Debbie (Deborah) M. Barcelles of Eureka passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at the Crescent City Skilled Nursing at 6:15 p.m. with her husband at her side.

Growing up on a dairy in Elk Grove with her parents and two brothers, she moved to Eureka in her 20s, where she worked for Redwood Coast Regional Center for over 40 years as a member of support staff.

Debbie liked doing her daily afternoon walk on G Street, watching silent movies, rescuing feral cats and identifying birds. She was an avid collector of memorabilia and loved decorating her little home on Trails End Road. Always active in self-improvement, she also liked dressing up for Halloween almost every year and going on short trips to southern Oregon or the Bay Area. Her favorite day of the year was Valentine’s Day, and she collected ornamental hearts and Victorian Valentine’s cards.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Evelyn Barcelles. She is survived by her older brothers, Robert of Roseville, Calif. and Frank of Missouri and their wives; her husband Franklin Stover of Eureka with daughters Kira and Elise; several aunts and uncles in Arcata; and Kathy and Bruce Standifer, close personal friends in Geyserville, Calif.

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