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Wednesday, February 20, 2013 ��� Daily News Obituaries NATHAN G. HALE JR. September 5, 1922 - February 17, 2013 Nathan G. Hale, Jr. passed away peacefully in his sleep early in the morning of February 17, 2013. He was born in Sacramento on Sept. 5th, 1922, but he spent much of his early life in San Francisco. He graduated from the Montezuma Mountain School for Boys in Los Gatos in 1940 and attended Princeton University. He enlisted in the Army in 1941 and served in the Signal Intelligence Service as a Japanese language interpreter and translator. He spent 9 months in the Occupation Force in Tokyo after the war was over. After he left the Army in 1946, he returned to Princeton and served as Valedictorian of the combined classes of 1944-47. He received a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship to study in France at the Sorbonne. After almost a decade���s absence, he returned to San Francisco and worked as a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. Deciding that academia was his true calling, he attended U.C. Berkeley and earned a Ph.D. in American History in 1964. He taught history at U. C. Riverside, focusing on modern American political and cultural thought. His twovolume study of the role of Freudian thought in America remains the definitive work on the subject: Freud and the Americans. . .1876-1917; and The Rise and Crisis of Psychoanalysis in the United States,1917-1985 (Oxford University Press, 1971, 1995. Nathan was one of the owners of the lovely Battle Creek Meadows Ranch, near Lassen Park in Tehama County, which his mother���s father had bought in 1894. The stewardship of this property was a major concern of his throughout his life, and he worked tirelessly on land and financial management issues for this ranch. He maintained a home there and spent much of his free time there. He married his beloved wife Ann in 1973 while they were both at U. C. Berkeley They lived at various times in Riverside, Berkeley, and Piedmont before moving to Butte Valley outside Chico in 2004. Nathan was a life-long piano player, a student of the fine arts and classical music, an avid news hound, a splendid horse-back-rider, an energetic hiker, and an active Episcopalian. Indeed, he wore many hats and wore them all well. He is survived by his wife Ann; his son David and his wife Casey and their two children Colin and Fiona; and his daughter Elizabeth and her husband Brad Love. David and his family live in Walnut Creek; Elizabeth and Brad live in Indianapolis. Services will be at St. John���s Episcopal Church in Chico at 4:00 Friday, February 22. Memorials may be sent to Clausen House, a residential facility for the developmentally disabled, at 88 Vernon St, Oakland, CA 94610, 510765-3598. You may share your thoughts and memories of Nathan online at nbcfh.com. ROBERT MICHAEL "ROB" RUPE April 5 1985 - February 11, 2013 Our beloved son, Robert Michael "Rob" Rupe died very unexpectedly on Monday, February 11, 2013, just a little bit short of his twenty-eighth birthday. He had fought a virtual lifetime of pain and depression. And, in the last couple years, he had encountered that terrible monster gorilla that jumps on so many of our youth���s backs, it���s called addiction. And, after many, many, attempts by his family to get him some kind of help, Rob decided to go out on his own terms to meet his maker. Our amazing baby boy was born April 5, 1985 in Elko, Nevada. "Robby", as known by all of his family, and most of his friends during his life, decided it should be "Rob" in very recent years because he thought it sounded more mature, stating "I am a young man now, not a kid anymore. "Rob got his GED in Boise, ID, and then attended the Centennial Job Corp. of Nampa in Boise, Idaho from 2006 to 2007, where he became an expert welder/fabricator. He ended up with more than 30 technical certifications to weld virtually any known metal using any known method, in any environment. While at Job Corp., Rob was appointed President of the entire boy���s program, where he met the love of his life, the President of the whole girls program! LaShanda, Rob, and their little dog Rambo have been together every since. Though they recently divorced due to the demons that Robby was facing, they continued to love each other and communicate virtually daily until the end. Rob was an amazing athlete. He was on a skateboard in front of his brother Rick while still in diapers, got his own skateboard at two, also rode his two wheel bike without training wheels at two, did flips off the high dive at three, and played majors in Little League at nine years old. In fact, he made the All Stars each of his last two years, and had game winning home runs in extra innings two years in a row! Rob also played basketball, football, raced BMX bikes, was absolutely crazy good on a snow board, and liked bowling. He was also very humble and loving. He recently posted on Facebook that "My Grandma Sammy is awesome. She is almost 82 and still kicks my butt at bowling!" In the last few years Rob gave up all those high risk sports and became an avid hunter and fisherman. His Dad and Mom had started him hunting, shooting and fishing when he was barely out of diapers, so he quickly became an accomplished hunter and fisherman, especially with a bow and arrow after deer and elk, and Ford Fenders on big mouth bass, or any other fish that would strike. With his brother Rick, his mom, and hours of reading and researching the latest technology and techniques, he soon became a force in the woodlands and reservoirs of Idaho. Robby is survived by his dad; Randy, and stepmother; Renee���, of Red Bluff, his mom; Charlotte Rae of Boise, ID, his older brother; Ryan with wife Melissa and family of Santa Rosa. older brother; Rick and wife Melissa, and family of Boise, ID, his older sister; Angela of Boise, his loving and very