Karen Louise Bowler Packwood went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 24, 2023. She was surrounded by her three daughters and family. Karen was born in Redding, CA, on January 14, 1941, to Sidney and Nelda Bowler of Lewiston, CA, the eldest of three children.Karen was a longtime resident of Redding. She attended grade school at Toyon and graduated from Shasta High School in 1958. Following graduation, she attended Shasta College and worked for Halling’s Jewelry Store. She married Harry Greer, also of Redding, in June of 1960. They moved to Little Rock, AR where he...

Mary Ann McCormack was born on May 20, 1939 to Matilda and Servillian Haslinger inFremont, Ohio. She attended St. Joseph's Elementary School, St. Joseph's HighSchool, and Gale Institute for Business. During High School, Mary Ann worked for the local newspaper. After graduating from Gale Institute, she went to Washington D.C. Mary Ann worked as a secretary for the U.S. Navy Department, Interior Department, Chief of Operations Research at NASA, and finally for the Office of Defense Affairs Executive Secretary. She met Jim McCormack in Washington D.C. Jim and Mary Ann bought property at Eagle Lake when they were engaged...

Leroy Orvill Umland was born September 24, 1945, to Frank and Arlene (Kronberg) Umland in Hanford California and was the eldest of two, having been blessed with his baby sister Donna the day after his fifth birthday. He graduated from Hanford High School in 1963. Among one of his first jobs was night security in farmer fields which he later retold stories of how he handled local kids caught trespassing trying to cause havoc and have a good time. He joined the United States Army not long after high school and during his early years in the military he...

Robert R. Manning Jr. died on November 23, 2023 in Janesville, California. Robert was the son of Margert and Robert R. Manning Senior, born April 27, 1943. He grew up working with his father on hop ranches in Northern California, where he started developing his skills as a truck and heavy equipment mechanic. Robert was a union member in the Teamsters and Operating Engineer for many years. Later in life, with his wife Carol, he moved to Brookings, Oregon and purchased a fishing vessel called Good Fishing II to start his retirement business with his youngest son. After a...

On Sunday, November 12, 2023, Mary Lucille Milke peacefully went home to herheavenly father at the age of 103, surrounded by her loved ones. She was a wife,mother, daughter, sister and grandmother. She was a very sweet soul, had acontagious smile and could find humor in almost every situation. She also had avery strong will beating two different forms of cancer over her lifetime. She wasdefinitely someone that we all looked up to! Even if she was only 4 foot 11. She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings and her husband. She wassurvived by her daughter Karen...

Noreen Ann Frieling 05/28/1945 - 11/23/2023.Noreen Frieling was born 5/28/1945 in Santa Monica, California to Lenore Margaret (McCarthy) Emerson and Joseph Michael Emerson. Noreen was raised in Santa Monica and then Tustin California. She went to Mount Saint Mary’s Collage. She knew at a young age she wanted to be a nurse, and joined the Navy to get financial help. After college she served at the Oak Knoll Naval hospital during the Vietnam war, and in Boston, MA at the time of her honorable discharge in 1971 she had reached the rank of lieutenant.She was married in 1970 to Wayne...

Frances Josefa Kliewer Ward, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, peacefully passed away on November 17, 2023, at the age of 89. Born on January 1st, 1934, in Los Angeles, California, Frances spent her childhood in Milford, California and attended Lassen High School in Susanville where she blossomed into a remarkable individual.Frances's life was greatly enriched when she met and married the love of her life, Jack Ward, in 1955. Together, they embarked on a beautiful journey filled with love, laughter, and adventure. As they moved around the United States, they created a loving home for their two...

Julia 'Judy' Fern McNally peacefully transitioned from this world to the next at the age of 102 on November 02, 2023. Judy was born in Weiser, ID on February 20, 1921. Growing up on her family farm, Judy’s parents would take her and her brothers and sister into town in their wagon where they would sometimes get treated to a 5 cent ice cream and see a movie for 10 cents. She moved to Boise in her early 20's where she met her husband of 44 years, Milton “Mac” McNally, when he was on leave from the Army visiting...

Fay Laverne Roberts passed away on October 18, 2023 in Susanville. He was born in Milford, CA May 10, 1932 to Fay Roberts and Velva Bass Roberts. As youngster he spent summers helping his grandfather, Charlie Roberts , on his ranch near Milford. When his father was discharged from the Army Air Force after WW II he started a contracting business in the Honey Lake Valley and Fay began working for him. When Fay Sr died in 1963, Fay Jr continued to operate the business for many years. In 1949 Fay and his sweetheart, Gerry Reuck, eloped to Reno...

Yvonne Marie Guillory-PriceDOB: May 5, 1959, in San Francisco, CADOD: October 13, 2023, in Susanville, CAShe loved to travel, go shopping and go wine tasting. She loved her animals and was also a herbalist. She is survived by: Husband- Jack Price, 3 Children, 5 Grandchildren, and 1 Great-Grandchild.A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, November 4th at 1:00p.m., at the Fink Funeral Home Chapel, 115 South Lassen Street, Susanville.