Lifelines

William G. Troiano, Jr, passed away after a brief illness on October 2, 2021, in Eureka, California. His passing has left his life partner, family, and friends with disbelief and sadness. Bill suffered from a heart condition and aspirated pneumonia, which came on suddenly and left us behind to wonder why the good have to […]

Our beloved Steve, husband, father, son, brother, died suddenly and unexpectedly on his daughter’s birthday. Steve was a larger than life person who cared about everyone and was there to help whether you were family, friend, co-worker or stranger.  He was generous to a fault. He was a conduit of the goodness of the universe. […]

Richard was born Louis Richard Theos in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Martha Smart (Vernal, Utah) and Louis P. Theos -Theophilaktopoulos-Theophilou (Kalavryta, Greece). From the time he was a baby, he was raised by his mother and his maternal grandparents Paula Margarette Schreiber and William Haines Smart. He was later adopted by his stepfather Benjamin […]

Joan Schirle died on Feb. 1, 2022, at 4:10 p.m.. at her home in Blue Lake, California. She was an acclaimed independent actor, director, playwright, teacher, and deviser and was the Founding Artistic Director of Dell’Arte International (DAI) joining the company in 1976. A pioneer in establishing the concept of “Theatre of Place” and ensemble […]

Charley was born in the Dalles, Oregon, to John and Sarah Winkle. He was born at home and was one of 10 children. Life was different back then, and at a very young age Charley worked on the family farm. At the age of 5, he was driving a team of horses and had many […]

Henry Collins (AKA Ernest Artin/Art in Ernest) passed peacefully from this life on Jan. 4, 2021, under the loving care of Hospice House, shortly after his 80th birthday.  Henry passionately loved his family.  And his passion for Art sustained him until he could no longer perform. He will best be remembered as a beloved Professor […]

Seamus and I met at free meal. We were both homeless. That was in May of 2012, or as Seamus put it, shortly before the end of the world. My experience of homelessness could have been attributed to my many shortcomings. Seamus, however, left home at 14 years old due to a situation of domestic […]

Toni Louise Farrar, nee Creason, lived her entire life in Eureka. She seemed to know everyone and it seemed everyone knew her. She was someone who brightened every room she entered. You couldn’t help but smile when you were around her. She was generous with her time and never turned down a request for help. […]

With heavy hearts the family of Genaro Raphael Calabrese announces his passing on July 7, 2021 at approximately 11:30 p.m. PST. Born Feb. 28, 1938, in Covert, Michigan, he grew up with a brother and four sisters. His father Ralph, a jack of all trades, was still picking up refrigerators at 75. His three uncles […]

Carl Allen Eschenbach was born on Jan. 15, 1931, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and peacefully passed away in his home on Nov. 26, 2021, in Arcata California. He grew up in Cincinnati and moved to San Diego, California after he married and then moved to Arcata for his final 12 and a half years. Carl was […]

Robert Wayne Bronnenberg, 69, of Fortuna, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on August 7, 2021. He was born at Glendale Hospital in Glendale, California, to James and Margaret Bronnenberg on October 19, 1951. He grew up in Sun Valley and Sylmar, California. He graduated Sylmar High School in 1969 and shortly after […]