Rita Erina (Balardini)Sorel
Rita E. (Balardini) Sorel, 85, of 861 Monticelli Drive, Gilroy, CA, a former long time resident of North Adams, MA, died on May 13, 2007 in Gilroy, CA.
David Vogel
David Vogel passed away March 14, 2011, in Gilroy, CA and is survived by his beloved daughter Samantha Vogel, fiance Juanita Diaz, parents Rosemarie and Albert Vogel, sister Kathy Rogers and her husband Bryan, and his three nieces Randi, Morgan, Cameron Rogers. He is also survived by Monique Torres, Jazmine DeLeon and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Virginia Racine Starns
Virginia Valentine Rose Racine was born, fittingly, on Valentine's Day, Feb 14, 1922. She left this world January 20, 2009, seven years and four days after losing the love of her life, her husband Joe.
William (Bill) Sandoe Hanna, Jr.
Bill Hanna 74, dearly loved son, brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, passed away at his home on November 1, 2009, after a bout with cancer. His family, friends and community members will lovingly remember Bill as a man who loved life, family, and his community.
Ruby Elizabeth Wilson Kuntz
Ruby Elizabeth Wilson Kuntz, a faithful believer in God's amazing grace, passed from this life in Gilroy, CA on Friday, October 15th, 2010, to dwell with her beloved Savior.
Thomas J. Lawry
Tom Lawry, well known owner of Lawry Retrievers and Buena Vista Kennels in Hollister passed away at his residence on Aug. 23rd at the age of 55 years. Tom was a native of San Mateo, a 1970 graduate of Los Altos High School, a junior college graduate; and a Vietnam Veteran, having served with the U.S. Army. Upon his army discharge in 1974 Tom moved to San Benito County, bought his property on Buena Vista Road and started Lawry Retrievers. Besides the Bay Area and Southern California, Tom had clients throughout the western states where he often competed in trials with his own retrievers. He enjoyed the out-of-doors fishing and hunting. He is survived by his parents Jack and Nancy Lawry of Aromas;his daughter Marcie Lawry and her fiance Sterling Dorsett of Hollister, and his brother David Lawry of Lamarque, Texas.
Royal A. Barnes
Service Sat., 3/19/2011, at 11:00 A.M.,Glad Tidings Church, 499 3rd St., San Juan Bautista.
Edson Marker Pyle
Born in Berkeley in 1918, Edson Marker Pyle was raised during the depression in the Central Valley and in Long Beach. A survivor of the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, he attended Long Beach City College and Fresno State. He served honorably in the Army Air Corps' 319th Bomb Squadron as a B-26 pilot during WWII, seeing action in the Mediterranean and North Africa. He wed Roberta Lee McAbee of San Juan in 1944. Upon returning from the war, he continued his military career with the California National Guard and settled in Hollister, where he and his wife raised their first two children. In 1956 they moved to San Jose where Mr. Pyle was an officer for the National Guard. He retired from FMC Corporation, having worked there for 20 years, never missing a day of work.
Joseph V. (Joe) Ruiz
Joe Ruiz passed away at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital on Sunday, October 22nd, at the age of 72 years. Joe was a native of Hollister, attended local schools, and lived here all his life. Joe could be recognized pedaling his bicycle through out San Benito County and especially downtown Hollister, stopping at his favorite coffee shops to visit with his many friends. He enjoyed visiting with people and offering a helping hand to anyone who needed assistance. Illness forced him to stop bicycling a year ago. Joseph had been an employee of Yamanishi Farms, as well as the Hollister Cannery; and is a member of Sacred Heart Parish.
Rex M. Morey
Passed away at his Pacific Grove home at the age of 69.
