June 30, 1928 – February 4, 2026 Esther Lela Shultz, age 97, passed away on February 4, 2026. She was born on June 30, 1928, in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1948, Esther married her beloved husband of over 70 years, Bill. Early in their marriage, they traveled with PG&E, living in a travel trailer before settling [...]
November 27, 1929 – January 2, 2026Luther (Luke) William Faler Sr, 96, went to be with the Lord on January 2, 2026, in Redmond, OR. Luther Faler served as City Finance Director for Grass Valley and Folsom, CA; and as City Deputy Finance Director for Southgate and Santa Rosa, CA. In his later years, Luke [...]
Rosalee Clanton passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at the age of 87. She was born on March 4, 1939, in Greely, CO to Raymond and MaryAlice Turner.In 1957, she married the love of her life, Ray Clanton, in Grass Valley. They raised three children, Michael, Laura, and Daniel.Rosalee was a switchboard operator and [...]
Bryan Lee Huneycutt, 78, of Penn Valley, California, passed unexpectedly but peacefully into the presence of the Lord on March 15, 2026, in Grass Valley, California, after a brief illness. Bryan was born in High Point, North Carolina, to Jay Doyce Huneycutt and Helen Virginia Dean Huneycutt, both of whom preceded him in death. He [...]
Lawrence Franklin Opel, a resident of Nevada City for twenty-nine years, died Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at his home with his wife close by. He was 82 years old. Karin and Larry had been married for 59 years. Larry was born on Jan. 31, 1944, in Oklahoma City, OK and lived in Southern California before [...]
April 17, 1947 - March 12, 2026Marlys Ann Sanders passed away on March 12, 2026 in Redding, Ca. from complications related to Parkinson’s Disease. She was 78 years old. Marlys’s friends and family stayed by her side during her final days.Marlys was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on April 17, 1947 to Elvin and Vera Eden. [...]
October 1, 1930 – March 2, 2026George A. Bottom, born October 1, 1930, passed away on March 2, 2026, in Grass Valley, California, following a brief illness. He was surrounded by his loving family.George was born in Oakland, California, to Sandy and Irene Bottom and was the younger of two brothers. He graduated from Fremont [...]
Corey Walter Sharp passed away peacefully on January 28, 2026, at the age of 36.The youngest of three brothers, Corey is survived by his father, Walter Sharp and Cathy; his mother, Marilyn Gordon and Carl; and his two older brothers, Josh and Kevin. He is also survived by several stepbrothers and stepsisters, many aunts and [...]
October 31, 1928 – February 25, 2026Richard Chapman Tumilty was born on October 31, 1928, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He attended local schools, and by age 16 was already an accomplished organist.He went on to earn a BA in music from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, graduating in 1950. The following year, he received an [...]
Consuelo (Connie) Aguilar was born to Erastro Gonzalez and Maria Muñoz in San Bernardino, CA on July 24, 1928. She was their 5th and youngest child. On February 21, 2026, Connie passed away peacefully in her home in Grass Valley, CA. Within the embrace of those two dates, Connie lived a remarkable life of 97 [...]
