Obituaries

Dec 26, 2022

Ida Elizabeth (Johnson) Ferro = Our Hero

After a 3 year long battle with stage 4 brain and lung cancer, our mother's journey came to an end on December 26, 2022 @2:35pm, she was surrounded by her loved ones and went in peace.

Ida was the mother of 3 beautiful daughters', her greatest accomplishments, she...

Dec 25, 2022

Annemarie Bertha Lochner Tognola, 91, of Gilroy, passed away on December 25, 2022, after a brief battle with cancer.  She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 69 years, Roy Tognola.

Annemarie was born in Santa Cruz on September 25, 1931, to Fred and Annemarie Lochner, and moved to Gilroy at the age of 2. ...

Dec 21, 2022

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Dec 21, 2022

Long time Gilroy High School Coach Avis W. Kelley moved up to the major league team of our savior Jesus Christ on December 21 st . He left surrounded by his team; son Kalvin, daughters Michon and Namra, and son-in-law, Ken.

Avis was born January 12 th , 1934 into a farming family in Bethel, New Mexico,...

Dec 20, 2022

Frances M. Bozzo, born in Gilroy, California, passed away on December 20, 2022 at the age of 95. She was married to Frank D. Bozzo and they settled in Gilroy, where they owned and operated a small neighborhood grocery store. After Frank's passing in 1957, she focused her energies on raising their two young children, Linda and Thomas. She...

Dec 16, 2022

Our beautiful Mother Susana Villanueva rose to heaven on December 16 th , 2022 at the age of 75.

She was born on September 12, 1947 in Edcouch, Texas to Nolberto Gonzales and Consuelo Gonzales.

She was a caring and loving wife, mother, mother-in law, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to many.

Dec 16, 2022

Surrounded by family, Donald Felix Manzo, age 96, passed peacefully on December 16, 2022. Donald was born in a farmhouse in Gilroy, California, on May 14, 1926, to Luigi Manzo and Orsola Borello Manzo. He was the sixth of nine children: Irma, Lawrence, Clelia, John, Joe, Josephine, Margaret, and Vivian. Donald graduated from Gilroy Union High School in 1944....

Dec 14, 2022

Rest in Peace Camille L. Bagood also known as Meilng. Her roots were in Gilroy, California where she will be laid to rest with her grandfather, Felipe Ladion, as known as "Pops".  Camille passed away peacefully on December 14, 2022 at the age of 79. She is preceeded in death by her father, Julio; mother, Pastura and brother, Phillip...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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Nov 23, 2022

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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...

Nov 21, 2022

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