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Kenneth Scott
7/20/2000
Kenneth W. Scott, the man killed July 12 in the semitruck roll-over at Lookout Point, had been a long haul truck driver for four months.
Mr. Scott, 42, lived in La Pine, Ore.
While riding the highways, Mr. Scott brought his two beloved dachshunds, Smoke ’Em and Prince, that also died in the crash.
He referred to the dogs as his “babies.”
Mr. Scott had never married.
He worked for Joe Miller Trucking in Eugene, Ore., and had been licensed for a year. He was born in Sacramento to Marion and Pearl Scott, who survive him.
Also surviving Mr. Scott are son, Ryan of Sacramento; parents, Marion and Pearl of Sacramento; brothers, Roy Lee of Hawaii and Allen Lee of Ft. Riley, Kan.; sisters, Debbie Irene Norwood and Cherlyn Enice Scott of Sacramento; companion, Ajay “Jay” of Washington; maternal grandmother, Irene Privett of Lake Charles, La.; and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
A service was held yesterday at a family residence in Sacramento. Mr. Scott will be interred at Sunset Lawn in Sacramento.

Lawrence Harness
7/20/2000
Lawrence M. Harness, a Paradise resident who enjoyed fishing, hunting and gold panning, will have his ashes scattered at sea after a private family service in Fort Bragg.
Mr. Harness died July 12 at age 50.
He moved to Paradise two years ago from Oroville, where he was the production coordinator supervisor for RCBS, an ammunition reloading plant. He worked there 25 years.
He was born to Lawrence and Lydia Harness in Salem, Ore.
He is survived by his wife, Sue of Paradise; sons, Michael of Oroville and Christopher of Paradise; mother, Lydia of Oroville; brothers, Joseph and Robert of Oroville, and Paul of Sweetwater, Texas; and sisters Joan Harness and Vivian Perconti of Oroville.

Walter Shultz
7/22/2000
At age 80, Walter Roger Shultz was such a fierce competitor on the racquetball court, Paul Harvey talked about him on his radio show.
Mr. Shultz never went down easy, said his wife, Minnie. After Mr. Shultz retired, she knew her husband had to come to an outdoor community like Paradise.
“He wouldn’t be a very happy person without his hiking,” she thought.
Even in his 80s, Mr. Shultz and his wife backpacked in Yosemite. They almost made it to the top of Mount Shasta. And they returned year after year to the Windriver Range near Pinedale, Wyo.
Mr. Shultz, 93, died Tuesday at Feather River Hospital.
He built a career in hospitals, helping the sick from the operating room to the bedside, from Alaska to Illinois - ultimately becoming a hospital administrator.
His work began as a registered nurse in Chicago. In 1942, he managed a clinic in the Aleutian Islands.
From 1946 to 1948, he worked in Chicago as a nurse.
In Sandwich, Ill., he administered a hospital for several years.
Later, he worked as an anesthetist in Denison, Iowa, for a year.
Then he returned to Alaska for a year’s work before being invited back to Denison as a hospital administrator from 1958 to 1982.
He was born to Ida and Seth Shultz in Edmund, N.D., and married Minnie Wiese on July 23, 1981, in Big Rapids, Mich.
In 1982, they settled in Paradise. Immediately, he studied books to learn the local history, his wife said.
He enjoyed taking pictures of flowers, nature and little children.
“We’ve got slides, slides, slides,” his wife said.
Mr. Shultz attended the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Along with his wife, Minnie, Mr. Shultz is survived by sons, George of San Mateo and Walter of Cool; daughters, Eleanor Jensen of Big Rapids, Mich., and Janice Walter of Chattanooga, Tenn.; 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
He will be privately buried icon at Dickinson Cemetery in Dickinson, N.D.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Quiet Hour or Voice of Prophecy radio ministries in care of Newton-Bracewell Cremation & Funeral Service of Magalia at P.O. Box 120, Magalia.

