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Delfa Grigg. Courtesy photo.

Delfa Fay Grigg
July 13, 1926 – Aug. 30, 2019

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Our Mother, Delfa, 93, passed away due to complications from a fall. Her daughter, Tana, was at her side and holding her hand when she passed.

Mom was a twin (sister Delma Montoure) born in Jacksonville, Oregon. For most of her childhood, Mom lived in Oregon, moving to Vallejo, California, during her high school years, graduating with honors.

Mom met our Dad, Forrest “Fo” Grigg, during those high school years and they were married on March 28, 1945.

Delfa worked as a secretary at the Naval Hospital in Vallejo during the war years and in 1963 she began her career as a secretary at the Vallejo Unified School District. When she retired she was the executive secretary to the superintendent, a job that she was very proud of and enjoyed for many years.

Delfa and Fo retired to Lake County and their dream home on Pirates Cove in Clearlake Park. Dad passed away in 1990 and soon after Mom moved to Del Lago in Lakeport, where she served on the board of the homeowners association.

Mom was a member of the Lakeport Women’s Civic Club and the Lake County Arts Council. Mom began her painting career after she retired and went on to win many ribbons over the years at the Lake County Fair. Her work was also displayed at the Lake County Courthouse in Lakeport.

Delfa enjoyed travel, oil painting, golf, water skiing, walking, reading and camping, just to name a few. She took flying lessons at the age of 68, fulfilling a life-long dream.

Delfa was predeceased by her husband, Forrest; twin sister, Delma; and brother-in-law, Del.

She is survived by her daughter, Tana; son, Garry; daughter-in-law, Doreen; and grandson, Sean (Angel).

Our family is so grateful to Hospice Services of Willits, California and Mountain View Assisted Living and Memory Care, in Ukiah, California, for all their loving assistance during a very difficult time.

There will be a celebration of her life (lunch) on Oct. 5 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Del Lago Cabana, 100 Via Del Lago, Lakeport, California. Please join us.

In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Alzheimer's Association at https://alz.org or the American Macular Degeneration Foundation, www.macular.org/how-donate.

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

In Loving Memory
Robert Edward Moore
(Bob)


Bob was born March 14, 1967, in Richmond Hospital, Richmond, Calif.

He lived in Richmond until he was 16 years old, and then moved to Lakeport, California, with his parents, Edward John Moore and M. Lavonne Griffin Moore.

He was a painter of homes by trade and worked in the Santa Rosa, California, area for about 10 years.

He returned to Lake County in 1990 and he met his wife, Elisa M. Murphy Moore. They had three sons, Ian A., Malcom E. and Dyllan J. Moore.

They divorced and his family moved to Spring Valley, California. Bob lived in Nice, California, for the remainder of his life.

Bob passed away and went to be with the Lord on Sept. 1, 2019, at Sutter Lakeside Hospital in Lakeport.

He was predeceased by his brother, Wm. R. Moore II; uncle, W. R. Moore I, USMC; his great-grandmother, Florence R Moore-Marston; his grandparents, Wm. A. Moore and Elsie F. Neves Moore, Robert J. Griffin and Bertha Louise Swafford Griffin.

He leaves behind his parents, Edward John Moore and M. Lavonne Griffin-Moore; his children; his brother, Anthony John (Tony) Moore; sister-in-law, Becky S. Moore; nephew, Wm. R. Moore III; a niece, Christina M Moore; his aunt, Donna M. Griffin Martin; and many first cousins and second cousins who reside in Utah.

At Bob's request there will be no services. He will be cremated at the Chapel Of The Lakes Mortuary in Lakeport.

Thank you all for your kind calls and notes. The Moore Family

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

CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – Eugene Owen “Gene” Crovo, 91, of Clearlake Oaks, passed away Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. He went peacefully with his family by his side.

Gene was born on Dec. 11, 1927, in Winchester, Massachusetts, to Angelo Joseph Crovo and Mildred Child Gurney Crovo.

Gene’s family moved to Woburn, Massachusetts when he was a young child to a home on the hill overlooking Horn Pond and Mount Towanda.

Gene graduated from Woburn High School, then entered the U.S. Army. During his years of service, he was stationed at Fort Richardson near Anchorage, Alaska with the Army Corp of Engineers and repaired the vehicles that traveled the Alaska-Canadian Highway. Gene was honorably discharged in 1947, having provided service “honest and faithful.”

Upon his return to Massachusetts, Gene went into a landscaping construction business with his father in Reading, Massachusetts. He also worked as an auto mechanic in the evenings and during the off season.

Gene met his sweetheart, Muriel Mossman Arthur, when her car broke down, and after he made a quick repair, they decided that they would get a cup of coffee and a dessert together.

After Gene was accepted in the United Airlines aircraft mechanics program, Muriel and Gene were married on Oct. 6, 1956, and moved to Montara, California.

While Gene’s career as a master mechanic with United Airlines advanced over the next decade, he also started a landscaping business and began to develop his entrepreneurial plans to launch a landscape construction company. He soon moved to Santa Rosa with his family and dedicated all his efforts to his rapidly growing landscape construction company.

His firm soon became one of the premier commercial landscaping businesses in the greater Santa Rosa market.

Over the next 30 years Gene received many awards and honors for his landscaping displays at the annual county fair, and much recognition for his work on commercial buildings and residential home developments.

