Oscar Tarango Jr. passed away peacefully in Stockton, California on May 9th, 2019 after a brief battle with pneumonia. Oscar was born in El Paso, Texas on February 29th, 1956. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar Tarango Sr. and Gloria Jacquez Tarango, and brother Abel Tarango. Oscar is survived by brothers David, Ruben, and Victor, sisters Elizabeth and Christina, nephews Vincent Tarango, Austin Tarango, Dylan Tarango, and Francisco Carlos, nieces Summer Tarango and Danielle Baker, and great nephews Willem Tarango, Grayson Tarango, and Isaac Tarango.

Oscar developed lasting friendships wherever he lived, including Los Alamitos, CA; Eureka, CA; Fort Jones, CA; Colorado Springs, CO; Everett, WA; Oakland, CA; and Stockton, CA.

Oscar was an avid outdoorsman. He loved fishing, hunting, and falconry. He also had an eclectic love of music—he would listen to the full spectrum from Marty Robbins ballads to Guns & Roses. He was a great storyteller and always kept his friends and family laughing.

Oscar was a journeyman carpenter and was a member of the Carpenters Union for over 25 years. Toward the end of his career, he became a teacher and mentor at the Carpenters Training Center of Northern California where he made a difference in the lives of many young people. This was one of his proudest accomplishments.

Oscar had a wide variety of hobbies. He had the rare ability to teach himself anything in which he had an interest. His latest endeavors included playing the saxophone, fly tying, leather tooling, and making tamales for friends and family.

Oscar will be missed by everyone who knew and loved him.

Rev. J.A Areo was an epitome of meekness. He was a minister of the gospel with heavenly focus. By the grace of God through Christ Jesus,and with the help of the holy spirit, he manifested both the fruits and the gifts of the spirit.
The life of Christ was a template for his living. A disciplinarian per excellence. He was indeed a blessing to many lives. Continue resting in the bossom of our lord Jesus Christ till we meet to part no more.

Gino Lee Cecchetti, age 63, of Sterling, died Sunday, April 14, 2019, at his home.

Gino was born on January 18, 1956, in Dixon, the son of William and Elizabeth (Fane) Cecchetti. He worked at Rhodes Feed Service and Quebecor during his lifetime. Gino was an avid Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs fan. He was a free spirit and lived life to the fullest.
 Survivors include two daughters, Dana and Jana Cecchetti; two brothers, Louis Cecchetti (Bobbi Darr) and Tom (Karen) Cecchetti; four sisters, Teresa (Dennis) Coomes, Tina Popkins, Lori Goodeill (Todd Rosquist), and Gina Cecchetti (Ken Otten); his daughters’ mother, DeeAnn Cecchetti; sister-in-law, Sally Cecchetti VanCura; special friends, Dee Norman and Angie Troxell; many nieces, nephews, grand nieces, and grand nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Anthony Cecchetti; and brother-in-law, Tom Popkins.

Cremation rites will be completed with the McDonald Funeral Home and Crematory in Rock Falls. An announcement for his celebration of life will be made at a later date.

Maxine Cunningham Slater of Clayton, Georgia was called home by our Father on Wednesday March 27th, 2019.

Maxine was born October 6, 1934 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to Arthur and Ruth Cunningham. She was raised in Durhamville, New York. She graduated from Oneida High School in 1952. While in High School, she met the love of her life, Martin "Marty" Slater. After high school, she went to Cornell University in Ithaca, New York to study Home Economics.

After marrying Marty Slater she moved to Matlacha, Florida in 1954. Maxine received a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education at the University of South Florida.

Maxine worked as a teacher's aide and later a teacher for Lee County Schools in Florida from 1965-1980. In 1980, she moved to Clayton, Georgia. She worked as a teacher for Rabun County Schools from 1980 until she retired in 1999.

Maxine loved her husband, reading, and dogs. She is survived by her three daughters and son-in-laws; Holly and David Keener,Tracy and Albert Posey, and Lorelei and Shelley Bearden; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.


A memorial service will be be held Saturday, March 30th at 10:00 AM at Liberty Baptist Church in Tiger, Georgia. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to Rabun PAWS 4 Life or a Charity of one's choice.

