Celebration of Life
Celebrate Vernon Arthur Lile
Vernon Arthur Lile, native of Cloverdale, passed away Tuesday, November 15, age 90, following a long battle with cancer. Vern was born Nov.20,1931 and graduated from Cloverdale High School, where he starred in basketball and baseball. In 1951, Vern married Mary Kansala. He worked for the U.S....
Celebrate Nellie Marie Randen
September 10, 1935 – October 10, 2022 Nellie Marie Randen was born September 10, 1935 in House, New Mexico to Glenn and Nellie Devenport. After graduating High School in Winslow, Arizona, Nellie worked as a “Harvey House Girl” for the railroad in New Mexico. She then attended business school. On...
Celebrate Kimberly Anne (Hatcher) Roux
February 9, 1962 - July 17, 2022 After a long and courageous battle, Kimberly Anne (Hatcher) Roux succumbed to cancer. She was 60 years of age. Born February 9, 1962 in Norfolk Virginia, the daughter of a Naval Officer, the family moved several times before settling in Healdsburg in 1972....
Celebrate James (Jim) Miller
February 26, 1949 – July 15, 2022 James (Jim) Miller went home to be with Jesus July 15, 2022. He passed at home in the earlymorning hours with family by his side. He was born in Pasco, Washington February 26, 1949 toJames and Phyllis Miller. He attended high school in Thompson Falls, MT and...
Celebrate Paul Allen Lane
November 6, 1939 - June 15, 2022 Paul Lane passed away at the age of 83 in the comfort of his home, surrounded by family. He is survived by his wife Nikki, daughters Amber Beyer and Kara Beaman, along with seven grandchildren and numerous brothers and sisters in his East Coast Family. Longtime...
Jerome Wolter
Jerome Wolter passed away peacefully at his home in Cloverdale, CA surrounded by his loving family on June 2, 2022, after a difficult battle with cancer. Jerome was born in Philadelphia and moved to Cloverdale with is parents 25 years ago. He was employed with International Wood Products and...
Richard Pellegrini 1932-2022
Richard Pellegrini 1932-2022 Richard was born at Healdsburg General Hospital to Ruth Finney Pellegrini and Raoul Pellegrini. He had deep roots in Sonoma and Mendocino counties; at one time, hisPellegrini grandparents owned the Asti grocery store. His maternal grandparents were Grace and Charles...
Anna Maria Amaroli Gillis
Anna Maria Amaroli Gillis September 8, 1920 – February 18, 2022 Anna passed away peacefully at home with her family at her side after a brief illness. Anna was born in Porretta Terme Italy. She arrived in Boston on a ship at the age of eleven months with her mother, Teresa. This was after her dad...
Ruth Guritz Anderson
Ruth Guritz Anderson passed away on March 26, 2022, at her home for over fifty years in Cloverdale, with her family by her side. Ruth was the 2nd of four daughters born to Herman and Maggie (Kalmbrunn) Guritz in Middletown Township, Jackson County, MN, on July 10, 1926. Described as an animal...
Wayne E. Schwartz
Wayne E. Schwartz Feb. 5, 1941-December 4, 2020 Lucinda "Cindy" L. Schwartz July 9, 1949 - June 11, 2021 Wayne and Cindy were that special couple we all admired in one way or another. A loving couple who made friends wherever they went. They retired early and lived their dream retirement in...
Celebrate Dennis W. Parker
Dennis W. Parker Dennis W. Parker passed peacefully on March 2, 2022, in his hometown of Cloverdale, California. Born in San Francisco to Walter and Irene (Gianoli) Parker on October 7, 1943, Dennis was raised in Cloverdale, a 1961 graduate of Cloverdale High School. He played French Horn and was...
Wilhelmina “Willi” Castagnetto
Wilhelmina "Willi" Castagnetto Wilhelmina Diane Thoeni-Castagnetto, departed her loving family on March 4th, 2022 at her residence in Cloverdale. Willi was born in Florida in 1958 and was later adopted in 1960 by Evelyn Alaska Thoeni and Kenneth Christian Thoeni. Willi was a mother to three sons...
Celebrate Parke (Joe) Miller
Celebrate Mark Grandy Service Cancelled
Mark Grandy Service Cancelled The family of Mark R Grandy wish to thank the many people who have expressed condolences to our family. Due to Sonoma County’s recent restrictions, Mark’s Celebration of Life event that was scheduled for February 5, 2022, is cancelled.
Celebrate Courtney Jade Davis
Court & Shelbs COURTNEY JADE DAVISFebruary 6, 1991 - January 5, 2008 Wow, ......what a crazy ride it has been this past year. Now, here we are coming up to your 31st Birthday. A highlight of 2021, though, was the birth of Harper Jade Ottoboni. We were very excited, as you would be, that your...
Celebrate Courtney Jade Davis
COURTNEY JADE DAVISFebruary 6, 1991 - January 5, 2008 Here we are into "2022" and we are glad to see life slowly getting back to normal. It is good to see people out and about for holiday events, kids playing sports, our community supporting each other, seeing family and friends, Vickey's Elves...
Celebrate Ronald DenBeste
Happy Birthday Erma Burden
Erma Burden turned 102 last month and celebrated with a party at the Cloverdale Senior Multipurpose Center last week.
Celebrate Mark Gandy
Mark Gandy The family of Mark R. Grandy, shares that he departed on October 19, 2021 at the age of 78, in Cloverdale, Ca. He kept his courage and humor through the end and left in the comforts of his own home, and on his own terms, surrounded by love. He will be missed by his loving wife of 50...
Celebration of Donald “Frank” Rose 2/1/26 – 11/24/22
Donald "Frank" Rose 2/1/26 - 11/24/20 Please join us for a celebration if life on January 20, 2022, Noon-4:00 p.m. at the Druids Hall in Cloverdale. Come share your stories and join the family in remembering Frank.
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