Archived Obituaries

A visitation will take place Thursday, February 19, 2015, from 1:00 - 9:00 P.M.; funeral services will begin 10:00 A.M., Friday, February 20, 2015, both at Habing Family Funeral Home. Online condolences at www.habingfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Bill Clem went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 21, 2018. He was a Foremen for a local builder in Gilroy....

Martha Jean Findlay, 93, of Roseville, California, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016.Jean was born June 13, 1923 in Hollister, California to Bruce C. Hill and Martha A. (Shore) Hill. She and her twin sister were the first and second of four children. They were raised on the Oak Hill Ranch off of Old Airline Road. Jean was a descendant of proud California pioneers. Traveling overland in an early wagon train, the first members of the family arrived in the Mountain View area in 1851. The family has been in the Hollister area since 1870.Jean graduated San Benito County High School in Hollister with her twin Elizabeth A. Betty Hill on June 13, 1941. Together they traveled north on the train to attended Oregon State College in Corvallis, Oregon in 1941. Jean met her future husband, Donald G. Don Findlay, while at OSC. They were married Dec. 21, 1943 in the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Paicines, CA. Betty served as her maid of honor. When Don shipped off to Europe during WWII, Jean stayed busy raising her first child and was an active member of the Aircraft Warning Service (AWS), the civilian arm of the Army's Ground Observer Corps. With extensive training in aircraft identification, she spent many shifts as her investment in the war effort. After the war Jean and Don were blessed with two more children. They followed Don’s career with stops in Portland, OR; Los Gatos, Saratoga; Sacramento, Mountain View and Roseville, California. She was a wonderful, sweet, fun, spiritual lady that made a huge difference in so many lives. Her reach was far and wide with all of her family. We couldn’t have scripted a better life lived. Jean was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Don Findlay, her sister Betty (Hill) Waterman, and a brother Richard F. Dick Hill. She is survived by a brother, John A. Hill; son, Donald G. Findlay Jr (Mary Anne Ratermann); daughter M. Gay Strong (Donald R. Strong, deceased); daughter Denise A. Nelson (John L. Nelson, deceased), six grand children, and six great grand children. Interment will be at the St. Francis Episcopal Church Columbarium in Fair Oaks, CA.

Kurt Bruckner, age 53, passed away suddenly from a heart attack on January 26, 2007. Born December 26, 1953 in Santa Cruz, Kurt grew up in Gilroy and in recent years operated his construction business out of his home in Campbell.

Dora Gutierrez Rios passed away Feb. 29, 2008. A visitation will be held from 1 P.M. Wednesday, March 5 at Habing Family Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10 A.M. Thursday, March 6, at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1575 Mantelli Dr. Gilroy. Burial to follow at Gavilan Hills Memorial Park.

Visitation will be Tuesday, January 8th, 2013, from Noon to 8:00 P.M. at the Grunnagle-Ament-Nelson Funeral Home with a Vigil Service to be held at 7:00 P.M., at the funeral home. Family and friends can meet at the Old Mission San Juan Bautista on Wednesday morning at 9:30 A.M. to attend the funeral Mass that will be offered at 10:00 A.M. Burial and Graveside services will follow at the San Juan District Cemetery.

Memorial: Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 1:00pm at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, in Tres Pinos. Obituary and Condolences: https://grunnagle.com/

Celebration of Life for Ken will be held at the Morgan Hill Community Center.  March 17, 2013, at 3:00 P.M.

Paul Mendoza Ortiz passed away in Salinas, California on May 6, 2018 at the age of 92. Friends are invited to join the family on...

Funeral Mass: Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, at 2:00 P.M. at Sacred Heart Church in Tillamook, OR. Interment: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Tillamook, OR.           Obit: www.blackcoopersander.com