Celebration of Life
Mark Grandy
Tribute to Mark Grandy by Melanie Hall During a recent interview, when asked: “Who were the greatest influences on your life and why?”, Mark Grandy replied: “My parents, without whom I would not exist, and Japanese imperialism of the 1930s & 1940s, without which my life would have been very...
Shelby Forman
Shelby Forman, at a young age of 31, passed away on Oct. 22nd in the high desert near Death Valley doing what he loved to do: exploring old mines and driving his jeep in open terrain and on old dusty roads. A longtime Cloverdale resident, Shelby touched the lives of many people during his short...
Bruce Bergman
Our family would like to announce the passing of Bruce Bergman on October 24th, 2021. We lost him after a short battle with health issues that arose as a result of numerous falls. Bruce was born in San Francisco on March 5th, 1937. Bruce moved to Cloverdale in 1969 where he served as a teacher,...
Happy October Birthday Raymond Pesce
Fantastic chef, former owner of the World Famous Hamburger Ranch, creator of everyone’s favorite – BBQ Pasta, avid golfer, SF Giants fan and mushroom hunter! Father to Rico, Natalie and Andrea, Grandpa to Alia, Eli, Isabella, Cody and Demi, bonus Grandpa to Jax, June and Baby Toews, loving partner...
Ann Gillis is a Cloverdale Treasure
Known as the “Hugging Grandma of Cloverdale,” Ann Gillis celebrated her 101st birthday last month with a party at the Cloverdale Senior Center. Born Anna Maria Amaroli in Tuscany on September 8, 1920, she came to America when she was only 11 months old. As a youngster, she played both the viola...
Lloyd Robert Mittelstadt July 30, 1928 – September 6, 2021
Lloyd Robert Mittelstadt was born July 30, 1928 in Gackle, North Dakota and died on September 6, 2021 at age 93. When he was 14 Lloyd took the train alone from North Dakota to California, joined his father in Cloverdale and worked in the timber and lumber industry for 50 years. Lloyd operated...
Happy Birthday Vickie Norris
Vickie is the graphic designer, production director, layout artist, webmaster, and fiscal administrator for Cloverdale Connect. Since 1993 she has focused on creating business and corporate marketing plans, materials and websites for consumer products, companies, retailers, and business owners....
Updates from Courtney’s Pumpkin Patch
The Board of Directors for CPP was very sad not to have been able to hold Courtney’s Pumpkin Patch this past year due to the COVID restrictions. It has been a tough past year for all of us and so many wonderful events cancelled and missed. We are happy to report that due to this supportive...
Tina Reuser Dogali, April 21, 1970 – May 16, 2021
Tina Reuser Dogali was a caring friend, a loving daughter, a protective sister, and a wonderful mother. Tina grew up in Sonoma County but spent some time in Colorado and Nebraska. She loved being part of the family business and worked her way through the company doing everything from picking...
Greg Carter 11/10/1959 – 4/12/2021
“Two things I've discovered: There is nothing that I must do, say, think, feel, accomplish, prove, create, destroy, manipulate, manage, arrange, judge, give, receive, see, hear, taste, smell, or touch in order for my life to be perfect and complete just as it is in this moment. There never was.”...
Ron & Jane Pavelka Anniversary
For those that believe in “Love at First Sight”, this is an adventure that began over 41 years ago on a scuba diving excursion in Southern California. “Ron asked me to marry him the first night we met in 1980” states Jane. They married one year later and the rest is history! The Pavelka’s are now...
Remembering Doris Jean Julius
Doris Jean Julius was a strong, courageous, caring and faithful mother. She passed away suddenly on March 27th 2021 in Cloverdale, California at the age of 90. Doris was born to Otto and Eva Beck in Anaconda Montana on Feb 13th 1931. She graduated from Anaconda High School in June of 1949. In...
Michael & Beverlee Laird Celebrate 50th Anniversary!
On April 24, 2021 Michael & Beverlee Laird will celebrate 50 years of marriage. They met in 1970 when Beverlee was working at First National Bank of Ontario & Michael (employed with Southern Counties Gas) came in to buy U.S. Savings Bonds for his two young children. One year later at the...
Remembering ~ Virginia Anne Carter
Virginia Anne Carter known as Anne to most, passed away at her home in Cloverdale on October 23, at age 69. She is survived by her husband Robert Carter, her children Michael & Tracy Raborn, Stephanie & Steve Treankle, Rhonda Mariani, and Christopher Carter, her grandchildren Chantel,...
Remembering ~ Barbara DuVall
BARBARA JEAN (COUEY) DUVALL Barbara Jean DuVall resident of Cloverdale, CA flew to heaven October 15, 2020, surrounded by family just shy of her 90th Birthday She was born November 15, 1930 in Redding, Ca to Eugene and Dorothy Couey the oldest of 4 children. She grew up in the Redding area until...
Lenora Murel Abby
Happy Birthday Ray
Diane Marie
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