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OBITUARY: Calvin Harold Kernen, 1925-2024
LoCO Staff / March 1, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Calvin Harold Kernen, 1925-2024 The family of Calvin Harold Kernen is sad to announce his passing on February 11, 2024, in Arcata. Cal was born August 5, 1925, in Del …
OBITUARY: George Head, 1937-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 29, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: George Head, 1937-2024 Our dad, George Head, died peacefully February 23, 2024, on what would have been his and our mom’s 66th wedding anniversary. Dad was born …
OBITUARY: Drew Spencer Rotermund, 1946-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 28, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Drew Spencer Rotermund, 1946-2024 Drew Spencer Rotermund, 77, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at his home in Bayside. Drew was born on September 10, 1946 …
OBITUARY: Wilma May Pfingsten, 1946-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 28, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Wilma May Pfingsten, 1946-2024 Wilma May Pfingsten was born on March 29,1946 in Casper, Wyoming to Carl and Norma Weber. She grew up in Wyoming and moved to Arcata …
OBITUARY: Herbert Steven (Steve) Hoopes, 1953-2023
LoCO Staff / Feb. 27, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Herbert Steven (Steve) Hoopes, 1953-2023 It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Steve Hoopes on December 3, 2023. Steve was born on December 17, 1953 …
OBITUARY: William Jay Cox (Jay), 1969-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 27, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: William Jay Cox (Jay), 1969-2024 William Jay Cox (Jay) was born on January 4, 1969 in Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines. He passed away unexpectedly on February 5 …
OBITUARY: Demos Barcelos, 1957-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 26, 2024, 6:55 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Demos Barcelos, 1957-2024 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Demos Barcelos on February 20, 2024. He was born on March 9, 1957, in Hanford, Calif …
OBITUARY: Allen Churchill Thibeau, 1950-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 26, 2024, 6:46 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Allen Churchill Thibeau, 1950-2024 Allen Churchill Thibeau was born on May 23, 1950 in Frankfurt, Germany. The son of a U.S. Army Captain, Allen moved numerous times …
OBITUARY: Virginia June Shaffer, 1928-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 26, 2024, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Virginia June Shaffer, 1928-2024 Virginia June Shaffer (nee Anderson) was born at Trinity Hospital in Arcata on June 1, 1928 to Gladys Larson and Lloyd Anderson …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Life and Death of a Difficult Woman — Margaret Murray, Klamath Schoolteacher, 1905
Matina Kilkenny / Feb. 24, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… , practiced by the native people. Given all this, one has to wonder if Miss Murray was entirely lucid when, early on Sunday, October 1, she started off down the hill, crossed the river to the south side …
OBITUARY: Timothy Joseph McGowan, 1942-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Timothy Joseph McGowan, 1942-2024 Tim was born on June 4, 1942 in Schenectady, New York and passed away on February 19, 2024 at his home in McKinleyville. In his …
OBITUARY: Helen Joyce Miranda, 1930-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Helen Joyce Miranda, 1930-2024 We are saddened to announce the passing of our mom, Helen Joyce Miranda, who left this world on February 9, 2024. She was 93 years old …
OBITUARY: Wayne Alan Johnson, 1964-2023
LoCO Staff / Feb. 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Wayne Alan Johnson, 1964-2023 Wayne Alan Johnson passed away December 3, 2023. He was born April 2, 1964 in Arcata to Ron and Ilene Johnson. Wayne grew up with his three …
OBITUARY: Audrea Filbey (Hafner), 1977-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 23, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Audrea Filbey (Hafner), 1977-2024 Audrea Filbey (Hafner) was born on March 12, 1977, in Arcata, to Timothy Hafner and Sandra Andrews and passed away on February 2, 2024 …
OBITUARY: Denis Raymond Lewis, 1952-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 23, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Denis Raymond Lewis, 1952-2024 Denis Raymond Lewis passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Eureka at the age of 71 on January 29 …