Marilyn Myers
7/22/2000
Marilyn Joyce Myers, a nurse at Feat-her River Hos-pital, will have a memorial bench placed on the hospital’s grounds in her name.
Joan Lotti, her supervisor, said Mrs. Myers was the consummate caregiver - she never wanted others to worry about her.
Even when she was having surgery recently, Mrs. Myers was more worried about Lotti having to work on a Sunday.
Myers died Monday at age 52.
Patients enjoyed her care and attention, Lotti said.
“There is absolutely nothing negative about that girl,” Lotti said. The hospital’s staff is having a hard time dealing with her loss. Donations for the bench were gathered easily.
Previously, she worked at Cypress Acres Convalescent Hospital.
Mrs. Myers also enjoyed gardening and animals, especially her dogs.
Mrs. Myers was born to Harry and Elsie Pride in Merced. She married Elwood L. Myers in Reno, Nev., on June 3, 1972.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her son, Steven of Paradise; daughter, Evette Hudson of Paradise, mother, Elsie Pride of Paradise; brothers, Gary Pride of Oregon, Donald Pride of Chico, Donald Good and James Good of Carson City, Nev., and Richard Good of Paradise; sisters, Betty Gallart, Norma Womack, Barbara Cannon, Martha Mitchell, Shirley Donahue and Margie Martish; and 12 grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held today at 11 a.m. at the Feather River Hospital’s Fireside Lounge Group Area.
Paradise Chapel of the Pines is handling the arrangements.
Mrs. Myers will be privately interred.
Memorial contributions may be made to any charity one favors.

Edythe Herzberg
7/22/2000
Edythe Frances Herzberg, a resident of Pa-radise, died Sunday at her daughter’s prune ranch in Orland.
She was 74.
Mrs. Herzberg was born in Centeniary, Ind. For 31 years she was married to Richard Herzberg, who died on April 20 this year.
Making new friends and spending time with them and family was most important to her.
She is survived by her daughter, Sharron Ellis-Conte of Orland; sons, Shawn Ellis of Eckert, Colo., John Ellis of Evergreen, Colo., and Terry Ellis of Bend, Ore.; stepson, Randy Herzberg of San Leandro; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
A private family service will be held. Arrangements are being handled by the Neptune Society of Northern California in Chico.Memorial contributions may be made to the Paradise Hospice or the Butte Home Health and Hospice.

David Vergara
7/25/2000
When he was a teenager, David Mario Vergara was always coming home with a sick animal in his arms, said his father, Frank Vergara.
He loved animals - everything from owls to lizards - and would take care of them before turning them loose. He also raised homing pigeons.
Mr. Vergara, a Paradise resident, died Wednesday at Feather River Hospital.
He was 41.
For 19 years, he worked for Fleetwood Motor Homes in Chico as one of their lead workers.
He was born to Frank and Lois Vergara in San Francisco and graduated from Sunnyvale High School.
Mr. Vergara was an avid sports fan, especially of the 49ers and the Giants. He also collected baseball cards.
He fished in spots all over Paradise, and he frequently hiked a mile or more into roadless areas to get to the best fishing hole.
But the main focus of his life was his two children, his family said.
He is survived by a son, Mike, and a daughter, Crystal, both of Paradise; parents, Frank and Lois of Paradise; brother, Frank of Sunnyvale; sisters, Anna Getz of Sunnyvale and Theresa Walker of San Ramon.
A service was held yesterday at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Inurnment will be at Paradise Cemetery, arranged by Rose Chapel Mortuary.

