Visitation will begin at Friday, 3:00 pm at the funeral home followed by a funeral Mass at 4:00 pm at St. Mary's Church. Burial will be Saturday, 12:30 pm at St. Mary's Cemetery.
Norman Watenpaugh pased away Oct. 15, 2006. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Michiko; their children; Norma and her husband Wynn, Don and his wife Robin, Susan and her husband Gary, and Sandra and her husband Mark; grandfather of Brett, Alex and Megan.
Daniel Valdez passed from this life on October 16, 2006. He was the adored son of Victor and Anna Valdez, beloved brother of Victor Valdez, Jr. (JoAnn), Joyce Ybarra (Raymond), Eugene Valdez (Lisa), and Anthony Valdez (Gayle). He was the caring uncle of Jesse, Briana, and Eli Sanchez; Amy and Jessica Sharp; Melanie and Grace Valdez; Jeremy Dirks, Josh Zimmerman, and Anthony Valdez. He was friend and confidante to an untold number of Gilroyans from the downtown area he frequented, to Gavilan College, where he was a student, and also on the editorial staff of the Gavilan Press.
Sylvia M. Cordia, age 81, died peacefully at Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare Medical Center on Wednesday, October 11, 2006, following a courageous battle with pneumonia. Her love, caring, and tolerance of others will forever be part of those who knew her.
Olga Edyth (Caporgno) Laveroni, born May 11, 1912 in Petaluma, CA, died Oct. 12, 2006 in Saratoga, CA. She lived and attended school in Hollister, CA and moved to San Jose in 1937.