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09/04/2026

Patricia Louise Langdon

2/17/1953 – 8/27/2026

Patricia Louise Langdon was born in Sebastopol, CA on Feb. 17, 1953, to Chet and Iris Davis.

A Catholic Mass will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Grass Valley, followed by a graveside service at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in Grass Valley.

Patricia spent her early years adventuring with family and lifelong friends on the coast near Fort Ross.

Pati’s first love was horses! She maintained that love her whole life. She married Fred Langdon and lived on the Reader Ranch. She participated in the annual cattle roundup in the Sierra Mountains taking the cattle up to the summer feeding grounds and bringing them home early fall. Driving them down Highway 49, back to the Reader Ranch. It was a tradition that she loved and took great pride in being a part of.

Pati’s true love was her son, Matt and his daughter, Paige, son, Jon and wife, Katie. She was very proud of Matt and his family. She always spoke proudly of him and supported him in any way she could.

Pati had many friends who will miss her deeply but appreciate her friendship. Pati never forgot a birthday; she always sent a card to her loved one.

She had a life full of friends and many cousins. She will be missed by her entire family.
God Bless Her

09/02/2026

Carol George Guinn

October 9, 1926 – August 11, 2026

Carol Marie Guinn, Nana for those lucky enough to call her that, died peacefully Tuesday evening, August 11. She was born October 9, 1926, in Grass Valley, to Harold J. and Nellie Thomas George. Baptized as an infant at the Methodist Church, she remained most of her life in the town where she was raised, attending local primary schools and graduating from Grass Valley High School in 1943.

In 1947 she graduated from the College of the Pacific in Stockton with a Bachelor's Degree in Speech and California Teaching Credential. Believing that her vocation was to teach young children, she devoted her life to that calling. From 1947 to 1986 she taught for the Grass Valley School District, taking a leave of absence in 1974 to spend a year teaching for The American Cooperative School in La Paz, Bolivia. This was just one of many adventures: traveling as a young girl across the country by car to see the 1939 World Exposition in New York, weathering a typhoon off the coast of Japan, riding a camel to view the pyramids at Gaza, exploring England in narrow boats, and simply admiring her favorite color Tahoe Turquoise at The Lake.

She read voraciously, painted in oils and watercolors, wrote poetry, played the flute, and worked with clay and textiles. In her later years, she most enjoyed taking car rides, watching birds, and playing Scrabble with her family.

A steadfast Christian Faith was the cornerstone of Carol's life. She loved God, took delight in His creation, and treated every person as His singular and beloved child.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Harold T. George and sister-in-law Ruth; sons-in-law Todd Moore, Brian Dowling, and Phillip Smith. She is survived by her daughters, Catherine Dowling, Cheryl Smith, Cynthia (Ken) Ward, and Carla Moore; eight grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews - a legacy as full as the life she lived.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

09/01/2026

Bruce L. Rayner 10/4/1940-8/29/2026, Nevada City, CA

Bruce Leland Rayner, 85, of Nevada City, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2026, with his loving soulmate, Sue, at his side.

He was born in Skokie, Illinois, to William L. and Roberta L. Rayner. (Deceased) He is survived by his loving partner, Sue Dunn, of Reno, NV; his daughter, Dr. Danalyn Rayner Harper (John), and grandsons, Luke and Jag Harper of Madison, WI; his siter Karlyn Rayner Kamm (Ed) of Colleyville, TX; niece, Kari Kamm Caldwell (Brandon) of Boynton Beach, FL; nephew, Ross Kamm (Krista), of Colleyville, TX; eight grand nephews, and numerous cousins.

At an early age, Bruce moved to DeWitt, NY, and grew up fascinated with audio production technology. In his teens, he was an announcer for the WNDR radio station in Syracuse, NY. He went on to Brown University earning a degree in engineering and began work with General Electric Company in Syracuse in the mid-1960s. In 1970, he moved to Grass Valley, CA and began working for Grass Valley Group engineering company. He received an Emmy award for his work on split screen technology, first used on TV at the end of the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Bruce retired in 2000 and formed his own company in which he sold computer editing software. He traveled worldwide teaching technicians how to implement his product.
In 2017 he met Sue, and they spent many wonderful hours traveling in “Big Blue” (a tractor trailer/camper that Bruce built), visiting relatives around the country, bicycling Europe, skiing on every big mountain, and enjoying life on their “golden” pond with Penny, their standard poodle.

08/28/2026

Diana Virginia Pello
Diana Virginia Pello, born Diana Virginia Browning on December 18, 1937, in Nevada City, California, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2026 at her home surrounded by her family.

