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OBITUARIES A4 I TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2017 SANTA MARIA TIMES Mary Stratta Maxine A. Berry Mary Rossman was born in Southbridge, Massachusetts, on December 25, 1928, to Anna Perlowski and James Rossman. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, step-father, Joseph Sosnowski, husband Tony, siblings Dorothy, Helen, Zigfried and Alfred. She is survived by her daughter, Valerie Trenev (Valentin) of Santa Maria, California, son David Stratta and wife Lina, of South San Francisco, son, James of San Francisco, grandchildren Laura Marie and Anthony Ryan, sis Maxine A. Berry, 89, died in her home in Santa Maria, CA on October 8th, 2017, surrounded by her loved ones.

She was born in the small town of Defiance, Ohio on May 6th, 1928 to Paul and Rose Bauer. Her passion for learning began even prior to school years and grew into a love for reading great authors. Her love of books took a backseat only to her love for God, her husband, family, church and friends. She met her beloved Den- Ignatius Matthew Arko Ignatius Matthew Arko, 87, of Santa Maria, passed away October 16, 2017. Arrangements are in the care of Magner-Malo-ney Funeral Home and Crematory, www.magnermaloney.com Sister Norberta Dieringer, OSF Sister Norberta Dieringer, OSF, 86, of Santa Maria, passed away October 16, 2017.

Arrangements are in the care of Mag-ner-Maloney Funeral Home and Crematory, www.magnerma-loney.com Neil Patrick Burns Neil Patrick Burns, 71, of Pismo Beach, passed away October 13, 2017. Services are in the care of Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel of Grover Beach. Barbara Jean Vatter Barbara Jean Vatter, 90, resident of Nipomo, CA passed away October 13, 2017. Arrangements are under the direction of Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory and Memory Gardens, www.dudleyhoffmanmortuary.com James Roger Wade James Roger Wade, 76, resident of Santa Maria, CA passed away October 14, 2017. Arrangements are under the direction of Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory and Memory Gardens.

www.dudleyhoffmanmortuary.com William Joseph Andrade William Joseph Andrade, 83, of Arroyo Grande, passed away October 12, 2017. Services are in the care of Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel of Grover Beach. Pete Cuellar Pete Cuellar, 79, of Grover Beach, passed away October 12, 2017. Services are in the care of Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel of Grover Beach. Joyce Anderson Joyce Anderson, 55, of Grover Beach, passed away October 14, 2017.

Services are in the care of Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel of Grover Beach. Judy M. Wheat Judy M. Wheat, 75, of Oceano, passed away October 12, 2017. Services are in the care of Marshall-Spoo Funeral Chapel of Grover Beach.

Colleen Doan Colleen Doan, 97, of Arroyo Grande, passed away October 15, 2017. Services are in the care of Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel of Grover Beach. Al Partida Al Partida, 77, resident of Santa Maria, CA passed away October 15, 2017. Arrangements are under the direction of Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory and Memory Gardens. www.dudleyhoffmanmortuary.com zil in 1947 and they were married in November 1948.

That union began a remarkable journey that included circumstances and people that they could never have anticipated and they counted it all as tremendous gifts from God. She gave up personal desires and goals wholeheartedly, without question or thought to care for her family. This included traveling extensively to be with her husband all over the country from Ohio to California as he engaged in his career with horse racing. They finally moved to Santa Maria in 1983 where they chose to stay and help in the daily care of their beautiful, severely handicapped granddaughter, Tiffany Morgan. Maxine's love and devotion to her family never wavered for a moment and was instrumental in the family dynamic.

Her love also included a church, a pastor his family and countless friends. Finding this overwhelming church family was an answered prayer for her and the involvement she had there brought her much fulfillment and joy these past three decades. She enriched the lives of those who loved her and it was a blessing to know her. Included in those she left behind is her sister, Lola Straub. She deeply cherished her daughters Alexa Morgan (Steve) and Cindy Berry.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Den-zil Berry, her granddaughter Tiffany Morgan, and her Broth-er-in-Law Lou Straub. A memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 21st, 2017 at 1:00 pm at Orcutt Presbyterian Church, 993 Patterson Rd, Santa Maria, Ca 93455. A private burial will be in the Santa Maria Cemetery. To leave a condolence for the family visit www.dudleyhoff-manmortuary.com Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary Crematory (805) 922-8463 www.dudleyhoffmanmortuary.com Mark Anthony Castro ter Evelyn, age 90 and niece, Barbara Rivera of Southbridge, Massachusetts.nephew, Don Rossman of Renton, Washington and many great-nieces and nephews residing in and near Southbridge. Mary attended Mary E.

Wells High School and graduated in 1946. After graduation she worked at the American Optical Company in Southbridge. At age 23 she moved to New York City with her good friend Judy(Benoit). After about six months, they grew tired of the rushed pace of life in NYC, and decided to move to California. They came out west on the "Sun Tan Express" and moved in with Judy's aunt in Castro Valley.

