Oscar Esperanza Torres
Oscar Esperanza Torres passed into the arms of our Lord on September 23, 2006, at the age of 62. He is survived by his wife, Lolita; father, Rudy; children, Jovani and May, and siblings, Edwin, Mario, Arwyn and Nenette (Capapas) Torres.
August James (Gus) Teves
August James (Gus) Teves, 78, died Friday, Sept. 29, 2006 at his home in Garden Valley, CA. He was born Aug. 5, 1928 in San Jose, CA. He served in the Korean War from 1950-1952, and the Army reserve from 1952-1956.
Eduardo Castro Espinoza
Eduardo Castro Espinoza of San Martin, passed away at his home Friday, Oct. 6, 2006.
Helen Rachel Galdos Garcia
Helen Rachel Garcia, spouse of the late William J. Garcia, passed away Oct. 9th at Mabie Skilled Nursing Center Southside, at the age of 92 years.
Romie Cortez
Romie A. Cortez passed away October 9, 2006 in San Jose, CA after a short illness. He was 74 years old.
Haruko Iwanaga
Haruko Iwanaga passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 28, 2006 at the age of 91. She was born in Watsonville, CA, and was a fifty-eight year resident of San Martin. Predeceased by her loving husband Masaharu Iwanaga in 1957, she is survived by two daughters, Janice Yen and Linda Muramoto, sons-in-law John Yen and Richard Muramoto, and three grandchildren, Anne, Norman and Kyle. She is also survived by her brother George Otsuki and three sisters, Rita, Rosie and Gladys, and many in-laws, nieces and nephews.
Ralph David Burge
The patriarch of the Burge family, Ralph David Burge, Sr., of Auburn, died Oct. 1, 2006. He was born August 22, 1917 in New Idria Mines, a quicksilver mining company town in San Benito County, to Robert Davis Burge and Tillie Nunez Burge.
Steven P. Medley
Steven P. Medley, former Gilroy resident, died in a single vehicle automobile accident October 5, 2006, while traveling to work in Yosemite National Park. He was 57 years old.
Judith Ann Ogden-Vanderzee
Beloved spouse of the late Warren Lee Vanderzee, who passed away July 2, 2004. She is survived by her children; Kimberly Guzman and Rochelle Smith of Hollister, and Thomas Heidrick and his wife Diana of Kansas; as well as 10 grandchildren.
Anita P. Doris
Anita Doris,80, of Salinas, passed away at Natividad Medical Center on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006 in Salinas.
