John was born in July 1939 in Castleisland, Co. Kerry, Ireland, emigrated to the USA and found his way to San Francisco in 1957. After working as a park ranger in Tilden and the East Bay Regional Parks, John became and remained a successful plumber. Throughout his life, John loved his family, friends, animals, music, dance and nature. He will be greatly missed.

Friends may call on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 5:00 p.m., wake at 7:00 p.m. at Duggan's Serra Mortuary, 500 Westlake Ave, Daly City. A funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, March 23 at 11:00 a.m. at Saint Gabriel's Church, 2559 40th Ave, San Francisco. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the ALS Foundation Forbes Norris Research and Treatment Center or the San Francisco SPCA.

Published in the San Francisco Chronicle, March 18-20, 2016.

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Born May 23, 1960, the fifth child of John and Dorothy Jarboe in Louisville, KY, died March 29, 2021 in San Francisco, CA. He was preceded in death by both parents and a sister, Margaret Ping.

Although the family moved often during Jim's childhood, they eventually settled in LaGrange, Illinois, where Jim graduated from Lyons Township High School in 1978. After high school, Jim moved around a bit and eventually settled in Northern California, where he spent the rest of his life.

Jim was a jack of all trades, working as a chimney sweep in Illinois, a cook on a fishing boat off Washington, a tree trimmer in Northern California, and most recently as an employee of the Lower Polk Community Benefit District in San Francisco, California. He was a musician, an animal lover, and a friend to all. May he rest in peace.

The family will hold a private memorial service for Jim and asks that if you have a donation, please consider it to your local homeless shelter or to All Saints' Episcopal Church in San Francisco.

Published in the San Francisco Chronicle April 11-18, 2021.

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Published in the San Francisco Chronicle March 10-13, 2023.

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Debora L. High May 9, 1957 – February 24, 2008 Danville resident Debora passed away peacefully on February 24 at her home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband Grady. children Christina (Matt) Capittelli of Napa, Michael (Andrea) Larson of Newark and the late Amanda Lynn Larson. Daughter of Beverly Baldwin of Richmond and the late Howard Baldwin, sister of Bob (Nancy) Baldwin of El Sobrante and Denise (Jim) Grigg of Alameda. Debora loves spending time with her grandson Cory Cantu, traveling, cooking, gardening, crocheting, and reading. She is a former paralegal and co-owner of Grady's Chimney Sweep and Service. Family and friends are invited to a memorial service followed by a reception on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. at the Wilson & scratch Chapel of San Ramon Valley, 825 Hartz Way, Danville, CA. Burial will be private at St. Joseph's Cemetery in San Pablo. Donations can be made to UCSF, Melanoma Center, PO Box 45339, San Francisco, CA 94145 or to the charity of your choice. Wilson & Scratch – Danville 925-820-2999

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Albert John Dimminger, resident of So. San Francisco Passed away on January 7, 2010 at the age of 89. Born in Koblentz, Germany and long-time resident of South San Francisco. Beloved husband of the late Lena Dimminger for 53 years. Loving father of Laurel (Brian Connor) Trask and grandfather of Sarah Trask. Brother of Leonard Dimminger of Russian River. World War II and Korean War veteran in the U.S. Navy. Retired sanitation manager for the City of San Francisco Port Authority. Al was very creative and skilled with wooden furniture, duck decoys, small wooden furniture for dollhouses and even a skilled painter. He was involved in the art exhibitions in So.SF for some time; shows his pictures. Founding member of YMI #32, member of Plumbers Local #37, former member of the Parks and Recreation Commission, former member of the Arts Commission, member of the So. SF Historical Society and the Plymere House. Friends may visit the Garden Chapel, 885 El Camino Real, So.SF on Saturday, January 9, from 3 to 6 p.m., where a vigil service will be offered at 5 p.m. Commitment private. Contributions in memory of Albert John Dimminger may be made to the South San Francisco Historical Society, PO Box 711, Sun. SF, CA 94083-0711 or Sutter VNA Hospice Foundation 700 So. Claremont St., Suite 220, San Mateo, CA 94402. Condolences may also be expressed at www.gardenchapel885.com. Garden Chapel Funeral Home (650) 583-2510

