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Seral Ashley. Courtesy photo.


LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Seral Phillip "Phil" Ashley died peacefully at home on March 29, 2018.

Phil is predeceased by his older sister, Nancy, and his only son, Seral Jr.

He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Betty; his daughters, Roxanne Nelson, Stephanie Thompson, Holly McKenzie and Stacy Ashley; his older brother, Joe Ashley; younger sister, Louise Goodman; and younger brother, Kenneth Ashley.

He also leaves behind eight grandchildren, Brianna, Shannon, Jeff, Nicole, Isaiah, Mariko, Cody, and Sera; nine great-grandchildren, Jayshon, Joey, Ashlyn, Amber, Daniel, Avery, Axel, June and Jessamine; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Phil enlisted in the US Navy for four years immediately after graduating high school. After he was discharged, he worked as a civil engineer and draftsman for many years and ran a small contracting business, from which he retired.

Phil enjoyed being in the outdoors, whether it was camping, fishing or sailing his small boat on Clear Lake. He also tried his hand at gold mining and running a saloon in Copperopolis, Calif.

A memorial service will be at the Sterling Shores Estates Clubhouse on Monday, June 11, at 1 p.m.

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

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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Patrick E. Marschall passed away on May 18, 2018.

Pat was born on Aug. 19, 1941, in Lakeport, Calif. He served in the military as a Marine.

Survived by his son Derek (Lorie) Marschall of San Juan Capistrano; three grandchildren, Kaleb, Lindsey and Kaitlin; two brothers, Ven (Nanette) Marschall of Lakeport and Don (Donna) Marschall of Kelseyville; and two wonderful friends, Tom Goldman and Christina Hoffman of Kelseyville.

Preceded in death by his mother Carolyn Spielman-Kuns and Arthur Marschall both of Lakeport.

Pat was a simple man WHO enjoyed watching Nascar, and taking care of his animals. He wore his heart on his sleeve and would do anything he could for his family and friends.

Pat will be missed by all of us.

Per Pat’s request there will be no services.

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

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Bill Merriman. Courtesy photo.



Don W. (Bill) Merriman
1940-2018

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Bill was born in Vaughn, New Mexico, on Sept. 11, 1940, to John Foster and Venice Merriman.

He grew up in Hayward and Fremont, graduated from Washington High School, and went on to serve in the US Coast Guard for four years.

Bill was a District 5 supervisor in Lake County for two terms, he worked as a general contractor for 30 years and he volunteered coaching and umpiring for Westshore Little League. He was a member of the Big Valley and Early Lake Lions, Kelseyville American Legion-Post 194, and the Clearlake/Callayomi Masonic Lodge.

Bill is survived by his wife of 53 years, Thressa; sons, Mike (Jean), Don (Ruth) and Tom; daughter, Susan; grandchildren, Jeff (Nicole), Trey, and Della; great-grandson, Clayton; brothers, Jim and Wally (Bernice); sister, Debbie (Dave) Sperling; and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his mother and father; sisters, Mary Jo Bishop and Joyce Freitas; and nephew, Hal Pierce.

Graveside funeral services will be at Kelseyville Cemetery on Saturday, June 2, at 11 a.m. A celebration of life will follow at the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Kelseyville Fire Department, the Kelseyville American Legion Post 194 or Kelseyville Presbyterian Church.

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


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Thomas Schefcick. Courtesy photo.


LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Thomas Steven Schefcick, “Tom,” born in San Francisco on Feb. 5, 1948, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2018, in Witter Springs.

Tom graduated from Upper Lake High School in 1966 and shortly after he was drafted into the Army, where he was deployed to Vietnam, where he served our country for two years.

Tom worked as a general contractor for many years. Tom discovered that he had a "green-thumb" and he became an accomplished gardener, he also enjoyed hunting, fishing, deep-sea diving, making beef jerky, riding motorcycles, three-window Chevy coupes, 1967 to 1969 Chevy Camaros and driving fast.

While relaxing, he watched “Gunsmoke,” “Married with Children,” “The Three Stooges” and “The Lone Ranger” (especially the new movie version), also the new movie version of “Dennis the Menace.”

