Isabel Cadei, died Nov. 16, 2004. She was our loving wife, proud
mother and grandmother and a committed member of her church and
community. She worked tirelessly in support of services for the
developmentally disabled.
Isabel Cadei, died Nov. 16, 2004. She was our loving wife, proud mother and grandmother and a committed member of her church and community. She worked tirelessly in support of services for the developmentally disabled.
Isabel was born and raised in Hollister. She married in 1942 and relocated to Gilroy with her husband, Raymond Cadei, at the end of World War II.
Isabel was a founding member and the first president of the Association for the Developmentally Disabled. She was instrumental in bringing many programs for the disabled to Gilroy including the recently opened Villa Esperanza apartment complex, which is specially designed to accommodate the developmentally disabled. She was an active member of Women in Touch, St. Mary’s Church, Italian Catholic Federation and the Catholic Ladies Aide Society. She and Ray worked at the Gilroy Garlic Festival for 23 years and Isabel volunteered with the Red Cross Blood Bank and the Special Olympics.
She is survived by her loving husband Raymond P. Cadei of Gil-roy; Her children Raymo-nd M. Cadei and his wife Toni Moore of Sacramento, Diane Ca-dei of Salinas, Ly-dia Cadei of Gilroy, Cecilia Cadei Mitchell and her husband Steven Mitchell of Eagle, Idaho and Kay Cadei Newby and her husband J. Clark Newby of Redwood City. Grandchildren Emily Cadei of Washington D.C. Carolyn Cadei of Pontlevoy, France, Mathew Mitchell of Eagle, Idaho, Grace and Sam Newby both of Redwood City; Sister Marsha Jolley of San Jose and numerous nieces, nephews and many relatives in Spain. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Isadora and Caetano Garcia and her sister Mary Hall.
Visitation will begin at noon, Sunday, Nov. 21, at Habing Family Funeral Home, Gilroy. A Vigil will begin at 4pm. Funeral Services will begin at 9:30am on Nov. 22, at the funeral home, then move to St. Mary’s Church for Mass at 10am. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Gilroy. The family would appreciate donations to HOPE Rehabilitation Services – Gilroy Facility, 8855 Murray Avenue, Gilroy in her memory.
