LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Caryl Lankford passed away on March 15, 2015, at age of 76 after a lengthy illness, with his wife of 50 years and three children by his side.

Born July 13, 1938 in Hanford, Calif., Caryl was the only child of Elbert and Inez Lankford.

He lived most of his childhood in Hanford, he attended schools in Hanford, graduating from Hanford High School in 1956. After graduation, he attended College of the Sequoias in Visalia.

Caryl enlisted in the Army in 1961. He was stationed at Ft. Bragg, N.C, serving in the 3rd Army Combat Engineers. He was discharged in 1963. 

Caryl and Irma married in 1964. They lived in Hanford, then moved to Tulare where Caryl started a muffler shop.

They eventually relocated to Monterey where he worked as a service manager for Singleton Chevrolet  They resided there for seven years, eventually moving to Lakeport where he worked for various car dealerships before starting his own automotive repair business. Caryl retired in 2000.

Caryl loved pursuing his passion, drag racing. He owned and raced a Modified B Roadster and was a charter member of the Juggers Racing Team, which specializes in driving nostalgic race cars. He also was a member of the National Hot Rod Association.

His sons also were involved with their dad as his pit crew, making it a family affair. Together they loved driving to race tracks in Sonoma, Bakersfield, Medford, Ore., and Las Vegas, where he won several races in his class. Caryl also loved hunting, fishing and being outdoors, cutting firewood for his family was a passion of his.

Caryl is survived by his loving wife, Irma; two sons, Ronald (Doris) and Jeffrey (Megan) of Lakeport; daughter, Laura Vandewarker (Aaron) of Ukiah; and his beautiful grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Owen and Thomas Vandewarker of Ukiah and Freya Lankford of Kelseyville.

He will be greatly missed by those he loved and cared about. 

Memorial services will be scheduled at a later date.

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

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Charles “Sonny” Green, born Aug. 8, 1945, in Watsonville, Calif., passed away on March 15, 2015, in Clearlake.

He left behind wife, Vera; sons, Louis and Don; stepdaughter, Denise; brother, Don; and grandchildren, Nico, Jaymz, Lea, Luca and Louis.

Charles was a loving husband, loving father and loving grandfather.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lawrence Owen Deti passed away in a St. Helena hospital on Monday March 16, 2015.

A full obituary and details on a memorial service are pending and will be announced soon.

Contact Jones & Lewis CLMC in Lower Lake, 707-994-6417, for more information.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Chris Jurek was born Feb. 28, 1982, in Santa Clara, Calif., and passed away on March 15, 2015, in Clearlake.

He left behind mother, Maria Volpicelli; aunt, Ermena Barclay; uncle, Tom Barclay; numerous cousins in D.C.; and many friend here in California.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Martha “Dianne” Grover passed away March 12, 2015, at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.

She was born in Montebello, Calif., June 11, 1946 to Everett and Betty Owens. In 1961, the Owens' moved to Lakeport.

Dianne graduated from Clear Lake High School. She married Leon Grover in 1964 and has a son Leon (Lon) and daughter, Stacie.

In 1974 the Grovers moved to Burney and later to Fall River Mills in Northern California but spent many summers and weekends back in Lakeport to visit family and friends and get out of the cold.

Dianne was fun loving with a sense of adventure and, at different times of her life, enjoyed cheerleading, water skiing, camping and fishing (here she would say “YUK”) and she was a voracious reader all of her life. She especially loved the ocean where she would venture in up to her ankles only when she was feeling especially brave!

She a special fondness for animals and children. Funny, compassionate, and a great listener, Di always had the ability to instantly make friend and make everyone feel like family.

Family was very important to Dianne. Always a kid at heart, Dianne loved spending time with her two granddaughters in Colorado, Ashley and Courtney. Even strangers at the grocery store got a full update of her special girls, her pride an joy! They were truly the loves of her life.

Dianne's laughter, joy, generosity and spirit will be missed by her family and many, many friends.

She is survived by her husband, Leon; son, Lon; daughter, Stacie (Larry) Packard; granddaughters, Ashley and Courtney; sister, Marilyn (Mike) Williamson of Lakeport; nieces, Penny, Page, Christy and Holly; nephew, James; great nieces, Kiersten, Stella and Sierra; and great nephew, Branden.

A celebration of Dianne's life will beheld on Saturday, March 28, at noon at the Lucky 4 Trailer Park, 1060 N. Main St., Lakeport.

Dianne would have liked you to do something for yourself or loved ones or donate to your favorite charity.

Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, Lakeport.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Our sweet valentine, Carmen Carpenter, passed away on Feb. 26, 2015, at 100 years of age.

Born on Feb. 14, 1915, in Billings, Mont., Carmen was the oldest of three sisters.

As a child, her family moved to lnchelium, Wash., where she grew up on the family farm.

She graduated from Colville High School and attended Withworth College for two years.

She met Grover (Bo) Carpenter who was a surveyor working for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey which was working on the Grand Coulee Dam Project.

They married in 1935 and Carmen accompanied Bo on his surveying jobs in Washington, Oregon, California and Arizona.

They settled in Kelseyville after World War ll ended and raised two sons.

Carmen was very active in school and community clubs all her life. She played her saxophone at school dances and with a band at local establishments where there was dancing. She played her sax and marched in local parades well into her 90s.

She helped arrange and decorate flowers in the Presbyterian Church in Kelseyville for many years and loved to enter flower arrangements in the Lake County Fair.

Carmen loved parties and she often dressed up in costumes she had made for club events and parades.

Carmen is survived by her sons, Charles (Nancy) of Kelseyville and James (Maureen) of Lakeport; grandsons, Matthew (Mariann) of Kelseyville, Douglas of Tracy and Andrew of Finley; and great-grandchildren Kylie of Santa Cruz, Josh of Tracy, Nate and Alex of Finley.

Carmen was preceded in death by her two sisters, Virginia and Barbara.

Memorial services will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 28, at the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church, 5340 Third St.

The family would like to thank Hospice of Lake County for its help.