Obituaries
OBITUARY: June Elaine McCabe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/04/2012 - 5:19pm8/16/42 - 8/21/12June Elaine McCabe was born in Portland, Oregon on August 16, 1942 to June andEdward Cupps. She raised her 2 children in Sacramento, California and they moved to South Lake Taho...
OBITUARY: Alan Gregory Tolhurst
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/04/2012 - 2:55pm1950-2012Alan was raised in San Jose and Sunnyvale, California. He graduated from Homestead High School, Cupertino, California, class of 1968. He studied at the University of Colorado, Boulder, ...
OBITUARY: Clyde Andrew Perlenfein
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/04/2012 - 2:46pmClyde Andrew Perlenfein, 77 formerly of South Lake Tahoe, California, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 1, 2012 in the Solon Iowa Care Center, after a short but brave battle with cancer...
OBITUARY: Stephen Henry "Blackie" Gonsalves
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/01/2012 - 6:00am1947-2012 Blackie passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family and friends, on Friday August 24, 2012, at the VA Hospital in Palo Alto. He was preceded in death by his parents Henry Franc...
OBITUARY: Jerry Givens
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/31/2012 - 11:18amJerry Givens was 77 years young when he passed away at home on July 10, 2012 due to health issues. Jerry was born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma in 1934, then in his later teens the family moved to...
OBITUARY: Elwood "Woody" Peterson
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 6:00am1936 - 2012Elwood "Woody" Peterson, age 76, passed away on May 2, 2012, in Pocahontas, Iowa.Elwood "Woody" Martin Peterson was born on January 29, 1936 to Orville Peterson and Pearl Olson Peters...
OBITUARY: Craig Robert Uhland
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/25/2012 - 6:00ampassed from this life on August 15, 2012 after a brief battle with colon and pancreatic cancer. He was 59. A celebration of Craig's life will take place on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 11:00 a...
CELEBRATION OF LIFE: Jeff Heppner & Lorice McGill
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/22/2012 - 6:00amJoin Family & Friends for a Celebration of LifeCamp Richardson's Beach, Thursday, 8/23, Noon to 4PMCopyright 2012 Tahoe Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, br...
OBITUARY: LINDA GUERRERO-BELL
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/17/2012 - 6:00amLinda Guerrero-Bell, 51, passed away on August 14, 2012. She was born and raised in Santa Monica, CA where she attended Santa Monica High School.Linda then moved to Lake Tahoe where she was love...
OBITUARY: Larry Allan Moore
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/17/2012 - 6:00amJuly 29, 1947 - August 1, 2012Larry A. Moore, 65, a former resident of Vallejo, Calif, passed away from complications due to Parkinson's disease, on August 1, 2012 at Barton Memorial Hospital in...
OBITUARY: BILLIE JO ASHLEY
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/15/2012 - 10:32amBillie Jo Ashley, 90, of Gardnerville, NV passed away recently of Congestive Heart Failure. She was born Dec. 15, 1921 in Texas to Joe and Irene Oliver.She was a long time resident of South Lake...
OBITUARY: Natalie Luanne Sweenie
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/11/2012 - 6:00am4-8-1967 ~ 8-2 2012Natalie Luanne Sweenie passed away on August 2nd, 2012 at Simi Valley Hospital from a heart attack after a long battle with kidney failure. She was a long time resident of Sou...
OBITUARY: Stella Mc Intosh
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/10/2012 - 6:00amOctober 31, 1920 ~ August 2012Stella Mc Intosh (Siemens) was born on October 31, 1920 to Harry and Wanda Siemens in Corning, Calif. She had three brothers, Arthur, Ralph and Leonard, all of whom...
OBITUARY: Matthew Garret McMaster
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 6:00amAugust 5, 1987 - July 28, 2012Matthew was born and raised at South Shore and grew up loving skiing, snowboarding, hiking and all things outdoors. He was active in school sports, and had a great ...
OBITUARY: Joy Rothschild
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 6:00amJanuary 13, 1949 - August 2, 2012A life-long advocate for social change, Joy Rothschild never stopped fighting for what she believed in. In her 63 years she inspired others to be part of the cha...
OBITUARY: Curtis Lee Weiss
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 6:00amOctober 25, 1960 - July 28, 2012Curtis Lee Weiss was going for a walk when he sat down, leaned against a rock and passed away, July 28th, in the Sierra, an area he loved so much.Curtis was born ...
MEMORIAL SERVICE: ROBERT "PATRICK" VANN
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 6:00amA Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held for our Beloved Robert "Patrick" VannAugust 23, 20123:00 p.m. Horizon Casino Resort - Sequoia BallroomDonations in His Memory...Melanoma Resea...
