Modoc County Record – February 06, 2003 Lulu Grivel Graveside services will be held for Lulu Grivel on Monday, February 10, at 2 p.m. at the Davis Creek Cemetery. Dr. Ben Zandstra of Lake City will conduct the service. Mrs. Grivel of Davis Creek, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 3, 2003 at Warnerview Skilled Nursing Facility in Alturas. She was the first of two girls born on her grandparents' 1891 homestead, located three miles from Davis Creek. Born on March 26, 1904, she would have been 99 next month. Both grandparents, Adam and Melissa Hartlerode came to Davis Creek in covered wagons. Her parents, Ernest and Alice Hartlerode, homesteaded, ranched and worked in sawmills. Lulu was 15 when she met Harry Grivel, who was working on a Likely ranch. Three years later they were married on January 18, 1921 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Lulu always wanted to live in a big house, so she and her husband bought an old 18-room hotel. She spent the next 15-plus years giving some 60-plus foster children a home. She maintained contact with many of those children. After selling the place to their son Robert, the Grivel's moved to Ukiah, where they lived for some 15 years operating a small "mom and pop" grocery store called Grivel's Cash Grocery. The store was located near the high school and lunch time was a busy time. The store was open six days a week. They purchased the place in Davis Creek back from their son and moved back in 1971, a year before Harry died. She was preceded in death by her husband Harry; son Robert, son-in-law Buster Dollarhide, granddaughter Lynette Meiser, and sister Bessie Watson. She is survived by her daughter, Lola Dollarhide of Davis Creek, grandchildren Paul Grivel and Mick Grivel of Alturas, Robert Grivel, Jr. of Susanville and Doug Dollarhide of Davis Creek. Great-grandchildren include Brady and Eric Grivel, Craig Grivel of Sacramento, Rick Grivel of Phoenix, Arizona, Tammy Main of Susanville, Shannon and Melissa Dollarhide of Corvallis, Oregon. She leaves six great-great-grandchildren, her nieces Iola James of Davis Creek and Viola Bailey of Houston, Texas; foster daughters June Brunnemer of Alturas and Pearl Gulbranson of Carson City, Nevada; numerous foster children and many family friends. The family requests donations to their favorite charity in lieu of flowers. Virginia B. Monroe Virginia B. Monroe, age 81, died in Covington, Kentucky Wednesday, January 29, 2003. Virginia was born March 24, 1921 in Fairport, CA to Tom and Bertha Ballard. She grew up on a farm, one mile from the town of New Pine Creek, OR. She attended eight years of grade school under tutorship of Cora Follett and four years of high school with Phil Samples as principal of the two teacher, two room school. She grew up, married and left New Pine Creek in 1939. She lived in Portland, OR. and felt that was where she wanted to live forever. Circumstances prevented this and she and her family moved to Alturas, CA. In 1960, she moved to Sacramento where she worked and retired from McClelland Air Force Base as an industrial radiographer. Virgina was active in the Native Daughters of the Golden West, The Women of the Moose, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and her church. She loved to travel, play cards and dance. These became her favorite pastimes in her retirement and were fondly shared by her dear friend and special love, Harold Ferrell. Survivors include two sons, Tom Gardner of Carson City and Jim Crudele of Eugene; a daughter, Barbara Rathbun of Burlington, Kentucky; nine grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, her sister Peggy Pauline in Washington and a host of cousins, relatives and friends. Virgina loved life, her friends and dearly loved her family. She adored her children as well as any child who needed a helping hand or a home. She looked forward to "Going Home" every year and for eternity. Contributions in the memory of Mrs. Monroe may be sharing a special memory with your family or the Alzheimer's Association, 1311 NW 21st Ave. Portland, OR. 97209 or a charity of the donors choice. Funeral Services were held Saturday, February 1, at 11 a.m. at the Ousley Osterman Huffstutter Funeral Chapel. Burial followed in the family plot at the New Pine Creek Cemetery. February 13, 2003 Services for Deanna M. Olsen Deanna Mae Olsen, 54, of Alturas, CA, passed away at her home on February 10, 2003, after a battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Feb. 14 at 10 a.m. at Kerr Mortuary Chapel in Alturas. Interment at Alturas Cemetery will follow the service. Donations in Mrs. Olsen's memory may be directed to the American Cancer Society, North Valley Region (which includes the Modoc Unit), Redding Field Office, 3290 Bechelli Lane, Redding, CA 96002. A full obituary will be printed in next week's Record. Russell Arthur Brown A memorial service for Russell Arthur Brown will be held Friday, Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. at the Cedarville Community Church. The Rev. Dr. Ben Zandstra will officiate. Mr. Brown passed away February 8, 2003 at 8:08 