Editor’s note: We are saddened to report the news of Peggy Lewis’s death. Both Peggy Lewis and her son, Jon Lewis, have contributed to A News Cafe. Click here to read some Peggy Lewis...
Category: Feature Obituary
Kyle Joseph Adams passed away on Sept. 21 in Elko, Nev. He was 25. Born on Dec. 10, 1992, in Santa Rosa, Calif., he was an Enterprise High School athlete and graduate. He later...
Christopher Mark Fiscus succumbed to his battle with cancer on Aug. 21 at the age of 58 in Redding. He was born March 1, 1960, in Colorado Springs, Colo. For more than 20 years,...
Joseph P. Lobis passed away suddenly at his home in Wasilla, Alaska, on Tues., July 10, 2018. Born on Oct. 15, 1936, in Weed, Calif., Joe was the first-born son of Joseph and Louise...
As a young boy growing up in Dunsmuir during the Great Depression, Nicola “Nick” Girimonte helped put food on the family table by selling fruit to Southern Pacific railroad passengers. That initiative, work ethic...
It is with the greatest of sorrow that I share the sad news that Bill Siemer, an A News Cafe.com friend and contributor, died Sunday. He was 72. When I think of Bill I...
William Earl Siemer: October 16, 1944 to November 13, 2016. Poet, naturalist, photographer, writer, journalist, attorney, peace activist, actor, husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle were among the roles that engaged and endeared William “Bill”...
Karen Joy Stephens died at her home in Redding on Oct. 30 after a decade-long battle with three bouts of cancer. She was 77. Born Karen Joy Johnson on Aug. 20, 1939 in Moline,...
Margaret G. “Peggy” Mallory, passed away on June 13, 2016 at the age of 91 in Redding, California. She was born May 23, 1925, in Marysville, Montana and spent her early years in Oakland...
Alex Woodman was my son’s favorite teacher.
A few weeks ago, Alex Woodman died suddenly at 59. It’s taken time to process, for me and for the whole community. There are no words to describe this man, but because he loved stories, and words are where I go when I’m trying to understand things, I offer these up.