Death notice: Billie J. Ashley
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 6:00amLongtime South Lake Tahoe resident Billie J. Ashley, born Dec. 15, 1921, died April 1, 2012, in Gardnerville, Nev.Copyright 2012 Tahoe Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be p...
OBITUARY: Jarvis Donald Thomas
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/03/2012 - 6:00amJarvis Donald Thomas, 78 passed on July 15, 2012 peacefully at his home. He leaves his wife of 48 years, Wilma (Jetton); children Sonya, Kelly, Guy, Tausha, Toby and Dovie; siblings Guy, Doug an...
OBITUARY: Gary Cervantes
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/03/2012 - 6:00amGary was raised in Southern California and Tahoe then became his home for 28 years. He loved sports, and was a marathon runner for over 30 years competing throughout the world. In 2000, Gary lea...
OBITUARY: Deborah Piombino - Gallagher
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/28/2012 - 6:00amAugust 18th 1956 - July 23rd 2012Debbie passed away July 23, 2012. She died unexpectedly after a surgical procedure.Our hearts our heavy with grief, and she will be greatly missed by many. She w...
OBITUARY: Phyllis A. Bloom
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/28/2012 - 6:00amNovember 4, 1946 - May 21, 2012Phyllis was born in San Jose to Dorris and Matt Brazil on November 4, 1946. Phyllis was long time resident of South Shore Tahoe whom moved to Fresno to be closer t...
OBITUARY: Carolyn Lawson Kirby
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/27/2012 - 6:00amMarch 12, 1931 - July 22, 2012One of South Lake Tahoe's favorite Elementary School teacher passed away peacefully in her sleep July 22, 2012, at Aegis of Pleasant Hill, after fighting hard again...
OBITUARY: Gerald Paul Gips
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/27/2012 - 6:00amGerald "Gerry" Paul Gips passed away on the eve of Friday, July 20, 2012 in the home he built for himself and his family. Gerry's favorite music played softly at his bedside and he was surrounde...
Sally Ride, First American Woman In Space, Dies of Pancreatic Cancer
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 07/23/2012 - 2:41pm
In a space agency filled with trailblazers, Sally K. Ride was a pioneer of a different sort. The soft-spoken California physicist broke the gender barrier 29 years ago when she rode to orbit aboard space shuttle Challenger to become America’s first woman in space.
Ride, 61, died in La Jolla, Calif. after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, NASA reports on Monday.
OBITUARY: Craig Rnjak
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/21/2012 - 6:00amBeloved Son, Brother, Uncle and Friend. Passed away in Reno on July 9, 2012. Born September 14, 1967. Craig worked in the construction industry and assisted in managing the Woodfords Inn for 10 ...
OBITUARY: Charlene Wightman
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/21/2012 - 6:00amJanuary 30, 1956 - July 14, 2012 Charlene Wightman, the mother of two loving children, died of a terminal illness at Barton Memorial Hospital on July 14.Charlene was born to Tony and Lynn Palemo...
OBITUARY: Ida M. Brinkley
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/21/2012 - 6:00am2-16-30 to 6-9-12A wonderful Daughter, Wife, Mom, Grandmother "Mimi", Great Grandmother and Friend! Moved to Lake Tahoe in 1971. Her and her late Husband Dr. Donald O. Brinkley enjoyed all that ...
OBITUARY: Kenneth Helseth
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 6:00amNovember 27, 1949 ~ July 11, 2012Kenneth Halvor Helseth passed away suddenly in Reno, NV on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 from a brain aneurysm. He was surrounded by his soul mate and life partner, S...
OBITUARY: Dr. Robert Lookabaugh
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 6:00amDr. Robert (Bob) Lookabaugh passed away Saturday, July 14, in Carson City, Nevada. He resided in Carson City eleven years. Previously, he lived in South Lake Tahoe since 1963. Bob leaves his wif...
OBITUARY: Arnold Gilmor Ferdon Jr.
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 6:00amNovember 4, 1931 - July 4, 2012Arnold Gilmor Ferdon Jr., beloved and devoted husband and father, died peacefully at his home in Vero Beach, FL on July 4, 2012 after a long and courageous battle wit...
OBITUARY: Patricia Klover
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/18/2012 - 6:00amOctober 18, 1961 - May 17, 2012Patty passed away on May 17th at Loma Linda University Medical Center while waiting on the liver transplant list. She fought hard but in the end she was too sick t...
OBITUARY: Christa Sobel
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 6:00amDied peacefully Saturday July 7th, 2012 at age 71.Beloved wife of Stephen Sobel and much loved mother to daughters Jennifer Henderson and Leslie Applegate. She will be sadly missed by her family an...
