All Obituaries

George Irvin Lingard passed away at home on January 5, 2019 at the age of 88, surrounded by his loving family. George was born on December 14, 1930 to Raymond and Myrtle Lingard in Nova Scotia, Canada. He was one of eleven children. He left Nova Scotia in August of 1948 and settled in Eureka. He lived with his grandparents until his 18th birthday when he found a job milking cows in Loleta. From there he worked in the woods for Pacific Lumber Company until 1952 when he was called by Uncle...

EUGENE "GENE" BARTLETT The family of Eugene "Gene" Bartlett is sad to announce that he passed away on January 8, 2019, just four months shy of his 90th birthday. Gene will be lovingly remembered by his children, Gary Bartlett of Lakewood, Washington, Richard (Gina) Bartlett of Eureka, and Dessie Bartlett of Eureka; grandchildren Hannah (Greg) Fisher of Redding, Catherine Bartlett of Lakewood, Washington, and Nicholas Bartlett of Eureka; sister-in-law Donna (Larry)...

Clifford “Ben” Casey, 57, went to be with our Creator on January 5, 2019, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Ben was a lifelong resident of Humboldt County and a proud member of the Hoopa Tribe. He was born on January 10, 1962, to John and Ethel Casey in Eureka. He was the second youngest of seven siblings. Throughout Ben’s youth, he loved to play baseball and football with his lifelong best friend Greg Readen. Ben married his high school...

Thomas Michael Shively, born July 31, 1954, lost his battle to renal cancer on January 3, 2019, at the age of 64. Tom was a native resident of Eureka and was a descendent of the Humboldt County pioneer Shively family. He was the youngest of four children. He spent much of his youth hunting and fishing with his childhood friend Joe Furtado. He graduated from Eureka High in 1972. He went to work for Bob Coffey at James Carl & Co. at the age of 15. Working for Bob shaped the...

June was born at home in Blue Lake on June 6, 1921. She died peacefully on December 26, 2018 at Humboldt Hospice House with her daughter, Greta, by her side. She was 97 years old. June attended Eureka High School and was a longtime resident of Eureka, also spending time in Petaluma. She married Karl O. Lehto in 1938. June worked side-by-side with her husband building many homes in their early marriage. June worked a number of years for J.C. Penney in the men’s department, and later...

RODNEY VAN DER SLUIS 1957 - 2018 Rodney C. Van Der Sluis, age 61, passed away December 24th at Hospice House in Eureka after a long illness with diabetes. Rodney was born in Arcadia, CA on September 8th to parents Charles and Shirley Van Der Sluis. Rodney graduated from St. Bernard's High School, Eureka, CA, in 1975. He entered the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Division as an E5 Food Specialist, receiving an Honorable Discharge in 1985 and many Commendations during his 8 years of...

Rodney C. Van Der Sluis age 61 passed away December 24 at Hospice House in Eureka after a long illness with diabetes. Rodney was born in Arcadia, California on September 8,1957 to parents Charles and Shirley Van Der Sluis. Rodney attended Alice Birney Elementary & Jacobs Jr. High School. During that time he played on the Laura Scudder’s Little League Baseball Team as a catcher and on to play football, golf, his trumpet, plus Nascar was on his sports list. Rodney was amazing how...

Ronnie Ray Hooper  1957-2018 Ron, as he was known by his family and friends was born as a twin on August 24, 1957 in Eureka to Raymond Morris Hooper and Betty Lee Hooper. He passed away on December 10, 2018 after a long illness. Ron attended and graduated from Eureka High School in 1975. After graduation, he went to the College of the Redwoods and Fresno State College in California. He was a local contractor for many years. He had fond memories of attending Pine Hill Baptist Church as...

Laurie Rosalie White died peacefully on December 13, 2018 at her home in McKinleyville, California. She was 96 years old. Laurie is survived by her four children, Ronald Buss, Jr., Rosemary Buss, Duane Buss, and Bernadette Cheyne; two grandchildren, Ariana Chapanar and Niesje Walton; three great-grandchildren, Alexis, Cheryl and Kenneth Walton; a number of cousins, nieces and nephews; and many people whose lives she touched in important and memorable ways. Laurie was born on November 16,...

It is with great sadness that we must announce that Jacqueline Mae Shannon passed away unexpectedly in her home in Eureka on Sunday December 9. She was 69 years old. Jackie was born August 20, 1949 to Jack and Barbra Wilson. The oldest of four children, she was a lifetime resident of Humboldt County, graduating from Fortuna High School and married her high school sweetheart Michael Shannon in 1968. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary earlier this year. Before retiring a few...