Sydow, Michelle (Mrs. Richard Martin) 1943-2023

SYDOW, VANBUSKIRK

Posted By: Marjorie Brunsting (email)
Date: 10/5/2023 at 13:20:21

Michelle Sydow
Michelle Sydow, 80, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Michelle peacefully left this world surrounded by family and her cat "Buzz" whom she loved, at home. She had lived in Sonoma since 1975.

Private graveside services will be held with family only. A celebration of life service and memorial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 28, 2023, at Tulocay Cemetery Funeral Home in Napa, CA.

Left to cherish her memory are: her husband Richard Martin Sydow; daughter Nora von Sydow and wife Susan Boyack; son Aaron Richard Sydow and wife Gabriela Isabel Sydow; granddaughter Kelly Sydow; grandson Aaron Martin Sydow and fiancé Hannah Rynders; great-granddaughter Aubrey Ann Sydow; as well as three younger brothers, one sister, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; Bernice Earlene and Warren Stanley Van Buskirk.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Michelle's name to one of her favorite non-profits - St. Labre Indian School.

Published by Sonoma Index-Tribune on Jul. 21, 2023.