Coleen Gay Cissney, born on January 26, 1937, in St. Joseph, MO, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2026, in Grass Valley at the age of 89.Memorial services will be held on Friday, March 13th at 11:00 a.m. at Hooper & Weaver Mortuary in Nevada City.Coleen resided for over 50 years in Rough and Ready, [...]
Warren L. Conrad, 89 of Grass Valley, California passed away peacefully on December 19, 2025, surrounded by his family. Warren was born on January 30, 1936, in Litchfield, Nebraska, to Ray and Ruth Conrad. He grew up in Escondido, California. In 1953, he graduated from Central Escondido Elementary High School. Beginning in November 1954, Warren [...]
Kathleen Ann Robinson, lovingly known to all as Kathy, was welcomed into the family of Paul and Katherine Viles in March of 1948, when she was adopted at the age of 10. She grew up in Nevada County near Downieville, where her parents owned the Indian Valley Trading Post. Kathy often shared fond memories of [...]
Vernon Edmund Burke, 68, a recent resident of Grass Valley, CA passed away after a short battle with cancer, on February 7, 2026, surrounded by family. Vernon was preceded in death by his parents Roy Douglas and Hazel Constance Burke, his brothers Kenneth Douglas Burke (Ginger) and Gregory Philip Burke (Gwen).Born in Boston, Vernon also [...]
Long-time Nevada county resident, Sharon Ann (Collins) Fairclough, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2026. Sharon was born February 3, 1932, in Palo Alto, California. She attended Palo Alto school and graduated from Stanford University in 1953. She married her high school sweetheart, Don Fairclough, in 1952, whom she met in 7th grade dancing school. [...]
Reese JamesMarch 25, 1940 – February 9, 2026"Up, sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave there will be sleeping enough!" Benjamin Franklin was one of Reese James' lifelong guiding principles. It inspired him to think outside the box, follow his interests, and live a life less ordinary.On February 9, he charted a new path [...]
Robert James DeMers Sr., a devoted World War II veteran, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great grandfather, passed peacefully on February 8, 2026 at the age of 100. Born on August 15,1925 in St. Paul MN, he grew up during the Great Depression and answered the call to serve his country when WWII began. [...]
June 4, 1932 – February 16, 2026Leroy (Roy) Fuller Lockhart passed away peacefully on February 16, 2026, at the age of 93.Born on June 4, 1932, in Sherborn, Mass. Roy grew up with a strong sense of duty and determination. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955.Following his [...]
Mickey Rappaport passed away on February 8, 2026 in Grass Valley, California after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.Mickey was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 21, 1943. His family moved to Milwaukee when he was nine. He attended the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee for two years and finished his undergraduate degree at the University of [...]
Fran Francis passed away on February 14, 2026 in Nevada City. A Memorial Mass will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Canice Catholic Church, 317 Washington Street, Nevada City.Fran Francis was born on August 4, 1934, in Kemmerer, Wyoming, to Paolina and Romano Seppi. Her mother died during the [...]
