All Obituaries

Carol Retha Halsebo Daniels passed away peacefully in her home in Eureka on July 11, 2019, at the age of 80. She was born on June 17, 1939, to Henny (Stoveland) Halsebo and Elmer Halsebo. Henny and Elmer were both natives of Norway, and she was welcomed into the world by family and extended family of Eureka’s large Norwegian community. Carol was baptized into the Norwegian Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church, which is now Calvary Lutheran Church, where she had been very active...

Althea Bernice Moon-Vorpahl, 81, left us for her eternal reward on Friday, July 5th, 2019, surrounded by her loving children and family, listening to Elvis sing Amazing Grace. Born at home in Redwood Creek, CA, on January 3rd, 1938, Althea was one of nine children born to Robert Peter Moon Sr and Della Virginia Moon. When she left us, she joined her father and mother, as well as two brothers, Carl and Maurice, and four sisters, Roberta, Ethylene, Theatta and Susan. She was also preceded in...

Josephine Ella Minton "Jo" was born 11-16-1930 in St. Petersburg, Florida. She passed 7-3-2019 at home with her family after a long battle with lung disease. As a child, she lived on the east coast and in Hawaii. In 1939 her father transferred with the Coast Guard from Honolulu to Eureka as Captain on the Shawnee and the Yukona. This was home for the rest of her life. "Jo" was preceded in death by her father, LT. Commander A.E. Michaelsen: and grandson, Thomas Biar...

Anne passed away peacefully on June 20th at the age of 94. Anne was born in San Francisco and moved to Eureka at the age of 4. Her parents were Peter and Amelia Serafini. Anne has two siblings, brother John (deceased) and sister Rose Lawson. Anne was married to Adolph (Red) Corder in 1948 in Eureka. They were married for 44 years until Red’s passing. Anne leaves behind two sons, Thomas and Gary, daughter-in-law Myrna, grandchildren Evan, Kayla, Adrian and Mariah.  She...

Sally Upatisringa passed away June 17, 2019 at her home in Eureka, with her husband Vis and family at her side. She was born June 16, 1943 in Medford. Sally was the first child born to Cliff and Vera Bailey, and had five siblings. Donna York (Roger) and Jeff Bailey preceded her in death. She is survived by her brothers Robert Bailey (Gail) of Medford, Bill Bailey (Linda) of Stayton, David Bailey (Diane) of Sparks, Nevada, and her husband of 54 years, Visutdhi Upatisringa of Thailand and the...

Mary I. Ferreira passed away peacefully June 12, 2019 in Eureka at the age of 94. Mary was born in Tulare, California. She is preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Frank Ferreira Sr., brother Manuel, sisters Alice and Emily, granddaughter, Mary Margaret and daughter-in-law, LaNae. After selling their dairy in Turlock, the family moved to Eureka. Mary was employed as a cook at Washington School. The students loved it when she added some of her Portuguese flavors to their meals. She...

Bill was born in the small town of Blossburg, Pennsylvania on June 22, 1927, he was the only child of Louise and Harry Taylor, his early life was spent with his aunt, parents and grandparents nearby. His grandfather Taylor introduced him to fishing, which continued to be one of his favorite past times for the remainder of his life. He passed away on June 10, 2019 in Arcata. At his bedside was his wife of 63 years, Helen Taylor, and daughter-in-law Erin Taylor, both of Arcata. It was only...

It is with great sorrow that the Phillips family announces the passing of Rodney “Papa” Phillips. He was a gracious husband, a loyal and generous father, and an adventurous grandpa and great-grandpa. He was born the eighth and last child to Sigrid Phillips on January 30, 1932 and his family were all waiting for him on the other side, to make his journey to heaven on June 10, 2019. Rodney lived locally his whole life moving between Freshwater and Loleta, and everywhere in...

Lucille Weaver was born on July 8th, 1929 and welcomed home on June 5th, 2019. Lucille was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and aunt. Lucille was dedicated to the lord. Lucille proceeded in death by her loving husband Bobby Joe Weaver, son Johnny Weaver, daughters Margret Sanders, Karen Weaver and grandson Bobby Weaver JR. Lucille was survived by her daughter Carolyn Weaver and sons Bobby Weaver and Donny Weaver and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was loved and cherished...

Tomasa “Tommie” Smith, age 95, passed away on May 30, 2019. She was born in San Salvador, El Salvador, on September 18, 1923.  Tommie came to Eureka in 1947 as a nurse with the Sisters of St. Joseph’s. She planned to return to her home country and become a nun until she met her late husband, Leroy “Smitty” Smith.  They married January 21, 1949 and went on to have three children: Leslie, Neal, & Lynn. Tommie was a nurse for over 10 years. As a...