John Weber Work, 61, of Gilroy CA, died
peacefully at UCSF Hospital, San Francisco,
Sunday, July 17, 2016 of cancer.

John was born in Indiana, PA, the sixth of
seven children to the late Joseph Kyle Work
and Hazel Alberta Shorts.

John grew up in Marion Center PA and entered
the Air Force in the fall of 1973. He was at Edwards
Air Force, CA base for eight years and Castle AFB, CA twelve years
with overseas service in South Korea 1980-1981.
After retirement from the service in 1993 he worked for
S.E. Labs and then Abbott Labs in production, calibrating
and testing equipment.

He was active in musical and theater programs in the
military, as singer or instrumentalist, or running sound and
lighting programs. After the service, he became involved with
the worship team at Gilroy Baptist church, as part of their musical
leadership. He played bass guitar and sang with the group
Eternal Destiny who do outreach koinonias in the Gilroy area.
John had a lovely bass-baritone voice, and greatly enjoyed singing four part gospel music.

He was preceded in death by his sisters, Nancy Como (John) and
Mary Jo Sink/Mackey.
John is lovingly remembered by his surviving siblings, William C.
Work (Deb) of Rochester, N.Y., Sarah McIlvaine (Harry) of Smoot, W.V.,
Elizabeth Jane Anderson of Mechanicsbug, PA and Patrick J. Work
(Deborah) of Medina, Ohio.
Funeral service will be held on Monday, July 25, 2016 at 10:30 A.M. at Habing Family Funeral Home, 129 4th St., Gilroy, CA followed by a graveside service at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella, CA at 2:00 P.M. Condolences can be made at www.HabingFamilyFuneralHome.com