Obituaries (1991) (267 pages)

sday. Southwest delta wind to 20 mph 30s to mid-60s. Highs Thursday in the hursday. fog tonight through Thursday morning, nland. Coastal lows tonight in the upper 60s. Coastal valley lows tonight in the ) near 100, Interior valley lows tonight 's to 104. Mountain resort lows tonight ver 90s. »recasts Clear except for night and morning 5 inland but cooling on Sun: !vall and 40s, highs 80s and low the 50s. Inland valley highs upper 80s © the 60s. Mountain highs 70s to near . Coastal s cooling . 2ratures . : Diego Francisco Airport Luis Obispo Rafael omville wu 1s City fest oe 08 84 48 84 70 3.65 45 15 65 ey m be ee eS (Us varia wenneay Browne, Carol_and Jean_Mathis_look_at the new historical calendar. hospital! foundation's Calendar unveiled at GV reception An 1892-1992 Nevada County collector's calendar published by the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation was introduced at a Sept. 27 reception in Grass Valley. The calendar is the second in a series of historical calendars published by the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation as. part of its fund-raising efforts for the Hospital Endowment Fund. The 10-inch by 13-inch, black-and-white calendar, which is dedicated to the memory of~Downey Clinch~and “his lifelong interest in Nevada County, features four pages of county history for 1892 and well-placed historical anecdotes throughout compiled and written by author/historian Juanita Kennedy Browne.--= baa ay The calendar also features 13 9-inch by ll-inch sketches by George Mathis, known as ‘‘the pictorial historian of the Mother Lode.’’ The sketches were donated by the Mathises. Carol and Jean Mathis, daughter and widow of George Mathis, issued certificates of authenticity to reception guests for the calendar art as well as other George Mathis art that guests brought with them, including Mathis sketches featured in the Alpha calendar produced during the 1950s and ‘60s in Nevada County. The Mathises, both artists in their own right, took orders to watercolor. a limited number of the 1892-1992 calendar covers. Half of the proceeds will benefit the Hospital Foundation. ~The Mathis family alsodonated a watercolored George Mathis sketch of the Rough and Ready Hotel, framed by Rogers Framing in Nevada City, as a reception door prize with a value of $600. The “door prize was won by Christopher ~ Claydon, M.D. Browne, best known‘for her witty and readable style in ‘‘A Tale of Two Citics and a Train — The History of Nevada County*Narrow Gauge Railroad,’’ ‘‘Sketches of Yesterday and Today in Nevada County,’’ ‘‘Nuggets,’’ the “1891-1991 Nevada County Collector's Calendar’ and her ‘100 was present to autograph calendars, Calendars are on sale in local bookstores and selected other retail ouulets as well as the Hospital Foundation Office. =a ~~ Everyone who ordered a calendar prior to publication was invited to the reception, _ [Obituaries /2-2.97/ D ee moe Ralph Fetterly A memorial service will be conducted Oct. 13 for noted theaterscene designer and educator Ralph William Fetterly Jr., who died Monday in his Nevada City home. He was 53. __Mr. Fetterly was born July 20, 1938, in Oakland to the late Eola Fetterly and Ralph William Fetterly Sr. He received bachelor and master of arts degrees from San Jose State University. Mr. Fetterly worked as an assistant professor of theater at the State University of New York in Buffalo from 1971 to 1977, He worked with the Studio _ Arena Theatre in Buffalo during the same period, and later was a visiting designer at the College of Marin. He did free-lance design work for the Magic Theatre in San Francisco. In_1977, he and_his wife Diane Memorial donations may be made to the Oncology Department at the University of California, San Francisco, (See story on Page 1.) Norma Florian No services will be conducted for Norma Florian, 74, She died Sept. 24 at her home in Nevada City, Mrs. Florian was born July 25, 1917, in Wissington, S.D., to Harry and Grace House. She came to California in the 1930s and setded in Oceanside in San Diego County, She owned her own business there in the 1940s and 1950s, and was active in community affairs, In the. late 1950s, she moved to Northern Califomia, where she lived in Sacramento, Santa Cruz and Nevada City. She was a member of the Nevada City Lady Elks No. 518. Mrs. Florian is survived by her Rock 83 66 bad ngeles 100 74 clr alle 84 59 4 ck 84 60 cir ahis 87? 