Richard Machado Nunes, a lifelong resident of Del Norte County, passed away peacefully in his family home on April 9, 2012. He was born August 25, 1938, to parents Frances Meria Alves and Jose Machado Nunes in Crescent City, on their family farm.

He was a hardworking man with a remarkable work ethic, who for most of his life had been a truck driver. He was the owner-operator of Chado Trucking for the past 15 years. He also spent many years as a sales representative for Coast State Manufacturing, selling the wedged hinge pin patented by his brother Anthony. Traveling the country he was able to personally make the business quite successful.

Tara Michelle Williams Love, 40, a resident of Dallas, Ore., passed away at her home Monday, April 16, 2012. She was born on July 30, 1971 in Crescent City, the daughter of Larry Joseph Williams and Tamara Shawn Russum. She attended schools in Crescent City. She worked in customer service for most of her working years in retail outlets. She met Lewis “Lewie” James Love while working at the Dallas Wal-Mart and they married on April 6, 2008, in Dallas. Her granddaughter was her pride and joy and she loved spending time with her. Tara was an Oregon Duck fan and loved going to the Oregon Coast.

Eunice, a respected elder of the Tolowa Dee-ni  was born on February 6, 1927, at the village of Nii~-lii~-chvn-dvn on the Smith River and passed away with her loving family at her side in Crescent City, on April 23, 2012. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, James, of 56 years; mother Alice Charley Henry and her Pop Billie Henry. Brothers: Chester Scott, Ernest Scott, Fred Scott, Edward Henry and sisters: Etta Richards, Mattie Richards and Evelyn Green. Her grandparents: Westbrook and Delilah Charley, and, Jane and Ik-fu-yu-wan Henry.

Juel S. Simonson, died April 19, 2012. He was born February 23, 1930, in Red Wing, Minn., to Albert and Margret Simonson. Juel grew up in Minnesota, mostly in Red Wing. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1946 and was stationed in Tripoli, Libya. Juel received an honorable discharge in 1950.

He married Cassie Apmann on April 21, 1950. He worked for a time in a tree nursery and an aluminum foundry in Lake City, Minn. In 1954, he moved to Seattle, Wash., and shortly after began a lifelong career as a roofing contractor. In 1959, Juel purchased a dairy farm in Marysville, Wash., and continued farming until 1968 and operated his roofing business during that time. 1n 1966 he moved his dairy operation to Quilcene, Wash. He sold his jersey herd in 1968 and continued his roofing business, working in the Port Townsend area and on the entire Olympic Peninsula.

• Jeffrey Lynn Bartley, 43, died April 22, 2012, in Crescent City. A life-long resident of Del Norte County, he was born Dec. 10, 1968, in Crescent City,

Private services will be held.  Arrangements by Wier’s Mortuary Chapel of Crescent City.

• Ronald Lee Stilwell, 69, died April 19, 2012, in Medford, Ore. He was born May 20, 1942, in San Francisco, and was a 40-year resident of Del Norte County.

At his request, no services will be held. A full obituary will appear at a later date. Arrangements by Wier’s Mortuary Chapel of Crescent City.

Lois Marie Lammers passed away to heaven on April 17, 2012, in St. Helens, Ore. Her parents, Floyd and Dassie McDaniel, brothers, Norman and Claude McDaniel and her husband, John Lammers, predeceased her.

Lois was born on October 10, 1917, in a log cabin on a Montana homestead. Farming, ranching and enjoying extended family characterized her childhood. As a young girl, she rode on horseback to a one-room school in Luther and was known to be an excellent young rider. Growing up on a rural ranch, she learned to shoot a rifle, raise all kinds of livestock and poultry, and cook.

Upon attaining the proper age Lois moved off the ranch to attend high school in Red Lodge. During this time she learned to become an exceptional cook while working in the boarding house where she stayed. After high school graduation, Lois moved to Billings and worked in a hosiery reweaving shop until she, her friends and brothers traveled to San Diego to find better jobs and assist in the effort to win WWII.  Lois chose to work at a Consolidated Aircraft factory building B-24 bombers.

Richard J. Crist passed away on April 13, 2012, at 82 years of age. He was born in Norton, Kan., to Wallace and Ethel (McCabe) Crist. While still a young child, his family moved to Modesto, Calif. He attended schools in Modesto and graduated from Modesto Junior College and then Humboldt State University, majoring in forestry. His education was interrupted by the Korean War. He served in the U.S. Army as a cryptanalyst in the Army Security Agency.

While on leave with a friend in Minnesota, he met his future wife, Faith. They were married in Minnesota in 1956. They spent the early years of their marriage living in southern California, Modesto and Minnesota. Richard accepted a position in Crescent City in 1962 teaching forestry. His career lasted 30 years and ranged from serving as Dean of Students to teaching biology at Del Norte High School. He spent the last 10 years of his teaching career as an instructor at Bar-O-Ranch.

Richard J. Crist passed away on April 13, 2012, at 82 years of age. He was born in Norton, Kan., to Wallace and Ethel (McCabe) Crist. While still a young child, his family moved to Modesto, Calif. He attended schools in Modesto and graduated from Modesto Junior College and then Humboldt State University, majoring in forestry. His education was interrupted by the Korean War. He served in the U.S. Army as a cryptanalyst in the Army Security Agency.

While on leave with a friend in Minnesota, he met his future wife, Faith. They were married in Minnesota in 1956. They spent the early years of their marriage living in southern California, Modesto and Minnesota. Richard accepted a position in Crescent City in 1962 teaching forestry. His career lasted 30 years and ranged from serving as Dean of Students to teaching biology at Del Norte High School. He spent the last 10 years of his teaching career as an instructor at Bar-O-Ranch.