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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…

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…

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…

Former Moraga Town Council Member Jeanette Fritzky Dead At 63

Jeanette Fritzky, who stepped down from the Moraga Town Council in August as she fought lung cancer, died Friday after her battle with the disease. She was 63. In July, following her diagnosis, Fritzky wrote in a letter she posted on the town’s website: “I find that I no longer have the energy, will or…

Ruth Bancroft – Creator Of The Garden That Bears Her Name – Dies Sunday At 109

Ruth Bancroft was a collector and skilled plantswoman who created numerous gardens around her home, the most notable of which became a public garden and plant nursery. Born in Massachusetts and raised in Berkeley, where her father was a classics professor at the University of California, Ruth developed a love of plants as a child…

Lafayette Loses Its Original Millie – Mildred M. “Millie” Harris Dies At 91

She started out waitressing in a town that embraced her kind attention and loving spirit, many of Lafayette’s pioneering families following her when she opened a “front room” restaurant of her own at 1018 Oak Hill Rd. – immediately churning out breakfasts and her trademark coffeecake for a loyal and hungry following. Mildred M. Harris – “Millie”…

Ruth Ann “Bonnie” Harrigan, 1923 – 2016

Ruth Ann (Bonnie) Harrigan of Walnut Creek, passed away on August 4th, 2016 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. She was 93. She was born on July 18, 1923 in Berkeley California and lived in the Bay Area all her life. She married Robert Francis Harrigan on September 27th 1945 and raised their four children…