63 cdy : Beach 85. 78 .03 a Odessa 83 55 clr ukee 69 59 cdy St Paul 74. 46 03. cdy alle 81 58 cdy Srleans 84 69 cay York City 74 63 4 be Va. ~~ 81 60° dy Platte 87 43 ed oma City 82 60 cir a 84 55 cedy to 79 72 «50 cay elphia 78 63 m 1 103 78 clr urgh 79 «(458 m ndMaine 67 56 .69 m nd,Ore bw oom clr” lence = =671 = 63 m nOurham 82 60 cdy City 89 47 coy 88 49 clr ond 83 57 c mento 97 +60 clr nS B2+-+63 ay ake Cty 79 5) clr atone 85 60 .02 cy iego 87 66 clr : Mane: 60 46 24 cdy i] 71 48 cir eport 87 63 cdy Falls ---— 82-54 ed -_ne 80 45 clr use 4 57 «1 m ¥St Prrsbg 80 72 .08 a’ * 85 65 ~ ft) 98 66 clr 84 63 cdy ngton,D.C: "18 63°'>" a 84 «61 clr Barre 70 «58 mo ygton,Del. 77 61 cdyf “At the time Of his death, he wason . leave of absence. Mr. Fetterly ‘also — studio at the Fetierly moved to Nevada City and cofoundedthe Foothill Theatre Company. He continued to freelance his skills, creating awardwinning set designs for the FoothillTheatre Company and the Sacramento Theatre Company. He was . an associate professor of theater arts at the University of California, Davis from 1981 until the present. taught courses for Si¢rra College. He is survived by his wife of 29 years; and a brother, ‘Frederic of Vernonia, Ore.“ : Mr, Fetterly’s 10 a.m. memorial service will be conducted in his _ home. ert anal brother Marvin House of Redding; sister Yvonne Garland of Lake San Marcos; four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded .in death by--her parents, . two brothers and a sister. Memorial contributions may be made.to the Cancer Aid Thrift Shop -or Hospice of the Foothills. Hooper ‘and Weaver Mortuary is handling “aarrangerments; 3 _lrene Priem + A Mass of the Christian Burial for Irene Sophie Priem will be said at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Grass Valley. Private burial will follow at St Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery. son Jim Stillman of Grass Valley; died at_a_convalescent_hospital_in Mrs. Priem, a Grass Valley resident, died Sunday ata Grass Valley medical facility. She was 65. Bom in Greenfield to the late Umberto and Elisa Sargenti, Mrs. Priem served in the U.S. Navy for 10 years — including service during the Korean~War — and had lived in Grass Valley for 22 years. — She is survived by two daughters, Teresa _Priem of Burbank and Denise Priem of Grass Valley, and two sons, Albert Priem and Alan Priem,-both-of San Francisco. Her husband, Donald Priem, preceded her in death, Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p-m--today-at Hooper and-Weaver— Mortuary Nevada City Chapel. Zora Underwood Zora Zeph Underwood, a resident of Nevada City since 1938, Years Ago’* column ‘in-The Union, ~ ~Dolan-and—Man Chico and Has Oroville — ‘‘th State.’* Richter and ot utility tax had adopt a budget .» and other local unfunded the stat and welfare p blamed for man cial woes. 4 Births The following bab 25, 29, 30 and Oct. Memorial Hospital. Sept MEYER © A daugh Meyer of Penn Valley. ees a Carver of Grass Valley PIPKIN * A son to . of Grass Valley. . Sept SENSENEY * A d -Janelle Senseney of G Oct LEW « A son to 5 of Grass Valley. Politicz potpou An “Evenin Herschensohn”’ Oct. 12 by Ji , Anderson at their } No-host cockta p.m., dinner at 6 donation is request Herschensohn, radio political KABC in Souther Republican candi ‘Sen. Alan Cranstor Also scheduled **Herschensohn fund-raising event, _McPherson,__ th authorative tenor s: highest order,”’ American Review Blues. For information Miller at 477-5961. Carmichael Monday. She was 91. Mrs. Underwood was bom March 5, 1900, in Norwood,-Mo., and spent her childhood and early adulthood in Kansas. ‘ = She was a member of the Nevada City Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Underwood is survived by her husband’of 66 years, Doyle J. __ Underwood; a daughter, Donna J. Zukowski; three. sons, Doyle J. Underwood Jr., James R. Underwood and Edgar G. Underwood; 13 grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will begin at 1 Mortuary’s Nevada City Chapel. Govern . meetin The following County governmen _scheduled to meet th see 2 HOURS * Nevada oun. Commission: 5 p.1 Administrative Cer Supervisors Chamb Ave. Commissioner: forming county serv parks and recreatior __p.m. Friday at Hooper and Weaver begin planning _ for issue on the Jine-199 2»

