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Clyde West
1/11/2001
Clyde Herbert West, also known as “Wester,” was employed by the U.S. military and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and Korea.
Mr. West, 74, died Jan. 3 in a Chico convalescent hospital. He was a resident of Paradise.
He was born in Plainfield, N.J. His parents were Herbert and Dorothy Wester. Mr. West has no known survivors, aside from two Magalia friends, Randall and Linda Hodges. He was never married.
No services are planned. Cremation took place at Paradise Chapel of the Pines. He will be privately inurned in Paradise Cemetery.
Leslie Bailey
1/11/2001
Leslie James Bailey was a prisoner of war in Austria while serving in the British military during World War II.
Mr. Bailey, 82, died Saturday in Feather River Hospital.
He moved to Paradise from San Diego 19 years ago.
He was born in England to Douglass and Edith Maria Bailey. He graduated from college with a degree in aviation design.
He worked for Boeing Aircraft Co. as an airplane designer. He enjoyed working on radios and electronics.
And he liked reading and traveling.
On May 9, 1966, in Paradise, he married Carolina Elizabeth Smith, who survives him.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Nicholas’ Episcopal Church. He will be privately inurned. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Nicholas’ Episcopal Church or in care of Paradise Chapel of the Pines, which is handling the arrangements.
Mary Metcalf
1/11/2001
Mary Margaret Metcalf, who moved to Paradise from Ontario in 1990, died Tuesday in Feather River Hospital. She was 89.
She was a widowed homemaker. Mrs. Metcalf was born in Missouri.
Her survivors include a son, Dean of Carson City, Nev.; a daughter, Carol Faye of Paradise; a half-brother, Floyd Noel of Big Bear; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. tomorrow at Paradise Chapel of the Pines, which is handling the arrangements.
A private Burial will follow services at Paradise Cemetery.
Jack Esler
1/13/2001
Jack J. Esler loved boating, swimming, hunting and fishing. He was an avid reader of early American history. While making a living as a self-employed tooling engineer for 30 years, he worked on Howard Hugh’s “Spruce Goose.”
Mr. Esler died Wednesday at Feather River Hospital. The 86-year-old moved to Paradise from Los Altos 21 years ago.
He was born to Carlisle and Mary Esler in San Bernardino.
Mr. Esler was a member of Paradise Elks BPOE No. 2026, Kiwanis, SIRS and Eagles.
He was a charter member of Santa Clara Society of Manufacturing Engineers as well as the Chico Chapter SME.
In Burbank on November 16, 1935, he married Vivian, who survives him. His other survivors include a son, Brian of Battle Ground, Wash.; a daughter, I. Jay Elias of Sutter Creek; and five grandchildren. One grandchild predeceased him.
At Mr. Esler’s request, no services are planned. Rose Chapel Mortuary is handling the arrangements.
Inurnment will be private.
Grace Harbour
1/13/2001
Grace Gwendolyn “Gwen” Harbour enjoyed oil paintings, sewing and playing violin.
Mrs. Harbour, a Paradise resident for 28 years, died Monday. She was 85.
She was born in Boise, Idaho, to Andrew and Stella Rush Roikjer. She graduated from Berkeley High School, where she played first violin in the orchestra. She worked as a nurse’s aid in Prineville, Ore., and as a clerk at the Oakland Army Base for three years. On Sept. 11, 1939, she married John Harbour in Oakland. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II.
Mrs. Harbour is survived by her daughter, Diana Harbour of Paradise; and two grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Magalia Community Church. Mrs. Harbour will be cremated. Rose Chapel Mortuary is handling the arrangements.
Memorial Donations may be made to Hospice Care.
John Davis
1/16/2001
John Edgar Davis, a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church, played guitar and assisted with the children’s choir. He was medically retired from the Butte County Sheriff’s Department since 1990 because of heart disease and pulmonary fibrosis.
Mr. Davis, 65, died Sunday in Butte Valley, where he resided.
