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Friday, January 3, 2014 – Daily News Obituaries Rhonda Renae DuCoing January 23, 1967 - December 22, 2013 Rhonda was born to Pete and Fran Ellis in Roseville, CA on January 23, 1967. They moved to Cottonwood when Rhonda was 15 years old. She lived in Cottonwood and Anderson since she was a teenager. Rhonda passed away December 22nd, in Redding, surrounded by family and close friends. She was 46 years of age. Rhonda was an outstanding wife, mother, grandmother and all-around person. She was totally devoted to her family and brought joy to all who knew her. She has enjoyed working at Kent's Market since 2008. Many remember her beautiful eyes, smile, laughter, and fun-loving attitude. Rhonda's husband, Steve DuCoing, predeceased her. She is survived by their 4 children, Son, Adam DuCoing, Cottonwood CA, Son, Ryan (& Shelby) DuCoing Cottonwood CA, Daughter, Melissa (& Bryce) Graham, Live Oak, CA, and Son, Jeremy DuCoing Redding, CA, Granddaughters Macy and Ryelynn DuCoing. Grandson Gentry Graham of Live Oak CA is due to arrive in April. Parents Pete and Fran Ellis, Red Bluff, Sister Jessica (& Rob) LaFayette of Anderson, Brother Shane (& Jennifer) Ellis of Dickson, OK., nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and many other family members. A special mention to Rhonda's boyfriend Chris Heiss. Please join us for Rhonda's memorial service at the VFW, 3210 West Street, Anderson, CA on Saturday 1-4-14 @ 2:00 pm. 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. Maureen B Corbin Maureen B Corbin, of Red Bluff, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 at Red Bluff Healthcare Center. She was 56. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. PRIEST (Continued from page 1A) night. At 2 a.m. Wednesday, Eureka police responded to a call about a suspicious person a couple blocks from the jail and about five yards from the church where Freed was found. Police said Bullock wasn't intoxicated then and didn't qualify for an emergency psychological hold. Officers referred him to an emergency shelter for the night. Later, a security guard heard noise near the church and went to investigate. He saw a man matching Bullock's description and after a short conversation told him to leave the property, police said. It is not clear exactly when or how Freed was killed. His body showed signs of blunt force trauma. Investigators also found signs of forced entry and a struggle at the church. An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for Bullock, who was found again in the Garberville area. Freed's car also was discovered. ''The reverend was a victim of a violent crime,'' Eureka police Chief Andrew Mills said. ''We're not sure on the motive but don't believe it was a robbery at this point.'' Freed had taught classes on religion at Humboldt State University since 2007, including ''Introduction to Christianity'' and a class on Japanese calligraphy. Humboldt State is a small university of 8,000 students near Redwood National Park, on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Colleague William Herbrechtsmeier described his friend as a man of keen intellect who had a robust laugh and wide-ranging interests, including sports. ''It's just horrid that someone of his quality would be snuffed out in this way,'' he said. Freed grew up in Southern California and graduated from Loyola Marymount University. He completed his graduate studies in linguistics while in Italy, where he also learned how to speak Italian. Have a news tip? Call 527-2151, Ext. 111 HEALTH (Continued from page 1A) potential Medicaid recipients in the 36 states relying on the federal exchange also are in limbo after the federal website that was supposed to send their applications to the states failed to do so. Reports of other complications were scattered around the country. In Burlington, Vt., the state's largest hospital had almost two dozen patients seek treatment with new health insurance policies, but more than half of those did not have insurance cards. Minnesota's health care exchange said 53,000 people had enrolled for coverage through its marketplace, but it was unable to confirm the insurance status of an additional 19,000 people who created accounts but did not appear to have purchased plans. In Connecticut, officials were pleading for patience as call centers fielded calls from people who are concerned because they had yet to receive a bill for premiums or an insurance identification card. ''This is an unprecedented time, because there are a record number of people who have applied for coverage with an effective date of Jan. 1,'' said Donna Tom- LAW (Continued from page 1A) the case. ''Once he does that, a client can retain him as a lawyer.'' But some questions remained unresolved, such as whether Garcia can appear in federal court or in other states. Federal law makes it illegal for law firms to hire him. Chief Justice Tani CantilSakauye, who wrote the opinion, said the new state law removed any barrier to Garcia's