• Eric Robert Epperson, 44, died April 5, 2012, in Medford, Ore. He was born Nov. 5, 1967, and was a life-long resident of Crescent City.

Services will be held Saturday, April 14,  at 1 p.m. at the Cornerstone Assembly of God. Arrangements by Wier’s Mortuary Chapel. A full obituary will appear later.

Peter John Dwyer severed his Earthly ties on March 25, 2012, after a battle with lung cancer. He was born in Berkley, Calif., on June 7, 1954, to Lawrence and Helen Dwyer. His early childhood was spent in Calistoga but his family relocated to Eureka where he spent the majority of his childhood. Peter was born full of fun and mischief, a trait he kept throughout his life. Peter graduated from Eureka High School in 1972. After graduation he proudly served his country as a United States Marine.

 He moved to Orange County in 1978. It was there he met and married Dar Lynn Burdick in 1980. Their son Daryl, whom Peter considered his greatest achievement, was born in December 1981.

A memorial service for J.W. (Jay) Self, of Whitehouse, Texas, will be held Saturday, April 7, at the South Campus of First Baptist Church of Tyler at 1 pm.  Burial will be in the DFW Veterans Cemetery on a future date.   JW was born in Fairfield, Texas on Sept. 6, 1934, and lived in Fairfield, Dallas and East Texas most of his life.

JW peacefully joined Jesus and family members that preceded him in death on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Hospice of East Texas after a heart attack on Friday. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations in Jay’s name be sent to Hillcreek Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1287 in Whitehouse, the church that Jay loved and attended.

DEATH NOTICES

• Carlton Elmer Knoche, 93, died April 2, 2012, in Crescent City.  He was born Sept. 2,  1918, in Orchard Park, NY., and was    a 10-year resident of Del Norte County.

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

• Dorothy Irene (Kortie) Brunmeier, 83, of Brookings, died March 19, 2012, at her home. She was born April 4, 1928, in Loleta, Calif.

Arrangements by Redwood Memorial Chapel.

 He moved to Orange County in 1978. It was there he met and married Dar Lynn Burdick in 1980. Their son Daryl, whom Peter considered his greatest achievement, was born in Deceber 1981.

Sandra Muller, 65, of Brookings, passed away March 22, 2012, in Grants Pass.

Sandra was born Dec. 17, 1946, in San Francisco. She grew up between there and Crescent City, attending schools in both locations.

She married Doug Costa in 1964; they had one son, Kurt. Mr. Costa would precede her in death.

Sandra met Frank Muller while living in San Anselmo, Calif. The two fell in love and were married there on May 12, 1990. They moved to Napa, Calif., and then later to American Canyon, Calif., where Sandra worked as a co-manager of a Hallmark store. She and Frank would often take trips to Crescent City to visit her sister, who would in turn take them on drives to Brookings.

• Peter John Dwyer, 57, died March 25, 2012, in Crescent City. He was born June 7, 1954, in Berkeley, and was a 22-year resident of Del Norte County.

A full obituary will appear at a later date announcing the date and time of memorial services. Arrangements by Wier’s Mortuary Chapel.

Christopher Merriam, age 22, passed away due to a hit-and-run collision, on March 9, 2012. Chris was born on April 30, 1989, in Crescent City.

He is survived by his parents, Rebecca Blaylock and Jerry Merriam Sr. Siblings, Jerry Merriam Jr., Johnathan Merriam, David Merriam, step-brother David Rosenberry, sister Jessica Blaylock and sister-in-law Jennifer Orr. Grandparents, Joyce and Robert Merriam, Marjorie and Charles Jessup. Uncles, Jim Merriam, Ben Merriam, Bill Merriam, Larry Blaylock, Jerry Blaylock, and Richard Davenport. Aunts, Joyce Davenport, Debra Rafko, Gloria Wixom, Sharron Butler, Kathy Merriam, Judy Merriam, Darlene Merriam and Penny Merriam. And many beloved friends.

Betty Jean Goddard, 76, passed away March 12, 2012, in a rest home in Crescent City, of natural causes.

Betty was born October 5, 1935, to Boots and Edmund McClaran in Muskogee, Okla. She grew up in Bakersfield, Calif., and graduated from Bakersfield South High School in 1952. Betty went on to start a family of her own with Frank Young, with whom she had two sons, Jim and Frank Young. Frank and Betty were divorced and she later married Jack Goddard. During their life together, she very much enjoyed being his secretary as he was constable of Del Norte. In her spare time, Betty enjoyed family time and crafts such as making Christmas ornaments and ceramics. She also enjoyed fishing.

The patriarch of his family, Howard passed away peacefully on March 16, 2012, at home, with his family by his side.

During his 85 years, Howard led an exciting and interesting life and was greatly loved and appreciated by both family and many friends. Born November 16, 1926, in Bismarck, North Dakota, to Dr. Howard C. Anderson and Margaret H. Anderson, he spent the majority of his early years in Southern California. Howard served as a medic in the U.S. Navy during World War II before attending Pomona College in California, Taylor University in Indiana, and studying agronomy in Wyoming. In August 1948, he married Mary M. Dunn and they honeymooned cross-country from their wedding at Scripps College to their new ranch life in Montana and Wyoming.