Monnie Lappen died March 14, 2005, in Gilroy, after a long
battle with cancer and other complications. She was 59. She was a
native of California and lived in San Martin for the past 26
years.
Monnie Lappen
Monnie Lappen died March 14, 2005, in Gilroy, after a long battle with cancer and other complications. She was 59.
She was a native of California and lived in San Martin for the past 26 years.
Mrs. Lappen was very family oriented and continued favorite family traditions in her home. She was a member of the San Martin Presbyterian Church for 25 years where she enjoyed teaching Sunday school and sang in the choir. She became a member of the Gilroy Presbyterian Church in 2003, where she became very active in the congregation and the Bible group. She served on several committees in the early ’80s including the San Martin Planning and South County Airport Task Force. She took pride in being involved in her small town.
She will be missed and remembered most for being a superior woman in all that she did. She was a very good friend to many and was very generous with her time and talents.
She is survived by her husband, Rick Lappen; daughter Sara Costello; son Matthew Lappen; stepchildren Tamera Lappen and Todd Lappen; mother Mollie Sinclair; brothers Casey and Mark Howard; and sister Jane McKellar. She loved being a “Grammie” to her nine grandchildren, spending quality time with all of them as much as she could.
A memorial service will be held at 2pm Sunday, May 1, 2005, at the Gilroy Presbyterian Church. Arrangements are by Habing Family Funeral Home, Gilroy.
Her family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the American Cancer Society or the Gilroy Presbyterian Church.