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Amy Hogan
September 29, 1940 – September 29, 2022
Amy Jo Ellen Hogan of San Francisco, California, was born on September 29, 1940 and passed away on September 29, 2022 at home surrounded by her five loving children. She never wanted to miss a party, so she joined her late husband Clayton Matthew Hogan in heaven to celebrate her 82nd birthday.
Funny, loyal, smart and beautiful inside and out, she is loved by many. Famous for her quirky one-liners and for not being outdone on the dance floor with her signature dance move, she will be sorely missed.
Amy was born in Vallejo, California, where her late father, Donald B. Brown, worked as an executive at the Hearst Corporation. Her late mother, Anne Brown, was an artist and homemaker to her and two siblings, sister Barbara Turcios (Robert) and late brother Donald B. Brown, Jr. (Pamela). After her father's sudden death when Amy was six, they moved to San Francisco. Amy attended St. Monica Elementary School and Star of the Sea High School in San Francisco. Amy met the love of her life, Clayton Matthew Hogan, in high school. They married early and had five loving children; Amy Weaver, Carrie Birkel, twin sons Clay Hogan (Barbara) and Sean Hogan (Karen) and Jennifer Hogan-Perlstein (Michael). Affectionately known as Gramy, she lit up any room with her bright and infectious smile. She is survived by nine grandchildren; Morgan (Andy), Samantha (Richard) and Cameron Weaver, Samantha (Zack) and Jacqueline Birkel, Stella and Angelica Hogan, Nicholas and Matteo Hogan and four great-grandchildren.
She dedicated her life to raising her five children and played an active role in supporting her family business, the San Francisco Plumbing Company. Amy loved being surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Her favorite activities included family dinners in Tahoe and spending time on her boat.
As they became empty nesters, Amy and Clay enjoyed traveling the world with their friends and family. Some of the best memories include card games and family dinners in Italy.
In her free time, she enjoyed listening to speakers at the Commonwealth Club, going to lunch and the theater in San Francisco with her dearest friends, and spending time with her companion Ronald Sligar.
She was a wonderful matriarch, mother, grandparent and family was her entire world. She will be greatly missed because to know her is to love her. The family will host a private celebration of life for Amy at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Amy's memory to Collabria Care in Napa.
Collabria Care Foundation
414 South Jefferson Street
Napa, CA 94559
https://collabriacare.org/

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on October 5, 2022.

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LaVonne Siefken Smith
April 8, 1934 – February 12, 2019
Born during the Great Depression in Redding, California, an only child who was adored by her parents. She would remember how her father, Harry, a building contractor, surprised her with her first indoor plumbing job when she was five years old, and with his tenacity as he traveled door-to-door as a chimney sweep when work was scarce. She boasted about her mother, Clara, an accountant, and her tireless volunteer efforts alongside LaVonne in the Masonic Youth Service Organization, the Rainbow Girls and the Methodist Church. In high school, she starred in Down In The Valley and was admired for her beautiful voice and many musical talents.
She remembered her parents' importance of the power of education and their support and encouragement as she enrolled in the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, in 1952. As a music education major, she was proficient in several instruments, most notably clarinet, piano and voice. She was president of Mu Phi Epsilon and sang in the a cappella choir.
Music was her first love until she met and married her husband Don Smith in 1955. Together they completed their education at UOP and eventually moved to Chico, California to raise their two children. They spent family vacations camping on the California coast, in Tahoe and Oregon. Her respect for nature and her gentle spirit undoubtedly stemmed from her deep reverence for all living things, past and present.
LaVonne has enriched the lives of countless children as an elementary and secondary music educator for the Chico Unified School District. During her more than 25-year career, she introduced students to music with choir, band and orchestra and sacrificed evenings at home for rehearsals and concerts. Her enthusiasm and commitment to musical enrichment were admired by her family, friends and community.
After retiring, she and Don moved to Washington state, where they lived briefly on a boat and eventually reconnected with their community in Birch Bay, volunteering in music programs at nursing facilities and as a singer and pianist for various churches and Eastern Star to engage. With three grandchildren in California and cold winters in the north, she then spent winters in Sonoma, where she shared her love of music in each of her classrooms, as well as her voice and piano with Eastern Star and the Methodist Church. Over the course of fifteen years, she also developed a stream of after-school piano students, culminating in a spring concert each May before returning to Washington State for the summers. She was so proud of each of them and had an uncanny way of harnessing their uniqueness. As with her own children and grandchildren, she made each child feel individually understood and important. She was full of insight and patience.
LaVonne was fascinated by and studied the subjects of numerology and astrology and enjoyed helping those who would become her clients. She loved the orchestra and the opera. She looked best in purple and knew it, and back then she could wear an Oakland A's baseball cap like nobody's business. Mention ice cream and she was at the door any day, any time.
Her family and caregivers will remember her as a “songbird.” We will sorely miss this voice, her gentle presence. As Don noted, “Her love of music was paramount throughout her life.”
She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Don Brooks Smith of Bellingham, Washington, her son Greg Smith of Chicago; her daughter Lori Maggioncalda of Sonoma and her three grandchildren Danny (San Francisco), Greg (Seattle) and Emma (Seattle) Maggioncalda.
A special thank you goes to the carers of people with dementia and their families. It requires the deepest kind of love and patience. Our families are forever grateful to each and every one of you.

