Thomas Elden Nix, age 90, of Nevada City, California passed away December 12, 2025. Memorial services will be held January 31 at 11am at the LDS Church, 615 Hollow Way, Nevada City.Thomas was born November 19, 1935, in Sacramento, California to Ralph Elden Nix and Mildred May Jackson Nix. Thomas, “Tom” was proud of growing [...]
Ernest Stair passed away December 5, 2025, in Gridley, CA at the age of 87. He was born in West Virginia in 1938 and moved to Cedar Ridge when he was 9. He went to Union Hill Elementary School, graduated from Nevada Union High in 1956, then joined the navy.He met Sherry Cellen in 1954 [...]
October 15, 1930 – December 28, 2025Major Carroll J. Riley, known as Rip, passed away peacefully at home on December 28, surrounded by his family. He was 95 years old.Rip was born on October 15th, 1930, in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the eldest of three children. In 1953, he began a distinguished 22-year career in the [...]
June 10, 1948 – November 21, 2025John Timothy Pratt, 77, passed away November 21, 2025 in Grass Valley.Graveside services for family and friends will be held on Friday, January 30, at 11:00 a.m. at Greenwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 10848 Rough & Ready Highway, Grass Valley. Full military honors will be rendered by the Nevada County [...]
Harold "Hal" E. DeGraw - a well-respected man, dedicated public servant and faithful supporter of the Nevada County community - passed away unexpectedly on December 22, 2025, at the age of 82. Known for his steady, quiet commitment to everything he did, his life embodied the Rotary motto, "Service Above Self."Born in Mason City, Iowa, [...]
April 20, 1948 – November 30, 2025Patricia Schaefer Kubich, 77, passed away on November 30th at her home in Grass Valley. Patti was born on April 20, 1948, to Leonard & Patricia Schaefer. She attended local schools and graduated from Nevada Union High School in 1966. She married David Kubich on May 7, 1966.She worked [...]
December 28, 1943 – December 16, 2025Frank Pendola passed away December 16, 2025 at his home in Nevada City, CA. He was 81 years old.A Celebration of Life and Open House for both Frank and Carol will be held on January 10th from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at their home in Nevada City.Frank was [...]
John (Griff) Harry Griffin passed away after a long illness at his home in Nevada City on December 23, 2025. His wife, Pam, was at his side.He was born on May 24,1949 to Clare Wilbur Griffin and Muriel Martin Spaulding in Palo Alto, California,The family moved to Nevada City in 1954 when the company John’s [...]
10/19/1949-10/24/2025Charles Edward Zimmerman was born on October 19, 1949, in Compton, California to Horace and Elizabeth Zimmerman. He earned a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Whittier College and worked for several years at Universal Studios and retired from Cisco Systems. Charlie passed from this earth on October 24, 2025, aged 76 years, from a [...]
December 6, 1946 – December 12, 2025Dave was born in Spokane, Washington to parents Mary and Peter Bacon, the family included brother Robert and sister Marysue Bacon. Dave grew up in a tight knit loving family that traveled much of the world making their home in Pilot Point and Anchorage Alaska, Paris France, Rome Italy, [...]
