Gilroy native Dorothy Sturla died on March 15, 2011, at 88 years of age. Born in 1922 to Michael and Caroline Nagle, Dorothy and her eight siblings learned hard work early in life, picking prunes on the family farm on Church Avenue. Dorothy attended local schools, including St. Mary's, Gilroy High School, and Hartnell College in Salinas. During World War II, she worked as a hostess at Fort Ord.
Memorial services are planned for Virginia Goldsmith on Sunday, June 26, 2011, at 2:30 P.M. at the First Presbyterian Church, 2066 San Benito St., Hollister
Gloria M. Horner peacefully passed away on Tuesday March 31st, 2009 in Gilroy, CA. Gloria was born August 6th, 1920 in Pittsburg, CA, to her parents Salvador and Rose Giuffreda. Gloria was raised in the East Bay and in San Francisco where she graduated from Mt. St. Joseph's Catholic High School. Gloria came to Gilroy in 1958 with her late husband Lee Horner and 3 children.
MRS. TOSHIKO HORITA OKUTSU, born on December 6, 1924, in San Juan, CA and long time resident of Monterey Park passed away peacefully on February 5, 2011, at home.