Shirley Lee Swinney Benish, 81, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2016 at Rideout Hospital.She was born October 8, 1934 in Oroville, California. She was the daughter of Clarence and Alma Swinney. Shirley was the beloved wife of the late Charles Benish. She was the devoted mother of Judy Benish Griffin, Charles "Bub" Benish Jr.(Misty), Denette Benish Main (Rod), Timothy Benish (Wanda), Gene Benish (Kim) and Douglas Benish. Shirley has 14 [...]
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Darline Ruth Lofland
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2016, at 1 p.m. at the Christian Life Assembly of God Church in Gridley for Darline Ruth Lofland, 82 of Gridley.She was born on July 10, 1933 in Madison, Illinois, one of three children born to Dallas and Ruth Crumpton. She was a long time resident of Gridley and was very devoted to her church and family. She was a member of the Christian Life Assembly of God Church in Gridley. [...]
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Shirley Lee Swinney Benish
Shirley Lee Swinney Benish, 81, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2016 at Rideout Hospital.She was born October 8, 1934 in Oroville, California. She was the daughter of Clarence and Alma Swinney. Shirley was the beloved wife of the late Charles Benish. She was the devoted mother of Judy Benish Griffin, Charles "Bub" Benish Jr.(Misty), Denette Benish Main (Rod), Timothy Benish (Wanda), Gene Benish (Kim) and Douglas Benish. Shirley has 14 [...]
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August Lloyd Fox
A private graveside service will be held for August Lloyd "Foxy" Fox, 85, of Gridley California. He passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, in Chico, California.Lloyd was born November 27, 1930, in Lawton, Nebraska, one of seven children born to August and Agnes Fox. Lloyd was a longtime resident of Gridley having owned and operated Fox TV Repair. He also worked at the Libby’s Cannery for many years. He enjoyed music [...]
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Wendell J. Lundberg
It is with a heavy heart, but with great gratitude that we announce that Wendell J. Lundberg, the second eldest of four brothers who built Lundberg Family Farms, a national leader in organic rice and whole grain products, died on Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Enloe Hospital in Chico, California. He was 85 years old.Wendell was born August 17, 1930 in Holdridge, Nebraska to Albert and Frances Lundberg. In 1937, Wendell and brothers Eldon, Homer and Harlan [...]
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Francisco Vallejo Banda
Francisco Vallejo Banda, 57, of Gridley passed away June 21, 2016 in Chico.Visitation will be held June 29, 2016 from 4 to 6 p.m., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church followed by a Rosary.Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 10 a.m.
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Linda Jean McLean
A funeral service for Linda Jean McLean, 83, of Gridley will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Gridley on Spruce Street, on Wednesday July 29,2016 at 11 a.m. She passed away June 22,2016 surrounded by her family.Linda was born February 5, 1953 to Noble and Beulah Hepworth, of Gridley, California. She attended local schools graduating from Gridley High School in 1950. On February 5, 1951, she married Harold McLean, in [...]
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Evelyn L. Houser
Evelyn Houser, 62, of Gridley, passed away June 21, 2016, in Gridley. Services will be held Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at 11:30 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Spruce Street.
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Eleanore Reynolds
Eleanore Reynolds, 91, of Gridley, passed away June 23, 2016, in Chico. No Funeral services are planned.
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Delores Jean Lawrence
Dear Grandma,You were born on December 9, 1920 in Kirwin, Kansas to Fred and Hattie McDowell. You were the 12th and last child for great-grandpa Fred and great-grandma Hattie. You also had the first indoor electricity and plumbing. However, the boys still used the outhouse because Grandma Hattie thought the indoor plumbing was more fitting for ladies. Grandma Hattie had strict guidelines for her family that included church on Sunday and a [...]
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Peter Lavern Lavy
Peter Lavern Lavy, 75, of Gridley, California, was taken from us March 21, 2016.He is survived by his wife, three children, and seven grandchildren.Peter had a full and adventurous life. He was a farmer, a pilot, a mechanic, a race car driver, a beekeeper, a firewood salesman, an ingenious welder, a competitive skier, an avid weightlifter, a best friend, a confidant, a beloved father [...]
