Obituaries

• Ross Game

  Friday November 6, 2009 1:23 pm

  

  Ross Game

  Former Argus-Courier publisher Ross Game died Oct. 18 in Napa, succumbing to ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was 80.

• Don Brewer

  Wednesday November 4, 2009 3:32 pm

  

  Don Brewer

  Don Brewer, an electrical engineer who had a lifelong love of trains, died in Petaluma on Oct. 1, 2009. He was 84.

• William Merry

  Wednesday November 4, 2009 12:55 pm

  William (Bill) Merry, a resident of Petaluma since 1958, died peacefully at his home on Oct. 27, 2009. He was 87.

• Frank W. McLaurin

  Friday October 30, 2009 4:21 pm

  Former general manager of KSRO, Frank W. McLaurin died in Santa Rosa on Oct. 26, 2009.

• Mary Maxine Rardin

  Friday October 30, 2009 3:16 pm

  

  Mary Maxine Rardin

  A funeral service for Mary Maxine Rardin will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 at Parent-Sorensen Mortuary & Crematory, 850 Keokuk St., Petaluma. Mrs. Rardin died on Oct. 28, 2009 at the age of 91.

• Elsie Houge

  Friday October 30, 2009 11:15 am

  An urnside service for Elsie Houge will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Los Gatos Memorial Park. Mrs. Houge died on Oct. 23, 2009 at the age of 77.

• William D. O'Hara Jr.

  Friday October 30, 2009 10:52 am

  William D. O'Hara Jr. died on Oct. 25, 2009. He was 82.

• Leland Petersen

  Friday October 30, 2009 10:47 am

  

  Leland Petersen

  Leland Alvin Petersen died on Oct. 22, 2009. He was 88.

• Betty Bell Barigar

  Friday October 30, 2009 10:44 am

  Memorial services were held this week for Betty Bell Barigar, who died at her Petaluma home on Oct. 25, 2009 at the age of 97.

• Duane “Duey” Butler

  Monday October 26, 2009 7:23 am

  Duane “Duey” Butler, who oversaw the construction of Sonoma County's landfill and numerous engineering pro-jects around the world, died Tuesday at his Santa Rosa home.