Juan Rodriguez Jr., of Modesto, CA, has gone to be with his Lord on May 20, 2009, due to a heart attack. Juan was born in Brownsville, TX, and migrated to Morgan Hill, CA. Before moving to Modesto, he resided in Atwater, Los Banos for 12 years and in Morgan Hill for 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Dionisia Rodriguez, and three children, Juan Rodriguez and Maribel Rodriguez of Atwater, CA, and Diana Sanchez of Jackson, ID. He was the proud grandfather of Wayne Rodriguez. We will miss him dearly. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 from 4:00-8:00 P.M. with a funeral service to commence at 6:00 P.M., both at Johnson Funeral Home, 17720 Monterey Road in Morgan Hill, CA. A reception will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at 12:00 noon at the Morgan Hill Presbyterian Church, 16970 DeWitt Avenue in Morgan Hill. Interment will be private.
Jacob (Jack) W. Kent passed on Wednesday December 9th at his home in Hollister, CA. A reception to honor Jack's life is being held Saturday January 23rd. The reception will be at 245 Ray Circle, Hollister CA. from noon to 3pm.
Harry passed away at Hazel Hawkins Hospital today at the age of 78 years. Memorial services will be held in January. Date and time has not been decided. Visit: www.grunnagle. com for information and condolences.
Mary Jacinto Jones passed away at the Windsor Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Salinas on November 7th at the age of 60 years. Mary was a native of San Juan Bautista, was raised in San Benito County as a child and young adult. She was graduate of San Juan Grammar School, San Benito High School, and received her Associate of Arts Degree from Gavilan College. She was a member of the Old Mission San Juan Bautista Parish. She moved to Watsonville when she and her husband Bill Jones were married. Mary worked for Martinelli's in Watsonville. "Her son was her life" said her family. Mary loved to cook and enjoyed listening to Country Music. Mary was predeceased by her parents George & Isabelle Jacinto, and her husband Bill Jones. Surviving are her son Jesse Jones of San Juan Bautista, her sister Patricia Jacinto of San Juan Bautista, and brother George Jacinto of Jonesboro, Arkansas. Friends are invited to visit at the Grunnagle Ament Nelson Funeral Home 870 San Benito St., Hollister on Thursday, Nov. 13th from 1:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Family and friends will gather at the Old Mission San Juan Bautista, 2nd & Mariposa Streets, San Juan Bautista Friday morning at 11:30 A.M. to attend the Mass Of The Resurrection beginning at 12 Noon. Interment will follow at San Juan District Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to the Cancer Society c/o funeral home chapel.
Ruth was born on Sept. 29, 1911, to Hubert Langdon and Nora Langdon in Portal, ND. She moved to California with her parents and only brother, Edward, as a small child. She often told the story about her and her mother coming into town by horse and buggy to shop. This was in the town of Hollister, CA, where the family settled.