Archived Obituaries

Tina Marie Betancourt, 47, passed away October 13, 2009, after a lengthy battle with breast cancer.

Gubser, Doris D., was born in Oklahoma on Oct. 7, 1921 and passed away peacefully on Jan. 7, 2009 at the age of 87. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Gubser; loving mother of Lucienne (David) Levine of San Jose and the late James Gubser; devoted grandmother of Joseph (Shannon) Levine and great grandmother of Noah Levine. Dearest sister of Lois Booth; dear sister-in-law of Lorraine Mitchell, Betty Dexter and Arlene Painter. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was an active member and past president of Beta Sigma Phi, Past President of Woman In Touch and also enjoyed playing bridge with her friends. She was also an advid traveler.

Private Services being held in Mariposa February 2, 2013.

Dave was born and grew up in the small community of West Liberty, OH. He had dreams of exploring the world beyond his home community, so he began by saving for college by delivering papers. He later attended Goshen College in Indiana for one year until he was drafted.  As a conscientious objector, he did alternative service as a health attendant for spinal cord injured patients for two years.  He later returned to Goshen College, graduating with a degree in Biology in 1960.  He met his wife, Marian, at college and made many life-long friends.

 Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 12th, 2016, at 11:30 A.M., at the Catholic Church Immaculate Conception, 7290 Airline Highway, Tres Pinos, CA. A reception will immediately follow at The 19th Hole, 7071 Airline Highway, Tres Pinos, CA.

Memorial Service will be held at a later date. For further information contact Habing Family Funeral Home at (408)847-4040 or www.HabingFamilyFuneralHome.com

Jacquelyn Carol Sorensen passed away Wednesday evening at the age of 60 at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. Born in Independence, Kansas, she has lived in Hollister for the past 11 years. Jacquelyn is survived by her husband, Mark Sorensen of Hollister, children; Dede Bitbol of New Jersey, Bo Pierce of Illinois, Toby Pierce and Shawna Dicksen, both of Hollister and Mike Sorensen of Illinois. Also survived by 11 grandchildren and 2 brothers, David and Robert Reid of Illinois.

ENDO, Akira was born on Sept. 27, 1919 in Japan and passed away on Nov. 19, 2009 at the age of 90, in San Jose, CA. He was the beloved husband of Meiko Endo for 62 years. Loving father of Michi Shimizu, Alice Schwartz and the late Sachiko Spohn and father-in-law of Gordon Shimizu, Dave Schwartz and Cliff Spohn. He had six grandchildren and one great-grandson.