June 24, 1939 – October 28, 2024Rick was born in Cloverdale CA to Lucy and Roy Kauffman. He grew up with 4 wonderful siblings, a love of the outdoors and a traveling spirit.Rick spent his working years teaching, painting, and serving as a mechanic in Air Force.The couple moved to Grass Valley in 2008 and [...]
Odette Brush, 91, of Nevada City, passed away peacefully at home on July 29th, surrounded by the forest she loved and the family who cherished her.She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and a gifted artist whose work was deeply inspired by Paris, animals, and the natural world. A lifelong artist, Odette was both an [...]
November 28, 1940 – August 5, 2025John Dickerson passed peacefully on August 5, 2025, at home surrounded by the love of his family and friends. Born in Modesto, CA, Dickerson was a graduate of El Camino High School in Sacramento. He attended the University of California in Berkeley where he was a member of the [...]
Sheri Jolynn Straub (née Bartsch), 61, of Grass Valley, CA, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family. Known for her love and kindness, Sheri’s nurturing spirit left an enduring mark on all she held dear. A celebration of Sheri’s life will be held on September 13, 2025, at 3:00 [...]
Lena H. Werner passed away July 25, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. at Rock Creek Care Center. She was 97. Memorial Services will be held on Tuesday, August 12 at St. Patrick Church in Grass Valley at 10:30 a.m. A Viewing will be held at Hooper & Weaver Mortuary on Monday, August 11 from 3:00 to [...]
Alice “Jean” Eppley, 91, passed away in Grass Valley, CA on July 21, 2025, with her son and daughter by her side. Jean was born in Anacortes, WA on November 2, 1933 to Ingvald andPhyllis Saimons. She grew up in the Cascade Mountains of Washington, living in Marblemount, and Concrete, and on the family homestead [...]
, 91, wild spirit, adventurer, passed away peacefully June 14, 2025, at her home in Grass Valley, California. She was born July 13, 1933, in Elyria, Ohio. She was preceded in death by parents Wilson James Cox and Margaret Hale Cox, both of Cleveland and brother Wilson Cox of Palm Desert, CA. She is survived [...]
With great sadness the family of Dennis L. Gruntorad announces his passing. Born in Ulysses, NE, Dennis was fascinated by the world of flight . His parents, Emil and Tillie, took him outside to "See the plane" which ignited a flame which lasted a lifetime. After graduating from Ulysses High in 1948, Dennis headed for [...]
January 17, 1937 – July 09, 2025We are saddened, the Godfrey Patriarch passed away peacefully surrounded by family, on July 9th, at the age of 88. To Carl, a devoted husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, and great grandfather, family was everything.Born in Malden, MO, he grew up on a farm in Dexter, MO., where he learned [...]
February 10, 1948 – July 18, 2025Philip Steven English passed away surrounded by family on July 18, 2025, in Roseville, CA, at 77. Born in San Francisco, California, on February 10, 1948, Phil grew up on the Peninsula of the San Francisco Bay Area, where he developed a lifelong love of baseball. He played through [...]
