Tough Loses in Sonoma County this Week

Local obits with a bit of Sonoma County history.

Edwin Scherrer, 93

A lifelong grape farmer on land purchased by his grandfather in 1898. "He was happiest on his tractor." His son, Fred, owns and operates Scherrer Winery making some mighty fine wine including a zinfandel from his father's vineyard.

Ed and son Fred

Marty Lee, 81

Co-founder of Kenwood Vineyards along with brother Mike (passed in 2011) and brother-in-law John Sheela. Down-to-earth good guys who didn't come in with much money, but built it with their own work and intelligence.

Marty Lee, Mike Lee, John Sheela

Art Ibleto, AKA The Pasta King, 94

Their are many people that give back to their community, but there's only one king. Art, with a smiling face and apron, would be at fundraising events dishing out his delicious spaghetti and polenta to old and young. His tomato sauce was outstanding, his pesto legendary. Every year at the Sonoma County fair there is a Ibleto's Spaghetti booth and that's where I would eat. We attended his 90th birthday party held at the county fairgrounds where we ate, you guessed it, spaghetti. Art and his brother, Angelo, immigrated from Italy shortly after WWII. Angelo runs Angelo's Meats and Angelo's Deli. Art was instant friends with everyone he met. His memorial service, whenever they are able to hold one, is going to need a lot of space.

The king in the kitchen