They eventually moved to San Francisco and lived in a guest house in the Haight-Ashbury district, before the hippie days there. They had a lot of fun going out dancing, and enjoying The City. Mary worked in a clerical position with several different insurance companies United Pacific Reliance, GEICO, and most recently Hartka and Company. Mary met husband Tony at a dance at the El Patio Ballroom, (which later became The Fillmore) and they were married on January 30th, 1959. They welcome three beautiful children in 1959, 1961 and 1962.

Our family enjoyed many trips to various locations.Tony was an avid athlete, participating in many running races and tennis tournaments. Our family has been long-time members of the DSE Running Club in San Francisco and affiliated with the Dipsea Race of Mill Valley, as Tony ran many Dipseas, (as did Valerie and James). Mary graciously came along cheering us on and being a good sport. The family traveled to tennis tournaments around California when the kids were young, and in later years, to Lake Tahoe, Reno (The Nugget), Hawaii (Honolulu Marathon), Washington state (to visit brother Zig and wife Linda), Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey (Atlantic (Foxwoods), Southern California, Las Vegas, Santa Maria, and beyond. With each destination, there was a story to tell.

Mary and Tonywere carefree, often taking off on a whim to go to wherever the road led them. They attended many of Mary's high school reunions in Southbridge, often times earning the prize for traveling the farthest. We had many trips to San Francisco to visit family and friends. We had many dinners in North Beach and celebrations on the peninsula. Locally, and more recently, the Chumash was a favorite destination.

They enjoyed the buffets and just going for a ride. We rang in many a New Year in an exciting destination often times traveling through snow storms to get there! Mary loved animals very much especially dogs and cats. We had a variety of animals come through our lives and she was right there taking care of them. Even as recently as last year she had to have surgery on her elbow after she fell trying to move our pet tortoise! She was an avid reader and enjoyed watching her game shows. As recently as March, Mary traveled to New Orleans and was walking 1 Vz miles a day to the supermarket on her own.

We will dearly miss our beloved Since Valerie called Mary and Tony "Mom and Dad" from childhood, the names stuck when the grandchildren came along. Here was Mary trudging through Albertson's with four year old granddaughter Laura in tow calling out "Mom, mom!" to her 70 year old grandmother! If you would like to remember Mary in a special way please make your donation to the Santa Maria Humane Society, 1687 West Stowell Road, Santa Maria, CA 93458, (805) 349-3435, or when you want a new pet, please consider adopting from the animal shelter or humane society. We'd like to thank the staff and doctors at Central Coast Family Care, Santa Maria Gastroenterology, Stanford Medical Center, Marian Dignity Health and Country Oaks Care Home for their care of Mary. A Visitation for Mary will be held at Lori Family Mortuary (915 East Stowell Road, Santa Maria, California) on Wednesday, October 18th, from P.M. with the Rosary beginning at 7:00 P.M.

Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 2:30 P.M. on Saturday, October 21st, at Saint Roberts Catholic Church (1380 Crystal Springs Road, San Bruno, California), with Internment to follow at the Italian Cemetery (540 Street, Colma, California), on Monday October 23rd, at 10:00 A.M. Services Have Been Entrusted to the Care of Lori Family Mortuary Santa Maria, CA (805) 922-5880 www.lorifamilymortuary.com ly and had many aunts, uncles and cousins. To know Mark was to love him. He was well known for his football pools and his love for the Los Angeles Rams.

He was most known for that 'I am up to something' smile he always had on his face. He will be greatly missed by all. Services are under the care of Moreno Mortuary. Viewing will be held at 10:00 am to 11:00 am. A small service from 11-12 Santa Maria Foursquare Church located at 709 N.

Curryer St. The burial will follow at Guadalupe Cemetary. Reception will be held at Santa Maria Moose Lodge from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Mark Anthony Castro, age 51, was born on Dec. 2, 1965 in Santa Maria, CA.

He died peacefully on Oct. 3, 2017 and is now home with Our Lord. He is survived by his wife, Angela F. Castro of 29 years, son Mark A. Castro, his parents Sylvia (Deleon) Guerrero, Angel Guerrero, His sisters Lisa M.

(Guerrero) Pineda and Francisco Melissa A. (Guerrero) Corona and Nestor H. He had several nieces and nephews and one great nephew. He came from a large fami When Zimmerman's motion failed to gain a second, Councilman Ryan Toussaint made a substitute motion to bring the proposal to appoint an ad hoc subcommittee back to the council at a future meeting, although the motion didn't address the status of the commission. Waite seconded, and Councilwoman Joan Ja-mieson and Mayor Jim Richardson supported the motion.

The current members of the Parks Recreation Commission are Deborah Dalo, Gigi Gerritsen, Gretchen Glick, Carol Paaske and Tara Wood. Lageman said two of the members planned to resign their posts at the end of 2017. "Currently, they meet on a quarterly basis," Lageman said. "Until a few years ago, they met monthly. The commission was particularly important when the city was dealing with some large projects developing Sunny Fields Park and building the skate park in Hans Christian Andersen Park." time to find access to the blaze, which was determined to be about half an acre.

