Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Gilroy and Morgan Hill, CA

Julie Denise Woodruff

Julie Denise Woodruff

Apr 28, 2014

Julie Denise Woodruff, age 52, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2014 in San Jose. Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at 10:30 A.M. at the Morgan Hill Community Center.

Manuel V. Baltazar

Manuel V. Baltazar

Apr 28, 2014

Manuel V. Baltazar, 72, was raised in Gilroy, CA and resided in San Jose, CA.  He passed away peacefully on April 28, 2014.  He was born in Powell, Wyoming on August 1, 1941 and is survived by ex-wife and friend, Esther Barrientos, beloved daughters, Yvonne and Yvette, and grandson, Robert.  Also, his beloved siblings, Peter, Joe, Paul, Polly, Yolanda,...

Dana Chung Louie

Dana Chung Louie

Apr 27, 2014

Dana Chung Louie, Age 69, passed away peacefully at home in Gilroy, CA on April 27, 2014. Services are private.

Steven Gilbert Zuniga

Steven Gilbert Zuniga

Apr 24, 2014

Steven "Stevie" Gilbert Zuniga, 51, of Gilroy, CA, passed away at his home on Thursday, April 24, 2014. He was born in Gilroy, CA on April 12, 1963 to Gilbert Zuniga Jr. and Joyce Barrera. Steve graduated from Gilroy High School in 1981 and went on to graduate from the IBEW Apprenticeship Program as a Journeyman Electrician in 1999....

Margaret Helen Dumont

Margaret Helen Dumont

Apr 20, 2014

Margaret Helen Dumont , 89, passed away at her home in San Jose on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014, five days before her 90 th birthday. She is survived by her son, William Dumont (Kathleen) of Campbell, her brother, Michael Griffith of San Anselmo, her sister, Elizabeth Vitali (Richard) of Santa Rosa, her grandchildren: David Passama, Marcus...

Dorothy Lucile Noll

Dorothy Lucile Noll

Apr 19, 2014

Dorothy Lucile Noll passed away peaceful on April 19, 2014.  Dorothy grew up in Colusa, California before moving to Berkeley and graduating from Berkeley High School and the University of California at Berkeley.  She worked for Matson and Standard Oil before teaching in Pleasanton and Gilroy where she met her husband, Alvin L. Noll, a local farmer and early...

Isabel M. Valenzuela

Isabel M. Valenzuela

Apr 16, 2014

Isabel M. Valenzuela, age 79, passed away peacefully at her home in Gilroy on April 16, 2014.  She will be missed.

Stephanie Marie Juarez

Stephanie Marie Juarez

Apr 16, 2014

Memorial Mass, 10:00 AM, Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Gilroy.

Wanda Mae Dumermuth

Wanda Mae Dumermuth

Apr 16, 2014

Wanda Dumermuth, only child of Dwight and Lila Brause, was born on a farm near West Union, Iowa, on August 11, 1924. She attended public school in Illinois and Greeley, Iowa. Her parents acquired a farm near Fayette, Iowa in 1940 and Wanda graduated as Fayette High School class salutatorian in 1941. She was a member of band and chorus,...

David Brian Caudill

David Brian Caudill

Apr 13, 2014

David Brian Caudill passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2014 from a lengthy illness.

He is survived by his parents;  Curtis and  Sylvia Caudill.  Sisters; Mary Chirdon, Loretta Pearce and Therese Caudill.  Brothers; Curtis, James and Duane Caudill.   Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Known to many as "Dave the Show Man" he was...

Brayden Nilson

Brayden Nilson

Apr 13, 2014

Brayden Nilson loved and cherished son of Sergio and Nicole Nilson joined the Angels in Heaven on April 13, 2014.

Lavina L. Fumagalli

Lavina L. Fumagalli

Apr 11, 2014

On April 11, 2014, Jesus took her by the hands that lead her to her peaceful resting place with no more pain or suffering. She is survived by her loving husband and friend of 56 years of marriage, Anthony Fumagalli; her daughter Pam (Tony) Ivelich and her granddaughter Jacklyn Cordero. She will also be missed by her sisters, many...

Donald John Lisius

Donald John Lisius

Apr 10, 2014

During his lifetime Don Lisius moved from Wisconsin to California to Arizona and back to California. Along the way he was a teacher, police officer, Coast Guard captain, craftsman, Lockheed executive, carver, cook, brother to Tom, Gordon, and Charlie (who passed away last year), husband to Patricia, father to John, James, Joseph, and Carole, grandfather, great-grandfather, and above all...

Carla Mae Albright

Carla Mae Albright

Apr 9, 2014

Memorial services will be held 11:00am, Saturday, April 12, 2014 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6625 Camden Avenue, San Jose.

William Leonard Smith

William Leonard Smith

Apr 9, 2014

William Smith has left us to rejoin Shirley, his wife of 57 years. He was born and raised in Oakland, CA. After receiving his Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Science and Math he taught at Gilroy High School for 25 years. He was a world traveler, wood worker, golfer and bridge player.

He is survived by his...

Juan Hurtado Zavala

Juan Hurtado Zavala

Apr 5, 2014

Funeral Services wil be held at 1:30 pm, Friday, April 11, 2014 at Habing Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Gavilan Hills Memorial Park, Gilroy.

Lucy Ann Gori

Lucy Ann Gori

Apr 5, 2014

Lucy A. Gori left us on Saturday, April 5, 2014. She was born in Watsonville, on November 9, 1939. Lucy grew up with her sister Ada out on a ranch in Gilroy. Lucy graduated from Gilroy High School in 1957 and went on to receive her AA at Hartnell College. Lucy soon realized that entrepreneurship was her passion and strength,...

Donovan Valliant Blair

Donovan Valliant Blair

Apr 3, 2014

Private services have been held.

Marie Cefalu

Marie Cefalu

Apr 2, 2014

Marie Cefalu, age 59, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on April 2, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Peter F. Cefalu for 27 years; loving mother of Peter Cefalu III, Katherine, Stephanie Cefalu, Debbie (Lynne) Petty and Denise (Bill) Cefalu-Lange; cherished sister of Roman (Rachel) Cristobal, Larry (the late Pat) Cristobal, Alice...

Lucy T. (Rivas) Lango

Lucy T. (Rivas) Lango

Apr 2, 2014

Lucy was born in Reedly Ca. to Jesus and Maria Rivas. She married Luis L. Lango on May 2 1954. She is survived by her loving husband, Luis, her children Maryanne (Lango) Conroy, Dominic, John J. and James Lango. She is also survived by her 8 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her son...

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