John Richard Abas passed away from heart failure on March 7th, 2025, at the age of 84. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for Sunday, March 23rd, at the Grass Valley Elks Lodge. The tribute will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by a potluck reception.John was born in Grass Valley at the WC Jones Memorial [...]
John M. Trokey passed away on February 27, 2025 in his home surrounded by family. He was 81.Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 10am – Folsom church of Christ.John was born on June 3, 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri to Mel and Mae Trokey. He moved to Anaheim, California in [...]
Jennifer Andrews passed away peacefully in her home on February 8, 2025. She was 82 years old. She was born January 30, 1943 in California.A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 11665 Spenceville Road, Penn Valley, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. This will be a casual event so please [...]
July 15, 1937 – February 11, 2025A legend has passed.It is with sadness that we share the passing of Gene West Sr. He left this world at home, surrounded by his family. His strong spirit will be missed by all who knew him.Gene was born in Fort Morgan, Colorado, the oldest of four sons born [...]
May 17, 1960 – December 1, 2024Eden was born in Sacramento and moved to Grass Valley at age 7. Eden loved horses and dogs, especially Chinese pugs. Growing up, she had a paper route for The Union on horseback with her favorite horse, Duke. After graduating high school, Eden worked at the Grass Valley Group [...]
March 25, 1936 – January 6, 2025With incredible sadness we announce the passing of our father Paul Allen Thorpe peacefully in his sleep January 6, 2025, at the age of 88.Paul was born March 25, 1936, in Los Angeles, California. He was a fraternal twin to a brother. Paul was one of three boys. A [...]
Martin Vogt A celebration of Martin Vogt's life will be held Saturday March 22 for family and friends. Please RSVP to Sue 530-432-0594. She will respond with time and location.
Shawn Thomas Hall, 58, of Grass Valley, passed away February 7, 2025, after a sudden illness. But nobody lived MORE in 58 years than Shawn.An avid San Francisco 49ers fan, his blood ran true Red and Gold. It also ran Orange and Black (for the San Francisco Giants), and eventually Crimson and Cream after meeting [...]
February 15, 1933 – February 15, 2025Terry was born February 15, 1933 in Fredonia, New York. The Crane Family moved to Nevada County in 1945. He was Class of 1951 at Nevada City High School. He worked at various jobs in Nevada County (including setting chokers on timber operations for Robinson Timber) until 1953.In 1953, [...]
18 Oct 1927-16 Feb 2025Wally was born in Oakland, CA to Louis J. Krill and Agnes Fraser. During his energetic 97 years he had an amazing life.Wally and his sister, Frances, had a challenging childhood as they moved several times from the Bay Area to Salt Lake City to Nevada City and back to Alameda [...]
