All Obituaries

Roy Ross Kirkpatrick passed away peacefully at home on September 30, 2020. He was born December 3, 1927 in Dinuba, CA, only child to Chester and Wilma Kirkpatrick. The family moved to Healdsburg, CA one year later. He met and then married his beloved Vi on September 22, 1949 and celebrated 71 years of marriage this year. He is survived by Viola, children, Jean (John), Jim (Sue), Dennis, Margaret, Cathy (Bob), and Sally, (preceded in death by Judy and Frank), 15 grandchildren and 20...

Mark Mayo Erro February 12th 1948 – April 28th 2020   Mark Mayo Erro, Vietnam veteran, Mt. Shasta High School teacher and lifelong McCloud resident, died April 28 in Carmichael with his family at his bedside.  He was 72. Born Feb. 12, 1948 in Susanville, Mark grew up with his father, Joseph Erro, an electrician and radio technician for the McCloud River Railroad; his mother, Cassie Erro, a librarian at McCloud Elementary School; and his younger brother, Clay. Mark...

Hanny Perbetsky passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Aegis Living Center in Carmichael, California after a long battle with Alzheimers disease.  She was born on April 14, 1932 in Bloemendaal, Holland, the daughter of Johannes and Aafke van Reekum. In 1938 the family immigrated to the United States and Hanny became an American citizen in 1955.  She met and married Hank West in 1952 in New Rochelle, New York thus starting her life as a military spouse. They had two children;...

Francis Russell Spear passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his beloved family and pets on September 11, 2020 in Fair Oaks, CA. Russ was born in Woodland in 1935 and raised in Salinas, CA. He attended Hartnell College and then enlisted in the Air Force in 1954. He was stationed in Massachusetts where he met his first wife Patricia. Russ had intended to attend UCD after his discharge from the Air Force in 1958 but ended up taking a summer job at McClellan Air Force Base and never...

Boyd Merlin Smith (Smitty) June 9, 1932 - September 7, 2020 We are sad to announce the passing of a great man.  Smitty is survived by his wife of 64 years, Jacque, and his children Cindy Smith-Noyes (Bruce), Sandy Allen (Bruce) and Trent Smith (Jane).  He waited a long time to be a grandpa and loved Spencer, Paige, Teagan, Kent and Evan very much.  He is survived by his sister Janet Cain (Darrell), his two nephews as well as cousins throughout Eastern...

Delores Mae Nichols, loving mother, sister, Grandmother and Great Grandmother passed away on September 6, 2020.  Delores was born on February 4, 1940 in Wapheton, North Dakota to Olaf and Freda Karlstad.  She was the second of six children.  The Karlstad family migrated to Vallejo during World War II where Olaf was a welder at the Mare Island Shipyards.  In the mid-Fifties, the Karlstads moved to Sacramento where they bought a house in South Sacramento.  Delores...

Marcella D. Loker, 87, passed away on August 31, 2020 at Sutter Health Hospital, Sacramento, CA while visiting sisters, Kathleen Williams Johnson, Ontario, CA; and Koreena C Williams, Carmichael, CA. Marcella, aka “Marcee”, was born March 2, 1933 near Douglas, ND In 1951, Marcee married Duane McClelland and resided in Williston, ND where they had five children. Laurie Warren, Louisburg, KS; Karyl (Steve) Larson, Iowa City, IA; Bruce (Viv) McClelland, Pensacola, FL; Harry (Linda),...

Irving Eugene Stevenson, 71of Carmichael, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on July 29, 2020.  He fought a strong 12 month battle with pancreatic cancer, but ultimately the cancer was too much to fight any longer.  He was born February 6, 1949 to Merrill and Olga Stevenson, and grew up in Sacramento/Carmichael, CA.    Irv was a legendary story teller.  He told so many stories of his youth where he and his siblings ran as a pack and...

Mary Margaret Campos, beloved mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother passed away peacefully on July 18th. Mary was born on May 10, 1945 to Jose and Sofia Marquez in Fort Collins, Colorado. Mary’s family moved to Sacramento, California when she was nine years old and Mary attended school at Lincoln Elementary and Sacramento High School. As a young person, Mary spent many enjoyable times with her siblings, she loved to attend Mexican dances at the Fox Senator, and enjoyed getting her...

Sue DiVecchia was born In Kalamazoo Michigan. Her family later moved to Springfield Missouri, where she was raised with her 5 siblings. Sue was the last surviving sibling.  She met her husband, Angelo DiVecchia, at a CCC dance, where they fell in love and married in 1943. They remained married till Angelo’s death in 2000. Together they raised 5 children and supported themselves with Angelo’s Television Repair business.  Sue ran the business. Hard to believe a woman...