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Today marks 24 years and still not a day goes by without memories flooding my mind, hearing your voice, your laughter, those cheesy funny jokes you'd tell. Missing you so, Mom.
Leanne Rutherford
October 14, 2025


Stockton, California
1944 - 2000
Joanne Marie Emery, 56, of Stockton, California, president of the California School Employees Association Union Chapter No. 755, died at her residence on Saturday, October 14, 2000. Friends are invited for visitation on Wednesday, October 18, 2000, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, 831 Industrial Way, Lodi, California. Recitation of the rosary is scheduled for Wednesday, 6 p.m., at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 5882 North Ashley Lane, Stockton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Thursday, October 19, at 11 a.m., at the church. Interment will follow at Cherokee Memorial Park Cemetery, Lodi.

Today marks 24 years and still not a day goes by without memories flooding my mind, hearing your voice, your laughter, those cheesy funny jokes you'd tell. Missing you so, Mom.
Leanne Rutherford
October 14, 2025
As I sit here today, reminiscing past Holiday gatherings, I miss you more each year. It was always The Gift of Family Togetherness, not gifts, just seeing each other. I miss seeing your face, how happy you were to have your whole family together during Christmastime. How happy you were seeing all of your kids and grandkids surrounding you and Dad. Nothings been the same, it never is when the solidarity of the family passes on, but I know you're always with us in spirit, memories, and heart,...
Leanne Rutherford
December 25, 2024
Well it´s me again mom , have some news to tell you. They diagnosed me with Lewy body dementia/ Parkinson´s and my brain is dying a little bit at a time. To be honest with you it scares me a little bit. I miss and love you whole heartedly, love your son Tony
Anthony Lynn Johnston
December 23, 2024 | Family
Wow today marks 24 years since you left us.. I miss you Momma. I miss everything about you. I love you more, Candy
Candy Hyman-Whitten
October 14, 2024 | Family
Well it’s been a very long time for all of us, I moved out of California in 2021 and I was in a horrible car accident that messed up my brain as my doctor calls it a TBI and it will never heal as I forget things more and more every day. One thing I can say is I miss you so very much and love you more then you ever could know. Love you mom. From Tony
Tony Johnston
April 22, 2024 | Ammon, ID | Son
Today is 22 years without you and I have to catch my breath. I’m in the last year of my 50’s and as I approach my 60’s I can’t believe that you are not here! Mom you would only be 77.
I MISS you and I LOVE YOU MORE! Candy
Candy Hyman-Whitten
October 14, 2022 | Tracy, CA | Daughter
The saying, "Time is not on your side" couldn't be more true. Twenty years too fast, without you. It has never gotten easier, but somehow I have found some strength to get through. I believe it was the examples you'd shown watching you go through all you had went though. Things haven't been the same without you here, not that I expected them to be, you were the Rock, solid for your family. Haven't smelled White Shoulders in a while, but was thinking you should stop by and see Candy for a...
Leanne Emery-Rutherford
October 11, 2020 | Stockton, CA | Daughter
WOW Mom in a few short days it will be 20 years without you! I have now surpassed your age and realize more and more just how UNFAIR life is.
My children, Todo’s children and Christopher Lee’s children have been cheated out of the best Grandmother God could have given them!
Myself, Anthony Lynn, Christopher Lee and Leanne Marie have been cheated out of sharing our adult life with the funniest the most loving and at times able to voice her opinion in the most forceful way, lol. In...
Candy Hyman-Whitten
October 11, 2020 | Tracy, CA | Daughter
Mom,
Here we come upon 19 years without you physically here. We rely upon the gratefulness of memories, photo's, hearing your laughter, and often I'm blessed to smell jasmine and your perfume, White Shoulders. I'm forever grateful to have had the time's I did with you, as not a day goes by that you're not thought of, missed, remembered. So many things have happened since you left, good, beautiful, not so good. Your grandchildren are parents and your great grandchildren are...
Leanne Emery-Rutherford
October 13, 2019 | Stockton, CA | Daughter