Obituaries from the week of November 20, 2013
Gary Dibble, 67
Gary Norman Dibble age 67 of Browns Valley,
CA, passed away on October 30, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11
a.m. Monday, November 18, 2013 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Dovray,
MN. Visitation will be 4:00-6:00
p.m. Sunday at the Tracy Area Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to
the service at the church on Monday. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Tracy Area
Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements
Gareld “Gary” Norman Dibble was born in Tracy, MN. He has
been a resident of the Yuba –Sutter, California area for 40+ years. Gary
is an Air Force Veteran, serving the Vietnam war. He had been stationed
at Beale AFB in CA and stayed in the area when he was discharged. Gary started a crop dusting business
after being discharged. He flew for many years and was also a flight
instructor for a time. He loved to hunt as well. But deep in his
heart he was always a farm boy from Minnesota and he loved to grow
things. He grew 20 acres of wine grapes on his property, but loved
his garden most of all. Many neighbors, friends and employees were
recipients of his garden bounty. His tomatoes were the most famous.
He is survived by his wonderful and loving wife, Jennifer Barrett
of Browns Valley; his amazing daughter, Anna Dibble of Browns Valley; his
step-daughter, Marie Aragon; his step-son, Tom Moll; two grandchildren,
Scarlett and Diego; his siblings: Jane Hanson (Robert), Karen Nyren (Colin),
Marie Flaten, Chuck Dibble and Roger Dibble: also many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents,
Clark and Elsie Dibble of MN.
Roland "Rollie" Johnson, 94
Rollie Johnson age 94 of Tracy passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Prairie
View Health Care Center in Tracy. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00
p.m. Saturday, November 23 at the Tracy Church of Christ. Visitation will
be held one hour prior to services at the church. A private family
interment will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens
Funeral Service - Tracy Area Funeral Home is assisting the family with
arrangements.
Rollie was born December 15, 1918 on the family farm in Murray County to Harry and
Effie (Anderson) Johnson. He attended country school, and worked on the
family farm until 1978 when he sold the farm and moved to Tracy. On
February 14, 1981, Rollie was united in marriage to
Glenda Alberda in Tracy. Rollie worked for several area farmers, and also mowed lawns and did snow
removal. Rollie was a member of the Tracy Lions
Club, where he was presented the Lion of the Year Award, and the Melvin Jones
Fellow Award. He was an avid bowler, and roller skater. He also
enjoyed gardening, riding his bicycle, and spending time with his
grandchildren.
Rollie is survived by his wife Glenda of 32 years; daughter Angela Alberda (Hugh Gower) of Mankato; son Chad Alberda (Erica) of
Hamilton, MT; grandchildren: Ariel, Jayde, Bailey,
Cade, Quinn, Kelsey, Angel & Isaac; great granddaughter Jane; sister Rose
Wright of Albuquerque, NM; constant companion Gus; and many other relatives and
friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, sister Eleanor Johnson
and brother Donald Johnson.
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