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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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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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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.