Although he led his organization and crews for 30 years, he never surrendered the job of chief mechanic. He was a hydraulic equipment expert, skilled welder, and could repair anything including tractors, dozers, tree movers, backhoes, and dump trucks. Gene’s knowledge of trees, plants, shrubs, irrigation, and his ability to cut complex grades by sight alone were legendary.

During his career, he considered himself privileged to work with the developers and builders, and to have earned the opportunity they provided to demonstrate his beautiful work. He loved to tell stories of his many long-term loyal relationships and the interesting characters he worked with over the years.

Eugene “Gene” Crovo, dad / grandpa / great grandpa was gifted at making much more than beautiful landscapes … his children and grandchildren learned from him a love of the outdoors, the value of a tireless work ethic, the importance of honesty and making a commitment to a job well done. We will miss you, Dad – Grandpa – Great Grandpa!

Gene had many hobbies and avocations. He was a road warrior and loved his long-drives listening to country music with his wife and co-pilot, Muriel. They traveled to their desert home near Palm Springs even into their 90s making all their familiar stops along the way; made six trips up the ALCAN to Alaska and traveled to Colorado and Oregon.

Gene loved working with his best friend, Art David, building the David family’s cabin in the Sierra Nevada mountains. June Lake held a special place in his heart.

Gene doted over his horses, Barbie and Gidget. He built his own homes in Montara, Sebastopol, Clearlake Oaks, and Morongo Valley. He enjoyed building model ship replicas of the boats he saw in the Maine and Massachusetts harbors as a young man.

Most of all he loved to spend time with his wife Muriel, his sisters, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife of 63 years; two stepsons, and a daughter; a sister in California; a sister in Massachusetts; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Mildred Crovo; his father, Angelo Crovo; sister, Genevieve Gelles; and his beloved twin daughters, Cheryl and Sandra, who after birth were tragically lost. We are certain that Gene is now in their warm and welcoming embrace.

A funeral service will be held at the Chapel at Golden Gate National Cemetery, 1300 Sneath Lane in San Bruno on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 1 p.m.

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Phil Mateer. Courtesy photo.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A celebration of life for Philip F. Mateer Jr. has been scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12.

The celebration will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kelseyville Lions Club, 4335 Sylar Lane.

Mateer, a Navy veteran and retired Lake County deputy sheriff and Mendocino County bailiff, lived for many years in Lake County before moving to Idaho in 2014.

He died on July 26, 2019, at age 70. His full obituary can be found here.

Friends are invited to come and share their memories.
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Matthew Carpenter. Courtesy photo.

Matthew E. Carpenter
June 13, 1963 – Aug. 25, 2019

Matt went to sleep late Saturday night and left us to wake up in Heaven as the day turned to Sunday. He was the gentlest of giants with a deceptively gruff exterior, the most beautiful twinkling blue eyes and a laugh that you could hear from hundreds of feet away.

He loved sports, especially baseball, rock music from the 50s to the 90s and all things John Deere, which lead to a nearly 30-year career working as the greatest parts manager in the region.

Matt's knowledge of baseball statistics and music were encyclopedic and astonished everyone who ever discussed either topic with him. It was a great delight to him that all of his favorite teams: the SF Giants, Oakland Warriors and SF 49ers all won multiple championships in his lifetime.

Matt is survived by his wife of 34 years, Mariann; his parents, Charles and Nancy Carpenter; in- laws, Jim and Pat Renfro; brothers, Doug (Michelle) and Andrew; brother-in-law, Michael (Sandra); and his much beloved nieces and nephews, Kylie, Josh, Nate, Alex, Cole, Briana and Jordan. Matt is also survived by his loving uncles, Ed Roberts (Alice Chindblom) and James (Maureen) Carpenter and cousins Sara Williamson (Phil) and Jeffrey Roberts.

He was the hero, heart and protector of our family and we will miss him forever.

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

Ramona Irene Schindler
May 10, 1929 – Aug. 19, 2019

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Ramona Irene Litzenberg was born in What Cheer, Iowa, to Raymond and Gladys Schauff Litzenberg.

Ramona raised her family in San Pablo, California. She worked at Langendorf Cookies for 30 years before retiring to Lucerne in Lake County in 1988.

She loved working in the yard, fishing, her cats and playing cards with her friends at the senior center. But mostly she loved her family.

Ramona is survived by her children, Roxanne Ward of Rocklin, Larry Reed (Denise) of Fairfield and Barbara Carlson of Lucerne; grandchildren, Chris Bowman (Steve), Mike Carlson (Holly), Josh Ward (Anna), Jerad Ward, Mykel Rankin, Lori Cooley (Greg), Briana Waller and Don Nisonger; and 13 great-grandchildren, Melanie Kicker, Robert Kicker, Heather Brumfield, Peter Bowman, Marissa Reger, Brittni Carlson, Destiny Carlson, Marielena Greer, Nico Sigala, Toby Sigala, Briana Waller, Kyra Ward and Taylor Bond.

She was predeceased by her twin, Roberta Grover; brothers, Marvin and Edward Litzenberg; and by her husband of 30 years, Glen Schindler Sr.

Her family thanks the wonderful, kind and caring people who work at Rocky Point Care Center in Lakeport where Ramona spent her final years.

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

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