VIRGINIA MATTIE MASONI passed away due to complications from Parkinson’s disease on Friday, March 30, 2007 in Morgan Hill. She was the wife of the late Louis P. Masoni of Gilroy, daughter of the late William and Lorna Butler, mother of Frank Masoni and his wife, Rosemary, of Hollister, Louis Masoni Jr. of Gilroy, and Mark Masoni and his wife, Lisa, of Morgan Hill, step-grandmother of Adrian and Vanessa Villegas of Hollister, sister of the late Mildred Staub, Alice Edwards, Forrest Butler, Clarence Butler, Frances McCambridge, Richard Butler, and William Butler Jr., sister-in-law of Bernice Butler of San Jose and Salvatore Masoni and Richard Masoni, both of Gilroy. Also survived by many cousins, nieces, and nephews. Virginia lived in Gilroy for most of her life. Age 82 years.
Visitation will be Tuesday, April 3, 2007, 4:30-9:00 at Habing Family Funeral Home, Gilroy. Rosary at 7:00 P.M. Funeral services on Wednesday, April 4, 2007, at 10:00 A.M. at St. Mary’s Church in Gilroy.
Mrs. Masoni was born in Caruthers, CA. She moved to Gilroy and attended Gilroy High School. She met her husband at the age of 14; they married in 1947 and were married 57 years. She joined the Catholic Church in 1956. She supported her husband’s farming and raised her own three sons, as well as helping care for a number of her nieces and nephews through the years. She always remembered proudly taking the train to San Francisco to work at an optical company during World War II and her volunteer work at her sons’ schools. She and her husband were members of the California Farm Bureau. She enjoyed country music, nature, gardening, and especially hummingbirds. She had a joyful laugh and enjoyed telling family stories. After retirement, she and her husband took long, annual trips to Montana to see her sisters. The family would appreciate donations to Odyssey Health Care, a hospice organization at (408) 626-4868.
