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Lorraine F. Hansen
Pleasanton resident Lorraine
F. Hansen died peacefully at her
home on April 26, 2008. She was
93.
Lorraine was born in Oakland
on August 2, 1914. She made her
home in Alameda County all of
her life, 59 years in Oakland raising
a family, and enjoying the
past 34 years in Pleasanton. She
was the office manager of Teamsters
Union Local 70 for 31 years.
She loved spending time with
her family and was as member of
St. Augustine Catholic Church &
YLI. She was also a volunteer at
Providence Hospital in Oakland
ValleyCare Medical Center in
Pleasanton.
Lorraine was preceded in
death by her husband William
Hansen. They were married for
67 years. She is survived by her
son Tom (Patricia) Hansen of
Pleasanton and daughter Judy
(Donald) Farr of Pleasanton. She
also leaves behind seven grandchildren,
13 great grandchildren
and many nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Mass was celebrated
May 3 at St. Augustine
Catholic Church in Pleasanton.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requesting donations be made in
her memory to a charity of choice
or to Hope Hospice, 6500 Dublin
Blvd., Suite 100, Dublin, CA
94568-3151.
Arrangements by Graham-
Hitch Mortuary.
Consuelo Tecson Begonia
Consuelo Tecson Begonia
was born in the Philippines on
April 26, 1914 and passed away
on Thursday, May 1, 2008. She
was 94 years old.
The Livermore resident loved
to garden, dance and was an excellent
seamstress. She was a
member of St. Michael’s Catholic
Church in Livermore.
She is survived by her son,
Danilo Begonia and her three
grandchildren.
Services were held May 7 in
Livermore. Burial followed at St.
Michael’s Cemetery, Livermore.
Arrangements by Callaghan
Mortuary.
Deborah Yates-Sears
Deborah Lee Yates Sears died
April 27, 2008 of respiratory failure
in Mark Twain St. Joseph’s
Hospital in San Andreas. She was
56.
The native of Oregon was a
long time resident of Railroad
Flat, CA. Deborah enjoyed her
garden and flower beds as well
as her array of animals including
a goat that rode her horse.
She is survived by her parents
Carol Earle of Oakdale and Ray
Eggleton of Sonora, children
Gary Sears and Rochelle Sears
both of Fremont, boy friend
Chuck Hill of Railroad Flat,
brothers Ed Eggleton and Jim
Eggleton both of Oakdale, Rick
Eggleton of Newbury, OR and a
sister Shelley Eggleton of
Oakdale, ten grandchildren and
one great grandchild.
A celebration of life service
will be held at 1 p.m. on May 17
at Callaghan Mortuary, 3833
East Ave., Livermore.
Jim Otto Timm Jr.
Jim Otto Timm Jr., a native of
Napa and a 40 year resident of
Livermore died April 26, 2008 at
his home. He was 68.
He was born March 8, 1940.
Timm was a general manager for
various electronics companies; a
member of the Masonic Lodge
in Yountville, CA, and a professional
tournament bass fisherman.
He is survived by his wife of
44 years, Patricia of Livermore,
sons Ronald of Livermore and
Mark (Michele) Timm of Bethel
Island, a brother Robert (Darlene)
Timm of Napa, two grandsons,
Kyle and Tyler, and a nephew
Justin.
At his request, no formal funeral
services will be held.
Inurnment will be at Memory
Gardens Cemetery
in Livermore.
Contributions in Mr. Timm’s
memory may be made to the
American Kidney Foundation.
Arrangements by Callaghan
Mortuary.
Thomas Christopher Meier
Livermore resident Thomas
Christopher Meier passed away
on May 5, 2008 at UCSF Medical
Center in San Francisco. He
was born June 4, 1955 in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
Tom grew up in Milwaukee,
attended University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, receiving a B.S.
in Metallurgical Engineering,
and then proceeded to earn a
Master’s degree in Material Science
from Michigan Tech in a
breakneck 18 months. In 1980,
he moved to Livermore, first
working at Kaiser Aluminum in
Pleasanton, then finally settling
at Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory in February 1986,
where he contributed greatly to
a variety of programs over the
20+ years he worked there. He
had an astounding and diverse
array of talents and interest that
included conceptual and practical
knowledge of carpentry, architecture,
photography, and
electronics. He was a member of
the Tri-Valley Stargazers astronomy
club, and was a musician
who had a great love of music,
frequenting concerts and festivals
with his daughter and her
friends in recent years. He and
his family were avid campers and
would frequent the Northern
California coast, particularly Fort
Bragg, during the summer to
camp, hike, and take in the scenery.
He is survived by his wife,
Vickey, and daughter, Darlene, of
Livermore, his father, Thomas Sr.,
and sister, Mary, of Milwaukee,
and his sister Judene, of Elkhorn,
Wisconsin.
Visitation is 5 to 9 p.m. with
Trisagion at 7 p.m. on Thurs.,
May 8 at Callaghan Mortuary,
3833 East Ave., Livermore. The
funeral service will be held at 10
a.m. on Fri., May 9 at The Greek
Orthodox Church of the Resurrection,
20104 Center St., in
Castro Valley. Burial will follow
at Lone Tree Cemetery
in Hayward,
California.
Delvar DeReus
Delvar (Del) DeReus died
April 27, 2008. Delvar died gently
of old age. She was born July
28, 1913, in Aurora, UT, the oldest
of 14 children including her
twin sister Ardell Williams.
She and her husband John and
two children moved to Oakland
in 1944 and enjoyed traveling
in California. Delvar and John
moved to Dublin in 1964 and
after retirement enjoyed the Dublin-
San Ramon Seniors and great
bus trips with them. They also
enjoyed vacationing throughout
the Western States, Canada and
Hawaii. Delvar was a member of
the LDS (Morman) Church.
Delvar worked many years as
a Beautician and also in the electrical/
circuitry manufacturing,
always finding time to be a fantastic
mother and wife. She loved
her houses and gardens and
raised beautiful roses and
rhododendroms. Delvar was preceded
in death by her husband
John in March 1995.
She is survived by her daughter
Marge Gibson of Dublin;
grandchildren Randall Miller,
Cheryl Tacha, John Miller and
Mike Miller; great-grandchildren
Jennifer Miller, Michael Miller
and Amanda Lee; granddaughter-
in-law Deborah Miller; grandson-
in-law David Tacha, a
brother Calvin Shepherd of
Malad, Idaho and sister Ramona
Green of Dallas, TX.
She was laid to rest at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland on
April 30, 2008. Donations may
be made to Hope Hospice of Dublin.
Arrangements by Graham-
Hitch Mortuary.