Jim Dale, beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend, passed away unexpectedly on April 27, 2025, at the age of 64. Known for his fun-loving nature, deep kindness, and extraordinary talent with a guitar, Jim lived his life with a soundtrack of laughter, music and unwavering love for those closest to him. Born on April […]
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Patti M. Falk July 1, 1946-April 3, 2025
Patricia Mildred “Patti” Falk of Eureka, California, passed away on April 3, 2025, while in hospice care for seven months at A Will And Grace Care in Concord, California. Patti Falk was born in San Francisco, California, on July 1, 1946, to parents Eugene Irvin and Mildred (née Meadows) Falk, and spent much of her […]
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Aryay Kalaki: 1934-2025
Aryay came to Humboldt County, like many others, to live out some of the visionary propositions of the 1960s. He had so far been rewarded with beatings, arrests and a fat file in the offices of the FBI. His photo had made the front page of the San Francisco paper when HUAC (the House Unamerican […]
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Tammy Rochelle Reid
Born to parents Dave and Echo Loughland in Roseburg, Oregon, Tammy Rochelle Reid is survived by her sister Kelly and niece Kacie, of Las Vegas; and children Duffy, Amanda and Brian. Also, best friend Margaret Lindholm; special friend Paul McEwen, and care worker and friend Dejah Barley. Along with many good friends too numerous to […]
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Lee Roy Whitman August 2, 1948-April 8, 2025
Lee Roy Whitman, son of Ethen Miles Whitman and Carolyn May Whitman, passed away April 8, 2025, at his home in Blue Lake at the age of 76. Lee was born in Ellensburg, Washington, on Aug. 2, 1948. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Karis Marie Yerton, and his brother, Mark […]
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Adrienne Claire Freeman
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Adrienne Claire Freeman, who left us on March 17, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 83 years old. Adrienne, aka Mitzi, was known for her strength, determination and fierce love for her family. A woman of resilience, she […]
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William (Bill) Howard Welliver
Bill died peacefully in his sleep next to his wife Susan, after a four-year journey with lung cancer. Bill was born in Elmira, New York, to Arthur Scott Welliver and Ann S. Clute. Sadly, his mom died young. His father later married Nancy Beecher, who was a second mom to Bill and nine siblings. He […]
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Ted Ray Ruggles: 1949-2025
Ted Ray Ruggles, born on July 12, 1949, in Mishawaka, Indiana, passed away peacefully in his own home surrounded by his family on March 18, 2025. He was the only son of Oliver George Ruggles and Patsy Ruth (Wolff) Ruggles, a devoted husband to Donna Lee (Smith) Ruggles for 33 years, a loving father to […]
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Lewis Hathaway Nash: 1932-2024
After a long and adventurous life, Lewis Hathaway Nash passed away on Aug. 3, 2024, in Ashland, Oregon, at the age of 92. Known for his playful sense of humor and insatiable curiosity, he was a beloved partner, father, grandfather, brother and uncle. Born on July 18, 1932, in Berkeley, California, Lew was affectionately nicknamed […]
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Rose Marie Retzloff: 1954-2025
Rose Marie Retzloff passed away in Reno, Nevada, on March 26, 2025, at the age of 70. Complications arose after a successful open-heart surgery, leading to the end of her vibrant life. Rose was born on July 3, 1954, in Eureka, California, and made front page news as the first baby born in the new […]
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Ann Ritola Jones
Audrey Ann Ritola was born during a summer morning in 1937 on the farm of Finnish immigrants Andrew and Tyyne Maria Ritola in Alton, California. The youngest of their six children – several already in college – Ann may have seemed a surprising afterthought, but she certainly was a good thought. Bright as sunlight. Andrew […]
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Wayne Hawkins
Wayne Hawkins was born in Burbank, California, on June 8, 1944, to Mary Angeline Felton and Emery Otis Hawkins. He had one older brother, Bruce Lee Hawkins. In 1951, Mary and Emery divorced, and Mary later married John Carl Pace, with whom she had Wayne’s sister, Nancy Pace-Skinner. Wayne’s father, Emery, was a world-famous cartoonist […]