All Obituaries

Carl Christian(Chris) Kjer passed away on May 10, 2019. The Kjer family migrated from Denmark in the 1850's and Chris's mother's family migrated to Humboldt County from the central valley in 1900. Chris was born in Eureka, resided in Arcata. Upon marriage to Lizabeth (Liz) they purchased a home in Blue Lake. Chris attended Arcata schools, graduating from Arcata High School in 1965, attended Humboldt State College and obtained a degree in Industrial Arts with a Teaching...

Jack E. Shaffer passed away on May 6, 2019.  He was born in Minnesota in 1928, before moving to California, where he grew up in both San Francisco and Watsonville. As a young man, Jack served in the Navy, during which time he was stationed in Florida and San Diego. He earned his BA in art, his teaching credential and other degrees from Humboldt State University. Jack and his wife, Virginia, built their first home on Old Arcata Road, before marrying in 1952. Jack’s first teaching...

  Candi Dee Colegrove-Tracy, born November 2, 1961, passed away May 3, 2019 at her home in Hoopa, surrounded by family and friends. Candi was born in Hoopa and was a proud member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe. She attended school at Fredrick and Charles and was a beautician by trade. She worked at Child Development, Hoopa Health Association and attended College of the Redwoods. She loved watching the Food Network, keeping her nails pristine, and visiting with family and friends. She had a...

Vernon John Skoglund passed away on May 3rd, 2019 in McKinleyville CA. He was born on December 13th, 1947 in Seattle Washington to Sigurd and Cecilia Skoglund. Vernon grew up in Seattle Washington where he spent many hours working on cars and fishing with his father and mother. In 1967 he enlisted in the US Army. He served in the United States Army as a Combat Infantry Soldier in the 508th Infantry 82nd Airborne Division in Vietnam. As a specialized Fire Infantrymen Vernon made...

On April 23, 2019 Dennis “Papa” Emmons passed away unexpectedly at home. Dennis L. Emmons was born November 9, 1941 in Santa Cruz. He was the son of Fred “Buck” Emmons and Lucille Emmons. When his father was discharged following World War II, the family moved to Korbel. Dennis was raised in Korbel, attending the Korbel Elementary School and graduating from Arcata High School in 1960. Following graduation, Dennis entered the U.S. Army. Upon his discharge from the Army...

Mack Clyde Davis (Poppie Mack), 87 years old of McKinleyville, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2019. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Ocean View in the Military Section. Burial will follow. Arrangements are by Paul’s Chapel, Arcata. Mack Davis was born in Kaufman County, Texas, to Elzie and Dovie Davis on March 9, 1932. He served in the Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was awarded a Purple Heart and many other medals during his...

Janice A. Bennett Dore, 87, of Rio Dell, died April 3, 2019 in the comfort of her home. She was born to John and Grace Bennett on May 16, 1931 in South Dakota. Janice was the fifth of their eight children. The family lived in South Dakota, Oregon and Washington before moving to Fieldbrook in 1948. Janice graduated from Arcata High School in 1949. In 1950 she married Charles “Jack” Dore and moved to Orick. Janice and Jack raised their four children in Orick and spent 56 of their...

June (Robinson) Allen passed away on April 2, 2019 at the age of 88 at her home in McKinleyville, with family by her side. Born May 3, 1930 in Austin City, Minnesota, Beverly was the first of six siblings born to Fred and Margaret Robinson. Raised on a farm in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, she was the first in her family to attend university. Beverly received her Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology in 1951 from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1955 Beverly met and...

Milton Leon Pellegrini, age 79 passed away at home in Mad River on Monday, March 18, 2019 with his companion and caregiver Jasmine Crane and his beloved dachshund Lillie by his side. Born in Eureka in 1939 to Paul Leo Pellegrini and Josephine Marshall McCurdy Pellegini. Milt attended schools in Eureka, California. It was during his sophomore year at Eureka High School that he met the love of his life, Darlene Elizabeth Yates. They were married for 55 years before Darlene passed. Milt liked...

OSCAR ERIC BRUNDIN JR "Butch" 2/13/1939 - 3/14/2019 Born in Crescent City, CA moved to Blue Lake at a young age, lived up on the hill in Blue Lake. He was the oldest of 4 children. Butch was heavy equipment "CAT" operator for almost all of his life. Built landings for the logging industry and then building roads in construction. He was great friends with his last boss Rich Barber. He was quite a character and could be seen tooling around Blue Lake in his golf cart in his...