Paul Deaner, 63, of Gridley, passed away January 30, 2012. Services will be held February 25, 2012, at 1 p.m., at the Grace Lutheran Church. Arrangements are entrusted to Gridley-Block Funeral Chapel.
Lowell (Jake) Walgenbach passed away quietly on January 29, at Biggs-Gridley Memorial Hospital, following a valiant battle against cancer.
Betty Harris
A Memorial Service will be held February 11, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Evangelical Free Church in Richvale for Betty Harris, 82, of Richvale. Betty passed away January 25, 2012, in Chico.
Betty was born on October 3, 1929, in Gridley to Marjorie and Ross Pippitt. Betty attended one year at Yuba College. Betty's first marriage was to Ed Biggs on September 25, 1948 and her second was to Gene Harris on June 23, 1984. She was a retired real estate broker, property manager, bookkeeper. She was a member of Richvale Evangelical Free Church. Betty was an accomplished seamstress, gardener, interior decorator and enjoyed remodeling. She enjoyed cooking, crafts, was an avid reader, multi-engine pilot, enjoyed traveling; and is dearly loved by her family members.
Betty is survived by her husband, Gene Harris, of Richvale, California; sons, Stuart Biggs, of Loma Rica, California and Steve Biggs, of Gridley; daughter Cheryl Ballantyne, of Biggs, California; step-son Robin Harris, of Richvale, California; step-daughter Shelley Cadek, of Richvale, California. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Richvale Evangelical Free Church, Biggs-Gridley Memorial Hospital Foundation, or to the Champion Christian School, in Chico.
Beulah E. Emshoff, 91, of Gridley, passed away January 29, 2012, in Gridley. Private Services are pending. Arrangements are entrusted to Gridley-Block Funeral Chapel.
Sheila Watson passed away peacefully Monday January 9, 2012 after a two year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).
A Memorial Service will be held Friday, January 27, 2012, at 11 a.m., at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 410 Jackson Street, for Erving L. Boeger.
A Graveside Service will be held Monday, January 23, 2012 at 11 A.M. at Gridley-Biggs Cemetery for Donald Loyd Pinion, 75 of Gridley, California.
William Gail McMurtry, age 90, died Saturday, January 14, 2012, in Chico, California of pneumonia. William was a man of character and dignity. He was known for his kindness, optimism, sense of humor, and good judgment. William loved his family above all else, especially his wife of 65 years, Georgiann, who preceded him in death by only seven weeks.
A Graveside Service will be held Monday, January 23, 2012 at 11 A.M. at Gridley-Biggs Cemetery for Donald Loyd Pinion, 75 of Gridley, California. He passed away Monday, January 16, 2012 at Enloe Medical Center in Chico, California.
William Gail McMurtry, age 90, died Saturday, January 14, 2012, in Chico, California of pneumonia. William was a man of character and dignity. He was known for his kindness, optimism, sense of humor, and good judgment. William loved his family above all else, especially his wife of 65 years, Georgiann, who preceded him in death by only seven weeks.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held for Dominga M. Reynosa, 94 of Gridley, California at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Friday, January 13, 2012 at 2 P.M. Dominga passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at her daughter’s residence in Sacramento.
Private Services were held for Richard Story Bowling, 89 of Biggs, California. He passed away Friday, January 6, 2012 at his residence in Biggs.
A Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 1 P.M. at The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints located on Spruce Street in Gridley for Marvis Jensen Fife, 92 of Gridley, California.
Lucille Kathryn Valinoti Pemberton passed away at the age of 92 on January 7 at her home in Live Oak.
By honoring his request, no Funeral Service will be held for Jim Diethrich, 71 of Biggs, California.
Maybell Miller, mother, grandmother, and friend to so many passed away Friday January 6, 2012 after a short battle with an advanced cancer.
Erving Louis Boeger passed on with prayers, to eternal life, December 23, 2011. He was born August 21, 1919, in Santa Clara, California. His parents were Moritz Boeger and Pauline Boeger. His father, Moritz Boeger was one of twelve children along with their mother who arrived in America in the late 1800's. It may be that Erving is the last of the children of the original twelve that settled in the Bay Area and the Santa Clara Valley. The next generations carry on.
Welvie Biggs, 89, of Biggs, was taken home to her Lord Dec. 20, 2011, just four days shy of her 90th birthday. She was born Dec. 24, 1921 in Red Oak, Okla. to George Samuel and Emily Amanda (Mobley) Pointer. She married James Delton Biggs Dec. 23, 1938 in El Reno, Oklahoma. In 1955 Jim and Welvie moved to Yuba City with their three children, J.D., Joyce and Ann, and in 1957 the family moved to Biggs.
Sharon Ann Grof Staten passed away in Tucson, Arizona on Sunday, December 18, 2011 after a long battle with breast cancer.
A Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 2 P.M. at Gridley-Biggs Cemetery for John Williams, 93 of Gridley, California. He passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Gridley Health Care and Wellness Center.
