Frances Este Frederick was born in Cedarville, California, a small lumber town near Alturas, on August 29, 1930. She was the first of six children born to Oralee and Frank Este. The young family moved to Nevada City in the Indian Flat area before Fran started to school at Nevada City Elementary. She attended all [...]
FRANCIS XAVIER ‘ZAV’ LORSON Francis Xavier “Zav” Lorson passed away on April 15, 2020. He was 84 years old. Services will be held at Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church; the date is unknown at this time due to the restrictions of COVID-19. Zav was born to Christopher and Marguerite Lorson on September 21, 1935 and was [...]
Terry Williams was known in Placer & Nevada Counties as a Real Estate Broker since 1978. He was the Sales Manager of Lincoln Log Homes on Bowman Rd. for a few years. Terry was also known as “Mr. Darkhorse,” because he was the Broker for the Darkhorse Golf Community near Lake of the Pines. After [...]
Landon Schadel, 73, passed away on April 6, 2020 after a short battle with Hmpv-pneumonia. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Karen, and his four children, Scott (Jennifer), Michael (Heather), Elizabeth (Wayne) and Amy. Together, the Schadels had nine grandchildren. Born in Silver City, New Mexico, he grew up in San Mateo [...]
Betty (Sowell) Russo passed away from complications of a sudden stroke March 31, 2020, at the age of 84. Her family was by her side. The daughter of Ernest Sowell and Mildred Raney, she was born in Berkeley, California before moving in her early teens with her father and his wife Katherine, and the growing [...]
Alfred Thomas Davenport passed away at his home in Grass Valley, California on April 6, 2020, at the age of 92. Family and friends will gather to honor his life at a future date. Al was born on March 4, 1928 to Martha and A. T. Davenport in Cleveland, Ohio. He grew up with his [...]
Kenneth John Sargent, M.D., passed away on April 11th at his home in Grass Valley. Born in New England, he was 91. At age 15, his mother moved Ken and his sister to Los Angeles following his father’s death. Just after High School he met the first love of his life, Ruth Tobey. For both [...]
Umberto – ‘Al’ Soga passed away March 17, 2020 in his home. He was 94. Umberto-Al was born May 8, 1925 in Zimela, Italy. His family immigrated to Iron Mountain, Michigan for the second time and shortly after that, then moved to Nevada City, CA After his service in WWII he married Elizabeth Carey from [...]
With sharp wit and an unparalleled sense of humor, P. Haines Ely, MD (known fondly as Haines) passed away in his home on March 9, 2020. In his company were his beloved wife, Jennifer, his four children (Sims, Rebecca, Meredith, and Tess), and his (spirit) animals, Connor and Abigail. Haines was a foundational character in [...]
George Paul Dobson passed away March 23, 2020 in Penn Valley. He was 81 years old. No services are planned at this time. Paul was born in New York City, New York on July 8, 1938 to George and Patricia (nee Rousseau) Dobson. He graduated from Kansas State with a BS and MS in Industrial [...]
