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: Elizabeth Larson; Posted On Saturday, 28 December 2019 02:05; 28 December 2019

Pat West

Pat West
Jan. 20, 1936 - Dec. 5, 2019

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Pat was born in Michigan City, Indiana, and moved to California in 1944.

She and her husband, Bob, came to Lakeport in 1977. They bought Thompson’s Frosty and Pat went to work for the Lakeport Post Office for 29 years.

Before Bob passed away, they were both involved with the Lakeport Lions Club where they had lots of fun and made many friends.

Pat is survived by her girls, Christine, Karen, Mary, Kim and Kendall; and grandchildren, Amy, Erin, Doug, Courtney, Corey and Nick. She loved them all.

Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com.

: Elizabeth Larson; Posted On Sunday, 22 December 2019 00:54; 22 December 2019

Maureen Ann Surridge

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Maureen (Mo) Surridge, was born Aug. 7, 1934, in North Andover, Massachusetts, and passed away suddenly in her Lakeport home on Dec. 4, 2019.

“Mo” left Massachusetts in her early 20s, and had an active administrative and sales career in Salinas before retiring to Lakeport, where she was deeply involved with the Lakeport Women’s Civic Club for the many years that her health and strength allowed outside activities.

She was predeceased by her beloved sons, Steven and George.

Mo will always be deeply loved and missed by her loving and devoted companion of 17 years, John Mantle; her daughters, Cheryle Helton and Denise Shere-Holland; her grandsons, Nick BeeCraft, Joe Enus, Chad Enus and Mark Shere; her granddaughter, Kim Shere; her great-grandsons, Mikeale and Aniken BeeCraft; and her great-granddaughters, Moriah and Jorga Enus.

Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com.

: Elizabeth Larson; Posted On Tuesday, 17 December 2019 22:43; 17 December 2019

Shirley Jean Spangler

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – Shirley Jean Spangler, 91, passed away on Dec. 3, 2019, in Hidden Valley Lake.

Shirley was born on April 17, 1928, in Youngstown, Ohio, to parents Edwin and Barbara Stiveson.

She had a smile that would light up a room when she entered. She was a “caretaker” to everybody, if you needed anything, Shirley was there to help. She was a former resident of Marin County, but made Lake County her home for 22 years.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Duane Spangler, and her son, William Spangler.

She is survived by her daughter, Lynn Walker of Hidden Valley Lake; her two grandsons, Peter and Nicholas Spangler of San Francisco; as well as many nieces and nephews.

Shirley will be greatly missed by all.

Donations requested to Hospice of Lake County.

Care and arrangements to Jones& Lewis CLMC FD800, www.jonesandlewismemorialchapel.com or 707-994-6417.

: Elizabeth Larson; Posted On Tuesday, 24 December 2019 01:26; 26 December 2019

Joe Torrente

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Joe Torrente came to this country as a teenager from a small island named Marettimo off the mainland of Sicily.

Coming from a long line of fishermen, Joe worked as a commercial fisherman out of Monterey for many years before a fulfilling career with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. lasting over 23 years.

Joe, an avid fisherman, was a generous, fun-loving man who passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019.

In recent times, he loved having lunch at the Live Oaks Senior Center with his circle of friends.

He leaves behind a void that must now be filled with happy memories of his smile and humor.

Joe is survived by his beloved wife, Verna; children, Ken Wilhite and his wife Cindy, Carolyn Peckham and her husband Steve; daughter-in-law, Sandy; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter. He also leaves behind his sister, Anna Sardina, and her husband, Frank; nieces, Annamaria and Francesca; grand-nieces, Cassandra and Francesca; grand-nephew Frank; nephews, Frank Bonanni, George Bonanni and many more relatives and dear friends.

We will always treasure our memories of camping and fishing with Joe.

Joe was predeceased by his son, Dallas Wilhite, and nephew, Michael Sardina.

A celebration of life will be held at the Live Oaks Senior Center, 12502 Foothill Blvd. in Clearlake Oaks, on Saturday, Jan. 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. Please help us celebrate Joe’s life.

Thank you for your thoughts and well wishes.

Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com.

: Elizabeth Larson; Posted On Saturday, 21 December 2019 03:05; 21 December 2019

John Roumiguiere

John William Roumiguiere
May 31, 1954 – Dec. 13, 2019

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – John was born May 31, 1954, the second of five children born to Bob and Barbara Roumiguiere and spent most of his childhood in San Rafael.

In 1986, John’s father, Bob, asked him to move to Lake County to develop the family vineyards; for the next 26 years, John managed all 400 acres in Lakeport and Kelseyville.

