Obituaries

Carolyn Whitmire (née Foutz) went to be with the Lord on July 26, in the early hours of the morning. She was surrounded by her family and passed peacefully. Carolyn grew up in Ukiah with parents Joe and Stella, sister Joan and brother Calvert. She and Joan were charter members of the Dolphins swim club […]

Friends and family were sad to see the passing of Joseph Clay Gilbert this last May. He was a friend to many who always enjoyed his company. He was born on December 24, 1939, to Robert and Essie Gilbert as the third of eight children. He often talked about  growing up in Promise Land, Tennessee […]

Ted Ruprecht left us in December after 96 years of a very full life, and Joan followed her sweetheart in February, age 90. Professor Theodore Ruprecht was one of the founding members of the Humboldt State College Economics Department. Joan Ledgerwood Ruprecht was a microbiologist who worked at the Humboldt Country Health Department, where she […]

Gary Vincent Todoroff, 78, passed away on March 4th, 2025, at his home in Eureka, CA. Gary is survived by his wife JoAnn “Annie” Harding Todoroff; sons Ryan and Nathan; daughter Clara; granddaughter Veronica; sister Sandy; nephews, nieces, in-laws, and cousins. He is preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Norma Todoroff, his son […]

Maureen Ann “Mickey” LeForge passed away at the age of 86 on March 18, 2025, in Fresno, California. She was born Maureen Boyd on April 30, 1938, the daughter of James Boyd, and Irene Wormhold in New York. When Maureen was five, the family (including her sister Katherine) moved across the country to Los Angeles, […]

On February 15, 2025 sudden illness took Beth from us. She passed away, held in a circle of love. Thus embraced, Beth embarked on her next great adventure. Beth’s life started in San Jose but she really grew up on her grandparent’s ranch in the Santa Cruz mountains. Beth’s family heritage on the ranch went […]

Gregory Lee Rael, 75, passed away at his Bayside home on June 14, 2025.  Greg lived a life of incredible depth in the outdoors, overseas, and in the courtroom. He was a friend and mentor to many, a husband, a brother, an uncle, a grandfather, a counselor to those who ran afoul of the law, […]

Maria “Nellie” Nunes, a beloved aunt and friend to many, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 20, 2025, at the age of 95, in Sharpsburg, Georgia. Born on January 1, 1930, in the Azores, Portugal, to Marcial Machado and Clementina Coelho, Nellie lived a life marked by hard work, deep relationships, and quiet grace. She […]

Erika Tomczak, nee Janssen, a resident of Eureka, CA since 2002 passed away on June 7, 2025 at the age of 83 years. She was an unselfish, kind, brave, sharing person born in Bremen, Germany on May 12, 1942. Her early childhood years were not easy because they were during World War II. The Allies, […]

“Let My Love Be Heard” On May 16, 2025, Rita Consuelo Orlandini lost her long battle with cancer. With her passing, we lost a warrior woman who meant so much to so many. Rita was born on April 29, 1941, in Vallejo, California, to Cecilia Orlandini (Keiser), a city clerk, and Antonio (Tony) Orlandini, the […]

Virginia Mae McDonald, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on May 24, 2025, in Ferndale, California, at the age of 89. Born on November 18, 1935, in Lansing, Michigan, Virginia lived a life marked by deep devotion to her family, her faith, and her community. She enjoyed a long and respected career […]

Cathy Linda Paul passed away peacefully with her husband John by her side, on her 77th birthday on Monday, May 12, 2025, in Eureka, California. She was born in Merced, California, on May 12, 1948. She was a guiding light in our lives, a caring and fun-loving wife as well as her husband’s best friend, […]