close step sister; Kendall Jones, of Red Bluff and Mathew Jones, of Corning. And, of course, his amazing Grandma; Sammy, of Red Bluff. He is also loved and remembered by uncle���s Doug, and wife Ginger, Dan, Aunt Sherri, and Michael and wife Dee from the Rupe side of the family. His Grandma; Juanita, and Grandpa; Dale Hughes, Uncle Ron, Ken, Brad, Alex, Aunt Dolores and Alisson, are also grieving Rob���s loss from the maternal side of his family. His cousins Christopher,Danielle, Sean, and Rachel will never forget their youngest cousin Rob, as will his nieces and nephews Cordell, Colby, Rylee, Rheya, Parker, Raygen, and Emma. Lord knows, I pray I haven���t forgotten anyone. In fact, Rob had many more cousins on his maternal side that he was never able to know very well, but we feel the need to mention Steven and many other cousins. Please read the separate announcement in this paper concerning our informal celebration of Rob���s life next Saturday, February 23rd, at two o���clock at the Elk���s Lodge. Please don���t send flowers. Rob would want any donations to go to his family to assist with the costs, or better yet, take someone young in your life someplace special and let them know how much you love them and that you will always be there for them no matter what problems may arise. DONNA SUZANNE (SUSIE) MEYERS, MALCOLM April 6, 1962 - February 13, 2013 Donna Suzanne (Susie) Meyers, Malcolm was born on April 6, 1962 in Ames Iowa. The lord brought her home February 13, 2013. When Susie was two, she moved to Red Bluff where she went to school. After school she became a homemaker and a loving mother. She is survived by her son; Jason (Tammy) Wackerman, daughter Misty (Miguel) Wackerman of Red Bluff, Loving parents; Charles and Helen Meyers of Red Bluff, sisters; Lori (Dave) Ables, Michelle (Vern) Thomas of Red Bluff, Connie (Richard) Brinkhaus of Reno, Nevada, and brother; Ron Meyers. She had four nieces and five nephews, three great nieces and one great nephew, many cousins and friends. Susie touched everyones heart in a special way. She loved camping, fishing and spending time with loved ones. "Susie, until we meet again you will be deeply missed. We all love you." 7A One injured in DUI crash A 25-year-old Cottonwood man was arrested early Saturday morning following a crash at 12:30 a.m. on Rio Alto Drive, cross of Shoreline Drive, in the Lake California area. Bryce Michael Holloway was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charge of driving under the influence resulting in bodily injury. Bail was set at $75,000. Holloway was driving north on Rio Alto at an excessively high rate of speed when due to his state of intoxication he lost control of the vehicle, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said. The 1993 Lincoln sedan, which sustained moderate right side damage, spun clockwise across the southbound lane where it hit a bridge railing before coming to rest. Holloway was not injured, but his passenger James Yeries, 36, of Cottonwood was, the spokesman said. Yeries was taken by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Redding with moderate injuries, he said. ��� Julie Zeeb PUPPY Blankenship hit her car, Graham said. The vehicle was not Continued from page 1A damaged and the puppy the puppy down in the was taken to the Tehama road and the man had County Animal Care Cenpicked it up at which point ter, he said. Bernice O. Chakarun ��������� Blankenship picked up a November 9, 1920 - February 14, 2013 Bernice O. Chakarun passed away peacefully on Febru- PVC pipe and began Julie Zeeb can be ary 14, 2013. Bernice was born in Crosby, North Dakota swinging it at him, Sgt. reached at 527-2153, on November 9, 1920 to Ben and Sena Valan. Seeking a Michael Graham said. extension 115 or way to earn a living, she moved to Minot and trained to The man set the puppy be a beautician. After working for a time as a hair dresser down, but another woman jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter she pulled up stakes and moved to San Diego in 1941. During WWII, she was an original "Rosie the Riveter" picked the puppy up and @DN_Zeeb. doing her part helping to build airplanes for the war effort. She married her husband Michael on December 24, 1945 and was the mother of three children, Marybeth, Michael and James. After her husband passed, Bernice moved to Red Bluff in 2007 to be closer to family. She volunteered at Ide Adobe State Historic Park. Her specialty was baking biscuits and cornbread (lots of biscuits and cornbread!) and serving them wearing her pioneer costume at the annual Adobe Day celebration. Her smiles and kindness will be missed by park staff, volunteers and visitors to the park. Bernice loved crocheting, gardening and tolerated the thankless job of raking leaves. She loved giving her crocheted afghans to her family and friends. In her Golden Years, Bernice tried her hand at watercolor painting, proving it is never too late to start new endeavors. Bernice was preceded in death by Michael Chakarun, her husband of 60 years and sister Lila Nystuen of Crosby, North Dakota. She is survived by her daughter Marybeth Purvis and son in law James Purvis of Pearl City, Hawaii, son Michael Chakarun and daughter in law Patricia Chakarun of Boise, Idaho, and son James Chakarun and daughter in law Debbie Chakarun of Red Bluff. The family gives heartfelt thanks go to the caregivers and med techs at Lassen House for their care and kindness and to St. Elizabeth Home Health and Hospice. Death Notices Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publication linked to the newspaper���s website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Doris Jean Shearman Doris Jean Shearman died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at her residence in Red Bluff. She was 90. