Josephine Andersen passed away on October 9, 2023 at her home in Grass Valley. She was 75.A visitation will be held at Hooper & Weaver Mortuary from 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 26th. There will be a Funeral Mass at St. Patrick Church on Friday, October 27th at 10:00 a.m.Josie was born on [...]
Katherine Eleanor “Kay” Zuelsdorf passed away at home on Oct. 7, 2023, after becoming ill in early August. She was 86.Kay was born Nov. 26, 1936, in Madison, Wisconsin. She met Robert “Bob” Zuelsdorf while working at WKOW-TV and radio in Madison, and the two were married in 1957. They moved to Grass Valley, California, [...]
Stanley William ZabkaNovember 6, 1924 to October 7, 2023Stan passed away at the age of 98. He was the last of 11 siblings. Stan's passion was music. He was a pianist and composer whose music has touched the lives of many.He served in World War II and the Korean War. Stan was also a director [...]
Linda Joyce Moyer passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at home in Grass Valley, California, surrounded by her immediate family. She had battled ovarian cancer for 10 years and succumbed to her cancer at age 74. Memorial services will be held on Friday, October 20, 2023, at 11:00 am at Hooper and Weaver Funeral [...]
Theodore A. MorrisNovember 6, 1940 to July 22, 2023Ted was born in Fresno, to Alvin F. Morris and Lorraine E. (Saylor).Ted attended Bullard High school in Fresno. He completed an AA degree at Fresno Community College in 1961. In 1962, he married Sylvia Tess Gay; they had three children.He served in the Army National Guard [...]
Werner Paul FaahsDec. 27, 1950 to Sept. 24, 2023Paul passed away peacefully at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital at midnight, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in the company of his longtime partner John Simon and best friend Carole Douglas, a "Kindred Spirit"- due to complications of cancer.Born in Germany, he was adopted as a 2 year old [...]
March 17, 1923 September 30, 2023Lillian Lucille Fitzwater, age 100, died peacefully in her apartment with her familypresent at Eskaton Village Grass Valley, CA on September 30, 2023. The youngest of three children, she was born on March 17, 1923 to Lydia and George Bowers in Gooding, Idaho. She grew up in Gooding on a [...]
Richard “Dick” Eppley passed away after a long and full life. He was born October 12 1931 in Puyallup, WA; the second child of Ida Mae and Glen O. Eppley. He is survived by his bride, Alice Jean Eppley, daughter, Zoe Eppley (Harry Lenchitz). son Dean Eppley (Daria), and his sister’s children: Rebecca Chesterman (Bruce), [...]
On Thursday evening, September 28, 2023, Battle Mountain, Nevada, resident, Bobinell Long passed away peacefully with family by her side. Bobi, as she was affectionately known, was born in Grants, New Mexico, in 1934 during the midst of the Great Depression. The economic turmoil of the times led her family to move, and eventually settle [...]
During the Summer of 2023, Nevada County lost a special couple, George and Githa Navo. Their story began long ago, with the birth of George Carl Navo on October 15, 1930. George grew up in the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri and was one of 6 siblings. His childhood was tough, but filled with [...]
