• Former longtime Tracy resident Ann Edwards, 81, of Manteca, died Friday, Dec. 7. Services begin at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at Fry Memorial Chapel, 550 S. Central Ave. Burial will follow in Tracy Cemetery. A guest book can be viewed and signed online at www.frymemorialchapel.com.
• Donald Wayne Brown, 61, of Tracy, died Thursday, Dec. 6, at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital. Arrangements were handled by Hotchkiss Mortuary, 5 W. Highland Ave., and services were conducted Monday, Dec. 10.
• Former Tracy resident Ella Jeane Stroud, 92, died of kidney failure Dec. 5 at Oak Valley Hospital in Oakdale. Visitation will be observed from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at Fry Memorial Chapel, 550 S. Central Ave. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mrs. Stroud’s name may be sent to an animal shelter or rescue center of the donor’s choice.
• Death Notices is a column that briefly announces deaths of past and present Tracy residents, as well as people with local ties. Individual notices for people who have lived or worked in Tracy or Mountain House, including photographs and lists of survivors, are published in the Tracy Press print edition and posted to this website each Friday as a courtesy to readers. This column is updated throughout the week as information is received. For information, call the Tracy Press copy desk at 830-4280 or email tpcopydesk@tracypress.com. Questions concerning paid obituaries should be directed to the retail advertising department at 830-4260.

