Girdner Funeral Chapel

Girdner Funeral Chapel Serving families from throughout Siskiyou County for over 70 years. Located in Yreka, we are the oldest funeral home and crematory in Siskiyou County.

We at Girdner Funeral Chapel (FD 201) have been helping families in far Northern California for over 70 years. It is our goal to support you through every step of your arrangements and to help pay special tribute to the memory of your loved one. Let our family help your family during this trying time. To learn more, or to view the most up-to-date obituaries, please visit our website: www.girdnerfuneralchapel.com.

Wanda Ruth Kiep, a beloved longtime resident of Etna, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 31, 2026, at the age ...
04/16/2026

Wanda Ruth Kiep, a beloved longtime resident of Etna, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 31, 2026, at the age of 93. For nearly seven decades, Etna was not just her home, but the place where she built a life centered on faith, family, and service to others.

Wanda was born on Decemb...

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Janice Arlene Anderson left this earth on December 26, 2025 at the Madrone Hospice House due to kidney failure, and she ...
04/15/2026

Janice Arlene Anderson left this earth on December 26, 2025 at the Madrone Hospice House due to kidney failure, and she passed peacefully in her sleep. She was 80 years old.

Jan was born to Tom and Ruby Desoza on December 20, 1945 in Yreka. She grew up on the family ranch at the end of De...

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Former Yreka resident Robert Leland Bly passed away on March 18, 2026 in Ridgefield, Washington. Robert was born in 1932...
04/14/2026

Former Yreka resident Robert Leland Bly passed away on March 18, 2026 in Ridgefield, Washington. Robert was born in 1932 in Santa Cruz, California to Albert and Betty Bly. He grew up alongside his two brothers, Cass and Bert, on California’s central coast, where he developed a love for surfing and e...

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Homer ‘Ray’ Watson, 81, went to be with his Lord and Saviour, Saturday, March 21, 2026, surrounded by his wife and two d...
04/10/2026

Homer ‘Ray’ Watson, 81, went to be with his Lord and Saviour, Saturday, March 21, 2026, surrounded by his wife and two daughters.

Born August 18, 1944, to Homer and Ruth Watson in Bakersfield, California, Ray grew up surrounded by grandparents, cousins, and siblings. While the family busines...

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04/05/2026
Colonel Albert John Lefko (USAF Ret.) passed away on March 20th, 2026, in Yreka, California at the age of 85. He was bor...
04/02/2026

Colonel Albert John Lefko (USAF Ret.) passed away on March 20th, 2026, in Yreka, California at the age of 85. He was born on April 25th, 1940 in San Diego, California. He eventually moved with his parents to Meadville, Pennsylvania, where he spent most of his childhood. He later joined the military ...

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03/30/2026

Craig Allen Meeks passed away on March 11, 2026 in Yreka while surrounded by his family.

Craig was never a man who needed a title – not in his work, and certainly not in his life. If something needed fixing, building, figuring out, or reinventing, he would find a way to do it. He wasn’t much...

Nina was born on April 16, 1956, to David and Anita Shepherd. After moving from Humboldt County as a child, she spent ne...
03/26/2026

Nina was born on April 16, 1956, to David and Anita Shepherd. After moving from Humboldt County as a child, she spent nearly all her life in Fort Jones, where she became a familiar face and member of the community.

On June 19, 1974, Nina married the love of her life, James “Jim” Dee Cramer. ...

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03/24/2026

Longtime Yreka resident Joanne Irene Gagner, 90, passed away in Redding, California on February 16, 2026. Joanne was born on December 12, 1935, to Laurence and Ruth Gevock in Moline, Illinois.

Joanne married Leland Gagner in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 6, 1959. Together they raised two dau...

Jerry Allen Guse passed away suddenly on March 8, 2026. He was 86.Jerry was born on December 16, 1939, in Portland, Oreg...
03/17/2026

Jerry Allen Guse passed away suddenly on March 8, 2026. He was 86.

Jerry was born on December 16, 1939, in Portland, Oregon, to Jean and Henry Guse. He attended Wilson High in Portland, Oregon and earned a BS in Business Administration from Portland State University. He was employed for thir...

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Susan Darlene Tickle-Beoris was Born August 16 1959 . She Passed away at home on March 8 2026. Final arrangements for Su...
03/12/2026

Susan Darlene Tickle-Beoris was Born August 16 1959 . She Passed away at home on March 8 2026. Final arrangements for Susan are being handled by Girdner Funeral Chapel in Yreka California.

At the families request there are no formal services being held at this time, however the family is p...

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202 S Oregon Street
Yreka, CA
96097

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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