All Obituaries

Gerald Wayne Bryson passed away peacefully on January 3, 2023, in Oroville, California. He was born in Comanche, Texas, on December 8, 1940, to Gerald Hix Bryson and Catherine Ellen (McCrary) Bryson. After living in Texas, Arkansas, and Nevada, his family settled in Oroville when Gerald was 12 years old. He graduated from Oroville High School in 1959 and from Sacramento State College (CSUS) in 1964 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He thereafter joined the Oroville Police...

Leona Bell Cooley passed away peacefully Monday December 12th, after a long battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Leona was born January 3rd, 1928, to Ervin Sam and Avis Leona Paulette in Perrysburg, Ohio. In 1945 at the age of 17 Leona Married her husband, of 74 years, Homer Cooley. The summer of 1957 Leona and her family moved to Oroville. Leona attended Beauty School and worked in an Oroville salon until the birth of her youngest child I 1960. Leona valued education and completed high school...

Rita Ann Rowland of Marysville, California lost her battle with Dementia on December 6, 2022. Rita was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina on April 4, 1949. Rita was preceded in death by her parents Kenneth and Magdalena Rowland and her brother Kenny Rowland. She is survived by her sons, David Sanders and Larry Sanders, and daughter Sheila Malecha. Rita was blessed with seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Rita lived her life full of enjoyment as she was always ready for the...

Larry Ray Hiestand was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend.  He left this world suddenly on December 04, 2022, at the age of 71. Larry was born on August 11, 1951, in Southgate California.  At the age of 18 years old, he enlisted in the United States Army and served his country from 1969-1972, to include a tour in Vietnam.  Once receiving an honorable discharge, he entered back into his trade of carpentry where he would...

Diane Morgan was born July 19,1941 to Barney and Bernice Musholt, and passed away at the age of 81 on November 30,2022. Diane was a lifelong resident of Oroville and a loving wife and mother who spent much of her adult life raising her family. She later worked at Lakeview Nursing Home for about 5 years, always enjoying interacting and visiting with the residents. She then worked at Pacific Coast Producers for over a decade. Diane loved the ocean and in earlier years enjoyed camping and...

Edward Correira was born September 26, 1929 in Oakland, CA to Manuel and Mabel Correira. He was an only child and the first generation of his Portuguese family born in America. He spent his childhood in Oakland and graduated from Castlemont High School. After working on the Oroville Dam for 5 years, his career path was working as a Parts Manager for various farm and heavy equipment construction companies. Ed made Oroville his home for close to 50 years. He owned Correira's...

Gregory Ghica, 86, died on November 14, 2022 at Enloe Hospital. His surviving family members include his son Andre Bargaoanu and wife Fabiene, his widow Cheryl Monteith-Ghica, stepson Jason Beliakoff and family including wife Ghezal and children Samaan, Arshan, and Brecken, stepdaughter Danya Beliakoff Reynolds and family including husband Scott, and children Nathan, Kyle, and Elena. Greg was born in Sibiu, Romania, to Scarlat and Tita Maria Ghica. There he attended The Institute of Sports...

Norma Joan Johnson “Nonna” passed away comfortably on the morning of November 3, 2022. She had spent her last year in the loving care of Yuba City Post-Acute Care, battling dementia and Alzheimer’s.  Despite her dementia, Nonna remained cheerful, sassy and was a joy to those around her. Nonna was known for her baking, her bossiness, and her love for her family.  She spent her life raising her children, grandchildren, and volunteering in her church and community....

  45 year Brush Creek/Oroville resident, Ronald L Bodkin passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday October 26, 2022. Ron was self-employed in the logging and trucking industry for many years and operated a scrap yard where his junk was other people’s treasure. Ron enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and 4 wheeling, he loved the mountains and had a passion for singing and playing the piano and guitar. A friend to all, Ron is survived by his wife (Patsy Bodkin), sister (Victoria...

Eileen Marie Taylor was born December 5, 1927 in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada to William McKenzie Rowe II and Elizabeth Cowell Rowe. She died October 10, 2022 in Oroville, California at the age of 94. Eileen was the 7 th of 9 children and the last surviving sibling. She graduated from Hamilton General Hospital School of Nursing in 1949. Her nursing career took her to Winchester, VA, Ann Arbor, MI and Seattle, WA where she met and married Robert Taylor in 1959. After marriage, she returned...