Julie Lynn Hecomovich, born in San Rafael, Calif., on July 31, 1961, passed away in St. Petersburg, Russia on March 13, 2015.

Always inquisitive, she embraced life, and was passionate about her many interests – art, architecture, literature, languages, theology, history and people.

She experienced more in her 53 years of life than most of us would if we lived to be one hundred.

Raised in the Cobb area of Lake County, Calif., she graduated from Middletown High School in 1979, serving as class valedictorian.

She went on to graduate from Yuba Community College, Marysville, with high honors in 1981 and received an Outstanding Academic Achievement Award upon graduation from San Francisco State University in 1984.

After working in San Francisco for five years, she left for Europe, never to return to California on a permanent basis.

She fell in love with Germany and lived in East Berlin for many years, then the Jordan Valley in Israel, London, her beloved New York City and finally St. Petersburg. In all the cities she called home, she worked as a writer, editor, translator and teacher.

In addition to living around the world she traveled widely through Europe as well as trips to other locales including Bolivia, China, Jordan, and India.

Of all the things that were of importance to Julie, what mattered most was to be a friend, and she made them around the world. She loved them dearly and was loved dearly by her friends and her family.

Julie is survived by her mother, Darlene Hecomovich; her brother, William Hecomovich; husband, Kirill Miller; as well as by many aunts, uncles and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her loving father, William Hecomovich; husband, Alexander Nensberg; grandparents, Dorothy and Ernest Olsen, and Julia and Charles Hecomovich; aunt, Olive Hecomovich; uncles, John Hecomovich, Paul Bradley, Marvin Dickinson and Paul Pieri; and cousins, David Hecomovich, Sergio Rossi, Marla Dickinson and Raymond Dickinson.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 11, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 21396 Highway 175, Loch Lomond, with a reception following the ceremony at Moore Family Winery, 11990 Bottle Rock Road.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice Services of Lake County, 1862 Parallel Drive, Lakeport, CA 95453.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Margaret (Peggy) Hischier, born May 7, 1923, went to be with her family on March 20, 2015, at the age of 91.

She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Sessions (Doug) of Lakeport; grandson, Shaun Stark of Kelseyville; brother, Mervin Bader of Carson City, Nev.; sisters, Donna McElroy of Meadow Valley, Calif., Margo Stratton of Quincy, Calif., and Sandra Taborski of Reno, Nev.; stepgrandsons, Michael Sessions of Lakeport and Malcolm Sessions of Lucerne.

She was preceded in death by her husband Paul, sister Betty Housten, and son, Gary Hischier.

There will be a private interment in Meadow Valley at a later date.

Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, Lakeport.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Maria de Jesus Adamson, 90, passed away on March 14, 2015.

Maria was predeceased by her daughter, Peggy Erickson.

She is survived by her sister, Filomena Macedo; daughter, Teresa (Jerry) Mathis; grandsons, Lowell Fletcher, Dwayne Fletcher, Michael Mathis and Mark (Heather) Mathis; granddaughter, Tamara (Scott) Fletcher-Swisher, Jennifer McCown, Maria McCown and Hope Cassle; six great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews and their families.

Maria was much loved and will be sadly missed.

Private services will be held.

Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, Lakeport.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Caryl Lankford passed away on March 15, 2015, at age of 76 after a lengthy illness, with his wife of 50 years and three children by his side.

Born July 13, 1938 in Hanford, Calif., Caryl was the only child of Elbert and Inez Lankford.

He lived most of his childhood in Hanford, he attended schools in Hanford, graduating from Hanford High School in 1956. After graduation, he attended College of the Sequoias in Visalia.

Caryl enlisted in the Army in 1961. He was stationed at Ft. Bragg, N.C, serving in the 3rd Army Combat Engineers. He was discharged in 1963. 

Caryl and Irma married in 1964. They lived in Hanford, then moved to Tulare where Caryl started a muffler shop.

They eventually relocated to Monterey where he worked as a service manager for Singleton Chevrolet  They resided there for seven years, eventually moving to Lakeport where he worked for various car dealerships before starting his own automotive repair business. Caryl retired in 2000.

Caryl loved pursuing his passion, drag racing. He owned and raced a Modified B Roadster and was a charter member of the Juggers Racing Team, which specializes in driving nostalgic race cars. He also was a member of the National Hot Rod Association.

His sons also were involved with their dad as his pit crew, making it a family affair. Together they loved driving to race tracks in Sonoma, Bakersfield, Medford, Ore., and Las Vegas, where he won several races in his class. Caryl also loved hunting, fishing and being outdoors, cutting firewood for his family was a passion of his.

Caryl is survived by his loving wife, Irma; two sons, Ronald (Doris) and Jeffrey (Megan) of Lakeport; daughter, Laura Vandewarker (Aaron) of Ukiah; and his beautiful grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Owen and Thomas Vandewarker of Ukiah and Freya Lankford of Kelseyville.

He will be greatly missed by those he loved and cared about. 

Memorial services will be scheduled at a later date.

For further information call Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary at 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611 or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com .

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Chris Jurek was born Feb. 28, 1982, in Santa Clara, Calif., and passed away on March 15, 2015, in Clearlake.

He left behind mother, Maria Volpicelli; aunt, Ermena Barclay; uncle, Tom Barclay; numerous cousins in D.C.; and many friend here in California.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Charles “Sonny” Green, born Aug. 8, 1945, in Watsonville, Calif., passed away on March 15, 2015, in Clearlake.

He left behind wife, Vera; sons, Louis and Don; stepdaughter, Denise; brother, Don; and grandchildren, Nico, Jaymz, Lea, Luca and Louis.

Charles was a loving husband, loving father and loving grandfather.