Rhonda Lynn Wachsnicht (Taylor), of Manteca, CA, passed away on April 27, 2021 at the age of 57, after a short illness.
   Services will be held at 14172 Avon Avenue, Lathrop, CA on June 12, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.
   Born June 7, 1963 in Stockton, CA, Rhonda was a loving wife, daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, niece, cousin, and best friend to so many people.  She married the love of her life, Damon on September 25, 1993, and became a stepmother to two children.  
Rhonda loved her family and friends and always put other people first. Her passions were watching her grandsons race their dirt bikes, riding her horses, fishing, and camping with her family and friends and spending time with Damon and their cats.  She loved going on trail rides up in the mountains and taking her horses to the lake.  She rode Gymkhana for many years with family and friends as a member of the Sunny Bunch Gang.
Rhonda had a great sense of humor, an infectious laugh, and always loved to have fun. She was also an avid animal lover, often taking in strays over the years.
   She left this earth way to soon, leaving everyone who knew her with an empty space in their hearts. She was loved by so many and will be greatly missed.  
   She is survived by her husband Damon Wachsnicht, stepdaughter Renee Sarti, son-in-law Shad Sarti, grandsons, Cruz Sarti, and Ace Sarti. stepson Troy Wachsnicht, grandson Logan Wachsnicht, grand daughter Peyton Wachsnicht.  Her aunt Josephine Spicer, cousin Bettina Trejo, her children, Luke and Jessica Trejo, cousin Justin
Thompson, his daughter Journee Thompson, cousin Amy Taylor.
Her aunt Loretta Katano, cousin Coy Townson II, his children, Morgan, Gracie, and Coy Townson III, cousin Nonda Ford, her daughter Cheyenne Ford, cousin Russell Ford, his son Owen Ford, her aunt Madeline Sexton, cousin Tyler Sexton, his daughter Scarlett Sexton, her uncle Perry Fraze, cousin Christine Fraze, her daughter Kelsey Fraze, cousin Charlotte Ziegler, son Christopher Fraze.  Her best friends, Shirley Gonzalez and Daneta Woods.  And many extended cousins and extended family members.
   She was preceded in death by her father, Vernon “Lucky” Taylor, Her mother Patricia Fraze-Arehart, her brother, Bobby Taylor, and brother, Vernon “Jr” Taylor.

Manteca (Calif.) Bulletin
Saturday, June 5, 2021