Obituaries
William (Bill) Davidson
Jun 9, 2023
William (Bill) Davidson was born Jan. 2, 1935 in Watsonville, CA to Tom and Emma Davidson. He lived for many years at the family home on Jefferson Street. He spent his early school years at Moreland Notre Dame School and then went on to Watsonville High School, where he graduated mid-term in 1955. He loved and excelled at sports, his...
Joseph Luis Valencia
Jun 9, 2023
Joseph Luis Valencia was born in Watsonville, CA October 30, 1949 and moved up to heaven on June 9th at 12:21 am in his daughter and granddaughter's arms. He left us quietly and peacefully. Joseph was loved by many. Always laughing and enjoying conversations with friends, loved 60’s rock and Motown sound. Joseph also loved animals. For the past 12 years...
Renato Agbayani
Jun 8, 2023
Renato Agbayani was born on August 27, 1961 in the Philippines. He died in his home in the presence of his family on June 8th , 2023.
Renato joined the U.S. Air Force when he was 18 years old. He was an aircraft mechanic and stationed in various countries. He met Angela at Clark Air Force Base and married her...
Rosita Gutierrez Duque
Jun 2, 2023
Our Lovely Rosita Gutierrez Duque passed peacefully at her daughters home in Los Banos, Ca. Surrounded by her loved ones, her son, her daughter, her son-in-law and her niece. Rosita adored and cherished every moment she spent with her loved ones. She loved cooking her favorite dishes for my dad, and made her son his favorite enchiladas. She worked hard...
George S. Medeiros
May 25, 2023
George died at home on May 25, 2023, he was 89. He was born in Stockton CA, May 22, 1934, to John & Virginia Medeiros; raised in San Leandro, CA from the age of 2 years by his Aunt Frances Perry & Uncle Manuel Dutra. George graduated in 1952 from San Leandro High. Between 1955-1960 he served with the US...
Ruth Marie McCabe
May 24, 2023
Ruth Marie McCabe passed from this life into the next early in the evening of May 24th, 2023.
Born on November 3, 1965 to Mildred (Nussbaumer) and Jerome “Jerry” McCabe, she was the second of three children. A lifelong resident of Watsonville, she attended Moreland Notre Dame School and Watsonville High School (where she was valedictorian of the graduating class...
David Glen Nielsen
May 23, 2023
David Glen Nielsen passed away on May 23, 2023 at the age of 86, after a brief illness. He was born in Santa Cruz on December 24, 1936. He grew up in Watsonville and graduated from Watsonville High School in 1954. Shortly after graduation, he joined the US Navy and served four years on the aircraft carrier, USS Hancock, as...
Lucia Villanueva Torres
May 15, 2023
Lucia (lovingly known as Lucy) was born September 1, 1935 in Elsa Texas. She was a resident of Watsonville since 1955. Lucy met and married Martin O Torres in 1954 and they settled California in 1955. During her lifetime she was a loving mother, a health care provider at Wesley House in La Selva and the owner of The Adobe...
Pablo G. Moran
May 7, 2023
Pablo G. Moran was born June 30th, 1940 in Jalisco, Mexico and passed away peacefully on May 7th, 2023 in Royal Oaks, Ca. He was the first of his family to immigrate from Mexico to the United States to provide a better life for his own family as a bracero worker.
He worked in the agricultural industry for more...
Eva Luz Valdez Ochoa
Apr 29, 2023
On April 19, 2023, an extraordinary woman left our side to go home to our Lord. Eva Luz Valdez Ochoa “la jefita” left us after using every bit of her strength to beat a cancerous tumor found in her head. Her cancer was so advanced and slowly took every bit of her strength until she finally said goodbye. She was...
Jose Ortega Duran
Apr 26, 2023
In memory of Jose Ortega Duran.
