Obituaries

Casey John Ray, Nov. 18, 1973, to Dec. 21, 2022.

Casey John Ray: 1973-2022

By North Coast Journal Staff on February 4, 2023 at 7:00AM

Casey graduated from Chico State University with a degree in recreation. After graduation, he moved back to Southern California to work at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center, where he continued to work educating young people in a variety of sports and training adults to do the same.

Patricia Meinhardt, July 23, 1937, to Nov. 8, 2022.

Patricia Meinhardt: 1937-2022

By North Coast Journal Staff on January 29, 2023 at 7:00AM

Patricia Nan Meinhardt, 85, of Ferndale Ca. passed away Nov. 8, 2022 due to living a long fulfilling life of joy, love and faith.

Joan Katri: 1939-2023

By North Coast Journal Staff on January 28, 2023 at 7:00AM

Joan Katri was born in 1939 in Eureka to Bernard and Mary Katri. She grew up in Ferndale, graduating in 1957 from Ferndale high school.

Earl Robert Bootier, Sept. 8, 1945, to Dec. 3, 2022.

Earl Robert Bootier: 1945-2022

By Iridian Casarez on January 25, 2023 at 2:54PM

—> Earl Robert Bootier passed away suddenly but peacefully at Ida Emmerson Hospice House in Eureka on Dec. 3, 2022, from complications of leukemia (CMML), caused by Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam (Earl would want everyone to know that!). He spent some of the last hours of his life on the phone with loved ones who could not be there.

Margaret "Maxine" Stevens, July 8, 1950, to Jan. 14, 2023.

Margaret "Maxine" Stevens: 1950-2023

By North Coast Journal Staff on January 24, 2023 at 4:16PM

On Jan. 14, 2023, Margaret Stevens, “Maxine” to her parents and siblings, was taken by angels to her place in heaven. A seventh-generation Californian, she was born in Oxnard, California, to Vernon and Rozella Warde on July 8, 1950.

Mary Ellen Krohn: 1949-2022

By North Coast Journal Staff on January 20, 2023 at 6:00AM

On Nov. 15, 2022, we lost Ellen Krohn at the age of 73. “Mimi” as those close to her called her — and they were many — was formally Mary Ellen Krohn, born Mary Ellen Coffey in Connecticut on Jan. 20, 1949.

George “Henry” Duran, June 19, 1942, to Jan. 2, 2023.

George 'Henry' Duran: 1942-2023

By North Coast Journal Staff on January 11, 2023 at 6:00AM

George “Henry” Duran, age 80, passed away on Jan. 2, 2023, in Eureka, California. Henry was born in Roswell, New Mexico, on June 19, 1942.

Travis Low, Nov. 12, 1952 to Dec. 28, 2022.

Travis Low: 1952-2022

By North Coast Journal Staff on January 8, 2023 at 7:00AM

Travis Roger Low, a devoted family man, loving father, enthusiastic grandfather, weekend cowboy, small business owner, integral community member and loyal friend, passed away on Dec. 28, 2022. Travis was born in Scotia on Nov. 12, 1952, to Roger Low and Carolyn Comfort Low.

Robert (Bob) Riffenburg: 1938-2022

By North Coast Journal Staff on January 7, 2023 at 7:00AM

Robert (Bob) Riffenburg cherished living in Fortuna since 1962. He finished his life on Dec. 15 when pneumonia and congestive heart disease won the fight.

Alvina "Lee" Perkins, July 2, 1932, to Oct. 20, 2022.

Alvina 'Lee' Perkins 1932-2022

By North Coast Journal Staff on November 28, 2022 at 1:24PM

Lee’s passion, however, was playing the pipe organ for the Lutheran Church, especially Bach and Buxtehude. She began playing at Trinity Lutheran Church in Eureka and moved to Lutheran Church of Arcata when she found out they bought a Schlicker pipe organ for the new church sanctuary.