All Obituaries

Martha Dannenberg Miller Hoover passed away after 99 years, on 24 April 2019, exactly 42 years after the death of her husband Donald.   Martha was born on a farm in Plainfield, Illinois into a large family.  She worked as a bookkeeper and joined the Marines in 1943 rising to the rank of Staff Sergeant.   She met her future husband Don on a troop train traveling from the east coast to Southern California in 1945.  Martha and Don stayed in Southern California raising...

Gregory Joseph Miller 1969-2019 MEMORIAL SERVICE at Oroville Seventh-day Adventist Church on May 4, 2019 at 1:30 pm, at 1180 Robinson St, Oroville CA 95965 Greg Miller was born to Dr. Joseph A. and Ardene Miller in Santa Cruz, California on Dec 15, 1969, the youngest of five children and the only son. He lived with his family in Santa Cruz until they moved to Berry Creek, CA in 1976, where he attended the Berry Creek School and then Paradise Adventist School. He then attended Atlantic...

Quite, kind, crafty, charitable, friendly and one to turn to when looking for now mostly hidden locations of California’s rich historical past, Bill Burg is an humble gem in the community of Oroville. Though his name by birth is William Henry Burg, he never signs his name so and prefers to be called simply, Bill. He was born in the year of 1928 in Michigan and lived there until he was 18 years old. He doesn’t speak much about his time there referring to it only as being...

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 1:00 PM at Scheer Memorial Chapel for George Edward Steele who passed away on April 3, 2019 in Oroville, CA.

John Orlin Sylvester born June 22, 1929 to Louis Sylvester and Celina (Fontnot) Sylvester in Grand Prairie, Louisiana.  He enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1948 and worked as a heavy equipment operator helping to build and maintain the Airstrips, John finished his eight years in the military at Camp Beale (Beale Air Force Base).  In 1956 he went to work for the Feather River Pine Mill in Feather Falls, California where he continued to work in the lumber industry as the company...

Robert (Bob) Walborn age 88 passed away in Oroville peacefully surrounded by his family.  He went home to be with the Lord on March 12th 2019.  Robert was born October 26th 1930 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Robert met Rita Groves in Pennsylvania and they were married on June 6th 1953. Robert and Rita spent several years living both in Pennsylvania and in Southern California and finally settled on several acres outside of Oroville, California in 1974. Robert is preceded in death by his...

MATTHEW ALVIN RAY, age 26 passed in his sleep on February 28th, 2019 in Sacramento, CA.  Matthew grew up in Palermo, CA, and resided in Sacramento where he attended CSUS.  Matthew loved riding his bikes and hiking new trails with fraternity brothers and buddies. In his youth he enjoyed racing dirt bikes and Jr. dragsters  with his brother Earl.   He played youth football, wrestled and golfed at Las Plumas High School, and was a talented pianist. Matthew was such a...

Ruth Louise Becker (1942–2019) Ruth Becker passed away on Jan 8, 2019 after a lengthy battle with kidney disease. Ruth was born in Humboldt, SK, Canada on August 24, 1941 to Walter and Agatha (Kate) Becker.  She lived on a small farm in Middle Lake, SK and Kelowna, BC until moving to Paradise, CA in 1944. Despite being afflicted with cerebral palsy, Ruth was known for her outgoing, friendly attitude and her big smile.  Ruth attended schools in Chico and Redwood City for...

Henrietta Elizabeth Prather was born to Alec and Sarah Thorselius on April 24, 1919, in Oroville, California.  She lived in Lumpkin, California until starting school, then moved to Oroville, living on Bridge and Mitchell, attending East Side and Bird Street School, then going on to graduate from Oroville High School in 1938.   Henrietta started beauty college shortly after graduating from high school.  When she completed her training, she opened “Henrietta’s...

Steven M. Senger, 73, a 14 year resident of Paradise passed away surrounded by his family, December 21, 2018 in Chico. He is preceded in death by a daughter Welda, his brother Richard and his father Weldon Senger.   He is survived by his beloved wife of 51 years, Heidi ( Rigoni ) Senger and two Daughters Stephanie (John) Bohannon of Chico and Renee (Kelly) Layton of West Valley City, Utah. Grandchildren Brenden and Bailey Bohannon and Weldon, Porter and Mia Layton.  Steven was...