Eugene Clot
7/25/2000
Eugene Clot “lived to work,” his family said. After World War II, he got in on the building boom in the Bay Area. He worked 50 years as a self-employed ceramic tile contractor.
Mr. Clot, 74, died Friday in Feather River Hospital.
He moved to Paradise six years ago.
Sheri, his daughter, said Mr. Clot was very old-fashioned.
“He put family first,” she said. “He was the rock - the one to go to.”
She remembered his love of gardening and the hours he spent watering.
He enjoyed roses and especially cared for the trees in Paradise, said his wife, Bonnie Clot.
In his yard, he kept the trees trim and picked up the walnuts his six trees dropped.
Mr. Clot served aboard the U.S.S. Indiana, a battlewagon, in the Pacific during World War II.
Several years later, Bonnie worked as a waitress in a coffee shop he used to come in to. They dated two months before getting married in Mexico on Feb. 4, 1959. They renewed their vows in Reno, Nev., on June 9, 1996.
He enjoyed traveling to Reno, Nev., and Lake Tahoe to play slot machines.
He was born to Antonio and Palma Moreno in Redwood City.
Besides his wife, Bonnie, and daughter, Sheri, both of Paradise, Mr. Clot is survived by sons, Eugene Anthony Clot of Magalia, Timothy George Clot of Paradise and Joseph Alan Clot of Santa Clara; sister, Jan Vanni of Sunnyvale; grandchildren, Jessica and Joshua Louviere; Vannessa, Angela and Sierra Clot; and many nieces and nephews.
A service will be held 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Visitation will be today from 5 to 7 p.m.
He will be inurned privately.
Arrangements are being handled by Rose Chapel Mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association at 8912 Volunteer Way, No. 110, Sacramento.

Dorothy Lockett
7/25/2000
A Paradise resident for seven years, Dorothy Lockett enjoyed gardening, especially caring for roses.
She died Thursday at her home.
She was 82.
Born to Lester and Myrtle Tythcott in Sioux City, Iowa, she graduated from Sioux City High School in 1936.
A resident of Burbank for 50 years, she was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church there.
She enjoyed sewing and loved her dog. Her husband, Daniel Lockett, died before her, and her son, Robert Muntifering, also predeceased her.
Mrs. Lockett is survived by sons, Bernard Muntifering of Magalia, Douglas Muntifering of Eugene, Ore., Gary Muntifering of Oxnard; step-son Daniel Lockett Jr. of Halfway, Ore.; stepdaughters, JoAnn Lockett of Boise, Idaho, and Diane Morrison of Texas; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Her graveside service will be held at 9 a.m. today at Paradise Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Rose Chapel Mortuary.

John Handley
7/27/2000
John R. Handley opened his boot shop in 1947, when Paradise was a tiny town and Skyway wasn’t much more than a dirt road, his daughter said.
Handley Bootery, located where La Comida is now, served Paradise about 20 years.
Mr. Handley died Saturday at age 72.
He also owned and operated a boot shop in Chico and owned a partnership in a Red Bluff shop.
Sharin Ware said her father enjoyed helping his community, such as sponsoring teen dances at the Veterans Hall and chaperoning events at Paradise High School.
Born to Gretchen and Beulah Handley in Longmont, Colo., he had eight brothers and sisters.
After serving in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946, Mr. Handley moved to Paradise.
He fished every chance he got, especially in the lakes above Stirling City. His daughter, Sharin Ware, said she grew up fishing with him.
“I was like a son for many years, until he had sons,” she said.
One time at DeSabla, when she was little, some big fish grabbed her hook and stole her whole line. Her father grabbed the pole just before the fish yanked it out of her hands.
Mr. Handley also loved to tee up on the green.
“He was the real deal - he lived for playing golf,” his daughter said.
He played in lots of local tournaments and taught his daughter to play too.
And he was a “big-time” 49er fan.
Mr. Handley was a member of the Lions Club and the Elks Lodge in Paradise - and in Chico when he moved there in the early ’70s.
He left the boot business to work for Corning Ford for about 15 years.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Janice of Chico; daughter, Sharin Ware of Paradise; sons, John of Richmond and Jamie of Oroville; sisters, Dorothy Slattery of Freeland, Wash., and Shirley Carroll of Clovis; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A memorial graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Glen Oaks Memorial Park.
Bidwell Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of Bidwell Chapel.