Diana was the daughter of Clyde and Virginia Browning and proudly represented the 5th of 8 generations of the Browning family born in Nevada County, a heritage she cherished throughout her life.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Virginia Browning; her brother, Robert Browning; her former husband, Bill Merchant; her beloved husband, Sam Pello; and her grandson, Tejae Carlson.

She is survived by her children, Bill Merchant, Debralee Merchant, Mike Merchant (Beki), and Michelle Merchant-Jenner.

She was a proud grandmother to Lane Carlson (Rebecca), Lizzy Merchant, Ali Merchant, Cait Gardi (Cody), and Robbie Merchant (Stephanie), and a loving great-grandmother to Khloe, Wyatt, Wayd, and Romy.

She is also survived by her stepdaughter, Margie Wohlwend, and her step-grandchildren, Leah and Scott.

Diana is further survived by her sister, Mary Church; her nieces and nephew, Carol, Katie, and Chandler; and their children, all of whom she loved dearly.

Throughout her career, Diana worked as a bookkeeper for a local title company before joining the Lake Wildwood Association. She later worked for CalGas, where she remained until her retirement. All of her professional career was spent serving the Nevada County community.

She was an active member of the Nevada County Republican Women and enjoyed traveling, spending time with friends, and attending the Nevada Union Class of 1955 luncheons, where she cherished reconnecting with lifelong classmates.

Diana will be remembered for her deep Nevada County roots, her love of family and friends, and the legacy she leaves through the many generations who were blessed to know and love her.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made at the Hospice of the Foothills. A Celebration of Life will be held on September 6, 2026 from 1-4pm at the Love Building in Grass Valley.

08/27/2026

Kathleen Ryan Obituary

Kathleen Lucille Ryan
1937 - 2026

Kathleen Lucille Ryan, 88, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2026 surrounded by the love of her family.

Born in Redwood City, California, in 1937 to Giuseppe and Lena Spira, Kathleen graduated from Sequoia High School in 1955 and married Chuck Ryan in 1957. Together they raised their seven children in Salinas before moving to Grass Valley in 1980, where they owned and operated their plumbing supply business.

Kathy was devoted to her faith, family, community, and gardening. A strong believer in the importance of Catholic education, she generously gave her time and talents to each of her children's schools. She worked in school libraries, served school lunches, and volunteered for and chaired countless school activities throughout the years. She was a dedicated volunteer at St. Patrick's Catholic Church and an active member and leader of Soroptimist.

Kathy loved cooking and entertaining family and friends and was known for her delicious spaghetti sauce and polenta. She was also passionate about caring for the beautiful yard and garden she and Chuck created over many years, taking great pleasure in sharing this special space with family and friends.

Kathy was especially proud of a family tradition she started more than 40 years ago: bringing all of her children and grandchildren together in Lake Tahoe each summer for a week of family time. This tradition became a cherished part of the family and remains one of her lasting gifts to those she loved.

She is survived by her beloved husband of 69 years, Chuck Ryan; her children, Deborah Basham (Richard), Lawrence Ryan (Julie), Mary Adlesh (Steven), Daniel Ryan (Alice), Mark Ryan (Kim), Thomas Ryan (Debra), and Julie Osh*ta; 19 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and many extended family members and friends.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday, September 15th, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 235 Chapel Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945. A reception will follow in the church hall. A Rosary will be offered at 9:30 a.m. for those who wish to attend.

Kathy's love, kindness, faith, and unwavering devotion to her family will be deeply missed and forever remembered.

08/26/2026

Clifford Young
January 19, 1942 – August 9, 2026

Clifford “Sonny” Young passed away on August 9,2026. He was 84 years old.

Sonny's ashes will be taken to Keystone Gap, a beautiful lookout that was special to him.

Sonny was born January 19, 1942 at Grass Valley Hospital, to Clifford F. and Marie Young. He spent most of his life in the timber logging industry. He ran the loader at Sierra Mountain
Mill for many years as well as working for Siller Brothers. He eventually got the trucking bug and became an independent truck driver, hauling logs and equipment.

Sonny enjoyed working on trucks and repairing motorcycles. He was a great accordion player and was known to love a trip to the casino. He was also known as the town historian and could always be counted on to know a relative of every person he ever met.

His gift of telling a good story and sense of humor will be missed by all who knew him.

He's survived by his wife Kathleen, her daughter Brenda and son-in-law Kirk. His daughter Frances and son-in-law John. His son Josef and grandchildren Levi, Logan, and Sophia.

He's preceded in death by his parents Clifford and Marie Young, brother Thomas Gordon and Sister Frances Clark.