OBITUARY: Ina Mae Wilson, 1956-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 21, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… dancing in heaven with all of her loved ones.The memorial service and potluck will be held on February 24, 2024 at 1 p.m. at the Wiyot Tribe — 1000 Wiyot Drive, Loleta.###The obituary above was submitted …
OBITUARY: Ken Kelly, 1973-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 21, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Ken Kelly, 1973-2024 Ken Kelly passed away peacefully on February 1, 2024. He was born in Sacramento on October 26, 1973 to his mother, Dianne Kelly. He was the youngest …
OBITUARY: Timothy David Cochrane, 1953-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 20, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Timothy David Cochrane, 1953-2024 Tim Cochrane was born the evening of August 24, 1953 in his maternal grandparents’ home in Eureka, to James William Cochrane III …
OBITUARY: Dorothy Nicolson, 1919-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 20, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Dorothy Nicolson, 1919-2024 Dorothy Nicolson passed away peacefully on February 11, 2024. Born on December 22, 1919, she lived to be 104 years old, spending her lifetime …
OBITUARY: Norita Rae Alcorn, 1940-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 20, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Norita Rae Alcorn, 1940-2024 Norita Rae Alcorn left this world on February 13, 2024 to be reunited with her husband of 67 years, Virgil Alcorn. Norita was born …
OBITUARY: Sharon Elizabeth Fifer, 1940-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 20, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Sharon Elizabeth Fifer, 1940-2024 Sharon Elizabeth Fifer was born on October 3, 1940, in San Mateo, to E.W. “Willy” Fifer and Marjorie Mason Fifer and was raised …
OBITUARY: Roberto Pacheco Freitas, 1930-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 18, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Roberto Pacheco Freitas, 1930-2024 Roberto Pacheco Freitas was born January 30, 1930, in Ponta Ruiva, Flores, Azores to Antonio Pacheco Freitas and Maria Emilie Freitas …
OBITUARY: Theodore (Bear) Jon McWhorter, 1953-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 17, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Theodore (Bear) Jon McWhorter, 1953-2024 Bear always joked that he wanted his obituary to simply read “Ted Is Dead,” but we wanted to tell you about our brother …
OBITUARY: Morgan ‘Bud’ Leroy Cupp, 1943-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 15, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… on Saturday, March 9, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mad River Grange — 110 Hatchery Rd, Blue Lake. All who knew and loved him are welcome###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Bud Cupp's …
OBITUARY: Clare Francis Marie Alder (Petersen), 1983-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 14, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Clare Francis Marie Alder (Petersen), 1983-2024 Clare Francis Marie Alder (Petersen) was born at St. Mary’s Hospital on July 15, 1983 in Reno, Nevada and passed from …
OBITUARY: Marlene Culver, 1949-2023
LoCO Staff / Feb. 14, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Marlene Culver, 1949-2023 Marlene CulverOctober 4, 1949 - December 27, 2023Marlene was one of ten children. Her siblings were Linda, Colleen, Marilyn, Durla …
OBITUARY: Erin A. Chance Lincoln, 1943-2023
LoCO Staff / Feb. 13, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Erin A. Chance Lincoln, 1943-2023 Erin A. Chance Lincoln passed away on December 22, 2023, at the age of 80 years old. Erin was raised in Ferndale and graduated from …
OBITUARY: Dennis Wayne Krystosek, 1954-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 10, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Dennis Wayne Krystosek, 1954-2024 Dennis Wayne Krystosek passed away at home in Fortuna, surrounded by his loved ones, on January 30, 2024, after a brief battle …
OBITUARY: Nolan Fritz, 1921-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 9, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Nolan Fritz, 1921-2024 Beloved and devoted husband, father and Papa Nolan Fritz, passed away Feb. 2, at 102 years young, surrounded by family at Timber Ridge in Eureka …
OBITUARY: Frank William Ames Jr. 1957-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 9, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Frank William Ames Jr. 1957-2024 Frank William Ames Jr. was born in Hoopa on March 13, 1957. Frank passed away peacefully in his daughter's house, surrounded …