He grew up in Martins Ferry, Ohio, where he was born to John and Lois Davis, and Baltimore, Md., before moving to Pittsburg in California at age 12. In 1953, he graduated from Pittsburg High School. He served 3-1/2 years in the Air Force during the Korean War. He attended Ventura Community College and Glendale Community College, obtaining an associate’s degree in business administration.
In 1955, he married Phyllis Wellman, and in 1974, he married Cathryn Casler. He worked 22 years as the manager at Montgomery Wards.
He enjoyed archery. The news on channels 3 and 12 featured his roving archery range in Butte Valley. He worked with the choir at St. John’s Catholic Church. Mr. Davis liked to cook and taught cooking classes to junior high school students.
He was a 4th degree member of Knights of Columbus and was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church.
Besides his wife, Cathryn, he is survived by two sons, Michael of Oxnard and Richard of Santa Paula; three daughters, Sandra Echevarria of Ventura, Debbie DeLosReyes of Oxnard, and Jennifer Davis of Butte Valley; two sisters, Deanna Short of Naples, Idaho, and Brenda Hobbs of Gardnerville, Nev.; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas More Catholic Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mercy High School-Jennifer Davis tuition fund in care of Sorensen’s Affordable Mortuary.
Daniel Soto
1/16/2001
Daniel Stanley Soto, an excellent mechanic, enjoyed working on cars and rebuilding engines during his time off. He worked for Brown Construction Company in Colorado, operating heavy equipment.
Mr. Soto died Sunday in Mercy San Juan Hospital in Carmichael. The Paradise resident was 75.
He was born in Fort Lupton, Colo., to Daniel and Claudia Soto.
Mr. Soto served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a past commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in San Jose and was a member of the San Jose American Legion.
His survivors include his wife, Emma; three sons, Dennis of Magalia, Nicholas of Paradise and Ronald of Greenville; two daughters, Diane Rodriguez of Magalia and Sharon Trevino of San Jose; a brother, Jim of Colorado; a sister, Virginia Gonzales of Colorado; 23 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
A memorial service has been tentatively set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Paradise Chapel of the Pines. Call the chapel to confirm the time.
He will be inurned at Paradise Cemetery, and military honors conducted by the Paradise Veterans Council will follow the service.
Murvin Chester
1/16/2001
Murvin G. “Chet” Chester was a member of the Paradise Guild of Arts and Crafts, and enjoyed stained glass work and pictorial marquetry, or pictures made of inlaid wood.
Mr. Chester died Saturday at Feather River Hospital. He was 94. In 1966, he moved to Paradise from Naperville, Ill.
Born to Louis and Otilda Chester in Windom, Minn., he grew up in a farming family in Estelline, S.D., before attending college.
For 37 years, he was the purchasing agent for Western Electric Company, and he worked as an electrical engineer.
Mr. Chester was a member of AT&T Telephone Pioneers. He enjoyed bowling.
Ida, his wife, preceded him in death on Aug. 21, 1995. Surviving him are a son, James of Richmond, Va.; a daughter, Karen Schmeiser of Downers Grove, Ill.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rose Chapel Mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to Paradise Animal Shelter or another charity of choice. Mr. Chester will be interred at Paradise Cemetery.
Robert P. Glick, MD
1/18/2001
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, January 27th, 2001 at 1:00PM at the Paradise Elks Lodge, 6309 Clark Road in Paradise, CA for Magalia resident, Dr. Robert Glick, MD.
Dr. Glick passed away at his Magalia home on Sunday, January 14th, 2001 from metastatic breast cancer. He was 48 years old.
He was born in Philadelphia, PA on 1/2/1953 to Eugene and Ruth Glick.
He received his Bachelor’s of Science degree from Stanford University in 1975. He graduated from Jefferson Medical School in Pennsylvania in 1979 and served his Surgery Residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in San Francisco, CA. He was also Board Certified in Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Glick was the Medical Director of Oroville Hospital Emergency Services since 1982.
He married Renda Rae Aitken on 12/12/1993 in Incline Village, NV.
