Obituary Writer

Ward Michael Falor – known to nearly everyone as Mike or D.H. Falor – lived a life powered by curiosity, creativity, engines, music, animals and caring compassion. From the time he was a little boy, Mike was drawn to cars and motorcycles – passions that would weave through every chapter of his life.  Mike was […]

If you have a mom, there is nowhere you are likely to go where a prayer has not already been. ~Robert Brault With broken hearts and deep gratitude for her life, we share the passing of our beloved mother, Judith Ann “Judy” Nugent on February 20th in Eureka, California. To know Mom was to know […]

April 19, 1949 – December 2, 2025 John Charles Moore passed away unexpectedly on December 2nd, 2025. He was born John Charles Ratzlaff on April 19th, 1949. In his youth John was a boy scout and an acolyte (alter boy) at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Sacramento. John worked and saved money to complete his degree as […]

October 25, 1947- January 3, 2026 John W. Corbett, a longtime McKinleyville resident, attorney and environmental advocate, died peacefully at home, on January 3, 2026.  John was proud of his ancestors who fought in the continental army, and of John Convis, whom he was named after, who died in the Civil War fighting against slavery. […]

 June 25, 1947-December 5, 2025 Gail Fleming Turner, was born on June 25, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of Julius August Fleming and Pearl Luella Fleming. She passed away in Humboldt County, California on December 5, 2025, at the age of 78. Gail graduated from Brown Deer High School, in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, the […]

December 10, 1939 – January 20, 2026 Sandra Ellen Lingle, 86, of Eureka, passed away in the early morning of January 20th, 2026 at the Hospice House of Humboldt. She was born December 10th, 1939 in New Haven Connecticut to Camille and Arthur Johnson Sr. As the eldest sibling, she took pride in helping to […]

August 23, 1945 – January 9, 2026 Thomas Henry Peters passed away at Timber Ridge Assisted Living in Eureka, California, on Friday evening, January 9th, 2026. Tom penned his own obituary, as follows. Well, I’m gone. Never having been a religious man, I have no way of knowing where. I do know I leave my […]

August 12,1960 – December 29, 2025  Randall Galen Sheesley Sr., 65, passed away at his home in Arcata, Ca on December 29th, 2025. A celebration of life will be held on 2/22/26, 1pm at the clubhouse, Ocean West 1090 Murray rd. Mckinleyville, Ca 95519 Randall was born in Manhattan Beach, Ca in 1960. His parents […]

November 19, 1952-January 2, 2026 Darlene “Weedie” Nunes of Roseville, CA, passed away in her sleep on January 2nd, 2026, at the age of 73.  Weedie was born on November 19th, 1952, in Eureka, CA. She grew up in Ferndale, CA, where she graduated from Ferndale High School in 1970. During her time in Ferndale, […]

August 23, 1945 – January 9, 2026 Thomas Henry Peters passed away at Timber Ridge Assisted Living in Eureka, California, on Friday evening, January 9th, 2026. Tom penned his own obituary, as follows. Well, I’m gone. Never having been a religious man, I have no way of knowing where. I do know I leave my […]

October 16, 1923 – January 6, 2026  Velma Ruth Childs, age 102, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2026, in her home in Redcrest, California.  Velma was born on October 16, 1923, in Mattole, California, to Ray and Maude Hunter. In true Mattole fashion, she was placed in a dresser drawer in the kitchen until […]

December 19, 1928 – January 17, 2026 Born Genevieve Helen Schlinkmann, to Hazel E. Schlinkmann (Bowman) and Fred Schlinkmann. Genevieve was adopted at a young age by her devoted, adoring father, Silvio (Botchie) Santi of Fields Landing, CA. where she lived for over eighty years.  Genevieve grew up in and around the Fields Landing Hotel […]