Kathy of Kilauea, Hawaii, formerly of Morgan Hill, peacefully entered into rest on Sunday, July 1, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital with her family by her side. She lost her two month battle with breast cancer that had metastasized to her liver.
Maria Soares de Moura Andrade passed away on July 1, 2007. She was 85 years of age. Maria was born in Santa Maria, Azores (in Portugal) and came to California in 1966 to live in Sunnyvale. She is preceded in death by her husband, Germano Andrade, who died in 1982 and 7 of her children. She is survived by her children; Jose Andrade of Orland, CA, Armenia and husband Kevin Jefferson of San Jose, CA and Linda Andrade of Morgan Hill, CA, her grandchildren; John Andrade of San Jose, CA, Alicia and her husband John Cuevas of Morgan Hill, CA, Kristen and Brian Jefferson of San Jose, Jason Cooper of Palo Cedro, CA, her great-grandchildren; Jessica, Jacob, Isabel, Alexis and Isaac. Also survived by her younger sister Deolinda of Norwood, MA and her sister-in-law and best friend Adelaide Andrade of Los Gatos, CA.
Passed away on June 20, 2007 while at home in San Jose surrounded by loved ones after a long and heroic struggle against pancreatic cancer. She is survived by her husband Sid, daughter Nicole age 11, and son Justin age 8; her parents Don and Beth, brother Jeff, and niece Mary.