All Obituaries

      MARGARET MCDONALD Margaret McDonald died on June 20th, 2018 at her home in Arcata, California. Margaret was born on May 9th, 1926. She is preceded by parents Emitt and Louise Lee, brother John Lee, daughter Rosemary Alexander, son Robert Jones, and daughter in law Sherry McDonald. Margaret is survived by children Julie, John, and Phillip McDonald and son in laws Joe Alexander and Terry Channey, grandchildren Brian, Darcy, Zachary and Shelsey, great grandchildren...

Collin Roy Pole passed away on June 11, 2018 at home in Hoopa, with his family by his side, at the age of 87. He was born in Idabel, Oklahoma on July 1, 1930 to Roy and Leola Adel (Watson) Pole. He came to California with his parents and brothers in 1945, and moved to Hoopa in 1947. He began working at 17 as a sawmill carriage rider. He quickly worked his way up to head sawyer, the position he held for the rest of his career. When his mill was washed away by the flood in 1964, he left home...

Otis Skaggs passed away on May 28, 2018 at home with family and friends gathered to celebrate Memorial Day. He was born in Lenna, Oklahoma on August 17, 1935 and moved to California when he was three years old with his parents Raymond and Pauline Skaggs. He graduated Livermore High School at 16 and then attended Modesto Jr. College, where he excelled in competitive swimming. Otis came to Humboldt State College in 1952 because he heard someone say that “you can major in hunting and...

  DAVID LORENZO HOMEM David Lorenzo Homem, husband, father, brother, uncle, godfather, son, brother and sister-in-law and friend passed away peacefully with his family on May 28, 2018 at Mad River Community Hospital in Arcata, California. He was 74 years old. David Lorenzo Homem was born on May 20, 1944 in Porto Judeu on the island of Terceira, Azores, Portugal. In November 1959, David emigrated from the Azores to Rio del Janeiro, Brazil. On March 9, 1966, David immigrated to the...

  LARRY CARLSON MARSHALL November 2, 1928- May 28, 2018 Larry Carlson Marshall also known as "Bud" or "Buddy" passed away peacefully on May 28, 2018. Buddy was born on November 2nd, 1928 in Hoopa, CA to Ernest and May Lehman Marshall. With the death of his mother at a very early age, he and his older sister Ernestine Pearl were surrounded by a loving family. At the age of 8 he gained a new mother, Rosalind Risling, as well as an extended Risling family whom he...

Joseph Steven Schaeffer was born on December 17, 1987 and was taken from us far too early on May 15, 2018, at the age of 30. He was the greatest loving father to his two children, Lorita Rose and Joe Jr. His children were his world; his life revolved around them. Everything he did throughout his life was for his children. He was the son of Stevie Bailey and the late Joseph Schaeffer, as well as his stepfather the late Ronald Reed, who also raised him. He was the grandson of George and Dona...

Dolores “Fergie” Marie Turner — mother, grandmother and great-grandmother — passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday April 27, 2018 in McKinleyville.  Dolores was born on January 16, 1928 to Eva and Marvin Ferguson. In 1946 she married the love of her life, and they spent 66 wonderful years together until Nathan’s death in 2013.   Dolores worked at St. Joseph Hospital for 30-plus years.  Upon retirement she moved to...

Much to the surprise of her family, who thought she would live forever, Joyce Schirmann passed away on April 14, 2018. She lived her 90 years with faith, a sense of duty and a fair amount of sass. Those of us who love her will miss her deeply. Genevieve Joyce Martin was born in Monroe, Washington in 1928 to Mary and Claude Martin. She was an only child until her brothers Chuck, John and Bill were born 12, 16, and 19 years later. Joyce had a large family and enjoyed visiting her grandmother...

Audrey was born to her parents Laura Dale and Leslie Swanson the oldest of nine children. Her early years were spent in the Blue Lake and Hoopa Valley areas. Audrey — always enjoying music, socializing and dancing — while on her way up a flight of stairs to a dance hall in Eureka, found herself in the path of a young man in a hurry back to his car, both of them moving in the same directions in an attempt to get by They paused for a moment, then he gave her a great big kiss,...

A Life Well Lived Lee F. “Pinky” Nowlin, husband, father, grandfather, sawyer, and friend to many, died on Thursday, April 12, 2018 in Arcata, California.  Pinky was born in Langlois, Oregon on February 24, 1930, to John R. and Ann Reiling Nowlin.  He was the youngest of eight children.  He spent his early childhood in Muscle Creek and Ophir, Oregon area.  Pinky began and completed his formal education in the Ophir School System in 1948 as one of three...