He was a member of the Fellow of American College of Emergency Physicians; the Butte Glenn Medical Society, the American Medical Association; the Board of Trustees of Oroville Hospital; and a member of the Elks Lodge.
He enjoyed hiking, backpacking, RVing; tennis and basketball. He also enjoyed music and playing the guitar, banjo and mandolin. The highlight of his life was his marriage to Renda in 1993.
He is survived by his devoted wife, Renda Glick of Magalia, CA; 2 daughters: Michelle Valcarenghi of Davis, CA and Britney Glick of Chico, CA; 2 sons: Brandon Glick, a junior at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, OR; and Jason Glick, a sophomore at UC Davis in Davis, CA. His parents: Gene and Ruth Glick of Chico, CA; 2 brothers: Daniel Glick of Lafayette, Colorado and Steven Glick of Chico, CA.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Robert P. Glick, MD Memorial Foundation. This foundation is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Robert P. Glick and the years of warmhearted and humanitarian emergence services he provided to the patients of the Oroville community. The goal of the foundation is to enhance emergency services to the community by supporting projects, programs and education, which reflect these ideals.
Donations can be sent to:
The Robert P. Glick, MD Memorial Foundation
P.O. Box 5566
Oroville, CA 95966
Arrangements are under the direction of the Neptune Society of Norther California, Chico Branch.
Dorothy Ellingson
1/18/2001
In 1944, Dorothy Ellingson joined the U.S. Coast Guard in Oklahoma, and while stationed in Texas, she used the nickname “Billie,” by which she was known by friends thereafter.
Ms. Ellingson died Dec. 27 at Feather River Hospital at age 80.
She was born in Wisconsin, the first child of Carl and Mary Ellingson. She never married.
Ms. Ellingson worked 12 years as executive secretary for U.S. Borax and Chemical Corp. Most of her career was based in Los Angeles and Anaheim. She retired in 1985 and left “the L.A. rat race” by 1989 to live among the pines in Paradise. She was an avid sports fan, especially baseball and football. Monday night football was an institution for her. She owned two shares in the Milwaukee Braves.
She loved reading. She did crossword puzzles in ink. She gambled in Las Vegas and Reno, Nev., and especially enjoyed her Tuesday card group, nastris and rakekins.
Ms. Ellingson’s survivors include a brother, Bill Ellingson of Ashland, Wis.; a sister, Mary Martin of Tinley Park, Ill.; and two cousins. Two brothers, Thomas and John Ellingson, died before her.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. She will be inurned in St. Agnes Cemetery in Ashland, Wis. Paradise Chapel of the Pines is handling the arrangements.
Donna Carrigan
1/18/2001
Donna L. Carrigan, a board member of the Paradise Senior Center, moved to Magalia three years ago from Piedra. She worked 18 years with the U.S. Postal Service and retired as a postmaster. Mrs. Carrigan died Saturday at her home. She was 68.
She was born to Leonard and Dorothy Eagles in Fresno.
Mrs. Carrigan volunteered at the Senior Thrift Store.
She enjoyed shopping and playing slot machines.
In Magalia in 1962, she married Jerry Carrigan, who survives her, along with a daughter, Denise Hicks of Fresno; a son, Michael of Tempe, Ariz.; six brothers, all with the last name Eagles: Lawrence of Fallon, Nev.; Gene of Magalia, Wayne of Fairfield, Charles and Jim of Fresno and Neil of Rochester, N.Y.; a sister, Rose Dyer of Fresno; and five grandchildren.
A private family service will be held at a later date in Fresno. Rose Chapel Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Memorial contributions may be given to Paradise Hospice.
Margaret Newman
1/18/2001
Margaret Jean Newman, a Paradise resident, died Tuesday at a local healthcare facility.
The former El Segundo resident was 84.
Born in Ayr, Scotland, Mrs. Newman will return to her former homeland to be interred in Ayr Cemetery.
Survivng her are a son, Walt Newman of Paradise; and a daughter, Pauline Quinlan of Southern California. Her parents were Fredrick and Agnes Carter.
