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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 – Daily News Obituaries DAVID L. IIAMS May 26, 1950 - April 23, 2013 Dave was born to Leslie and Verla Iiams May 26, 1950 in Red Bluff, CA. He passed away April 23, 2013, at his home in Keizer, OR. He was preceded on death by his father Leslie Iiams, mother Verla Iiams Grunerud, brothers, Ken Iiams and Richard Iiams. Dave is survived by his son, Justin Iiams (Angie), sister Sandy Keen (Rick), brother Luther Iiams (Betty), grandson Ian Iiams, and companion Rose Pruitt. Dave graduated from Red Bluff High School and served in the U.S. Navy. He loved fishing and camping and enjoyed going to the casino. Interment will be May 20th at 3:00pm, at Oak Hill Cemetary, with a celebration of life to follow at the Keen residence. Edna Mae Burlison Edna Mae Burlison passed away quietly at her home in Dairyville on Saturday May 11th, 2013 at age 93. Born to parents Enoch and Edna Looney in Cyril, Oklahoma on March 17th, 1920. Edna married Verlin Burlison in McCall, Idaho on August 29th, 1938. After working up and down the West Coast as migrant farm workers, they settled in Dairyville in 1942. Edna and Verlin established Burlison Fruit Stand in 1948. After many years in agriculture, Edna retired from working in her orchard at age 89. Edna was an active member of Molino Chapter of the Easter Star for 62 years. She was also Mother Adviser for the Rainbow Girls for 9 years. Her other interests were family, hunting and fishing with her husband, and enjoying her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Edna was preceded in death by her parents, husband Verlin, brothers Ruby and Hubert Looney, and sister Ora Anna McCoy, sister and brother-in-laws Archie and Opal Kissee, Varney Burlison, Craig and Maxine Owens, Don and Mary Burlison, Jo Ann Muir, Jerry Grana and Patricia Burlison. Edna is survived by, son Aldon (Ellen) Burlison of Dairyville, daughter Carla (Rick) Arrowsmith, grandsons Clint (Karen) Arrowsmith, Wes (Kim) Arrowsmith, Chris (Laura) Burlison, Joe (Allie) Arrowsmith, and Adam (Alena) Burlison, all of Red Bluff. Also, grandson David Tiffany, granddaughters Debbi (Mike) Smith, and Dorthea (Warren) Cariveau all of Washington state. Also survived by 18 (soon) 19 great grandchildren, and 5 great great grandchildren, sister-in-laws Nettie Burlison and Peggy Peichoto, brotherin-laws Hugh Muir and Ron Burlison, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at Masonic Lodge in Los Molinos at 11 am on Thursday, May 16th. Graveside services will be at at 2:30pm Thursday, May 16th at Oak Hill Cemetery in Red Bluff. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 15th from 4 to 8 pm at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. JUDGE Continued from page 1A parents, Thomas and Jennifer Botell, witnessed the tragedy. Nunley's order gave a boost to the lawsuit. Attorney Steven Campora, who represents the family, said the case will now move forward with the legal finding that negligence caused Tommy's death as well as injuries to his sister. ''Who wants to believe that the U.S. government would conduct itself this way, that employees would destroy and hide evidence?'' Campora said. ''These are supposed to be the good guys.'' Lauren Horwood, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, which is representing the government, declined to comment on pending litigation. The government has urged dismissal of the lawsuit, contending that Congress has protected it from wrongful death lawsuits such as the one filed by the Botells. Campora is seeking a summary judgment in the case next month. If he's successful, there would be no need for an evidentiary hearing to determine over to the DA's office in November mother due to inconclusive injuries. 2012 for filing. Warrants were issued May 9 and the suspects were taken into custody Cohen confirmed that sometime in Continued from page 1A March or April 2012 the child was the next day without incident. Tehama County Sheriff's deputies picked up by Child Protective SerEach is being held on $550,000 investigated and the case was turned vices, however, he was returned to the bail. SLOUGH Continued from page 1A trash or abandon their own camps. Technically, they are considered trespassing, however, with scarce housing for homeless in the area there are few alternatives at this time. Many of those in the encampments own dogs, and are unwilling to abandon them in order to move into transitional residential programs even if available, according to talks TAT member have had with the bridge campers themselves. Most of them did say they would be willing participate in the May 18 cleanup. "The state and federal agencies who created this problem by taking our water away from us under false environmental reasons left us no resources for dealing with the fallout," says TAT leader Pat Johnston. So Tehama Action Team members decided the residents have to take it upon themselves to help clean up the area. While the TAT is continuing to coordinate with state and federal agencies such as Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Fish and Game, Forest Services, Cal-Trans and other agen- Continued from page 1A Elizabeth "Betty" Lichsteiner Toth munity effort involving the Tehama County Department of Education, Red Bluff High School, local law enforcement, Rotary, volunteers and peers who pair up with the athletes, Hess said. Rotary provides about 550 lunches for athletes and their helpers and local law enforcement march in the parade, cheer athletes on and have informational booths for participants to visit. Tehama County Assistant Superintendent of Special Schools and Programs Karen Schreder first came to the event in 1999 as a teacher at West Street School in Corning, she said. "It's unbelievable," Schreder said. "The energy, the incredible participation and involvement of the community. It's awesome to see the outreach of the high school kids and the instant connection between them and the ath- PEACE Continued from page 1A 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. Charles Joseph Garduno Charles Joseph Garduno died Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at his home in Red Bluff. He was 84. