All Obituaries

Ed passed away at the “Wellness Center” in Fortuna on June 30, 2020, after spending two weeks at St. Joseph’s Hospital due to complications in his battle with cancer. Ed was born Feb. 2, 1932 in Loleta to Mario and Esther Bognuda. He attended grammar school in Elk River and was a graduate of Eureka High.  On August 23, 1952 he married Valerie Shirley.  Together, they raised four children — Gary, Kevin, Karen and Brian — while living in Elk...

William Lawrence Ward was born on July 21, 1941 in Quincy. He passed away at the age of 78 on June 26, 2020, his loving wife Honey by his side. Bill and Honey had just celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary on June 17, 2020. Preceding him in death were his parents Kenneth Ward and Doris Joslyn and great grandson Ryder Lawrence Ward. Bill grew up hunting, fishing, running trap lines, and playing football in Quincy. Bill met Honey in college where it was love at first site. He joined the...

Lois Freeman was born on June 21st, 1926 and passed away on June 26th, 2020 at 94 years of age. Services were held at Sanders Funeral Home. Please leave thoughts and condolences to the family and share your memories of Lois on her tribute page. Photo by Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash

Marilyn McCurry was born on November 30th, 1962 and passed away on June 23rd, 2020 at 57 years of age. Services were held at Sanders Funeral Home. Please leave thoughts and condolences to the family and share your memories of Marilyn on her tribute page. Photo by olga bogomaz on Unsplash

Alice Haywood was born on December 4th, 1919 and passed away on June 17th, 2020 at 100 years of age. Services were held at Sanders Funeral Home. Please leave thoughts and condolences to the family and share your memories of Alice on her tribute page. Photo by Jeremy Zero on Unsplash

Melbourne Miller was born on March 5th, 1980 and passed away on June 15th, 2020 at 40 years of age. Services were held at Sanders Funeral Home. Please leave thoughts and condolences to the family and share your memories of Melbourne on his tribute page. Photo by Bastian Pudill on Unsplash

Shortly after 1 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2020, while surrounded by family, as the sun came out and birds began singing, God took home one of his angels, Joyce Ann (Johnson) Martins, aged 77. She had just been moved from St. Joseph Hospital Eureka to the Ida Emmerson Hospice House. During her long illness she had been lovingly attended to and care for by her life partner, Owen Peck. He was at her side through thick and thin and Joyce’s children will always be eternally grateful for the...

Edith Nelson was born on May 30th, 1949 and passed away on June 12th, 2020 at 71 years of age. Services were held at Sanders Funeral Home. Please leave thoughts and condolences to the family and share your memories of Edith on her tribute page. Photo by Marie-Michèle Bouchard on Unsplash

Rita Smigle was born on April 8th, 1939 and passed away on June 11th, 2020 at 81 years of age. Services were held at Sanders Funeral Home. Please leave thoughts and condolences to the family and share your memories of Rita on her tribute page. Photo by Andrew Robert Lauko on Unsplash

Iris Christensen left us in the early afternoon of June 9, 2020 due to congestive heart failure.   She was born on February 7, 1932 to Jim & Effie St. Onge in Viscount, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was raised on a farm as a young child and moved to Ocean Falls, British Columbia, Canada when she was 8 years old. As a teenager she met the love of her life at a Valentine’s Day dance — Darl Christensen. They married in 1951 and started their life together. They had four...