Dugan Barr was a wise and wonderful walking contradiction. His presence could command a room, yet in many social gatherings he was a man of few words, sitting or standing with a drink in...
Category: Feature Obituary
John Douglas “Dugan” Barr – father, husband, brother, friend to most everyone he met, musician, attorney, and all-around example of a life well-lived – passed away on November 29 at the age of 77....
The first time I wrote about George Economou was around 15 years ago for a newspaper story about his Greek baklava. That led to a deep friendship with George and his wife Sue Economou....
Suzanne Economou died Tues., Sept. 24, at The Vistas Assisted Living and Memory Care in Redding. She was 98. Born Suzanne Winifred Stewart on July 2, 1921, in Salida, Colo., she was the only...
Judith Knowles, 83, began her journey home on August 7, 2019 of natural causes, with family by her side. Her grace, humor and dignity as her health failed during this last year are an...
Gordon Oliver Odenbach was born on June 8, 1929 in Lassen County, Calif., on a working ranch to Joseph and Marjorie Odenbach. He passed away on May 5, 2019 in Placerville, Calif. He spent...
Candace “Candy” Balma was born Nov. 23, 1945, in Redding, Calif., and went to heaven on May 8, 2019. She was educated at St. Joseph School, Shasta High School, and Shasta College. She was...
I winced a bit when I started writing this piece because I’m pretty sure my friend Jan Gandy would not approve of what I’m about to say about her; a humble, hard-working, unselfish, behind-the-scenes...
Richard T. Douse, 79, of Oak Run, passed away at home on February 28 after a difficult struggle with cancer. Richard, also known as “Dick” to his family and friends, was born on May 29, 1939, the only son of the late Carl Douse and Alice Glaser.
Doris Buchhorn: 1929 – 2019 Remembering Doris I heard from my aunt on Monday that Doris Buchhorn had slipped quietly from this world into the next. All departures are gradual and Doris’s was no...
