Sacramento, California
SCHLEPP, Joyce Ann (Ratekin)Joyce Ann (Ratekin) Schlepp, age 77, of Grizzly Flats, Calif., died Saturday, December 15, 2007, at Marshall Hospital, Placerville, Calif., after a short illness resulting from her fledgling battle against lung cancer. She was born on October 27, 1930, in Cedaredge,...
Read MoreAunt Joyce,
You were part of my for over 50 years after my mother Rose married your dear brother Buddy. It's so hard to have you and Dad both leave this world within a few weeks of each other. I remember the fun we had when we visited you and Uncle Lee. We will always think of you fondly.
Patricia
Patricia Martin
January 09, 2008 | Sacramento, CA
Of course, reading the obituary brought tears to my eyes, but its words are so true! My grandma always saw the best in each situation. I remember calling Papa and Gramma to tell them how life in grad school was and when I'd call with a frustration, Gramma was the first to cut me off (really, there were times she did not let me finish complaining!). She would interject that she knew I'd make it and she'd remind me of all I really had going for me.
As I've now graduated and started...
Heather Stilwell (Hamilton)
January 08, 2008
