Mary Moreno Puppo, a lifelong resident of the Santa Clara
Valley, died March 11, 2004, following a long illness.
Mary Moreno Puppo, a lifelong resident of the Santa Clara Valley, died March 11, 2004, following a long illness.
Mary Moreno was born in Santa Clara. As a child she moved to Morgan Hill with her parents, who were immigrants from Spain. She attended Burnett Elementary School and Live Oak High School. After graduation she became a buyer for the Sears Department Store in San Jose.
Mary Puppo and her husband, Victor, were farmers in the Coyote area, where they had orchards of prunes, pears and apricots for more than 50 years. They also enjoyed a residence in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. She was a charter member of the Riverside Golf Club and served several terms as president of the Women’s Golf Club. Over the years she was involved in many activities and enjoyed organizing numerous charity golf tournaments, but the main focus of her life was her family.
Mary Puppo celebrated her 80th birthday on Christmas Eve.
She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Victor C. Puppo; children Vickie (David) Leutz and Richard J. Puppo; grandchildren John Dauberg, Richard V. Puppo, Brian Puppo and Lindsay Ann Leutz; and great-grandsons Nicholas and Jack Dauberg.
She was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria Moreno and the sister of the late John R. Moreno and Ann Bonaccorso.
Funeral Mass was at 9:30 a.m. today at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, Morgan Hill. A service followed at Oak Hill Cemetery in San Jose.
