John-Gotelli-Obituary

John R. Gotelli

Walnut Creek, California

1910 - 2014

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John R. GotelliJul. 28, 1910 - Jan. 14, 2014Resident of Walnut CreekJohn R. Gotelli, passed away peacefully on Jan.14th, 2014 at the age of 103. John was born and raised in San Francisco to Italian immigrant parents Giovanni Gotelli and Carmelina Cafferata and later moved to Healdsburg. He held...

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John had a happy outlook on life even when he was driving and calling other drivers "banananose" and the like. My very sincere condolences to the family.

In loving memory of a wonderful father. We will love you and miss you always. I will cherish every memory of our time together. My father was so interested in everything and was willing to try just about anything. He was creative and smart and enjoyed life to the fullest. He was a true inspiration to me and, I am sure, many others.
Jonine

My grandfather has always been the person I've admired the most. When my mom told me that there would be a guest book on line, I was nervous about what to write. What can I say about a person who I adored SO much? I knew it would be difficult for me, and here I am, several weeks after this book was started, and just now getting it together enough to write something. I think the one thing that makes writing this so difficult, is that my grandfather gave so much love and positive...

Sadly, with John gone, it's the end of an era. We miss him, Clara and all their family and friends who have passed.
Love, Barbara and Tom Warda

I dreamt of John and woke up feeling so peaceful. I have felt so lucky to know the Gotelli family on this life time. Meeting Jonine in school was wonderful since we became like sisters
Even to this day. So I was able to met John and Clara early on. God bless them for being iny life. I am glad that my brother alan and I were able to be at john's 100 birthday at jonine and don's home host by the 3 sisters Jonine, sharen and Junie.