57, of Napa lost an unexpected battle with pneumonia on Jan. 10, 2013, at Queen of the Valley Medical Center.

Born April 8, 1955, to Donald and Luella Petree, Debra was one of five daughters. She graduated from Napa High in 1973, was married briefly, and had a daughter in 1978. For the past 29 years, Debra shared a relationship with her partner, Glen, and his children.

Debra’s favorite thing was spending time with “her girls.” She couldn’t tell them enough how much she loved them, and she loved being loved by them as well. Her favorite time of the day was 3:33. Debra loved knitting, watching her shows, cuddling with her kitty and eating “goodies.”

We will miss Debra’s great sense of humor, her loyalty, her constant humming, her quirkiness, and her stubbornness.

She is survived by her daughter, Andrea; her partner, Glen; grandchildren Destiny, Melody, Brooklyn, Derick, Dominic, Jeffrey, Daniel, Dallyn and P.J.; stepdaughters Rebecca, Traci and Deanna; sisters Lynn, Saphina, Robin and Donna; nieces and nephews Ronda, Erika, Eron, Justin, Nick and Kris.

Debra is predeceased by her kitty, Peeper.

Services were held Feb. 2, 2013 at First Christian Church in Napa. 

Brent Lyman-Grover (1954-1982)

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Sep 02, 1954 – Jul 29, 1982

Brent James Lyman-Grover, 27, died Friday at Queen of the Valley Hospital following a sudden illness.

Brent was born in Oakland, September 2, 1954. He moved to Napa at the age of 10 and attended Napa schools. He graduated from Napa High School in 1973, and attended Napa Junior College for two years. He spent his time in Napa and South Lake Tahoe. He was an avid golfer and pursued golfing as an amateur in the western part of the U.S. He also played golf in Scotland.

Survivors include his mother, Marilyn Lyman-Grover of Napa; two brothers, Steven C. Anderson of El Cerrito, and Richard A. Lyman-Grover of San Leandro; three sisters, Jane E. Cooper of Nevada City, Jackie Eggman of Arkansas, and June Yeater of Camarillo; also numerous nieces and nephews.

Services were held Wednesday, Aug 2 at the Chapel of Richard Pierce Funeral Service. Entombment at Tulocay Mausoleum.

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