All Obituaries

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...

Claude Eugene Clark was born on November 08, 1925 to George William and Sarah Della Clark in Silver City, New Mexico.  Claude lived with his family in Cliff, New Mexico. He attended school, worked hard on the family ranch and attended church regularly. It was at church where a pretty young girl caught his eye and stole his heart. He married Leda Faye Vaughn in 1941 soon after he had joined the U.S. Navy. They were married for almost 70 years. While Claude's young bride waited and...

Gary Grant Garrett was born Sept 6, 1938 and died on May 26, 2019.  He is the beloved father of eight children, eighteen grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren.  Gary wore many hats during his professional life. He was a race car driver, a cowboy, excavating contractor and an autobody specialist with a business restoring cars.  He also thought himself to be a veterinarian.Gary belonged to the Fort Sutter Pigeon Club and the Pigeons of Paradise Club.  His birds won...

      On Monday, May 20, 2019,  Beverly Delany, dear friend, loving mother and devoted Jehovah’s Witness, passed away at 74 years of age.       Beverly Marciene Delany (Krettinger) was born on June 7, 1944, to Willard and Wilma Krettinger in Eureka, Ca.  She was blessed with 6 children; Cheryl, who passed in 2008.  Brenda, who was taken too young in 1980 but left behind Amber to love and cherish.  Donald, Lisa, Mark,...

  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 January 4, 1920 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...

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...