Columbia, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Office…”The victims have been identified as 73-year-old Robert Clough and 71-year-old Robert Parriott, both of Sonora. Robert Clough was determined to be the pilot and Robert Parriott the solo passenger inside the aircraft. The preliminary cause of death is major trauma; however, the final cause is pending autopsy. The cause […]
Hollywood, CA…”Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor, producer, director and author. A centenarian, he was one of the last surviving stars of the film industry’s Golden Age.[2] After an impoverished childhood with immigrant parents and six sisters, he made his film debut in The Strange […]
San Andreas, CA…John was born December 1, 1938, in Stockton, California, the son of Vincent and Kathryn Segale Tiscornia and passed on his ranch near San Andreas January 30, 2020, at the age of 81. John was a sixth generation resident of Calaveras County descended from San Andreas, Murphys, Jesus Maria, and Mountain Ranch pioneer […]
Murphys, CA…Pierce Orion Emerson, son of Kenneth Emerson and Kristen Mergl of Murphys, California, passed away on January 30, 2020, at the tender age of 2 years old after battling a rare genetic disorder. He died at home with his family by his side. Pierce will be remembered for his bubbly personality and big heart, […]
Arnold, CA…June C. Souza 1931 – 2020. June Souza passed away peacefully on Jan. 24, 2020 in Sonora, with family by her side. Born in Oakland CA, June lived in Walnut Creek until retiring to Arnold in 1982. She was a baker for 14 years for the Mount Diablo school district. She enjoyed gardening, bird […]
Calabasas, CA…Kobe Bryant died in a helicoper crash in Calabasas Sunday morning … TMZ Sports has confirmed. Kobe was traveling with at least 3 other people in his private helicopter when it went down. A fire broke out. Emergency personnel responded, but nobody on board survived. 5 people are confirmed dead. We’re told Vanessa Bryant […]
Port Alberni, BC…Coulson Aviation has released the names and bios of the three Americans lost fighting fires in Australia. This C-130 as mentioned earlier was part of our local C-130 tanker operations out of Sacramento. What follows is from Coulson. C-130 Aircraft Incident Update Our deepest condolences are with the family and friends of our […]
Arnold, CA…Clarence Winter, 82 years of age, passed away peacefully on January 12th, 2020 at St Joseph’s Hospital. Clarence was born on July 26th, 1937 in Watsonville, California to Bessie Watson and Royce Winter. He grew up in Visalia, California and was a graduate of Mount Whitney High School. Clarence was survived by his wife […]
Murphys, CA…Richard (Woody) Walraven passed away peacefully at home January 15, 2020 surrounded by family at the age of 84. He was born October 10, 1935 to the late Edward and Helen Walraven in Lenroot Winconsin. He is survived by his wife Jacqueline, two sisters Joyce Tapp, Gloria Anthony, preceded in death by his brother […]
West Point, CA…Fred “Butch” Ballard, 80, of West Point passed away, Wednesday, January 1, 2020. A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, February 8th at the VFW in West Point. Butch was born December 4, 1939 in Oakland, California and was also raised there. He worked for General Motors in […]
Angels Camp, CA…Sharon Louise Sobon went to be with The Lord on Thursday, January 9th, 2020 at the age of 79. Born Sept. 29, 1940 in Sydney, NE, she was the oldest child of Cornelius and Margaret Mintken. She was raised with her three siblings: Kathy, Tom, and Mary, primarily in Denver, CO. While living […]
Camp Connell, CA…It is with great sadness that the family of Ashlee Dawn Snider Wilkes announces her passing on December 9, 2019 in Camp Connell California of complications from a long-term illness. Ashlee was born April 23 1989 in Lancaster Ohio to Tracy Amburgey and Ernest Snider. She moved to California with her mother in […]
San Andreas, CA…John Lukach passed away with family by his side on Dec. 30, 2019. He was 93 years old, and resided in San Andreas. John was born in Forest Hill PA. He worked as a printing machine mechanic, before enlisting in the Navy in May of 1944, during WWII. John spent his Navy years […]
Murphys, CA…Marion Galla passed away peacefully at the age of 91 after living a marvelous life as a daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend to many. Born in Elmhurst, New York on February 23, 1928, she married James Galla in 1951 and they raised their two sons Bradley and Scott in […]
Sonora, CA…From Sonora, PD…One driver was killed, and one driver was injured in a head-on crash on West Stockton Road near the intersection of Mill Villa Court on Friday morning. A 2016 Nissan Sentra traveling west and a 2016 Ford van heading east on Stockton Road collided when the Nissan crossed over into opposing traffic, […]
