John Ross Lowis, longtime North Tahoe resident and famed instructor at High Sierra Waterski School, passed away from Parkinson’s disease in May.

July 6, 1958 – June 4, 2014  |  A celebration of Blake’s life will be held in the Crown Room of North Tahoe’s Crystal Bay Club on August 2.

Guy Wilson, long-time local coach, teacher, and outdoorsman, died of Covid-related complications at 94 in Reno in December 2020. His son Scott remembers his life in this obituary.

Wishelle Banks remembers David B. Mogilefsky, former publisher of the North Tahoe-Truckee Week as a renaissance man.

Founder of Tahoe Flow Arts and Fitness and beloved dancer and coach, Kelly Smiley, was lost last month in Mexico to a rare pneumonia. Friends are supporting her family at the GoFundMe site “In Tribute to Kelly Smiley.”

Andy Hill was instrumental in the development of a large spiritual community at For Goodness Sake, the local nondenominational resource center where he was executive director for 12 years. He was a true seeker and loved to share his knowledge with all those who he came in contact with.

Dr. Brooks Bloomfield preferred blizzards for skiing and opened his veterinary office doors to all pet species.

Joan Marie Weaver Hauserman, developer of Cobblestone Shopping Center in central Tahoe City and mother to numerous Tahoe area residents, passed on July 12, three days before turning 94.

Johann “Hans” Joseph Standteiner, born March 13, 1930, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on May 29, 2019. Hans is survived by his five children, 12 grandchildren and scores of beloved friends and family who will forever remember his sparkling blue eyes, bright smile, easy laughter, and huge heart.oto

Larry Sage passed away on July 13 at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno following a cycling accident earlier that morning on Donner Pass...