All Obituaries

  Vernice M. Regan, 95 of Paradise Died Nov. 9th, 2018 in Paradise, CA She was born to Fred and Esther Johnson on Oct. 23, 1923 in Lakefield, MN Vernice was an active Ridge resident for 61 years and has been the Grand Marshall of Paradise Gold Nugget Days and the ELKS Citizen of the Year.  She was a member of the ELKS Wives and volunteered monthly for the ELKS Fizz Breakfast and BINGO night. Ske also volunteered at the Senior Center and Senior Thrift Store. She also enjoyed...

Former Magalia, California resident, Dr. Raymond James Lukens, 89, died September 18, 2019, in Roseville, California. Graveside services will be held at the Magalia Cemetery, 6764 Magalia Cemetery Road, at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 26th.  Reception to follow at Paradise Lutheran Church, 780 Luther Drive, Paradise, California. Ray was born February 25, 1930, in Beverly, New Jersey, to William and Lillian (Chant) Lukens.  He was preceded in death by his parents and two...

Adam Dean Arivett, age 57, passed away at home in Oroville, CA suddenly on Saturday, September 7, 2019.  He was born on August 26, 1962, in Wuzburg,  Germany to Charles and Rita (Ferrer) Arivett and he was the second of five children.  As a young child, Adam attended school in San Francisco before moving to Pacifica where he attended Middle School and Terra Nova High School.  He began working in the family business with his father and later worked in the maritime industry...

             Louise Clementine Goodsell passed away peacefully on August 6, 2019 at the age of 98. She is survived by three devoted daughters, Sharon Louise Facer, Lorraine Diane Dalton and Janine Marie Goodsell, twelve grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren.              Louise was born April 9, 1921 in Los Angeles, California to parents Lawrence John Horrocks and Anna Christina...

Alden “Bill” William Purcell, 86, of Oroville, CA, passed away on August 3, 2019. A graveside service will be held at Paradise Cemetery, 980 Elliott Road, Paradise CA 95966, at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 8, 2010. He was born July 10, 1933, in Willits, CA, to Alden and Martha Purcell.  He moved to Chico, CA in 1952, where he met his best friend Roy Hale who was with him in his final days.  In 1953, Bill married the love of his life and wife of 55 years Norma (Black)...

1-8-1959 to 7-10-2019   THOMAS WALTER WORMAN WAS THE FOURTH CHILD OF FIVE CHILDREN BORN TO SHAWN AND WAYNE WORMAN. HE CAME INTO THIS WORLD ON JANUARY 8TH 1959 AT THE STANFORD HOSPITAL IN PALO ALTO CALIFORNIA.  THE FAMILY MOVED TO SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA WHERE HE BEGAN HIS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. THE FAMILY MOVED AGAIN TO SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA WHERE HE ENJOYED LEARNING AND PLAYING T-BALL. ANOTHER MOVE WAS THEN MADE TO OROVILLE CALIFORNIA WHERE HE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN...

Michael E. Conover was 70 years old when he passed away at home on July 6, 2019 in Oroville, CA.  He attended Leuginger and Oroville High Schools and Yuba College.  He then enlisted in the Air Force for four years.  He then returned to Oroville and joined his father in business and later started a powder coating business in Chico, CA.  A few years later he moved to Cour de' lane, Idaho and started another powder coating business.  Several years later he returned...

Homer J Cooley was born on October 24, 1921 in Edgerton, Ohio to Lincoln Morris Cooley and Alda J Cooley. Homer passed away after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. Homer was a WWII T/Sgt. Aerial Engineer Gunner with the US Army Air Corp. On his 35th mission, his B17 was shot down over Germany where he was taken prisoner. He remained a POW until the end of the war.   After the war, Homer attended Industrial Training School of Chicago and held electrical jobs for 65 years with...

On early Sunday morning of June 9, 2019, Ilene Wilkey passed away.  Ilene was a loving wife, daughter, mother, step-mother and grandmother.  She loved going to the lake and going fishing with her husband Michael Wilkey.  On hot summer days she loved to go swimming with her grandchildren.  Some of Ilene's favorite past times included coloring, cuddling with her dogs and driving her husband crazy with legos. Ilene had a very loving and kind heart and her grandchildren...