Sonora, CA…On November 29th at approximately 8:15pm a 66-year-old man from Spokane, Washington, was driving alone in his 2019 Dodge Ram truck northbound on State Route 49, near Springfield Road at an unknown rate of speed. For unknown reasons, he allowed his vehicle to leave the roadway and collided into a guardrail. After the collision […]
Arnold, CA…We had the honor to live stream the service for Ebbetts Pass Fire District Board of Directors Thomas J. Sullivan. Tom passed away on Saturday November 9, 2019 at his home in Arnold. The funeral service was held on Saturday, November 16 at 1:00 PM at Ebbetts Pass Fire District Station 1. We thought […]
Arnold, CA…Phyllis Jan Cosgriff left the material world on October 16, 2019. She did not want to leave and valiantly suffered severe pain and disappointments due to metastatic lung cancer and its treatment. Phyllis spent much of her young life in Pasadena and San Mateo where she lived with her mother, Gertrude Byron, father, Al […]
Copperopolis, CA…George William Gemberling, son of Irvin & Ethel Gemberling, was born July 2, 1931 and was welcomed into eternal rest by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 10, 2019. He was born in Shamokin Dam, PA and graduated from Selinsgrove High School in June 1949. In July 1949 George joined the US […]
Angels Camp, CA…Jolee Peterson (Gillies), 49, peacefully passed away Thursday November 7, 2019 at Sonora Regional Hospital. Jolee was born on September 2nd, 1970, Sacramento Ca, the oldest daughter of Thomas and Doris Gillies. After graduating from Modoc High School in 1988, she went on to receive her Bachelors Degree in Business Management from Sacramento […]
Arnold, CA…It is with deep regret that the Ebbetts Pass Fire District must announce the passing of one of our Board of Directors Thomas J. Sullivan. Tom passed away on Saturday November 9, 2019 at his home in Arnold. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 16 at 1:00 PM at Ebbetts Pass […]
Arnold, CA…It is with deep regret that the Ebbetts Pass Fire District must announce the passing of one of our Board of Directors Thomas J. Sullivan. Tom passed away on Saturday November 9, 2019 at his home in Arnold. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 16 at 1:00 PM at Ebbetts Pass […]
West Point, CA…The driver was driving his vehicle eastbound on State Route 26 west of Niderost Lane, at an unknown speed. The 65 year old West Point man for an unknown reason allowed his vehicle to leave the roadway onto the north shoulder of State Route 26. He unsafely turned to the left, and the […]
Murphys, CA…Rodney Hal Tindell, age 71, of Murphys, Calif. passed away surrounded by family on Thursday October 10th, 2019. Rodney was born June 28th, 1948 in Sonora, Calif., to Halbert “Bud” Tindell and Charlotte (Shelton) Tindell. He was preceded in death by his father Halbert “Bud” Tindell and younger brother, Roger Tindell. Lifelong native of […]
Somerset, CA…It is with an extremely heavy heart that we announce that we lost a deputy in the line of duty this morning. El Dorado County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Ishmael was shot and killed after responding to a call for service in the area of Sand Ridge Road in Somerset, Ca. A ride-along was with […]
Murphys, CA…Virginia Tremaine passed on September 30. The past Grand President of the Native Daughters of the Golden West is survived by daughter Marsha Watkins of Las Vegas, son John Tremaine of Murphys grand daughters Kerry Watkins of San Francisco and Becky Watkins of new York. Virginia was a resident of Murphys for 30 years. […]
Murphys, CA…The Hovey Tasting Room will be closed on Sunday Oct 20 so that we can celebrate Chuck and his life. We invite his friends, colleagues and Hovey wine club members to join us from 1:00 – 3:00.
Angels Camp, CA…On October 3, Mistral Cumberlege passed away peacefully in Hospice care at Foothill Village, Angels Camp. Born in St. Tropez France, Misty lived all over the world before he came to America. Misty moved to California in the early 1950s. Everywhere he went he made many lasting friends. He loved sailing and skiing. […]
Valley Springs, CA…The tragic notifications have been made and CHP has released the names in yesterday’s crash. Party-1 was driving eastbound on Lime Creek Road approaching S. Petersburg Road. Party-1 drove off of the roadway and collided into a utility pole west of S Petersburg Rd. The vehicle traveled across S. Petersburg Road and continued […]
Valley Springs, CA…Party-1 was driving eastbound on Lime Creek Road approaching S. Petersburg Road. Party-1 drove off of the roadway and collided into a utility pole west of S Petersburg Rd. The vehicle traveled across S. Petersburg Road and continued off the road and came to rest in a ditch. The vehicle caught fire and […]
