Obituaries

Roberta Silveira Saling was born in Atwater on Nov. 25, 1939 to Raulino & Bertha Silveira. Roberta was the oldest of two children. She grew up in McSwain on the family dairy. She attended McSwain Elementary School and Merced High School where she graduated in 1958. After high school graduation Roberta attended Modesto Jr College and got her…

Connie (Chello) Susan Simmons, born on Feb. 25, 1940, in Merced, passed on Feb. 9, in Merced. Born to Rose Romero Ortiz and Antonio Espinosa, she was the…

Robert “Bob” Fred Kateley, of Merced, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones just after midnight on Jan. 21. He was 88. Robert was born July 27,…

Henry DuPertuis, WWII vet, architect who designed Merced College 

Longtime Merced resident Henry DuPertuis passed peacefully in his sleep on Jan. 27, surrounded by loved ones. He was 101. Henry lived a long and meaningful life, beginning in Wyoming in 1921. He was one of 10 children living on the Midwest plaines during…

Barbara Gene Heller passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the age of 82. Barbara was born in Merced on Jan. 10, 1941, daughter of Caesar and Antonia…

Jean Ann (Kelley) Laughlin passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 9, 2023, at the age of 77, after a valiant nine-year battle with Multiple Myeloma. Jean…

Words of love, appreciation and fondness are being shared throughout the local community after Joe Marchini passed away on Dec. 28 surrounded by family members at his home in Chowchilla. He was 84. The founder of J. Marchini Farms was highly regarded as the visionary farmer from Le Grand who transformed and expanded his family’s…

Local residents, artists and music fans around the world are mourning the loss of rock ’n’ roll icon Roddy Jackson of Merced who died on…

William “Bill” Amis, a former Merced County sheriff who served two terms in office in the 1980s, died last Wednesday, July 6, according to reports received…

Community members are mourning the loss of Jim Heller — a native son, a member of a local family legacy that dates back to 1917, and a popular elected leader with a remarkable record of service. Heller passed away on Saturday, July 9, at the age of 84. On Tuesday afternoon, the Merced County Board of Supervisors adjourned their regular…