Manuel R. Corona died in Santa Nella on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003.
He was 51.
Manuel R. Corona
Manuel R. Corona died in Santa Nella on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003. He was 51.
He was a native of Gilroy. Manuel attended Gilroy schools and worked for seven years at Gilroy Foods Cold Storage then at Owens Corning in Santa Clara for 25 years as a Center Control Operator.
Manuel enjoyed this last year as a grandfather visiting all of his grandchildren and had many memorable moments with them.
He is survived by his children Alicia Corona and her husband Ramiro Moreno of Texas, Manuel A. Corona Jr. and his wife Beatrice of Arizona, Andre R. Corona of Texas, April Corona of Arizona, Cassandra, Cindy, and Catrina Corona of Union City, Calif.; his mother and her husband Margie and Henry Polanco of Morgan Hill; his sister Abby and her husband David Lujan Sr., sister Olivia Corona, sister Helen Corona and brother David Corona all of Gilroy. He is also survived by eleven grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father Manuel Y. Corona, his sister Jennie Cavazos and his brother Gabriel R. Corona Sr.
Visitation will start at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 with a vigil service beginning at 6 p.m. at Habing Family Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held Friday, Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Gavilan Hills Memorial Park in Gilroy.
