John Straka passed away on August 24th at the age of 78. His father and grandfather worked the Empire Mines. John graduated from Union High School in 1960. He served in the Navy Reserves for 8 years. From 1981-1985 John served as the fire chief of the Grass Valley Fire Department. He worked the 49er [...]
Beautiful Florence M. Jones has passed from her long and fruitful life on earth to be with the Lord. She joins many of her loved ones that preceded her. Her Husband Stan, Son Mark and family elders such as Florence Seeger, Myrt, Sam and Patricia Weiss. Stanley E. and Caroline Jones. She is survived by [...]
Charles Phillips March 10, 1929 – August 15, 2020 A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, August 27 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Grass Valley, CA. Chuck built a full life both in his youth and with his true love and wife of 708 years, Julieta Phillips (Lutz). He had [...]
Derek Dixon June 17, 1961 – August 14, 2020 Derek Dawayne Dixon was born June 17, 1961 in Detroit Michigan to Isaiah and Mary Dixon, he was #8 of 9 children. He married the love of his life Karen on September 22, 1992 and they had 8 children and 6 grandchildren. They would have been [...]
Alberta Castleman August 29, 1924 – August 13, 2020 Alberta (Buckley) Castleman passed away peacefully on August 13, 2020. She was born on August 29, 1924 in Compton, CA to James (Jim) and Margaret Buckley. She grew up in Compton with her late sister, Betty (Buckley) Smith, where they had great fun spending a nickel [...]
Marlyn Hall, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend left this earth on August 16, 2020. Marlyn was born to Bonnie and Marvin Carter, on July 16, 1943 in Arkansas. Her family moved to California in 1960. Her longtime sweetheart, Melvin Hall, followed her to California where they were married October 1, 1960. Marlyn graduated [...]
Cliff Sewell July 29, 2020 Cliff “Pop” Sewell passed away in his home. He was 82. Cliff was a firefighter and a hero. In 1965 California State Assembly gave him a medal of valor for saving a woman’s life under great peril for himself. He lived a life of service from delivering needed items to [...]
Leta May Norvell September 28, 1925 – August 10, 2020 Leta May Norvell passed away on August 10th, 2020 at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital with her loved ones by her side. Leta was born September 28th, 1925 in Leslie, Missouri to Edd and Lula Rinehart. She spent her childhood in Tina, Missouri. After graduating high [...]
In Memoriam KENNETH J. SARGENT, M.D. November 12, 1928 – April 11, 2020 “A Life Well Lived Is The Most Exquisite Work of Art” – Erwin McManus — Remembering one whose journey was a masterpiece — On Saturday, July 25, 2020, Dr. Sargent’s family, his wife Nancy, his children and their spouses, Dennis, (Kathy), Stephen, [...]
James A. Hooper August 6, 1944 – July 7, 2020 Jim graduated from Nevada Union High School in 1962 and then attended San Jose State University earning his degree in Interior Design. He worked in LA for an interior design company and then moved to Incline Village where he launched what was to become a [...]