Richard Cornell
7/27/2000
While camping, Richard E. Cornell leaped into Lake Tah-oe with his clothes on to pull out someone who couldn’t swim. That episode characterizes Mr. Cornell well, his sister said. He didn’t let his mental disability stop him from helping anyone in need.
A resident of Paradise for 20 years, Mr. Cornell died Monday at age 85.
He lived in Bambi Acres for eight years and in College Hill before that, where he helped by feeding logs into the fireplace.
He was born to Carl and Lura Cornell in Springfield, Mass.
While living with his parents in Alhambra, Mr. Cornell landscaped people’s yards.
His father drove him around in a trailer with a lawn mower and garden tools.
He particularly liked flowers of all kinds, his sister said.
After his father died, Mr. Cornell did janitor work before retiring to Paradise from Banning.
He liked coloring with pens and could fill a basement with his work, his sister said.
He would get excited about Christmas, she said, and he’d get out big garbage bags in expectation of the many gifts he’d get.
He is survived by a sister, Loretta Birdsong of Paradise; two brothers, Robert of Paradise and Carl of Marino Valley.
A service at Paradise Cemetery will be held at 10 a.m. Friday.

David Erickson
7/27/2000
A Magalia resident of 20 years, David S. Erickson died Sunday at the age of 47.
In Minnesota, where he was born to Stanley and Mavis Erickson, he graduated from Sauk Rapids High School.
Because of a disability, he did not work. A private service was held at Chapel of the Pines. He will be buried icon in Benton County Cemetery in Sauk Rapids, Minn.
Mr. Erickson is survived by sisters, Linda Campbell of Cottage Grove, Minn., and Judith Studenski of Sauk Rapids, Minn.; brothers Gerald of Bloomington, Minn., and Ronald of Mora, Minn.; and nieces and nephews.

Iris Pane
7/29/2000
Iris Noriene Pane, 83, was employed as a “Rosie the Riveter” during World War II for Douglas Aircraft, working with sheet metal. She was also a Navy chauffeur in Long Beach at Terminal Island from 1944 to 1947.
Through the 1950s and ‘60s, she worked at Norton Air Force Base in San Bernadino, working in sheet metal and in the office.
Mrs. Pane was married to Edward G. Pillsbury from 1934 to 1947. They had two children. In 1960 she married Johnnie Payne.
After she retired from civil service, the Panes moved to Sacramento when Mr. Pane was transferred to McClellan Air Force Base. He retired in 1971 and they moved to the Paradise Pines.
He died in 1976 and she continued to live in the house they had built until she became very ill in October 1999.
Her family described her as a “determined person who had inner strength that carried her throughout her life.”
She enjoyed league bowling and spending time with her pets, two dogs and a cat.
She is survived by a daughter, Sharon Pillsbury Keller of Crestline, a son, Joseph Pillsbury of Claremont, five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at the Magalia Community Church on Aug. 3 at 10 a.m.
Burial will be private.
Paradise Chapel of the Pines is in charge of local arrangements.

Lauren Alvarado
7/29/2000
A resident of Magalia, Laura Isabelle Alvarado was a member of the American Legion and VFW auxiliary.
She died Monday at Feather River Hospital.
Mrs. Alvarado was 76.
Her favorite pastimes were sewing and cooking.
She was born to Juaquin and Mary Abel in Hayward. She graduated from Washington High School in Fremont. As a machinist, she worked for the Caterpillar Tractor Company in San Leandro for 13 years.
In the summer of 1972, she married Raymond Alvarado, and they moved to Magalia 18 years ago.
He survives her, as does son, Steve Garcia of San Leandro; daughter, Jane Bega of Fremont; sisters, Alice Switt, her twin, of Las Vegas, Nev., Ann Estaicio of Castro Valley and Esther Cabral of San Leandro;seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The service will be held today at 11:15 a.m. in the chapel of the Brusie Funeral Home. She will be interred at Glen Oaks Memorial Park.
Contributions in Mrs. Alvarado’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Arline Palmer
7/29/2000
Arline Palmer was a legal secretary for 40 years.
When she wasn’t working, she enj-oyed playing bridge in many of the groups in Paradise.
Born in Chicago, Ill., on Nov. 14, 1905, she lived in Ohio for many years, serving as past worthy matron of the Ann Rutledge Chapter No. 453 of Lakewood’s Eastern Star. She moved to Paradise in 1977 from Bay Village, Ohio.
She died at Twin Oaks in Chico on July 26, 2000. She was 94.
Mrs. Palmer is survived by a son, Stanley R., and a daughter-in-law, Jane, both of Paradise.
At her request, no services will be held.
She will be inurned in Chico Cemetery next to her husband, Stanley Palmer, to whom she was married for 53 years.
Chapel of the Pines is in charge of the arrangements.
The family requests memorial donations be made to Enloe Hospice in care of Paradise Chapel of the Pines.

