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Christine Edgerton. Courtesy photo.


Christine D. ‘Tina’ Edgerton
July 18, 1949 - Jan. 20,2019

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Christine 'Tina" Edgerton died at home in Kelseyville on Sunday, January 20, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer.

She passed away during the Red Wolf Moon Lunar Eclipse, which seemed right considering her strong connection with nature and the mystical.

Tina was born in Hayward, California, on July 18, 1949, to Dorothy and Don Edgerton. She grew up in Hayward with sister, Terri, and older brother, Chuck, who was killed in Vietnam.

After high school, Tina worked for Stanford Research lnstitute and then was hired by Western Electric (AT&T), where she made many lifelong friends.

While there, Tina organized backpacking trips and shared her love of the Sierras and The Dardanelles. She played softball, soccer, volleyball and bowled on the "Goon Squad" Teams. Tina loved living in John Steinbeck s house in the beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains.

After the AT&T divestiture, Tina went to work for Olsten Temps, Smiser Freight and then the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department in Modesto, California.

During that time, she took a trip to Hawaii with 10 wild and crazy women and fell in love with the lsland of Maui. Six months later she moved to Maui and lived there for five years. She loved whale watching, kayaking, swimming with turtles and dolphins, and exploring all the islands. She loved her job there at the Magic Show in Lahaina, where they appreciated her quick sense of humor.

Tina moved back to California, wanting to be closer to family and friends. She worked at Twin Pine Casino in Middletown for almost 11 years.

Tina traveled to many places – England, Paris, Cabo, Jamaica, Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Sedona (with its magical Red Rocks), river rafting in Oregon and California, Pismo Beach and Spring Training in Phoenix to see her Giants.

She loved Camelot, Phantom of the Opera, The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, Stephen King and Chuck Mangione – The Land of Make Believe.

Tina is survived by her sister, Terri Edgerton (brother-in-law Tom Nunez); niece, Katy Nunez; and nephews, Kris O'Brien and Ben Nunez; also good friends, Jess Jordan, Angie and Gary Worthington, Judy Greeran, Al Jordan, Kathi Fotinos and, of course, her little buddy, Willie, who misses her so much.

Tina's touching graveside service was Monday, Jan. 28, at Hartley Cemetary in Lakeport and
arranged by Jones Mortuary.

Aloha, Tina … until we meet again.
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Margaret Reese. Courtesy photo.

SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Another amazing woman has passed from this life.

Margaret Reese took her final breath at age 87 on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, at her home in Santa Rosa.

A vibrant member of her Brookdale community, she gardened, led exercise, called Bingo, arranged flowers, made jewelry, served as Resident Council President and so much more.

Margaret’s health declined rapidly following a traumatic fall in December. She rejoiced in the visits she received from all of her “kids” over the past two weeks.

Proud to be a Halloween baby, Margaret was the youngest of four, born Oct. 31, 1931, in Glendale, Ariz., to Nicholas and Roberta Stanley.

She moved to Southern California at age 8 and to Scotts Valley in Lakeport at age 13 where she grew up on a ranch and enjoyed riding her beloved “Cap” in parades and Junior Horsemen and cooking for the several boys her family fostered on the ranch.

Margaret met her husband Bob Reese at The Aurora Club and they were married June 22, 1952.

As a housewife and accomplished seamstress, she raised three children and supported Bob as he managed, then purchased, the Lakeport Theatre from his mother following his father’s death.

Bob and Margaret eventually built the Lakeport Auto Movies and later, the Cinema 5 until retirement in 1999.

Margaret sold tickets at the theatre, managed the drive-in and was the “woman behind a great man.”

While nothing meant more to Margaret than her family, their cherished employees were nurtured and considered family too, often treated to backyard barbecue swim parties at the house. Margaret mentored many young girls through their teen years. Theatre patrons were appreciated by the Reeses and they felt it.

Margaret loved the community of Lake County. She was a member and Mother Advisor of Rainbow Girls, member of Eastern Star, PTA Volunteer of the year, main chauffer of the Clear Lake High School Wrestling team, sang for a time with the Triple Trio group, Special Olympics volunteer, Soccer Team Scholarship Fund, Sponsoring Survivorship volunteer, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority member, Lake County Women’s Civic Club, and Clear Lake Road Riders Treasurer.

She travelled many miles on the back of Bob’s Honda Gold Wing forming many close friendships, enjoyed hunting and fishing (better than being left home), and travel trailer camping as well as several cruises with various friends and family.

