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Kathern Bell Obituary
Aug. 26, 1937 - Nov. 19, 2013
Resident of Pleasanton
Kathern passed away peacefully at her Pleasanton home on Nov. 19th after a long battle with Parkinson. Kathern Archer was born in Dalton, Arkansas and grew up in Pontiac, Michigan where she met Jimmy Joe Bell. After giving birth to her twin daughter's in July of 1958, she left Michigan for the SF bay area, raising her family in Fremont. After the death of Jimmy in 1998, Kathy met and is survived by her loving partner Robert Lovell. Together they were active in the Oakland A's boosters, Pleasanton Senior Center, and Parkinson Network of Mt. Diablo. Kathy will be forever missed by her surviving family including her sisters: Jessie Wilcox and Donna Taylor; children: Tammy Bell-Sanchez, Sandi Bell, Michael and Susanne Schaaf, Mark and Chris Lovell and Paul Lovell; grandchildren: Cylena Deak, Dino Moschetti Jr. and Ryan Rice; and great grandchildren: Austin Brown, London Deak, Mason Rice, Amanda and Dylan Schaaf.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, December 7, 1pm at a private location. For more info please call Robert at 925-461-5332. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Kathern to The Parkinson Network of Mt. Diablo, P.O. Box 3127, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 or online at www.pnmd.net.
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