Obituaries

Sep 5, 2017

Luis Ayala Jr. passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at Sutter Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley. He was 67 years old. He was born on August 31, 1950 to Luis Ayala and Irene Pena. Luis Ayala Jr. was a wonderful husband, brother, father, uncle, grandfather, and a great man. He was born in Wisconsin, raised in Texas,...

Sep 4, 2017

Consuelo Higareda Renteria died on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017 in Watsonville, a day after celebrating her 90th birthday. She was born on Sept. 3, 1927 to Ricardo and Micaela R. de Higareda. Ms. Higareda Renteria is preceded in death by her siblings, Ascencion Higareda Vda. De Zamora, Cecilia Ramirez, Reyes Higareda, Manuel Higareda, Pedro Higareda and Maria de los...

Sep 3, 2017

Silvino Zafra Torralva died on Sunday, Sept. 3rd, 2017 in Prunedale, two days before his 52nd birthday. He was born in Oaxaca, Mexico on September 5th, 1965 to Arnulfo Zafra and Raquel Torralva de Zafra. Silvino had a passion for the outdoors specifically gardening. He enjoyed to cook, write poetry and spend time with his friends and family. He...

Aug 30, 2017

Toribio "Peewee" Uribe Sr. died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017. He was 69. He was a kindhearted man that enjoyed life to the fullest. He loved his Dallas Cowboys and was a big auto enthusiast. He loved gardening, camping, gambling and spending time with his family. He enjoyed his Tejano Music greatly....

Aug 25, 2017

Victoria Felipe died peacefully on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017 surrounded by her family at Valley Convalescent Hospital in Watsonville. She was 95. She was born in the Philippines but was long-time resident of Watsonville. She worked in a local cannery for 20 years. She enjoyed time with her family and loved to shop. She also enjoyed crocheting while watching...

Aug 19, 2017

Richard Langan Walker passed away peacefully on August 19, 2017 surrounded by his family. Richard was born in Pasadena, California in 1918 and was the eldest of six children of Frank and Miriam Walker. Richard spent his youth in Southern California and attended the California Institute of Technology where he received a degree in mechanical engineering. Richard served in...

Aug 17, 2017

Lillian Valera Hungerford died suddenly on Thursday, August 17, 2017 in Union Gap, WA. Chili Lili, as she was known to her friends, was born Oct 19, 1974 in Ft. Worth Texas to Terry Lee Hungerford (Andellyn) and Judith McDonald and raised in Watsonville, CA. She is survived by her parents, her son Adrian Ramirez, Sisters Celeste Doyle (Patrick),...

Aug 12, 2017

Glen A. Witmer passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Saturday August 12th, 2017.

Glen was born on August 18, 1942 in Carmel, CA to his proud parents Fred and Virginia Witmer. He graduated from Watsonville High School in 1960, attended Cabrillo College, and served 6 years in the California National Guard as an...

Aug 8, 2017

Hugo Sorensen Hugo G.F. Sorensen died on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital In San Jose. He was 89. Mr. Sorensen was born in Esbjerg, Denmark on April 6, 1928. He immigrated to Canada in 1957. It was there that he tried various occupations such as gold mining, as well as owning a gas station and doing...

Aug 3, 2017

Peggy Arispe Avalos passed away surrounded by loved ones on Thursday August 3, 2017 at Dominican Hospital. She was 69 years old. Peggy was a native of Watsonville born on September 21, 1947 to her proud parents Pauline Varela and Daniel Arispe. Peggy was a well-known figure for her willingness to help others in the Senior Community. She was...

Jul 20, 2017

Mr. Bernardo A. (Benny) Vasquez passed away at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Texas on the 4th of July, 1957 to his proud parents Josefina and Martino Vasquez. Benny loved to dance, play pool and play cards. He enjoyed making people laugh. He was a hard working carpenter because he loved his job. He was...

Jul 18, 2017

Elma Velasco Rempillo Elma Velasco Rempillo died at home surrounded by her family. She was 84. She was a native of Watsonville born on Oct. 20, 1932 to Jose and Paz Velasco. She earned her BS degree in Accounting and graduated with honors. Mrs. Rempillo worked for Santa Cruz County and retired. She is survived by her children, Jose,...

Jul 15, 2017

Mr. Ruben Joseph PiA�a Sr. passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday July 15 in Watsonville. He was 56 years old. He was a native of Watsonville.

Mr. PiA�a loved family barbecues and being with his grand-children. He had a passion for coaching his kids in sports. He enjoyed playing horseshoes and basketball. Ruben loved his classic rock and...

Jul 5, 2017

Esther Campos passed away peacefully at her home in her sleep on July 5th. She was born August 3, 1931 in Santa Barbara California, at the age of 6 she moved with her parents and siblings to Watsonville. She is preceded in death by her parents, Augusto and Natalie Campos, and her brother Joe Campos. In her early years...

Jul 3, 2017

On July 3, 2017 Lillian Lou Jaime Gil peacefully passed away surrounded by her family. Lillian was a woman of many wonderful traits. She loved to dance and watching old movies. Lillian also enjoyed listening to music, crocheting and giving them out as gifts. She was preceded in death by her brother; Christopher Jaime. Lillian is survived by her...

May 14, 2017

Herman Gaither passed away on Sunday, May 14th 2017 at Dominican Hospital of Santa Cruz. He was 93.

Born in Arkansas, Mr. Gaither followed his older brothers' lead and moved to California in the early 1950s. He first settled near Ft. Bragg in Rockport, where he worked in a lumber mill. He eventually moved to Watsonville and...

May 14, 2017

Elizabeth Frances Adair, resident of Aptos, California, was born on August 25th, 1922 to Kenneth McKee Coykendall and Katherine Easterby Maynard. Elizabeth died peacefully in her home on Mother's Day, May 14th, 2017.

Elizabeth is survived by her husband of seventy-five (75) years, Vern Lee Adair, whom she met at a college dance. Together they had four...

May 5, 2017

Juana Valdez Hernandez went home to be with her Savior on May 5, 2017. Juana was 94 years old. She was a resident of Watsonville, Ca. for 53 years. She was born on January 22, 1922 in Don Diego, San Luis Potosi, Mexico to Matilde and Maria Sanchez Valdez. She married Sebastian Hernandez in 1939. They immigrated to the...

Apr 30, 2017

On April 30, 2017 Jennie A. Montoya peacefully passed away in Santa Cruz surrounded by her family. She was 90. Jennie was a woman of many wonderful traits. She enjoyed taking walks to Pinto Lake Park, gardening and cooking authentic Mexican food. She was very family oriented. She was totally devoted to her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Jennie was...

Apr 26, 2017

On April 26, 2017 Rosalia R. Gaspar peacefully passed away surrounded by her family at her residence in Royal Oaks. She was 102. Rosalia was born on September 14, 1914 in Pance, Ramos Tarlac Philippines.

She loved to cook, play softball on her younger years and was a member of the Filipino Community of Watsonville. Most of...