Graveside services for Peter Vaughn Rice, who passed away February 26, 2013, will be held at noon, Tuesday, March 5, at Hartley Cemetery

Peter was a devoted husband, and loving father who served honorably in the US Navy.

He will be dearly missed but never forgotten.

For further information call Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary at 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com .

Don Liccio
Jan. 17, 1955-Feb. 23, 2013

Don grew up in South San Francisco and moved to Lake County in 1982 where he worked a a welder.  

He enjoyed the outdoors, participated in the Iron Man competition and was a bicycle enthusiast.

He is survived by his children, Christina and Anthony; grandchildren, Armando, Kahlil, Calise and Kian; mother, Juanita; sisters, Joanne Liccio, Diana (Dean) Smith and Debbie (Bruce) Mevis.

Don was preceded in death by his father, Angelo.

He was the best Dad and Grandpa, he loved taking his grandchildren fishing. He was fun loving and gave his family and friends lots of laughter with his sense of humor and practical jokes.

He will be dearly missed.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 1, at Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 1625 N. High St., Lakeport, Calif.

For further information call Chapel of the Lakes at 7-07263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com .

At 3 a.m. on Feb. 13, 2013, Rev. John Charles Kimbell woke from sleep and began speaking to his deceased wife Kitty. He laughed with joy and giggled like a school boy, concluding the conversation with, “Really, are you sure?” His daughters believe Kitty was telling him that they would be spending Valentine’s Day together because he passed away 11 minutes into Feb. 14 surrounded by his family.

John was born Jan. 2, 1947 in Stafford Springs, Conn., to John and Rita (Knapp) Kimbell.

John was their first of four children, followed by Linda (deceased), Bryan (of Eugene, Ore.) and Dawn Marie (of Springfield, Ore.).

John met Kitty (Katt) in 1959 at church youth group. They married for the first time when he was 12. Officiating was the Judge Roy Bean of Knott’s Berry Farm. Since that was an amusement park and not a church they did the deed for real when both were of age, Aug. 28, 1967 in Orange County, Calif.

John and Kitty had two daughters; Shannon, who is the pastor of United Christian Parish in Lakeport, Calif. (husband Michael Kimbell-Auth, children Gabriel and Zachary), and Kimberle, a social worker in Riverside, Calif. (husband Todd Hill, children David, Cody and McKenna).

John served in Vietnam with the United States Army from 1967 to 1970.  

Though Vietnam sidetracked John’s lifelong desire to become a pastor, in 1974 he became a lay pastor for the Congregational Church in Staffordville, Conn.

In 1999 after working for many years in the California Title Industry he was accepted into the licensed ministry program for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Iowa.

In 2000 the United Methodist Church called him to serve his first church in Battle Mountain, Nev. He completed the five-year licensing process with the United Methodist Church through Claremont School of Theology.

In 2003 John was moved to serve the United Methodist Churches of Soulsbyville and Tuolumne, Calif. While there John became a beloved community leader, serving constantly beyond the walls of the church and denomination. He was perhaps happiest, however, with a food ministry he began that regularly fed up to 60 homeless persons each week.

His wife Kitty died in 2009 and in 2010 John was blessed to fall in love once again with Debra Goy. They were married on Nov. 26, 2010.  

In 2010 John was able to make a long desired pilgrimage to the Holy Land with his daughter Shannon and a number of friends from Lakeport. The highlight of this trip for John was leading a worship service in the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus prayed as he approached his own death. His favorite Bible passage was Isaiah 40:31.

A celebration of John’s life was held Feb. 16, 2013, in Tuolumne. His cremains will be mixed with his wife Kitty’s and they will be scattered at sea April 5, 2013.

William Raymond Swanson passed suddenly Feb. 17, 2013, at the age of 67.

Beloved son of Raymond and Evelyn; brother of James and John; uncle to Jessica, Kristal, Valerie and Joey.

A private memorial service will be held at a future date.

For further information call Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611 or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com .

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Elmer Carroll of the Big Valley Rancheria passed away on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013.

His family and friends invite the community to join them beginning at 11 a.m. Friday, March 1, at the rancheria's gymnasium/community center, located at 1002 Soda Bay Road, Lakeport.

Viewing and sharing of any stories about him they may not have heard yet will continue until the graveside service on Saturday, March 2, at 11 a.m., at St. Mary's Cemetery.

For more information call Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357.

Helen Dutro Crump has died at age 99.

Helen was born on Jan. 16, 1914, in Spokane, Wash., to Roy and Susannah Dutro.

The family moved to Berkeley, Calif., where Helen later met her husband Fred Crump, who was attending law school. They married in 1941 and remained in San Francisco while Fred served in the Coast Guard during WWII.  

When the war ended in 1945 they moved with their infant son Peter to Lake County, where Fred’s grandfather had settled after the Civil War. Daughter Sally was born in 1947. Fred began his law practice which included serving as the district attorney, a position which was only part-time in those days.

Throughout her life Helen served on numerous charitable committees and as a volunteer for many nonprofit organizations from Red Cross to Eastern Star, to March of Dimes to Cub Scouts.

She was preceded in death by husband, Fred Crump; son, Peter; daughter, Sally; sister, Celene Davidson; and brothers, Harold “Dute” and Donald Dutro.  

She is survived by brother, Burt Dutro of Paso Robles; nieces, Helen Williams, Hallie Kelly, Suzanne Mason and Susan Clark; and nephew, Gary Dutro.

The family will hold a gathering at her home on Sunday, Feb. 24, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., to celebrate Helen’s life and invite any who wish to join them in remembering her.

Arrangements intrusted to Jones Mortuary FD311, Lakeport, Calif.