Jack William McCarty

Jack William McCarty, 92, passed away January 2, 2014 in Yreka at the lovely and loving Madrone Hospice House, with his Son and Daughter by his side. Jack was born in Paso Robles, CA. At very young age moved with his Father, Richard McCarty, Mother, Grace Hubbard McCarty and older Brother, Arthur to El Cerrito, Ca, where he lived for many years. As a youth he camped and played in the hills of El Cerrito and “Wild Cat Canyon, ” and roller skated down to Lake Merit in Oakland where he sold ice cream. Jack entered the Army in 1943 and trained as a Paratrooper , 101st Airborne, 506 Regiment, Headquarters company, machine gunner. His first jump was into Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944 into the Sainte Mere Eglise region. In September he jumped into and liberated Holland. In December they marched up into Bastogne, Belgium for the “Battle of the Buldge” Jack received two Purple Hearts, an Oak Leaf Cluster and a Bronze Star. Jack met and married Mae Estelle Freiburghouse in 1945. They lived in El Cerrito and he worked in the Bay Area as a “lather.” Jack retired and moved to Red Bluff in 1983. Jack and Mae came up to visit their Scott Valley friends Ed and Dorothy Corrigan and Keith Naylor for many years; he especially enjoyed the mountains and stream fishing. During his retirement years, they travelled, played golf and enjoyed wood working in his shop. Jack’s wife of 56 years passed away in 2002, and in 2008 Jack moved in with his children, and alternated staying with his Daughter and Son –in-law in Fort Jones, and his Son and Daughter in-law in Colusa. Jack is survived by his children Shirley Ann McCarty Illian and Darrell Illian, and Bill McCarty and Denise Granzella McCarty, his three Grandchildren, Stacie Torres of Williams, Angela Frey of Reno, and Dino McCarty of Colusa, 8 Great Grandchildren, Brother In Law, Nieces and Nephew. A memorial service will be held on Friday the 10th of Jan. at 1:00pm at the Etna Cemetery . Memorial contributions can be made to the Madrone Hospice House in Yreka. Girdner Funeral Chapel is assisting the family, and online condolences may be made at www.girdnerfuneralchapel.com.

Jack William McCarty

June 20, 1921 - January 2, 2014