Lyle Studer

Lyle Studer passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 24, 2023. He was born on July 1, 1937 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. His family moved to Redondo Beach and then settled in the Shasta Lake area when he was eleven. Lyle loved hunting and fishing as well as staying busy afterschool with boxing and baseball. After graduating from Shasta High School in 1955, he spent the next year working at J.C. Penneys and attending Shasta College before enlisting and completing four years in the Air Force. Lyle would often talk about his time being stationed in Greenland and being happy to be transferred to Hamilton Air Force Base in California. During his time in the service, he met the love of his life, Dorothy Hislop, whom he would marry in 1959. Upon his honorable discharge Lyle returned to Redding and restarted working for J.C. Penneys. He worked in a variety of positions but excelled in the shoe department. His hard work and customer service got noticed and he was put on the management track. Lyle went on to management positions in Madera, San Luis Obispo, Healdsburg and retired from the Petaluma Penneys store. Lyle was very proud of his 30+ years of work for J.C. Penneys and its original "Golden Rule" philosophy. A highlight in Lyle's life was meeting Mr. J.C. Penney in person. In addition to work he volunteered for various service clubs as well as being a member of the Healdsburg Parks and Recreation commission.

As hard as he worked outside the home, Lyle always made his family his number one priority. He and Dorothy were married for 62 years, ending upon Dorothy's passing in April 2022. Their children, Dean and Tracie, were the center of their lives. They were overjoyed to become grandparents and continued the tradition of never missing any of their activities. In retirement Lyle and Dorothy enjoyed traveling, playing Pinochle and spending time with their family and friends.

Dorothy Colleen Studer passed away peacefully by her husband's side on April 26, 2022. She was born in Redding, CA on June 9, 1941. She was a proud alumnus of the Shasta High School class of 1959. Dorothy worked many years as a bookkeeper and spent her retirement years volunteering and being a wonderful Grandma. Please read her full obituary on Legacy.com.

Lyle and Dorothy are survived by son Dean (Teri) Studer of Healdsburg, CA, daughter Tracie (Steven) Barrow of Cloverdale, CA. They leave behind their grandchildren: Kodi (Brendan) O'Dwyer of Petaluma, CA, Kaylon (Paige) Studer of Mountain View, HI, Matthew (Emilie) Barrow of Santa Rosa, CA and Cera (Eli Marrone) Barrow of Seattle, WA. They were blessed with their great grandchildren Kieran O'Dwyer, Hannah O'Dwyer and Maya Barrow. Lastly, they leave behind many adored nieces and nephews and wonderful friends.

A Celebration of Life for Lyle and Dorothy Studer will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 1:00-4:00 pm at the Healdsburg Golf Club at Tayman Park, Healdsburg, CA. Lunch will be provided and the program will begin at 1:45pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Healdsburg Greyhound Boosters Club @ P.O. Box 401, Healdsburg, CA 95448.

Published in Healdsburg Tribune · April 4, 2023