All Obituaries

Justina (Tina) Ann Neumann Bartel 1927-2023 Born at home in Farmington, Wisconsin June 21, 1927. Tina was 95 years old. She grew up on a dairy farm in and was the 8 th child in a family of 9. She graduated from High School in Osceola, Wisconsin and went on to graduate as an administrative secretary from the University of Minnesota in 1947. She then moved to Oakland, California, where she worked as an administrative secretary for many large corporations. She was named Queen of Industry in...

Robert “Bob” Delano Jeffords of Paradise, CA passed peacefully on May 12, 2023 Born January 12, 1938 in Alhambra, CA to Robert and Val Jeffords. The family moved to Paradise, CA in 1950 and the town became an important part of his legacy.     After earning a civil engineering degree from Chico State University, he joined and eventually took over the family business, Jeffords Electric.  He served as the 2nd mayor to the Town of Paradise and was a member of...

Joanne Knight passed away peacefully in her home on May 12th, 2023. Joanne is survived by her tight-knit friend group whom she became close to through her tenure as a social worker focusing on adoptions, her son Christopher and his three children: Kyle, Max and Jude. Those close to Joanne know that she is now in heaven and at peace alongside her other son Jonathan. Joanne wrote the following note regarding her perspective on life:    I believe I am a good person and friend. I...

Dennis Kent Quigley of Oroville passed away on April 3, 2023. He fought a courageous battle with cancer and told everyone “I’m not giving up.” He was born September 25, 1963 in Alturas, CA to Larry L. Quigley and Judith E. (Nelson) Quigley.  Dennis always had a love for cows and spent most of his life chasing that dream. In his youth, he excelled in Little League, showed steers with the Oroville FFA, was a team roper, bulldogger and bareback bronc rider in CSHRA...

Robert (Bob) Leroy Hallstrom of Paradise, CA (moved to Oakdale, CA after the fire), passed away at the age of 103, on Sunday March 19. Bob was born in Webster, SD, December 5,1919 to William Albert and Mattie (Hegna) Hallstrom.  As a teen, he moved to southern Calif to join the Navy Air Corps,and was stationed in the Aleutians during WW2, from 1942-1946.  He moved his family from Burbank, CA to Paradise, in 1952, where he worked in Real Estate at Ponderosa. He was very involved...

Naomi Ruth Finch, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, went home to be with her dear Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 14, 2023 in Bowie, Maryland. Naomi Ruth Linn was born on February 27, 1942, to James and Alta Linn in Lodi, California. Over the course of 81 years, she lived a very full life that had its share of joys and sorrows. She started school at the age of 4 ½ in Strawberry Valley, California, because the small one room schoolhouse needed one more...

On March 12th Raymond Shelley, passed away into God’s graces after a long battle with Parkinson’s. A warrior throughout life, he was 72 years old. He is survived by many loving individuals, including his wife, Melissa, children; Misty and Steve, sister, Barbara and nephew Denver.   “Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts.”  

Our Diane Our beautiful Mama, Grandma, G.G. and friend. What do I say she was beautiful inside and out. Her love was endless like a beautiful ocean, or like a hummmingbirds wings that would not stop fluttering with her love. Speaking of hummingbirds, Oh how she loved hummingbirds they are beautiful like she was. I know she is flying high in the sky watching over us. She loved all her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and friends. She had a heart filled with so much love. We...

ALAN RIGG Alan Rigg, well-known and beloved musician, found his home on the ridge nearly twenty years ago, relocating from New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Alan was known for his infectious laugh, colorful music-themed shirts, huge heart and incredible musical talent. Alan felt most at home on stage and he and his band, The Alan Rigg Band, played his last gig just days before his unfortunate passing. Alan loved his community and valued his friendships above all else, human and...

 Betty Ellen Munn    The cozy house on La Mirada Avenue was always tidy and the door was always open. No key required. In the kitchen, a casserole was likely baking in the oven or a hearty stew simmering on the stove. Music might have been playing and there may have been kids, family or visitors parked at the wooden dining room table chatting away.   And at the center of it all the hustle and bustle of daily life was Betty Munn. Like a fine-tuned music conductor...