Patricia Mae Tallan
Patricia Mae Tallan passed away in Hollister. She is the mother of Cheryll Gottlieb of San Juan Bautista. Private cremation services are through Black Cooper Sander Funeral Home with private family inurnment.
Rachel Mae Larson
Rachel Mae Larson, 80, passed away on June 8, 2007 in Crescent City, CA. She was born to Dick & Minnie (Ratzluff) Wiebe on June 12, 1926 in Newton, KS. She was a 40 year resident of Santa Clara County, making her home in Gilroy, CA. She managed apartment buildings in both Gilroy and Saratoga, CA. She enjoyed tennis, love to gamble and she loved gardening. She also enjoyed the company of her dog Duffy.
Carmen Miner
Carmen Miner passed away in San Jose. Memorial services will be held on Friday, June 15, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. at Black Cooper Sander Funeral Home. Inurnment will follow the services at St. Benedict Church Columbarium.
Edgardo C. Sanchez
Edgardo C. Sanchez passed away at the age of 90, Friday morning at Hazel Hawkins Hospital. He was born in Arizona and lived in Hollister for the past 45 years.
Dolores Weathermon
Dolores Weathermon, a long time resident of Gilroy, passed away at Regional Medical Center, after a long illness. Her family was at her side. Her body had become her prison & now she has been set free. Dee was a strong person & faced many challenges in her life. Dee is survived by her daughters; Cindy & Stacy, grandchildren; Sabrina & Brian, and great-grandson, Dylan, brothers & sisters; VIrginia, Dorothy, Nancy, Bill, Allan, Charles, Ronald & Donald.
Virginia L. Drummond
Virginia L. Drummond passed away Friday afternoon at Hazel Hawkins Hospital. She was a native of California, coming to Hollister 6 years ago. Virginia was a retired school teacher. As per her wishes, she will be cremated with burial at sea. A memorial service is planned in the near future.
Martin P. Rajkovich
Martin P. Rajkovich passed away at his home in San Juan Bautista Thursday morning at the age of 70, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in San Jose to Croatian immigrant parents, Peter and Nikulina Rajkovich. He attended St. Joseph's Catholic grammar school in San Jose and Fremont High School in Sunnyvale. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1961. Martin was an orchardist and businessman most of his life growing cherries, apricots and walnuts. Martin was a 44 year member of the Elks Lodge, the past president of the local Model A club, a member of the Farm Bureau, a member of the N.R.C.S. (National Resource Conservation Agency), a delegate of Western Growers, a member of the Cherry advisory board and a member of the Mission San Juan Bautista. Martin was a skilled welder and talented fabricator, having welded all the ornamental iron work on his new home in San Juan Canyon. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, collector of antique cars and traveler, traveling throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Eugene J. Bisceglia
Eugene J. Bisceglia, age 90 years, passed away Thursday at Mabie Skilled Nursing Center. Mr. Bisceglia was born in San Jose, but lived in San Benito County all his life. He was a self employed construction laborer and farmer. His memberships included Sacred Heart Church and the Laborers Union of San Jose. Eugene was the husband of the late Katie Bisceglia. He is survived by his children: Joseph Bisceglia, Frankie Bisceglia, Margie LeGrand, Peter Bisceglia, and Mary Casarez, all of Hollister; Nancy Bravo of Sunnyvale, Dolores Bravo of Fresno, Leonore Andrade of Shasta Lake; Lavina Calamo of MA; Eugene "Butch" Bisceglia of WA; and Larry Bisceglia of TX; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Sonya Elizabeth Carter Cardenas
GILROY - Sonya Elizabeth (Carter) Cardenas passed away Wednesday, June 6th, 2007, at her home. She was born on April 2, 1956 in Gardena. She worked in Research and Publications at San Jose State University for the Mineta Transportation Institute. She graduated from Branham High School in San Jose in 1974 and attended San Jose City College. She is survived by her husband, Rudy Lee Cardenas of Gilroy; son, Michael Gould Cardenas of Gilroy; stepsons, Jessie Cardenas of Idaho and Paul Cardenas of San Jose; mother, Sonia N. Carter of Roseville; brother and sister-in-law, Harry N. and Sandy L. Carter of San Jose; sister, Diana L. Carter of San Luis Obispo; brother and sister-in-law, Gary G. and Eva Carter of Highlands Ranch, CO; grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Harry G. Carter in October 2004.
Sin Low
Sin Low was born July 26, 1910 in Gilroy and passed away June 7 in Walnut Creek. She was the daughter of Wong Hong Woo and Chung Shee Jeong. Sin went to grammar school in Gilroy until 1919. At that time her father passed away and her mother moved back to China with her eight children where she lived for 11 years.