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. SPREE Continued from page 1A were fired, and reported it, he said. Jordan said Syed stated to one carjacking victim: ������I don���t want to hurt you. I killed somebody. Today is my last day.������ Jordan said there was no indication of a motive, but he sought to assure residents that the violence was over. ������There is no conspiracy here, there are no outstanding suspects, it was a very, very unfortunate situation, but I don���t think the people here in Orange County have to be worried about their safety,������ he said. The violence began at 4:45 a.m., when deputies responded to a call from Ladera Ranch, a sleepy inland town about 55 miles southeast of Los Angeles. They found the woman shot multiple times. Jason Glass, who lives across the street, said he couldn���t sleep and was watching TV in his garage with the door partly open when he heard what sounded like gun shots. Then he heard a commotion and the sound of a car speeding away. Hours later, his neighborhood was flooded with police, and crime scene tape sectioned off the street. ������I just happened to be in here when this happened,������ Glass said about his garage. ������To think he could have rolled under my door or needed a car or needed to hide is crazy. It���s freaking me out.������ From Ladera Ranch, police said the gunman headed north and pulled off Interstate 5 in Tustin, about 20 miles away, with a flat tire and other damage to his parents��� car. A man who was waiting in a shopping center parking lot to carpool with his son saw Syed had a gun and tried to escape in his Cadillac, Jordan said. Syed ran after the car as it drove away and fired his shotgun through the back window, striking the driver in head but not killing him. The driver ������noticed that he was loading his shotgun, so he simply gets back in his car and tries to escape,������ Jordan said. ������He���s driving through the parking lot trying to get away and the suspect is actually chasing him on foot, taking shots at him.������ Calif. warden shoots, kills mountain lion COLFAX (AP) ��� Authorities plan to perform a necropsy on a mountain lion that was shot and killed by a California Fish and Wildlife warden in Placer County over the weekend. The warden had gone to the area near Colfax on Sunday to post signs warning hikers about a mountain lion sighting there a day earlier when he noticed the animal. Fish and wildlife spokesman Mark Michilizzi tells the Sacramento Bee the mountain lion appeared prepared to pounce on the warden, who then shot and killed it. Michilizzi called the warden���s actions appropriate, saying the mountain lion was a risk to the warden and the public. A necropsy is planned to try to help officials determine what may have prompted the animal���s behavior. Mountain lions rarely attack humans. ��������� Information from: The Sacramento Bee, http://www.sacbee.com There will be an informal gathering of Robert (Rob) Rupe���s family and friends on Saturday, February 23rd at The Elks Lodge on Gilmore Road in Red Bluff. This celebration of Rob���s life will begin at 2:00pm, and the family requests that you bring a favorite dish to share, instead of flowers. Those who knew Rob, knew that he loved to eat, and we can think of no better way to honor his passing than to break bread and spend some time together sharing our memories. THE PASSING PARADE (From the Dave Minch I Say column of December 1958) For many years the auto industry has been very ethical in their advertising if they had to compare their model to the disadvantage of a competitors model, the other car was referred to as Automobile A or Automobile B���or as compared as one of the other three low priced cars. But now Ford Motor Company is sending Chevrolet car owners a letter and circulars in which they claim that the new Ford is far superior to the Chevrolet and with pictures go onto tell exactly why they think so. This could be the end of soft advertising. Imagine a cigarette manufacturer advertising that a competitor���s brand is made of sawdust, burns your eyes and nose and smells bad and then naming the brand. *** Ponce De Leon searched for the Fountain of Youth in Florida many centuries ago unsuccessfully. It may have been that he just did not look hard enough. We have a distant relative in New Jersey who is just past 65. She had been a spinster all her life and was happily resigned to remaining so. Last year, the brother of her mother lost his wife. As near as I can recall, he is around 85 years old. He hired our relative to keep house for him and everything probably would have remained uneventful if they hadn���t gone to Florida to live. A letter we received last week informed us that shortly after arriving in Florida, they decided to get married. *** I��� m always repeating that there are still many bargains around Red Bluff for the discerning buyer who also has the money. The gentleman from Redding who purchased the Bank of America building for less than 50 g���s surely got a real bargain. The sale of the 6 acre Kyler tract on Ellison Avenue for $6,000 ���30 years ago you could have bought miles of this real estate for this money. Two months ago you could have made $1,500.00 by buying it. Our meat plant is a few hundred feet north of there. The 120 acre parcel west of town was purchased by its present owner for $10.00 per acre and the rolling hills north of the plant were purchased for a considerably better price at the same time. But if you really want to be jarred, watch the paper for confirmation of the selling price of a small piece of real estate just south of Reeds Creek* on south Main. It couldn���t have brought much more than if it was on Market Street in San Francisco. *Land on the east side of Main, and south of Reeds Creek, was long term leased by Var Strange from the Walton family���and sub leased to developments all the way south to Diamond. Quite a coup at the time. Dave Minch 1900-1964 The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514