Longtime Calaveras Resident Jason Paul Berry died Saturday, April 14, 2018. He was 63. Born in Los Angeles, California, on 8 August 1954. During his parents quest for California from Vermont, his first home was a motel room where his Mom and Dad used a dresser drawer and swaddling clothes for his short time there […]
Angels Camp, CA…Angels Camp resident Roberta Seeman passed away on April 11th in Stockton, CA. Roberta was born on March 15, 1937 in Angels Camp to the late Albert and Celia Beltramo. Roberta grew up and lived in the Purdyville residence that was home to three generations of Vico and Beltramos. Roberta graduated from Bret […]
Houston, TX…Barbara Bush (née Pierce; June 8, 1925 – April 17, 2018) is the wife of George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, and served as the First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993. She is the mother of George W. Bush, the 43rd President, and Jeb Bush, the 43rd Governor of Florida. She served as the Second […]
Pine Grove, CA…On Thursday April 12, 2018 at approximately 0305 hours the Amador County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a female subject reporting that her son had killed himself at her residence on Hilltop Street in Pine Grove. Sheriff’s Deputies responded and were on scene within two minutes. Upon arrival, deputies contacted the […]
Jackson, CA…(This is an interview from 2014 and we though some of our readers might like to watch it in honor of her passing. She will be missed) We had the pleasure to spend a few minutes talking with Amador County CHP’s new Lt. Commander Georgia Hiehle. Many of our readers may know Lt. Hiehle […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA..On Sunday 4/8/18 at approx. 1737 hours the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a 911 call of a motorcycle down near Highway 26 west of Mokelumne Hill. CHP units responded and fire/medics also arrived on scene. CHP contacted the Sherriff’s Office and advised that the injured male motorcycle rider appeared to […]
Jackson, CA…From the Amador Area CHP Office and Lieutenant Hiehle was a longtime resident of Calaveras County…”The Amador Area is saddened to report the passing of retired, Lieutenant Commander Georgia Hiehle, ID 10578. Lieutenant Hiehle was a valued and distinguished member of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) for 33 years. Lieutenant Hiehle entered the CHP […]
San Andreas, CA…Mark Charles Jacobson was born on August 12, 1952 in Janesville, Wisconsin to Gordon Charles Jacobson and Norma Ellis Jacobson. Mark passed away at the age of sixty-five on March 30th, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Mark grew up with his mother and father in Janesville, Wisconsin. After earning his high […]
Nellis Air Force Base, NV…U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Slot Pilot Thunderbird 4, Maj. Stephen Del Bagno, was killed when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed over the Nevada Test and Training Range April 4, 2018 at approximately 10:30 a.m. during a routine aerial demonstration training flight. “We are mourning the loss of Major Del […]
Nellis Air Force Base, NV…A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot was killed when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed over the Nevada Test and Training Range April 4, 2018, at approximately 10:30 a.m. during a routine aerial demonstration training flight. The identity of the pilot is being withheld for 24-hours pending next of kin notification. An […]
Wilseyville, CA…Joseph “Joe” Franco, Jr, 88, of Wilseyville, passed away after a brief illness on March 20, 2018 in Stockton, CA. He is survived by his wife Patricia and children Jean Franco (Pat), Maria Caprile (Tony), Francesca Pappin (Bill), Ellen Bower (Bill), Joseph Franco III (Michelle), and Sarah Hogan (Tom), eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, his […]
Murphys, CA…The family of Bob Campana extend a heartfelt thank you to all the relatives and friends who came from near and far to pay tribute to our loved one on March 24th in Murphys. Your presence, support warm condolences were deeply appreciated. The Memorial and Celebration of Life could not have been more fitting […]
Wilseyville, CA…A Celebration of Life for Thelma Inez Oltman, of Wilseyville, CA, August 30, 1928 – March 8, 2018. will be held on April 7th at 11am at West Point Community Church. Arrangements: San Andreas Memorial Chapel. Services: West Point Community Church, Saturday, April 7, 2018, at 11:00 AM, potluck to follow, 22264 Highway 26, […]
Murphys, CA…Mary Fletcher passed away peacefully on January 29, 2018 after a long illness. She was born on January 23, 1957 in Alameda, CA with her twin sister Martha. Mary attended Carmel High School and went on to receive a B.S. in Graphic Communications at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Mary’s firefighting career spanned over […]
Wilseyville, CA….’Celebration of Life’ Thelma Inez Oltman, of Wilseyville, CA. August 30, 1928 – March 8, 2018. Arrangements: San Andreas Memorial Chapel. Services: West Point Community Church, Saturday, April 7, 2018, at 11:00 AM, potluck to follow, 22264 Highway 26, West Point, 209 293 4226.