08/26/2026

Vanessa Lackey Obituary

Vanessa Lyn (Avery) Lackey
1977 - 2026

Vanessa Lyn (Avery) Lackey was born in Fresno, California on August 25th, 1977, to Jim and Loralie Avery. Her family moved to Newbury Park, Ca in 1980. Vanessa and her mom moved to Grass Valley, Ca in 1986, when she was 9 years old. They bought a home with acreage and a creek running through it. Vanessa finally got her dream animals- a Golden Retriever "Locksey," and a horse "Brandy." She spent many hours with her beloved creatures. One of Vanessa's favorite people was her grandfather, Fred Meeks. She wrote in a little book called "My Happy Life," where she described how much she loved him because he made her Root Beer Floats and loved her a lot. Vanessa was happy to have the time with her brother, Carmen. Their relationship became strong and trustworthy. They both helped each other grow. Vanessa's nurturing side started early, and she shared it over the years with family and friends. She led by example with grace and ease. Respectfully, Mike Quinlin was a special man in Vanessa's life, who whole heartedly volunteered to watch the kids, helped around the property, and was a source of emotional support. She admired him for the father figure that he was to her.

Vanessa and her mom, Loralie (Avery) Scott, attended Calvary Chapel for many years. She loved helping her mom lead Children's Worship. Vanessa had a beautiful voice, loved music, and sang harmony effortlessly. She stayed active in the choir throughout Jr. High and High School. She was on the NU Varsity downhill ski team for 2 years. Vanessa graduated from Nevada Union High School in 1995 and then attended Sierra College. She then enrolled at Chico State, which led to her earning her Bachelors Degree in Liberal Studies. Finally, she achieved her goal of getting her Teaching Credential.

Her passion in teaching was for the young children in kindergarten. She loved having a part in the educational platform and structure. She took part in creating their academic journeys, but more importantly, encouraging their social skills and personal growth. She was a huge advocate for securing additional assistance for the children that needed customized educational paths. She was lovingly recognized as a favorite teacher - a local celebrity of past students of varying ages. One of her proudest recognitions was winning The Union's Best Of "Best Teacher of Nevada County" multiple times.

Vanessa was a cherished teacher among her colleagues. She helped lead negotiations with her fellow family of coworkers. She built strong connections with the administration of the districts, as well as fighting for the best interests of students and fellow educators. With over a quarter century of dedicated work, she left a lifelong impact on all of those who knew her.

She met Chuck Lackey in 2002, and was instantly drawn to his charismatic, loyal, and playful personality. They grew their young love over the years and purchased their first home on Packard Drive. They got married on November 21, 2005 in Nevada City, under the vibrant fall leaves. The following year, they welcomed their sweet girl, Haven, to the world. In early 2010, they were blessed with another beautiful girl, Marin. As their family grew, they found themselves on a new property where they could start their dream farm and homestead. They created colorful gardens that Vanessa poured her love and energy into.

She nourished flower beds- a space for her favorite pollinators to thrive. Vanessa was the biggest fan of wild tiger lilies, sunflowers, and bee balms. She grew fruit and vegetables, which she generously shared. Their farm included a variety of chickens, turkeys, steers, goats, dogs, and cats. The whole family is heavily involved with the caretaking of the animals and the property. Chuck continues to carry out her dreams and wishes of how she envisioned the land to be. Seeing her silhouette against the sunset at dusk, watering the foliage, is a vision we will all surely remember.

Haven is finishing college and following in her moms footsteps with Teaching and Speech Pathology, hoping to teach in Nevada County. Marin is a dedicated student at NU high school, with large involvement in cheer and dance. Both girls radiate their moms best traits and qualities yet show them individually. They are so much like their mother in different ways. Chuck and Vanessa shared the best years together with their girls, experiencing home, family life and their love for the outdoors. Vanessa radiated lightness, empathy, strength, and compassion. She was known as a gift giver and had the sweetest laugh.

Her beautiful daughters and devoted husband had her on a pedestal, and she will be sorely missed.

Celebration of Life August 29th, at 8:30 AM will be held at the North Star House, 12075 Auburn RD Grass Valley, CA 95949. Limited Seating, Bring a blanket/chair. Parking limited, carpool if possible.

08/24/2026

Alberta Virginia Seymour (neé Garrard) of Nevada City died peacefully on Aug. 11 in Grass Valley after a lengthy illness. She was 98.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, at Trinity Episcopal Church, Nevada City, with burial following at North Bloomfield Cemetery.