John Handley
7/29/2000
John R. Handley opened his shoe shop in 1947, when Paradise was a tiny town and Skyway wasn’t much more than a dirt road, his daughter said.
Handley Bootery, located where La Comida is now, served Paradise about 20 years.
Mr. Handley died Saturday at age 72.
He also owned and operated a shoe shop in Chico and owned a partnership in a Red Bluff shop.
Sharin Ware said her father enjoyed helping his community, such as sponsoring teen dances at the Veterans Hall and chaperoning events at Paradise High School.
Born to Gretchen and Beulah Handley in Longmont, Colo., he had eight brothers and sisters.
After serving in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946, Mr. Handley moved to Paradise.
He fished every chance he got, especially in the lakes above Stirling City.
Mr. Handley also loved to tee up on the green.
“He was the real deal - he lived for playing golf,” his daughter said.
He played in lots of local tournaments.
And he was a “big-time” 49er fan.
Mr. Handley was a member of the Lions Club and the Elks Lodge in Paradise - and in Chico when he moved there in the early ’70s.
He left the shoe business to work for Corning Ford for about 15 years.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Janice of Chico; daughter, Sharin Ware of Paradise; sons, John of Richmond and Jamie of Oroville; sisters, Dorothy Slatter of Freeland, Wash., and Shirley Carroll of Clovis; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A memorial graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Glen Oaks Memorial Park.
Bidwell Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of Bidwell Chapel.

Karl Cox
8/1/2000
Karl Keith Cox regularly met with his buddies for coffee at Mc Donalds in Paradise, and if someone needed help, he always would lend a hand afterwards - cutting wood or fixing plumbing.
Mr. Cox was an easy-going, personable man, said his son, Mark.
“I don’t think he ever met a stranger,” his son said.
Mr. Cox died Thursday in his Paradise home.
He was 71.
After working 35 years at Watkins-Johnson & Varian Association Electronics as a senior electronics technician, Mr. Cox bought and operated Paradise Feed in 1976.
He enjoyed the outdoors, especially camping and fishing in Northern California. And he traveled around the United States.
In his later years, he took up woodcarving. He carved quail, carousel horses and hobnail boots.
He was born to James and Jessie Cox in Huntington, W.Va.
He is survived by Delores, his wife for 39 years; sons Steve of Manteca, Martin of Glen Ellen and Mark of North Pole, Alaska; daughters, Elizabeth Seki of Mountain View and Katherine Davitt of Buxton, Maine; brothers, Raymond of Leeds, Ala., and Wayne of Fresno; and sisters, Eva Burts of Phoenix, Ariz., Virginia Vellettay of Brandenton, Fla., and Marian Metz of Canada.
The service will be tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the Paradise Alliance Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Valley Ridge Home Care & Hospice.