San Andreas, CA…Bruce Cordeiro was 77 years old, and passed away of a heart attack while at home in San Andreas, CA, on March 23, 2018. Bruce was born on December 11, 1940, in Fall River, Massachusetts. He grew up in Fall River, and Warren RI, and loved telling the hilarious stories of the many […]
Arnold, CA…In Loving Memory of Priscilla Rea Natalia 1/15/42 to 3/3/2018. She was a bus driver and arts teacher at Hazel Fischer Elementary for 39 Years, 7 Months & 4 1/2 Days. She was born in San Francisco and moved to White Pines in 1972. She would want you to remember her as a person […]
Valley Springs, CA…Kenneth Arnold Chapman, 66 of Valley Springs, California passed away March 11, 2018 in San Andreas, CA after battling cancer, born August 14, 1951 in Kirkland, Washington. Ken was originally from Washington State graduating from Tolt High School in 1970. Forever the adventurer, Ken spent his life traveling the world seeking inspiration from […]
Angels Camp, CA…Joann Marie Inks was born on July 24, 1935, at the family farm home on the prairie near Rockham, South Dakota. Her parents were Arthur and Florence (McGinnis) Nielsen. It was a hot harvest day and when Joann was about to arrive, her Dad rushed by car to a neighbor’s home to phone […]
Jamestown, CA…On Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at approximately 1100 hours, a 2007 Kia Sportage, driven by Marian Shinko, 80 years old, of Walnut Creek, was traveling eastbound on SR 120, east of Tulloch Road. Due to her unsafe speed for the wet roadway surface she was unable to negotiate a curve in the road and […]
London, UK…From Wikipedia…”Stephen William Hawking 8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. His scientific works include a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the […]
Murphys, CA…There will be a Celebration of Life for Carlene Jones Aug. 11, 1931 – Feb. 25, 2018 on March 18, 2018 from 1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. at the Murphys Diggins Club House 340 Tom Bell Rd Murphys, CA 95247
Kirkwood, CA…On March 4, 2018 at about 6:40 pm the Alpine County Sheriffs Office received a report of two missing persons at the Kirkwood Ski Resort located in Alpine County, California. The persons were described as a 50-year-old woman and her seven-year-old son. Responders to the search included Alpine County Sheriffs Office, Alpine Cou, Search […]
Valley Springs, CA…Amy Lee Koons born November 20th, 1970 passed away at the age of 47, peacefully surrounded by family and friends Monday February 26th, 2018. Amy was an amazing wife, mother, sister, daughter, grandmother, and friend. Her smile would light up a room and her laughter was contagious. She loved spending time with her […]
Arnold, CA…William Robert McClure, AKA Bill: The Man, The Myth, The Legend, of Arnold, CA, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the age of 76. Bill was born to parents Charlie Edward McClure and Dora Bell Stokes on January 24, 1942 in El Monte, CA. He grew up in Stockton CA, moved to Oregon and was […]
Glencoe, CA…The sad notifications to family members have been made and the names can now be released. On February 23, 2018, at approximately 1515 hours, CHP San Andreas units responded to a traffic collision on SR-26 at Ponderosa Way in Glencoe. The investigating officers determined that Misty D. Levario was driving her 2013 Hyundai SR-26 […]
Glencoe, CA…On February 23, 2018, at approximately 1515 hours, CHP San Andreas units responded to a traffic collision on SR-26 at Ponderosa Way in Glencoe. The investigating officers determined that Party 1# was driving her 2013 Hyundai SR-26 eastbound approaching Ponderosa Way. Party #2 was driving his 1985 Toyota SR-26 westbound approaching Ponderosa Way and […]
San Andreas, CA…Jeanne Marelli (Stewart) Gibbens, a longtime resident of San Andreas, passed away on Feb. 13, 2018, at the age of 92. She was preceded in death by her son, Greg Gibbens, in 1965; her husband, Ellis “Al” Gibbens in 1988 and her brother, LaVerne Stewart in 2011. She is survived by her daughter […]
Charlotte, NC…Evangelist Billy Graham died today at 7:46 a.m. at his home in Montreat. He was 99. Throughout his life, Billy Graham preached the gospel of Jesus Christ to some 215 million people who attended one of his more than 400 Crusades, simulcasts and evangelistic rallies in more than 185 countries and territories. He reached […]