Cheryl Karen Gibbs of Union City passed away tragically in Oregon. Cheryl attended St. Louis Bertrand Grammar School, was a graduate of Bishop O'Dowd High School class of 1963 and went on to college to earn her Bachelor's Degree. Cheryl was employed for 37 years at the Alameda County Coroners Office. She rose from payroll clerk to a shift supervisor and took great pride in her work. Her dedication to her field and her faith afforded many grieving families closure. She was always involved in her class reunions. She was an avid hiker, loved the outdoors, known to be very adventuresome. She was the life of the party and loved to be around her friends breaking bread, sharing lots of laughter. Longtime member of St. Anne's Catholic Church as a Eucharistic minister also active on the pastoral council. Her beautiful smile and laughter will be truly missed by all who knew and loved her. Her funeral was held at St. Anne's Church in Union City.
Bodies of Missing Priest, Friend Found
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A search for a Jesuit priest and a woman friend missing since June 8 ended with the discovery of their bodies in their car in a ditch off a highway in northwest Oregon.
The Civil Air Patrol spotted the car Sunday afternoon, about 25 miles east of Seaside, said Sheriff Todd Anderson of Tillamook County.
A Clatsop County deputy then found the bodies of David Schwartz, 52, and Cheryl Gibbs, 61, a longtime friend and traveling companion. Anderson said it appeared that Schwartz and Gibbs had been traveling east toward Portland when they veered off the road and rolled once or twice.
The car, a 2005 Toyota Corolla, came to a stop 20 yards from Highway 26 in an area not visible to other motorists, Clatsop County Sheriff Tom Bergin said. Highway 26 is well-traveled this time of year, with people driving to and from the coast.
Tom Mulligan, Schwartz's brother-in-law who was at the scene, told KATU-TV that the family felt relief. "We wanted some kind of resolution to this," he said. "And our prayers were answered."
The search focused on the coast after it was learned that Schwartz and Gibbs had signed a guest book at the Tillamook Cheese Factory on June 8, the last day the two were seen. Rescue teams had been scouring back county roads by foot and from the air since Friday afternoon.
Police believe Schwartz, a Jesuit priest from Garden Grove in Southern California and Gibbs, who supervised death investigations for the Alameda County coroner's office, left their hotel room at the Best Value Inn & Suites-Fortniter in Portland on the morning of June 8.
Bodies of Missing Priest, Friend Found
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A search for a Jesuit priest and a woman friend missing since June 8 ended with the discovery of their bodies in their car in a ditch off a highway in northwest Oregon.
The Civil Air Patrol spotted the car Sunday afternoon, about 25 miles east of Seaside, said Sheriff Todd Anderson of Tillamook County.
A Clatsop County deputy then found the bodies of David Schwartz, 52, and Cheryl Gibbs, 61, a longtime friend and traveling companion. Anderson said it appeared that Schwartz and Gibbs had been traveling east toward Portland when they veered off the road and rolled once or twice.
The car, a 2005 Toyota Corolla, came to a stop 20 yards from Highway 26 in an area not visible to other motorists, Clatsop County Sheriff Tom Bergin said. Highway 26 is well-traveled this time of year, with people driving to and from the coast.
Tom Mulligan, Schwartz's brother-in-law who was at the scene, told KATU-TV that the family felt relief. "We wanted some kind of resolution to this," he said. "And our prayers were answered."
The search focused on the coast after it was learned that Schwartz and Gibbs had signed a guest book at the Tillamook Cheese Factory on June 8, the last day the two were seen. Rescue teams had been scouring back county roads by foot and from the air since Friday afternoon.
Police believe Schwartz, a Jesuit priest from Garden Grove in Southern California and Gibbs, who supervised death investigations for the Alameda County coroner's office, left their hotel room at the Best Value Inn & Suites-Fortniter in Portland on the morning of June 8.
Cheryl Karen Gibbs of Union City passed away tragically in Oregon. Cheryl attended St. Louis Bertrand Grammar School, was a graduate of Bishop O'Dowd High School class of 1963 and went on to college to earn her Bachelor's Degree. Cheryl was employed for 37 years at the Alameda County Coroners Office. She rose from payroll clerk to a shift supervisor and took great pride in her work. Her dedication to her field and her faith afforded many grieving families closure. She was always involved in her class reunions. She was an avid hiker, loved the outdoors, known to be very adventuresome. She was the life of the party and loved to be around her friends breaking bread, sharing lots of laughter. Longtime member of St. Anne's Catholic Church as a Eucharistic minister also active on the pastoral council. Her beautiful smile and laughter will be truly missed by all who knew and loved her. Her funeral was held at St. Anne's Church in Union City.
Bodies of Missing Priest, Friend Found
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A search for a Jesuit priest and a woman friend missing since June 8 ended with the discovery of their bodies in their car in a ditch off a highway in northwest Oregon.
The Civil Air Patrol spotted the car Sunday afternoon, about 25 miles east of Seaside, said Sheriff Todd Anderson of Tillamook County.
A Clatsop County deputy then found the bodies of David Schwartz, 52, and Cheryl Gibbs, 61, a longtime friend and traveling companion. Anderson said it appeared that Schwartz and Gibbs had been traveling east toward Portland when they veered off the road and rolled once or twice.
The car, a 2005 Toyota Corolla, came to a stop 20 yards from Highway 26 in an area not visible to other motorists, Clatsop County Sheriff Tom Bergin said. Highway 26 is well-traveled this time of year, with people driving to and from the coast.
Tom Mulligan, Schwartz's brother-in-law who was at the scene, told KATU-TV that the family felt relief. "We wanted some kind of resolution to this," he said. "And our prayers were answered."
The search focused on the coast after it was learned that Schwartz and Gibbs had signed a guest book at the Tillamook Cheese Factory on June 8, the last day the two were seen. Rescue teams had been scouring back county roads by foot and from the air since Friday afternoon.
Police believe Schwartz, a Jesuit priest from Garden Grove in Southern California and Gibbs, who supervised death investigations for the Alameda County coroner's office, left their hotel room at the Best Value Inn & Suites-Fortniter in Portland on the morning of June 8.
Bodies of Missing Priest, Friend Found
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A search for a Jesuit priest and a woman friend missing since June 8 ended with the discovery of their bodies in their car in a ditch off a highway in northwest Oregon.
The Civil Air Patrol spotted the car Sunday afternoon, about 25 miles east of Seaside, said Sheriff Todd Anderson of Tillamook County.
A Clatsop County deputy then found the bodies of David Schwartz, 52, and Cheryl Gibbs, 61, a longtime friend and traveling companion. Anderson said it appeared that Schwartz and Gibbs had been traveling east toward Portland when they veered off the road and rolled once or twice.
The car, a 2005 Toyota Corolla, came to a stop 20 yards from Highway 26 in an area not visible to other motorists, Clatsop County Sheriff Tom Bergin said. Highway 26 is well-traveled this time of year, with people driving to and from the coast.
Tom Mulligan, Schwartz's brother-in-law who was at the scene, told KATU-TV that the family felt relief. "We wanted some kind of resolution to this," he said. "And our prayers were answered."
The search focused on the coast after it was learned that Schwartz and Gibbs had signed a guest book at the Tillamook Cheese Factory on June 8, the last day the two were seen. Rescue teams had been scouring back county roads by foot and from the air since Friday afternoon.
Police believe Schwartz, a Jesuit priest from Garden Grove in Southern California and Gibbs, who supervised death investigations for the Alameda County coroner's office, left their hotel room at the Best Value Inn & Suites-Fortniter in Portland on the morning of June 8.
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