1924-2023

Lester Herring passed recently in McMinnville, Oregon, age 98.

A celebration of life will be held February 18th at the Church of Christ in McMinnville, Oregon.

Lester, the first of three children born to Lester Lee and Minnie Maude (Carter) Herring in Fresno, CA, attended school in a one room school, taught by his mother. He graduated from Sunflower School in a class of one in 1938, graduated in 1942 from Avenal High School, and attended Pepperdine College, Los Angeles, graduating
with a B.A. in Business in 1949. Lester served in the Navy during World War II from 1943 to 1945 and was a
Photographer’s Mate with Air Crew Wings. During his Pepperdine years he met the love of his life, Evelyn
Coburn, and they were married in Pensacola, Florida, on July 1, 1944.

After college he worked as Office Manager at Productol Chemical Co. in Santa Fe Springs, CA, opened the
bicycle shop in Cloverdale, CA, and owned a Montgomery Ward Catalog Store also in Cloverdale. While living in Cloverdale, Lester was involved with the Cloverdale Historical Society and the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa, CA.

His special interests included photography, genealogy, history, travel, and house-boating. One of his favorite
vacations was to organize a large group and rent houseboats on Lake Powell. He also travelled to Europe,
Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, including Hawaii and Alaska.

Lester is survived by his four children, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and his sister. He was
predeceased by his wife of 69 1/2 years, Evelyn, and a brother and son-in-law.

Ernest Nicholas Frandsen passed away on Wednesday, January 18th after a sudden decline in health caused by pneumonia and cancer. He was vibrant and physically active until December 29th. At age 92, he loved to shop, read, go out to dinner with family and friends, watch movies, decorate, give See’s candy, drive downtown, buy and give flowers, visit grand and great-grandchildren, catch up on the family news and share conversation with everyone in the community. Ernie lived a long and happy life, and he will be missed by the multitude of people who had the good fortune to meet him.

Ernie was born on Easter, April 20, 1930. He met his future wife, Marilyn June Watkins, while attending Healdsburg
High School. They married in 1950 and had four children. Ernie owned The Redwood Market grocery store in
Healdsburg until 1960. Later, he owned Fred Young & Company Mortuaries in Healdsburg and Cloverdale.
Ernie retired in 1997. After he lost Marilyn in 1999, he spent his time with family, Kiwanis, church, and “the kids”
(classmates from high school). He traveled to Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, and Hawaii. He
donated generously to Jefferson Elementary School in Cloverdale, the ICF, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, and many other organizations and people in the community. Ernie will be remembered for his generosity, good will, and happy attitude. He retained his sharp mental faculties and wit until the last moments of his life.

Ernie is survived by his daughters Claudia Jean Frandsen, Marjorie Ann Mielke (Roy Glassett), Elaine Marie Sutton (Mike), and Rebecca Lyn Sutton (Dave). His grandchildren Emily Austin (Josh), Amanda Gulsrud (Erik), Meagan Mielke, Samuel Mielke, Joshua Sutton (Lindsay), Tobin Sutton, Zachary Sutton (Janine), Nathaniel Sutton (Melissa), Hannah Sutton, Maxwell Sutton (Marguerite) and 13 great-grandchildren.

Ernie was preceded in death by his wife Marilyn, sister Elizabeth (Frandsen) VanBuren, granddaughter Dorothy Sutton, and his parents, Ernest W. and Elizabeth Frandsen.  Also, his grandparents, Minna and Charles Frandsen, who were Ernie’s greatest loving guides, role models, and inspiration throughout his life.

Ernie’s memorial will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1402 University St., Healdsburg, on Saturday,
February 4th at 11:00 a.m.

Please donate in Ernest N. Frandsen’s name to any of the charities listed below: Cloverdale Kiwanis, ICF at St. John’s Catholic Church in Healdsburg, the Healdsburg Museum, or your favorite charity that benefits children.

In Loving Memory
February 6, 1991-January 5, 2008

Courtney,

Hey There….Here’s looking at you,

Now, you would be age 32,

A short life…if we only knew,

Cancer sucks…that is very true.

Happy Birthday Courtney.

Love, Dad and Mom

Hope to see anyone who would like to join us at the Cloverdale River Park on February 6th for another bat house installation.

“Life is only as bad as you make it”

January 8, 1952 – December 12, 2022

Al Chestovich, long time Cloverdale resident, passed away in the comfort of his home on December 12, 2022. Al was born and raised in Gary, Indiana. At the age of 19 he came to California. He was a machinist for PG&E at the Geysers. He continued his career at other locations, retiring in 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents Milan and Thelma (Meeks) Chestovich and his oldest brother Edwin M. Chestovich.

Al and Valerie, his wife of 36 years, enjoyed traveling and took several river cruises in Europe, especially loving the culture and cuisine of Italy. Al was a car enthusiast and restored a Model A. He loved Ford Mustangs and entered his cars at various shows. He and Valerie attended Hot August Nights for many years.

Grandchildren brought great joy in his life and he was fortunate to visit with them in his final days. Al leaves
behind his wife Valerie (Ottoboni) Chestovich, his daughter Elizabeth Lopez (Francisco), grandchildren Damiyon
Tamayo (Sierra), Ashton, Legacy and Legend Lopez, great grand-daughter Damirra Tamayo, and Al’s brother Robert Chestovich of Martinsville, Indiana. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and dear friends.
Per his request, no services are planned; interment Oak Mound Cemetery, Healdsburg, CA. Special thanks to
Sutter Care at Home Hospice and compassionate nurse Bob Herold.

January 11, 2023

David Stapp, loving husband and father, fell asleep in death on January 11th, 2023. He was preceded by his devoted wife Marilynn in September 2016.

Dave was raised in beautiful Paradise, CA as the middle child of three. He found life to be an adventure, enjoying camping, traveling, skiing, and motorcycles. Dave multiplied his joy when he married Marilynn Ehle in June 1970. A position as Manager of Shop’n’Save (later Clover Market) brought them to Cloverdale in 1973.

Many in the Community got to know the bounce in his step and the smile in his blue eyes as worked there with him. In 1975 they welcomed their only daughter Heather (Cleveland) into the world.

Dave and his family came to love and cherish so many friends in the Cloverdale community and especially in our beloved congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The list can’t be contained on these pages! That’s why we warmly invite all that shared this journey to join in remembrance of Dave’s beautiful life on February 11th, 2023 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Dutcher Creek Road at 2:00pm.

Reception to follow.