All Obituaries

Hilda Branco passed away peacefully on March 20, 2020 at the age of 77. She was born in Fort Bragg, California on April 24, 1942 to Eurico & Dorothy Carolo. She was a well known housekeeper in the local community. She made many friends and volunteered during the Portuguese celebrations. She was preceded in death by her father, Eurico Carolo in 2004 and her mother, Dorothy Carolo in 2012. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Daniel Branco, her sister Dolly and her husband Fred...

Eunice O'neill, 94, was born March 10, 1926 and passed away March 12, 2020. After life care was entrusted to Paul's Chapel. Memories and condolences can be expressed on Eunice's tribute wall. Photo by Kees Streefkerk on Unsplash

Eugene Gist, 62, was born December 2, 1957 and passed away March 6, 2020. After life care was entrusted to Paul's Chapel. Memories and condolences can be expressed on Eugene's tribute wall. Photo by frank mckenna on Unsplash

Jenna Lee Griffin (Atkins) passed quietly, surrounded by her family, at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Saturday, February 29, 2020. Jenna was born on June 28, 1974 in Arcata. She attended Blue Lake Elementary School and then Arcata High, from which she graduated in 1992. She earned her cosmetology certificate from Frederick and Charles Beauty College and worked as a hairdresser for a brief time. After leaving the beauty industry she worked as a pharmacy technician and she found her work...

James Baldwin, 68, was born June 16, 1951 and passed away February 16, 2020. After life care was entrusted to Paul's Chapel. Memories and condolences can be expressed on Jame's tribute wall. Photo by Fredrik Öhlander on Unsplash  

Jim Hart, a.k.a. Sarge, succumbed to service-related cancer associated with Agent Orange exposure early on the morning of February 11. He passed peacefully at the Hospice House in Eureka, under the overwhelmingly kind care of Hospice nurses and aides. He leaves behind three children, Joshua, Sara, and Jedd; six grandchildren, Nora, Annabel, Burr, Petra, Grace, and Cooper; and a sister, Mary Anne. He was born in Elmira, New York, and was raised on Air Force bases around the country. He...

Notchko Paul McCovey Sr. April 2, 1971 - Feb. 5, 2020 Notchko Paul McCovey Sr. entered this world on April 2nd, 1971, in Eureka. He went to be with his Creator on the morning of February 5th, 2020 at the age of 48. He was preceded in death by his paternal Grandfather George Washington McCovey Sr., paternal Grandmother Mary Anne McCovey, maternal Grandfather Calvin Sisk, and father Pliny McCovey Sr. He is survived by his maternal Grandmother Nonie Smith and mother Diana...

Richard died February 2, 2020. He loved Humboldt County and lived here for 35 years. He graduated from Humboldt State University in 1980. He received his Master’s Degree in psychology 1983, also from HSU. He excelled in street counseling those suffered from schizophrenia. He especially enjoyed camping and fishing with friends and family. He was sweet, kind, generous soul. Richard is survived by his father, Donald Stone and stepmother Jane, of Corpus Christi, Texas, his brother Jeff...

George (Chet) McCovey Jr., born January 23, 1938, in Hoopa to George McCovey Sr. and Maryann Jackson, passed away January 28, 2020 in Humboldt. He was married to Sharon Keyes and they had four girls together: Melany McCovey, Gail McCovey, Kathy McCovey and Tina McCovey.   He later married Sandra Marks and they raised four kids: Pam Mattz, Shelly Mattz, Darci Berryhill, Terri McCovey. Chet then married Pam McCovey, Also helping Racheal McCovey and Charlie McCovey Jr. Chet then...

Richard Whitefeather, 44, was born March 26, 1975 and passed away January 17, 2020. After life care was entrusted to Paul's Chapel. Memories and condolences can be expressed on Richard's tribute wall. Photo by Matthew Brodeur on Unsplash