On October 13th, at her beloved Day Ranch, Melinda Solis-Day died in the company of her dear family. She’d beat this cancer nine years ago, but this time, God took her home. She was 63. Melinda was born March 14th, 1957, in Richmond, California to Arnold and Ardith Solis, the 2nd of four daughters. They [...]

Lorre died peacefully in her home after battling cancer for many years. She was born Lorretta Jane Pannenen. She lived her early years on her parents’ dude ranch at Geneva on the Lake, Ohio, literally on the shores of Lake Erie. During that time she became an accomplished horse woman and trumpet player. Her lifelong [...]

David Pettis, beloved son of Minta Stovall and Richard Pettis passed away October 18, 2020, at home in Grass Valley, California. He is survived by his mother, Minta Stovall, his sister, Susanna Pettis and her two children, Jaden and Amelia Janah, his aunt, Ginny Pettis Noyes and his aunt and uncle Barbara and James Stovall. [...]

Beth Grady was born on January 17, 1944, in Wenatchee, Washington. With her parents, Robert and Roberta Humphrey and her 3 siblings, she moved with her family 4 years later to Tucson, Arizona. She graduated from Amphitheater High School where she played in the band and then attended the University of Arizona. She moved to [...]

Eugene Robert Crowe, “Gene,” died on July 8, 2020, at his home in Nevada City after living for a few years with Lewy Body dementia. Gene was born in San Francisco on September 25, 1938, to Bernard Crowe and Margaret Sandifer Crowe. He grew up in Corte Madera, attended St. Anselm School, Marin Catholic High [...]

Michelle Denise Salazar passed away on October 23, 2020. She was born April 8, 1968 to Julia Lewis and Manuel Salazar. Michelle was a jack of all trades; a waitress, housekeeper, receptionist, veterinarian in training and a mother. In the darkest of times her humor and contagious laughter always shines through. She was a dedicated, [...]

Charles Herbert Maddox, 81, was born to Thomas and Beulah Maddox on November 27, 1938 in Filoma, AR. You may have heard of “The John Deere Place” down Newtown Road in Nevada City, CA. If you have, then you know that Chuck Maddox (known by many as “Mr. John Deere”) loved his John Deere tractors [...]

Famed portrait artist Sylvia Rogers Barnes, 90 passed at her home in Sacramento on October 7, 2020. The first born to Kermit and Mabel Rogers of Hammond Indiana, Sylvia married Leonard Barnes in 1948. Sylvia and Leonard moved to California in 1955 where they raised four children, Tim, Scott, Lenita and Bonnie. Sylvia began her [...]

Mahlon “Schmitty” Schmidt went home to be with the Lord on September 27, 2020. Graveside services will be held November 7, 2020 at 1 p.m. at Greenwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Grass Valley. He served in the Korean War. He graduated from UOP. He taught at Fremont Junior High School and later at Edison High [...]

Rudy Allen Miller, born in Sterling Colorado, passed away peacefully on Saturday, surrounded by family. He lived a full life. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University. After moving to Seattle, WA then San Jose, CA he worked developing security systems for the government at Boeing, GTE, and [...]