Obituary: Nathan William Strube

An obituary provided by Nathan Strube's family.

NATHAN WILLIAM STRUBE A precious son entered heaven’s gates on May 8, 2012, after a very tragic accident. Nathan was born on August 12, 1998, in Walnut Creek, CA. He attended Mendenhall Middle School in Livermore where he was in 8th grade. He had a heart of gold and was brilliant. Nathan was ready to serve others and make them laugh at all times. He loved being outdoors and spending time with his friends and family, biking, skateboarding, and working in the garage and going to swap meets and car shows with his dad. Nathan is survived by his parents, Sam and Katie Strube and his brother Calvin, all of Livermore, and by his grandparents Fred and Jeanne Rupprecht of San Jose, Tom and Sharon Unternahrer of San Jose, and Sandra and Steve …

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Hart Students Go Through First Day Without Ainsley Freeman

Though the slain Hart Middle Schooler had only lived in Pleasanton for six months, she had become a model student who looked forward to teenagerly things like dances.

Ainsley Freeman liked to text and play basketball and draw cartoons. She liked boys and she was looking forward to the Promotion dance like every other Hart Middle School eighth-grader. As is often true with devastating cases like these, the grisliness surrounding her death contrasts with the person her friends knew — a good student, outgoing, sweet. The 13-year-old was shot to death Monday night inside her Stacey Court home, as was her mother, 37-year-old Amy Freeman Burton. Police are investigating their deaths; there have been no arrests, nor is there a clear motive, but police have said they do not believe a killer is on the loose. Read more about the ongoing investigation here. And here. Parents throughout Pleasanton likely had the …

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Video: Family, Community Gather to Mourn Hadessa and Solaiman Nuri

A candle-light vigil was held in Concord on Sunday in honor of Solaiman Nuri, 41, and 9-year-old Hadessa Nuri, who were fatally struck by a reportedly out-of-control SUV on Treat Boulevard, Saturday, April 7, 2012.

CONCORD, Calif. — Stoorai Nuri was waiting Saturday morning for her husband and two daughters to come wheeling back on their bikes from the park. They never arrived. "My sister was home waiting for them to come back from the park," said Helen Karzai, Stoorai's sister. "... we just ask that everyone mentions us in prayer and that God be with us." Patch interviewed Helen Karzai at a Sunday night candlelight vigil where close to 200 friends, family and members of the community gathered to pay respects and offer prayer for the victims of Saturday's fatal accident on Treat Boulevard in Concord. Stoorai Nuri, the mother and widow of the family from Afghanistan, briefly appeared at the flower-covered memorial scene where just a day earlier her 9-…

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Final Farewells for Oikos University Victim Grace Eunhae Kim

ABC 7 Bay Area reports on a memorial service held Friday in memory of one of the victims killed in the Oikos University mass shooting.

Union City resident Grace Eunhae Kim was remembered Friday as thousands gathered at a church in Fremont for a memorial service in her name. Family and friends grieved the passing of the 23-year-old, whose life was cut short with a suspected gunman entered Oikos University in Oakland on April 2 and began shooting, killing seven. Loved ones have talked about her infectious laugh and charismatic personality. In the video above, Kim's brother, Paul Kim, remembers his sister as a sibling who was always there for him and spoke about her dreams of providing for her family. Kim was known for working hard while attending Oikos to study nursing. The Foothill High School graduate worked both at Union City's Chaplin's restaurant and Newark's BJ's …

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Friends Remember Oikos Shooting Victims, Including Foothill Alum Grace Kim

Grace Eunhea Kim, 23, of Union City and Lydia H. Sim, 21, of Hayward were among the seven people killed in a violent rampage Monday.

Grace Eunhae Kim was supposed to clock in for work Monday afternoon at Chaplin’s Sports Bistro in Union City. While Kim, who also worked at Newark’s BJs Restaurant, was never late for work, her friends and co-workers prayed for the best as news surfaced of a mass shooting at Oikos University in Oakland. The 23-year-old Union City resident, who graduated from Foothill High School in 2007, was a nursing student attending class at the university when a gunman rampaged throughout the small campus Monday morning. Seven people died and three were injured. Among the victims was Lydia H. Sim, 21, of Hayward who had lived in Union City for 11 years and worked at Nijo Castle in Newark.  The other victims were identified as Doris Chibuko, 40, of San …

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UPDATE: Victim in Oikos University Shooting is Grace Kim, a Foothill Alum

Grace Eunhae Kim, a Foothill graduate who most recently lived in Fremont and worked in Newark, is one of the victims, police confirm.

The Alameda County Sheriff's Department has released six of the seven people killed in a mass shooting in Oakland Monday, and one victim is confirmed as Foothill High School graduate Grace Kim. Close friends have told Patch that Grace Eunhae Kim, who most recently lived in Union City and worked in Newark, was one of the victims. Oakland police were not available for comment at the time of this report. According to school records, Kim graduated with the class of 2007. Kim worked at BJ’s Restaurant and Brewery in Newark, but a manager at the restaurant on Mowry Avenue had no comment Monday night. After an extensive manhunt, police arrested 43-year-old Wan L. Goh in Alameda several hours after the shooting that occurred at Oikos University, a…

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Beloved City Employee, Mother and Wife Passes Away After Stroke

Roberta Dikeman was a fit, active competitive rower whose sudden death has shocked friends and family.

You don't even have to know Roberta Dikeman to know that this was a woman who did things with all her heart. Just glance at her Facebook page to witness her full on love for her children (a post of a first tooth lost!), her commitment to fitness and a bright sense of humor (enjoying the smells of a yummy dinner a neighbor was cooking one recent night). On Feb. 7 the Dublin mom of two posted that the Dublin City Council was going to recognize her for outstanding achievement for earning two certified indoor rowing world records in a Peninsula event: most meters in 24 hours (226,136 meters) and longest continual row in a division for lightweight women 40-49. She never made it to the celebration. Dikeman, 45, suffered a stroke that day and …

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Fatal Crash Victim Remembered For Generosity and Intelligence

Co-workers of Robert Cheney share their memories of the man killed in a fatal crash in Newark.

Robert Cheney was always the first one to arrive to work at KWJ Engineering Inc. in Newark. He’d greet his co-workers good morning, open doors for them and have enlightening conversations with them as early as 6 a.m. But that all changed on January 18. The 69-year-old Pleasanton resident never returned to work after his two-door Honda was struck by another vehicle at the intersection of Mowry Avenue and Cherry Street. He was killed instantly. And the two surviving occupants of the other vehicle are now facing murder charges in connection to his death. In the days following his passing, silence and solemnity surrounded the office. Cheney’s vacant desk served as a constant reminder of the life that was lost in such an untimely way. For more …

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Well-Known Businessman Roy Dronkers Died on Friday

Dronkers was a Realtor and friend to thousands.

Amador Valley Alum Died Sunday After Battle with Cancer

Services for Monica Van Wegen will be Tuesday at Valley Community Church.

Monica L. Van Wegen April 20, 1979 – December 25, 2011 Pleasanton Monica L. Van Wegen, an Amador Valley High School track star who motivated countless others, died on Christmas morning after a five-year battle with brain cancer. She was 32. Monica was able to live an inspirational and fully functioning life until her final weeks. Her life was always filled with tremendous energy and enthusiasm to enjoy every day to its fullest. The enthusiasm was very contagious and fun to be around. Her energy found an outlet in running. She started by winning the 400-yard rabbit run at Valley View School and the 400-yard race at the Hershey Nor Cal Meet in San Jose, both while in the fourth grade. She ran competitively with great success for 11 years. …

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