Obituaries Obituaries (February 27, 2004)

Evelyn Rose Moller

Pleasanton resident Evelyn Rose Moller died Jan. 28 at her home. She was 86.

Born in San Francisco on May 9, 1917, she graduated from Amador Valley High School in 1935, and, in 1940, she earned a bachelor's degree from California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. A Tri-Valley resident since 1933, she was a housewife, and she taught china painting for more than 20 years to students and friends who called themselves the "China Dolls."

She was a founding member of the Amador Livermore Valley Historical Society and was a member of the California Cowbelles and the Mulberry Branch of the Children's Hospital Oakland auxiliary.

She enjoyed painting using a variety of mediums, and she also enjoyed cooking, gardening, playing cards and entertaining family and friends.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Jack Skarratt of Pebble Beach; a brother, Dr. Arthur Boero of Manteca; a daughter-in-law and her husband and son; and 11 nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband of nearly 52 years, Harold Henry Moller; her son, John Harold Moller; and her brother, Edmund Boero.

Services were held at Graham-Hitch Mortuary and she was buried at the Dublin Pioneer Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to any of the following organizations: Hope Hospice, 6500 Dublin Blvd., Suite 100, Dublin 94568; Amador Livermore Valley Historical Society, 603 Main St., Pleasanton 94566; or the Dublin Heritage Center Museum, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin 94568. Charles Joseph Sebahar Jr.

Longtime Pleasanton resident Charles Joseph Sebahar Jr., 46, died Feb. 1.

Born in Cherry Point, N.C., on May 20, 1957, he was a 1975 graduate of Amador Valley High School and a 1977 graduate of Chabot College.

Following his father in the computer industry, he began his career 25 years ago with Burroughs Corp. He worked in technical services at Diebold, and prior to that position, he was a vice president at Bank of America.

He enjoyed many outdoor sports, including skiing, fishing, off-road vehicles and fast cars, as well as woodcarving and photography. He accomplished his dream to race a sprint car before multiple sclerosis slowed him down. His friends and family will remember him for his courageous fight with the disease.

He leaves his son, Scott Sebahar of Citrus Heights; two stepdaughters, Kylee Wright and Tammi Bailey; his mother, Karen Sebahar of Pleasanton; his brothers and their wives, Dave and Shannon Sebahar of Ogden, Utah, Steven and Kathleen Sebahar of Visalia, Calif., Ron and Marii Sebahar of San Francisco, and Paul and Holly Sebahar of Raleigh, N.C.; and nine nieces and nephews.

His father, Charles Sebahar Sr., preceded him in death.

A memorial service was held at Graham-Hitch Mortuary. Donations may be made in his memory to the National Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, 150 Grand Ave., Oakland 94612. Francisco Pinheiro

Former Pleasanton resident Francisco Pinheiro died Feb. 7 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Stockton. He was 76.

Born in Pedro Miguel, Horta Faial, Portugal, on July 1, 1927, he lived in Pleasanton from 1970-98, when he moved to Livermore. He resided there until he moved to Stockton in 2002.

He worked as a janitor at Villa Armando Winery in Pleasanton for 15 years and was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church Portuguese Community Group as well as U.P.E.C., I.D.E.S.L.P. and Estrela da Manha.

He leaves two brothers, Carlos Pinheiro of Hayward and Elias Rosa of Livermore; two sisters, Maria Vargas of Riverbank, Calif., and Leontina Silveira of Pleasanton; and numerous nieces, nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews.

A Mass celebrating his life was held at St. Augustine Catholic Church and he was buried at St. Augustine Cemetery. Donald F. Henry

Donald F. Henry, a 29-year Pleasanton resident, died Feb. 18. He was 86.

Born in North Dakota on Oct. 10, 1917, he was a traffic agent for Illinois Central Railroad in San Francisco, and he also worked in administration for Southern Pacific Railroad in Oakland.

He was a member of the Catholic Community of Pleasanton. His hobbies included singing and playing the Hawaiian steel guitar, and after retirement, he became proficient with computers.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marjorie Henry; two sons, Donald Henry of Jonesboro, Ga., and Richard Henry of Newcastle, Calif.; two daughters, Phyllis Guild of Houston and Mary Welschmeyer of Monterey; and 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

A Mass celebrating his life was held at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church and burial is at St. Augustine Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Hope Hospice, 6500 Dublin Blvd., Suite 100, Dublin 94568, to the American Lung Association, 295 27th St., Oakland 94612, or to a preferred charity.

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