Obituaries

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]