All Obituaries

Kathleen M. Vigil August 17, 1943-September 5, 2020. On September 5, 2020, ‘aawok Kathleen Mae Vigil started her journey to heaven to be with her savior at age 77. Kathleen was born on August 17, 1943 to ‘aawok Raymond and Aileen (Pilgrim) Figueroa of Trinidad California, and sheis the granddaughter of ‘aawok Henry and Maggie (Jones) Pilgrim. In 1987, Kathleen married her husband of 33 years Rodney E. Vigil Sr. Together they served the Lord faithfully as members of the...

Kahani Skydance, 88, was born July 16th, 19332 and passed away August 26, 2020. After life care was entrusted to Paul's Chapel. Memories and condolences can be expressed on Kahani's tribute wall. Photo by Laura Barry on Unsplash

Grant Morgan Gilkison was born April 5, 1963 in Roseburg, Oregon to Gary and Adrian Gilkison (Allen). He passed away on August 22, 2020 in his sleep at his home on Camp Creek in Orleans. He lived a good portion of his life childhood in his hometown of Orleans. He later graduated from Jacoby Creek Elementary and then Arcata High School. After highschool he earned his associates at College of the Redwoods and moved to Sacramento and worked in a range of careers from travel agent, flight...

Katherine Miller, 52, was born October 13th, 1967 and passed away August 20, 2020. After life care was entrusted to Paul's Chapel. Memories and condolences can be expressed on Katherine's tribute wall. Photo by Dave Heere on Unsplash

Joel Chase of Hoopa passed away on August 12, 2020 surrounded by family.  Joel was born on January 31, 1979 in Palo Alto to Lynne Ingram and Emmett Chase, Sr. He graduated high school in Manila, Utah. He moved back to the home of his people at age 20 where he lived for the remainder of his life. Joel was proud to be Na:tinixwe, Tsnungwe and a member of the Raider Nation. Joel attended College of the Redwoods & Humboldt State University. His favorite job was working for the Hoopa...

Debra (Debbie) Ann Wilson, 68, passed away on August 8, 2020. She was a resident of Korbel. Born in Arcata to Gene and Ruby Wilson, Debbie was a lifelong resident of Humboldt County. Debbie enjoyed watching westerns, especially anything that included John Wayne. She loved Elvis — both his movies and his music – Amy Grant and gospel music, photography, traveling with her beloved mother, Ruby, spending time with friends and family and word search puzzles. She loved rabbits. Debbie...

Tiny Bell Yates Hershberger, age 88, passed away at her home on August 6, 2020, in McKinleyville, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born February 13,1932 in rural Arkansas, weighing only 2 1/2 lbs. Her survival was an indication of her feisty determination which she had her entire life. She married James Frank Hershberger in 1956, who preceded her in death. She had many jobs throughout her life, and ended her working years for the County of Humboldt. Her first job there was for...

Wilma Zepp, 99, was born January 5th, 1921 and passed away July 27, 2020. After life care was entrusted to Paul's Chapel. Memories and condolences can be expressed on Wilma's tribute wall. Photo by Marc James on Unsplash

Christine Henson, also known as “Tini,” and “Chris” to her friends and to her family, and affectionately known as “Grandma Angie” to her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren, passed away on July 20, 2020. She was 96 years young. Christine was born September 29, 1923 in the village of Nieblum on the island of Fohr, Germany. The island is in the North Sea. Christine had three siblings. Marion, Dorothy (Dati) and Henry. She is...

Joyce Marie (Hancorne) Tracy was born on February 16, 1933 and began her journey home on July 19, 2020, when she passed in her home in Hoopa, surrounded by loved ones. Joyce was a proud Yurok tribal member from Weitchpec and was known for her warm, kind and nurturing spirit. She graduated from Hoopa Valley High School, later studied cosmetology, and eventually made her career of over 30 years as a beloved teacher aide at Hoopa Elementary School. In 1955 she married the love of her life,...