Gilbert
“Pelon” Saldana, 35, died Aug. 3, 2004, in Hollister after a
brief battle with cancer.
Gilbert “Pelon” Saldana, 35, died Aug. 3, 2004, in Hollister after a brief battle with cancer.
Pelon was a Gilroy native and a self-employed electrician. He had a great sense of humor and will be missed by all.
He is survived by his wife, April Saldana of Hollister; children Nicholas Saldana of Gilroy, Benjamin and Jazmyne Saldana of Hollister; mother Helen Madrid of Gilroy; father Gilberto Saldana of Hollister; sisters Della Ramos of Gilroy and Dolores Saldana of Gilroy; brother Ray Ramos of Los Banos; grandparents Manuel and Tomasa Saldana of Hollister and Genaro Perez of Gilroy; mother- and father-in-law James and Armida Santos of Morgan Hill; brother-in-law James Santos of Santa Cruz; sister-in-law Amy Santos of Morgan Hill; and many aunts, uncles, of Gilroy and Hollister, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his nana Rita Perez and infant son Vincente Saldana.
Funeral Mass was this morning, Aug. 6, at St. Mary’s Church followed by burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Gilroy. Arrangements were under the direction of Habing Family Funeral Home.
