All Obituaries

Efijenio Ybarra, past away on July 6, 2019. Efigenio was born July 10, 1925 in El Pilon, Tamaulipas, Mexico. In 1940, at the age of 15 years old he traveled to Texas. He settled into the town of Weslaco where he met and fell in love with Celia Ybarra. They married in 1947. The family moved to Watsonville, arriving on Easter Sunday in 1960. He worked in agriculture for 65 years. His kind heart and hard work ethic assisted him in moving up to the position of Manager with local growers. His...

Saula Julie Ramirez passed away on June 28, 2019. She was 75. Saula was born on December 11, 1943 in Fresno, California to Saulo and Inocencia Cobos and relocated to Monterey County. She met her husband Rudy Ramirez of 55 years and they enjoyed a long and beautiful marriage. Together, they started their own business Rudy’s Maintenance Service. They served all of Santa Cruz County for well over 47 years, until they both retired; leaving numerous happy customers, many, who became good...

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Josephine Scampavia, 93 years, died peacefully surrounded by family on June 27, 2019.  Daughter of Amalija and Luke Sarić of Trsteno, Croatia, she was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Scampavia of Watsonville, CA. Her immediate family includes five children (James, Louis, Anthony, Peter, and Amelia), five grandchildren (Margaret Rei, Pete, Lauren, James, and Sarah), and one great granddaughter (Amelia). Family was her passion and joy. She and her husband raised their children...

Froctuosa R. Reyes passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at a local nursing home on June 22, 2019. She was 92. Mrs. Reyes was born to Marcus Reyes and Daria Asuncion in the Philippine Islands on January 29, 1927. She immigrated to USA and settled in this community with her husband (Celestino Reyes) 40 years ago. She worked in local canneries for about 14 years. She was a kind and caring person who liked to collect pictures of herself, children, grandchildren, family and...

Maximiliano Guzman Chavarria, “Max”, took his last breath on June 22, 2019, at the admirable age of 97, due to natural causes. Born in Coahuila, Mexico, he met his beloved wife Pilar, to whom he was happily married to for 70 years. She passed away in 2013. Max and Pilar made the journey to the United States in 1945, landing in Harlingen, Texas; traveling with the first eight children. They left Texas in 1959, moved to Huron, Ca then to Gilroy, Ca in 1961. They eventually settled...

William Ronald “Bill” George passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, June 19 with his family by his side. He succumbed to respiratory failure after a brief hospitalization at Watsonville Community Hospital. Bill was born August 13, 1930 the second son of Frank and Lena George. His brother, Robert and parents preceded him in death. The family lived in the Casserly District of Watsonville, and Bill went to Casserly School through 8th grade, and graduated from Watsonville High in...

Anita E. Ibarra passed away on June 18, 2019. She was 81. Anita was born in Fresno, California on September 14, 1937 to Miguel and Delfina Esqueda. She was on the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County and was a teacher’s aide of PVUSD, for 20 years. She enjoyed being an advocate for those in need in the community. Anita liked gambling at the casinos, dancing, and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed listening to Chente Fernandez,...

Francisco J. Rocha-Magaña passed away peacefully at his home on June 12, 2019. He was 42. Mr. Rocha-Magaña was born to Norberto Magaña and Consuelo Hernandez in Jalisco, Mexico on October 10, 1976. He has been a resident of this community for about 25 years. He was a hard-working person who started his business as a self-employed landscaper in the surrounding area for 18 years. He was always helping in the community and people in need.  Mr. Rocha-Magaña was...

Gonzalo Fernández Fernández died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Dominican Hospital on June 10. He was 91. He was born to Adolfo and Ausencía Fernández in Michoacán, México on October 11, 1927. He has been a resident of this community for more than 50 years. Before retiring he worked in the fields herding cattle and picking strawberries, as well as the railroad tracks across the country. Mr. Fernández was a joyful person, who...