All Obituaries

Robert Eugene Hunsucker Sr., born April 30, 1959, passed away December 10th, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. He never gave up his fighting spirit. He was preceded in death by his loving grandparents Stokes and Frances Jaynes, grandmother Geneva Hunsucker, parents Bruce and Patricia Hunsucker, godfather “Jimmy Skunk”, and beloved brother Jack George Sr. He was a member of the Yurok Tribe and grew up down river, but more importantly he was an advocate for Native...

KATHLEEN ADAIR CARPENTER Kathleen Adair Carpenter, a member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe, was born December 23, 1943 in Hoopa, CA the fourth of nine children born to Ward Tinker Melendy and Norene Marshall Latham. Kate passed unexpectedly at her home in Hoopa with her granddaughter Natalie and brother Jamie by her side at the age of 74, December 10, 2018. Kate attended College Elementary in Arcata, Lincoln and Hoopa Elementary schools and Gold Beach High. She married the love of her life...

Doris was born November 24, 1930 and passed away peacefully at home on December 6, 2018. She was born at Trinity Hospital in Arcata to Joseph and Marie Bugenig. Doris and her two sisters, Erma and Shirley, were raised on their parents’ dairy farm in the Arcata Bottoms. Joe and Marie later moved their dairy farm to McKinleyville on Bugenig Avenue. Doris attended Canal School in Arcata and graduated from Arcata High School in 1949. Doris and her sister Shirley met their future...

JOSETTA MARIA MATTERI 1928 - 2018 Passed away at her home, surrounded by family, on November 17, 2018, at the age of 90. Josetta was born in San Colombano/Lucca, Italy on September 7, 1928. She grew up working on the family farm to help keep food on the table. She immigrated to the United States at age 20, following the end of the 2nd World War. Upon her arrival in the U.S., she lived with an uncle in Petaluma, CA, where she met Lincoln Matteri, who would become her husband on...

Marilyn Louise Blake November 18 1956 - November 7, 2018. Marilyn Walks Proud Woman  is preceded by her sons Frankie Soaring Eagle and Adam Wise Owl. She is survived by her son Caw-Tep and his wife Dottie, Kinsa and Cheyenne, Jaclyn, Christina,  her boys Caw-Tep Woodpecker, and  Eli Little Wise Owl, Leroy, her beloved grandchildren Hiyou, Justin, Ellen, Joe Joe Dancer, Julien Hawk,  Solo, Halia, Jack, Adelia, Thiery, Naunikustaan, Olekweshon, Cheyenne, Kayden,...

Shotgun, Recover Stolen Vehicle » LoCO Staff / Yesterday @ 6:45 a.m. / Obits OBITUARY: Damian Zane Jackson, 1993-2018 Damian Zane Jackson February 22nd, 1993 to November 4th, 2018 Defender of fairness, debater of grand ideas, a slayer of cancer, and the holder of nine lives, he was defeated by the demons of depression, and will forever be in our hearts. Damian never had an easy road to follow. He was born with Craniostenosis and had major correctional surgery at...

  Gwen Van Pelt, 77 years old of Hoopa, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 17 in Sacramento as a result of a tragic auto accident on Oct. 6. A viewing is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct 24 in Arcata at Paul’s Chapel on H Street from 1 to 8 p.m. for family and friends to come and go as desired. A Celebration of Life is planned for Saturday, Oct. 27 in Hoopa at the Neighborhood Facilities at 11 a.m. The family and friends will provide lunch and join together in remembering...

  OPAL C. MCALISTER On the morning of October 10, 2018, Opal C. McAlister, age 98, passed away with her two loving daughters, Karen and Pam, at her side. She was born on May 14, 1920 in Hoquiam, Washington. She was the sixth of six children born to Halvor and Mary Christensen. When Opal was two the family moved to Callahan, Ca. settling into a log cabin in Grouse Creek. She married Harold R. McAlister on August 2, 1938 and they moved to Bayside California where she lived for 79 years...

James "Red" Marler died on September 22, 2018 in Willow Creek, CA at the age of 79. James is survived by his children, Ronald Marler, Sheri Berg and, Jeanna Akey, his grandchildren, Jeanneshia Marler, Veronica Zavala, Bryan Berg, Matthew Berg, Timothy Gore, Andrew Gore, James Thomason, Logan Akey and Ronan Akey, and his great grandchildren, Eli Berg, Landon Gore and Jasmin Thomason. He is preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Willine Marler, his daughter Jaye Marler Gore and...

It is with great sadness that on September 11, 2018 the family of Linda Lee Silva (Murphy) bid their final farewell to a cherished daughter, sister, aunt, cousin and friend. We move forward to celebrate her life and the way she lived with gratitude, joy, love and laughter. Linda was born on November 11, 1959 in Arcata to Robert “Bob” and Gabriela Murphy. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic Elementary School and graduated from Arcata High School. As one of seven children she...