John Ivanovich

Watsonville

John Ivanovich

John Ivanovich died Sunday, August 26, 2012 at the age of 76, after a lengthy and valiant battle with pancreatic cancer.

He was a graduate of Watsonville High School (class of 1954) and Santa Clara University (class of 1959). He was a member of the Watsonville Elks Club for more than 50 years, held membership in the Watsonville Knights of Columbus Council 958, and served as a past president of the Slavic-American Benevolent Society. He practiced locally as a public accountant until 1972, when he joined the partnership of the W.L. Jefsen Company in Watsonville, where he worked until shortly before his death.

John leaves his wife of nearly 48 years, Gayle Huff Ivanovich; his son, Louis, and daughter-in-law, Geneva Simone Ivanovich; his daughter, Elizabeth Ivanovich; his sister, Katherine Ivanovich, and his granddaughters, Francesca and Katarina Ivanovich, all of Watsonville.

John was preceded in death by his father, Louis Ivanovich, and his mother, Klare Ivanovich, both of Watsonville.

Visitation will take place Sunday, September 2, 2012 from 3 to 5 p.m., at Mehl's Colonial Chapel, 222 East Lake Avenue in Watsonville.

Funeral Mass will be held Monday, September 3, 2012 at 11 a.m., at Valley Catholic Church, 2401 East Lake Ave., Watsonville.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco; Sisters Retirement Center Fund c/o Sr. Angelita Guzman, FMA; 6019 Buena Vista St., San Antonio, TX 78237.

Arrangements: Mehl's Colonial Chapel, Watsonville, 831-724-6371.