Irma “Mickey” Bohnet

Services for longtime Auburn resident Irma “Mickey” Bohnet will be held at Calvary Chapel in Auburn at noon on Friday, February 1.

Bohnet, born May 21, 1927, passed away on January 23.

She married her husband, Quintin “Dusty” Bohnet, in 1948. Six months later they moved to Alaska and homesteaded 160 acres for six years. After moving back to California, they settled in Auburn in 1973.

She is survived by her husband, Dusty; a brother, Gary Brockman; five children, Gary, Alan, Donn, Lyle and Diane; eleven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Chapel of the Hills is handling arrangements.

Tressie Bess

Funeral services were held Monday for Tressie Bess, who passed away on Jan. 22 in Auburn. She was 93.

Bess was a longtime resident of Fair Oaks and more recently of Newcastle.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Henry Bess. She is survived by a son, James of Auburn; a brother, Noble Carlton of Newcastle; a granddaughter, Debra L. Rife of Colfax; a grandson, Randall Bess of Waikanae, New Zealand; three great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren. She was interred at the New Auburn Cemetery.

Fabio Arcila

Rocklin resident Fabio Arcila, 66, passed away on January 18.

He was born on September 24, 1941 in Colombia, South America, where he graduated from high school. He completed his Bachelor and Masters degrees at West Virginia University. In 1967 he married Amparo “Amy” Vivas and he started his career as an industrial engineer with General Electric. He spent the last decade as a financial planner, most recently with the Principal Financial Group.

He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Amy; a daughter, Patricia Hill; a son, Fabio Arcila Jr. of New York City; two grandchildren; sisters, Margarita, Julieta, and Stella Arcila; and his mother, Leonor Arcila of Bogota, Colombia.

A home reception is being planned for family and friends. Donations may be made in his name to the UC Davis Cancer Center, 4501 X Street, Sacramento, CA 95817.

Helen Anne Bowles

Helen Anne Bowles, 90, passed away January 18 in Auburn. She was born December 16, 1917 in Seattle, Wash. She is survived by a son, John Bowles of Las Vegas; a daughter, Roxan Brethour of Cool; and three grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Tom.

Rudolf Hermann Winter

Auburn resident Rudolf “Rudi” Hermann Winter, 89, passed away January 21.

He was born in Grube-Ilse, Thuringia, Germany on January 1, 1919. He emigrated to the United States in 1959, settling in San Mateo. The family moved to north Auburn in 1963.

He is survived by his wife, Monika Dean of Auburn; daughter Beate Martinez; sons Roland Winter of Stockton, Wolfgang Winter of Palmer, Alaska; son Thorolf Winter of Erlenbach, Germany; daughter Renate Gernhardt of Aschaffenburg, Germany; and numerous grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. He was preceded by a wife, Betty, his son Gerold, and his brother Gottfried. The family has chosen to hold a private gathering. Contributions may be made to Sutter Auburn Faith Hospice, 11795 Education Street, Auburn, CA 95603.

IN MEMORY

Leva Lee Massa

Long time Auburn resident Leva Lee Massa passed away at Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital on January 18, 2008.

Leva was born in Orrick, Missouri on August 14, 1914 and married Edward Massa in September 1940. Leva was a homemaker and part time office assistant for various doctors in the Midwest and California. Ed and Lee left Missouri to move to southern California for Ed’s career in the golf business. Much of their life was spent in the Bay area. Ed and Lee moved to Auburn in 1979 to be near their niece, Cheryl Maki, and her family.

Lee enjoyed her various volunteer activities such as working for Auburn Faith hospital as a pink lady, volunteering for the Catholic Church of which she was a member, helping at the library and taking care of stray cats and kittens.

Her beloved husband Edward pre-deceased her in 2001. Other than her niece Cheryl and Cheryl’s husband Randy, Leva is survived by her nephew Gary Lillard of Auburn, great nephew Anthony Maki-Gill, his wife Tina and children Andrew and Marissa, great nephew Steven Maki, niece Carolyn Mason, and her husband Pat of Grandview, Missouri and her brother and sister-in-law Jack and Anne Massa of Kansas City, Missouri.

At her request, no services are planned. Any rememberances in her honor may be made to the SPCA.

IN MEMORY

Maria Pombo Farinha

11/06/1902 - 1/25/2008

Maria (Mary) was born in Ponta de Pargo, Madeira Island, Portugal on November 6, 1902. She passed away at a local hospital on January 25, 2008. She was one of eight children.

She immigrated to America in 1928, two years after she married Frank Farinha. She and her husband became ranchers near Lincoln. Frank died in an industrial accident in 1947, leaving her to care for their four children and a 70-acre ranch. In 1964, she sold her ranch and moved to Auburn.

She was also preceded in death by her son Paul and seven of her siblings. She is survived by four children, Ernest (Dorothy) Farinha, Mario (Aileen) Farinha, Teresa Farinha and Lorraine Farinha, 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

She was a member of the following Portuguese societies: SPRSI, UPEC, APDES, NPHA, and Our Lady of Fatima, as well as St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church.

A Rosary will be held at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church Wednesday, January 30 at 7:00 p.m. with viewing commencing at 5:00 p.m. A funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church on Thursday, January 31 at 11:00 a.m. Interment to follow at the New Auburn Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the Chapel of the Hills.