2/17/1953 – 8/27/2026Patricia Louise Langdon was born in Sebastopol, CA on Feb. 17, 1953, to Chet and Iris Davis. A Catholic Mass will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Grass Valley, followed by a graveside service at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in Grass Valley.Patricia spent her [...]
October 9, 1926 – August 11, 2026Carol Marie Guinn, Nana for those lucky enough to call her that, died peacefully Tuesday evening, August 11. She was born October 9, 1926, in Grass Valley, to Harold J. and Nellie Thomas George. Baptized as an infant at the Methodist Church, she remained most of her life in [...]
10/4/1940 - 8/29/2026Bruce Leland Rayner, 85, of Nevada City, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2026, with his loving soulmate, Sue, at his side.He was born in Skokie, Illinois, to William L. and Roberta L. Rayner. (Deceased) He is survived by his loving partner, Sue Dunn, of Reno, NV; his daughter, Dr. Danalyn Rayner Harper [...]
Diana Virginia Pello, born Diana Virginia Browning on December 18, 1937, in Nevada City, California, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2026 at her home surrounded by her family.Diana was the daughter of Clyde and Virginia Browning and proudly represented the 5th of 8 generations of the Browning family born in Nevada County, a heritage [...]
1937 - 2026Kathleen Lucille Ryan, 88, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2026 surrounded by the love of her family.Born in Redwood City, California, in 1937 to Giuseppe and Lena Spira, Kathleen graduated from Sequoia High School in 1955 and married Chuck Ryan in 1957. Together they raised their seven children in Salinas before moving [...]
January 19, 1942 – August 9, 2026Clifford “Sonny” Young passed away on August 9, 2026. He was 84 years old.Sonny's ashes will be taken to Keystone Gap, a beautiful lookout that was special to him.Sonny was born January 19, 1942 at Grass Valley Hospital, to Clifford F. and Marie Young. He spent most of his [...]
1977 - 2026Vanessa Lyn (Avery) Lackey was born in Fresno, California on August 25th, 1977, to Jim and Loralie Avery. Her family moved to Newbury Park, Ca in 1980. Vanessa and her mom moved to Grass Valley, Ca in 1986, when she was 9 years old. They bought a home with acreage and a creek [...]
Alberta Virginia Seymour (neé Garrard) of Nevada City died peacefully on Aug. 12, 2026, in Grass Valley after a lengthy illness. She was 98.A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, at Trinity Episcopal Church, Nevada City, with burial following at North Bloomfield Cemetery.Alberta was born in Oakland on [...]
September 22, 1931 – August 8, 2026Born September 22, 1931 in Mobridge, South Dakota during the depths of the Great Depression, Richard Bruce Rice (known then as Dicky) rode the rails west with his family in search of work and opportunity. After stops in Idaho and Washington, they heard tale of a town where there [...]
June 25, 1926 – June 1, 2026Eleonore Grunewald Lundmark passed away peacefully on June 11, 2026, just two weeks before her 100th birthday. She was born on June 25, 1926, in Mannheim, Germany, where she grew up during WWII and earned a degree in music at the renowned Heidelberg University.While working as a civilian for [...]
