Frank M. Magana
Aug 26, 2015
On August 26, 2015 Mr. Frank Magaña died very peacefully surrounded by his family in Salinas. He was born on October 4, 1914 in Globe AZ and since the 1950's has resided within Monterey County He was employed by Costa Farms as a field foreman until his retirement in 1986. One of the highlights of his life was when he...
Jose Ferreira Lima
Aug 18, 2015
Jose Ferreira Lima, 83 of King City passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Jose was born on the island of Flores in the Azores, Portugal on May 20, 1932. The oldest of three sons born to Jose` Inacio and Palmira Chavez de Lima. Life was not easy for Jose`. At the age of eleven his father was killed in...
Ruby M. Duke
Aug 1, 2015
Ruby Mygrathern Duke, 90 of King City passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Mee Memorial Hospital. She was born, Ruby Mygrathern Mooneyham on October 1, 1924 in Monette, Arkansas to Oscar Mooneyham and Jennie Clara Barlow. She was the second youngest and last surviving of eleven siblings. As a teenager; Ruby moved to St. Luis, Missouri with her...
Anita Kathryn Johnson
Jul 22, 2015
Anita Wohler Johnson, 86, longtime resident of Monterey County passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Anita was born October 26, 1928 in Barnes, Kansas. She was the Valedictorian of her high school graduating class. She met her future husband, James "Jim" LeRoy Johnson in her high school years. After high school she went on to a secretarial school and...
Gary Dean Battenfeld
Jul 19, 2015
Gary Dean Battenfeld, 68 of South Monterey County passed away on July 19, 2015 at Paradise Valley Care in Atascadero, Calif. Gary was born September 20, 1946 in Oakland, Calif. After graduating from High School, Gary was drafted into the U.S. Navy and served from 1966 to 1969. His tour of duty took him to Vietnam. Gary enjoyed riding Harleys...
Benjamin E. Holsted
Jul 13, 2015
Dreaming of beautiful clouds, Ben Holsted slipped into his end of life's journey on July 13, 2015. He was born in Ranger, Texas on October 7, 1937 and came to California in 1938. He graduated from Templeton High School in 1955 where he met the love of his life, Judie Conover. They married in 1957 and shared many wonderful family...
Palmira E. Delponte
Jul 2, 2015
Palmira Delponte, 98 of Greenfield, California passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2015. Born May 23, 1917 in Gonzales, California. Palmira attended schools in Gonzales. She enjoyed visiting with her many Greenfield friends. She loved cooking her delicious dishes of polenta and stew and lasagna for her family and friends. She was a past volunteer Pink Lady at Mee Memorial...
Consuelo Zamudio De Ramirez
Jul 2, 2015
Ha descansado en la paz del Creador El 2 de Julio 2015 fallecio Consuelo Zamudio de Ramirez en su casa en compañia de su familia. La Sra.Consuelo nacio en Indaparapeo Michoacán, Mexico en 1954 fue la sexta de 11 hermanos y hermanas. Acabo su Carrera de Secretaria de Mecanografia en Cuidad de Hidalgo, Michoacán, Mexico. Se caso con el amor...
Roberto "Bobby" Alvarado Cortez
Jun 20, 2015
Roberto "Bobby" Cortez, 37 a lifelong resident of King City, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side. Everyone called him Bobby. Bobby was born December 1, 1977 in King City. He enjoyed visiting with people, going to parties and traveling. He was a people person being very sociable, friendly and outgoing. He attended Gabilan School...
Lt. Cmdr. Eugene Lawrence Perry
Jun 13, 2015
LT. CMDR., E.L. Perry, Eugene Lawrence Perry, born July 27, 1934 in San Luis Obispo, Calif., died Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Atascadero, Calif. Dad went to school in Arroyo Grande and graduated the Class of 1952. He was ASB and FFA President. Dad went into the US Navy after high school and became a Naval Aviator. He served on...
