Ada W. Stone Ada W. Stone entered into rest on March 17, 2019. She was proceeded in death by her husband of 51 years Lester H. Stone and three brothers, four sisters and one grandson. She is survived by her daughter, Helen Louise Miller and son Lester Davis Stone, five grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and six great, great grandchildren. Ada was born on April 8, 1921 in Logan, Utah. She was the fifth of eight children born to Donald and Elizabeth Packet Woodward. Ada and her family lived in Provo, Utah until she was six years old when they moved to Susanville,...

Date Submitted: 03/21/2019 Decedent's full name: Ada W. Stone Date of death: 03/17/2019 Place of death: Susanville, California City of residence: Susanville Date of birth: 04/08/1921 Cause of death: Natural Place of birth: Logan, Utah Services: Saturday. March 23 2019 at 1:00 pm, Walton's Colonial Mortuary, Susanville, CA. 96130   Why Pre-plan? Thinking about your own funeral leaves most people feeling a little uneasy, but more adults are finding that pre-planning a funeral offers great emotional and even financial security for them and their families. With pre-planning, families find comfort in knowing that the funeral reflects what their loved one wanted. It also gives them peace of mind to not...

Jim Mahan - March 8, 2019 Jim Mahan, born December 24, 1938, and went to heaven on March 8, 2019, surrounded by family. He leaves behind his loving wife Gail of 55+ years, daughters Leah and Kristi and son-in-law Don (Leah).  Grandchildren, Tiffany (Todd), Seth, Sierra and Alex.  Brother Harold (Dee).  Great grandchildren, Trevor and Addie and several nieces and nephews.  His brothers Henry, Bob and Duane and oldest grandson Marcus predeceased him. Jim was drafted in 1962 spending 2 years in the United States Army.  He married Gail in 1963 starting a family in 1965.  He moved his family to Susanville...

Death Notice Date Submitted: 03/11/2019 Decedent's full name: William George Swingle II Date of death: 03/09/2019 City of residence: Janesville Date of birth: 08/14/1967 Place of death: Janesville, California Cause of death: Natural Place of birth: Jackson, California Services: Friday. March 15, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rosary at 10:30 am. Mass at 11:00 with burial to follow at Janesville Cemetery. There will be a reception at Monsignor Moran Hall following the Burial.         Why Pre-plan? Thinking about your own funeral leaves most people feeling a little uneasy, but more adults are finding that pre-planning a funeral offers great emotional and even financial security for them and their families. With...

David Meserve - February 23, 2019 David's Life Adventure David's life adventure started on March 29, 1947 in Biddeford Maine, the only child of Clarence and Louise Meserve. He is survived by his wife Margie, daughters Kristin Villalobos and her husband TJ; Cheryl Dunlop and her husband Robert; and four grandchildren Courtney, Elijah, Alison, and Lila. At the age of five, he started his California adventure when his family moved from Maine and settled in Temple City in So. California. After graduating high school he attended California State Polytechnic University Pomona where he met Margie and the adventure continued. After college,...

Joyce Marie (Tanner) Cunha Joyce Marie (Tanner) Cunha, 90 passed away at her residence in Standish, CA., on February 19th, 2019. She was born in Susanville, lived around the area all her life. She was a housewife and loved living at the family's ranch. Survivors include her daughter Mary M. Hoffmann (Terry) of Montana, grand-daughter Kathy Mackey (Doug), 3 great granddaughters Catlyn, Hannah and Ava of Red Bluff, CA. Granddaughter Stacy Adamson (Scott) of Forest Ranch, CA., great-grandson Trevor Abbott (Calie) of Los Madinos, CA., sister Mary Rea of Susanville. She was preceded in death by her husband Fred Cunha, grandson Robert Jack and...

Dianne Messier December 30, 1952 – February 5, 2019 Dianne Kolste, the first child of Les and Gayle Kolste, was born in Conrad, Montana.   She would later be joined by three sisters:  Sandy, Leslie and Shirley.   We always called her Dee Dee. The open spaces of Montana provided the perfect place for Dee Dee to spend her first years.   In a time when children were able to roam freely, Dee Dee, a fearless tomboy, made the most of it.    She dearly loved the farm where our dad was raised.   No matter the problem, with Dee Dee’s strong will, there was always a...

Marjorie Lee Bottini Marjorie Lee Bottini passed away February 13, 2019, at the Lassen Nursing and Rehab Center, Susanville, CA., at the age of 97. She was born March 23, 1921, in Alva Oklahoma. Her parents were Netti and William Kruse. Marge was one of four children: Alene Shurtz, Irene Householder and Jack Kruz. Marge graduated from Alva High School and met her husband, Tony, in Alva where he worked at a Prisoner of War Camp. Marge and Secondo (Tony) Bottini were married in 1945 in Alva, Oklahoma and moved to Susanville, CA. Susanville was her home for 74 years. Marge and Tony...

Edna (Cooper) Eggleston Haws Edna (Cooper) Eggleston Haws, born 11/10/23, passed away 1/6/19 in Susanville, CA. Edna lived a wonderful life, moving to Los Angeles after her 1942 graduation from Westwood High School, where she worked in the blueprint room of the WW-II Spruce Goose. She returned to Westwood where she married her high school sweetheart, Kenneth G. Eggleston.  Upon his return from serving as a Naval Aviator in the U.S. Navy, they settled in Susanville.  After the death of her husband Kenneth Eggleston, Edna married Susanville Native Donald L. Haws, fondly referred by her grandchildren as “Papa”. In Edna’s last ten years of...

Justin Raymond Griffin Justin Raymond Griffin died on February 3, 2019. He was born in Cedarville on September 12, 1980. He is survived by his wife, 4 children and his parents. Services will be held Saturday, February 9, 2019, at 10:30 a.m., at Walton's Colonial Mortuary, Susanville, CA.   Why Pre-plan? Thinking about your own funeral leaves most people feeling a little uneasy, but more adults are finding that pre-planning a funeral offers great emotional and even financial security for them and their families. With pre-planning, families find comfort in knowing that the funeral reflects what their loved one wanted. It also gives them peace of mind to not have...