Julieta Phillips passed away on June 4, 2025 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 96. Funeral mass will be held on June 18th at 10:30am at St. Patrick’s Church at 235 Chapel St., Grass Valley, CA 95945. Burial will take place on June 26th at 2pm at Gates of Heaven Catholic [...]
March 23, 1932 – May 15, 2025It is with great sadness that the family of Dennis L. Gruntorad announces his passing on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Following an illness complicated by Parkinson’s and cardiac issues. He died as he had wished, at home and with his loving family present. Born in Ulysses, NE, March 23, [...]
Virginia Lee Caldwell Hullender passed away on May 25, 2025, at home with her daughter. She was 98.Memorial services will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Grass Valley.Virginia was born on Feb. 2, 1927, in Los Angeles, to Clay and Jessie Caldwell. She attended Grass Valley [...]
October 22, 1941 – January 31, 2025David Connell was a man of integrity who approached his family, friends, work, and world around him with honesty and respect. Those who knew him quickly saw that his first loves were his family and friends. His devotion to his wife, daughters, sons-in-law, and grandchildren was evident from the [...]
September 21, 1942 – May 1, 2025Terry was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, a true Hoosier. He attended Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) on a NROTC Scholarship, graduating with a BA in Physics and was commissioned as a United States Naval Aviator. He had two deployments on the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, one to the [...]
October 18, 1938 – April 25, 2025Thomas Rios Jr., a longtime northern California resident, passed away on April 25, 2025, in Grass Valley, California, at the age of 86 from a pulmonary embolism.Born in southern California to Louisa Reyes and Thomas G. Rios of Durango, Mexico, Thomas came from a proud Mexican-American lineage, tracing back [...]
Donna Rutkowski passed away on May 14, 2025, in her home, surrounded by family. She was 84. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at Hooper & Weaver Mortuary in Nevada City, CA at 9 a.m., followed by a memorial service at 10 a.m. Interment will be at 1:00 p.m. at the Happy Homstead [...]
February 24, 1962 – April 16, 2025Patrick McCaffree, owner of McCaffree Logging, Inc., was a dedicated logging contractor for over 30 years. He found his peace in the woods surrounded by big trees and took great pride in forest management and sharing his knowledge with everyone he could. Patrick William McCaffree, age 63, of Grass [...]
Bonnie Lorena Jacobs-Loney began her journey home, with God by her side on May 2, 2025.She was “hangin in like the rest of the world,” prior to her travels. She was surrounded by her husband, daughter, son-in-law, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and siblings for what she called an answered prayer and family reunion.She loved Jesus and [...]
September 15, 1935 – September 16, 2024Dorothey Jean (Roberts) Zoellin passed away as she entered her 89th year on September 16, 2024. Dorothey is survived by her three children and their spouses: Robert (Teresa), William (Julie), and Cynthia Grapel (Gene). She leaves 7 grandchildren,11 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by [...]
