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Mary Alice (Lehmkuhl) Goldsmith, of Lucerne, Calif., passed away on Aug. 15, 2010, at St. Helena Hospital.
She was born Sept. 18, 1930, in Paola, Kansas, to Frederick Wilhelm and Mary Pauline (Waggoner) Lehmkuhl, the third of 11 children.
Mary was an excellent seamstress, making many of her own and her family’s clothes. She was especially talented at creating square dance outfits and sewed many for herself and for others. She enjoyed other crafts as well.
Mary never met anyone who stayed a stranger for long; she had a gift for getting to know a great deal about people in a very short time.
She is survived by brothers and sisters, and her two sons, Jim (Karen) Goldsmith of Fresno, Calif., and Bob Goldsmith of Lucerne. She also is survived by five grandchildren: Heather (Dave) Christison of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; Jason (Ashley) Goldsmith of San José, Calif.; Jennifer Goldsmith of San José; Luke (Kristel) Goldsmith of Citrus Heights, Calif.; and Phillip Goldsmith of Lucerne; four great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Galilee Lutheran Church, 8860 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville, CA 95451.
Mary will be laid to rest in the columbarium on the church grounds.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts are requested in Mary’s name to Galilee Lutheran Church; the American Cancer Society; the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation; the American Heart Association; or a charity of your choice.
Arrangements are under the care of Tulocay Cemetery in Napa, Calif.
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Wayne L. Hicks of Clearlake Oaks, Calif., died on July 29, 2010.
He was born to Grace and George Hicks on Jan. 1, 1934, in Vallejo, Calif.
He served in the Korean war and was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Clearlake, Calif.
Both of his parents are deceased. He had two daughters, Kathy Robinson of Vallejo, who was raised by her mother; and Suzanne Astabie, whom Wayne raised by himself. Suzanne is married to David Astabie and they have two children, Dillon and Ariel.
Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 11, at Vallejo Skyview Memorial Home.
Family viewing is 10 a.m. and funeral services will be 11 a.m.
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Former Lake County resident, Pauline Beaulier Clark Stephanski, passed peacefully at her home in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, July 23, 2010. She was 76 years old
Born in April 1934, she was a native of Bay City, Mich.
She is survived by her husband, Charles H. Stephanski. They lived in Clearlake Park for 13 years and together founded DART Couriers.
She will be also be missed by her children, Marcy (Bob) Nunes, John C. (Genie) Mark, Clark Robert Mark, Terri (Allan) Rader, Charles M. Stephanski, Teresa (Mark) Fox, Michael Stephanski and Annie (Robert) Allen, and 13 grandchildren, Erin, Ryan, Johnny, Jordan, Hayden, Julian, Amy, Kate, Halley, Kendra, Sarah, Caroline and Julia. She is additionally survived by her brother Ted Clark, sisters, Lucy Sabourin and Peggy Gage, former husband Jack Mark and their families.
As per her wishes there will be a future private family celebration of her life at Island Lake. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Pauline's name to Susan G. Komen for the Cure (http://ww5.komen.org/Donate/Donate.html) or the Alzheimer's Association (http://www.alz.org).