Published by Sonoma Index-Tribune on May 24, 2019.

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Thomas Jeremiah Lehane

Nov. 20.11.1933 to 11.11. 6. 2013

Tom Lehane, a proud native San Franciscan, was born just steps from the corner of Noe and Valley Streets and lived a life marked by devotion to family and faith. He leaves behind the love of his life, Evelyn Lehane, née Desmond, to whom he was married for 54 years. Deeply proud father of Mary Lehane-Matheson, Andrew Desmond Lehane and Melissa Lehane Rawlinson. He is preceded in death by his sweet boy, Matthew Thomas Lehane. Besotted Grandpa by Christopher Lehane, Xavier Matheson, Abigail, Amelia and Isabella Rawlinson. Cherished father-in-law of Mark Rawlinson, Nena Duran Lehane and Michael Matheson. He is survived by his sisters C. Patricia Casey and Margaret Caramucci and his brother Fr. Francis Lehane. His brothers John, Donald and Bill passed in front of him. Among his closest friends were his brothers-in-law Tom Casey, Joe Caramucci, Frank, Gerald and Tom Desmond. Tom is survived by numerous nieces and nephews in the Lehane and Desmond families.

Tom's life is the embodiment of the American dream for Irish immigrants. He attended St. Paul's Grade School and Sacred Heart High School and then joined the United States Navy, where he served during the Korean War as a member of the Navy SeaBees Mobile Construction Battalion, which built the U.S. naval base at Subic Bay in the Philippines . After his service, he began his plumbing career with UA Local 38, where he worked as a journeyman plumber before joining the City and County of San Francisco Building Inspection Department in 1972. He was an inspector for the downtown district where he saw San Francisco. The city skyline grows, changes and blossoms. In 1985, Tom was appointed Chief Plumbing Inspector, a position he held until his retirement in 2000. His tenure as chief was characterized by innovation, modernization and, above all, fairness. As a boss, Tom was active locally, nationally and internationally with the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) and served on the Board of Directors for six years. Tom was a popular instructor of UA Local 38 plumbing apprentices for over 27 years and an IAPMO plumbing and mechanical codes instructor, teaching in every major city west of the Mississippi as well as at U.S. Air Force bases in Asia. Tom never tired of teaching and never ran out of stories and anecdotes for his students.

Tom's first love was his wife, children and family. He enjoyed traveling with Evelyn, visiting her friends (especially the St. Mary's girls) and enjoying all the experiences San Francisco had to offer together. He enjoyed playing cards and checkers with his grandchildren and discussing the latest Giants game with Frank Desmond. His passion for his family was matched by a quiet devotion to the Catholic Church, where he devoted much of his time to helping build and improve the facilities at St. Anne's School and Sacred Heart Elementary, now Mission Dolores Academy.

Friends may call at Duggan's Funeral Service, 3434 17th Street, San Francisco, on Sunday, November 10, beginning at 3:00 p.m. and praying the Rosary at 4:00 p.m.

The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, 2013, at 10 a.m. at St. Ignatius Church, 650 Parker Avenue, San Francisco. Parking is available at Koret Center, Parker Avenue and Golden Gate Avenue. The funeral will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mission Dolores Academy, 3371 16th Street, San Francisco, California, 94114.

Published by the San Francisco Chronicle November 8-10, 2013.

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Walter Joe Maholick died April 7, 2016 at his home in Whittier. Joe was born September 8, 1950 in Whittier to Walter and Anna (Evanchik) Maholick. A native of Whittier, Joe graduated from Sierra High School in 1968 and attended Mt. Sac College until he was drafted into the military. He served in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division during the Vietnam era and joined the Navy Reserves after his Army service. Joe was married to Kathryn Robitaille, with whom he had his only child, Nicholas. In 2004, Joe remarried Suanne Oldenburg in Burden, Kansas.

Joe lived a very varied life. In high school he was a cross-country runner; the smallest, albeit fastest, runner on his team. He loved plants and animals and collected antiques, particularly wood stoves, with his wife Sue. At the beginning of his career he worked as a landscape gardener for many years before becoming an ironworker for high-rise buildings. His most recent and iconic job was that of a chimney sweep. He started his own business, Smokey Joe's Chimney Sweep, wearing his signature black top hat while maintaining his customers' chimneys. He was a member of the California Chimney Sweep Guild and a long-time member of the Whittier Chamber of Commerce. Joe owned and operated Smokey Joe's Chimney Sweep for 25 years.

Joe is survived by his son Nicholas and two stepsons, Greg and Alexander Robitaille.

Published by San Gabriel Valley Tribune on May 1, 2016.

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