September 22, 1943 – December 29, 2025 David S. McGinty was born September 22, 1943 to Raymond and Lorraine McGinty in Fairbury Nebraska. He passed peacefully on December 29, 2025, after several years of failing health. David and his family moved to Humboldt County in the early 1950’s and lived in a logging camp in […]
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Colleen Marie Branch
In Loving Memory 6/12/1981-6/23/2017 She was love by many and will be missed. Forever in our hearts.
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Margaret Ruth Woodcock
March 1, 1930 – October 4, 2025 Margaret Ruth Woodcock died peacefully at her home at Redwood R&R Care Home in Eureka California on October 4, 2025. She was 95 years old. Born Margaret Ruth Denney to Lavern and Lucy Denney on March 1,1930 in Colfax, Washington. She grew up in the Carlotta area and […]
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Lonnie Mack Martin
1958-2025 – A life well lived. It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our loved one, Lonnie Martin. Our beloved advanced into heaven at home in the loving arms of his soulmate, Kathleen Little, to be with, by grace, our Lord on December 21st, 2025, after a month-long […]
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Cathie Gillen
February 21, 1957 – May 17, 2025 Cathie lived a life of love and compassion. As a middle child of six she embraced music, activism and drama club in her high school years. Editor of the school newspaper she was challenged by school administration about her clear expression of truth and ethics during the Nixon […]
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Dr. Richard (Dick) Stepp
May 11, 1945 – September 26, 2025 It is with heavy hearts that we share the loss of our beloved friend, Dr. Richard (Dick) Stepp, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy at Cal Poly Humboldt. Dick collapsed on the Cal Poly campus on September 26, 2025 as he was walking to attend his Feldenkrais body […]
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Steven Mark Streufert
Steven Mark Streufert passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Vallejo, California on December 6, 2025, the anniversary of his father’s birth. He was 60 years old. Steven lived at the threshold between worlds: waking and dreaming, certainty and doubt, belief and disciplined skepticism. For those who knew him in his final […]
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Michael Edward Miranda Sr.
1949 – 2025 We are saddened to share the passing of Michael Edward Miranda Sr. who died unexpectedly, at his home in Myrtle Point, Oregon on November 16, 2025. He was the second of 12 children born to John and Joyce Miranda at Scotia Hospital on September 27, 1949. Most of his childhood was spent […]
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Glenn Edward Martella
1942 to 2025 Glenn Edward Martella was born on January 10, 1942, in Ferndale, California. A lifelong resident of Ferndale, Glenn was woven into the heart and history of the town he loved. Sporting a cowboy hat with red poppies and a toothpick tucked in the brim, he was instantly recognizable — a character and […]
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Martha Peabody Traphagen
April 21, 1943 – November 23, 2025 Martha Peabody Traphagen passed away the evening of November 23, 2025. She was under the care Hospice of Humboldt and residing in Caring Companions Rest Home in Eureka, CA. Martha was born April 21, 1943 in Pasadena; CA. When she was 12, her mother also fondly known as […]
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Chris Frolking
1949-2025 Chris died at his beloved home on Barry Ridge in Kneeland, California with me, his partner of 48 years, at his side. Chris lived with dementia for about the last 7 years. Gradually he saw his connection to life slipping away, his passion for the natural world, his art, his music, his love of […]
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Lynn Kausen Smith
May 22, 1941 to November 20, 2025 Margaret Lynn Kausen Smith passed away November 20, 2025 at the age of 84 in Redding with her family by her side. She was born May 22, 1941 in Eureka. Lynn attended Ferndale Elementary School then graduated from Ferndale High School and Humboldt State University. She lived in […]