Archived Obituaries

Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies. Roderick L Yip M.D., 81, passed away after a short illness in Chico, CA. Dr Yip moved to Hollister in 1963 and practiced family medicine and surgery until his retirement in 1997.

Passed away at her Hollister home. She was born in Sinloa, Mexico and came to Hollister to be with her son, Joseph, this year from Thorn Bay, Alaska. She is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas T. Bolen, who died in 2005. She worked as an emergency medical technician for many years.

Thomas T. Iwasaki, 88 years old, resident of Gilroy, born on May 31, 1918, in Mt. View, California, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2006, after a lengthy illness.

Louis Anthony Felice succumbed to pneumonia and heart failure at the Fresno Veterans Hospital, on Tuesday, November 21, 2006. Louis was a native of Hollister. He served in the U. S. Navy with distinction during WWII and Korea. His wife Barbara Jean Felice passed away August 11, 200l. He raised two children and was a grandfather of four. He will be sorely missed by his family and friends. A memorial service will be held at the Grunnagle Ament Nelson Funeral Home, 870 San Benito St., Hollister on Saturday, December 16th, at 3:00 P.M., to which friends are invited. Arrangements were made for private cremation with inurnment at Calvary Cemetery.

Passed away in Hollister.

Robert C. "Bob" Angell, a space technologist for T.R.W. in Sunnyvale, CA, passed away from a very short illness at Stanford Medical Center on December 6th at the age of 78 years. Bob and his wife Dorothy were born in Providence, RI. They lived within a block of one another on the same street and never realized that one day they would meet and be married; 56 years this Dec. 27th. Bob and Dorothy moved to Hollister in 1980 and shared very active lives together. Bob was a member of Ridgemark Golf & Country Club, and until last month, was able to "shoot" his age with regularity. He served as President and Vice-President of the Mens Group; Tournament and Handicap Chairman; a recipient of multiple "Player Of The Year" awards"; a member of SIRS, Bolado Park Golf Club, Monterey Seniors, and an annual volunteer at the AT&T at Pebble Beach. Was a Senior Olympian who played hockey as a youth, as a collegian, and Semi-Professional, playing competitively until 60 years of age. He played in the senior olympics at the Charles Schultz Empire Arena in Santa Rosa. He and his two brothers shared the same front line and still hold their high schools hockey scoring records. Bob served in the Honor Guard with the U,S. Navy in Washington, D.C. during WWII. Besides his wife Dorothy, Bob is survived by his son and daughter-in-law Robert and Teresa Angell of Danville; daughter Susan Angell of Long Beach; grandchildren Leilani and Michelle Angell of Danville; nephew Charles Angell; nieces Linda Burden, Donna Angell, and Ellen Naber, all of California, and the family dog, "Peaches". His brothers Howard and Mort Angell have passed away.

After a lengthy illness and surrounded by her children, Maria Elena entered into rest on November 25, 2006, at her son's home in Morgan Hill, CA. A long time resident of Gilroy, she worked numerous years at the Christopher Ranch and Marriots.

Gordon M. Booth, a 27 year Sales and marketing executive of Gilroy Foods and McCormick and Co, Inc. passed away on November 25th after a ten month battle with lung cancer. He was 61.

On November 30th, after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease, Alan Carl Walker passed away at his home and in the presence of family and caregivers. He was born on Oahu on May 29, 1924, the son of a Scottish bookkeeper and an American schoolteacher. Alan began attending the University of Hawaii at age 17. Shortly thereafter, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he and other students assisted in clearing battle rubble from Ford Island. In 1944, he completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and worked briefly as a Chemist for Dole Pineapple. While at the university, Alan met Patience Miller and they were married in October of 1944. Within two months, he was called for military service and sent by the Army to receive further education at the University of Maine. When WWII ended, he was serving in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Alan then returned to Hawaii and joined the Hawaiian Telephone Company, working on inter-island communications. In 1955, he moved his family to California where he continued his career as a telecommunications engineer, publishing frequently in technical journals and presenting numerous professional papers. He traveled extensively for his work, going to every State and many foreign countries. Alan was employed by Lenkurt Electric, Farinon Electric, and Harris Corporation. After retirement, he continued as a private consultant specializing in FCC regulations. He lived in Ladera (San Mateo County, CA) for 35 years and moved to Gilroy, CA in 1990 to be closer to family.

David our beloved brother passed away on November 30, 2006 at home surrounded by his family and friends in San Jose, CA. David is now at peace in heaven after battling a rare form of Cancer for two years called "Peripheral Neuroepithelioma (PNET) Ewing Sarcoma." David was a devoted, caring and loving son to his surviving mother Lupe Vargas and the late Jesse J. Vargas. David is survived by his sisters Gloria Vargas Quiroz and Carmen Vargas. Brother of Bobby Vargas and Albert Vargas. A loving uncle and mentor to Mike Vargas Quiroz III and to his young nephew Jesse J. Vargas. David was a friend to Steve Guillen, a business associate, a friend and brother-in-law to Mike Robert Quiroz II. He was a loving partner to Aurora Pena.