On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, Ralph James Treadway ascended to the Promised Land. An avid hiker, Ralph was engaged in one of his favorite pastimes; hiking in God’s great outdoors.
Ralph was born at Ford Ord, CA on August 9th, 1955. After graduating Salinas High School in 1973, he enlisted in the US Navy and was selected as a member of the Navy’s heralded nuclear power school becoming ‘Reactor Ralph;’ ultimately reaching the rank of Ensign and becoming a reactor operator serving on the USS Ohio. Ralph’s love of the sea never faltered. He relished his time as a crew member on numerous sailboats and was able to participate in the prestigious Transpacific Yacht Race. As a civilian, Ralph spent much of his career as an IT professional in the fresh produce industry. He was employed by Coastline Family Farms as its Food Safety Manager. He was indeed generous to a fault. He served as the Salinas High Booster BBQ master for over 10 years creating his amazing mouthwatering tri-tip. If one needed a helping hand, Ralph was always first in line. From dance to tennis lessons and commitment to personal betterment, he truly lived a very full life. And he certainly enriched many many more. Ralph instilled in his daughters a love of the outdoors in many different ways and when he wasn't sailing or hiking he could be found around a campfire enjoying a cigar and a good book.
Ralph will be remembered in a last sail and private family ceremony. Friends and members of the community are invited to join Ralph’s family at a celebration of life at a time to be determined.

The family wishes memorial contributions be made to either to:

Santa Cruz Sailing Foundation at http://www.scsailing.org/donations/
OR
The Nature Conservancy at https://www.nature.org/en-us/

Ralph is predeceased by his father First Lieutenant James Treadway, US Army and his nephew Mat Treadway. He is survived by his Mother, Monica Treadway; his siblings Dennis Schafer, Kim Treadway-Kardel, Paul Treadway and Phil Adrian; and his pride and joy; daughters Erika, Elizabeth, Danielle, Abigail and his step-daughter Mandy; grandchildren Cameron, Devin, Rena and Noah. His tireless love and devotion to his daughters and grandchildren was the pinnacle of his happiest moments.

My Heaven for Dennis

He is a world-renowned baker/pastry chef; playing lots of tennis and his serve “is on”; running marathons without injuries; laying on a bed of puppies, just SO many happy dogs around him; holding his baby Caitlyn tightly in his arms, smelling her and kissing her; spending time with his mom and dad; spending time with Louis, Luckey, and his Mr. River; never-ending swimming in the warm ocean like Hawaii; eating Filipino fried fish and fresh coconuts; drinking soda, trenta green tea lemonades with light ice, and red wine; tiny kids’ spoons to eat his Ube ice cream; winning at mahjong and poker; all kinds of games and competition; taking care of huge sparkling ponds with koi fish and so many fruit trees; singing songs with his beautiful voice with lots of range; laughing and smiling- that smile...

…until we see each other again, my sweet husband, you will always be with me.

~Shelley

On Sunday January 17th, 2021 Myrtle Adeline Rogness Oppeboen, loving grandma to four grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren passed away.

Myrtle was born in Watford City, ND on January 25th, 1933. We’re told she was a dedicated student, a talented singer with perfect pitch. As this is being written by her granddaughters, we’ll say that life for Myrtle started on October 18th, 1984 when she became a grandmother for the first time.

From our perspective grandma lived for being a grandma, sure, she likely had other things going on in her life but to us grandma-ing was top priority. She never missed an event, she ate stale peanut butter sandwiches perched on a tiny chair on grandparents’ day, watched from the front row at every play, recital, gymnastics meet and karate belt presentation. When we ran into her at the bowling alley on a field trip, she promptly pulled us out of summer camp and took us to back to her house. Sleepovers at grandma’s house were a big time treat. We wore grandpas oversized ARIZONA WILDCAT t-shirts, stayed up late giggling followed by empty threats from grandma about a spanking. In the morning we had perfectly toasted toast and chocolate milk out of a fancy goblet. Grandma was very fashionable and wanted us to be the same. She worked at Merry Simmons, a children’s clothing store, to get firsthand access and a discount to all the latest kid’s fashion. She even entered us in a fashion show for the store. Back to school shopping was an all-day event with Grams followed by a fashion show for grandpa when we got home. One summer grandma came across two toddler sized dolls at her local antique store. Both 3ft tall with red hair “Rose” and “Rachel” became part of the family. Grandma bought them outfits and shoes, we took them to painting camp and gave them at home haircuts. Grandma even grandma’d the dolls. One afternoon grandma decided the best use for the jar of pennies she had in the cupboard was to build a 6-foot-long human face out of pennies. And force grandpa to walk around this magnificent piece of artwork for the rest of the evening. Between summer sausage sandwiches and “after-eight mints”, Grandmas house was always a place of joy, food and the occasional “chocolate fix”. The holidays at Grandma’s house are memories that will last a lifetime. Whether it be Easter, Halloween or Christmas, Grandma’s house was fully decorated. Even the smell of her Christmas decorations was a warm scent that will always remind us of her open and loving home. She was a truly a special woman whose selflessness and generosity will always be remembered. She brought so much to our lives and we are incredibly blessed to have been able to call her grandma.

We are extremely saddened to hear of the passing of one of our much loved colleagues, Patricia Case, known as Pat by most.

Pat started working with Healthcare at Home in September 2005 as a Home IV Nurse and in 2012, she was promoted to Clinical Manager.

After leaving us for a short period of time in 2017, Pat rejoined HaH in 2018 as a Specialist Homecare Nurse and very recently moved to the role of Nurse Advisor in our Care Bureau Team.

Pat unfortunately battled with cancer, but having received treatment through Healthcare at Home, colleagues have praised Pat’s positive outlook on life and dedication to her role at Healthcare at Home.

During her 15 years with Healthcare at Home, Pat had built many special friendships with team members and colleagues from across the organisation and she will be missed by all who had the pleasure of working with her.