No services are planned. She will be cremated at Paradise Chapel of the Pines, which is handling the arrangements.
Sidney Call
1/20/2001
Sidney “Sid” J. Call, a long-time Paradise and Chico investment advisor, died Dec. 11 at Mercy Medical Center in Folsom. The Paradise resident was 82.
He was born in Odin, Minn., to Oscar and Minnie Call. In 1937, he moved to Willmar, Minn., and with his two brothers, he started Call Auto Parts, Inc. Mr. Call earned a master’s electrician license and did electrical wiring for the REA during their rural expansion.
In 1941, he married Gebora Norby. With the outbreak of World War II, Mr. Call was exempt from the draft due to the birth of a handicapped child.
However, his love of country led him to enlist in the Navy. He served from 1944 to the end of the war. In 1951, he moved to California where he became an investor and partner in a Nevada County gold mine. During this period, he began his career as an investment advisor in Sacramento.
Mr. Call moved to Chico in 1954. Twelve years later, he formed his own broker-dealer firm of Sidney J. Call Investments. The firm grew to 10 account executives. At the time, it was the only independent brokerage firm available in Chico.
In 1980, he married Mildred “Millie” Frost and moved to Paradise, where he joined a New York Brokerage firm as a senior vice president and advisor on insurance concepts. He joined Foothill Securities, Inc. in 1990 as a registered investment advisor. He retired in July 1998.
Mr. Call was a member of both the Chico Rotary and the Paradise Rotary. He belonged to the Paradise Elks and the Paradise Son’s in Retirement. He was also an active leader in Butte County where he served on the boards of the Salvation Army, the Boy Scouts of America and the YMCA. He was an active member of the Craig Memorial Congregatio-nal Church and previously the Faith American Lutheran Church in Chico.
Mr. Call was known for his expertise in the area of charitable giving and charitable trusts. He was a past member of the Enloe Foundation, and served on both the founding board and advisory board of Millie’s Place (named after his wife), a daycare center for Alzheimer’s patients. Mr. Call’s hobby was his work. He gave investment advice for 50 years
He is preceded in death by his third wife, Millie; a daughter, Kathy Call; and a brother, Raymond. Mr. Call is survived by two daughters, Sharon Locke of Sacramento and Candyce Rutherford of Evergreen, Colo.; his first wife and mother of his children, Gebora “Gibby” Henning of Monterey; and his brother, Ellwood Call of Orland.
A memorial service and celebration of his life will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Craig Memorial Congregational Church, with Jack Carmichael officiating. Neptune Society of Northern California, Chico branch, is handling the arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to Millie’s Place in care of the Greater North Valley Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.
Pearl Larsen
1/20/2001
Pearl Luella Larsen, who moved to Paradise recently, started the first health food store in El Dorado County in 1955. She and her husband, John, worked their apple orchard, Larsen Ranch, for most of their lives.
Mrs. Larsen, 94, died Wednesday in her granddaughter’s Paradise home.
She was born in Longmont, Colo., to Vinton Harvey and Winnie Bell Hamilton. Mrs. Larsen believed in God, healthy living and vitamins. Gardening, playing the piano, poetry, scrap books, making quilts, baking bread and canning applesauce were her hobbies.
She enjoyed spreading the gospel by ministry. Later, after losing her eyesight, she did so by cassette tape ministry.
Mrs. Larsen raised her three grandchildren when her youngest daughter, Dorothy Halkola, died at age 41. Mrs. Larsen was 66 at the time, and her husband was 80. She was a fourth-generation lifetime member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Besides her daughter, Dorothy, and her husband, John, Mrs. Larsen was preceded in death by another daughter, Nelda Rose. Surviving her are five grandchildren, Donna Harris of Washington, David Halkola of Paradise, Jennifer Baxter of Paradise, Shirley Rose and Darlene Rose; 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. today at the Camino Seventh-day Adventist Church. Paradise Chapel of the Pines is handling the arrangements. She will be buried
in Camino Cemetery.