Margaret is survived by her daughter, Patti Gernert (Gary) of Santa Rosa; stepson, Gordon Reese of Corona del Mar; and daughter-in-law, Melodee Reese of Cypress, Texas. Grammie to grandchildren, Andrea Schulken (Chris) of Chico, Stefanie Gernert of Sacramento, Lisa Powell (Trevor) of Santa Rosa, Rachael Burgan (Brandon) of Waller, Texas, Alicia Nunez (Leo) of Cypress, Texas, Jeremy Reese of Cypress, Texas, Nick and Troy Reese of Southern California. Her greatest joy is being “GiGi” to her nine great grandchildren, Taylor and Mason Schulken, Logan and Henry Powell, Owen and Dean Counts, Mackenzie and Maddison Burgan and Makayla Nunez. She’s also “Aunt Margaret” to a niece and three nephews.

Predeceased by her parents; husband, Bob Reese; daughter, Diane Reese; son, James Reese; brothers, Nicholas Stanley Jr. and Thomas Stanley; and sister, Sally Prehoda.

The void on earth left by her passing will be difficult to fill.

Visitation will be held at Soper-Reese Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. with the funeral service to follow at 11 a.m.

Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com.
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Richard Leslie Davis
July 25,1944 - Jan. 24, 2019

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Richard Davis, son of George and Ruby Davis, was born in Kelseyville, Calif., and was a lifelong resident of Lake County.

He graduated from Kelseyville High School in 1962. In the late 1960s, Richard served honorably in the U.S. Military Green Berets in Georgia and Germany as a paratrooper and platoon medic. Following his military service, he was a mechanic for Union Oil for many years.

Richard enjoyed hunting with family and friends, and he savored the outdoors. He was an avid reader, a gifted mechanic, and machinist who generously shared his skills with friends needing automotive assistance.

Richard was predeceased by his father, George Davis of Kelseyville; his stepfather, Herman Glebe of Kelseyville; and his son, Lance Davis of Lakeport.

He is survived by his mother, Ruby Glebe of Kelseyville; his daughter, Dr. Michelle Torrance of Snohomish, Washington; Michelle's mother, Uta Davis of Lakeport; and by several cousins. He will be sadly missed.

Visitation will be at Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary on Friday, Feb. 1, from 9 to 10 a.m. followed by a graveside funeral service at Kelseyville Cemetery at 11 a.m.

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

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Ruby Glebe
July 23, 1914 – Feb. 3

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Ruby Davis Glebe (neé Muhlhauser), Lake County historian, passed away Feb. 3, 2019, after a brief illness.

Ruby and her twin brother, Hartley, were born at Hartley Tract near Winters, California.

Everyone in the family – both parents, the twins, and the older brothers, John and Harry – suffered and survived the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918.

As an adult, Ruby moved to Lake County in 1937, where she married George Davis in 1940. Their son, Richard, was born in July 1944.

In 1945 George was stricken with myelitis, and died three years later. He was 39.

Ruby sold the ranch and bought a house in Finley where she and Richard lived for 11 years. She also bought a 10-acre prune orchard on Gold Dust Drive.

In 1957 Ruby married Herman Glebe of Kelseyville and they moved to the Glebe ranch, where they remodeled the house before building a new home on a hill 5 miles from town in the early 1970s.

Ruby worked for the county in what was then called the “Welfare Department,” and retired in 1978.

With retirement, Ruby and Herman were able to indulge their keen interest in world travel. They visited China, New Zealand (with a stop at the geothermal geysers), Europe (seeing family in Germany), Australia and Alaska,

Ruby chaired a committee of the Lake County Historical Society to secure a grant to restore and preserve the old adobe Lake County Courthouse. Ruby also had a role in moving and restoring the historical Ely Stage structure.

She was appointed to committees by the county Board of Supervisors – one on historical sites, another on geothermal problems, and one assignment was on the museum board. She also served on the board of the “Geothermal for Lake County Association.”

Ruby’s other civic activities include membership in the Trowel and Trellis Garden Club, a 60-plus-year membership in the Clear Lake Grange #680, and the Kelseyville Lioness group. For several years she was a deaconess in the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church.

For decades, Ruby was our Lake County hstorian. She not only had the talent for meticulous research into Lake County history, but she also had a gift for making segments of that history come alive in luncheon talks and presentations.

She served as the Lake County Historical Society president, then president emeritus, and editor of The Pomo Bulletin. Most significantly, of her 104 ½-year lifespan, she lived the recent 81 years in the heart of her beloved Lake County.

Ruby was predeceased by her first husband, George Davis; her second husband, Herman Glebe; her parents and all of her brothers, including her twin brother, who died at age 94; her niece, Cora Taylor, and her son, Richard Davis, who died 10 days before she did.

She is survived by her granddaughter, Dr. Michelle Torrance of Snohomish, Wash.; Michelle’s mother, Uta Davis of Lakeport; and one niece and five nephews.

