Travis Roger Low, a devoted family man, loving father, enthusiastic grandfather, weekend cowboy, small business owner, integral community member and loyal friend, passed away on Dec. 28, 2022. Travis was born in Scotia on Nov. 12, 1952, to Roger Low and Carolyn Comfort Low. He was the younger brother of Kevin and David and the […]
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Robert (Bob) Riffenburg: 1938-2022
Robert (Bob) Riffenburg cherished living in Fortuna since 1962. He finished his life on Dec. 15 when pneumonia and congestive heart disease won the fight. Bob graduated from Humboldt State University in 1964 and taught at Loleta Elementary and then math at Jacob’s Junior High until 1979. He left teaching to become active in Eureka’s […]
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Alvina ‘Lee’ Perkins 1932-2022
Alvina “Lee” Perkins died peacefully on Oct. 20, 2022, at the age of 90 in her home in Los Angeles with her daughter holding her hand. Lee was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 2, 1932, to Carl and Erna Guettler. Carl moved the family to Ferndale, California, around 1937 to be close to Erna’s […]
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Peggy Molloy: 1951-2022
Margaret “Peggy” Eloise Molloy, 71, of Bayside, passed away peacefully on Oct. 25, 2022, at home with her family. She was born to the late Robert and Sylvia Molloy on March 19, 1951, in Roseburg, Oregon, and is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Swan and Christopher Asbury, and her sister, Susan Molloy. Peggy graduated […]
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Roy Chester Camozzi: 1932 to 2022
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE On Oct. 14, 2022, Roy Camozzi passed peacefully, surrounded by family, at the age of 90. Roy was born on Jan. 20, 1932, to Joseph and Olga Camozzi. He was raised with his older brother, Raymond, in Bodega, California. He graduated from Tomales High School and attended […]
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Kathryn (Johnita) Kern: 1928 to 2022
Johnita passed at the age of 93. She was born in Okaloosa, Iowa, to Homer and Ada Morrison. She moved with her family in 1936 to Eureka, California, where she attended Eureka City Schools. She met her first husband, Milard Olson, at a young age and moved to Los Angeles, California, where she had two […]
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Joyce Vivian Smith (Holt): 1943 to 2022
Joyce passed away at Especially You Care Home on Oct. 25, 2022, at age 79. For the last several years Joyce struggled with declining health due a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. Despite her diagnosis, she lived her life to the fullest and continued to make friends until the very end. Joyce came into this world […]
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Gerald (Jerry) Keith Miller: 1927 to 2022
Gerald (Jerry) Keith Miller passed away in his home surrounded by his family on Thursday, Oct. 20, at age 95. He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Glenda, four children, nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Jerry was loved and respected by everyone who knew him. Jerry had an engaging way of speaking with […]
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Tela ‘Starhawk’ Juanita (Donahue): 1959 to 2022
Tela “Starhawk” Juanita (Donahue) Lake, 63, of Redding, California, passed away peacefully on Oct. 22. Youngest daughter and one of eight, she was a member of the Yurok Tribe and grew up in Del Norte County. Tela was a homemaker, author, medicine woman and Sundancer. She had a love for family: spending time together camping, […]
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Deanna J. Thomson: 1943 to 2022
Deanna was a most wonderful friend and helpmate to her husband David during their 57 years of marriage. She was there to encourage him with a pat on the back (high back or low back, as appropriate). She was his rock of stability during difficult times. During their 21 years of active duty, U.S. Air […]
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Lawrence ‘Larry’ Joseph Hourany: 1936 to 2022
We are sad to announce the passing of Lawrence “Larry” Joseph Hourany, PhD, of McKinleyville, California. Larry passed at the age of 86 years old on October 5, 2022, surrounded by his daughters, brothers and sisters. He passed away in the place he loved the most, Humboldt County. Larry was born in New York and […]
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Pamela Walsh Olson: 1946 to 2022
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Pamela Walsh Olson, who passed away peacefully at home in Eureka on Sunday, September 25th, at the age of 76 after a short, courageous battle with cancer. Pam was born on July 27, 1946 in San Francisco and grew up in Eureka. She was […]