John was one of the original board members of the Lake County Winegrape Commission and was instrumental in marketing the Lake County region and raising the awareness of local winegrapes to surrounding counties. John also pioneered vineyard development in the now-famous Red Hills Appellation and the Roumiguieres sold to well-known wineries for many years.

As education and research chair, John spearheaded education programs for growers and donated blocks of the families’ vineyards that were used for cutting edge research in conjunction with UC Cooperative Extension. The success of the commission continues to this day.

After retiring from grape growing, John continued to use his many talents as vineyard consultant, contractor and welder to Lake County friends and family members. John’s friends will tell you that there never was a time when you called Johnny that he wasn’t there to help you get a tough job done. “Ask Johnny = he will know” was the well-worn phrase among his friends and colleagues – no matter what the job.

John’s passions were riding his Harley, pitching horseshoes and entertaining his family and numerous friends at the Lake Ranch, where they spent summers camping and boating.

John passed away after suffering major cardiac arrest. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Donna Roumigiuere of Lakeport; his three children, Justin (Tausha), Joni and Jenna (Matt); and his two darling grandchildren who were the lights of his life, Alexa and Shayla Rose.

John was predeceased by his father, Robert Roumiguiere Sr. and mother-in-law, Patricia Hudson. He is also survived by his mother, Barbara Roumiguiere of Marin; father-in-law, Robert Hudson from Crescent City; his four siblings, Robert Jr. (Dina), Lynn, Audrey (Dennis) and Marc; his brother-in-law, Mike Hudson (Jo); and many loved nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life for John will be held at the Lake County Fairgrounds in the Little Theatre Building on Saturday, Jan. 4, from noon to 4 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, www.StJude.org, and Disabled Veterans National Foundation, www.donate.dvnf.org.

Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com.

: Elizabeth Larson; Posted On Tuesday, 17 December 2019 02:21; 17 December 2019

Jesse J. Stevenson

Jesse J. Stevenson
‘Papa Jess’

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – How do you begin to share the story of a life that spans 98 years? The reality is there are many stories and many people whose lives have been touched by Jesse Jewell Stevenson ... here are some of these stories he loved to tell.

Jess arrived in Lake County when he was a young boy. He arrived in a wagon full of hunting dogs. He camped his first night by the lake where the old Lakeport grammar school was located. Along with his father Eber Stevenson they had traveled from finishing work at the Hoover dam. Jess made more money than his dad selling fried pies to the workers. With this money, he helped to buy the lot on which he eventually built his family home.

Jesse married Lila Reynolds and they had three children Bob, Patty and Rick. As a family, they worked hard and had adventures together.

Jess was proud of his large garden and shared his abundance. Summer evenings were spent canning corn, tomatoes and picking beans, making salsa, pear honey and runny plum jam. Dried pears and deer jerky that had to be hidden in order to keep kids and grandkids from devouring it all! In the fall hitting the hillsides to cut wood filling his woodshed for the winter cold.

Jess loved to hunt for bucks in the hills of Lake County. In later years he enjoyed rides through Scotts Valley and Upper Lake always looking for signs of deer. His skills kept the walk-in and freezer filled with pheasants, quails, duck, salmon and even squirrel!

Jess and Lila always shared their abundance of food and love with their backyard summer family barbecue and holiday dinners. There was always room for more.

For many years the family would head to the coast every weekend and dive for abalone, surf fish and spearfish. Together with other families, they formed the Lake County jeep club and diving club. Jess was active in the Lions Club and volunteered with many local organizations.

Lila and Jess were active in the little league and helped build the dugouts and fields at the Lake County fairgrounds.

Jesse was in the Navy and served in World War II and the Korean War. He proudly flew his American flag from a tall pole in his backyard. In later years, friends would stop by with a new flag as needed.

Jess had many jobs through the years, from custodian at the elementary school, truck driver for Pacific Lumber, he also owned Arco gas station on Main Street. He eventually retired from the Lake County Road Department as a heavy equipment operator. He was very proud of the roads he built and maintained, and up until the very end he would complain about the terrible Lake County roads, and “while I worked for the county, roads would never get this bad!!”

But of all the stories that can be told and remembered, it will be the story of his love he had for Lila. Side by side they worked hard, volunteered for community projects, made the best squash pies, and danced together like no one was watching! After 30 years, he is once again embraced in Lila’s love, what joy fills his heart.

A graveside funeral service will be held at Hartley Cemetery in Lakeport on Thursday, Dec. 19, at 1 p.m.

Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com.

Obits

Pat West

Maureen Ann Surridge

Shirley Jean Spangler

Joe Torrente

John Roumiguiere

Jesse J. Stevenson

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