Obituaries

Cloverdale native, Iola Ferrari, affectionately known as the “Queen of Pine Mountain,” died January 30th at 98 years old after a brief illness. Born to John Sidney and Minnie Lee Smith in a house where the Cloverdale Senior Center now stands, Iola spent nearly...

Kathryn (Kat) Darlene Hinzman (1953-2018) passed away peacefully on Jan. 1, 2018, after a brief illness. Kat came to Cloverdale in 2004 to work in our Library where she made many friends. She became active in the Red Hat Society and Sorority. Kat enjoyed...

Bruce Perry, co-owner and co-founder of Papapietro Perry Winery, passed away February 8, 2022 at home in Sonoma County’s Dry Creek Valley. Born April 21, 1941, a third generation San Franciscan, Bruce worked for the San Francisco Newspaper Agency for more than 30 years, which...

Faye Marie Ruppert left this world on March 2, 2018 at the age of 92, to be reunited in heaven with her husband and the love of her life Donald “Don” Ruppert. We know that they are both happy and at peace now. Faye...

IN MEMORIAM