Kevin Douglas Coles was born in Lakeport, California 1937 and died in his home in Manila, California on March 7, 2024, with his wife Mary and his daughter Shannon by his side. Kevin was 86 years old and he spent those years living close to the things and people that he loved, doing the things […]
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David Lee Sams: 1931-2024
David Lee Sams was born on May 18, 1931, in Portland, Oregon, to Lee and Marguerite Sams and passed peacefully on Feb. 10, 2024, surrounded by his sons, at Alder Bay Assisted Living in Eureka, California. He lived in Humboldt County for the past 60-plus years, primarily in Ferndale followed by Eureka. After graduating from […]
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Carol J. Lauer: 1930-2024
It is with heavy heart that I announce the passing of my beloved mother, Carol J. Lauer, who departed on March 7, with her adoring daughter by her side. Carol was born in Berkeley, California, in 1930 to Dagmar (Larson) Knudsen and Morris Knudsen. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 70 […]
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Ione Franz: 1936-2024
We are saddened to announce that our beloved GG, Ione Franz, passed away peacefully holding her husband’s hand on Feb. 24, 2024. Ione was born Feb. 26, 1936, to Joe and Mary Leonardo. She grew up in Ferndale, California, with her siblings Mary, Evelyn, Joe and Frank. In 1953 she was crowned Queen of The […]
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Timothy David Cochrane: 1953-2024
Tim Cochrane was born the evening of Aug. 24, 1953, in his maternal grandparents’ home in Eureka, California, to James William Cochrane III and Alice Loree Stockton Cochrane of Loleta, California. He and elder brother James Michael “Sham” were later joined by Robert Todd and sister Leslie Loree, the four of them growing up on […]
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Calvin Harold Kernen: 1925-2024
The family of Calvin Harold Kernen is sad to announce his passing on Feb. 11, 2024, in Arcata, California. Cal was born Aug. 5, 1925, in Del Norte, Colorado, to Swiss Immigrants Friederick Alfred and Mary Albertina (nee: Gerber) Kernen and was proud to have turned 98 ½ years old just days before his passing. […]
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Doris May McCann Hickerson: 1924-2024
Doris Hickerson died Feb. 22, 2024, in Eureka, California after a short illness. Doris May McCann was born in Eureka Dec. 31, 1924, to Andrew Warren McCann and Cora Margaret Olson McCann. Both her parents were born in Eureka to immigrants from New Brunswick, Canada and Norway. The family included her older sister, Beryl Marie […]
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Edward Buzz Webb: 1939-2024
Dr. Edward Buzz Webb, vice president for student affairs emeritus, died peacefully at home with his wife Judy, daughters Lisa and Sydney, by his side. He leaves his wife Judy, daughters Lisa (Erik) and Sydney (Geo) both of Homer, Alaska, his sister-in-law Salli Sachse, half sisters, Judy Webb and Peggy Webb, along with six granddaughters: Anna […]
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Audrea Filbey: 1977-2024
Audrea Filbey (Hafner) was born on March 12, 1977, in Arcata, California, to Timothy Hafner and Sandra Andrews and passed away on Feb. 2, 2024, in Eureka, California, two years and four months after being diagnosed with treatment resistant Ewing cancer. Growing up, Audrea loved painting rainbows, music (she played the clarinet and taught herself […]
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Orr Marshall: 1937-2023
Orr Marshall, of Bayside, California, died Sept. 4, 2023, at the age of 86. He is survived by his wife, Fukiko; his children Stephen, Nicholas, and Sonya; three grandchildren; and his siblings Ahlene, Delmar, and Suzanne. Orr was born July 19, 1937, in Toledo, Ohio, to Charles and Juanita Marshall and was interested in art […]
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Tanya Marissa Rodgers Culbert: 1973-2023
Gone too soon from the lives of family, friends, and others who loved her dearly, Tanya Marissa Rodgers Culbert (nee Pieper) slipped from this mortal earth on December 26, 2023, at the age of 50. After many lengthy stays in and out of Northern California hospitals this past fall, Tanya ultimately succumbed to the ravaging […]
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Mary Celine Guglielmina Charbonneau: 1931-2024
Mary Celine Guglielmina Charbonneau was born on June 9, 1931 at St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, California, and passed away on Feb. 3, 2024, in Huntington Beach, California. Mary was the daughter of Henry Guglielmina and Agnes Christen Guglielmina. Her grandparents, Anton and Josephine Guglielmina and Edward and Mary Regli Christen, immigrated from Switzerland to […]