OBITUARY: Marion Elizabeth Morse Hale
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/11/2012 - 6:00am6/5/19 - 6/21/2012Long time Tahoe resident, Marion Elizabeth Morse Hale, passed away on June 21st, 2012 at the age of 93 with her daughter's Laurie, Ivy, and Holly and Holly's husband, Adam by h...
OBITUARY: Nancy May Tompkinson
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/11/2012 - 6:00am1937-2012of Coleville, California passed away peacefully on June 27, 2012, surrounded by her family and her beloved dog Rascal. Nancy was born in Alameda, California on September 23, 1937 to Les...
OBITUARY: Troy F. Wainscoat
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 6:00amDec. 21, 1918 - June 25, 2012Troy F. Wainscoat passed away peaceful on June 25, 2012. Troy Wainscoat died knowing she was loved and going home. A wish fulfilled. Troy will join her husband, Conr...
OBITUARY: Eugene R. White
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 6:00am5/15/1931 - 6/20/2012Eugene R. White died on June 20, 2012, joining our father in heaven, along with his parents, his brothers Billy, Dick White, and Dick Withee, and his eldest son, Eugene R. W...
OBITUARY: WILLIAM DONALD STONE
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 6:00amWILLIAM DONALD STONE of South Lake Tahoe, passed away on June 14, 2012. He was born in Redding, California on November 13, 1949. As a young man Bill traveled all around California and settled in...
OBITUARY: DONALD FRANCIS TOMASCO
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 6:00am1922 - 2012Donald Francis Tomasco of South Lake Tahoe peacefully passed away on June 27th, 2012. He was born in San Francisco, California on November 3rd, 1922 to Ralph and Teressa Tomasco. He i...
OBITUARY: Susan Gayle Grant
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 6:00amBorn Susan Gayle Morris on April 28, 1952, Susan left us on March 3, 2012 following a sudden illness. She was born and raised in Long Beach, CA and traveled throughout the world before finally m...
MEMORIAM: ROBERT ALLEN ZICK
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 6:00amROBERT ALLEN ZICK MARCH 11, 1982 - JUNE 28, 2007We lost you 5 yrs ago 6-28-07, but you will live forever within us all."Thinking of you is easy - I do it everyday. Missing you is the heartache, ...
OBITUARY: Jorge Homero Castillo-Barragan
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 6:00amSeptember 1, 1964, Mexico CityJune 19, 2012, South Lake TahoeAlso known as EL COMPADRE to his friends here in South Lake Tahoe and as EL CUNDE AMOR to his family. He was born on September 1, 196...
OBITUARY: Anita A. Petri
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 6:00amAnita A. Petri passed away June 8, 2011. She was 92 years old. Anita was born December 19, 1918 in San Francisco, CA to Peter and Olga Camozzi. She graduated from Galileo High School in San Francis...
OBITUARY: Alberto "Abet" San Agustin
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 8:07amAbet passed away peacefully last January 13, 2012. Abet was born on June 15, 1944, in the Philippines, and was married to Marilu for 32 years. They have two daughters. They migrated to the U.S. ...
OBITUARY: Elena C. Porlas
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 8:19amJanuary 4, 1950 - June 8, 2012Elena passed away peacefully in Lake Tahoe surrounded by her loving family while in her sleep. Elena was loving, caring, and selfless to all her family and friends....
OBITUARY: DELBERT GEORGE NEUMEYER
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 8:12amDelbert George Neumeyer passed away on June 5th, 2012, in his home that he built in South Lake Tahoe, Ca. in 1974, with loving family members by his side, at the age of 85.Del was born Sept. 19th, ...
OBITUARY: Joseph "BUDDY" Clarke
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 8:04amJoseph "BUDDY" Clarke, 68, passed away on Sunday May 13, 2012, at Saint Rose Dominican hospital in Henderson, NV after a very long battle with chronic lung disease and congestive heart failure. ...
OBITUARY: Bennie Louis Ratto
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 6:00amJan. 25, 1916 - June 7, 2012Born in Genoa, Italy, he came to the United States at the age of 4 living in Alameda, CA. He met and married his life partner, Marcella, on July 26, 1942. They were m...
OBITUARY: Chelerina G. Gontang
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/13/2012 - 6:00amFebruary 2, 1927 - June 4, 2012Chelerina G Gontang passed away on Monday, June 4 at a local hospital in Reno. She was surrounded by three of her nine children. She was born February 2, 1927 in Sama...
OBITUARY: Robert Ranieri III
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/08/2012 - 9:40amPlease join us for a memorial and celebration to honor the life of Robert Ranieri III. It will be hosted by Rob's wife, Ashley, at the Camp Richardson Marina/Boathouse on Sunday, June 10, 2012 a...