Alberta was born in Oakland on November 7, 1927, and grew up as a shy only child in Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Los Altos. In addition to being homeschooled, she attended the Castilleja School for girls in Palo Alto, graduating from Mountain View High School in 1945 after meeting the person she described as her “true love and sweetheart”: fellow student Peter Owen Seymour, whom she married on Nov. 26, 1946.

Before starting a family, Alberta and Peter attended San Jose State University, where they studied English. With or without children in tow in the Bay Area, and after achieving their dream of retiring to the Gold Country, they roamed the woodlands and historic towns of California, exulting in back roads, old houses, and what they referred to as John Muir’s “gospel of the wilderness.” Peter preceded Alberta in death in 2010.

She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. Alberta was a lifelong lover of poetry, art, books, animals, California history, and the beauty of the natural world. Her deep Christian faith began in childhood. A voracious reader and writer, she was fiercely intelligent, authentically wholesome, eloquent and expressive, introverted and kind, and amazed at the beauty of life. She loved her family and small circle of lifelong friends unfailingly, forgave easily, and saw the positive in everything without seeming to try. She will be missed.

Mrs. Seymour is survived by her children, Gregory, Joel, Brian, and Sylvia, plus seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the California Native Plant Society.

The world is so full of a number of things,
I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings.
— Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child’s Garden of Verses

08/21/2026

Dick Rice
September 22, 1931 – August 8, 2026

Born September 22, 1931 in Mobridge, South Dakota during the depths of the Great Depression, Richard Bruce Rice (known then as Dicky) rode the rails west
with his family in search of work and opportunity. After stops in Idaho and
Washington, they heard tale of a town where there was no Depression: Grass
Valley. Dicky would often tell of the dream-like clouds that filled the sky on his journey from Washington to California. The War effort later took his family to Dunsmuir, Richmond and Tracy before they resettled in Grass Valley around 1945.
Dicky, known later as Dick, Dad, and, for the last 40- plus years, Poppy, graduated from Grass Valley High School in 1949 where he met the great love and force
of his life, Arlene Southern. Together, Dick and Arlene shared 73 full years and chased their dreams. Some of those dreams, Poppy would admit, turned out better
than others. He loved living and telling stories about life.

Poppy enlisted in the US Navy at the start of the Korean War. The Navy taught him a lot of things, including that, despite his high school marks, he had a talent for electronics. Poppy took that talent and his GI Bill to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he earned a
degree in electrical engineering. Being an electrical engineer was one of the great joys
of Poppy's life. He started his career at General Electric and eventually founded a successful semiconductor business in the Bay Area during the 1970's. He enjoyed
many good years in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where he built a house with his own hands (and some help), taught his children to ride horses, and lived his life a
little too close to the edge from time to time. In the 1980's, he and Arlene headed home to Nevada County to try their hands at cattle ranching. (Poppy had the missing fingertips to show for it.) They later opened Cousin Jack Pasties in Penn Valley, Nevada
City and Grass Valley, which they ran until they finally accepted retirement in 2018.

Poppy died at home on the morning of August 8, 2026, having done things he wanted to do. He traveled the world, spent his summers at his beloved Jackson Meadows, read good books, ate good food, and lived and laughed (especially at himself) for nearly 95 years surrounded by people and dogs he loved and who loved him back. He is survived by Arlene and their family, including their children (Billye, Roxanne and Corey), Poppy's sister Janice, as well as four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and many
loving nieces, nephews and in-laws. They will tell his stories forever.

08/11/2026

Eleonore Lundmark

June 25, 1926 – June 1, 2026

Eleonore Grunewald Lundmark passed away peacefully on June 11, 2026, just two weeks before her 100th birthday. She was born on June 25, 1926, in Mannheim, Germany, where she grew up during WWII and earned a degree in music at the renowned Heidelberg University..

While working as a civilian for the U.S. Army, she met Chester Lundmark. They married in 1952 and immigrated to the United States. After Chester completed his degree in electrical engineering at Penn State University, they moved to San Jose, California, where they raised their five children: Patricia, Michael, Christian, Sonesa, and Nicolas.

A gifted pianist and dedicated teacher, Eleonore taught piano lessons to hundreds of students. She was also a talented artisan who enjoyed making handmade gifts that were treasured by family and friends.

Eleonore and Chester retired to Nevada City, where she found great joy in the community. Her Catholic faith, quiet strength, and generous spirit guided her throughout her life.

She is survived by her five children, ten grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 14, 2026, at St. Canice Catholic Church in Nevada City, followed by a reception at Eskaton Village in Grass Valley at 12:00 p.m. Family and friends are warmly invited to attend.

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