Jimmie was born in Falfurias Tx on July 6,1959 to Jerald Wayne Ellett (father), and Darlene Yvon Cowan (mother) and has 3 brothers, Joel Hawk,Larry Ellett,Richard Gilmore, and one sister, Ida Cowan. He was raised in Westbrook, mostly with his grand parents. He graduated from high school at Jetson High in Live Oak, San Antonio area. He began his career in the oilfield in West Texas. At the age of 21 he married Teresa Lynn Rogers (wife of 38 years) and had one son ( Daniel Wayne Ellett). His family was always his top priority and he worked hard to support them always. A major back injury led to a career change and relocation in the late 80's. He moved to Corpus Christi,Texas and became very successful in the tire and Auto industry. He was well respected and liked by people from all over.

Beloved Wife, Mother, Nana, Nonnie, Great Nana,
Great-Great Nana,and Friend
November 27, 1928 - February 16, 2019

Little blue-eyed blonde curly haired Lois Marie Standafer was born in Seattle to Stephen Douglas Standafer and Roseileen Marie Hoffman Standafer. Her mother's family were Yakima Valley homesteaders. Her great-great-grandparent's Mattoon cabin still stands in Yakima, WA. Her father's people were from Kentucky. He and his 4 brothers all served at the same time in WWII. Both families were originally in this country from Virginia.

At age 5, her mother died and she became the ward of her grandparents, Edwin and Winona Hoffman. At age 7, they moved to Juneau, Alaska. The story goes that a 14 year old driver whose dad owned Yellow Cab, picked up her family from the steamship and took them to their new home. Ten years later, he'd be her husband. He'd chuckle that he remembered her because she looked like Shirley Temple.

Even though she had a loving extended family and a network of lifelong friends, she felt the stinging loss of her parents. She lived in her books and movies. She found her name too common and added perceived sophistication by tacking on an e and an m in high school. She was 17 when she married handsome Army Air Corps Lt. James V. Hickey (remember the cabbie?), newly returned from the war. She muffed senior year and received a blank diploma. It ate at her.

After divorcing and moving to Seattle in the 60's she chose Amy as her start-over name.

She was lovely, friendly, tiny, feisty, artistic, determined, and had a brilliant and curious mind for all things esoteric. She rose as high as most uneducated women could in her time. She started as a cord board telephone operator and her skill at shorthand and typing allowed her to become an accomplished executive secretary. Her varied career led her to supporting lauded scientists and engineers. At Ramo-Wooldridge in Los Angeles she was privy to cutting-edge top secret aerospace and intercontinental ballistic missile projects, at Ketchikan Pulp Mill she held her own with chemical engineers, worked for execs at the Boeing Company, supported the owner of Penberthy Electromelt, renowned for industrial glass innovation, and was even secretary in Chicago to Andy Granatelli, CEO of the STP corporation and noted Indy 500 car racing figure.

She finished her working years as a medical transcriptionist at the University of Washington, which allowed her to take classes, one or two at a time, focused on her loves of Archaeology and Anthropology. Two great joys were a summer spent on an dig in Eastern Washington and a tour to The Great Pyramids of Egypt.

There's a love story. Jim and Amy (he called her Lois-e) found their way back to each other in 1994 and created a sweet life together in Oregon until his death in 2006. After his passing, she returned to Seattle and buckled down on her studies. In 2008 at age 79 she graduated from the University of Washington on the same day as her grandson, Drew!

In later years, she joyfully reunited with her half-sister, Betty Standafer Shaw. She delighted in and treasured her 2 children, Pat and Bridget (Tim), 5 grandchildren, Neil Getty, Riley Cole (Bricky), Drew McMillan (Andréa), Christopher (Emily) and Erin Hickey, 6 great-grandchildren, Tommy and Ally Getty, Avery Collins-Getty, Caitlyn Cleven Patrick (Brandon) Alex Cleven, Ewan McMillan, and one great-great granddaughter, Hazely Patrick. She was tremendously delighted by and proud of the thoughtful, kind and GOOD people they are.

She loved as her own the family that grew from her children's relationships and marriages...sons and daughters-in-law, their parents, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins, boyfriends, girlfriends. She adored and was admired by her primary care physician, oncologist, infusion team, case manager, acupuncturist, hospice social worker, nurse, and chaplain. Everyone who had the good fortune of spending time with Amy felt heard, appreciated, and had their eyes and hearts opened to music, literature, history, possibilities...as well as finding a dear and trusted friend for life.

Amy was an avid learner and reader. Profound hearing loss and macular degeneration changed how she was able to continue her thirst for knowledge, which she pursued till nearly her last day.
She would be pleased if remembrances were made to the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library
https://bit.ly/BooksinMemoryofAmyHickey