quest for a license. And no other federal statute ''purports to preclude a state from granting a license to practice law to an undocumented immigrant,'' Cantil-Sakauye wrote. Garcia, 36, arrived in the U.S. as a teenager to pick almonds with his father, who was a permanent legal resident. His father filed a petition in 1994 seeking an immigration visa for his son. It was accepted in 1995, but because of the backlog of visa applications from people from Mexico, Garcia has never received a visa number. He applied for citizenship in 1994 and is still working toward that goal. The U.S. Department of Justice argued that Garcia was FILM (Continued from page 1A) "What if we could use harvest this time to explore spirituality?" The film "explores the rituals and curiosities of monastic life," the film's website reads. "Along the way, the monks' faith will be tested, especially among the new arrivals who recently relinquished all worldly possessions, taking vows of poverty, obedience and chastity." The 57-minute documentary was shown at the Napa Valley Film Festival to sold out melleo, a spokeswoman for the Connecticut Department of Insurance. But the volume was no higher than usual on Thursday at the call center serving the federal health care exchange, where the vast majority of calls were from consumers seeking coverage starting Feb. 1, U.S. Health and Human Services spokeswoman Joanne Peters said. The agency is coordinating with ''insurers, providers, hospitals, and pharmacists to help smooth the transition for consumers who are using their new plans for the first time,'' she said in an emailed statement. The major pieces of the Affordable Care Act that took effect with the new year mean people with pre-existing medical conditions cannot be denied coverage, yearly out-of-pocket medical expenses will be capped and new insurance policies must offer a minimum level of essential benefits, ranging from emergency room treatment to maternity care. Some parts of the law took effect previously, such as the ability of young people to remain on their parents' insurance policies until age 26. Minnesota and Rhode Island were among the states that extended their sign-up period to the final day of 2013, leading to a crush of Setting it straight –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. barred from receiving his law license because the court's entire budget comes from the public treasury, a violation of the federal mandate that no public money be used to grant licenses to people who are in the country without permission. Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Tenney, who argued the case, did not immediately return a call seeking comment. The Obama administration's position in the case came as a surprise to some, since the White House has shielded from deportation people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, provided they also graduated from high school, kept a clean criminal record and met other conditions. At a hearing in September, a majority of the state Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant to grant Garcia the license under current state and federal law, saying they were prohibited from doing so unless the Legislature acted. Garcia worked in the fields and at a grocery store before attending community college. He then became a paralegal, went to law school and passed the bar exam on his first try. His effort to get licensed was supported by state bar officials and California's attorney general, who argued that citizenship is not a 7A requirement to receive a California law license. Two other similar cases are pending in Florida and New York, and the Obama administration has made it clear it will oppose bar entry to immigrants unless each state passes its own laws allowing the practice, Hing said. California Attorney General Kamala Harris supported Garcia's petition and applauded the ruling. Nick Pacilio, a spokesman for Harris, said California's success ''has hinged on the hard work and self-sufficiency of immigrants like Sergio.'' Thursday's decision is the latest example of changes in immigration policy happening at the state level while an effort to achieve a broad federal overhaul stalls in the House. California and nine other states last year agreed to grant drivers licenses to people in the country illegally, bringing the total to 13 states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Nevada and Maryland began taking applications this week. Four states — Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon and New Jersey — last year offered in-state college tuition to residents who are here illegally, joining California and 10 others. screenings in November, and Beck will be on hand for questions after the screening at the State Theatre. Joining him will be Aimee Sunseri, a New Clairvaux winemaker. "I think it touched a lot of hearts," Beck said, adding, "And people are fascinated by monks in this day and age." Beck recalled a quote from the film that there's a perception of monks being "half dead." "I think