Kaulana Joelisa Hernandez
Kaulana passed away January 30 in Las Vegas, NV. Visitation will be held Thursday from 1P.M. followed by a vigil service at 7 P.M. both at Habing Family Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be 9:30 A.M. Friday at St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial to follow at St. Mary Cemetery.
Erma Lois Dirimple
Free at last! Long-time resident of both Gilroy and Morgan Hill, went home to her Lord. She would have turned 100 on July 21, 2008. The family is celebrating her farewell privately.
Helen Strandlund
Helen Strandlund passed away after a lengthy illness at the age of 77.
John D. Coleman
Born in San Francisco and raised in Los Gatos, he attended Los Gatos High School where he met his future wife, Betty.
Neva Amelia Neal
Neva was a resident of Hollister, CA for many years. She was a dedicated volunteer at the Hazel Hawkins Hospital gift shop and a devoted member of the Hollister United Methodist Church.
Pastor Grover Risner
Heaven received PASTOR GROVER WASHINGTON RISNER, JR from his home in Sherwood, OR, at age 88 yrs old. His wife and partner for 65 years, Betty, preceded him in March of last year. Born in Mammoth Springs, AK and raised in Tulsa, OK, Pastor Risner graduated from Central Bible College, Springfield, MO.
Ruth M. O’Shea Hemming
Ruth M. O'Shea Hemming passed away at Stanford Medical Center at the age of 79. She was born in Illinois and lived in Hollister for 28 years moving here from San Jose, CA. She worked at Hazel Hawkins Hospital for 20 years in same day surgery department, was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and Orianna Chorale.
Andrew Jose Garcia
Services: 12/29/2009 11:00 AM at funeral home.
Carol M. Macfarlane
Carol Macfarlane passed away at her residence on Wednesday, February 11th at the age of 72 years with her family at her side. Carol and her loving husband, William "Bill" Macfarlane whom she married 52 years ago, settled in San Benito County in 1984 at the Ridgemark Golf & Country Club. Besides being a loving wife and devoted mother, Carol was a Banker for Bank Of America both in Gilroy and San Juan Bautista for a period of 14 years. She had been an active member of Immaculate Conception Church before her health prevented her from doing so. Besides her husband Bill, Carol is survived by her children and their spouses Michael and Stacey Macfarlane of Antioch, Thomas and Jill Macfarlane of Hollister, Joseph and Gina Macfarlane of Folsom, and James and Karen Macfarlane of San Jose; her grandchildren Lindsay, Courtney, Haley, James Buck, Cole, Jacob, Jessica, Rachel, and Ryan Macfarlane; her brother and sister-in-law Stanley and Patricia Shifflet of Baja, Mexico and many nieces and nephews.
Michael Dennis Dennehy, D.D.S.
Dr. Michael Dennis Dennehy, 56, died after a prolonged battle with depression. Mike went to great lengths to protect his friends and family from knowing the intensity of his personal suffering and succumbed to his illness on May 5, 2009.
