Mario Garcia Talamante, Jr.
Dec 14, 2022
Mario Garcia Talamante, Jr passed away on December 14, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 12, 1974 (48) in San Jose, CA. Raised in Gilroy, CA. He was the son of Mario C Talamante and Alice Garcia Talamante. Besides his parents, he is survived by his beloved wife Robertina Talamante and 6 children, Mario...
Catalina P. Rocha
Dec 13, 2022
Catalina P. Rocha, lovingly known as Katie, passed away peacefully on December 13 surrounded by her family. She was born on October 29, 1930 in Miami, Arizona, one of eight children of Emelio and Margarita Pulido.
She worked at the Gentry facility in Gilroy for 35 years, while raising her family of six children. She was deeply...
Donald Clair Christopher
Dec 12, 2022
Donald Clair ("Don") Christopher passed away peacefully on December 12, 2022, surrounded by his much beloved and loving family. The grandson of Danish immigrants, he was born and raised in San Jose, graduated Live Oak High School Class of '52 in Morgan Hill, and attended San Jose State University. A prune rancher's son, he chose a farming career in...
Oletta May Brunton Mitchell
Dec 7, 2022
Oletta May Brunton Mitchell passed away on December 7, 2022, from a long battle with vascular dementia. Oletta was on hospice living with her daughter, Sonja Phillips Biggs, in Gilroy, CA where she was cared for and loved. Oletta was born October 20, 1938, in Wagner, South Dakota, to David and Eldora (Hussey) Brunton. They moved to Walla Walla,...
Rose Silvestro Farotto Shiplett
Dec 7, 2022
Rose was born to Italian immigrants (Thomas and Madeline) at the cusp of the great economic depression of 1929. A few years later, her sister Mary was born, and the Silvestro family lived a humble life in Berkeley California. As one can imagine, economic times were extremely tough after the stock market plunge. Through good old-fashioned hard work and...
Charles M. Barrena
Dec 6, 2022
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our father, Charles M. Barrena. He passed in the early hours of December 6, 2022. Dad made it to his 95 th birthday, and he did so, with so much grit, tenacity, sense of loyalty, patriotism and just pure desire to live life to the fullest. His...
Juana Orosco Kenney
Dec 4, 2022
Juana Orosco Kenney, our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and aunt passed away on December 4, 2022 at her home in Gilroy, CA at the age of 68.
Juana, a Gilroy native born to Juan and Bernarda Orosco, loved her family dearly. Her children and grandchildren were the joy that filled her heart. She touched the lives of...
Martha - Vasquez
Dec 4, 2022
Martha "Big Lulu" Vasquez was born in Roswell, New Mexico on August 3, 1955. Martha is proceeded in death by her parents Mathilde Vasquez and Francisco Castro, by her siblings Max, Eddie, Rocky, Francisco, Richard, Guillermo, Rosa, Lupe and Herminia. Martha is survived by her husband of 30 years Bartolo Pio De Jesus, 5 children Marta "Tina", Juanita(Antonio), Juan...
Estela De La Torre
Nov 29, 2022
Estela "Estelita" De La Torre, born April 1, 1948 (74) in Zapopan, Jalisco. Estela was a matriarch to her family and will be missed deeply. She was known for her delicious cooking, her constant need to care for her loved ones, enjoying family gatherings, and she exceeded her role as a grandmother/great grandmother to all her grandkids.
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Denise Marie Brady
Nov 22, 2022
Denise Marie Brady (née Brown), 61, died on November 22, 2022, following a cardiopulmonary event. She is survived by her husband, James Lester Brady, her daughters Elisha Brady and Caitlin Brady, her son Christopher Brady, her sister Michelle Brown-Ramirez, and her aunt, Claudine Minchella. Denise was born in Fort Ord, California, on July 26, 1961, to parents Richard and...
James Law
Nov 18, 2022
James Law passed away peacefully on November 18, after a short illness, at the age of 89. He was born in Yonkers, New York, on November 10, 1933. He graduated from Gorton High in 1951 and served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953. He lived in Yonkers until 1965. Jim was happily married to his wife Dotty...
Harold Eugene Whitlock
Nov 5, 2022
Harold Eugene Whitlock passed away on November 5, 2022. There will be no services.
Angelica Carrasco Ulloa
Nov 5, 2022
Angelica Carrasco Ulloa, known as Angie, passed away at age 69 on November 5 th , 2022. Angie battled Kindey Disease, but it never stopped her from having a great time with family and friends. She had a brilliant taste for life; She was watching live music any chance she got; and had a sweet spot for Bruno Mars...
Joseph Edmond Filice
Oct 31, 2022
Joseph "Farmer Joe" Filice, 87, passed peacefully in the family home built by his grandparents in Gilroy, CA, on October 31, 2022. He was born in Gilroy on December 30, 1934 to Louise and Pascuale Filice.
Joe is survived by his son Mark (Nicole) Filice; daughters Wendy Filice, Nanette Filice, and Jeannie (Ryan) Filice-Hollar; grandchildren Jeremy (Kailyn)...
John Paul "My Panda" Vasquez
Oct 29, 2022
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of my beloved son, John Paul Vasquez on October 29, 2022. He had just celebrated his 35th birthday. John Paul, also known as "My Panda," was born in Salinas, California on October 8, 1987. I, Lizabeth (Lisa) Vasquez-Ruiz, raised him in our hometown of Gilroy, California. John Paul was my...
Arthur "Artie" Marquez
Oct 25, 2022
Arthur (Artie) Marquez was born in Hollister, CA on September 2, 1957. He is proceeded in death by his parents Arnold and Mary Marquez, brothers Arnold Jr (Butch), Steve, and Randy Marquez, nephew Donald Prieto and grandson Fernando Sanchez. Artie is survived by his daughter's Lisa and Angelina Marquez, Adriana (Frank) Salmeron, Amy (Gabriel) Hernandez, and Jessica (Juan)...
Betty Joyce Vickroy
Oct 24, 2022
Betty Joyce Vickroy, born July 20, 1931, to Thomas Dollahon and Clara Dollahon, passed away in Gilroy at age 91 on October 24, 2022.
In addition to raising six children, she worked for over 30 years for Gilroy Foods as a Quality Control Technician and Secretary. Shortly after retiring, she began working part-time for Santa Clara County...