Denny Dorrell, 59, died Nov. 30, 2004, after a lengthy
illness.
Denny Dorrell, 59, died Nov. 30, 2004, after a lengthy illness.
A California native, he was raised in Grass Valley. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He moved to San Jose in 1967 then to Gilroy in 1987. He owned and operated Dorrell Precision Machining in Gilroy for the past 20 years, was the past president and a charter member of the South Valley Street Rods and was very active in downtown and South Valley car shows.
Dorrell was the husband of Jeannette Dorrell of Gilroy; father of Darren Dorrell of Gilroy and Kelly Luchs, and her husband Mark of San Jose; grandfather of Daniel Dorrell of Washington, Melissa Luchs of San Jose and Jeremy Luchs of San Jose; and brother of Shirley Nakken and her husband, Johnny, of Bishop.
He was preceded in death by brothers Donald Dorrell and Eddie Hooper.
The family asks that any donations be made to the Crippled Children’s Society of Santa Clara County.
Graveside services were today, Dec. 7, at Sierra Lawn Memorial, 459 Hollow Way, Nevada City. Local arrangements were by Habing Family Funeral Home, Gilroy.
