Webb

I saw this request at the Fresno County message board at Genealogy.com:

"Born Aug 4, 1893 and died Fresno Jan, 1969. Thanks for any help!"

I am sorry that I did not see your post until now. Here is the obituary that you requested. From the Fresno Bee Republican, 10 January 1969:

Lasiter

I saw this request at the Alameda County message board at Ancestry.com:

"I'm trying to find obituaries for Roy David Lasiter and his wife Ruth Wilma Phoenix Lasiter. They both died on Nov. 1, 1958 in Alameda County. Thanks for any help."

I was very sad to read about the accident that took the lives of the Lasiter family. Here are the articles that I was able to find for you:

Oakland Tribune 1 November 1958

Oakland Tribune 4 November 1958

Oakland Tribune 4 November 1958

Bertholet

I saw this request at the Alameda County message board at Ancestry.com:

"...If you have any knowledge of Benoit Bertholet, the sandstone quarry, or possible descendants who I could contact, I would like to hear from you. New information that I find will be added to our web site."

Hi Peggy. I have somewhat familiar with the Benoit BERTHOLET family and would be very happy to help you trace his descendants. I can tell you that Mr. BERTHOLET died in Yolo County on 29 January 1910, at the age of 71. To follow is his obituary. Please feel free to save the image for use on your website. From the Woodland Daily Democrat, 2 February 1910:

Ogden

I saw this request at the Alameda County message board at Ancestry.com:

I am searching for an obit for Rose Ann Marshall (Muller)(Ogden)(Pilcher). She was born in 1907 in Washington State and died 24 Sept. 1962 in Alameda County, CA Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Kathy

Hi Kathy. It took me a little bit to find the obituary, since I was not sure of Roseann's surname at the time of her death. You'll be pleased to read that the obituary also lists her place of burial. From the Oakland Tribune, 26 September 1962:

Vogel

I saw this request at the Fresno County message board at Ancestry.com:

"Can someone please help me find an obituary for: Joseph S. Vogel b. 18 Dec 1907 North Dakota, d. 09 Jun 1993 Fresno Co., CA. Any help is appreciated. Thank you."

Judging from your other posts on the Vogel family, I assume you are seeking living descendants. While the death notice I found for Joseph Vogel won't be very helpful, I did locate the obituary of Joseph's wife, which lists their children:

Fresno Bee, 14 January 1993

Fresno Bee, 13 June 1993

Emma Jean Allen

I saw this request at the Alameda County message board at Genealogy.com:

"Please Help:

Need the obituary for Emma Jean (nee Cox) Allen, b. 28 Sep 1929, MO, died 5 Oct 2007, Newark, CA. Alameda Co.
Hoping for survivors' names, and predeceased family. Don't know her husband's name.
Might list sisters Velma, Florence, brother Floyd.

thanks so very much,

patty
gtfetch@juno.com"

Here is the obituary, Patty. I hope that you will find it helpful in your research. From The Argus, Newark, Alameda County, California, 10 October 2007:

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Off The Boards...On My Family (Just For Today)

With all of the research I do for other people, you'd think my own family tree was complete. Far from it! I thought I'd take a moment and instead of answering a post, talk about all the exciting genealogy related things that have happened to me recently.

1. Really, I couldn't have had a better way of starting off my day today! After I got a very sweet note from Bill VAUGHN at FindAGrave, I felt both very happy and eager to do more research for people. Thanks, Bill! I'm in research mode now. :D

2. I'm still giddy from receiving a copy of a record written by William Edgar BLAKE on his family from Debbie two days ago. William's grandfather, Nehemiah BLAKE, was the second husband of my gggg-grandmother, Rachel JONES. Did I know this before Debbie told me years ago? All I knew is that Nehemiah BLAKE was the step-father of my ggg-grandfather, Stephen VAN SICKLE. I did not know the name of Stephen's mother. This tiny little record is the only proof I have of Stephen's parents (I later learned that Rachel JONES married William VAN SICKLE in Hamilton County, Ohio on 29 January 1818):


And several years of on and off correspondence with Vicki has almost convinced us both that Rachel JONES was the daughter of Stephen JONES and Keziah STRAWN. I'm waiting for the results of a DNA genealogical test that may one day help confirm our suspicions.

3. Speaking of giddy, that's just the beginning of how I feel about the email I got the other night from Sharon. I found the surname of Sharon's ancestor, Nancy (wife of James HEDRICK) and connected her to a descendant of the HEDRICK family. Sharon later wrote a rather beautiful and genealogically impressive essay on her family to document her research and she dedicated the essay to me- of all people! Wow, what can I say!! Truly, I'm beyond flattered.

3. March's TUCKER/CHAPPELL research through the Dade County Genealogical Society proved unfruitful. Not that that Betty didn't work very hard to send me everything she could get her hands on. Sometimes there just any information to be had. I'd highly recommend if anyone has family in Dade County, Missouri, to not hesitate to ask the DCGS for any assistance.

4. April's research in nearby Cedar County, Missouri was a wonderful success. Although a little more money than I wanted to spend, I got the obituaries of my gg-grandparents, Henry BROWN and Frances TUCKER-BROWN. Kay Griffin Snow is so awesome! But I've known that for a long time. I actually volunteer with a book lookup on her website- another place where you can find me.

5. Now back full circle to my VAN SICKLE family: I've finally found a descendant of the VAN SICKLE/GILLESPIE line. Although Karen might as well have said, "What's a Van Sickle?", she's been kind enough to share all she knows on the GILLESPIE family with me. And I'm only too happy to share everything I have with her. And it turns out that we are definitely related because we're so much alike. We love to talk to each other every chance we get. It's great to have found a distance relative, but even better to have found a friend.