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published May 15, 2013 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. BUDGET Continued from page 1A $1 billion, or about $170 per student, to implement the ''common core'' standards that California and 43 other states have adopted. They include more rigorous instruction in English and mathematics, literacy standards for history and social studies and higher-order thinking. Schools are required to implement the changes, which Brown called a ''challenging, intellectual exercise,'' but have struggled to do so after years of budget cuts. The state funding will pay for professional development and new technology and instructional materials. Brown's school funding formula would channel additional money to schools with higher proportions of English learners, lowincome families and foster children. He has framed it as part of the state's obligation to help struggling students, saying it is moral and fair. Herbert Votaw 9-15-1927 ~ 5-4-2013 There will be a celebration of life for Herbert Votaw on Saturday, May 18th at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Los Molinos at 1:00 pm, followed by a potluck. All friends and family are welcome to attend. what remained of the wall shortly after the accident because they felt it posed a danger to other hikers. The magistrate said there was no need to destroy the wall because ''there is no doubt that the scene of the accident, i.e., the remaining part of the wall, was important for investigative purposes.'' He said officials could have closed the trail or erected a barrier around the accident site to preserve the evidence. Instead, Hollows wrote, ''It has become all too apparent that the defendant has purposely destroyed material evidence in this case.'' INFANT SPECIAL Elizabeth Theresa Toth passed away on May 3, 2013 at the age of 88 at the Brentwood Nursing Center in Red Bluff, California. She was born in Orland, CA on June 25, 1924 to Casper and Theresa Lichsteiner. She lived in Orland before marrying John L. Toth in San Jose and moving to Red Bluff in 1952. Together they raised three children: daughter Carol (John) Galvin of Scottsdale, AZ, sons Michael Toth of Chico, and Stephen (Carla) Toth of Billings, MT. Before becoming ill Betty was an active member of St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church and a member of the Sacred Heart Guild. She was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and the local Lion's Club. After retiring from Raley's Pharmacy, in 1986, Betty enjoyed traveling and doing community service volunteer work in Red Bluff. Betty is survived by her children and one grandson, Brian Galvin and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings and husband. Visitation will be held at the Hoyt - Cole Chapel of the Flowers in Red Bluff on Monday, May 20, 2013 from 4:00 to 6:30pm with the Memorial service at 7:00pm. The family would like to thank the Brentwood Nursing Center for taking such good care of their mother during her stay. whether documents that the magistrate said also were destroyed by park service workers could have been helpful to the Botells' case. Botell's parents filed the lawsuit in federal court in 2011 alleging wrongful death, negligence and negligent infliction of emotional distress after the National Park Service denied their original claim. In March, Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows was unstinting in his rebuke of the park service's handling of the case. He rejected the government's argument that workers knocked down 7A accepting a proclamation. "Everybody is invited to attend,' Fritz said. "It's a good program. We're blessed this year that California only lost two officers, which is unheard of." The tribute to Wagoner, who died Dec. 14, 2012, will be performed by Corning Police Chief Don Atkins at the conclusion of this year's ceremony, Tehama County Sheriff's Lt. Dave Greer said. "Jean Wagoner was a child abuse investigator with the Tehama County Child Protective Services up until July 2000 when she retired," Greer said. "Jean served as an officer and member of the Tehama County Peace Officers' Association and was an active participant in the first peace officers memorial held in Tehama cies about excess dead foliage, tree and invasive non-native species removal, they have been told they do not need a permit for trash removal. However, there remains a dizzying array of bureaucratic and legal barriers to accomplishing reducing the fire hazard of dry brush and natural debris. In fact, the most challenging aspect is trying to figure out who owns or controls which chunk of land. "It's completely unacceptable that the area isn't under control of our own community, but instead we must pay for permits and beg permissions from the letes." While being a peer helper used to be seen by