San Andreas, CA…Charles Hewitt of San Andreas passed away on April 20, 2017 at Avalon convalescent Hospital. Charles is survived by his wife Laura Ann of 58 years. His daughter Andrea and son in law Rodney Freitas of Jackson and two grandson Christopher and William Freitas. His daughter Cheri and son in law Gordy Boyd […]
Valley Springs, CA…The sad notifications to his family have been made and it can now be released that it was Steven E. Sapp, 69 From Ripon that passed away in an early morning collision on Hwy 12 yesterday. He was driving his Ford Explorer westbound on State Route 12, east of Evans Road at an […]
Pinecrest, CA…**Update Wed. April 26 at 10:45 PM** Several search and rescue teams have been scouring the area near Eagle Meadow Road in Pinecrest for the last three days, after receiving a report of an overdue snowmobiler. It is with heavy hearts that we report Charles Duston was found deceased early this evening by a […]
Valley Springs, CA…Before 6am this morning a 69 year old man from Ripon was driving his 1994 Ford Explorer westbound on State Route 12, east of Evans Road at an unknown speed. For unknown reasons He allowed his vehicle to leave the roadway, traveling off the right shoulder. Consequently, the front end of the Ford […]
Angels Camp, CA…On April, 19th 2017 at 10:44am John Aurthur Hubbell passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Coquille, OR on August 7th, 1938 he spent his childhood and early adult life growing up in South West Oregon. He came to Calaveras County in 1962, moving from Oregon on […]
Harrison County, Indiana…Erin Marie Moran (October 18, 1960 – April 22, 2017) was an American actress, best known for playing Joanie Cunningham on the sitcom Happy Days and its spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi. Saturday afternoon a call was placed to dispatch with a report of an “unresponsive female”. EMT’s arrived and found Erin Moran deceased. […]
Copperopolis, CA…A 61 year old Twain Harte man was traveling northbound on O’Byrnes Ferry Road south of Copper Cove Drive at an unknown speed. For an unknown reason Margaret Howery allowed her vehicle to cross over the double yellow lines, into the southbound lane directly into the path of a Dodge being driven by the […]
Twain Harte, CA…A young man from Washington perished in a tragic tree work fatality on Saturday. He becomes the second recent death. From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department “The young man who died Saturday from a tree accident in Twain Harte, is 21 year old Jorge Garcia Moctezuma from Washington. Jorge and his crew at […]
La Grange, CA…On Friday, April 14, 2017, at approximately 7:02 pm, 60 year old Riverside resident, Donald L. Culver, was riding his 1997 Harley Davidson northbound on La Grange Road, south of Old Don Pedro Road. Culver drove over the solid double yellow lines, across the southbound lane, and off of the west road edge. […]
Pine Grove, CA…From the Amador County Sheriff’s Department…For the last several days, we’ve been searching for 79-year-old Christine Merten. Unfortunately, this morning, we found Christine deceased. She was located by a canine team in rugged, brushy terrain north of her home. The Amador County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Office will determine the cause of death, but we […]
Mountain Ranch, CA…The tragic notifications to his family have been completed and Calaveras County Coroner Kevin Raggio has released that it was 22 year old Christopher Hiser from Sonora that lost his life yesterday when he was struck by a limb from a tree. He was working for a tree contractor and was in a […]
Mountain Ranch, CA…We just confirmed with the Calaveras County Coroner that a Sonora man in his early 20s lost his life in tree work on Whiskey Slide Road yesterday. According to the Coroner’s office a limb from higher up on the tree came loose, fell on the man and he sustained fatal injuries. Notifications to […]
Los Angeles, CA…Donald Jay “Don” Rickles, May 8, 1926 – April 4, 2017 was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Best known as an insult comic, he is also an actor, playing both comedic and dramatic roles on film. He received widespread exposure as a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and […]
Angels Camp, CA…Sharon A Pulliam passed away on March 26, 2017. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Don, children Cheryl and Brett, grandchildren Zachary and Abby, siblings Patricia, Betty and Paul, son in law Jeff and daughter in law Danielle. Sharon fulfilled her dream of earning her Landscape Architecture degree at age […]
San Andreas, CA…Rex Alton Berry was born in Palo Alto, California, on 1 November 1955, Mr. Berry lived with his family in Fremont. As a young teenager, he suffered a serious life threatening illness and miraculously recovered. Thereafter, he spent a summer in Anchorage, Alaska with his Uncle, Allen Berry, where had the adventure of […]
