Kenneth Lyle Erb  Longtime Susanville resident, Kenneth Lyle Erb passed away at the age of 93 on March 27, 2015. Ken was born on June 19, 1921 in Albany Oregon. He was the first born of five children of Elmer and Jennie Erb. Ken attended schools in Albany, graduating from Albany High School in 1939. He was active in football, baseball and band. Upon graduation, Ken attended technical school to learn to be an airplane mechanic. He then went to work for Boeing Aircraft in Seattle Washington, building B-17 airplanes. He also obtained his pilot’s license. Ken served in the...

  Gladys French On the 13th of March, a few minutes before midnight, Gladys lost her final battle; the victor was lung cancer. Her final battle began in June 2013 with a small spot on her left lung. Gladys didn’t want chemo or radiation due to her age. Gladys was born in Chicago in 1925 to Joseph and Monica Barbeaux. She began her schooling and graduated from Wells high school in Chicago in 1943. She worked as a bookkeeper until her enlistment in the Marine Corps. A short time later she met and fell in love with her first and only husband, Clyde...

  Mardel Dawn Marlatt Mardel Dawn Marlatt, passed away on March 3, 2015 at the age of 68 after an extended illness at Renown Medical Center in Reno, Nevada. She was born on January 28th, 1947 in La Grande, Oregon to Lester and Maida Wells. Mardel spent the first 12 years of her life in the little Eastern Oregon logging and lumber town of Pondoasa, OR. She attended a two-room school for her grade school years in Pondosa. In 1959 the family relocated to Baker, Oregon where she graduated from Baker High School in 1965. Mardel met the love of her life, Daniel Marlatt while roller-skating and dated...

Thomas Neil Eilers Thomas Neil Eilers was born June 7th, at Potter's Nursing Home to August W Eilers and Eva Thomas Eilers. Thomas graduated from Lassen High and then Chico State with a degree in archaeology. He served in the Navy on the USS Columbus from to 1967 to 1973 as a Fire Control Specialist. He married Sharon Louise Eilers on July 23rd, 1978. Thomas was a practicing Wiccan. He was a great photographer and he grew some of the most amazing tomatoes and managed the farmers market for a while.  He worked at the local Walmart in the Garden Center and in Sporting Goods.  One of his...

  Bruce Evans Date of death: 02/23/2015 Place of death: Susanville, California City of residence: Janesville Date of birth: 10/10/1958 Place of birth: Santa Cruz, California Survived by:  Father and Mother Ronald and Janet Evans, sons Bryce and Andrew Evans,daughters Melissa and Michael, Danille and Matt, brothers, Dave and Scott Evans, sisters, Ronette Scarbrough, Karen and Mel Graruinger and four grandchildren. Memorial: Saturday, March 14, 2015  at 10:30 a.m., at the Church of the Nazarene ( next to Banner Lassen Medical Center). 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...

Norma Lee Yorg Norma Lee Yorg, of Susanville, California, died peacefully at home on Wednesday morning, February 4th, 2015. Norma was born January 18th, 1949 in Lakeport, California, to Gordon and Genevieve Thrash. She dearly loved her only sibling Sharon who raised Norma after her parents died when she was an adolescent. She spent her childhood in Covelo, California, moving to Susanville in 1972. Norma is survived by her loving husband Floriano Yorg, brother-in-law Jack Brown of Covelo, son Jarrett Black and his wife Alicia, step-daughter Nicole Yorg, grandchildren Myranda Heard, Stevee Heard, Teagan Pearsall, Anna Black, Rachel Black, Samantha Brill, Isabella Brill, and Kenny Brill, niece Melody Brown,...

Jack Edward Burk Jack Edward Burk, 73, of Susanville, California passed away on January 29, 2015 in Reno, Nevada. He was born on February 15, 1941 to Ernest and Dorothy Burk in Nubieber, California. He was raised in Anderson, California, where he attended middle school and graduated from Anderson High School in 1958. He attended Shasta College, where he studied Criminal Justice. Jack dedicated his professional life to public service. He was hired as a dispatcher by the Anderson Police Department in 1959 and became a police officer in 1962. Before leaving the Anderson PO in 1967, he advanced to the ranks of Sergeant and Lieutenant. In 1967, Jack...

Eric James Hemphill   1965 – 2015 Eric James Hemphill, 49 years old, passed away suddenly of a heart attack on January 23, 2015, in Walnut Creek.   He was born on September 15, 1965, in Susanville.   Eric was in the 1983 class at Lassen Union High School where he was a lineman on the football team.  He graduated from Lassen Community College and Chico State University. For many years, Eric was a salesman for Inland Industrial Tires.   He had recently started a new career with the California State Lottery.     Eric was a natural storyteller who enjoyed a good glass of wine and...

Dreama Jo Crump February 16th 1962, an angel descended from heaven to be born on Earth. She was given the name of Dreama Jo Bryant. As a child, she travelled many places with her family and she learned many things that she brought with her as an adult. In March of 1992, she met the man Brian Crump while working as manager for a small café in Weiser Idaho. A year later on April 10th 1993, they became man and wife and embarked upon a series of different adventures throughout their lives together. Dreama spoke very fondly of her life in Alaska...

William Edward Wright William Edward Wright, passed away peacefully in Susanville, California after a short illness on January 6, 2015. Bill was 89 years of age. Bill was born to William and Mary Wright in Alameda California on May 25, 1925. He had one sister, Eugenia Wright Timmerman (1915 - 2003). Bill joined the navy in 1943 and was stationed at Pearl Harbor until the end of WW2. He then came home and worked for the Naval Air Station until his retirement in 1980. Bill married Shirley Mae Johnson (1925 - 2010) of Oakland California on May 24, 1947. Bill and Shirley discovered Eagle Lake and Susanville...