All Obituaries

Barbara Marie Crosley of Paradise passed away on March 24,2020 in Willows, CA She was born to Richard and Ruth Crosley on December 15, 1935 in Colorado Barbara worked for 36 ears in telephone communications and ended her career as an I T Technician She was a member of Craig Congregational Church and had many hobbies including gardening, singing and quilting. she was a member of Paradise Chorus, Paradise Singing Bells and sang at several senior assisted living homes. Her quilting...

Gary Gene Syfert of Oroville, CA  (formerly of Paradise, CA) passed away peacefully on March 9, 2020 surrounded by family. He was born May 17, 1939  in Eureka, CA to Samuel and Julia (Matko) Syfert. Gary is survived by his wife of 58 years, Maureen (Bennett) Syfert, a brother John Syfert, two daughters Kristi (Richard) Vasquez, Lisa Baker  and five grandchildren, Alyson (Devin ) Julius, Shannon Baker, Julia Baker, Benjamin Vasquez and Alex Vasquez. A celebration of Life...

Ida May King, 54 Resident of Oroville, Ca Passed on Feb. 28, 2020

  Mia Greer was born February 24, 1930 and entered into rest February 26, 2020 surrounded by her husband and loved ones.  Mia is survived by her husband of 55 years, Robert Greer and her children Angie Ruiz (Dan), Richard Greer (Theresa), Michael Greer (Cathy) and Christina Drouillard (Brian).  Mia had 16 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.  Mia loved to travel and spend time at Collins Lake.  Mia is preceded in death by her son Wolf – Ingo...

Rudi A. Messerschmidt On February 25, 2020, Rudi A. Messerschmidt, husband, father, opa and great grandfather, passed away peacefully at the ripe age of 97. Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, he served in the Dutch army during WWII. This included time in a Japanese POW camp, a traumatic experience which left an impact. After the war, while serving in the Dutch Coast Guard, in 1949 he met and married his wife, Ella. In 1958, the family migrated by ship to the Netherlands. The family subsequently...

Leonard Costa October 4, 1930 to February 20, 2020     John “Leonard” Costa, 89, of San Francisco, California, passed away on February 20, 2020, in Chico, California.   Len was born in San Francisco, California to Veronica Bochud and John Costa on October 4, 1930.  He married Elizabeth “Betty” Fleming on November 17, 1957.  Len and Betty enjoyed a loving and happy marriage of nearly 52 years, before her passing in 2009.   After...

Richard Charles Del Prado, Jr. was born on June 5, 1941 in Des Moines, Iowa to Richard Charles Del Prado, Sr. and Christina Margarita (Rivas) Del Prado. He passed away at his home in Magalia on Friday, February 7, 2020.  Mr. Del Prado was an alter boy and Eagle Scout in his youth and served two years in the US Army followed by four years in the US Marine Corp. He worked at he Pittsburg Des Moines Steel Company during the construction of the Gateway to the West arch.  Owner of a...

Cheri Lynne Wentland, 74, passed away February 6, 2020. She is survived by her children, Timothy Wells and wife Roxanne of Chico, Gregory Wells of Oroville, Stepchildren Mark Wentland, Kurt Wentland and wile Dianne, Lisa Stansbury and husband Doug. Also grandchildren and great grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband Charles Wentland.  She was born, Nov. 25, 1945 in Chicago, Ill. Cheri was a life long resident of Oroville, Having moved here in 1958.  Cheri will be...

Joanne Lee Davis February 14, 1933 – February 3, 2020   Joanne Lee Davis was born on February 14, 1933 to John Henry Davis and Martha Alice Eldridge.  She died on February 3, 2020 at Prestige Assisted Living Home in Chico, CA. Joanne was raised in Costa Mesa, CA.  She graduated from Newport Harbor High School in 1952. She attended Orange Coast College.  She attended Reno University in order to earn a certificate to teach on a ranch.  Her first teaching job...

Born July 19, 1935 to William and Sadolia Brand in Maywood Calif. Graduated from University High in Los Angeles in February 1953.  She married Tony Hopps on December 5, 1953.  They had 3 daughters, Teri Smith, Tracie Cvitkovich and Trisha Hopps. She worked at Douglas Aircraft for two years then began typing scripts for the Hollywood movie and TV industries.  She typed so fast that she burned up the new electric typewriters back in the day. In 1965 they moved to Simi...