Werner Paul FaahsDec. 27, 1950 to Sept. 24, 2023Paul passed away peacefully at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital at midnight, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in the company of his longtime partner John Simon and best friend Carole Douglas, a "Kindred Spirit"- due to complications of cancer.Born in Germany, he was adopted as a 2 year old [...]
March 17, 1923 September 30, 2023Lillian Lucille Fitzwater, age 100, died peacefully in her apartment with her familypresent at Eskaton Village Grass Valley, CA on September 30, 2023. The youngest of three children, she was born on March 17, 1923 to Lydia and George Bowers in Gooding, Idaho. She grew up in Gooding on a [...]
Richard “Dick” Eppley passed away after a long and full life. He was born October 12 1931 in Puyallup, WA; the second child of Ida Mae and Glen O. Eppley. He is survived by his bride, Alice Jean Eppley, daughter, Zoe Eppley (Harry Lenchitz). son Dean Eppley (Daria), and his sister’s children: Rebecca Chesterman (Bruce), [...]
During the Summer of 2023, Nevada County lost a special couple, George and Githa Navo. Their story began long ago, with the birth of George Carl Navo on October 15, 1930. George grew up in the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri and was one of 6 siblings. His childhood was tough, but filled with [...]
Gary Lendall passed away Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Grass Valley. He was 82. No services will be held. Gary was born Sept. 17, 1941, in Sacramento, CA to Sheldon C. and Virginia Lendall. Gary graduated from Grant High School in 1958. After living several years in the Bay Area Gary moved to Grass Valley [...]
LOIS JEANETTE GOODSPEED Sept. 17, 1923 to Sept. 21, 2023Jeanette Goodspeed passed away peacefully on Thursday morning September 21, just days after her 100th birthday. Her beloved husband Warren Goodspeed had passed 15 years earlier; she is survived by son Ron and wife Cathryn of La Manzanilla, Mexico; son Dan and wife Fatima of Fairfax, [...]
February 5, 1944 to August 27, 2023Alan is survived by his husband Jim Davis and longtime companion of forty-three years along with his two older brothers Norman Bunker and Larry Bunker. He is also survived by his nieces and nephews Debby, Cindy, Karen, Brandy, Todd, Nick, Shawn, Austin and Ashley and six grandnieces and nine [...]
Ruby M. Baumgart of Grass Valley, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on the morning of September 15th, 2022. Ruby was also welcomed home by her beloved husband, Bill Baumgart, and son Bob. Ruby's life began on a farm, in Union, Nebraska, July 16, 1931 to George and Dorothy Everett. Ruby's ambition to be [...]
January 25, 1925 to July 30, 2023Neova Hume Barnes, age 98, of Grass Valley, CA, passed away on July 30, 2023. She is survived by her daughter Leslie Hume, 5 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Neova was preceded in death by her daughters Phyllis Brodie, Liz Nelson, Debbie Marks and her husbands Donald Hume [...]
EVERETT BUTTS, 1924-2023Everett Butts passed away on August 29 in Auburn, his adopted hometown. He was just a few months shy of his 100th birthday.Everett was a lifelong Californian with family roots in the Bay Area and San Joaquin Valley. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley, and California State University, Sacramento, where he [...]
