Moraga Loses Joseph W. Mullen Jr. , b. 1935 – d. August 10, 2021
Joseph (Joe) William Mullen, Jr died on August 9, 2021 at the age of 86. He was at home, surrounded by his family, as he hoped. Joe always had a plan, and his passing went according to his plan. Joe was born in 1935 in Bronx, New York to Florence (Cleary) and Joseph Mullen. He…
Moraga PD’s Kevin Mooney Dies August 21; He Was 58
The Moraga Police Department is mourning the loss of Corporal Kevin Mooney, who passed away on August 21, 2021 following a brave battle with COVID-19 and related complications. Kevin was 58 years old. Kevin joined the Moraga Police Department in 2013. At the time of his death, he was assigned as the Department’s Detective and had…
Baseball Hall Of Famer/Danville Resident Joe Morgan Dead At 77
Standout second baseman and two-time MVP player Joe Morgan died at his Danville home on Sunday, his family confirmed to the Associated Press. Morgan was 77. The Bay Area native and mainstay of the Cincinnati Reds’ championship teams of the 1970s went on to a career as a sportscaster following his career in baseball. He…
Peter L. McCorkell
Resident of Lafayette & Dillon Beach, CA Oct. 1, 1946 – Dec. 24, 2019 Pete was home with his wife Candy and his cats when his 17 year journey with Parkinson’s Disease ended peacefully Christmas Eve morning. He was dearly loved by the McCorkell and Boisits families on the East Coast, Candy’s family, “bonus son”…
Alison Ann Greenlee (Yee)
Alison Ann Greenlee (Yee) 62, of Moraga, CA went to be with the Lord on November 22, 2019. She is survived by her brother Alex Greenlee, her mother Dione Greenlee, daughter Stephanie Yee, and Grandaughter Lia Yee. The family will receive friends at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at a Celebration of Life…
Estelle McFarland Byrne Dead At 88
LAFAYETTE — Estelle “Bumpsy” McFarland Byrne, much loved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 9, 2019, aged 88. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph “Joe” W. Byrne, 1931-2016, and survived by many members of her large family. Estelle grew up in Missoula, graduating from the University of…
Master Songwriter And Walnut Creek Native Michael J. Ryan – “busbee” – Dead At 43
Songwriter, record producer, publisher, record label executive and multi-instrumentalist Michael James Ryan, known professionally as busbee, died Sunday at the age of 43. His death was confirmed by his music publisher and, though no cause was given, Ryan had reportedly been recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Born in Walnut Creek in 1976,…
Dr. Ethan Sellers Dead At 29
Dr. Ethan Ross Sellers passed away on July 4 at the age of 29. Dr. Sellers was a 2016 graduate of Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel School of Medicine. He then attended the Family Medicine Residency program at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center-Vallejo and graduated in June. He was to continue his education with a Palliative…
Moragan Jack O’Connor Dead At 92
He was an Irish kid from San Francisco orphaned while in his early teens, rescued from the orphanage by a caring aunt, drafted by an army that pushed him out of working airplanes and sent him off to invade Japan – only to have him return with a love of the language and people he…
Celebration Of Her Life, May 26, In San Francisco
A celebration noting the special life of Melissa Heather Milne Goulder will be held Sunday, May 26th at 1p.m. at the National AIDS Memorial Grove’s Dogwood Crescent, Circle of Friends, the Heart of the National AIDS Memorial in San Francisco California – Golden Gate Park. Melissa was born at John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek…