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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — Kenneth (Ken) Kelley, 74, of Kelseyville passed away suddenly July 21, 2021.
Beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother is survived by his wife of 35 years, Karen; children, Patrick and Theresa; stepchildren, Suzanne and Cheryl; sisters, Joan and Bonnie; brother, Glen; seven grandchildren; and former spouse, Shari.
Ken was born in Central City, Nebraska.
He joined the Navy and worked as a carpenter most of his life.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Lillian (Veed); brothers, Dennis and Mike; and sister, Janet.
A celebration of life will be held Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at their home in Kelseyville.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Betty Jansen Culbertson was born in Sacramento in 1924.
Graduating as senior class president from San Juan High School she began college at San Jose State University where she met her future husband Robert, both freshmen.
She attained a BA in education in 1947, with Robert earning his engineering degree before entering the Army Air Corps in World War II.
With three sons, Steven, Jeffrey and Robert IV, they lived throughout the Valley in Willow Glen, Campbell, San Jose and Los Gatos.
In a time when most spouses were housewives, Betty chose to follow her passion for teaching professionally at the kindergarten and elementary levels at Oak Grove and Los Alamitos schools. Inspiring her students with a love for their own creative instincts, she tempered this spirit with a respect for discipline.
The Culbertsons retired to “the Villages” in San Jose where they enjoyed golf, bridge and socializing with their many friends, living there for 26 years, vacationing in Lake County where they owned lakefront property. It is in Lakeport that they celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary before Robert’s death in 2007.
Betty is survived by her three sons, Steven Dean, Jeffrey Dean and Robert Dean IV; grandchildren, Amy Arredondo and Robert Morgan Culbertson; and her eight great-grandchildren, Sofia, Sam, Sienna, Seth, Sadie, Ashby, Dannon and Heston.
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. — Hason Johnson entered into rest July 19, 2021, at the Elem Tribal Community in Clearlake Oaks, California.
Hason Johnson was born Nov. 1, 1947, in Choctaw Country Idabel, Oklahoma, to Leo Dale Johnson and Eva Carolyn Johnson.
Hason was the eldest of his siblings, Eva, Darlene, James, Carol and Dave Johnson.
He graduated from James Logan High school in Union City, Cabot Jr College in Hayward and Cal State University in Hayward where he received his bachelor’s degree in accounting and became a CPA.
Hason was Oakland city assistant auditor for numerous years, as well as a fiscal officer in tribal government.
He served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War and was active in supporting other Native American veterans.
Hason married his loving wife, Geraldine Brown Johnson, in 1975 in Nevada.
His interests included traveling to many continents following the Grand Prix. He enjoyed oldies like the Beach Boys. He was a Raider fan and a long-time bay area Oakland A’s and Golden State Warriors fan.
Hason was very athletic and played basketball, men’s fast-pitch softball and was an avid golfer. He sponsored Native American youth boy’s basketball teams in Lake County.
Hason is survived by his daughter, Jessica Brown; brother, Dave Johnson; sisters, Carol and Darlene; brother-in-law, Jim Brown III; sister-in-laws, Gail Brown and Carol Brown; granddaughters, Virginia and Angela; grandsons, Xalya and Ryan; 23 nieces and nephews and over one hundred great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.
Hason is predeceased by his parents, Leo and Eva Johnson; brother, James Johnson; wife, Geraldine Johnson; and granddaughter, Niyla Anita Brown-Gonzalez.
Traditional Native American visitation will be held for Hason Johnson at Elem Community Center in Clearlake Oaks, starting on Friday, July 23, 2021 until Monday, July 26, 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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