Lifelines

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 […]

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, […]

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, […]

With deep sorrow, we share the passing of Kathleen Frances Dunleavy, RN — known affectionately as Kady — on June 6, 2025, in Orange County, California. Kady was a beloved mother, friend, nurse, educator, and devoted member of her community. Born on May 18, 1948, at Lennox Hill Hospital on Park Avenue in New York […]

It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our dear friend and beloved musician, James Carr. We are bereft, but can take some comfort in knowing that he is free of the pain and illness that plagued him in his later years. James was born in New York, but his musical travels took […]

David Leo Phillis, 79, passed away peacefully at home in Arcata on March 25, 2025, surrounded by his family.  Dave was born in Waterloo, Iowa, moving to Lakewood, California at the age of six where he grew up with his siblings, Janie, Connie, and Mike. After earning a business degree from Long Beach State in […]