All Obituaries

Victoria (Vickie) Stempel went home to be with the Lord on August 25, 2018. The only child of William and Betty Rollert, Vickie was born on April 14, 1941, in Luverne, Minnesota. When Vickie was nine her father died, and she moved with her mother from Sioux Falls, SD, to be with family in Spokane, WA. While in Spokane she attended Lewis ft Clark High School and enjoyed being in the marching band and Loved her summers spending time with her cousin in Wenatchee, WA. Vickie married Gary...

Matthew David Riley passed away August 10, 2018 in Paradise, California.  He was born in Glendale, California on September 27,1967 and moved to Paradise in 1980.  After becoming a Master Automotive Technician, Matt was the proud owner of A&E Automotive in Chico since 1997. He enjoyed fishing and camping, and was devoted to his family, friends and customers.  He is survived by his wife Charlene; his children Joshua, Jessica and Timothy; grandson Asher and his parents...

Adrienne Louise (Gilbert) Irwin 12/19/1937 to 08/07/2018 Adrienne, 80 years of age, passed away quietly in her sleep at her residence in Oroville, Ca. The only consolation to her family and many friends is that she lived a good and happy Life.  She was much loved and earned her place in God’s Mansions. Adrienne was a California girl, being raised in the East Bay and graduating from Hayward High School in 1956.  Following some few years employed in banking and...

Shirley Ann Bean, 83 of Oroville, CA. passed away August 4, 2018 in Chico, CA.  She was born to Frank and Arizona Hedrick on November 15, 1934 in Memphis, TN.  Shirley worked as a clerk/typist for 16 years in the probation department for Butte County.  As a young woman she was a member of the U.S.O. and especially enjoyed attending their dances. She enjoyed computer gaming and going to casino's. she was a member of teamsters union #137. Shirley's true passion was...

At the age of 92 years and eight months our sweet and loving Betty Jane Guild passed away in the comfort of her own home in Oroville, California on the morning of August 2, 2018 with loved ones holding her hands. The fifth of ten children, Betty was born to Richard and Flossie Murrill on December 2, 1925 in Burbank, CA. Childhood was a carefree, exciting and fun filled season of Betty’s long life. In the early 1940s the Murrill family migrated to northern California settling in the...

Roy Noble Johnston passed away July 30th in Oroville, CA. Roy was born in Sulphur Springs Arkansas, December 13, 1930 to Julian and Opal Pearce Johnston. Julian and Opal moved their boys Roy and Charles to Philomath Oregon in the mid 1930's to work in the Lumber industry as Roy did as a teenager prior to joining the US Navy in 1950. Roy was stationed at NAS Moffett Field Sunnyvale California and Kodiac Alaska where he was trained in Air Traffic Control. After the Navy Roy continued to...

Mildred "Millie" L. Marada passed on July 22, 2018 in Chico, California. She was born in Southern California to Rosalyn Hails and Thomas H. Nelson.  As a child Millie spent her summer in Northern California at Boulder Creek.  Millie loved music and still in High School played the bass with the Glendale Symphony Orchestra.  She  met Dick Marada and married in 1945 after graduating High School.  When WW2 ended Dick and Millie traveled by train from Fort...

Audrey Speer was born in Mill Spring, MO. December 10, 1923 to her parents Dora New Year and William Lee Moss. She was married for 63 years to Herman William Speer, when he preceded her in death. She had three brothers, William Loyd Moss, Robert Jackson Moss and Noel Lee Moss and one sister, Pearl Enid Bryant, all who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her grandson, Robert Alan Brannan and her son, Herman Dale Speer. She leaves behind her children, Helen King...

Joanne Arlene Hatch McLean, 87, of Chico died on July 15, 2018.  She was born April 27, 1931, in Quincy, Massachusetts to Harold and Lillian Hatch.  Joanne and Don, her husband of 62 years,spent many summers at their camp on Salmon Lake in Maine.  It gave them both great pleasure to be joined by friends and family for lobster and steamer feasts.  Joanne was a registered nurse, while her husband attended college on both the east and west coast.  Her greatest joy was...

Matthew Sheppard was born in Waynesville, North Carolina on January 14 1967, to Carroll and Viola Sheppard.  Matthew passed away July 13, 2018, in Paradise, California. Matthew is survived by his life partner of 15 years, Lisa Parra; two daughters, Shalease Sheppard ( grandson Joshua Dominguez) and Parker Hahn; mother, Viola; siblings, Cathy Rogers, Jeff Sheppard and Wesley Sheppard and many nieces and nephews. Services for Matthew will be held on July 28th at 11:00 A.M. with a lunch...