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Carol Ann Germenis
1938 – 2023
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Carol was born at Saint Mary’s Hospital in San Francisco on May 22, 1938. She passed away 85 years later in the excellent care of Sutter Health Hospital in Lakeport at 4:20 p.m. Sept. 7, 2023.
She attended grammar and middle school in the Excelsior District of San Francisco. She attended her first year of high school at Lowell College Prep, and later transferred to Balboa High School where she graduated six months earlier than her classmates due to her summer school credits.
At the age of 17, in February 1956, she married her loving husband, Peter, at the Greek Orthodox Church in San Francisco. They purchased their first home in South San Francisco. In 1957, her first son, Mark, was born, followed by Jeffrey in 1962 and David in 1963.
After the boys were grown, Carol went to work at Macy’s Serramonte in Daly City for 17 years as the manager of the Lancôme Cosmetics Department. She also spent four years as a member of the San Mateo County Mental Health Board and spent many days volunteering for the Blood Centers of the Pacific.
She also demonstrated food products on the weekends at various area supermarkets. Carol attended San Francisco State University where she graduated with a degree in the Greek Language and Studies.
In 1971 the family purchased a small cabin in the Gordon Springs subdivision in Cobb. Over a period of time, the cabin was remodeled to become a family residence. The family retired to Cobb in 2003.
Carol was a founding member of Safe House of Lake County which helped homeless teens find personal help and homes to live in.
She volunteered at Hospice of Lake County for many years in Middletown and Lakeport, repairing jewelry and having a weekly sale to help raise needed funds.
Carol was predeceased by her mother, Florence; her father, Alphonse; her brothers, Paul and David; and her sister-in-law, Jerry.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Peter, as well as her sons, Mark, Jeffrey, and David, and their wives, Diane, Elizabeth, and Debbie.
Carol is also survived by her five grandchildren, Jeffrey II, Brian, Julie, Jeremy and Joyce, and four great-grandchildren, Kayden, Marvelo, Marquez and Mateo, and two nieces, Michelle Walsh and Nicole Ziegler.
She was a wonderful wife, mother, aunt, cousin, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a loving friend to many people while always taking care of her family.
Services to be determined.
Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Marilyn Louise Buckner passed away peacefully on Oct. 22, 2023, at the age of 92, surrounded by her three sons.
Lynn was precise and true in all that she did. Her accounts balanced to the penny and her seams were straight to the last stitch. Not ruled by the court of public opinion, and ever resistant to the confinements of housewife culture, she was a true pioneer for a woman born in 1931.
Lynn was born on June 14, 1931, raised in Painesville, Ohio. Her family immigrated from Finland and she took great pride in her Finnish heritage.
Lynn moved to California, attending college and serving as a majorette in the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band.
While attending Fresno State, she met Marshall Buckner (Doc) and they married in 1951. Lynn and Marshall settled in Lake County in 1968 after living in Southern California and Redding.
Lynn was deeply spiritual and embraced meditation and yoga long before it was mainstream. She found a spiritual home in Eckankar and built beautiful friendships through her Eck worship.
She was a founding member of the Clearlake Clikkers clogging group and came alive when dancing. In her later years, her hearing suffered but she still danced in perfect timing because she could, "feel the music.”
The greatest love of Lynn's life was her family. Any rough edges melted away when surrounded by family at the dinner table or playing with her great grandchildren.
Lynn is survived by her three sons, Dan, Les (Heidi), David (Linda); granddaughters, Ashley Pasion (Glenn), Jamie Buckner-Bridges (Jake), Nicole Chen, Christie Moore (Jake); five great grandchildren and sister, Pat Thomas (Jim).
Lynn's love, strength, and bold authenticity were deep and rare gifts that will be dearly missed. There will be no public service and at Lynn's request, her ashes will be spread over the Pacific Ocean.
Please share your memories by signing the guest book here.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at www.jdrf.org.
Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611 or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Janice Marie Cook, née Clark, was born March 13, 1953, in Oakland, California, to George and Lenore Clark, the eldest of three children.
The family moved to Northridge, California, when Jan was 5 years old, and she recalled summer holidays in Tahoe with great fondness.
While earning an associate degree in fashion merchandising at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, Jan learned skills that would stand her in good stead throughout her lifetime.
From designing quilt patterns and jewelry to library displays, she exhibited great talent in color, form, pattern and texture. Several of Jan’s quilt patterns were published in Quilter’s Newsletter magazine, and she was very proud that one of those patterns was used in Quilt Trails in Canada.
Jan inherited her passion for family genealogy from her mother. Together they established the Lake County Genealogical Society in 1977.
Interest in historical and genealogical research led her to publish her writings on several aspects of Lake County history, including Lake County’s involvement in the Women’s Suffrage movement, water rights history, Lake County’s World War II dead and the 1918 influenza epidemic.
She was a history correspondent for Lake County News and followed in her mother’s footsteps as editor of the Lake County Historical Society’s Pomo Bulletin.
Jan is perhaps best remembered for her decades of service with the Lake County Library. As she told it, the greatest birthday present she ever received was her interview with the library on her birthday in 1989.
She loved that no two days presented the same questions, and relished practicing her skills to assist patrons with their own research.
Jan was proud of her contribution to the automation of the library system, and pleased to manage the inter-library loan and Zip Books programs.
Having suffered the devastating loss of her husband in December of 2020, Jan soon received the news that she had cancer. The illness forced her to retire from her career long before she was ready to say goodbye.
Jan passed away at her home in Lakeport, California, on Oct. 8, 2023, following a lengthy struggle with cancer.
She is survived by her daughter, Eleanor Cook of Lakeport; stepson, Darby Cook and his wife, Jennifer Cook; grandchildren, Emily, Jaren and Edwin, of Spring City, Pennsylvania; sister, Elaine Bishop and her husband Roswell “Trett” Bishop, and their son Russell Bishop.
She is predeceased by her parents, George and Lenore Clark; brother, Alan Clark; various aunts and uncles; and by her beloved husband, Terry “Lee” Cook.
A celebration of life will be held at Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary in Lakeport on Nov. 21 at 1 p.m.
Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com.