Obituaries
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...
Eric Earl Ackerman
Mar 2, 2023
On Thursday, March 2, 2023 Eric Earl Ackerman passed away in Santa Cruz. He was 35.
Eric was a loving Father and devoted son. He enjoyed the outdoors and was always happy to go on any adventure. He was a man of all trades and an extremely hard worker. He always had a joke to tell, a beautiful smile...
Charlotte Dolores Hackamack
Mar 1, 2023
Charlotte Dolores Hackamack passed away surrounded by her Daughter and Son-in-law at their home in Hollister, California on March 1, 2023. She was 86.
Charlotte was born on January 25, 1937, in Freedom, California to her parents Charles and Minnie Hoover.
Charlotte was a hard-working lady dedicated to her family. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed sewing and playing cards....
Wayne Aaron Kechter
Feb 28, 2023
Wayne Aaron Kechter, 59, a long-time resident of the Aromas area, passed away on Tuesday the 28th of February at his home.He is survived by his parents Walter and Marlene Kechter and his siblings Christopher, Curtis and Brett Kechter. He is also survived by his children Jennifer Sanchez, Amanda, Aaron and Ashley Kechter and his grandchildren David, Daniel and Dominick...
Cody Jacob Soria
Feb 25, 2023
Cody Jacob Soria passed away on February 25, 2023, in San Jose, California. He was 30.
Cody was born on August 17, 1992, in Watsonville, California.
Cody was a kind hearted man that knew how to put a smile on your face. He graduated from San Jose City College with a business degree before transferring to San Jose State...
Aurelia Palomares-Teran
Feb 17, 2023
Aurelia Palomares-Teran passed away on February 17, 2023 at her home in Freedom California. She was born in La Mesa De Cereachi (La Sierra Madre), Chihuahua Mexico on June 16, 1926. Her parents were Antonia Teran-Madero and Alejo Palomares-Meraz. Aurelia was the second oldest of 6 siblings. She had 12 sons and daughters with Emilio Teran-Ramirez; Catalina, Candelario, Nonis, Emilio,...
