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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – KPFZ radio will host a memorial gathering for former programmer and past president Catherine Elias, who died in December.
The event will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at the United Methodist/Unitarian Universalist Church, 3810 Main Street, Kelseyville.
Catherine and her husband Steve Elias were actively involved in the development of KPFZ and from 2001 to 2011 co-hosted several on-air public affairs programs.
In the early 2000s Catherine Elias served as board president of Lake County Community Radio, which owns and operates KPFZ.
A long-time civil rights advocate and legal specialist, Catherine Elias worked in the areas of welfare rights, paralegal training, development of self-help law and other consumer materials, and education programs for youth and the public.
She was executive director of the National Self-Help Law Project, Founder of the National Association for Independent Paralegals, and associate director of the National Bankruptcy Law Project.
She also co-authored Nolo Press' Independent Paralegal's Handbook and wrote numerous articles, handbooks and training programs.
The public is invited to attend the memorial. Call 707-263-3640 for more information.
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LUCERNE, Calif. – Cathi A. Johnson, formerly Cathi Hinshaw, born in San Jose, Calif., on March 17, 1953, died in Lucerne on March 5, 2015.
Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, Lakeport.
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Fred Brown
1935-2015
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Fred Brown, 80, of Lakeport, and formerly of San Francisco and Montague, Calif., died March 5, 2015.
He is survived by his wife, Suzanne; children, Nancy Warner, Gordon (Louise) Brown and Theresa (Jack) Mitchell; daughter-in-law, Barbara Brown; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He also is survived by his siblings Marvin (Alayne), John (Louise) and Linda (Tom) Roop.
Fred was predeceased by his son, Paul Brown of Lakeport and grandson, Michael Brown.
Fred was a retired landscaper who loved the outdoors and his pets.
Visitation will be held at Chapel of the Lakes, 1625 High St., Lakeport, from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, March 12. An internment service at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Highway 175 (between Ryan Road and Dixon Drive) in Lakeport will take place beginning at 11 a.m. Friday, March 13.
Donations in Fred’s memory may be made to the charity of your choice.
For further information call Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary at 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com .
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