April 18, 2021
Salvador Mayorga Valenzuela
Salvador Mayorga Valenzuela
Salvador Mayorga Valenzuela, born July 28, 1948, passed away on Jan. 15, 2021, in El Centro, Calif. He was 72 years old. Services have been held in Somerton, Ariz. He was a lifelong resident of Greenfield, Calif., for over 52-years where he spent working in the Agricultural...
April 13, 2021
Robert Edward Botill
Robert Edward Botill
Robert Edward Botill passed away peacefully on March 29, 2021, at home in Chico, Calif., at the age of 94. He was born in Santa Clara, Calif., to Edward and Inez (Corda) Botill. Bob was a graduate of Gonzales Elementary and Gonzales High School. He was a veteran having served...
April 6, 2021
Harlan Edward Butler
Harlan Edward Butler
Harlan Edward Butler was born in McCrory, Ark., on May 28, 1943 to Pete and Mary Butler (Smith), and moved in 1944 to California, where his mom and dad went to work in Greenfield for Dick Romans and eventually landed jobs on the Wiley Ranch at the mouth of Arroyo Seco. Harlan...
Lois Ann Franscioni
Lois Ann Franscioni
Lois Ann Franscioni, 81 years old, died peacefully in Salinas, Calif., on March 18, 2021. Lois was born in Soledad in 1939, the only child of Albert and Cerina Franscioni. She graduated from Gonzales High School, Hartnell College and San Jose State College. Lois had a long...
March 30, 2021
Jose Garcia
Jose Garcia
On Friday, March 19, 2021, my father Jose A. Garcia, loving father and husband of five children, gained his angel wings and was called home by his creator up in heaven. He was 74 years old. He passed away in the comfort of his own home, surrounded by his family. He was born on...
Cecil Norma Jean Slagle
Cecil Norma Jean Slagle
Dear family and friends: Cecil Norma Jean Slagle lived a long and full life. With all the certainty one can have, Jean has been in heaven since her passing Feb. 8, 2021. Cecil, the name her mother always used, was born in Dallas, Texas on Feb. 1, 1926. But her childhood and...
March 23, 2021
Joaquin Enrique Aguilar
Joaquin Enrique Aguilar
Joaquin Enrique Aguilar, 71, of Soledad, passed away March 9, 2021. Joaquin was born in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico on Aug. 16, 1949. He was a graduate of Gonzales Union High School, class of 1968. He then served in the United States Air Force from 1968 to 1972, and was a Vietnam...
Mary Lou Marquez
Mary Lou Marquez
Mary Lou Marquez, 91, formerly of Gonzales, passed away peacefully in her sleep in San Diego on Feb. 23, 2021. Mary Lou worked the packing sheds and fields of the Salinas Valley for many years. Her sons and their friends were always treated to great Mexican food and especially...
David Martin Vasquez
David Martin Vasquez
David Martin Vasquez, 62, of Soledad, passed away peacefully, Monday, March 9, 2021, at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. David, a former resident of Soledad and Gonzales, was born May 17, 1958, in Salinas, where he recently resided. He was a graduate of Gonzales High School,...
Gerald T. Willis
Gerald T. Willis
Gerald T. Willis was born in Fallon, Nev., in 1939 to parents Bob and Hazel Willis. Jerry attended college at Chico State and graduated from Sacramento State College. Jerry started his teaching career in Yolo, Calif. Jerry also taught in Esparto, Calif., and Woodland, Calif.,...
