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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — William Burton Rees III was born on Aug. 6, 1942, and entered into rest on July 14, 2023.
Bill was an honorable man. He served his country and was a proud Marine Corps veteran.
He was also a firefighter and EMT for the Upper Lake Fire Department for 15 years.
Bill was a wonderful friend and will be missed.
Graveside funeral service will be held at Hartley Cemetery in Lakeport on Tuesday, July 25, at 10 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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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — Robert Warren Smith was born June 18, 1925, on his family’s farm in Kelseyville.
He grew up there with his two brothers, Glenn (1922-2015) and Richard (1927-2008), and their parents, Roscoe and Matilda.
Robert lived there until he left for Europe in 1943 to serve in World War II. When the war ended and he finished his initial recovery after being severely wounded, Robert returned to California, where he continued to heal while working at the Oakland Army Base, helping to resettle returning soldiers.
Robert attended the University of California, Berkeley, and graduated in 1950 with a degree in mechanical engineering.
It was after his time at UC Berkeley that he met his future wife, Margaret. They were married in 1955. Robert and Margaret settled in San Rafael, and Robert started his aerospace manufacturing business, San Rafael Plastics, with his partner, Peter Bayliss.
Robert and Margaret built their dream house in San Rafael, where they raised their three children. He loved time with his family outdoors, hiking, camping and spending summers at the lake house on Clear Lake in Kelseyville. Robert lived in San Rafael with Margaret until her death in 2002.
He was remarried in 2004 to Nancy Cary. They lived in Kelseyville and enjoyed traveling, spending time with friends, and the numerous visits from his and Nancy’s kids and grandkids.
Robert and Nancy remained in Kelseyville until his medical needs made it necessary to return to his home in San Rafael. He fought hard and was determined to beat his lymphoma, but unfortunately he succumbed to his illness on June 10, 2023, at the age of 97.
Robert is survived by his wife, Nancy; his three children and their spouses, son Bruce and wife Zhenya, daughter Kristin and husband Gary, and son Brian and wife Noreen; six grandchildren; three stepchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; and seven step-great-grandchildren.
Robert was an exceptional father, grandfather, husband, friend and storyteller. He will be greatly missed.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 21, at the Kelseyville Cemetery, 3375 Bell Hill Road. The Lake County Military Funeral Honors Team will provide military honors in honor of Robert’s military service during World War II.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Nancy Jean (Nunes) Conrad, was born on Nov. 11, 1946, in Marysville, California, and moved to Santa Cruz a year and a half later.
She attended Santa Cruz schools and graduated from Santa Cruz High School in June of 1964.
Nancy grew up in the Garfield Park Christian Church where she accepted Christ as her Savior at age 10. She was active in youth group and choir where her father, who was the choir director, encouraged her to sing her very first solo.
Nancy met the love of her life, Mark Conrad, in high school in 1963, but they didn't date until about a year later.
She attended Cabrillo Junior College as a college freshman until following her future husband to Chico State.
She married Mark on June 11, 1966, at her childhood church in Santa Cruz. Their union produced three children: Cristy Jean, Scott Alan and Timothy Michael.
Nancy is survived by her husband, Mark; daughter, Cristy Fox (Mike Fox); son, Scott Conrad (Jennifer Conrad) and son, Tim Conrad; six grandchildren, Jordan Fox (Julia Fox), Matthew Fox, Rena Fox, Trey Conrad, Payton Conrad and Kara Fox, and two great-grandchildren; brother, Robert (Bob) Nunes (Linda Nunes); uncle, Howard Nunes (Alberta Nunes); in-laws, Warren Conrad (Joy Conrad), Chris Conrad (JoAn Conrad), Tyler Conrad, Cinda Killebrew, Suzanne Conrad and Bob Osborn; five beloved cousins, and numerous nieces and nephews that she loved dearly.
She is predeceased by her parents, Marge and Bill Nunes; older brother, Bill Nunes and his wife, Janet; her older sister, Marlene Osborn (Nunes); and in-laws, Frances and Warren Conrad.
When Nancy was not doing the most important job of being a housewife and mother, she was involved in church activities; she taught children's Sunday school classes, led the Joyful Sounds children's choir, served in women's ministries, sang in the choir, was part of the MNM Trio (Marilyn, Nancy and Mickey), and sang the lead in several of the Christmas and Easter cantatas.
She ran Rainbow Acres Preschool from her home on Kelsey Creek for eight years, after which she went to work as support staff for Kelseyville Unified School District. She held multiple job titles at both the Kelseyville Elementary School and Mountain Vista Middle School including classroom aide, lunchroom aide, reading resource aide and middle school resource aide.
She retired in 2005 after 20 years in the school district. She worked with many great teachers and students and felt blessed by her years working with children.
Nancy passed on to meet her Lord on July 12, 2023, after a four-year battle with familial pulmonary fibrosis, a condition that she had in common with her father, Bill, and sister, Marlene.
After retirement, her greatest joy was being a grandmother (Grammie) to her six grandchildren.
She was blessed by all of the memories and lives that she touched and touched her.
A celebration of life will be held at Grace Evangelical Free Church at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, followed by continued fellowship and refreshments.
Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com.