Archived Obituaries

Services: Sat. 8/30 at 2:00 P.M. at Healey Mortuary.

Services have been held.

Amelia, age 97, passed away in Morgan Hill, the last of the 10 children of Pierre & Marie Pourroy. Mother of three, grandmother of three, great-grandmother of four & many nephews and nieces.

Loving mother of Michele Rodriguez of Gilroy, Grandmother of Marissa, Mark, Alissa, Sarissa and Isaiah Escobedo all of Gilroy, Sister of Pauline Munoz, Ofelia Rodriguez and Richard Rodriguez all of Gilroy, Joe Rodriguez and Junior Beltran both of Fresno, Ralph Beltran and Eleanor Beltran both of Union City, beloved companion of Isais Carrero Nunez of Morgan Hill. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephew. Mary was born in Fresno but was raised in Morgan Hill and was a longtime resident. Funeral Services will be Friday, August 29, 2008 7:00 P.M. at Habing Family Funeral Home. Visitation will begin Friday at 1:00 P.M. at the funeral home.

Rose Eloise Caldera, age 96 of Santa Maria passed away Sunday, August 24th at Villa Maria Convalescent Hospital in Santa Maria, CA. Rose, better known as "Buddie", was born on May 28, 1912 in San Luis Obispo, CA to Peter and Marika Bondesen.

Robert J. Mozzone, of Gilroy, loving husband of the late Mary F. Mozzone, died peacefully at O'Connor Hospital twelve days following a cardiac arrest.

Passed away after a long and loving life. Daughter of Northern Italian immigrants, Giovanni and Albertina Carosso and second youngest of two brothers and two sisters, Gina was born August 29, 1923 in Methuen, Massachusetts. Following the family wine business to California, her family moved to San Francisco then to Lodi and Fresno were she attended high school and began her career as a secretary for Roma Wine. She married Bruce Oneto and moved to Santa Clara where she worked for H.M Gousha Map Co. and Lincoln High School. They started a family and moved to Campbell. Years later, as a single parent and sole provider, Gina ultimately raised three children and cared for her two elderly parents. Gina continued her career with the Bankruptcy Court, and the law firms of Albert J. Ruffo and Pillsbury, Madison and Sutro retiring in 1993. In 2004, after 45 years in her house on Cameo Drive, Campbell, Gina joined her three children and four grandchildren in Gilroy were she spent the rest of her days surrounded by family and friends.

Funeral mass, September 6th, 12 Noon at Sacred Heart Church.

Tom Lawry, well known owner of Lawry Retrievers and Buena Vista Kennels in Hollister passed away at his residence on Aug. 23rd at the age of 55 years. Tom was a native of San Mateo, a 1970 graduate of Los Altos High School, a junior college graduate; and a Vietnam Veteran, having served with the U.S. Army. Upon his army discharge in 1974 Tom moved to San Benito County, bought his property on Buena Vista Road and started Lawry Retrievers. Besides the Bay Area and Southern California, Tom had clients throughout the western states where he often competed in trials with his own retrievers. He enjoyed the out-of-doors fishing and hunting. He is survived by his parents Jack and Nancy Lawry of Aromas;his daughter Marcie Lawry and her fiance Sterling Dorsett of Hollister, and his brother David Lawry of Lamarque, Texas.

Longtime Gilroy resident Emily Sanchez lost her long battle with diabetes on Thursday, August 21, 2008. She passed away in Gilroy, surrounded by her loving family.