Archived Obituaries

Robert (Bob) Schwatka, Vancouver, WA, former Gilroy resident for 22 years, died peacefully on December 15th, 2006, of Leukemia/Blood Disorder.

Lenore L. Perrett died in Hollister. She is survived locally by her sister, Phyllis Tzanavaras of Hollister. Private cremation services will be followed by interment in Woodville, CA. Arrangements and cremation through Black Cooper Sander Funeral Home and Gavilan Hills Crematory.

Daniel Anthony Fernandez passed away suddenly December 30, 2006, at the age of 42.

Julia Rockwell passed away December 29, 2006, in Austin, Texas. She was 86 years old.

Daniel Anthony Fernandez passed away suddenly on December 30, 2007, at the age of 42.

Diana Woollons died on Christmas Eve morning. Diana was born Diana Jozef Theresia Maria Wauters in Courtrai, Belgium, and lived as a teenager under Nazi occupation, while several of her family members were sent to work camps in Germany. In 1947, she married Sidney L. Woollons, who had already embarked on a career in the United States Foreign Service, eventually rising to the level of Consul General. While ably serving her husband as "Konsulina", Diana lived in Belgium, Austria, Canada, Sweden, Germany, Washington D.C., and the island of Barbados.

Maria Elena (Mary) Sanchez died January 1, 2007 in Watsonville. A native of Dos Palos, she was 54.

Leonard Paul Dauberg, 91, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2006. Leonard was a life-long resident of Morgan Hill, CA and was preceded in death by his parents, Louis Dauberg and Anna (Eskildsen-Harris) Dauberg, and by his loving wife, June Claire Dauberg. He is survived by his two children and their spouses, Gary (Marilyn) Dauberg and Paula (John) Schwartz. He also leaves behind seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Betty Lou Blakley passed away peacefully with family by her side on December 29th, 2006 in San Jose, CA. We are comforted by the fact that she is now with her Lord, whom she joyfully loved and served while she was with us.

Thell is survived by his wife of 56 years, Clara, his daughters: Nancy Mccoy, Karen Davis, and Sandra Kober (Richard), six grandchildren Jennifer Nicholson (Josh), Paul and Marla Davis, Lauren and Brian Kober, and Brianna Tomasello, three great-grandchildren: Trevor, Jesse, and Skyler Nicholson.