Rudolph Lawrence Enger
Rudolph Lawrence Enger, 89, passed away on December 17, 2007. He was preceded in death by his wife Bernice Margaret. Rudy was born in Red Elm, South Dakota and spent his childhood in Wisconsin. His youth was spent in Gary, Indiana, where he worked in the produce department of a grocery store, did concrete construction and was employed in the steel mills. Rudy served in the Army during WWII in the European theater. He drove supply trucks transporting supplies and men during the Battle of the Bulge. He met his wife of forty years at a USO dance while training at Camp Adair, Oregon. They were married in Salinas, California, after his discharge from the Army, the couple settled in Gilroy in 1945, where Rudy worked for his father-in-law at Concrete Construction Company. When the business moved to Oregon, Rudy found employment at Gilroy Motors until his retirement. He spent his retirement in the home he and his wife built, gardening, wood-working and sitting under the crepe myrtle watching the birds feed. His is survived by his daughter Margaret Enger and his faithful Australian Shepherd, Mattie.
Joe J. Conconi
Joe J. Conconi passed away at the age of 84 on Thursday afternoon. He was a native of Hollister and a lifelong resident of San Benito County. He and his brother, Benny Costa, owned and operated the John Costa Dairy on Lovers' Lane in Hollister. Joe was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the Hollister Elk's Lodge, SIRS, V.F.W. Post 9242 and the Eagles lodge.
Merrie A. Libby November 12, 1932 – December 12, 2014
Donations are preferred to a favorite charity. Memorial services will be on Sunday, December 28, 2014, at 1:00 P.M., at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 7th and Monterey Streets in Hollister. Condolences: www.blackcoopersander.com.
Donald Wilmith Beams II March 5, 1946 – February 7, 2014
A celebration of Don’s life will take place on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. A viewing will be held at Habing Family Funeral Home in Gilroy from 8:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M., followed by a funeral mass at St. Mary Church, Gilroy at 10:00 A.M.
Glenda Carrillo March 5, 1956 – March 28, 2014
Graveside Services Friday April 4, 2014 – 11:00 A.M., at Mt. Hope Memorial Park, 250 Spring Avenue, Morgan Hill. Reception to follow. For condolences and information visit HabingFamilyFuneralHome.com.
Francisco De Haro
Please call Habing Family for information 847-4040.
Charles Joseph Kantmann
Beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle, cousin, godfather, and friend to innumerable humans and dogs, Chuck was an accomplished programmer, mechanic, lector, cribbage player, rancher, shaker, solemnizer, and a semi-successful fisherman and dancer.
Helen V. Wagner
A resident of Gilroy, a funeral service will be held on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. at Johnson Funeral Home, 17720 Monterey St., Morgan Hill. Interment to take place in San Diego, CA.
Philip R. Coates
Philip R. Coates, 86, died October 24, 2007 after a short illness at the Veteran's Hospital in Palo Alto. He was raised in Morgan Hill and graduated from Live Oak High School in 1939. He later joined the Army as a paratrooper, was injured, then captured as a POW. When he returned to Morgan Hill, he worked for the Leonard Coates Nursery and later the Morgan Hill Unified School District as a gardener. Upon retirement he moved to Aromas, CA.
Maria Cendejas Rodriguez
Maria Cendejas Rodriguez passed away in Hollister at the age of 72.