I had those preconceived notions as well," Beck said. He added, "You start to learn that these guys are very human and kind and good hearted." The film's website says the 15-acre vineyard "lies on the same sprawling property where railroad baron and former California governor Leland Stanford once planted the largest vineyard in the world in the 1880s." Beck told the Vallejo Times-Herald in November that he was enlightened by such discoveries as a monk who was a former semi-pro baseball player, and another who was escaping the past. "It's that discovery that some people are not the right fit," Beck told the newspaper. "They're running from something and taking shelter in the monastery. It was surprising that someone would come seeking refuge and running from something." A trailer for the film can be viewed at monksofvina.com. "You're trying to pick people up and take them places where they wouldn't get to go," Beck told the TimesHerald. Tickets for the screening at the State Theatre can be purchased at statetheatreredbluff.com. Prices are $10 for adults, and $5 for children 17 and under. new paperwork that government agencies and insurance companies were still scrambling to process. Many consumers have yet to receive bills or insurance cards. Julie Cadorette, 63, of Maynard, Mass., said she has spent dozens of hours on the phone trying to find out the status of her application through Massachusetts Health Connect, which she said she sent by certified mail three months ago. Her current plan ends Jan. 31. ''It's very hard to deal with them, they're so behind,'' she said Thursday. ''When you call them, they ask you specific questions. You can't ask them any questions.'' Massachusetts consumers whose applications for subsidized insurance have not been processed by the time their coverage expires will be temporarily covered under the state's version of Medicaid, MassHealth spokesman Jason Lefferts said. The new year brings the most personal test yet for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul as millions of patients begin to seek care under its new mandates. The burden for implementing the law now shifts to insurance companies and health care providers. Dr. John Venetos, a Chicago gastroenterologist, said there was ''tremendous uncertainty and anxiety'' among patients calling his office. ''They're not sure if they have coverage. It puts the heavy work on the physician,'' Venetos said. ''At some point, every practice is going to make a decision about how long can they continue to see these patients for free if they are not getting paid.'' New York is allowing a grace period for those whose policies start Jan. 1 but whose premiums are not due until later. In those cases, state health officials and insurers say people should pay the doctor's bill and then submit it for reimbursement. It will not be known for a couple of weeks how many of those who signed up for coverage in the exchanges follow through and pay their premiums or how many are stuck in backlogs of unprocessed applications. In California, employees of the state health exchange were still going through some 19,000 paper applications sent in the early days after Covered California launched on Oct. 1, spokesman Dana Howard said. He could not say how many were outstanding. The entire tracking system was ''in a sort of chaos'' Thursday as consumers tried to use or confirm their new insurance, said Kelly Fristoe, an insurance agent in Wichita Falls, Texas. ''I've got pharmacies that are calling in to verify benefits on these new plans that are getting incorrect information,'' he said. ''I have people that are calling to make their initial premium payment, and they've been on hold for maybe three or four hours at a time and then they get hung up on.'' People who signed up on the federal website have until Jan. 10 to pay premiums for coverage retroactive to Jan. 1, while consumers in some states have until Jan. 6. Premiums paid after the deadline will be applied to coverage starting Feb. 1 or later. Consumers have until March 31 to sign up in time to avoid a federal tax penalty for remaining uninsured. That fine starts at $95 for an individual this year but climbs rapidly, to a minimum of $695 by 2016. There is an additional fine for parents who do not get health insurance for their children. Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for the poor, already was experiencing problems in some states. In Pennsylvania on Thursday, Gov. Tom Corbett's office cautioned that people who applied for health insurance through the federally run website and were found to be eligible or potentially eligible for Medicaid might not have coverage. The state was still waiting for the federal website to transfer electronic files for more than 25,000 applications. ''We are doing everything we can to ensure these individuals receive the coverage they've applied for as quickly as possible,'' said Eric Kiehl, spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. 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