Ronald James Rodriguez
Jun 7, 2015
Ronald James Rodriguez, 20, of Soledad passed away unexpectedly, June 7th, 2015. He was the second oldest of 4 boys. He was always very nurturing and respectable. Even at a young age, he helped his dad out by looking after his brothers. He was interested in art and loved to draw. Ronald often made homemade greeting cards for his family's...
Maria Del Carmen Gutierrez Barajas
Jun 6, 2015
Maria Del Carmen Gutierrez Barajas, 80 of Greenfield passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at George L. Mee Memorial Hospital. Carmen, as most of her friends knew her, was born on June 23, 1934 to Ramon Gutierrez Espinoza and Josefina Garcia Montiel.in La Manzanilla De La Paz, Jalisco, Mexico and was the oldest girl born in a family of...
Santiago Vasquez Espino
Jun 1, 2015
Santiago Vasquez Espino, 65 of King City passed away on Monday, June 1, 2015 at his home. Santiago was born the third child to parents, Fidencio Espino and Santos Espino in El Rincon, New Mexico in 1949. Santiago along with his adoring brothers, Lorenzo Espino, Marcial Espino and sister, Juanita Espino Camarillo, lived between Mexico, Calexico and eventually moved up...
Carlos Antonio Ozuna
May 20, 2015
Carlos Antonio Ozuna, 63 of King City passed away peacefully at his home with his family at his side on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Carlos was born in Mexicali, Baja, California on June 14, 1951. Carlos came to Monterey County 25 years ago and has worked as a Migrant Field Worker for 38 years. He enjoyed his daily walks, spending...
Travis Michael Thommarson
May 1, 2015
Travis Michael Thommarson (Silveira), 25, of King City passed away May 1, 2015. He was born on February 18, 1990 in Monterey, California. Travis attended King City schools including King City High School where he played football, basketball and ran track and field. He was also active in the King City 4H. As a young man, he enjoyed playing golf,...
Edward "Manx" Varney
Apr 9, 2015
Edward Manx Varney, 76 of Watsonville, Calif. passed away, April 9, 2015 at Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula. Edward was born January 1, 1939 in Greenfield California. While Edward was his first name, everyone called him "Manx". Manx was a faithful, loving husband to Mary Sue (Fultz) Varney, whom he married October 30, 1959. They were in the 56th year...
William "Bill" Lester Joyce
Apr 1, 2015
William "Bill" Lester Joyce, 66, of Paso Robles, California passed away at his home on April 1st, 2015. Bill was born in San Francisco, California in November 1948. He was raised in Fresno, California and lived most recently in Paso Robles, California. He was in the US Navy Silent Service during the Vietnam War. Bill's enormous personality, sense of humor,...
Jose Salcedo Chavez
Mar 28, 2015
Jose Salcedo Chavez, 49 of Waterloo, Iowa passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015. FUNERAL SERVICES: A RECITTION OF THE ROSARY was held at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at St. John's Catholic Church in King City. A FUNERAL MASS was held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 2, 2015 at St. John's Catholic Church. Burial followed in King City...
Rhonda Jean Emberson Costa
Mar 23, 2015
Rhonda Jean Emberson Costa, 57, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015, in Victorville, CA, due to complications from a long illness. Rhonda was born June l4,1957, at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital and attended Salinas schools. She was the eldest of five daughters of Kenneth J. Emberson and Bettie J. Patterson Emberson. Rhonda is survived by many who loved her, including...
Evelyn Marie Peterson
Mar 20, 2015
King City lost one of her most beloved friends with the passing of Evelyn Peterson on March 20, 2015. Born Evelyn Marie Hilfiker on May 1, 1927 in Salem, Oregon to Bernard and Emma (Fabry) Hilfiker. Raised on the family farm to a pioneering family decending from Switzerland, Evelyn developed a strong work ethic, graceful dignity, and impeccable moral character....