She will be sadly missed.

Source: Ruby’s niece, Evelyn Gray (daughter of Ruby’s twin brother, Hartley Muhlhauser of Lakeport).

Visitation will be held at Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary on Thursday, Feb. 7, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Funeral service will be held at Kelseyville Presbyterian Church on Friday, Feb. 8, at 1 p.m. with interment to follow at Kelseyville Cemetery.

Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com.
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Michael Andrus
Sept. 17, 1967 - Jan. 18, 2019

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Michael Paul Andrus lost his life on Jan. 18, 2019. His sudden and untimely death comes as quite a shock as he was and will continue to be our strength.

Mike was born Sept. 17, 1967, in Marin County, California. However, he grew up, lived and worked most of his life in Lake County. He loved its relative simplicity and small town feel. He loved its open spaces where he spent lots of his free time with family.

Mike was a loving and responsible son to all his parents. He was a caring and protective husband to Chrissy Andrus, and he was a playful yet guiding father to Raelynn, Valerie and Aiden. He also was a strong “Poppy” to his granddaughter Graycee. Mike was an attentive and generous brother to his siblings. He made all of us feel valued.

Mike lived his life with his heart open. He was generous with his time, patient, strong and very, very humble. His strength of character pulled him from dark times more than once. His ability to transform difficult challenges into personal growth was a source of inspiration to all who loved him.

Mike was an amazing cook, and much to his wife's resistance – a bit of a hoarder. He loved fishing, boating, camping, feasting and drinking with friends and family. Hopefully you have tasted some of his spicy eats and sampled his oh-too-powerful moonshine.

Following his wishes, there will not be a funeral service but a celebration. Please join us Saturday, Feb. 9, at 3 p.m. at the Riviera Heights Clubhouse, 3034 Riviera Heights Drive, Kelseyville. Let’s remember him together.

The family would like to express a special and sincere thanks to all that are holding us up at this time, Mike would thank you, too.

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

LAKEPORT, Calif. – On Friday morning, Jan. 25, 2019, Lorraine Trussell Gatton died peacefully at the age of 94 following a rapid decline, surrounded by loving family in her Lakeport home.

Born Stella Lorraine Trussell on Jan. 20, 1925, to Stella Pauline (Boyden) Trussell and Ulrich Trussell in Sacramento, California, moving to San Francisco at around 8 years of age.

She loved spending every summer and Christmas vacation taking the train up the Feather River Canyon to Taylorsville in Plumas County, where her grandparents, George E. and Augustus “Gussie” Boyden resided.

She attended Presidio Junior High School and graduated from George Washington High School in San Francisco in 1942.

Caring for others was her calling, and Lorraine took pre-nursing classes at San Francisco Junior College before graduating from St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing. She attended one year of schooling at U.C. Berkeley in the 1940s before obtaining her Family Nurse Practitioner license through U.C. Davis satellite courses in the 1970s.

During summer breaks from nursing school, Lorraine discovered the hidden gem of Lake County and worked as a waitress for Adams Springs and Hoberg’s Resort.

She met her lifelong soulmate, Melford Rex Gatton from Kelseyville, in the summer of 1949 and they wed on May 6, 1950, in Napa.

They raised their four children in Lakeport. Lorraine and Mel were married 62 years before his death, and they enjoyed dancing, Dixieland Jazz, and traveling to Hawaii, Australia and Europe.

Lorraine is survived by three children, Rex (Sharon) Gatton of La Pine, Oregon, Donald P. (Sheila) Gatton of Nice and Cary Gatton of Bend, Oregon; daughter-in-law, Judie Gatton; seven grandchildren, Amy Plants, Erin Prather, Allison Conser, Sean Gatton, Courtney Gatton, Matthew Gatton and Brian Gatton; step-grandson, Gabriel Hyde; five great-grandchildren, Kayden and Cooper Menzio, and Ethan, Elliot and Corinne Plants.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Mel, and son, Bradford Gatton.

Lorraine worked as a registered nurse for 42 years, the last 13 as a nurse practitioner. She was a fixture in Dr. Donald L. Browning’s Lakeport office for 25 years and was very proud of her profession.

In Lorraine's memory, donations be made to United Christian Parish at 745 N. Brush St., Lakeport, CA 95453 or to Soper-Reese Theatre at P.O. Box 756, Lakeport, CA 95453.

Visitation will be held at Soper-Reese Theatre in Lakeport, on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. with a celebration of life to begin at 11 a.m. Graveside committal service will follow at Hartley Cemetery and all are invited to share their favorite memories at United Christian Parish following the burial.

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

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