sday. Southwest delta wind to 20 mph 30s to mid-60s. Highs Thursday in the hursday. fog tonight through Thursday morning, nland. Coastal lows tonight in the upper 60s. Coastal valley lows tonight in the ) near 100, Interior valley lows tonight 's to 104. Mountain resort lows tonight ver 90s. »recasts Clear except for night and morning 5 inland but cooling on Sun: !vall and 40s, highs 80s and low the 50s. Inland valley highs upper 80s © the 60s. Mountain highs 70s to near . Coastal s cooling . 2ratures . : Diego Francisco Airport Luis Obispo Rafael omville wu 1s City fest oe 08 84 48 84 70 3.65 45 15 65 ey m be ee eS (Us varia wenneay Browne, Carol_and Jean_Mathis_look_at the new historical calendar. hospital! foundation's Calendar unveiled at GV reception An 1892-1992 Nevada County collector's calendar published by the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation was introduced at a Sept. 27 reception in Grass Valley. The calendar is the second in a series of historical calendars published by the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation as. part of its fund-raising efforts for the Hospital Endowment Fund. The 10-inch by 13-inch, black-and-white calendar, which is dedicated to the memory of~Downey Clinch~and “his lifelong interest in Nevada County, features four pages of county history for 1892 and well-placed historical anecdotes throughout compiled and written by author/historian Juanita Kennedy Browne.--= baa ay The calendar also features 13 9-inch by ll-inch sketches by George Mathis, known as ‘‘the pictorial historian of the Mother Lode.’’ The sketches were donated by the Mathises. Carol and Jean Mathis, daughter and widow of George Mathis, issued certificates of authenticity to reception guests for the calendar art as well as other George Mathis art that guests brought with them, including Mathis sketches featured in the Alpha calendar produced during the 1950s and ‘60s in Nevada County. The Mathises, both artists in their own right, took orders to watercolor. a limited number of the 1892-1992 calendar covers. Half of the proceeds will benefit the Hospital Foundation. ~The Mathis family alsodonated a watercolored George Mathis sketch of the Rough and Ready Hotel, framed by Rogers Framing in Nevada City, as a reception door prize with a value of $600. The “door prize was won by Christopher ~ Claydon, M.D. Browne, best known‘for her witty and readable style in ‘‘A Tale of Two Citics and a Train — The History of Nevada County*Narrow Gauge Railroad,’’ ‘‘Sketches of Yesterday and Today in Nevada County,’’ ‘‘Nuggets,’’ the “1891-1991 Nevada County Collector's Calendar’ and her ‘100 was present to autograph calendars, Calendars are on sale in local bookstores and selected other retail ouulets as well as the Hospital Foundation Office. =a ~~ Everyone who ordered a calendar prior to publication was invited to the reception, _ [Obituaries /2-2.97/ D ee moe Ralph Fetterly A memorial service will be conducted Oct. 13 for noted theaterscene designer and educator Ralph William Fetterly Jr., who died Monday in his Nevada City home. He was 53. __Mr. Fetterly was born July 20, 1938, in Oakland to the late Eola Fetterly and Ralph William Fetterly Sr. He received bachelor and master of arts degrees from San Jose State University. Mr. Fetterly worked as an assistant professor of theater at the State University of New York in Buffalo from 1971 to 1977, He worked with the Studio _ Arena Theatre in Buffalo during the same period, and later was a visiting designer at the College of Marin. He did free-lance design work for the Magic Theatre in San Francisco. In_1977, he and_his wife Diane Memorial donations may be made to the Oncology Department at the University of California, San Francisco, (See story on Page 1.) Norma Florian No services will be conducted for Norma Florian, 74, She died Sept. 24 at her home in Nevada City, Mrs. Florian was born July 25, 1917, in Wissington, S.D., to Harry and Grace House. She came to California in the 1930s and setded in Oceanside in San Diego County, She owned her own business there in the 1940s and 1950s, and was active in community affairs, In the. late 1950s, she moved to Northern Califomia, where she lived in Sacramento, Santa Cruz and Nevada City. She was a member of the Nevada City Lady Elks No. 518. Mrs. Florian is survived by her Rock 83 66 bad ngeles 100 74 clr alle 84 59 4 ck 84 60 cir ahis 87? 63 cdy : Beach 85. 78 .03 a Odessa 83 55 clr ukee 69 59 cdy St Paul 74. 46 03. cdy alle 81 58 cdy Srleans 84 69 cay York City 74 63 4 be Va. ~~ 81 60° dy Platte 87 43 ed oma City 82 60 cir a 84 55 cedy to 79 72 «50 cay elphia 78 63 m 1 103 78 clr urgh 79 «(458 m

