Gloria Placenzia Vega
Aug 29, 2014
Gloria Placenzia Vega passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on August 29th 2014. Gloria was born in San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco Mexico on February 22nd 1922. She immigrated to Los Angeles, California at an early age when her father went to work for the Santa Fe Railroad. After her father's sudden death in the early days...
Jorge Haro Perales
Aug 28, 2014
A visitation will begin 9:30am with a rosary 10am at Habing Family Funeral Home followed by an 11am mass at St. Mary Catholic Church, all on Friday, September 5, 2014.
Delores Struthers
Aug 26, 2014
Delores Struthers, age 83, passed away on August 26, 2014 in Gilroy, CA. A Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 12 Noon at Habing Family Funeral Home. Donations to the Alzheimer's Association, 1060 La Avenida, Mountain View, CA 94043-1422 would be preferred.
Marie Ann Pirozzoli
Aug 21, 2014
Born July 21, 1922 in Pittsburg, CA to Frank and Annie Di Maggio. Marie was the youngest of 5 children. She worked in the cannery with her mom Annie during her teens. She met Michael A. Pirozzoli in April of 1942 at a family wedding and was married on November 22, 1942 in Pittsburg, CA. Michael was already living in...
Donna Jean Mcintosh
Aug 19, 2014
Donna McIntosh lost a four year battle with cancer. As with everything Donna did, she worked hard on surviving in order to take care of her family. Donna graduated in 1983 from College Park High School in Pleasant Hill and graduated in from UCSC with a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology 1987. Donna married Del Foster in 1989 and...
Paul Alex Alatorre
Aug 18, 2014
Paul was born in Santa Barbara, CA on October 9, 1934. At the age of 7, he moved to Gilroy with his parents Agapito and Charlotte Alatorre along with his brothers and sisters Barbara Arias, Peter L. Alatorre, Jimmy R. Alatorre, Richard J. Alatorre, Henry S. Alatorre, Amelia C. Gamino and Stanley Alatorre. He served in the military and was...
Edna J. Nagle
Aug 18, 2014
Edna passed away peacefully in Morgan Hill, CA. She was a student at St. Mary's, Gilroy High School and Salinas Junior College. She later worked as a bookkeeper for Howson Brothers and Farotte Construction. Edna was the daughter of Michael and Caroline Nagle. She is survived by a sister Patricia Mercer of Gilroy and a brother Robert Nagle of Fullerton....
Maria D. Arias
Aug 17, 2014
Maria D. Arias passed away, in Hollister, she was 82. She is survived by her sons; Victor Arias, Peter (Peggy) Arias and Ignacio (Corrine) Arias; daughters; Ana Tohki, Gloria (Art) Parra, Dolores (Oscar) Romero, Margarita (Frank) Gonzales and Teresa Arias; also survived by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Pedro C....
Augustina Leyva Hernandez
Aug 16, 2014
Augustina Hernandez, age 92, passed away peacefully with her family at her bedside on August 16, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Tomas Hernandez for 71 years. Loving mother of six sons, Tony (Mary), Tomas, Jr. (Debbie), Rudy, John (Francisca), Gus (Mona) and Frank; five daughters, Vicky, Luisa (Bernardino), Carmen, Alice and Lupe (Ruben); twenty-six grandchildren and...
Emma E. Frassetti
Aug 15, 2014
Funeral Mass Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 10:30 AM at St. Mary's Church, 11 First Street, Gilroy. Entombment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, 900 First Street, Gilroy.
Barbara Gailey
Aug 14, 2014
Barbara was born in the midst of the Great Plains of Nebraska, educated in country schools of Brown County, through the 8th grade, high schools from Boulder Colorado, to Holdrege, Nebraska to Wayne, Nebraska, (with several other temporary stops) She gradÂuated from Wayne College Preparatory School and was not recomÂmended for College. She enrolled at Wayne College with a ringing...
Betty Lou Bracco Mccarn
Aug 13, 2014
Betty Lou Smith Bracco McCarn was born on February 11, 1931 in Cushing, OK to Dora and Edgar Smith. They moved to California in 1943 when she was 12. The family worked in agriculture and was based in Porterville, near Bakersfield, California. She and her sister Goldie picked fruit, apples from Porterville to the top of Washington State. Eventually everyone...
Christina Ann Bentley
Aug 10, 2014
Funeral Services will be held 10:00 am Friday, August 15, 2014 at St. Stephens Orthodox Church, 65 East Rincon Avenue, Campbell, CA. Burial to follow at Gavilan Hills Memorial Park, Gilroy.
Beatrice Leyba
Aug 9, 2014
Beatrice Leyba, age 91, passed away peacefully at home on August 9, 2014. She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Ursulo Leyba and Roger Carranza, Sr. Beatrice was the beloved mother of Joyce, Rose, Ursula, Roger, Judy and the late Marylee, Fred, Dale and Valarie. She also was the proud grand, great, and great great-grandmother of many. She...
Maria Luz Carrasco-Gonzales
Aug 9, 2014
Maria "Lucy" Carrasco Gonzales, age 66 passed away quietly on August 9, 2014 surrounded by her family after a lengthy and courageous 25 year battle with breast cancer. She was initially diagnosed with breast cancer in 1989 and in remission, when it returned in 2007. Through the years that followed, Lucy endured endless trips to and from Stanford treatment center...
Lillian Emma Crocker
Aug 8, 2014
Lillian passed away at home on the morning of August 8, 2014. A native of Gilroy, she graduated from Gilroy High in 1937 and then attended San Jose State University. She married Arnold J. Crocker in 1940 and together they started Crocker Service. When her husband passed away in 1976, she continued on, actively running the business up until the...
Marshula Phillips
Aug 5, 2014
Marshula Phillips, former resident of Gilroy CA, passed away peacefully at her home in Modesto Ca, surrounded by love ones on the 5th of August 2014. Born September 1, 1938 in Marietta OK, she moved with her family to Gilroy at a very young age. There she met the love of her life Coy Phillips. They married June 5, 1954....
Virginia Judnick Strametz
Aug 4, 2014
Our beloved Mother, wife and Noni, passed away Monday at St. Louise hospital, in Gilroy. She was surrounded by her loving family and husband, Paul of 53 years. She was the mother of 5 children, Noni of 16 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. She was a women of love, compassion and smiles for every person she came in contact with....
Dean David Zart
Aug 4, 2014
Dean David Zart passed away August 4, 2014. He is survived by children Sherae (Chuck) Moresco, Shannon (David) Carroll, and Sheila (Martin) Zart-Schlapfer all of Gilroy; grandchildren Tyler Sperry, Michael and Shawn Moresco, Cassie (David) Pimentel, Zachary and Koby Carroll, and Max and Mia Schlapfer; great-grandchild Charles Pimentel. Dean is also survived by his brother, Wes Zart and numerous relatives....