Obituaries

Marie-Louise deSouza died Feb. 8, 2022, and she was born in Singapore to Victor and Cora (maiden name Elliott) on Aug. 4, 1942. Marie’s siblings were Evelyn, Brenda, and Jocelyn (age 13). This was during the Japanese occupation. Hence, Jocelyn was put into a concentration camp because he wouldn’t fight in the Japanese Youth Unit, […]

Bunny Mae Walthuis, born Aug.. 25, 1977, in Thousand Oaks, California, died peacefully on Feb. 6, 2022, at the Hospice House in Eureka in the loving presence of her partner and close friends after a 21-month battle with stage 4 cervical cancer was finally over. Bunny is survived by her lover and partner, Tawny Foskett. […]

On a sunny Saturday afternoon as she visited with a friend in the sunroom at Eureka’s Hospice, Carol said, “I’ve had a good life!”  She died Tuesday morning, Feb. 8, 2022, of ovarian cancer peacefully with Jody and Vickie Victorine by her side. Carol was born on June 2, 1953, in Eureka to Glen and Evelyn […]

William G. Troiano, Jr, passed away after a brief illness on October 2, 2021, in Eureka, California. His passing has left his life partner, family, and friends with disbelief and sadness. Bill suffered from a heart condition and aspirated pneumonia, which came on suddenly and left us behind to wonder why the good have to […]

Our beloved Steve, husband, father, son, brother, died suddenly and unexpectedly on his daughter’s birthday. Steve was a larger than life person who cared about everyone and was there to help whether you were family, friend, co-worker or stranger.  He was generous to a fault. He was a conduit of the goodness of the universe. […]

Richard was born Louis Richard Theos in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Martha Smart (Vernal, Utah) and Louis P. Theos -Theophilaktopoulos-Theophilou (Kalavryta, Greece). From the time he was a baby, he was raised by his mother and his maternal grandparents Paula Margarette Schreiber and William Haines Smart. He was later adopted by his stepfather Benjamin […]

Joan Schirle died on Feb. 1, 2022, at 4:10 p.m.. at her home in Blue Lake, California. She was an acclaimed independent actor, director, playwright, teacher, and deviser and was the Founding Artistic Director of Dell’Arte International (DAI) joining the company in 1976. A pioneer in establishing the concept of “Theatre of Place” and ensemble […]

Charley was born in the Dalles, Oregon, to John and Sarah Winkle. He was born at home and was one of 10 children. Life was different back then, and at a very young age Charley worked on the family farm. At the age of 5, he was driving a team of horses and had many […]

Henry Collins (AKA Ernest Artin/Art in Ernest) passed peacefully from this life on Jan. 4, 2021, under the loving care of Hospice House, shortly after his 80th birthday.  Henry passionately loved his family.  And his passion for Art sustained him until he could no longer perform. He will best be remembered as a beloved Professor […]

Seamus and I met at free meal. We were both homeless. That was in May of 2012, or as Seamus put it, shortly before the end of the world. My experience of homelessness could have been attributed to my many shortcomings. Seamus, however, left home at 14 years old due to a situation of domestic […]

Toni Louise Farrar, nee Creason, lived her entire life in Eureka. She seemed to know everyone and it seemed everyone knew her. She was someone who brightened every room she entered. You couldn’t help but smile when you were around her. She was generous with her time and never turned down a request for help. […]