Obituaries

On November 22, after a courageous year long fight with cancer, the Lord called Darlene Anna Bettiga home. Darlene was born and raised in Visalia, CA, to Raymond and Christine Enlow. Darlane met her husband of 21 years while both were employed at IBM Corporation in San Jose, CA. After retiring, they relocated to Oro Valley, AZ. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, and the many road trips taken with her husband Al, but of all her interests, spending time with her grandchildren was what gave her the most pleasure. Darlene is survived by her loving husband, Al Bettiga, mother Christine Enlow Young, sister Betty Bor (Hank), niece Barbara Tilley,(Kevin),and nephew James Jordan, all of Visalia, CA; Her children Randy Tidwell (Barbara), Sandi Valdez (Frank), Susan Abruzzini (Paul), Matthew Tidwell (Teresa), Lisa Bettiga (Marian), and Diane Storms (Don), grandchildren; Adon Tidwell, Daniel, Andrew, and Bradley Abruzzini, Noah and Sophia Tidwell, Callie and Paige McGiffin, Shannon and Matt Storms. Darlene is greatly missed by all of her family and friends.

Dona "Jean" Pellandini-Harms, co owner of H&R Foreign Car Service, passed away at her home with her family around her on Nov. 28, 2006. She leaves behind her loving husband Dennis, the man she adored, and whom adored her for over 32 years; her two beautiful daughters Melody and Trina, her oldest, dearest sister Betty; her 7 wonderful grandchildren, Amber, Jeffrey, Jason, Jody, Garrett, Trevor and Rachel, great-grandmother of 3 beautiful boys.

Christopher Michael Quezada, born September 17th, 1988 in Tustin, CA, and a resident of Morgan Hill, CA since 1996, passed away suddenly on November, 27th, 2006, in a tragic car accident in Los Altos Hills. He had just turned eighteen. Deeply mourning Christopher are his mother Eva Musgrove, father George Quezada, and stepfather Tim Musgrove. Christopher is cherished also by his older brother George (21), his little sister Sophie (9) and little brother Derek (6). A host of grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, and friends also remember him with fondness, including many from the local area as well as from Orange County, and his father's companion Merle Gitlin. He will be terribly and painfully missed by all.

Annabelle Kerr passed away at her home, surrounded by her family, on November 27, 2006. She was preceded in death by her husband Merton Kerr; loving mother of Lori Burgman and her husband Chris, and Alexis Kerr all of Gilroy; grandmother of Tonia and Charles Shackelford; great grandmother of Vince Soares, Leah Ivory, Kenny Ivory, Meghan Muller and Isaiah Patrick.

Roy Greenough passed away in San Jose. He was born in Wellingford, England and lived in Hollister for 18 years coming here from Gilroy. He and his wife, Magdalena, were married in 1964 in Gilroy. He was a member of Sacred Heart/St. Benedict Church, The Teamsters Union and liked all sports, especially golf and bowling.

Passed away unexpectedly in San Juan Bautista. He was born in San Jose and lived in Hollister at the time of his death. Cole loved all kinds of music, was a wiz on a computer, but most of all Cole loved being with his family, friends and traveling. Cole graduated from Gilroy High School. He freelanced with many companies and most recently with Dark Star Communications in Illinois. Cole will be greatly missed by his friends and family. We love you, Cole.