Tammy Rochelle Reid

May 10 1959-April 20 2025

By North Coast Journal Staff on May 9, 2025 at 6:00AM

Born to parents Dave and Echo Loughland in Roseburg, Oregon, Tammy Rochelle Reid is survived by her sister Kelly and niece Kacie, of Las Vegas; and children Duffy, Amanda and Brian. Also, best friend Margaret Lindholm; special friend Paul McEwen, and care worker and friend Dejah Barley.

Lee Roy Whitman August 2, 1948-April 8, 2025

By North Coast Journal Staff on May 8, 2025 at 12:53PM

Adrienne Claire Freeman

By North Coast Journal Staff on May 4, 2025 at 6:00AM

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Adrienne Claire Freeman, who left us on March 17, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 83 years old.

William (Bill) Howard Welliver

August 1958-January 2025

By North Coast Journal Staff on May 3, 2025 at 6:00AM

His dad's sudden death while he was in college was a heavy blow. Soon after he left Elmira for Texas and was married long enough to have two children.

Ted Ray Ruggles: 1949-2025

July 12, 1949-March 18, 2025

By North Coast Journal Staff on April 30, 2025 at 10:18AM

From Kansas, Ted headed west to California to seek his fortune. He first worked at Sonoma State Hospital, where he developed a model for evaluating treatment effectiveness, which later became the statewide standard.

Lewis Hathaway Nash: 1932-2024

July 18, 1932 to August 3, 2024

By North Coast Journal Staff on April 20, 2025 at 7:00AM

Notably, Lew invented the first home-use otoscope (Earscope) and started a company to manufacture it. Notoco (Nash Otoscope Company) was in business for over 20 years, helping parents with small children monitor ear health at home.

Rose Marie Retzloff: 1954-2025

July 3, 1954 – March 26, 2025

By North Coast Journal Staff on April 20, 2025 at 6:30AM

Rose was a true people person — always ready to lend a hand, plan a celebration or take off on a travel adventure with friends. She rarely argued, always aimed for harmony and helped others relentlessly.

Ann Ritola Jones

1937-2025

By North Coast Journal Staff on April 20, 2025 at 6:00AM

At 20, she married an equally young Dan Forbes and became a teacher while tending to their children Linda, Alan and then Sheri in a tidy new house in Sunny Brae. She wanted to return to teaching (having been fired from Bloomfield Elementary for being pregnant), so in 1960 she signed a contract to teach third grade at Blue Lake Elementary while Superintendent Clyde Patenaude held baby Alan in his arms.

Wayne Hawkins

1944-2025

By North Coast Journal Staff on April 19, 2025 at 6:30PM

In 1972, Wayne accepted a position with the City of Lakewood as environmental resources supervisor, responsible for managing 44,000 street trees and overseeing city streets. His mother, Mary, who had developed an interest in learning Spanish, often attended a summer language program in Mexico.

Frederick Ernest Ahboltin

1950-2025

By North Coast Journal Staff on April 19, 2025 at 7:00AM

On March 7, 2025, Frederick Ernest Ahboltin departed for the hereafter from his home in Eureka, watched over by his beloved wife Dorie. Fred was born in Oakland, California, in 1950 to Fred and Monica (Job) Ahboltin.