Obituaries

Jun 23, 2013

Mark Reeves, a long-time resident of La Selva Beach, died on June 23, 2013, at Stanford Hospital. Mr. Reeves is survived by his wife Lyn, his children Barrett Jordan and Nico (Kerstin) Jordan and his brother Hunter Reeves. Mr. Reeves was a graduate of UC Riverside where he received his Bachelor's Degree. He was proud of having also served...

Jun 20, 2013

Our beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother Teresa Cruz Mora entered into Eternal Rest on the morning of June 20th, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband Rafael Mora. Teresa was born and raised in Michoacan Mexico, and came to the United States in 1969. She lived in Escalon, CA for a few years. In 1977, alongside...

Jun 19, 2013

William "Bill" Contreras, a longtime resident of Watsonvile and Corralitos, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday June 19, 2013. William was born "Guillermo Tirado Contreras" on February 7,1922 in Tarimoro, Guanajuato, Mexico to Ambrocio and Mariana (Tirado) Contreras. He emigrated to the United States in 1944 and began a long career in farming and agriculture. William...

Jun 19, 2013

Yaeko Akiyoshi passed away at home, June 19, 2013 at the age of 96. She was a native of Watsonville born November 24, 1916 and returned to Japan as a child to be educated. She returned to Watsonville when she married Toshio Akiyoshi. She was a homemaker and worked on the Akiyoshi Brothers family farm on Salinas Road with...

Jun 17, 2013

Jeff, a 5th generation Californian, was born in Fresno and moved to Watsonville at a young age. Jeff was raised on the family's Arabian horse ranch and attended local schools, graduating from Watsonville High School. His field of study was geology and computer technology. His chosen profession was in computer technology. He worked many years in the Palo Alto...

Jun 13, 2013

Jose Luis Gonzalez-Argueyo, 51 of Aromas, passed away suddenly in Watsonville on Thursday, June 13, 2013. He was born on April 8, 1952 in Baja California.

Jose moved to Watsonville in 1979 to work in agriculture. After years of working in the fields he became a truck driver until the time of his death.

Survived...

Jun 13, 2013

Alice M. (VanHouten) Moffat died peacefully June 13, 2013. Alice was born 100 years ago on March 5, 1913 in Kimberly, ID to Sarah (Terry) and Miles Van Houten. She was a college graduate and an excellent bookkeeper, working well into her 70's. Riding her bike, sewing her clothes, decorating, card making and poetry were some of her passions....

Jun 7, 2013

George Tuttle Menasco, 96, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 7, 2013 in Watsonville, CA. George was born on September 13, 1916, in Watsonville, Ca. to parents Sid and Jennie (Hannaford) Menasco. He attended Mintie White Grammar School through 5th grade; then went on to Montezuma School for Boys in Los Gatos; until the end of his sophomore year,...

Jun 7, 2013

Rhonda Hernandez of Salinas, entered into rest June 7, 2013 We are devastated and deeply saddened by the loss of our beloved mother, grandmother, and best friend. she was a wonderful kind loving person who gave every ounce of her life and well-being to her children grandchildren family and friends. she was the glue that held our family together...

Jun 4, 2013

Arlene Rutsuko Osato was born on October 18, 1936 in Watsonville, California. Arlene, also known as Lou to many, attended local schools and graduated from Watsonville High School and achieved her AA degree from Monterey Peninsula College. A job opportunity with an insurance company had her venture out to San Francisco. While attending a local church, she met her...

Jun 2, 2013

Debra Lynn King-Willenborg Debra left us peacefully on June 2, 2013. She was raised in Pacifica and attended Oceana High School. She was the loving wife of Roger Willenborg of Soquel, CA, the mother of Brandon King, daughter of Barbara and Robert Greeno and the sister of David Greeno and Suzanne Durham. Memorial services will be Tuesday, June 11,...

Jun 2, 2013

Rena Marie Kusanovich entered into rest of natural causes, June 6, 2013. She was born June 22, 1919 to Croatian immigrants, Antone and Anna Perlenda in Butte, MT. She spent her childhood in Oakland, CA . Then at the age of 15 moved to Watsonville where she resided for 79 years. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great...

May 29, 2013

Nona E. Williams, age 96 of Watsonville, entered into eternal rest May 29, 2013. Nona was born August 21, 1916 in West Texas to John and Mary Comer. She grew up on a ranch and rode to school on horseback. She moved to California in the early 40's and worked in food service as a waitress and later worked...

May 28, 2013

Raul Garcia Ramirez died at Watsonville Community Hospital surrounded by his loved ones, on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. He was 63. Raul was born in San Pedro Tesistan, Jalisco, Mexico, on September 13, 1949 to Genaro Garcia Gonzales and Maria Paz Garcia Ramirez. He attended elementary school in Mexico. In October of 1969, Raul imigrated to the United States...

May 23, 2013

Bonnie Edsberg passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on May 23rd, 2013. Her husband, Jerry Edsberg, Aunt Lorine, Aunt Donna, four children Tony, Debbie, Steve, Kim, and countless grandchildren are now all with her in spirit. She dedicated her life to taking care her family and we're all going to miss her so much. We love you...

May 22, 2013

Tadaaki Kato of Watsonville passed away at home on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, surrounded by his family. He was 89 years old.

He was born in Fukuoka, Japan on February 10, 1924. As a young man, he worked for the Japanese railroads as a conductor and also served in the Japanese Military during WWII. He married Akiko...

May 20, 2013

George Frederick Bloesch, 86, a longtime resident of Watsonville and recently of Aptos, went home to be with the Lord Monday, May 20th. George was born January 30th, 1927, in Denver, Colorado to Louis John and Grace Marie (Kennedy) Bloesch. He was raised in Drumright, Oklahoma with his sister and brother graduating from High School there in 1945. George...

May 17, 2013

Georgia Wheeler born "Georgia Louann Peppers", Soquel resident passed away peacefully at home May 17th 2013. Georgia was born in Somerville, OK on Sept. 9th 1923. Georgia was a former resident of Moss Landing where she raised a family and attended Harbor Chapel Church. Georgia was a loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother. She is survived by her...

May 14, 2013

'My heart's broken; if I feel this way my heart must be broken." From The Complete Short Stories, Ernest Hemmingway.

Gary Lynn Tanner, beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and Captain passed away today. He lived life to the fullest, and extrapolated every bit of goodness and richness he could extract from his time on earth...

May 14, 2013

Luis Ramirez Sr. A resident of Freedom, CA, Luis was born August 20, 1948 in Texas to Trinidad and Augustina Ramirez. He was a graduate of Moss Landing School and worked for Watsonville Canning/ Nor Cal Crosetti, and was a driver in the 1987 movie "Lost Boys". He was a member of the Teamster's Local 912. He loved sports,...