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Habing Family Legacy

The Funeral Home located at 129 Fourth Street was built in 1928 to be a funeral home. It was designed by William H. Weeks and built by William Radtke Construction. The Barshinger family operated it until the early 1940’s. Bernard Habing Sr. and his wife, Rose purchased the Barshinger Funeral Home in 1943 and operated until the early 1960’s when they sold it to their son Bernard Habing and his wife, Ruth. In the early 1970’s Bernard and Ruth’s children, Susan Habing Ferreira, Jim Habing and Steve Habing began to work in the family business. In 1986, the former Mason’s & I.O.O.F. cemetery at 1000 First Street, Gilroy was sold to the Habing Family and is now Gavilan Hills Memorial Park. Gavilan Hills Crematory was built on the cemetery grounds and continues today being operated by the Habing’s doing only their own cremations. The funeral home was sold to Susan, Jim and Steve in 1989 and continues to be owned and operated by them. Mt. Hope Memorial Park, 250 Spring Avenue, Morgan Hill was purchased in 2005 with future upgrading and expansion in the plans. In 2013, the family owned Byrgan Cremation & Burial in Los Gatos retired and sold the business to the Habing Family.