With a heavy heart we announce the passing of Sylvia Jun Wong. Sylvia went peacefully at the age of 74 on August 20th, 2026 with her husband Hubert by her side. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sylvia ventured to the mainland for college and graduate school. She settled in Oakland, California...

Our beloved Calvin Chan, 77, passed peacefully of natural causes at his home on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Calvin was born in China on October 30th, 1948. He was the youngest of 7 siblings. During the Cultural Revolution, Calvin along with close members and other “freedom swimmers”, fled from...

It is with great sadness and heartfelt love that we announce the passing of Cleo Lorraine Benford, who peacefully departed this life on August 18, 2026, at the age of 86. Cleo was a devoted and loving mother to Carin and Marcus, and a cherished grandmother whose family was the center of her...

JOSE DE JESUS PEREZ WAS BORN IN THE SMALL TOWN OF MALANOCHE IN ZACATECAS, MEXICO ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1938. HE WAS RAISED ALONGSIDE HIS EIGHT SIBLINGS BY HIS LOVING PARENTS, RAMON PEREZ AND ELENA ALANIZ. FROM AN EARLY AGE, JOSE LEARNED THE VALUES OF FAMILY, HARD WORK, PERSERVERENCE, AND LOVE – ALL...

Samuel Cecil Simmons II, affectionately known to so many as “Big Sam,” was born on December 2, 1957, in Tennessee. A longtime resident of Oakland, California, Sam passed away in his place of residence and returned to the Lord on Sunday, August 16, 2026. Sam was a man who lived a full and colorful...

In Loving Memory of Ophelia Mae Guillory Chatman January 15, 1939 – August 16, 2026 Ophelia Mae Guillory Chatman, affectionately known as Fefe, was born January 15, 1939, in Opelousas, Louisiana. She married Raymond Chatman in the 1950s, and in 1968, they moved their family to Oakland,...

Beatrice Tam Dong 譚美安 (Tam Mei On) By Harvey Dong (August 31, 2026) August 15, 2026, 7:47 am, our beloved Beatrice Tam Dong, after a long battle with cancer, died peacefully in her sleep in the ICU unit at Kaiser Hospital in Oakland. Bea has lived a wonderful life caring for her family and...

Mothers Never Die - They Just Keep House Up In The Sky When we are children, we are happy and gay And our mother is young and she laughs as we play, Then as we grow up, she teaches us truth And lays life’s foundation in the days of our youth— And then it is time for us to leave home But her...

Wendy Kay Hausch, beloved by all who knew her simply as “Detta”, passed away peacefully at her home in Oakland, California, on August 7, 2026. She was 70 years old. Born and raised in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Detta carried with her throughout her life the warmth and groundedness of her Midwestern...

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Trung Duy Nguyen, a devoted husband, loving father, proud veteran, and cherished friend. Born in Vietnam, Trung carried with him a deep appreciation for his heritage while embracing a life of service and dedication in the United States. He...