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 [...]
November 7, 1942 - July 29, 2026Pauline Gose of Grass Valley, went to meet her Lord on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. She was 83 years old.Born Pauline Mae McCurley on November 7, 1942 in White Hall, IL. As a single mother to her three children David, Christina and Charles, Pauline earned her RN at Missouri [...]
April 16, 1940 – July 19, 2026Barbara DuFresne Thomas passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, July 19th, 2026. She was 86 years old. She will be missed by many.Barbara was born in San Francisco, California on April 16th, 1940, to parents Louis and Dorothy DuFresne. She spent her formative years in Menlo Park [...]
Florence Arlene Flynn Hight passed away on August 3rd, 2026 at Spring Hill Manor. She was 89. A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 235 Chapel Street, Grass Valley. Florence was born on March 9th, 1937 in Jersey City, NJ to Timothy and [...]
Betty Jacobs was born Betty Jean Pierce, on November 8, 1924, near the small farming community of Hubbard, Iowa. Her parents were Clement Zimri Peirce, the local veterinarian and Mildred Leone Pierce, elementary school teacher of a one room schoolhouse. Clem Pierce died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1940, when Betty was only sixteen years [...]
August 13, 1935 — July 17, 2026 Larry Roger Purciel, a devoted husband, father, and man of deep faith, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2026, in Roseville, California, at the age of 90. He was born on August 13, 1935, in San Bernardino, California, and he spent the ninety years that followed pouring himself [...]
Joyce Roath, age 94, of Grass Valley, California, passed away peacefully on July 31, 2026.Born in Montana, Joyce moved to Grass Valley in 1968, where she served her community for years as a dispatcher for the Nevada County Sheriff's office. She often reflected it was the most rewarding and enjoyable job of her life. She [...]
In Loving memory of Tamara Susan HendrickJuly 21, 1955-July 14, 2026We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved wife, mom, grandma, and dear friend, Tamara Hendrick, passed away on July 14, 2026.Throughout her life in Northern and Southern California, Tamara touched countless lives through her love, kindness, service to others, and faithful involvement in [...]
In Loving Memory of Wanda RobinsonNovember 21, 1927-July 4, 2026Wanda (Baetz} Robinson passed on July 4, 2026 at the age of 98.She was born on November 21, 1927 in a remote area of Eastern Kansas, While still a young child, her parents moved their family to Fort Collins, Colorado. As an adult, Wanda lived in [...]
