San Jose, CA Obituaries

LOPEZ, Maria Antonia-- in San Jose, CA May 16, 2002. Beloved wife of the late Gilberto Lopez. Loving mother of Rosa and Delfino Espinoza, Gilbert, Jr., and Stacey Lopez, Rosario Alvarez, Arturo Lopez, Gloria and Francisco Velesquez and the late Francisco Lopez. Adoring grandmother of 19 and great-grandmother of 28. A native of Mexico aged 77 years.Funeral Services have been...

GALLEGOS, Gabriel Flores-- entered into rest May 16, 2002 in San Jose, CA. Beloved husband of Anita Gallegos. Devoted father of Gabriel Jr., Teresa, Rebecca, Ana and Esther Gallegos, and Naomi Villasenor. Dear brother of Amador Gallegos and Carlotta Lopez. Adoring grandfather of seven, and dear uncle of numerous nieces and nephews. He will be missed by all who knew...

SEIMENS, Dorothy E.-- went to be with the Lord on May 10, 2002 at age 79, in San Jose, CA. She worked locally as a Medical Transcriber for many years. She enjoyed singing and was a friend to the friendless.She is survived by brother William Seimens and wife Louise, brother Robert Seimens and wife Betty, sister Verna Reddig as well...

VIRTS, Jay-- in San Jose, CA May 12, 2002. Beloved husband of Patricia Virts. Loving father of Jed Virts, Robyn Virts and Nedra Sorensen. Dear brother of Sam Virts. Adoring grandfather of 6. A native of KS. Aged 83 years. Jay was a 42 year member of AA.Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 18, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. at...

MARQUEZ, Tony-- Passed away in San Jose on May 1, 2002. Beloved father of Tony Marquez, Patricia Marquez, Nancy Marquez and his devoted wife Hope Marquez. Loving grandfather of Valentina Ramirez, Fred Rodriguez, Bella and Hannah Marquez. Also leaves behind loving brother Paul Marquez and deceased brother Robert Marquez. A master of his trade, Tony successfully worked and ran his...

MENDEZ, Carlos ""Fish""-- in San Jose, CA April 30, 2002. Beloved son of the late Carlos and Enriqueta Mendez. Loving brother of Grace Mendez & Albert Mendez. Dear uncle of Angelica, Emilia, Patricia, Melissa, Cynthia, Santito, Ruben, Oscar & Jaido. Brother-in-law of Patricia Martinez. Step-father of Joseph & Reyna. Long time friend of Racheal Sotello. A native of Martinez, CA....

MURDOCK, Leonard ""J""-- in San Jose, CA May 1, 2002. Beloved husband of Gwen Murdock. Loving father of Heather Murdock & Jennifer Newton both of San Jose & Annette Kirtner of Clarksburg, WV. Dear brother of Hazel Nelson of Columbia, TN, Tina Torrez of Sierra Vista, AZ, Bill & Donald of Remus, MI, Jim of Kenai, AK, John of Vancouver,...

GONZALES, Mario DeAngelo-- entered into rest in San Jose, CA April 28, 2002. Beloved son of Morris Paul Gonzales & Lupe Ortiz Peralta. Loving father of Mario, Jr., Angelo, Joseph & Marissa. Dear brother of Paco, Matthew & wife Perla, DeeDee & husband Randy & Gina & husband B.J. Beloved uncle and friend to many. A native of Salinas, CA....

BACKHUS, Paul Andrew-- Peacefully entered into rest on Friday, April 19, 2002. He was born on September 21, 1964 in Mountain View, California. He leaves behind his lifetime companion David L. Williams, his loving father Charles H. Backhus, mother Dorothy L. Backhus, sister Sheryl L. Beckett, brother David A. Backhus and brother Mark E. Backhus.Paul was an avid gardener and...

FARAONE, Michael Sam-- Age 52, native of San Jose, CA. Entered into rest April 12, 2002 in San Jose. Beloved son of Fay Faraone and the late Sam Faraone. Beloved brother of Kathy Hejnal, Sue Peres and Pat Martinez. Beloved uncle of two nieces and two nephews. Beloved great-uncle of four.Michael was a talented musician and loved fishing. Michael will...

