In loving memory of Mildred M. Sargent, who passed away on May 28, 2012. Born to Lucille (Hammer) Prauss and Joseph Prauss on June 10, 1927 in Dickenson, N.D.

She is survived by her loving husband Fred Sargent of 64 years.  Son Gary Sargent (Mary), daughter Tanya Stewart (Tom), four grandchildren Jennifer, Fred, Wendy and Jeff,  five great-grandchildren. Sister Verla Borges, brother Melvin Hamner. Brothers Ed and George Prauss preceded her in death.

Elizabeth “Betty” Mae Neiuber, 92, of Montclair, Calif., loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away May 22, 2012, in Ontario, Calif. She was born March 22, 1920, in Chippewa Falls, Wis., to Edna Mae Hobart (Fuller) and Harry Hamilton Hobart. She graduated from Redgranite High School in 1939, and the Milwaukee School of Beauty Culture in 1941.

• Robert Lee Sanchez Jr., 17, of Crescent City, died June 2, 2012, nearing Brookings, Ore. He was born July 23, 1994.

Arrangements  by Redwood Memorial Chapel.

• Agustin “Augie” Alcaraz III,  28, died May 27, 2012, in Crescent City. He was born Dec. 12, 1983, in Altus, Okla., and was a 22-year resident of Del Norte County.

Funeral services will be June 9 at 10 a.m. at the United Methodist Church, 664 H St., Crescent City.  Interment will follow at the IOOF Memorial Cemetery in Crescent City. Arrangements by Wier’s Mortuary Chapel.

In loving memory of Agustin Alcaraz III born December 12, 1983, in Altus, Okla. He passed away May 27, of unknown causes at his home. Augie moved to Crescent City in 1990. He loved all sports, loved playing football and was a diehard Raiders fan. Augie also enjoyed politics, fishing, hunting, weightlifting, computers and making conversation with anyone who crossed his path. He loved his two dogs MakeVelli and Brenda and especially loved playing and spending time with his nephew William.

Ralph Allsop passed away at his home in Crescent City on June 3, 2012. He was  born on June 4, 1934, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Robert and Kay Allsop. He served in the United States Marine Corps, serving in Korea. Upon returning home he attended Brigham Young University, where he majored in Psychology. He then went on a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Brazil. He worked at the California Youth Authority, Chino, and transferred to the San Bernardino County Probation Department. In 1979, he transferred to the Del Norte County Probation Office, where he became the Chief of Probation until he retired in 1999. He was very active in his efforts to plan, build, and finalize a new Probation Hall for the county, meeting with those in Sacramento that could help make this happen.

Cathy Ann Davis of Crescent City passed away suddenly on June 1, 2012, in Medford, Ore. She was born May 1, 1956, in Long Beach, Calif.

She met Randy Davis working at Builders Emporium in Long Beach in 1976 and both knew right from the start that each had found the person they wanted to spend the rest of their lives with. Their first date was in April 1976 and they were married just five months later on September 10. Randy and Cathy lived in Long Beach for 28 years, where they raised their two children, Beth and Joshua.

On April 28, in a tragic accident, Heather Bonser-Bishop, of Gold Beach, drowned while paddle boarding with her family on the Chetco River.

Heather’s deep love and commitment to her family, friends, and community will be her legacy to all of the many lives she touched.

Heather, a sixth-generation California girl, was born Feb. 23, 1973, in Sacramento to Cathy Butts Bonser and Gordon L. Bonser. Heather’s passions were many: the foremost being her family and the work she loved in rural healthcare. She will always be remembered as a Renaissance woman who raised chickens and goats, made felt for homemade slippers, sewed her children’s clothes, and had an abiding love of opera and Elvis.

Martha I. Higgins Barnes, 94 years young, born Sept. 26, 1917, crossed over to the Lord May 12, 2012, at 12:25 pm in Rogue Valley Hospital, Medford, Ore.

Martha one of five children born in Arkansas. She and her brothers and sisters were raised In a Masonic orphanage in Batesville, Ark. She was a published author and worked most of her later life as a legal secretary.

Carl Lee Huffman, 77, passed away on May 19, 2012, in Grants Pass, Ore. He was born on August 24, 1934, in Charleston, W.V.

Carl was a U.S. Navy Veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict, and was a past member of the VFW Post #1381.

Carl is survived by his children Kimberly Lassle and John Huffman; grandchildren Amber Carey, Autumn Silva, and Haley Huffman and one great-grandson, Mitchell Lassle.

Loys “Duke” Robert Young, born May 22, 1915, in Toledo, Ore., died May 23, 2012, in Crescent City at the age of 97.

Loys was a Veteran of World War II, where he received the Purple Heart. He retired from Rellim Redwood Company in 1980.