Bonnie L. Bates
Bonnie L. Bates was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota. She passed in her Gilroy, CA home, surrounded by her loved ones, at the age of 84. She is preceded in death by her late husband Donald Bates. She is survived by her four children: Cheryl (Jay), Jimmy (Judy), Jeannine, David (Norma), her non biological sons: Jeff (Warsi), Dan (Fran), her devoted granddaughter Tammy, as well as grandchildren: Tracy (Terry) and Travis. She was preceded in death by her grandson Ken. She is survived by loved great-grandchildren: Maranda, Magen, Shaina, Hannah, Rebecca, and the apple of her eye, great-great-grandson Julius. Surviving four generations of children and extended family and friends will miss her dearly.
Linda Gale Gomes-Watts
Linda Gale Gomes-Watts passed away August 22, 2007. She is survived by her husband Skip Watts; children, Joe Keller and Marguerite Murphy; mother Marguerite Gomes; sister of Lillian Hill and Bobby Gomes; as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. She was preceded in death by her father Joseph Gomes.
Delores Lola Cesena
Lola passed away Sunday, December 10, 2006 after a short illness. She was the daughter of the late Frank & Ruth Lopez, wife of Oscar Cesena of Gilroy, mother of Terry Cesena, David Cesena & Mark Cesena, all of Gilroy and Alice Aguayo of San Luis, Arizona, grandmother of Deanna Cesena of Gilroy and Miguel, Oscar and Laura Aguayo all of San Luis, great-grandmother of Isaac James Padraza of Gilroy, sister of Chelo Gonzalez, Rosa Ortega, Gloria Lopez, Tony Lopez, Raymond Lopez, all of Gilroy, Frank Lopez of Hollister and Petra Larsen of Palmdale, CA.
Nelda Sue Felix
Born in Portsmouth, VA April 1943, Nelda passed away March 2008 in St. Louise Regional Hospital after fighting cancer here in Gilroy with family by her side. She leaves behind her surviving mother Edith M. Thorne, A half sister Sharon in Maine, two daughters Edith L. Nieto, husband Arthur, Annissa Augusto and husband Joe, two granddaughters Annissa and Alyssa Martinez, Alexander Felix and family, and also aunts and cousins in Portsmouth, Va. She was a loving, kind hearted person who touched the lives of many. She will forever be loved and missed. Nelda is alive and well with Christ and is doing what she always wanted to do.