At about 5:40 p.m., firefighters on scene said the fire was contained and that they were making short work of mopping up the blaze. and fire marshal. Awards also went to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office and Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue, whose award was accepted by Sheriff Bill Brown and a large contingent of deputies and personnel. Also honored were the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, which sent the casino's luxury buses up Highway 154 to the access road to pick up the evacuated campers and counselors and deliver them to Mission Santa Ines. The award was accepted by Ray Morawski, Mark Cheli, Jamie Watkins and Mary McKinley.

Durham Charter Services, which provides transportation for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, was also honored for sending buses to deliver some of the campers to their communities. The award was accepted by Richard Villaf an with Josh Reyes, Marcel Demangelaire and Richard Redmon. Old Mission Santa Ines was honored for taking in the evacuees and its Ministry of Hospitality for providing them with food and drinks. The award was accepted by Father Matt Elshoff, mission pastor, members of the Ministry of Hospitality and other volunteers.

Lopez also was honored. "His commitment is unprecedented," Fields said of Lopez, who was hired in 19 93 and has been camp director since 2008. "For him, it's not a job; it's a mission. saves lives." Also recognized for their efforts were the camp counselors and former staff members who had been there helping out. "The staff knew exactly what to do," Lopez said, noting they did an amazing job of keeping the campers calm as they sheltered in place at the camp, waiting for rescue.

"It was an incredibly difficult situation, and they made it look easy." Addressing the staff, he said, "It's been an honor and a privilege to stand shoulder to shoulder with you in incredible circumstances, in the worst circumstances, and I'm proud of you." He added, "You can overcome anything, even a devouring fire, and it was a devouring fire. It was coming right at us." Luncheon From A3 He went on to describe what it was like at the camp as the fire raced toward it, how 30 campers were able to evacuate before flames closed the access road and the efforts made by firefighters, sheriff's deputies and search and rescue personnel to reach the camp and eventually evacuate the rest. The actions of each individual and group were recounted as the awards were presented. Those honored included David Dahlberg, known as Patrol 37, a fire prevention technician with the U.S. Forest Service who was the first to make it up the access road, surrounded by flames and swirling embers, to reach the camp.

"David Dahlberg, you are a hero in my mind and, I think, everyone else here," Sweet said. "You penetrated the fire first and showed an incredible amount of bravery and courage." Lopez added, "He was cool as a cucumber. He gave us the confidence we needed to continue. He told me that at one point he wasn't even sure he would make it. He said, wasn't even sure I was still on the Mark Linane a fire equip -ment operator supervisor for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, although he was not present was honored for driving his bulldozer to the camp to clear around it and eventually lead the evacuees down the road.

"He was unable to be here because he 'sup north trying to do more heroic work," Sweet said. "He cut a fire break completely around the camp. The fire burned right around. I believe he's responsible for saving many more buildings." His award was accepted by his wife, Sherry, and daughter, Caelyn. Others who were honored included the Los Padres National Forest personnel, whose award was accepted by John "Pancho" Smith, David Valencia, Teresa Benson and Andrew Mad-sen; and the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, whose award was accepted by Steve Oaks, division chief Parks From A3 "You would become the de factor Parks Recreation Commission," City Manager Brad Vidro told the council.

But another option offered by Lageman was to create an ad hoc subcommittee to advise the council as needs arise. "I'm in favor of an ad hoc committee for a Parks Recreation Commission," Councilwoman Karen Waite said. City Attorney Roy Han-ley cautioned the council that if a subcommittee was created for a specific purpose and a specific time period, it would be an ad hoc committee with less stringent meeting requirements. But if the council officially appointed a committee of two, then it would become a standing committee and, as such, it would fall under the provisions of the state's Ralph M. Brown Act.

That means it would be required to announce meetings in advance, post agendas and open the meetings to the public. Monday afternoon, and reportedly gained control soon after engines arrived. At about 5:20 p.m., emergency radio dispatchers said they received multiple reports of a fire in the area. It took firefighters some Mural From A3 together. If it is going to cause conversation, and I am sure my mug will, then that is what art is about.

If it is going to be temporary, then let it be the backdrop of the renovation. We are excited," Evangelista said. Michelle Minetti-Smith, 2017 Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year who is also featured in the piece, called it an honor. Being a part of the mural really means a lot to Minetti-Smith's family, as they donated the Far Western Tavern to the Dunes Center. "This building has a lot of history for me.

I am very honored especially to be in the company of the women County Lines From A3 Firefighters contain who were chosen to be a part of it," Minetti-Smith said. Jenzen said The Dunes Center will kick off its capital campaign at the start of next month. The Far Western Tavern is about 10 times the size of the current center. The campaign will pay for additional and expanded exhibits at the new location. "The far Western Tavern used to be the center of the community.

What we are hoping to do is turn it back in to that. We are going to start with this mural," Jenzen said. Logan B. Anderson covers city government in Santa Maria for Lee Central Coast Newspapers. Follow him on Twitter: LoganBAnderson.

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