Obituaries

Connie Rae Tankersley passed away at her home in Alexander Valley surrounded by her family on March 20, 2017. She had Corticobasil Degeneration (CBD), a rare brain disease. Connie was 72 years old. Born April 5, 1944 in Gary, Indiana, her family relocated to CA in 1954. She was one of five graduates in 1962 from Geyserville High School, one of which was her future husband Robert Tankersley.

Teresita Josefa Collins, age 58, died unexpectedly Dec 12, 2018. She was a former resident of Windsor, CA, but her heart was always in San Francisco, her birthplace and where she last resided.

John LaGrotta died July 9, 2008 in Guerneville at the age of