George Andrew Williams, 81, long-time resident of Fort Bragg, California, passed away on Sept. 9, 2019, at his home surrounded by family after an arduous battle with lung disease.George was born in Williams, California, on Nov. 13, 1937, to Robert and Dorothy (Pearson) Williams. His family moved to Woodland, California, in 1945, where he attended […]
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Robert “Bob” F. Thomas, age 87, a resident of Siren passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. Bob was born on May 19, 1932 in San Francisco, California to parents, Emanuel and Rose Thomas. Bob was raised on a cattle ranch. As a boy, he went to a one room school up until the eighth
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On October the 27th, 2019 Retired Fire Captain B – Aciano “Acie” Avila passed away in Orange County, CA. Captain Avila began his career with the Department of Forestry, and then transitioned to the newly formed Orange County Fire Department; then returned to CDF in Riverside County and completed a 30 year fire service career.
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It is with sadness that I advise you that Retired RRU Division Chief, Bruce Cowie, passed away yesterday, October 31, 2019. I talked with his wife on the phone this morning and she advised that family is arriving in town today, and she will be meeting with us sometime in the future to discuss services.
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Fire Captain, Paul Vincent Rotondaro, from the CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit (MMU), was killed on duty early Wednesday, October 2nd, in a head-on collision while driving from Gustine Fire Station to Usona Fire Station.Paul began his career as a Firefighter 1 with CAL FIRE at Ahwahnee Firestation in MMU in 2006. He promoted to a Firefighter II
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Wayne Parks, 74, Altus, passed away at his home. Cremation services have been provided by Kincannon Funeral Home and Cremation Service. The Parks family will host a memorial service at a later date. Lloyd Wayne Parks was born February 13, 1945 in Lindsay, California, to Vernon and Amy (Loyd) Parks. He graduated from Exeter High
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John Ritchey, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 13th at his home. His family surrounded him at the time of his passing. John was 90 years old.John was born in Riverside CA. In 1944, at the age of 15, John went to work for CDF (now Cal Fire) as a Seasonal Firefighter at the San Jacinto Station.
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Brock Jay Whaley, 26, Redding, passed away Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident in Redding, CA. Brock was born Dec. 11, 1992, in Redding and was a lifelong area resident. Brock attended Boulder Creek Elementary School, played varsity basketball at Foothill High School, and studied at Sacramento State, where he
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Casey Craig, MMU Fire Captain August 29, 2019 We are deeply saddened to report that overnight Fire Captain Casey Craig, from the CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit, passed away while off duty. Casey started with CAL FIRE in 1994 as a Fire Fighter I in the Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit. He worked his way through the ranks and
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It is with great sadness that I inform you that Mike Stonum passed away peacefully in his Lodi home at 6:45 PM tonight, August 30, 2019, after a hard fought and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. When Memorial arrangements are made I will send out the information as soon as possible. On a personal note
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