Richard “Rich” Olson, 81, was born Dec. 20, 1939, in Hettinger North Dakota to Rose Wandler and Wriley Irwin. He passed away peacefully Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, in his Eureka home with his family at his side. Rich and Linda were married in Daglum, North Dakota on Dec. 4, 1960, and moved to Eureka, California […]
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Charles “Chuck” K. Voight: 1944-2021
Charles (Chuck) K. Voight passed away unexpectedly on June 21, 2021, at his home in Fortuna, California. He was 76 years old. Chuck was born April 9, 1944, in Eureka, California, to Mildred and Ray Voight. Chuck loved Humboldt County and lived within the county for most of his life. He spent many years surrounded […]
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Laura Anne Wheeler-Graben: 1964-2021
Laurie was born to Jessie Pawlus-Wheeler and Michael Bruce Wheeler on Nov. 23, 1964, in Petaluma, California. Her birth fell on Thanksgiving, so her first birthday/Thanksgiving celebration was hosted by Hillcrest Hospital. She left us on Sept. 5, 2021, from COPD. Laurie attended Gravenstein and Twin Hills grammar schools in Sebastopol and graduated from Analy […]
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David Johannsen: 1952-2021
David was the third of seven kids. He was born April 24, 1952, in Eureka. He spent most of his youth in the Cutten/Ridgewood area. On the weekends his dad Hans and his siblings would spend the day surf fishing or digging for clams. David loved his dad’s clam chowder! They would also spend time […]
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Nick Frank: 1943-2021
Nicholas Andrew Frank was born in Yokohama, Japan in 1943. With his parents Lou and Irene and his sister Katherine, Nick survived near starvation in Karuizawa during WWII. On July 14, 1947, Nick disembarked in Honolulu as a stateless immigrant, speaking Japanese and English. So began Nick’s interesting life that included being a star Air […]
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Rita Wheeler Moore: 1958-2021
Rita Wheeler Moore passed away July 9, 2021, after a brief illness. Rita was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 12, 1958, to Eugene and Gloria Wheeler. She graduated from Most Holy Trinity School in Sunnyslope in 1972 and Washington High School in Phoenix in 1975. She attended Glendale Community College until she joined the […]
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Velva Elaine Angell: 1929-2021
Our beloved Mother and “Auntie” Velva Angell passed from this earth on Aug. 14, 2021 at the age of 92. She was proud of her Native American heritage as she was Wiyot, Yurok and Wintun Indian. Velva was born in Eureka, California on April 5, 1929 to her parents, Elizabeth Logan Cooper and Henry Clay […]
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Eileen “Skye” Bolz: 1924-2021
Skye (Eileen Bolz) lived an unconventional and adventurous life of 97 years and passed away June 3, 2021. Before moving to Humboldt County, Skye lived at Nepenthe in Big Sur and owned a leather shop in Marin, designing and making sandals, purses and belts. She taught art and was herself an artist who was enthralled […]
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Katherine (Katey) Jane Ringle-Hackney: 1953-2021
Katherine (Katey) Jane Ringle-Hackney, age 68, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home in Miranda, California, on March 13, 2021. Katey Ringle was born on October 22, 1953, in Tokyo, Japan, to Jerld Manual Hackney and Tomiko Hackney-Watanabe. Her father, Jerld, had a career as Chief Master Sergeant in the United Sates Air Force. […]
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George Agis Cozyris: 1937 to 2020
In loving memory of our dear father, George Agis Cozyris, who passed away one year ago today. Dad, there not enough words to express how often you are thought of, how much you are missed, how deeply you are loved. There is not a day that goes by that we don’t think of you, talk […]
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John Harvey McKenzie: 1939-2021
John Harvey McKenzie, age 81, of McKinleyville, passed peacefully Aug. 11. He was in the hospital for a brief illness, and was in the presence of his devoted daughter and dog. John McKenzie was born August 1939 in Ventura, California, and grew up in Ojai, California. He attended Nordoff High School but dropped out short […]
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Doris Yvonne Gocha: 1937-2021
Doris Yvonne Gocha was born on Oct. 8, 1937 in Houston, Texas, to Bessie and Harry Robertson. She was the middle sister to Cova (Vernell) and Patricia, and had a brother, Jesse. Her family moved around a lot when Doris was young and lived for a time in White Sands, New Mexico, where Harry helped […]