Archived Obituaries

August James (Gus) Teves, 78, died Friday, Sept. 29, 2006 at his home in Garden Valley, CA. He was born Aug. 5, 1928 in San Jose, CA. He served in the Korean War from 1950-1952, and the Army reserve from 1952-1956.

Helen Rachel Garcia, spouse of the late William J. Garcia, passed away Oct. 9th at Mabie Skilled Nursing Center Southside, at the age of 92 years.

Romie A. Cortez passed away October 9, 2006 in San Jose, CA after a short illness. He was 74 years old.

Eduardo Castro Espinoza of San Martin, passed away at his home Friday, Oct. 6, 2006.

Haruko Iwanaga passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 28, 2006 at the age of 91. She was born in Watsonville, CA, and was a fifty-eight year resident of San Martin. Predeceased by her loving husband Masaharu Iwanaga in 1957, she is survived by two daughters, Janice Yen and Linda Muramoto, sons-in-law John Yen and Richard Muramoto, and three grandchildren, Anne, Norman and Kyle. She is also survived by her brother George Otsuki and three sisters, Rita, Rosie and Gladys, and many in-laws, nieces and nephews.

The patriarch of the Burge family, Ralph David Burge, Sr., of Auburn, died Oct. 1, 2006. He was born August 22, 1917 in New Idria Mines, a quicksilver mining company town in San Benito County, to Robert Davis Burge and Tillie Nunez Burge.

Beloved spouse of the late Warren Lee Vanderzee, who passed away July 2, 2004. She is survived by her children; Kimberly Guzman and Rochelle Smith of Hollister, and Thomas Heidrick and his wife Diana of Kansas; as well as 10 grandchildren.

Steven P. Medley, former Gilroy resident, died in a single vehicle automobile accident October 5, 2006, while traveling to work in Yosemite National Park. He was 57 years old.

Passed away at her Hollister home. She is the wife of Julian Vasquez of Hollister.

Julian Arroyo passed away Monday at the age of 70 in Hollister. He was born in Hollister and lived here all his life. Julian was a local Chef for over 40 years.