Judy Pfister, 81, passed away peacefully from cancer complications on Feb 7 th in Napa Ca.  God dispatched an angel when Judy Pfister was born on October 9 th, 1944 in Watertown, New York to Clyde and Eurith Metcalfe. After high school graduation, Judy worked in a manufacturing plant for a while, and then, at age 19, met a handsome soldier, Frank Pfister. They married at St. James Catholic Church in Carthage New York, and once he got out of the service, moved to California. ...

Stephanie Pamela Duckett-Flaherty (Pam) passed away on Wednesday, January 29th, in Vallejo, CA. A Memorial will be held on February 28, 2026 at the Napa Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 1625 Salvador Ave. in Napa at 1 PM. Pam was born on July 31st, 1946, in Scotia, CA, to Albert and Helen Duckett. As a child, she was full of energy and loved climbing trees. Six years later, her sister Susan joined the family, and they moved around Northern California, living in places such as Fortuna ...

 Mary Jo Savage passed away peacefully on January 26, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 19, 1949, in Oakland, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek. Jo attended Holy Names High School in Oakland and went on to graduate from Dominican College of San Rafael.  In 1971, Jo married her beloved husband, John Savage. Together they settled in Napa, where they raised their seven children: Shannon (Paul), Megan (Jason), Maureen, Katie (Bill), Coleen ...

Janice Marie Wood, age 67, of Napa, California passed away on January 21, 2026 After a 5-year battle with cancer. Janice was born on September 14th, 1958, in Detroit, Michigan to her parents Phillip and Grace. She graduated from Edwin Denby High School in 1976 and after graduating she started a career in the banking business and worked for Comerica Bank in Detroit. She later became an Air Force spouse; she worked at Travis Credit Union on base and eventually entered the fuel refinery ...

 Sharon L (Quinlan) Sanders, aged 82 years and 6 months, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday afternoon, January 13th, 2026, after a final battle in her decades’ long war with cancer.  She was the first of twin girls born to Sherman W. and Hyral (Brolyer) Quinlan on July 13th, 1943, in Sacramento, Ca.  Sharons’ father worked construction, building roads and highways throughout Northern California, and the family relocated many times before eventually moving ...

John Rodger Adams, 88, passed away on January 12, 2026 after a short illness. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Ruth (née Froehlich) Adams, his two children, Catherine Marie Adams and Robert Rodger Adams, two grandchildren, Alex and Juan Thomasser, and two great grandchildren, Kellen Thomasser and Elaina Thomasser Martinez.  Rodger was born on April 15, 1937 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to John Henry Adams and Frances Rodger Adams. He attended primary schools in Milwaukee and ...

Douglas Wendell Reeves passed away January 10, 2026 in Napa, CA. Doug was born May 16, 1928 in Los Angeles to James Walter Reeves and Katrina TenEyck Reeves. A graduate of USC, he served in the United States Air Force before working for Sandia in Albuquerque, NM. After his marriage to Enid MacCready, they moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a technical illustrator. Douglas retired early and with his wife, Enid, moved to the Sierra Foothills, settling in Placerville. Doug kept busy with ...

Funeral services for William are as follows. January 15, 2026 at 3PM The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 2590 Trower Ave., Napa, CA 94558.      

John Richard Nelson was born on April 17, 1930, in Lamar, Colorado. He had vivid memories of growing up during the Dust Bowl. At 21, John fell in love with his wife of 71 years, Harriet Abbott, and settled down in Napa. He placed a high value on education and obtained a masters degree at Sacramento State. John had a long career as an educator, first as a teacher at Irene Snow Elementary, then as the principal of many Napa elementary schools with especially long tenures at Salvador, Vichy, ...

Larry Allen Tronstad died surrounded by family on January 3, 2026, after a courageous fight against cancer. He was 78. His gentle nature, witty sense of humor, and reliable character will be forever in our hearts. Larry was born to Uarda and Raymond Tronstad in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 11, 1947, the youngest of five siblings. In 1953, Larry’s family moved to Napa, where Larry attended local schools, graduating from Napa High School in 1965. After high school, he attended Napa ...