Louise E. Carlson passed away on Oct. 20, 2012, in Grass Valley. She was 94. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at Hooper and Weaver Mortuary, 459 Hollow Way, Nevada City, Calif. Louise E. Carlson was born Oct. 23, 1917, in San Francisco to Edward and Mabel Smith. Louise performed with the ONeill Kiddies at the opening at the Fox Theater in June of 1929. Summers in Cazadero held treasured memories, crossing the Bay by ferry, the narrow gauge through the redwoods. Louise married Donald Duane Carlson Sr. on Sept. 14, 1938, at …













