Committal and military rites: Monday, December 16, 2013, at 12:30 P.M., at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, Santa Nella, CA. Condolences: www.blackcoopersander.com.
A Rosary will be held Friday, February 22, 2013,at 7:00 P.M., at the Chapel of Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, February 23, 2013, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Los Alamos at 11:00 A.M. with burial to follow in the Los Alamos Cemetery with full Military Honors.
Visitation at Grunnagle-Ament-Nelson Funeral Home, Tuesday, 01/29/2013 1:00 to 8:00 P.M. Mass at Mission San Juan, Wednesday, 10:00 A.M. Burial at San Juan Cemetery
Alfred (Duke) Desimone passed away peacefully on December 29, 2016 at his residence in Stockton, CA. Duke raised his family in Gilroy before setting out on a number of adventures with the love of his life Robbie. They moved from Gilroy to Hawaii before settling in Stockton. Duke is preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Louise, and his wife Robbie (married 64 years). He is survived by his son Richard (Irene) Desimone of Coarsegold, CA, and his daughter Carolynn (Michael) Ghiorso of South San Francisco, eight grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren.
Donations may be made to the Projects of P.E.O supporting scholarships for women: https://donations.peointernational.org/ Condolences and memories may be shared on her Book of Memories Page at www.geiselfuneralhome.com.
There will be a memorial service on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Denny's Restaurant, 2484 Berryessa Rd., San Jose, followed by a time to share over lunch.
Services will be held Saturday, April 25th, 2015, 11:00 A.M., at Habing Family Funeral Home, 129 4th Street, Gilroy, CA 95020. A luncheon will be served following the service. For online condolences: habingfamilyfuneralhome.com.
Billie will be remembered as a kind and thoughtful person, a loving wife, Mother of 2 sons, Randell and Bill Roach, Grandmother of 3, great-grandmother of 5, and a great-great-grandmother of 2. She passed away at home in Gilroy, CA on March 25, 2008.