Camille Regli, a beloved mother, grandmother, friend and artist, passed away peacefully at the age of 86 on Jan. 14 in Fortuna, California. Surrounded by her loving family, Camille passed after a long battle with lung complications caused by Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and a recent battle with Multiple Myeloma. Born on July 18, 1938, in […]
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Evelyn Joyce (Throop) Adams
Evelyn Joyce Adams passed away peacefully at Sequoia Springs Assisted Living surrounded by family. She was born in Maricopa, California, and was the youngest and last surviving child of Lewis and Lucia (Bowlden) Throop. She grew up in the Taft/Maricopa area attending local schools until her senior year. She graduated in 1951 from Technical High […]
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Andrew James Lamberson
Andrew “Andy” James Lamberson was born Aug. 22, 1970, to Fred and Janet Lamberson. He was the baby of the family. He resided in Trinidad, California, where he grew up, attending Trinidad Elementary and Mckinleyville High schools. He was a proud member of the Trinidad Rancheria, also an employee where he dedicated 15 years in […]
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Carlton Yee: 1941-2024
Carlton Yee, resident of Eagle, Idaho, died on Dec. 13, 2024, at the age of 83. Born on May 25, 1941, in Morenci, Arizona, to Joe and Laura Yee, he was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from San Mateo High School in 1959. He continued his collegiate education at Humboldt State […]
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Byron ‘Mike’ Chamberlain: 1935-2024
The kind and loving Mike Chamberlain passed away unexpectedly due to complications from a fall. His great spirit and kind smile will be missed by those who knew and loved him. He lived a free and adventurous life. Born to Frank and Ruth Chamberlain, he and his brother, Larry, were raised in El Segundo, California. […]
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Pam Giacomini: 1958-2024
Pam Giacomini, 66, of Hat Creek, California, died Dec. 29, 2024 at home. Pamela Ann Thompson was born Oct. 21, 1958, in Redding to her parents, Robert and Lois Opdyke Thompson. She grew up with her older brother and sister on the family ranch originally settled by her great-grandparents in 1903. Pam was active in […]
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Heather Mae Lenardo: 1975-2024
Heather Mae Lenardo, a beautiful baby girl with a full head of hair, was born on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 1975, to Kathy Jorgensen (Bowser) and David Lenardo of Ferndale, California. With profound sadness and heavy hearts, we announce her unexpected passing on Nov. 23, 2024. Heather was born at Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna, […]
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Nathalie Giacomini: 1930-2024
Nathalie Giacomini was born to Manuel and Julia Viegas in Rio Dell, California on Nov. 20, 1930. On Dec. 17, 2024 she passed peacefully at Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna. She was a life-long resident of Humboldt County. Nathalie was the daughter of Portuguese immigrants. She once told us that when she began elementary school, […]
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Joan Anne Martien: 1943-2024
Joan Anne Martien was born May 6, 1943, to Lucille (Montijo) and Norman Martien, who worked as a wardrobe man at Twentieth-Century Fox Studios. Following her parents’ divorce a couple of years later, she and her mother and brother, Jerry, moved to her grandmother’s home in Redlands, where she attended elementary school. Her mother employed […]
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Paul Jespersen: 1942-2024
Paul Jespersen, 82, of Salem, Oregon, passed away peacefully Nov. 27, 2024, surrounded by family. Born in 1942 in Ferndale, California, Paul was the son and youngest child of Raymond and Lois Jespersen. After graduating from high school, he moved to Arcata to attend Humboldt State College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree. Soon after, […]
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Ruth Patricia Merrill McKnight: 1947-2024
Pat Merrill died peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, Sept. 22 this year. She had managed to spend time with all of her children and most of her grandchildren in the previous two weeks so she passed surrounded by loving family. Pat had been doing battle with a neuroendocrine tumor on her pancreas since […]
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Carl Dean Boyd: 1938-2024
Carl Dean Boyd was born June 2, 1938, to James Earl “Babe” Boyd and Ruth Frances Walker on the Old Boyd Farm in the town of Elba in McLean County, Kentucky. Carl was the second oldest of six boys. His family worked hard for what they had and lived a simple life. When Carl was […]