Born in Portsmouth, VA April 1943, Nelda passed away March 2008 in St. Louise Regional Hospital after fighting cancer here in Gilroy with family by her side. She leaves behind her surviving mother Edith M. Thorne, A half sister Sharon in Maine, two daughters Edith L. Nieto, husband Arthur, Annissa Augusto and husband Joe, two granddaughters Annissa and Alyssa Martinez, Alexander Felix and family, and also aunts and cousins in Portsmouth, Va. She was a loving, kind hearted person who touched the lives of many. She will forever be loved and missed. Nelda is alive and well with Christ and is doing what she always wanted to do.
Memorial Services Wednesday, March 26, 2008 – 7:00 P.M. at Habing Family Funeral Home, Gilroy.