Vera Lagerquist
1/20/2001
Vera Faye Lagerquist worked as an inventory clerk at McCle-llan Air Force Base. She lov-ed oil painting, sewing, gardening and flowers.
Mrs. Lagerquist died Tuesday in Chico at age 93. She was a Magalia resident for 65 years.
She was born in Grannis, Ark., to Rufus and Lela Derryberry.
She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Magalia.
Her husband of 37 years, Gust Lagerquist, died in 1991. Surviving her are a son, William Derryberry of Chico; a sister, Mildred Kelly of Yreka; a brother, Cliff Derryberry of Moulton, Texas; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. today at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Magalia. She will be privately inurned at Paradise Cemetery. Rose Chapel Mortuary is handling the arrangements.
Gerald Lewis
1/20/2001
Gerald M. Lewis worked 45 years as an operating engineer for Robinson Construction. A Paradise resident for 35 years, Mr. Lewis died Wednesday in his home. He was 72. Mr. Lewis was born in Lake Hughes to Harry and Hazel Lewis.
He was a member of the VFW, Winnedumah Lodge No. 287, Free and Accepted Masons in Bishop, the Operating Engineers Union Local No. 3 in Marysville, the Model A Ford Club of America in La Habra and the Golden Feather Model A Club in Oroville. He is survived by his wife, Norma; two daughters, Jeanne Parker of Whittier and Julie Utriage of Pocohantas, Ark.; three brothers, James and Vernon of Sacramento and Don of Whittier; and a sister, Ruth Clark of Quartz Hill.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Rose Chapel Mortuary, which is handling the arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Golden Feather Model A Club in care of Rose Chapel.
Alfred Land
1/23/2001
Alfred Land, who moved to Paradise in 1979, worked for Pacific Gas and Electric for more than 29 years. He retired in 1977.
Mr. Land, 86, died Jan. 14 at Feather River Hospital.
He was born to Carl and Grace Land in San Francisco. He was raised in Napa, where he attended schools. On July 28, 1962, he married Eulive Thurston in Carson City, Nev.
Mr. Land was a member and past president of the Paradise Shrine Club and a member and past president of the Greater Chico Ostomy Association. He co-founded the Butte County Honorary Sheriff’s Associ-ation, was a member of the Table Mountain Masonic Lodge No. 124, and was a volunteer for the American Cancer Society.
He enjoyed fishing and spending time with family and friends.
Besides his wife, Eulive, Mr. Land is survived by a daughter, Lorraine Masten of Riverside; a son, Ellsworth Masten of Alglen, Pa.; and two grandsons.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Table Mountain Masonic Lodge. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children, 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, 95817.
Neptune Society of Northern California, Chico branch, is handling the arrangements.
Frances Robinson
1/23/2001
Frances Ruth Robinson played piano at the First Baptist Church years ago when it was located at Pearson and Almond. She worked 15 years in customer service in banking. Mrs. Robinson had worked at the Bank of American in Paradise.
Mrs. Robinson died Friday at Feather River Hospital. She was 84.
She was born to Frank and Frances Reynolds in Richmond. In 1935, she graduated from Chico High School.
Mrs. Robinson enjoyed crafts, boating and fishing on Eagle Lake.
On May 24, 1941, in Reno, Nev., she married Raymond Robinson, who survives her. Other survivors include a daughter, Judy Wise of Paradise; two grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. today in Paradise Cemetery.
Paradise Chapel of the Pines is handling the arrangements.
Beryl Weisbecker
1/23/2001
Beryl Mary Weisbecker, a member of the Paradise Guild of Arts and Crafts, enjoyed ceramics, gardening, traveling and water skiing.
Mrs. Weisbecker died Friday at age 88 in Feather River Hospital. She was a resident of Magalia.
She retired as senior expediter for North American Rockwell after 22 years there.
She was born to James and Lillian Park in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. At age 8, she and her family moved to California. In 1954, she married William Weisbecker in Las Vegas.