Wallace Roberts
8/1/2000
A member of the Craig Me-morial Congregation Church in Paradise, Wallace Crane Roberts, 82, died April 7.
He had retired to Paradise Pines in 1979 after working in the Research and Development Division of Lockheed Aircraft Co.
He moved to Santa Maria in 1999.
The second child of Florence and Henry Roberts, he was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mr. Roberts married Dorothy H. Robinson in 1942.
Enlisting in the Army in 1945, he served with the 767th Tank Battalion while stationed in Japan during the occupation.
After retiring, Mr. Roberts and his wife enjoyed traveling, especially on cruises.
He was active in the University of California, Los Angeles, Alumni Association; Lockheed Stardusters Association; Sierra Retirees Association; Masonic Lodge; Elks; and Sons in Retirement.
Besides his wife, Dorothy, he is survived by daughters, Karen Herman of Santa Maria and Virginia Hammond of Exeter; son, David of Montrose, Colo.; sister, Phyllis Koch of McMinnville, Ore.; brother, Douglas of Lemon Grove; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
A memorial service will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Craig Memorial Congregational Church in Paradise.

Matthew Setzer
8/1/2000
A resident of Magalia since 1986, Matthew A. Setzer retired after 14 years as a journeyman roofer, last employed by General Dynamics.
He died Saturday at the age of 46. Mr. Setzer served in the Navy from 1971 to 1972.
He enjoyed fishing and astrology.
He was born to Nathan Setzer and Billie Najera in San Gabriel Valley.
He is survived by his sons, Phillip of Sacramento and Christopher of Ontario; mother, Billie Najera of Magalia; brother, William of Huntsville, Ala.; sisters Kathy Swor of Antelope, Elizabeth Haling of Chico and Alicia Watson of Magalia; and grandson Xavier of Sacramento.
At Mr. Setzer’s request, no service will be held.
He will be privately inurned.

Claude Brown
8/3/2000
Claude R. Brown not only helped build and paint the Paradise Southern Baptist Church, he was the first to be baptized in the new church.
Mr. Brown, a resident of Paradise since 1974, died Sunday at age 89.
He was born to William and Minnie Brown in Lefore, Okla. His father owned a sawmill, and at a young age, Mr. Brown worked hard at his chores, such as bringing fire wood for his mother’s cooking stove.
Later, Mr. Brown built a trailer, pulled by donkeys, and hauled his father’s lumber to customers.
Before World War II, he worked as a machine operator in a rope factory in Orange.
From 1942 to 1945, he served in the Army. He led a rifleman squad that went on reconnaisance missions behind enemy lines.
Once while fighting in the Phillipines, his squad became lost deep in enemy territory. Fiercely determined to get his men back safely, he led a forced march until finally in the dark they collapsed to sleep. When they woke up in the morning, they realized they had been sleeping almost on top of their regiment.
Mr. Brown achieved the rank of staff sergeant and was decorated with two Battle Stars, a Good Conduct Medal, a Victory Medal, an American Campaign Medal and a Phillipine Liberation Medal with one Bronze Star.
He worked in the Civil Service for 19 years with heavy ordnance, loading shells.
“You didn’t dare light a cigarette,” he’d say when talking about his work with dangerous explosive powder.
Mr. Brown fished and danced for years - as long as his legs could hold him up.
He met his wife, Lena, while dancing at the Crystal Ballroom in Long Beach. The two shared a love for ballroom dancing for life.
He left his radio always set to 1340 AM, which plays songs from the ’40s and ’50s, his stepdaughter said.
He knew all the songs and all the words. And he enjoyed naming the instruments being played. He especially responded to saxophones.
“He was a fastiduous dresser,” his stepdaughter said. “He had everything coordinated.”
Always the gentleman, her stepfather would open doors for women, she said.
And when his wife had a stroke, Mr. Brown took over all the household duties and took care of Lena, who died Feb. 18, 1998.
Mr. Brown is survived by his stepdaughter, Pamela Rober-tson of Paradise.
The service will be today at 11 a.m. at Chapel of the Pines Mortuary. He will be privately buried icon next to his wife in Glen Oaks Cemetery.
Contributions in his memory may be made to any favored charity or church.

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