Archived Obituaries

Jeanne went to be with her Lord and Savior at the age of 83 in Hollister at Mabie Northside Convalescent with her husband and family at her bedside, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Born in Lynn Massachusetts, she has been a Hollister resident for the past eight years.

Enamarie Bernier passed away in Hollister. She was born in Bode, Iowa and came to Hollister from Florida in 1946. She served her country honorably in the Navy during WWII, served as a volunteer with Hazel Hawkins Auxilliary, was a member of the American Legion Auxilliary and was active in Girl Scouts of America.

Oscar Fernandez passed away in Gilroy on November 15, 2007. A visitation will begin 1 P.M. on Tuesday, Nov. 20 at Habing Family Funeral Home, followed by an evening service at 7 P.M. Wednesday morning, grave side services at 10 A.M. at St. Mary Cemetery, Gilroy.

Mass @ Sacred Heart Church,Today,01/08/2009 @ 1:30 PM

Louis was born in San Francisco on December 31, 1919. He passed away January 11, 2010, surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Frances (Celedon) Leon. He is survived by his children, Cynthia Muscio (late Vernon) of Hollister; Ron Leon (Barbara) of Brisbane; and Diane Schneider (Hermann) of Ceres. Louis has 9 grandchildren, including Heather Lust (Rick) of Hollister and Jennifer Jud (Eric) of San Martin. Louis had 17 great-grandchildren and has one surviving sister, Celia Rodriguez of Milpitas.

Martina Losada passed away at 91 on Saturday afternoon at her home in Milpitas. She was born in Spain and came to San Benito County at the age of one. She attended Sacred Heart School and Serra Catholic High School. She resided here until she married her late husband, John Losada at the age of 22 and she then lived may years in Los Gatos.

Sharon Lane Waters (Read); beloved daughter, sister, mother and grandmother, gently passed into God’s hands at peace in her home on Friday December 30, 2016 at the age of 73. She is survived by her daughters Kimberlie van Dam, Tammy and Lisa, her granddaughter Haley, son-in-law Brad, niece Heather Read and nephew Jeremy Read.

Tomi Terasaki, as she was lovingly known, went home to be with the Lord on November 6th at the age of 72 years. Tomi was a native of Niigata, Japan ,who came to the United States in December of 1954 and to San Benito County in 1960. Tomi retired from Teledyne McCormick Selph as the Lead Person of the Manufacturing Department after 33 years of service to Teledyne. Her family stated that " besides being a great mother and a great grandmother, Tomi always cared about others, rather than placing herself first". She was the beloved spouse of the late Ryo Terasaki who died August 6, 1994. She was the loving mother of Tatsuya Mike Terasaki (Spouse Teresa Kay) of Glendale; and Theresa Natt (Husband David) of Oregon, devoted grandmother to Briana and Micah Teresaki and Akemi and Ryoko Natt. She is survived by other family members living in Southern California and Japan. Friends are invited to attend the funeral services on Saturday morning at 10 A.M. at the Grunnagle Ament Nelson Funeral Home, 870 San Benito St., Hollister. Private cremation will follow with interment at Rose Hills Cemetery, Whittier, CA.

Visitation Thursday Sept. 5, 2013, 5:00 to 8:00 P.M., at Habing Family Funeral Home, Gilroy. Funeral Mass Friday, September 6, 2013, 4:00 P.M., at St. Mary’s Church, Gilroy. Online condolences at HabingFamilyFuneralHome.com