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.

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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74 year old Lake Shastina resident, Frankie Lee Helton, passed away unexpectedly on March 9, 2026. He was a 20-year resi...
03/12/2026

74 year old Lake Shastina resident, Frankie Lee Helton, passed away unexpectedly on March 9, 2026. He was a 20-year resident of Siskiyou County who enjoyed the peace, tranquility, and outdoor recreation that the area offered.

Frankie was born March 23, 1951 to Elmer and Helen Helton in Kentu...

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Norma Jane (Johnson) (McMurry) Holt was one of our last fourth-generation Yreka residents. Her great grandfather, Charle...
03/09/2026

Norma Jane (Johnson) (McMurry) Holt was one of our last fourth-generation Yreka residents. Her great grandfather, Charles Herzog, settled Butcher Hill in 1852 and opened Yreka’s first meat market on Miner St. Her beloved grandfather, Albert Herzog, owned the Franco American Hotel and served as our m...

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Keith Anthony Lemos(Bakker), 63, passed away peacefully at 8:45 a.m. on February 21, 2026, surrounded by the love that d...
03/05/2026

Keith Anthony Lemos(Bakker), 63, passed away peacefully at 8:45 a.m. on February 21, 2026, surrounded by the love that defined his life.

Keith was born on May 30, 1962 to Sharon Evette Bakker and Gary Neal Bakker in Fresno, California. After a few years, life changed around us all, and this ...

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Edward Lyle “Babe” Wilson died at the age of 91 at Madrone Hospice House in Yreka with his son and granddaughter at his ...
03/03/2026

Edward Lyle “Babe” Wilson died at the age of 91 at Madrone Hospice House in Yreka with his son and granddaughter at his side. Babe was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Delbert L. “Jimmy” and Evelyn Wilson. He attended high school in Nampa, Idaho, from the family farm where he learned to drive a...

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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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