Isabel Olmos was born in Tlachichila Zacatecas and came to Gilroy in 1952 after marrying Hipolito Olmos. She was all of 4 ft 4 inches tall but to her family she was a Giant. She was a farm worker until she was hired at our local cannery. She always remembered how she had to stand on a "prune box" in order to reach the conveyor belts at the Felice and Perelli Cannery, later known as the Gilroy Cannery. She later went on to work and retire from Joseph Gubser Garlic Company.
She was preceeded in death by her husband Hipplito Olmos, her sister Modesta Gonzalez, her brother Antonio Gomez and her parents Epifanio and Trinidad Gomez.
She is survived by her son Juan Olmos, Sr. (Socorro), grandchildren Juan Jr.(Tina), Socorro (Pedro), Maria Elena Olmos, Catalina, Christina, Hippolito (Veronica), Gloria, Angelica, Adriana, David, and Roberto, as well as 16 great grandchildren, her siblings Santiago Gomez (Marina), Teresa Munoz (Baudelio), and Godofredo Gomez (Emma) , and Maria de Los Angeles Gomez (Fabian); and her in laws Ramon Gonzalez and Maria Olmos.
Vigil Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 7:00 PM at Habing Family Funeral Home. Funeral Mass Friday, March 26, 2010 - 10:00 AM at St. Mary's Church, Gilroy