The kind and loving Mike Chamberlain passed away unexpectedly due to complications from a fall. His great spirit and kind smile will be missed by those who knew and loved him. He lived a free and adventurous life. Born to Frank and Ruth Chamberlain, he and his brother, Larry, were raised in El Segundo, California. […]
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Pam Giacomini: 1958-2024
Pam Giacomini, 66, of Hat Creek, California, died Dec. 29, 2024 at home. Pamela Ann Thompson was born Oct. 21, 1958, in Redding to her parents, Robert and Lois Opdyke Thompson. She grew up with her older brother and sister on the family ranch originally settled by her great-grandparents in 1903. Pam was active in […]
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Heather Mae Lenardo: 1975-2024
Heather Mae Lenardo, a beautiful baby girl with a full head of hair, was born on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 1975, to Kathy Jorgensen (Bowser) and David Lenardo of Ferndale, California. With profound sadness and heavy hearts, we announce her unexpected passing on Nov. 23, 2024. Heather was born at Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna, […]
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Nathalie Giacomini: 1930-2024
Nathalie Giacomini was born to Manuel and Julia Viegas in Rio Dell, California on Nov. 20, 1930. On Dec. 17, 2024 she passed peacefully at Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna. She was a life-long resident of Humboldt County. Nathalie was the daughter of Portuguese immigrants. She once told us that when she began elementary school, […]
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Joan Anne Martien: 1943-2024
Joan Anne Martien was born May 6, 1943, to Lucille (Montijo) and Norman Martien, who worked as a wardrobe man at Twentieth-Century Fox Studios. Following her parents’ divorce a couple of years later, she and her mother and brother, Jerry, moved to her grandmother’s home in Redlands, where she attended elementary school. Her mother employed […]
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Paul Jespersen: 1942-2024
Paul Jespersen, 82, of Salem, Oregon, passed away peacefully Nov. 27, 2024, surrounded by family. Born in 1942 in Ferndale, California, Paul was the son and youngest child of Raymond and Lois Jespersen. After graduating from high school, he moved to Arcata to attend Humboldt State College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree. Soon after, […]
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Ruth Patricia Merrill McKnight: 1947-2024
Pat Merrill died peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, Sept. 22 this year. She had managed to spend time with all of her children and most of her grandchildren in the previous two weeks so she passed surrounded by loving family. Pat had been doing battle with a neuroendocrine tumor on her pancreas since […]
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Carl Dean Boyd: 1938-2024
Carl Dean Boyd was born June 2, 1938, to James Earl “Babe” Boyd and Ruth Frances Walker on the Old Boyd Farm in the town of Elba in McLean County, Kentucky. Carl was the second oldest of six boys. His family worked hard for what they had and lived a simple life. When Carl was […]
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Delbert (Del) V. Westman
Long time Fortuna businessman, Del Westman has died at 86. Born in Washington State, Del settled in Humboldt County with his family as a young boy. He graduated from Eureka High School, then Humboldt State College, where he obtained a business degree. He owned several businesses in Fortuna, first with his family, then with his […]
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Amy Marie (Brazil) Rice
Amy, our beautiful and loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, sister-in-law, auntie and friend of many passed on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, at the age of 46 due to a motorcycle accident during the Annual United Bikers of Northern California Veterans ride with Jessie Suelzle (who also passed) from the Fortuna Veterans Memorial Building to the […]
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Patricia ‘Patty’ Berg: 1942-2024
Patricia “Patty” Berg, a fervent Democrat and former State Assemblywoman, passed away on Nov. 19, 2024, in Eureka. A Humboldt County resident since 1974, Berg established herself not only as one of the California Legislature’s most dependably progressive members, but also as one of the few members whose personal integrity earned her respect and cooperation […]
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Kenneth “Joe” Shepp: 1950-2024
Kenneth “Joe” Shepp, 74, passed away Nov. 4, 2024, in Lakeport, California. Born on May 16, 1950, in Bay City, Michigan, Joe was a dedicated husband, a steadfast father, and a cherished member of the Southern Humboldt community. He will be remembered for his bold spirit, self-made success and unique sense of humor. Joe spent […]