Funeral Homes in Walnut Creek, CA

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Alice Greczyn (actor and model), Kevin Simon (american football player), Dave Tollefson (american football player), Troy Dayak (coach), Mark Madsen (basketball player), Shoshannah Stern (actor), and Landon Curt Noll (mathematician and scientist).

Walnut Creek is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, located 16 miles (26 km) east of the city of Oakland in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Although not as large as neighboring Concord, Walnut Creek serves as a hub for the neighboring cities within central Contra Costa County, due in part to its location at the junction of the highways from Sacramento and San Jose (I-680) and San Francisco/Oakland (SR-24), as well as its accessibility by BART. The city's total estimated population, as of 2011, is 65,211. As of the 2000 census, Walnut Creek was the 20th highest income place in the United States with a population of over 50,000 and the 83rd wealthiest in the US with a population of at least 40,000.

Walnut Creek Obituaries

It was revealed by Sacramento Bee on March 27th, 2022 that Margaret Leary (Cook) perished in Walnut Creek, California.  Ms. Leary was 90 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Margaret's life.

It was written by Sacramento Bee on January 2nd, 2022 that Sylvia Suen passed on in Walnut Creek, California.  Suen was 85 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Sylvia's life.

It was noted by Napa Valley Register on November 5th, 2021 that Beverly Jane Keiser (Yeamans) perished in Walnut Creek, California.  Ms. Keiser was 90 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Beverly Jane's life.

It was reported by Napa Valley Register on July 27th, 2021 that James R McCaughey passed on in Walnut Creek, California.  McCaughey was 91 years old and was born in Butte, MT.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor James R's life.

It was disclosed by Sacramento Bee on July 25th, 2021 that Robert E Keldgord died in Walnut Creek, California.  Keldgord was 90 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Robert E's life.

It was revealed by Washington Post (DC) on March 14th, 2021 that Katherine "Bunty" Prugh (Buchanan) passed away in Walnut Creek, California.  Ms. Prugh was 100 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Katherine "Bunty"'s life.

It was written by Sacramento Bee on February 21st, 2021 that Marilyn Jean "Jeanie" Stewart (Donaldson) passed on in Walnut Creek, California.  Ms. Stewart was 89 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Marilyn Jean "Jeanie"'s life.

It was disclosed by The Desert Sun on February 16th, 2021 that Gladys Housley (Dennhardt) passed on in Walnut Creek, California.  Ms. Housley was 81 years old and was born in Davenport, IA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Gladys's life.

It was noted by Sacramento Bee on December 20th, 2020 that Kennard Henry "Ken" Vigor passed on in Walnut Creek, California.  Vigor was 71 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Kennard Henry "Ken"'s life.

It was reported by Sacramento Bee on November 11th, 2020 that William John "Bill" Fuller passed on in Walnut Creek, California.  Fuller was 80 years old and was born in Ann Arbor, MI.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor William John "Bill"'s life.

History

A blacksmith shop and a store soon joined the hotel, and a year later, Hiram Penniman (who built Shadelands Ranch) laid out the town site and realigned the Main Street of today. The grant was called 'Rancho Arroyo de los Nueces y Bolbones', named after the principal waterway, 'Arroyo de los Nueces' (Walnut Creek) as well as for the local group of indigenous Americans ('Bolbones'). Ygnacio Sibrian, one of the grandsons, created the first roofed home in the valley in about 1850. The first town settler was William Slusher, who built a dwelling on the bank of Walnut Creek, which was called “Nuts Creek” by the Americans in 1849. In December 1862 a United States Post Office was established, and the community was named “Walnut Creek.” The downtown street patterns laid out by pioneer Homer Shuey on a portion of one of his family’s large cattle ranches in 1871-1872 are still present today.

The official website for the city of Walnut Creek is http://www.walnut-creek.org.