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LaVeta Irene Wolfinbarger Minikel was born Sept. 1, 1929 to Verl and Daisy Wolfinbarger in Chino, California. She graduated from Chino High School and L.I.F.E. Bible College in Los Angeles, California. Preceded in death by husband Arnold Minikel Jr., daughter Delra Gromer, brothers Bob & Eldon Wolfinbarger, and sisters Vivian Van Delft & Marylin Yeisley….
Cecil MacCracken, beloved community advocate, passed away on July 17, 2020 in Sacramento, California at the age of 72. Cecil was a retired handyman, truck driver, woodworker, feed store owner, and volunteer firefighter. He resided in Rio Linda, California for over 43 years. He is survived by his wife Linda of Sacramento, 2 sons and…
Joseph Wetherbe (76) of Alamogordo, NM passed away at his home on Sunday, April 25, 2021. Joe was born to Marguerite and Mead Wetherbe in the state of Washington. The family later moved to New Mexico where Joe spent most of his childhood. After graduating from Alamogordo High School in 1964, he enlisted in the…
Rush Limbaugh, the radio host who dominated conservative media for three-plus decades, died Wednesday at the age of 70. He was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer in February 2020. The Missouri native got his start in small-town radio stations in the 1970s, hosting in Kansas City in the early ’80s, then moving to Sacramento’s KFBK in 1984….
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Rio Linda and North Highlands “Country Doctor”, July 8, 1924 ~ February 1, 2021, age 96 Our dad, Rai Bahadursingh, left this world for his heavenly home on Monday, February 1, 2021 at the age of 96. He passed away peacefully at his home in Rocklin, ending an amazing life journey. Dad was born on July 8,…
Michael G. Smith, age 83, a local rancher of Prairie City, Oregon, passed away on Jan. 25, 2021. No services are planned at this time. Mike was born March 5, 1937, in Rio Linda, California, to Michael and Lydia (Blomgren) Smith. During his lifetime, he was dedicated to preserving the local ranching and timber industries….
