Elvira Rodriguez
A Memorial Mass will be held 11:00 A.M., Friday, March 25th, 2011, at St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial to follow at St. Mary Cemetery.
Aurora C. Torres
Aurora C. Torres passed away in Hollister at the age of 88 years. Aurora was a native of San Bernardino, CA and has resided in Hollister with her family for he last 10 years. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church and a homemaker all her adult life. Her interests were cooking, sewing, listening to music, and watching the boxing matches and soccer games from Mexico on television. She was the spouse of the late Aurelio Torres. Surviving are her sisters; Marina C. Sandoval of Hollister and Rosie Hermosillo of Escondido, many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews. Visitation will be held Sunday at Grunnagle Ament Nelson Funeral Home, 870 San Benito St., Hollister, from 12 Noon until 8:00 P.M., with the rosary offered at 7:00 P.M.. Family and friends will leave the mortuary Monday morning at 9:45 A.M. for a Mass Of Resurrection at 10:30 A.M. at the Old Mission San Juan Bautista. Interment, San Juan District Cemetery.
Maria R. Lopez August 14, 1923 – April 4, 2012
Rosary: Monday, Apr. 16, 2012, 7:00 P.M., Black Cooper Sander Funeral Home.
Manuel Ruiz July 11, 1946 – February 15, 2017
Manuel, 70, Gilroy, passed away on February 15, 2017. A graveside service will be held on Friday, February 24, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Mary Cemetery, Gilroy.
Doug Keen
Doug Keen passed away October 27, 2006 at home surrounded by his family and loved ones after a brief battle with cancer. Born to Monroe and Mary Keen on July 14, 1934 in Lubbock, Texas, he was the third eldest of nine children. His family moved to Alameda in 1946. In 1951 he joined the US Navy where he served until 1954. Doug married his wife of 48 years, Shirley Armstrong in 1959 and together they raised nine children. He started Keen and Sons Pool Service in 1977 after relocating to Morgan Hill, CA the same year.
Jack Robasciotti May 30, 1932 – January 24, 2016
 Memorial Service Friday, February 12, 2016, at 10:00 A.M., at Habing Family Funeral Home. Reception to follow at Old City Hall Restaurant, Gilroy. Condolences at HabingFamilyFuneralHome.com Family would appreciate donations to your favorite charity. God bless.
Dorothy Ames October 6, 1923 – May 10, 2012
She worked several years at The Morgan Hill Times. Long-time member of MH United Methodist Church. Moved to Watsonville in 1981.
Joan Vargas
Joan Vargas (born Joan Shirley Woida) beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on June 20th after a year and a half long battle against ovarian cancer. Joan was a kind person who spent every day of her life caring about other people while doing whatever she could to help them though their daily struggles. Throughout her life she was very active in fund raising for various charitable organizations. Every day she spent her time trying to make this world a better place for everyone and everything living in it. She was a pillar of spiritual strength and an inspiration to everyone who knew her. She was know as "Mamma Joan" by the friends of her children and was a consummate nurturer to both kids and adults alike. She had a passion for horses and country music, deriving equal pleasure from both. She was a talented writer with an amazing creative spirit that brought laughter and joy to the lives of everyone who came into contact with her.
G. Dean Allemand July 21, 1941 – November 14, 2012
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to a youth sports program, or the Boy Scouts of America.
John Patrick Bedell
Graduated from Southside School, Gavilan College with an AS degree in Transfer Studies, University of Santa Cruz, BS in Physics and was a graduate student in Engineering at San Jose State University. Survived by his parents John and Kaye Bedell, brothers Matthew and Jeffrey, grandfather O.J. Bedell, Sr., aunt Martha Bedell Crum and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins in Hollister and on the east coast. He was predeceased by his grandmothers Grace Graham Bedell and June Reed Frits. Private services will be held. Memorials preferred to Southside Elementary School Foundation, c/o Grunnagle Ament Nelson Funeral Home, 870 San Benito Street, Hollister, CA 95023. The Bedell family wishes to thank the entire Hollister community and beyond for the support and kindness they have shown.