ndMaine 67 56 .69 m nd,Ore bw oom clr” lence = =671 = 63 m nOurham 82 60 cdy City 89 47 coy 88 49 clr ond 83 57 c mento 97 +60 clr nS B2+-+63 ay ake Cty 79 5) clr atone 85 60 .02 cy iego 87 66 clr : Mane: 60 46 24 cdy i] 71 48 cir eport 87 63 cdy Falls ---— 82-54 ed -_ne 80 45 clr use 4 57 «1 m ¥St Prrsbg 80 72 .08 a’ * 85 65 ~ ft) 98 66 clr 84 63 cdy ngton,D.C: "18 63°'>" a 84 «61 clr Barre 70 «58 mo ygton,Del. 77 61 cdyf “At the time Of his death, he wason . leave of absence. Mr. Fetterly ‘also — studio at the Fetierly moved to Nevada City and cofoundedthe Foothill Theatre Company. He continued to freelance his skills, creating awardwinning set designs for the FoothillTheatre Company and the Sacramento Theatre Company. He was . an associate professor of theater arts at the University of California, Davis from 1981 until the present. taught courses for Si¢rra College. He is survived by his wife of 29 years; and a brother, ‘Frederic of Vernonia, Ore.“ : Mr, Fetterly’s 10 a.m. memorial service will be conducted in his _ home. ert anal brother Marvin House of Redding; sister Yvonne Garland of Lake San Marcos; four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded .in death by--her parents, . two brothers and a sister. Memorial contributions may be made.to the Cancer Aid Thrift Shop -or Hospice of the Foothills. Hooper ‘and Weaver Mortuary is handling “aarrangerments; 3 _lrene Priem + A Mass of the Christian Burial for Irene Sophie Priem will be said at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Grass Valley. Private burial will follow at St Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery. son Jim Stillman of Grass Valley; died at_a_convalescent_hospital_in Mrs. Priem, a Grass Valley resident, died Sunday ata Grass Valley medical facility. She was 65. Bom in Greenfield to the late Umberto and Elisa Sargenti, Mrs. Priem served in the U.S. Navy for 10 years — including service during the Korean~War — and had lived in Grass Valley for 22 years. — She is survived by two daughters, Teresa _Priem of Burbank and Denise Priem of Grass Valley, and two sons, Albert Priem and Alan Priem,-both-of San Francisco. Her husband, Donald Priem, preceded her in death, Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p-m--today-at Hooper and-Weaver— Mortuary Nevada City Chapel. Zora Underwood Zora Zeph Underwood, a resident of Nevada City since 1938, Years Ago’* column ‘in-The Union, ~ ~Dolan-and—Man Chico and Has Oroville — ‘‘th State.’* Richter and ot utility tax had adopt a budget .» and other local unfunded the stat and welfare p blamed for man cial woes. 4 Births The following bab 25, 29, 30 and Oct. Memorial Hospital. Sept MEYER © A daugh Meyer of Penn Valley. ees a Carver of Grass Valley PIPKIN * A son to . of Grass Valley. . Sept SENSENEY * A d -Janelle Senseney of G Oct LEW « A son to 5 of Grass Valley. Politicz potpou An “Evenin Herschensohn”’ Oct. 12 by Ji , Anderson at their } No-host cockta p.m., dinner at 6 donation is request Herschensohn, radio political KABC in Souther Republican candi ‘Sen. Alan Cranstor Also scheduled **Herschensohn fund-raising event, _McPherson,__ th authorative tenor s: highest order,”’ American Review Blues. For information Miller at 477-5961. Carmichael Monday. She was 91. Mrs. Underwood was bom March 5, 1900, in Norwood,-Mo., and spent her childhood and early adulthood in Kansas. ‘ = She was a member of the Nevada City Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Underwood is survived by her husband’of 66 years, Doyle J. __ Underwood; a daughter, Donna J. Zukowski; three. sons, Doyle J. Underwood Jr., James R. Underwood and Edgar G. Underwood; 13 grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will begin at 1 Mortuary’s Nevada City Chapel. Govern . meetin The following County governmen _scheduled to meet th see 2 HOURS * Nevada oun. Commission: 5 p.1 Administrative Cer Supervisors Chamb Ave. Commissioner: forming county serv parks and recreatior __p.m. Friday at Hooper and Weaver begin planning _ for issue on the Jine-199 2»