Obituaries

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 […]

December 13, 1991-January 6, 2026 In Loving Memory of Coffee Winans Coffee Clay Winans passed away on the evening of Tuesday, January 6th, after years of a complicated battle with addiction. He was born on Friday, December 13, 1991, in Arcata, and lived his entire life amongst our community. His passing is a profound loss […]

Debbie (Deborah) M. Barcelles of Eureka, CA passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at the Crescent City Skilled Nursing at 6:15pm with her husband at her side. She was 66 years old. Growing up on a dairy in Elk Grove with her parents and two brothers, she moved to Eureka in her 20’s where she […]

January 1, 1950 – November 29, 2025 Sherria (Sheri) Tyler, age 75, was born on January 1, 1950, and following a two-year battle, with Pancreatic Cancer, she passed away peacefully, in her home on November 29, 2025.  Sheri was an accomplished spinner, knitter, and teacher. She taught spinning lessons to various groups in Humboldt County. […]

June 10, 1944 – December 25, 2025 Cheryl lived her life with creativity and love. She was the first of four children born to Shirley and Allen Peterson in Santa Cruz, California on June 10, 1944. It was not an easy birth and Papa Allen was participating in D-Day and could not be reached. Cheryl […]

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 […]

In Loving Memory 6/12/1981-6/23/2017 She was love by many and will be missed. Forever in our hearts.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]