students as a way to get out of class until noon, Track and Field Coordinator Jody Johnson has seen the fine tuning of the program lead to a great collaboration between students and their athletes, she said. "There are some that really connect well with their athlete," Johnson said. There were about 225 Red Bluff High peers, 50 from other local schools and even some from Glenn County, Johnson said. Those students did everything from escort peers to events to helping with the Olympic Village. Special Olympics has been in Tehama County since at least 1974, but it wasn't until she took over in 1995 that the program was revamped to include school age children, Johnson said. The event was originally for adults and high schoolers. "This is a huge highlight for our athletes and they look forward to it County, 19 years ago." This year's ceremony will memorialize the two California Law Enforcement Officers who died in the line of duty during 2012 "The community is welcome and cordially invited to attend the ceremony to honor those that have given their all to the communities of California," Greer said. Tehama County Superior Court Judge Todd Bottke will serve as keynote speaker and musical performances will be given by the Red Bluff High School Choir with solos by members of the choir. Following the ceremony, guests are invited to fellowship with local law enforcement with refreshments that are sponsored and served by the Sheriff and Red Bluff Police Department Chaplain's Teams. For more information contact Greer at (530) 5297940. state and the feds to manage areas in own neighborhood", says TAT member Ann Minch. The May 18 cleanup day will begin at 8 a.m. and anyone who is able to lend a hand is invited to participate. The meetup will be in the parking lot behind Del Taco, it's advised to wear long pants, sturdy shoes and bring gloves, masks, rakes and shovels. For more information about the cleanup day or Tehama Action Team, call Johnston at 529-0873 or Minch at 990-5576. You can also visit and join their Facebook page at "Tehama Action Team." every year," Hess said. "I bet 90 percent of them were up and ready to be here at 5 or 6 a.m. We're blessed the high school allows us the facility to do it and most everything here is all donated." Arceli Garcia came to watch her son, Jose Espinoza, who attends Willows High School and has been participating in Tehama County for seven years. He participates in swimming, basketball and running at Special Olympics in Butte County in addition to the big event here, she said. "It's so beautiful," Garcia said. "I'm so happy to be able to bring my son. It's a great program and it's really nice to have it. The support they give is really nice." ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 5272153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. THE PASSING PARADE Bob Green passed away last week, and to latecomers to our fair city, he would have appeared to be an unlikely saddle maker, but indeed he was once just that. Bob was born to a Jewish father (a furrier by trade) and an Irish mother, and they had 5 sons, only one of which, Ted, survives. In my day, Bob …if he ever went by Robert, it was not to my knowledge, was a very capable saddle maker and operated Metherd's Saddlery 613 Main Street in the building now housing Sky River Music. How he learned his trade I do not recall, but his step father, Doctor Hardin, raised ponies out in Antelope, and so Bob must have had an early indoctrination in the business of saddles and harness. He was a handsome, very personable chap, with a ready smile, good sense of humor, President of Rotary (1973-1974) and well-liked by his fellow merchants…and the ladies. He dated my sister Lizann for several years. One hot day in summer, years ago, I went to his store to have him make a leather strap with a snap ring for my big boxer dog, Max. He created a fine stitched piece which I have to this day. Anyhow, upon entering the store, I called out and he answered "I'm in the workshop. C'mon back, I have someone you should meet." I did and was promptly introduced to actor Leo Gorcey, easily recognizable from his roles in the "Dead End Kid" and "Bowery Boys" movie series from 1937 to 1956. Leo was perched on one of the heavy wooden tables with his legs dangling over the sides and in a talkative mood. I learned, from the 5 times married actor, a lot of Hollywood gossip, that he had bought a ranch in Los Molinos, and was spending more and more time there as his movie career was winding down. He died some years later at 51, and is buried in the Los Molinos Cemetery. While the prolonged conversation was going on with Gorcey, Bob continued to work on an intricate carving for a new saddle he was constructing for a well-known Rodeo performer whose name escapes me, but the name Leo Gorcey lives on thanks to a chance meeting in the back room of Metherd's Saddlery a long time ago. But…I digress. After retiring from the saddle business, Bob became a Life Insurance Salesman and I continued to bump into him at the Post Office until his recent demise. We would occasionally discuss real estate because Bob had put together the Aqua Verdi subdivision with his mother Ruth, who was by then Dr. Hardin's widow. The subdivision is located on the east side of the river and accessed by Rio Ranch Road. Bob Green was a fine fellow and we are sorry to see him go. As with many old friends, he was a link to the past...and the past always seems preferable to the present. Robert Minch The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514