Lainne Setsuko Hirahara
Mar 1, 2013
Lainne Setsuko Hirahara lost her courageous battle against cancer on March 1, 2013. She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Bob Hirahara, daughter, Lisa, both of Gilroy, and son, Robert and his wife, Diana, of San Jose. Setsu was preceded in death by her parents, Masaharu and Toshiko Umemoto, and sister, Tomiko Takeuchi. She leaves her brother,...
Patricia Claire Trinchero "Teedee"
Feb 28, 2013
Patricia C. Trinchero, born April, 2nd, 1950 to Michael and Jean Bardon, passed away peacefully at her home on February 28, 2013 after a long battle with cancer. She was 62 years young. She was born in Westport, NY and moved to Gilroy California where she was married to John Trinchero and raised a family of three boys, William, Christopher,...
Verena Ellen Ziemann
Feb 26, 2013
Verena (Rene) was born in Los Angeles, California on March 9, 1925, the daughter of Ray Nortvedt and Mary Colleran Nortvedt. After graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School in El Sereno, California, Rene attended the University of California at Santa Barbara. She graduated in the first class under the UC System with a B.A. and a teaching credential. Rene was...
Gwendolyn Barbara Altenburg-Gillott
Feb 23, 2013
Gwendolyn Barbara (Toombs) Altenburg-Gillott, age 93, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family. Born on April 19, 1919 she lived a full and happy life on the family ranch in Gilroy. She was the third generation to live on the Cunha property settled by her grandparents in the late 1800's. She was best known as a music teacher in...
Darlene Jewel "Dolly" Lerma
Feb 22, 2013
Darlene Jewel (Dolly) Lerma, 65, passed away on February 22, 2013 in Monrovia, CA. following a lengthy illness. Daughter of Henry Lerma and the late Lillian Moreno Lerma. Sister of Larry & Lerme Lerma; Sylvia Lerma, Betty Pattereau, Nadine Martinez, Rosie Morales and Cecelia Ponzini and the late Henry Jr. (Lonnie), Ricky, Myke Lerma and Raymond Hernandez. Darlene will be...
James Augustus Mammini
Feb 22, 2013
James Augustus Mammini was born on December 12, 1941 and left this world on February 22, 2013. He passed away unexpectedly leaving his family and friends deeply saddened. Jimmy was born in Gilroy and raised in San Martin by loving parents Louis and Rosie Mammini. He spent his youth with his sister Guilia and Eugene, plus many aunts, uncles, cousins...
Uriel Alejandro Villa
Feb 20, 2013
Uriel "Odie" Alejandro Villa passed away on Feb. 20, 2013 at the age of 25 in San Jose, CA surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be Feb. 24 from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Habing Family Funeral Home with a Vigil at 4:30 PM. Funeral Mass will be Feb. 25, 2013 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary's Catholic...
Hector Emilio Rueda
Feb 20, 2013
Visitation will begin on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 9:00 AM with Funeral Mass at 10:00 AM both at St. Mary's Church, 11 First Street, Gilroy.
Lorraine V. Heredia
Feb 19, 2013
Lorraine passed away peacefully on February 19, 2013 in Morgan Hill, CA. Memorial Mass will be held on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 12 noon at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, 17400 Peak Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA 95037.
Walter Edsel Lapeer
Feb 17, 2013
Born in Michigan and passed away at the age of 83 in Morgan Hill, CA. He was the beloved husband of Elaine for 62 years. He will be lovingly missed by his daughters, Kathy Sulaiman of Morgan Hill and Karen LaPeer of Grants Pass, OR and sisters in Michigan, Dianne Hempton, Pat Guilds, Dorthy Putnam and brother Allan. He will...
Cecelia Palmira Berry
Feb 16, 2013
Cecelia Palmira (Cunha) Berry, age 102, passed away at Pacific Hills Manor in Morgan Hill on February 16, 2013. She was born on Palm Sunday, March 20, 1910 to Mary and Manuel Cunha and grew up on the family ranch in the east foothills of Gilroy, Ca. She attended St. Mary's Convent School. She worked at the Milias Hotel in...
Edward Fredrin Perry Jr.
Feb 16, 2013
Graveside Services Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 2:00 PM at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, Gustine, CA
Roque D. Defaria
Feb 15, 2013
Roque D. DeFaria born in Terceira, Azore Islands on September 4, 1932 passed away on February 15, 2013 surrounded by his family at the age of 80. He was the beloved husband of Angela DeFaria for 46 years. Loving father of Fernando (Lisa) DeFaria and Humberto (Amie) DeFaria. Devoted grandfather of Haley, Alden, Lena and Francesca DeFaria. He will be...
Warren Herr
Feb 14, 2013
Warren Lloyd Herr, 80, went home to glory on Thursday, February 14th, 2013, in Palo Alto, CA. He was born in Farmington, New Mexico, on May 15th, 1932. , but grew up in San Diego. Soon after graduating from Fresno State University with a major in Business Administration and Minor in Air Science in 1955, he entered the U.S. Air...
Lillian (June) Silvera Nicholson
Feb 13, 2013
Lillian (June) Silvera Nicholson was born on her parents ranch which is now the present location of the San Jose Airport. June is an 8th generation descendant on the Spanish side of her family. She graduated from the first graduating class of James Lick High School. June married Allan Nicholson, a Naval man at Moffett Field during the Korean Conflict....
Eleazar Martinez Sandoval
Feb 13, 2013
Vigil will be held Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 6:00 P.M. at Habing Family Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be Thursday, February 21, 2013, 10:00 A.M. at St. Mary's Church, Gilroy. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery.
Angelina G. Galvan
Feb 10, 2013
Angelina G. Galvan, 68 died at 6:45 AM Sunday February 10, 2013 from an infection in her lungs that her body could no longer fight off at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Gatos, CA Angelina was born November 28, 1944 in Billings, Montana. She moved to Gilroy in 1945 with her parents. She worked at the Lottery and later in life...
Lisa Ann Seifert
Feb 7, 2013
Lisa, a resident of San Martin, was born in Gilroy, California to Larry and Giulia Gallego. Lisa is survived by Brian, her devoted husband of 26 years, her children, Jessica, Joshua, Nathan and Caroline Seifert, her Mother Giulia Gallego, her sister Gina (Aaron) Colton, her brothers, Alex (Kim) Gallego and Eric (Martha) Gallego, her Mother in-Law, Phyllis Seifert, her brother...
Frederick A. Ziemann
Feb 7, 2013
Fred was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 21, 1925, the son of Arthur H. Ziemann and Lydia B. Groff Ziemann. After graduating from Shorewood High School, Fred enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served his country during World War 2. After the War, he attended the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. He moved to Southern California, where he...
Phillip A. Muniz
Feb 6, 2013
Phillip A. Muniz passed away suddenly on February 6, 2013 after a short illness. He was born in Fresno and raised in Gilroy prior to moving to Modesto. He is survived by his devoted father Raul Muniz, Sr.; dear brother of Mary (Bob), Ruben, Sr., Alfred (Jamie), Abel, and Roy, Sr.; loving uncle to Stacie (Danny), Henry, Jr., Melanie (Benny,...