Archived Obituaries

Jesse Garcia passed from this life on April 27, 2012 shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. He was preceded in death by his father Pablo Garcia, sister Stella Nunez, and brother David.

Passed away in Hollister at age of 76

A resident of Gilroy for five years after moving from Detroit, MI to live with her surviving son, Donald. Irene also leaves several nephews; Frank, Louis, and Donald of OH and many grand and great-grandchildren in FL and NC. Irene fled the oncoming Nazi invasion of her homeland, Hungary, with her brother Louis in her teen years to settle in the mid west. She is also survived by many relatives and siblings still in Hungary.

Maria de Lourdes Perez Gonzales passed away at 48 years of age on July 28, 2011.

J.R. was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Feb. 27, 1943 and raised in Riverton, Wyoming. He spent the last 38 years of his life in Hollister, California.

On September 25,2010, Barbara passed away after a short battle with cancer. Gilroy was where she helped establish and run the family business, Kay's Pool Center.

Louise Galdos Branum passed away in Hollister at the age of 101 on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Louise was a native of Amador, CA and had been a resident of San Benito County since 1925.

Rafael S. "Ralph" Landeros passed away at his residence Monday, Sept. 19th, 2011, with his family by his side at the age of 82 years.

Juanita Schuler born on February 20,1929, former long time resident of Gilroy, CA, went to meet her Savior on her favorite day of the week Sunday, September 13, 2009. She was born in OK to her parents, Troy and Mae Phillips along with her younger brother Coy Phillips who have pre-deceased her. Her family migrated from OK to AR in a covered wagon when she was very young and settled in CA in her early teens. She is survived by her devoted and loving husband of 64 years Howard, her son Dale, her daughter Vicki and son-in-law Jim Delbridge and her five grandchildren, Steve and Eric Schuler and Jeff, Gina and Amy Bracco. She also left behind five great-grandchildren, Troy, Emily, Megan, Katie and Marina Schuler. She was a longtime member of Gilroy First Assembly of God, now known as New Hope Community Church. She was a beloved wife and mother and was everyones #1 grandmom to not only her natural grandchildren but to many who had come to love and adopt her as their own. She worked for over a decade as the kitchen supervisor at the IOOF Children's Home. Juanita will be remembered by her devotion to her church family and her willingness to pray for their many needs. All of her family will miss her and love her always beyond words. The family wishes any memorial donations be given in her honor to New Hope Community Church. Funeral Services will be Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 11:00 A.M. at New Hope Community Church, Gilroy. Visitation will begin at 9:00 A.M. at church.