When he was not watching television, he always had a radio on playing classic rock. His favorite groups were The Doors, Rolling Stones and he recently discovered Tom Petty.

Tom was kind-hearted, generous, always helpful to anyone, quiet, and reserved. Very few members of his family or friends ever seen his great sense of humor.

Tom was a lifetime member of the Lake County Historical Society. He collected rare vintage photographs of Bartlett Springs, Upper Lake, Witter Springs (Bachelor Valley) and Blue Lakes.

Tom is survived by his beloved companion, Georgine Hunt; son, Jason (Heather) Hunt; grandson, Danny Hunt; sisters, Linda Alexander, Marge Ransom, Marsha Schefcick, Jeanne Hadley, Cindy Schefcick, Patricia Schefcick and Helen (Kip) Theno; nieces and nephews, Allen, Peter (Jennifer), Steven, Tommy, Danny, Mark, Doug, Jessica, Christine, Jake, Finn, Roan, Harper, Brandon and Devon; numerous great nieces and nephews; his cherished extended family, Ady, Les, Angel and Junior Christianson; and his closest friends, Frank Hodge, Carl Petersen and Ralph Gambonini.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Helen and Pete Schefcick.

By request of Tom, there will be no memorial service.

Tom was loved by all and will be greatly missed. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, 1235 South Clark St., Suite 910, Arlington, Virginia 22202.

Rest in peace, we love you Tom.

Arrangements and Care entrusted to Jones Mortuary FD311, www.jonesmortuarylakeport.com, 707-263-5389.

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Rev. Jerry Page. Courtesy photo.


CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Rev. Gerald (Jerry) Raymond Page, age 76, passed away at his home in Clearlake surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at 1 p.m. He succumbed to his battle with heart disease and diabetes.

Poppa has won the battle and now has a perfect body without pain, made possible by our Lord Jesus Christ, whom he had much love and devotion.

He was born on Nov. 11, 1941, in Sacramento.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Archie R. and Audrey J. Page; his son, Rocky Ray Page; and his brother-in-law, Ray Knapp.

He leaves behind his loving wife and best friend of 57 years, Linda S. Page; along with his children, David L. Page, Clearlake, and Deborah L. Babcock (Matt) of Ukiah.

Jerry will be fondly remembered by his three grandchildren, Nathanial Ray Page (Cullen), Candace Renee Shanabargar (Josh) of Temecula and Natasha M. Page; and one great -grandchild, Damian E. Cruz of Lower Lake.

He also is survived by brothers, Kenneth Page (Betty) of Fortuna, Donnie Page (Leora) Pennsylvania, Raymond Hurst (Maureen) of Vacaville; and sisters, Barbara Jean Knapp (Ray) Hidden Valley Lake, Lynn Ann Williamson (Dan) Ukiah, Denise Thomas (Howard) of Indiana. His many nieces and nephews will remember the fun-loving uncle he was to each of them and a great spiritual leader as well.

His Christian family will always remember his words of wisdom and his great love of Christ our Lord and Savior.

Jerry graduated school in 1960 from Covelo High School. After marrying the love of his live and working many different jobs including logging, trucking and millwork; Jerry found his calling in life as a minister of God’s word. He went on to study theology and psychology at Bethany Bible College in Scotts Valley, Calif., as well as, Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz, Calif.

He was assistant pastor at his first church in Salinas, senior pastor at Whitehorn, where he was a missionary in his own country. He was able to combine two of his greatest loves, after he was invited to be a board member of the “Trucking for Jesus” organization.

From Whitehorn Assembly of God, he pastored the Church in the Wildwood in Forbestown, Calif. Later he moved the family to Santa Rosa at Calvary Assembly of God, where he ministered for the next five years.

God called Jerry to move to Idaho where he would pastor Council Assembly of God. This would be Jerry’s last church.

When he returned to California, he felt a new calling from Christ, which was a car salesman for Hansel Ford in Santa Rosa. It was here that he would jog up to 10 miles per day but found out that he had a bad heart and would have a major heart attack at work. This would end Jerry’s working career, although he never gave up sharing God’s word with anyone who would lend an ear.

Arrangements and care entrusted to Jones and Lewis CLMC, FD800, 707-994-6417, www.jonesandlewismemorialchapel.com.

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