She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Along with her husband, Mrs. Weisbecker is survived by two daughters, Beverly Martin of Nampa, Idaho, and Diane Kremer of Magalia; two sons, John Chatham of Florence, Ore., and Donald Chatham of Redding; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Glen Oaks Memorial Park in Chico. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association in care of Bidwell Chapel, which is handling the arrangements.
Mary Schram
1/23/2001
Mary Schram atte-nded church with devotion and was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church. Her life was focused on her husband of 67 years, Albert Schram, whom she married in Richmond.
Mrs. Schram died Wednesday at SunBridge Care Center in Paradise.
She was 92 and had lived in Paradise since 1953.
She was born in Mount Pleasant, Tenn. Her parents were W.H. and Ella Willis.
Her sister-in-law, Louise Fagerhaugh of Lakeville, Minn., survives Mrs. Schram. Her husband died before her.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. today at Paradise Cemetery. Rose Chapel Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Contributions in her memory may be made to Our Savior Lutheran Church.
Lino Fernandez
1/25/2001
Lino Silva Fernandez served in the U.S. Army as a minesweeper during World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He worked 40 years as a truck driver for Fazio Markets. He sang in a church choir that went to convalescent hospitals to entertain residents.
Mr. Fernandez was an usher at First Assembly of God in Paradise and was a member of VFW.
Mr. Fernandez died Monday at Cypress Acres. The 79-year-old Paradise resident moved from Burbank 13 years ago.
He was born to Felix and Maria Fernandez in Burbank.
In Los Angeles on April 21, 1946, he married Amelia, who survives him. His other survivors include a son, Ronald of Burbank; two daughters, Janet Fernandez of Burbank and Jody Furner of Paradise; four brothers, Felix, Rudy, David and Ruben, all of Burbank; five sisters, Annie Juarez, Lucille Nelson, Barbara Rodriguez, Esther Hernandez and Martha Valle, all of Burbank; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
A service will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow at First Assembly of God in Paradise. Visitation will be today from 2 to 8 p.m. at Rose Chapel Mortuary. He will be interred in Paradise Cemetery, with military honors to follow the graveside service.
Dorothy Ellingson
1/25/2001
In 1944, Dorothy J. Ellingson joined the U.S. Coast Guard in Oklahoma, and while stationed in Texas, she used the nickname “Billie,” by which she was known by friends thereafter.
Ms. Ellingson died Dec. 14 at Feather River Hospital at age 80.
She was born in Wisconsin, the first child of Carl and Mary Ellingson. She never married.
Ms. Ellingson worked 12 years as executive secretary for U.S. Borax and Chemical Corp. Most of her career was based in Los Angeles and Anaheim. She retired in 1985 and left “the L.A. rat race” by 1989 to live among the pines in Paradise. She was an avid sports fan, especially baseball and football. Monday night football was an institution for her. She owned two shares in the Milwaukee Braves.
She loved reading. She did crossword puzzles in ink. She gambled in Las Vegas and Reno, Nev., and especially enjoyed her Tuesday card group, with friends Nastris and Rakekins. Ms. Ellingson’s survivors include a brother, Bill Ellingson of Ashland, Wis.; a sister, Mary Martin of Tinley Park, Ill.; and two cousins. Two brothers, Thomas and John Ellingson, died before her.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 Tuesday at Paradise Chapel of the Pines. She will be inurned in St. Agnes Cemetery in Ashland, Wis. Paradise Chapel of the Pines is handling the arrangements.
Robert Voris
1/25/2001
Robert Ralph Voris worked on several dam projects locally, including Oroville Dam, Indian Springs, Cas-tro Dam, Ind-ian Valley Dam and Warm Springs.
He worked 30 years in the construction field before retiring from Operating Engineers.
He also worked on the Highway 70 project.
Mr. Voris died Jan. 14 in Paradise, where he had lived since 1958. He was 78.
Mr. Voris served in the armed forces during the Korean War.
After retiring, he loved his garden.
He was born in Polk County in Missouri.
