Obituaries

Armen Cuadra - teacher, chemist, and traveler - passed away on August 7, 2021 at the age of 94. In 1948, he came to the US as a student from Nicaragua and graduated from the University of San Francisco with a Bachelor of Science in Biology with minors and chemistry, physics, and philosophy. Years later, he obtained a Master of Arts degree in literature and secondary teaching credentials at Pacific Union College; and a community college degree from the State of California. While at Pacific Union College, he was appointed Teacher Assistant of the language lab.

Mary Carol Reiter

Dr. Joseph Lee Mayo II, age 79, passed away on July 24, 2021. He lived life enthusiastically and with abandon. Never at a loss for a jovial quip, Joe possessed the ability to lift everyone’s spirits. His life-affirming nature was well-suited to his profession...

"Love is eternal - the aspect may change, but not the essence." Vincent Van Gogh

It is with a heavy heart to announce the passing of Peter Carl Foppiano. Passed due to a sudden illness. Peter was a lifelong beloved resident and leader in Healdsburg. Grandchild of Italian immigrants. Born to Angelina and August Foppiano. Healdsburg’s youngest Eagle Scout....

Al Ghiglieri passed away at home with family attending on July 18, 2021. He was 96.  Al was born in Oakland, CA to Lloyd and Lucia (née Cianciarulo) Ghiglieri on April 26, 1925. He graduated with a Music degree from San Francisco State in 1950. Al met...

On July 12, 2021, Rosella Ann Basurto passed away peacefully at age 84 surrounded by loved ones in Santa Rosa, CA. Rosella was born in Altus, Arkansas to Pauline and Mathew. At the young age of 4 Rosella’s father died in a tragic coal...

Robert Eugene Myers passed away peacefully on July 8, 2021, at his home in Santa Rosa, California. He was ninety-seven. The eldest child of Harold Eugene “Hal” Myers and Margaret (Anawalt) Myers, and devoted brother to Shirley, Bob was born on January 15, 1924,...

Basilia (Bea) McKinney was born March 29, 1935 in Porter, New Mexico. On June 25, 2021, after a brief illness, she was called home by our Lord to be with her beloved husband of 63 years, Dallas Leon McKinney, and her parents Jesus and...

Angela “Tia” Corrine Polley 86, passed away peacefully in her home in Sebastopol, CA on July 8, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Angela was born in Santa Cruz, CA on April 1, 1935. Her family moved to San Francisco in her younger years, then,...