Obituaries

Dayna Scott Thomas "Byers, Wicks", age 29, of Auburn CA, unexpectedly passed away the morning of Sunday October 5, 2025. While our hearts are broken, we take comfort knowing that her soul will be reunited with her husband, Wesley Stephen Thomas. She was the beloved daughter of Lara Scott Wicks and Chris Allen Byers. Most [...]

Patricia Marie Zanocco, 77, of Nevada City, Ca. passed away on October 6, 2025. She passed peacefully at Springhill Manor in Grass Valley, Ca., where she fought a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Patricia was born on September 16, 1948, in Richmond, Ca. to C.C. Slocum and Margie Mae (Points) Romero.Patty graduated from Mount Pleasant [...]

Jerry McClure passed away on October 7, 2025, at the young age of 53.Jerry is the youngest son of Carl and Mary Jane McClure, brother to Carl McClure, father to Dalton and Sarah McClure, husband to Marcie McClure, and uncle to Mikayla McClure, Conor McClure, and Dylan McClure. Jerry was born and raised in Nevada [...]

Kristen Leigh Marin Mergler passed away on October 1, 2025 in Troy, Missouri. She was born on April 10, 1965 during a snowstorm, at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital to Rich and Bonnie Heather Marin.She attended local schools and graduated from Nevada Union, Class of 1983. She graduated from Cosmetology School in the Sacramento Area where [...]

August 26, 1926 – September 19, 2025Born August 26, 1926 at Jones Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, California, Marilyn Patricia Pat Deal was the daughter and granddaughter of immigrant gold miners from Cornwall, England and County Cork, Ireland. A devout Catholic, she was a lifelong member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Grass Valley where [...]

August 14, 1927 – September 15, 2025Donald Leslie Curry, affectionately known as “Pop,” passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of service, adventure, and love. Born in Los Angeles to Katherine Euretta Curry (Servos) and Francis Leslie “Les” Curry, Don spent his early years in Culver City and North Hollywood. He attended North Hollywood High [...]

7/8/1939 – 9/03/2025 Age 86Born in Minneapolis Minnesota, moved to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1952. Married Judith Price 1958. Moved to Southern California 1959. Moved to Northern California 1994.Jim had many jobs while waiting to get on to the Fire Department. His proudest day was when he became a Los Angeles County Fireman. He [...]

Jonelle Kinch, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully in Grass Valley, California, on September 25, 2025, with her family by her side. She was 54 years old.Born on December 17, 1970, to Debra Austin and Robert Cooper, Jonelle grew up with a warm spirit and a gift for connecting [...]

July 16, 1947 – September 21, 2025 Larry Bertram was born in Nevada City, California, on July 16, 1947, to Horsey and Doris Bertram. He passed away unexpectedly on September 21, 2025.Except for his time serving in the U.S. Army; Larry spent his life as a proud resident of Nevada City. He graduated from Nevada [...]