“Coach” Gordon Sadler Sr. Passes Away Suddenly At 77. Services Nov. 21st

“Coach” Gordon Sadler Sr. Passes Away Suddenly At 77.  Services Nov. 21st

Vallecito, CA…Gordon Sadler Sr. of Vallecito died Oct. 19 of an aneurysm while attending a family event in his native Iowa. He was 77. Known to many as “Coach”, he taught and coached football and baseball at Northern California high schools for more than 50 years. His Lower Lake High teams won North Coast Section […]

Gabriel “Goose” Neal Goszulak 1999 – 2015

Gabriel “Goose” Neal Goszulak 1999 – 2015

Arnold, CA…Gabriel “Goose” Neal Goszulak, age 16, born at Sonora Community Hospital, raised in Calaveras County and a Bret Harte student passed away Monday 10/19/15 at 11:00am due to injuries he sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle accident. Gabriel is survived by his mother Amanda Goszulak, his father Tavius Aiton, and sister Cassidy. […]

Clell Gideon Brown 1927 – 2015

Clell Gideon Brown 1927 – 2015

San Andreas, CA…Clell Gideon Brown, best known as “Brownie”, passed away of natural causes in his home town of San Andreas, California, on September 20, 2015. He was 88 years old and is buried in the Masonic Section of Peoples Cemetery in San Andreas. He was born in Long Beach, Calif., as the first born […]

Vicki Sue (Shively) Morrisroe 1949 – 2015

Vicki Sue (Shively) Morrisroe 1949 – 2015

Murphys, CA…Vicki Sue (Shively) Morrisroe, 66, passed away on Oct. 5, 2015, at a hospital in Folsom, Calif., after a long illness. Born on Feb. 23, 1949, in Atlanta, Ga., Vicki spent her childhood moving among Air Force bases in Japan, Michigan and Nebraska before her family settled in Fair Oaks, Calif., in 1963. She […]

Memorial Services On October 17 For Colleen Sandra Richmond

Avery, CA…Colleen Sandra Richmond, born in San Francisco, CA, passed away at her residence in Calaveras County. She was a retired teachers aide for the Vallecito School District and bus driver for Bret Harte High School. Colleen is survived by her husband; Tom Richmond, children; Jodi, Sarah, and Danny, step-daughter; Lisa, 12 grandchildren, niece; Tammy, […]

Betty Mae Anderson 1931 – 2015

Betty Mae Anderson 1931 – 2015

Mountain Ranch, CA…Betty Mae Anderson passed away on September 14, 2015 at the age of 84. She was born on February 24, 1931 in Quincy, Illinois where she lived until she was 11. Her parents moved the family to Redwood City, California after the start of the depression. She met and married her husband of […]

Rosendo Gregory Rojas Oct. 7, 1990 – Sept. 11, 2015

Rosendo Gregory Rojas Oct. 7, 1990 – Sept. 11, 2015

Angels Camp, CA…A Gathering of Remmembrance for Rosendo Gregory Rojas, 1990 – 2015 will be held on October 18th from 12-4pm at Utica Park in Angels Camp. Please join family and friends as we celebrate the life of a most special beautiful soul. Please bring your memories in writing as keepsakes for “His-Story” for the […]

Dale Franklin Robitaille 1953 – 2015

Dale Franklin Robitaille 1953 – 2015

Valley Springs, CA…Dale Franklin Robitaille was born on March 5th, 1953 in Phoenix Arizona He was 62 years old. He was a professional painter and passed away at his home in Valley Springs on September 12. He was a member of the Valley Springs Church of Christ. SURVIVORS Children: Leah Robitaille & Raymond Robitaille Brothers: […]

Dr. Michael T. Romano Jr, 1950 – 2015

Dr. Michael T. Romano Jr, 1950 – 2015

Mokelumne Hill, CA… Dr. Michael T. Romano Jr, age 65, of Mokelumne Hill, Ca lost his battle with cancer early Saturday morning, September 12. His wife, Connie, and his stepchildren, Tom, Chris, Mandy, Crystal, and Grandson Connor were with him in Modesto after he and Connie were evacuated from their home by the Butte wildland […]

Janice Marie Raaka 1939 – 2015

Janice Marie Raaka Born: September 18, 1939 Utica, NY Entered into Rest: West Point August 21, 2015 Jackson CA Passed away of natural causes Age: 75 She was a High school grad. Janice had been a receptionist at Joe Kerley body shop Her hobbies were: Crocheting, making blankets and men  Among her Survivors are: Her […]