San Andreas, CA…Ida Frances Davis-Vietor passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017 at the age of 80. To her family and friends she was best known as Mom, Grandma Vietor, GG, Auntie Fran, Fran. She is survived by her children: Alvin Knackstedt and wife Vickie, Kevin Vietor and fiancé Kelly, Rich Vietor and wife Tracy, […]
Valley Springs,CA…Dolores went to her heavenly home on March 18th at the age of 86. She was born March 15, 1931 to Godfrey and Lula Nemec. She married John “Cap” Tretheway on July 2, 1950 and had two daughters, Dolly Tretheway Thornburg and Jeannie Tretheway Simpson. She is survived by 4 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, […]
Valley Springs, CA…Anthony Lawrence Mladinich, son of Luis and Lucy Mladinich, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at home in Valley Springs after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 89. Mr. Mladinich was born April 29, 1927, in Oakland, Calif. He retired from the glass manufacturing business after 43 years serving as Quality Control […]
Angels Camp, CA…Angels Camp lost one of its angels Thursday, March 2 2017. Chuck Duffy (Country Cloth Shop) passed away suddenly surrounded by family, he was 83 years old. He was a US Navy Veteran. Born in Detroit Michigan, he moved to Los Angeles at the age of 9 then to Alhambra, Calif where he […]
Angels Camp, CA…Alberta Mae Castle, 84, passed away on March 1, 2017. She was born to James and Mae Chappell of Angels Camp and lived her entire life in Calaveras County. Married 67 years to Howard A.Castle she was preceded in death by a brother Clayton Chappell and son Guy David Castle. Alberta has a […]
San Andreas, CA…Peacefully Sarah Louise Locke passed away in her sleep while at her home in San Andreas, California. She lost her courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, February 23. She was born on October 16, 1934 in Norwich, New York to Harriett and Gerald Marvin. Sarah received a Bachelor of Science in accounting from […]
Los Angeles, CA…William “Bill” Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor and director. The films in which he appeared include The Terminator, Weird Science, Aliens, Predator 2, True Lies, Apollo 13, Twister, and Titanic. Paxton also starred in the HBO series Big Love (2006–2011) and was nominated for an Emmy […]
Valley Springs, CA…Margaret Louise Benfante, born July 30, 1947, in Bremerton, Washington, died at the age 69 years old, 3371 Brooks Lane Valley Springs, CA on January 17, 2017 from Metastatic Breast Cancer. After 31 years of working, Maggie retired in 2013 from her job as an electro/mechanical drafter and technical illustrator. Maggie held a […]
Valley Springs, CA….On 2/10/17 at approx. 10:59 AM, Calaveras Sheriff’s Dispatch Center received a 911 call regarding a 3-year-old female that had fallen into the Calaveras River. According to statements, the 3-year-old, her mother, and an infant male, were walking on a dirt trail in the area of the River of Skulls Nature Trail, approx. […]
Jenny Lind, CA…On 01/9/17 The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 9000 block of Opal Lane in Jenny Lind for a missing person’s report. Family members reported that Julio Gonzales (39) from Jenny Lind left his residence for work at approx. 6:00 AM on 01/09/17, driving an All-Terrain Vehicle. The family began searching for […]
Wallace,CA…Marilyn Kay Zirney, 70 years old, of Wallace, passed away on January 23rd at her home of natural causes. Marilyn was born in Altus, Oklahoma to Winford and Theresa Langford on May 17th, 1946. She was a retired inventory clerk for a grocery warehouse for 37 years. Marilyn is preceded in death by her husband, […]
San Andreas,CA…Marshall A. Moffitt peacefully passed away in his home at the age of 90 years. Survived by his wife Anna Moffitt, daughters- Kathryn Laub, Virginia Boyert, son- Micheal Moffitt predeceased and six grand children and eight great grand children. Marshall was born in Stockton and graduated from Stockton High School in three and a […]
Copperopolis, CA…Laura Ann Pascual of Copperopolis, age 60, peacefully passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, Ca. Laura was born on May 6, 1956 in Utica, New York. When she was 16, Laura moved to Sacramento where she met her husband, Anthony Pascual. Anthony and Laura were married […]
Hathaway Pines, CA…On Friday, January 13, 2017, Carla Sue Laucci lost her battle with cancer at Mark Twain Hospital in San Andreas, just weeks after her 71st birthday. It was a shock and surprise to her devastated family and she is survived by her husband John Laucci, her daughter Rosa Laucci, her sister Darlene Gery […]
Angels Camp,CA…Jerod Raymond Latina Margolis left this world too soon, on January 14, 2017 as a result of a single vehicle accident. Jerod was heading home after a fun first date in Copperopolis, with spirits high and a lot to be happy about. Homeward bound on Pool Station, the road he’d driven thousands of times, […]