Surviving him are his wife, Jacqueline; five sons, Robert Voris of Texas, Jack Voris of Oregon, Richard Voris of Watsonville; Charles Brown of Paradise and Robert Brown of Paradise; one daughter, Karen Birchenough of Munich, Germany; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
No services are planned.
He will be cremated at Paradise Chapel of the Pines and privately inurned.
Bradley McInnerny
1/25/2001
Bradley J. McInnerny moved to Magalia three years ago from Thousand Oaks and was a maintenance worker at Paradise Pines Property Owners Association for two years.
He enjoyed fishing and four-wheeling. He used to meet his friends at Dolly-O-Donuts & Gifts during mornings.
Mr. McInnerny died of natural causes Friday at Feather River Hospital. He was 45.
He was born to William McInnerny and Donna Young in Burbank.
He is survived by a son, Shane McInnerny of Chico; a brother, Michael Ray of Thousand Oaks; and his mother, Donna Young of Thousand Oaks.
At his request, there will be no services. Rose Chapel Mortuary is handling the arrangements. He will be privately interred by his family.
Fritz Glaser
1/25/2001
Fritz Glaser, a Paradise resident, was a self-employed machinist for 14 years and a very active sportsman.
Mr. Glaser died Friday in Paradise at age 87.
He served in the German army from 1940 to 1945.
He was born to Johann and Barbara Glaser in Germany.
His wife of 63 years, Babetta, survives him, as does his son, Gunther.
No services are planned at this time. Rose Chapel Mortuary is handling the arrangements.
Myrtle Remy-Moak
1/27/2001
Myrtle Alice Remy-Moak, who was raised in Paradise, was well into her ’70s before she realized she was a senior citizen. Her favorite pastime was dancing all night and then having everyone over for breakfast. In 1973, she met and married John Moak, and the two traveled the country hunting and fishing during their retirement years.
Mrs. Remy-Moak died Monday at her home in Gold Beach. She was 84.
She was born in Pendleton, Ore. In 1933, she married Thomas Remy. The couple lived a time in Stirling City, and in 1941, moved to Richmond. The couple worked in the shipyards for Hunt Marine Service where they built PT boats. Four years later, they brought their family to Gold Beach, Ore.
She joined the Eastern Star and was asked to be Grand Page and traveled to the Grand Chapter. She participated in the Gold Beach Ladies’ Drum and Bugle Corps, tooting her bugle through many a parade around the south coast from Crescent City to Roseburg.
She was active in the Rainbow Girls, Eagle’s Auxiliary, Gold Beach Soroptimists and the Election Board. She returned to living in Gold Beach in 1994 after having lived in California with her husband, John. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and became actively involved in the church’s quilting projects.
Knitting “Caps for Kids” and crocheting hats for newborns at Curry General Hospital were her most recent community contributions.
She is survived by two sons, Bill Remy and Tom Remy, both of Gold Beach; a daughter, Katherine Hunnicutt of Gold Beach; a sister, Vergie Mann of Dayton; 11 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service took place on Thursday in Gold Beach. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Paradise Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Curry County Home Health and Hospice, P.O. Box 746, Gold Beach, OR 97444.
Norman Hopkins
1/27/2001
Norman Wayne Hopkins, 52, was a heavy equipment operator and worked for a backhoe service for 15 years in Chico.
Mr. Hopkins died of natural causes Wednesday in Paso Robles. He was a Paradise resident.
Mr. Hopkins was born in Leaksville, N.C., to Herman and Alamanda Hopkins.
On Nov. 5, 1999, he married Barbara Stratton. During the Vietnam War, he served two tours with the U.S. Marine Corps. Besides his wife, Barbara, and his mother, Alamanda Smith of McRae, Ga., he is survived by a daughter, Shannon Buckles of Fremont; two brothers, Hoppy Hopkins of McRae, and Frank Smith of Florida and one grandson. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Paradise. The Paradise Veterans Council will conduct military honors at Paradise Cemetery. Paradise Chapel of the Pines is in charge of the arrangements.