p.m. at the Skilled Nursing Facility in Alturas, CA. He was 83. Born to Arthur Ossie Brown and Mae Taham Brown on September 22, 1919 on the Summit Lake Nevada Indian Reservation, Russell attended school at Fort Bidwell, CA., Stewart Nevada Indian Boarding School and at Sherman Boarding School in Riverside, CA. He was a member of the Summit Lake Nevada Paiute Tribe. Rusty married Ann Huitt of Klamath Falls, OR and they had three daughters, Margaret, now of Portland, OR; Sharon of Oakridge, OR and Carol, who preceded him in death. Mr. Brown was a house painter by trade and painted many homes and buildings in Surprise Valley and the Bay Area. He enjoyed traveling to Summit Lake Nevada Paiute Indian Reservation to hunt and fish and enjoy the outdoor life. "Rusty" also enjoyed spending quality time with his relatives. The oldest of 11 siblings, eight have preceded him in death, including brothers Manual, Osmus, Burke, Edsel and Jim Brown and sisters Alfrieda Brown Brock, Josephine Brown McCloud, and Edith Brown Barlese. He is survived by his youngest brother Arthur Brown and sister-in-law Vicky Brown of Alturas; sister Lorieta Brown Cowan and brother-in-law Reed Cowan of Lafayette and numerous nephews, nieces and grand-children. David Walter Reid Alturas native David Walter Reid, 61, passed away February 5, 2003. He was born in Alturas, California, on August 1, 1941 at the Modoc Medical Center to Jim and Hazel Reid. While growing up, he attended Alturas Elementary School and Modoc Union High School. He was happiest camping, hunting, fishing or spending his hours in some other outdoor activity. Dave loved Modoc County with all his heart and he valued his family and friends above all else. For a time after finishing school, Dave worked for his father in his construction business. Then, he moved to Sacramento where he attended American River Junior College for several years, participating in classes and training activities for the deaf and physically disabled. Dave spent his last years in Stockton, California, where he passed away on February 5, 2003. His body was cremated and he will be interred in the Alturas Cemetery at a later date. No services will be held for David, but his family, parents Jim and Hazel of Chico and his sister Dorothy also of Chico, suggest that those who knew him spend some time enjoying the gifts of Modoc's outdoors in remembrance of him. Contributions in David's memory may be made to a charity benefiting Modoc youth or a charity of the donor's choice in care of Newton-Bracewell Chico Funeral Home, 680 Camellia Way, Chico, CA. 95926. Deema Ann Murphy Deema Ann Murphy of Lookout, CA was always there for anyone who needed her help. She was an upbeat person who could brighten anyone's day and she always put others' needs first. Mrs. Murphy, 51, passed away in Lookout on February 3, 2003. Family and friends will have a small private gathering at the Murphy home. Born Deema Ann Bradley on March 3, 1951 in San Fernando, CA., she graduated from high school in Yucaipa, CA. Deema and Stephen Michael Murphy were married in Redlands, CA on March 15, 1969. A homemaker with many talents, Mrs. Murphy enjoyed making jewelry and herbal soaps and candles. Country crafts and tole painting were also talents she cultivated along with cooking, gardening and knitting. Even though she and her husband had to move away for work for a short while, her heart was always in Lookout. The Murphys were grateful when the opportunity came to move back. Deema was very happy at her Lookout home and her family believes there could have been no better place for her to have passed on. Her generous nature, love of life and family, skill and creativity in her favorite hobbies and pastimes will be remembered and treasured forever. She will be greatly missed by family, friends and those who were fortunate enough to meet her. She had lived in Modoc County for 20 years. She is survived by her husband Stephen Murphy of Lookout; daughter Crystal and son--in-law Monty Johnson of Clayton, CA; granddughter Emily Rose; son Cavan and daughter-in-law Sarah Murphy of McArthur, CA; granddaughters Isabella Sunshine and Amber Deann, grandson Cody Stephen. Anna Frisch Bitter Private graveside services were held in Fresno for Anna Frisch Bitter, 89. A life-long resident of Fresno, she was born March 30, 1913, and passed away of a sudden illness on January 30, 2003, in Clovis, CA. Anna, the widow of David M. Bitter, is survived by two daughters and their husbands: Beverly and Robert Carstens of Alturas, CA and Barbara and Charles Cate of Fairfax, CA. She was the loving grandmother of four grandchildren and their spouses: Bradley and Melissa Carstens of Mt. View, CA., Sally and James Christie of Walnut Grove, CA., Kenneth and Kari Carstens of Reno, NV., Martin and Rebecca Cate of San Francisco, CA. She is also survived by four great-grandchildren Katharine and Joseph Carstens, Anne and Lauren Christie; one sister, two brothers, many nieces and nephews. A celebration of Mrs. Bitter's life is planned for March 29, 2003, in Fresno. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.