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Gladys Oleta Justeson
A Graveside Service will be held on Thursday July 7, 2016 1:30 p.m. at the Sutter Cemetery in Sutter forGladys Oleta Justeson, age 89, she passed away on June 30, 2016, born Gladys Oleta Sutton on December 22, 1926 to William Henry and Lora May Sutton, in Lamesa, Texas. She was the youngest of seven children, two brothers and four sisters. The early years of the family were difficult as with most people growing up during the depression years. They worked as share croppers [...]
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Victor Santiago Angel
On June 29, 2016 we lost Victor Santiago Angel at age 20 to a drowning accident. Born on July 10, 1995 in Oroville, California, Victor was a lifelong resident of Gridley, California except for the last seven months where he resided in Yuba City, California.He attended St. Isidore School and graduated in 2010, he then attended Yuba City High and graduated in 2014. He played an awesome four years of football under Coach Ithurburn and made many [...]
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Marion “Al” Byers
A Graveside Service will be held Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Gridley Biggs Cemetery for Marion "Al" Byers, 79, of Biggs, California. Al passed away, July 6, 2016 in Chico, California after a brief illness.He was born July 4, 1937 in Bloom, Wisconsin to Herbert and Edna Byers and was a long time resident of the Biggs-Gridley area. Al owned and operated Knox Auto Repair, Ice Burgie and Byers Auction in Biggs, California. He [...]
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Dorothy A. Rocha
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, July 30 at 11 a.m., at the Moose Lodge for Dorothy A. Rocha who passed away July 10, 2016 at the age of 72.A full obituary will appear in the July 27, 2016 Gridley Herald.
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Jenny Rose Hawes
Jenny Rose Hawes, 54, went to be with our Lord on July 8, 2016, in the comfort of her own home, surrounded by her family.Born in Landstuhl, Germany, June 16, 1962, Jenny was an "Air Force brat" and eventually her family settled in Gridley, California, in 1973. She graduated from GUHS, class of 1980, and the very next night, she met the love of her life, Donald K. Hawes. They dated for four years, and on June 30, 1984, they were wed. She considered [...]
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Mabel Souza Mathews
Mabel Mathews passed away peacefully on July 14, 2016 in Marysville, California.She was born Mabel Souza Flores to Azorean-Portuguese emigrants Manuel and Mary Flores on March 29, 1935 in Gridley, California. She attended Manzanita Elementary School and graduated from Gridley High School in 1953. It was at Gridley High where Mabel met her husband Jimmie Mathews. Mabel and Jimmie were married for almost 59 years prior to his death on May 1, 2016. After high [...]
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Dorothy Rocha
Dorothy Ann Rocha, age 72, of Gridley passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016.She was born in Las Vegas to the late Donald D. Dunn and Clara Giesick on July 15, 1943. She married Leonard "Lennie" Rocha on December 8, 1961. Dorothy was a long-time resident of Gridley where she lived since her marriage. She graduated from Oroville High School in 1961 and was a dedicated employee for 50 years in the car [...]
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Gregory Fagen
A Graveside Service will be on July 29, 2016 at 10 a.m. at the Gridley-Biggs Cemetery in Gridley, California, for Gregory Fagen, of Chico, California.Greg was born February 2, 1947 in San Diego, California to William and Carolyn Fagen. He was a longtime resident of Butte County. The Fagen family moved to Salinas where he attended elementary and high school. Growing up with his best friend, Roger Deet, his mother would ask [...]
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Kenneth Hensley
Kenneth R. Hensley, Sr., 71, of Gridley, California, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2016.He was preceded in death by the love of his life his wife, Karen in 1994; parents Walter and Juanita; brothers Fred (Wanda), Jack, and Baby Hensley (1947); sisters Marge Gibson; and son-in-law Mike Vrablick.He is survived by his sister-in-law Sharon (Jack); brother-in-law JM Gibson (Marge); [...]
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