Obituaries

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 A.M, Thursday, April 25th, 2013, at the First Presbyterian Church, 2066 San Benito St. Hollister. Interment will be at I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Hollister. To send condolences visit www.grunnagle.com.

Born in New Rochelle, NY to Keith and Betty Phillips (Irvine), and raised in Newport News, VA where her family knew her as Betsy, she attended Hampton Roads Academy and McCook College. Like many young people in the 60's, she rebelled against the previous generation and took pleasure in exploring all that was new and unknown. She was a free-spirited, incredibly open-minded and creative individual, who adored art of every sort, music, language, and travel. She thrived on learning and was known for her kindness to those in need. In her early '20s she became Lisa, and moved with her artist husband (McIzzie) to Mexico. She later bought a house in Denver and lived briefly in Washington, D.C., where her daughter Elizabeth Ruth was born. She worked for Arts International, where she sold, restored, framed and appraised paintings, and later opened galleries for them in California. While still in Denver, she met and married the true love of her life, Daniel Pearson in 1970. They moved to Durango, CO where she later managed a buffalo and trout farm. Although they divorced after just a few years, Daniel and Lisa reunited in 1989 and remained together until her death. In the mid-1970's she married Gary Rowen and they settled in Gilroy, CA. She raised his children from a previous marriage, several developmentally disabled foster children, as well as her daughter Ruthie. She managed the Gilroy Medical Park from the time it was being built, until she retired in 1994. Lisa and Dan lived in Alaska for several years and later in San Francisco, before returning to Gilroy in 2000. She adored San Francisco and traveled there on the train whenever she could. She was fascinated by the ocean and greatly enjoyed her time at Timber Cove just north of Jenner, where she and Daniel have a weekend home. She loved to walk on the beach and collect items for use in her artistic projects.

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Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, at 1670 Cienega Road, Hollister, with viewing at 10:00 A.M. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given in Roxanne’s memory, to the Richard Davis Hollister III Memorial Scholarship (her father) or to the Captain James Davis Chapter Scholarship, both of which she cherished. Donations may be sent to the named scholarship in c/o Dr. Christine Hollister at 3701 Davis Avenue, Modesto, CA 95357. Condolences: www.blackcoopersander.com.

Donald Edward Hooper June 30, 1930 - January 29, 2015 Friends are invited to a Memorial Service and Celebration of Don’s Life on Saturday, February 7th, 2015, beginning at 11:00 A.M., at the Grunnagle Ament Nelson Funeral Home. A reception will follow at the Hooper residence, 370 Donald Drive in Ridgemark. Visit www.grunnagle.com for condolences.

Eugene Larence Kelley, born Aug. 3, 1924 to Patrick and Elva Kelley in Mulberry, AR, entered into eternal life on March 28, 2007.