It is with profound sadness that we bid farewell to a remarkable man. Jose Duran was born April 17, 1929 in a small village in the outskirts of the state Guanajuato, Mexico named Las Tablas. He was born to Jesus Duran and Juana Ortega. Married for 70 years to his one true love and...
Albert "Bud" Seadler
Apr 23, 2023
Albert “Bud” Seadler passed away April 23rd at 97 years old.
He was born in Fresno, Ca, and served in the Navy from 1943 to 1945. During that time he met his future wife Helen in Hoquiam, Wa. They were married in 1945, and moved their family of 6 to Watsonville in 1952, raising Kathleen, Richard, Mitchell and Judith. Bud...
Francisca Rodriguez Escobar
Apr 22, 2023
Francisca Rodriguez Escobar passed away at home surrounded by her family in Watsonville on April 22, 2023. She was 92.
Francisca was born on April 2, 1931, in Cueramaro Guanajuato, Mexico , to her parents Refugio Rodriguez and San Juana Rodriguez Pedroza.
Francisca was a hard-working lady dedicated to her family. From a young age she helped her mother with...
Ernestina Guzman
Apr 18, 2023
Ernestina Guzman passed away on April 18, 2023, at Dominican Hospital surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
Tina was born on October 2, 1950, in San Juan Cosala Jalisco and was the eldest of 16 children. Her last 28 years of life she was a resident of Santa Cruz County.
Tina was a great woman and a great human being....
Kathleen "Kay" Ruso
Apr 16, 2023
Kathleen “Kay” Ruso, 87, passed away surrounded by her family on April 16, 2023 at her home in Watsonville, California after a twelve year journey with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Kay’s parents, Joseph and Mary Fogarty, welcomed her into this world in 1935 in Oakland, California. She spent part of her childhood in St Helena, Ca and then returned to Oakland with...
Pablo Fernandez Fernandez
Apr 5, 2023
Pablo Fernandez Fernandez, 75, of Michoacan, Mexico, passed away April 5, 2023, surrounded by his family after a long battle with endocarditis . He was born in Michoacan, Mexico, to Maria De Jesus and Rodolfo Fernandez (their only child) on August 18, 1947. He grew up in Michoacan, working on the family farm, having fun with cousins and neighborhood friends,...
Rufina Vazquez
Mar 19, 2023
Nuestra querida mamá, Rufina Yerena Reyes, viuda de Jose Vazquez, falleció inesperadamente el 19 de marzo del 2023 en Salinas, CA, a la edad de 81. Originaria de San Juan Cosala, Jal, emigró a California en 1972 y vivió en Watsonville por 28 años antes de mudarse a Salinas. Le sobreviven hermanos/as, sus cinco hijos, y catorce nietos. Ella fue...
Joseph Steven Vasquez
Mar 15, 2023
Joseph Steven Vasquez 34, of Watsonville, Ca entered into eternal rest on March 15, 2023. Joey graduated from Watsonville High School in 2007. After graduating from high school he continued to pursue his education and attended Cabrillo College for 2 years.Joey lived a life full of adventures and triumphs. Joseph's life was the definition of a life full of perseverance....
Jose Hernandez Campos
Mar 4, 2023
Jose “Pepe” Hernandez Campos was born on 11/10/1940 in San Juan de Los Lagos Jal. Mexico to Jose and Francisca Hernandez Campos. Pepe had 4 siblings, 3 of which have passed.
He is survived by the love of his life Diana Hernandez who he was married to for 50 years and had 4 children together. Gustavo, Juan, Dassie (Noe) and...
Judy Lee Knowlton
Mar 3, 2023
Judy Lee Knowlton was born on October 7, 1939, in Watsonville, California, to Alfred and Louise Mederios. Her siblings, Frank Mederios (wife Elizabeth), David Mederios (wife Adriana), and Elizabeth Matthews, joined her later in life. She lived a long and meaningful life and is survived by her husband of 65 years, Bill Alfred Knowlton, as well as her two...