LaMONICO, Peter John-- in Casper, WY March 18, 2002. Beloved husband of the late Rose Mary LaMonico. Dear father of Robert LaMonico and wife of Glenrock, WY, Richard LaMonico and wife of Woodland Hills, CA, and Michael LaMonico of San Jose, CA. Also survived by one brother, one sister, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A native of Buffalo, NY, aged...

ARROYO, Luwana Rae-- in San Jose, CA March 15, 2002. Beloved mother of Felicia and Hope. Dear sister of Lucille. Adoring grandmother of Celina, Cynthia, Michael, Priscilla, Emilio, Daniel, and Angelina. Devoted friend of Joey. Sister for life of Sissy, Angela, Gayle, Mary and Mary-Ann. Comadre of Christine. She was known to everyone as Auntie Lou. A native of San...

GIANSIRACUSA, Sebastian M. (John) Jr.-- entered into rest March 16, 2002 in Mountain View, CA. Beloved husband of Billee Giansiracusa. Devoted father to Barry, of Lake Tahoe, CA and Beth Giansiracusa of Portland, OR. Dear brother to Michael, of Saratoga, Ca., and the late Joseph and Anthony Giansiracusa.A life-long resident of San Jose, and graduate of Bellarmine Preparatory and SJSU's...

REZOS, Marshall Philip-- in San Jose, CA March 8, 2002. Beloved husband of Claudette Maureen Rezos. Devoted son of Barbara Helen Rezos and the late Philip L. Rezos and son-in-law of Hulda Williamson. Loving father of Loretta Rezos of Chicago, IL and Cheryl Rezos of San Jose. A native of San Francisco aged 64 years. Marshall was a graduate of...

PIERCE, Edward Allen-- Passed away peacefully at his home in San Jose on March 07, 2002. Beloved son of Edward and Barbara Pierce. Loving father of Jared Pierce. Dear brother of Crystal Foglesong and Cindy Singer. Cherished grandson of Harriet Catanzaro. Adoring nephew of Ray and Judy Mitchell and Bob and Peggy Quental. Special cousin of Carrie and Greg Mummert,...

GRIJALVA, Lino Edwardo-- in San Jose March 3, 2002. Beloved husband of Hallia K. Grijalva. Devoted son of the late Caterino Grijalva and the late Maria De Jesus Barragan. Loving stepson of Gregorio Barragan. Loving father of eight stepchildren. Dear brother of Catherina Valles, Ramona Bosse and the late Alex Grijalva and Mercedes Gaitan. Loving brother of Gregorio and Jesus...

CHAVEZ, Mercy Ellen-- in San Jose, CA February 26, 2002. Beloved daughter of Mandy Llamas of San Jose & Ernesto Chavez of AZ. Loving mother of Andrew Widmark of Poway, CA. Dear sister of Donna MacDonald of Chicago. Adored granddaughter of Helen & Bob Velasco. Also survived by numerous other relatives. A native of West Covina, CA, aged 37 years.Vigil...

QUINTANA, Jacob A.-- in San Jose, CA February 23, 2002. Devoted son of Benino and Margaret Quintana. Loving father of Larry, Jacob and Angelina. Dear brother of Benjamin, Richard, Gene, Bruce, Harvey, and Keith. A native of Colorado. Age 48 years.Memorial Service will be on Friday March 1, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. at CHAPEL OF FLOWERS, 900 S. 2nd St.,...

KELLEY, Patricia Frances (Patty)-- was born July 22, 1920 in Summerville, MA. She was the daughter of Frank & Alice Cogger. In 1926 the family (which included 8 children) traveled across the country in a Model T Ford and settled in Redwood City, CA. Patty graduated from Redwood City's Sequoia High School in 1938. She was Christian.She had 2 children,...

SMITH, Anna Elizabeth-- In Los Altos, Ca., February 22, 2002. Loving mother of Christine Barnes. A native of MD. Aged 83.Memorial services on Thursday, February 28, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. at CHAPEL OF FLOWERS, 900 S. 2nd St., San Jose.