Obituaries 2-18-16

Mollie Rechin (MacKenzie)
Mollie died on Feb. 2, after suffering through the debilitating effects of Alzheimer’s for the past few years. She was born in Ohio on June 2, 1931. Mollie is survived by her sister, Jenny Kobel of Coshocton, Ohio. Mollie is also survived by her husband, Bob, and their two sons, Tim, his wife Dana and grandchildren Jade and Kai, living in San Carlos California, and Jake, of San Francisco. Mollie resided in Sonoma County since 1973, and in Cloverdale since 2000. She and Bob also maintain a home in Reno, Nevada. She was a teacher in her professional life, teaching various ages at both public and private schools. Mollie graduated from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio and was a master teacher there. Mollie was quite adventurous; when she decided to leave Ohio, she traveled on her own to Cape Cod, and developed her artistic flair there. She later traveled to California where she continued her professional teaching career. That’s where she met Bob and they married in 1968. She was a person of committed faith and lived her life accordingly and was always a loving spouse, and a devoted friend and companion. California beaches and outdoors were a great love of Mollie’s. She also developed a passion for cooking. One of Mollie’s fondest pursuits was pleasing her family – both through cooking and also keeping them focused on the positive aspects in life. A lifelong friend recently commented, “I’ve never known Mollie to say anything remotely negative about anyone.” A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Cloverdale, 450 S. Franklin Street. To honor Mollie and her memory, consider a donation to: Alzheimer’s Association 1211 North Dutton Ave., Suite A Santa Rosa, CA 95401.
Patricia Ann (Hess) Ware
Patricia Ann (Hess) Ware was born in a farmhouse near Etna Green, Indiana on Nov. 22, 1933. Patt spent the first 11 years of her life around South Bend, Indiana and Kentucky. In 1945 she and her family moved to California. She grew up mostly in the East Bay around Hayward/San Leandro area. She married Al Ware in July of 1956 and raised two daughters. She worked as a waitress in Hayward, but mostly was a stay-at-home mom until the girls were grown.
She worked for years at Mark Twain Hospital in San Andreas and then moved back to Mishawaka, Indiana where she worked as a CNA for a nursing home in South Bend until she retired. She was a member of the South Bend Seventh-day Adventist Church for many years. In the fall of 2011 she moved to Cloverdale near her youngest daughter, Pam Hall, and became a member of the Healdsburg SDA Church. In the fall of 2012, she moved to Hayward, transferred her membership to the Hayward SDA Church and lived in a nursing home near her oldest daughter, Jan Ware, where three years later she died of Alzheimer’s disease on Dec. 28, 2015.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Gladys Hess: older brother, Chuck Hess: and her older sister, Virginia Felsch. She leaves behind her two daughters, Jan Ware of Hayward; Pam Hall of Cloverdale; grandson, Steven Lamarre of Silver Springs, Nevada; oldest brother, Richard Hess of Sutter Creek; cousins, nieces, nephews, and many friends.
Her memorial service was held at the South Bend Church in Indiana and her inturnment is at the River View Cemetery in South Bend.