Human Remains Found in Mountain Ranch Area

Human Remains Found in Mountain Ranch Area

Mountain Ranch, CA…(Updated the Calaveras County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the second fatality as Owen Goldsmith, 80 who lived in the M24 area in Mountain Ranch.) On 09/16/15 at about 1100 hours, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office and Historical Human Remains Detection K9 teams from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Law […]

Reporter Alison Parker & Cameraman Adam Ward Killed During Live TV Interview

Reporter Alison Parker & Cameraman Adam Ward Killed During Live TV Interview

Franklin County, VA…Reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward were shot and killed during a live broadcast early this morning. The shooter Vester Lee Flanagan II, aka Bryce Williams was a disgruntled ex employee of TV Station WDBJ in Roanoak Virginia. Also shot was a local Chamber of Commerce member who is expected to recover […]

Jeane Presson Has Been Found Deceased…Investigation Now Proceeding As A Homicide

Jeane Presson Has Been Found Deceased…Investigation Now Proceeding As A Homicide

Columbia, CA…On 7/25/15 Jeane Presson was reported missing from her residence at the Columbia Mobile Home Park. Her husband advised the Sheriff’s Office that his wife (Jeane Presson), had walked away from the residence on 7/19/15 and had not returned. The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office started a missing person investigation and began looking for Presson […]

James (Jim) George Sloniker 1938 – 2015

James (Jim) George Sloniker 1938 – 2015

Mountain Ranch, CA…Born September 27th 1938 in Sonora, California. He was 76 years old. Jim lived in Mountain Ranch, California for the past 25 years. He died on August 15th 2015 in Mountain Ranch, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Jim was retired and was previously a construction contractor and […]

Cara Concetta Alfinito 1954 – 2015

Angels Camp, CA…Cara Concetta Alfinito Lipp passed on August 10th, while at Kaiser Hospital Santa Clara, from chronic liver disease. Born July 16,1954, to Rudolph Arthur Alfinito and Clara Marie Bratton Alfinito at the Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, she lived in Los Altos until moving to Santa Cruz to finish High School and attend […]

Carter, Top Leaders Honor Victims of Chattanooga Attack ~ Terri Moon Cronk DoD News

Carter, Top Leaders Honor Victims of Chattanooga Attack  ~ Terri Moon Cronk DoD News

Washington, DC…The lives of the five “fallen patriots” who were killed as a result of the July 16 attacks in Chattanooga, Tennessee, were “truly exemplary,” Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today during a memorial service in that city. Carter joined Vice President Joe Biden, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, Navy Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the chief of […]

Pauline Laurie Timeus, 1921 – 2015

Pauline Laurie Timeus, 1921 – 2015

Valley Springs, CA…Pauline Laurie Timeus, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother passed away on June 29, 2015. She was born in Pasadena, CA on March 6, 1921, to Margaret E. McCormick and Albert J. Henry. She married the love of her life, Charles R. Timeus after WWII ended and moved to […]

Fallen USFS Firefighter Identified

Fallen USFS Firefighter Identified

South Lake Tahoe, CA… A 21 year-old firefighter from Shingle Springs, Calif., died Saturday afternoon as a result of injuries received while suppressing a wildfire on the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) in Northern California. Michael Hallenbeck was a member of Organized Crew 36 on the LTBMU. Hallenbeck was struck by a tree at […]

Gladys E. Hargous 1921 – 2015

Gladys E. Hargous 1921 – 2015

Angels Camp, CA…Gladys E. Hargous went home to be with God surrounded by her family on July 15, 2015. Gladys, or Grammy as she was affectionately known by many, was born October 1, 1921 to Walter and Eva Tomlinson (Flint) on the Flint Farm in San Juan Batista. She was a descendent of Patrick Breen, […]

Helena Faye Coffey 1944 – 2015

Glencoe, CA…Helena Faye Coffey 9/20/44 age 70 Born in Yale, Ok resident of Glencoe, Ca 95232. She passed away at home on 7/22/15 of Natural causes. She was a Cosmetologist for 30 years. Survivors: Husband Jack Coffey of Glencoe, Ca. Son Richard Coffey of Oregon. Sister Linda Roach of Stockton, Ca Robert (Nephew) & Kathy […]

Mary Kathryn Burke-Weber 1931 – 2015

Murphys, CA…Mary Kathryn Burke-Weber, born 1/12/1931 in Queens, NY, passed away at her residence on 7/9/2015 in Murphys, CA. Mary achieved her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work form San Francisco State University and her Master’s of Social Work from Sacramento State University (DNF) Mary is survived by her sons: Patrick Burke Bebout and his wife […]