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Jack M. Schachleiter passed away in Gilroy at the Village Green Residence on Friday, May 28th, 2010, age the age of 90 years. Jack was a native of Youngstown, OH; came to California at the age of five with his parents who settled in Long Beach. He lived in Long Beach, graduated from Long Beach Poly-Hi; attended University Of California at Davis until July 1942 when he entered the U. S. Army. He served three years in the European Theater as a paratrooper and was a recipient of two Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star. Jack made one last jump in honor of his 75 birthday. Upon his discharge Jack settled in the Merced/Tulare area until his retirement in 1973. He was the owner/broker of the S.I.A. (Schachleiter Insurance Agency). Upon his move to Cayucos he still served many of his clients, but devoted a greater percentage of his time to the game of golf. He was the last member of the Davie's Street (Cayucos) Slushi-Lushies; belonged to the B.P.O.E. of San Luis Obispo, the American Legion Post No. 1000 of Morro Bay, and the Leslie L. Garratt Post No 6459 V.F.W. of San Juan Bautista.

Ruth M. Habing, 81, passed away at her home in Gilroy on Monday, May 21, 2012. Wife of Bernard Habing of Gilroy. Mother of Kathleen Anderson (Howard) of Glendale, CA, William Habing (Gloria) of Gilroy, Susan Ferreira (Manny) of Gilroy, Cynthia Layton (Dick) of Walton, NY, James Habing (Andrea) of Gilroy and Stephen Habing (Dianne) of Gilroy; grandmother of Tim and Casey Anderson, Mike, Sheila, Ben and Don Habing, Danny Furtado, Katie Wurzel, Amy Neal, Cindy Sweigart, Manny Ferreira MD and Denise Ferreira, Tori Anderson, Alyssa and Andrew Habing and Jason and Dylan Habing; great-grandmother of Ashley Habing, Dakota, Alexis and Chase Morgan, Kaitlin Habing, Mason, Grady and Delaney Furtado, Maggie and Ellie Wurzel, Grace Neal, Ava and Alena Ferreira and Emily Anderson.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – For many in Ohio, the ritual of stepping up to a ballot machine on Tuesday came with a sense of relief that the long, ugly presidential race was finally drawing to a close.