All Obituaries

Jose Manuel “Nelo” Torres Perez, a lifelong resident of Watsonville, passed away on November 21, 2021. He was 34 years old. Nelo was a hardworking person, he worked in landscaping with his father, as well as being an arborist. He was very affectionate and outgoing, he always showed empathy to others. His pride and joy was his daughter Galilea, whom he adored. He loved music, golfing, video games, and watching football, he was an avid 49ers and Chivas fan. He was really proud of...

Donna Espinoza Contreras passed away at her home, surrounded by her family, on Friday, November 19, 2021. She was 62 years old.  Donna was born on June 9, 1959, to Frank and Estelle Espinoza in Santa Cruz, California. She was raised, along with six siblings, in Watsonville. Donna met her loving husband, Michael Contreras, when they were young teenagers. They married in 1980 and quickly started their family. In 2004, Donna and her family moved to Hollister, California. Donna was a...

David entered the physical world on December 31, 1996, and entered eternal life on November 14, 2021, his life taken too soon by his own hand. David was born in Watsonville, CA to Carmen Hernandez Cornejo and Aristeo Hernandez Moreno. David attended Hall District Elementary School and graduated from Renaissance High School in 2015. David entered the workforce after High School graduation and most recently worked in public establishments. His work ethic and professional skills enabled David...

Leticia Villanueva Garcia passed away surrounded by her loving family at her home in Freedom on November 8, 2021.  She was 61. Leticia Villanueva Garcia was born to Javier Villanueva and Elisa Garcia in Jalisco, México on July 2, 1960. She was a very tidy and organized homemaker, who also tended to her flower garden, and an excellent cook who enjoyed socializing with family and friends and liked to dance in parties. Her many other favorites were knitting, riding a bicycle, and...

IN LOVING MEMORY OF BING HING WONG 黃炳興 Bing Hing Wong, 87, passed away in his home on November 5, 2021. He was born in mainland China on March 8, 1934 and endured many hardships in his childhood. Separated from his birth family and offered little education, he overcame those early challenges by teaching himself to read and write -- ultimately acquiring sufficient trade skills to support himself. He finally achieved the joy of having a family of his own after marrying his wife, Di Ding...

Gerardo C. Ramirez, born on June 10, 1965, in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, passed away on November 4, 2021. He was 56 years old. Gerardo was a hairstylist for 37 years and truly loved his chosen profession. He got his start styling hair by working on his family. Then he worked in a salon where his clientele grew quickly. Many of his clients became close friends. Over the years, his success grew and eventually he opened his own salon…and Gerardo’s legend grew. In his...

Manuel Silveira, known as Felipe to many, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on October 25, 2021, at the age of 71. He was born in Sao Jorge, Azores to Jose and Conceicao da Silveira on November 14, 1949. He was the youngest of 6 siblings. Felipe served in the Portuguese army. He fought in the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence in the early 1970s. After the war, he went on to marry the love of his life Fatima in the Azores before moving to the United States in 1975....

Araceli Verar was the sole daughter of Juan and Teofila Verar and the sister of Jose Ernesto, Samuel, Juan Carlos, and Miguel Angel within the Verar family. “Chelly” a licensed cosmetologist, had a career as a hair stylist and possessed the innate talent and ability to help her clientele not only look their best but also feel their very best, a true artist of her chosen craft. She enjoyed spending quality time in nature, physical fitness, and attending sporting events, music...

Rose Anna (Tiny) Jimsey, 76, longtime resident of Watsonville, died on Sunday October 24, 2021. She was born August 13, 1945, to Fannie Lee Jimsey. She is survived by 4 sisters, Linda Dodd of KY, Susan Cogill of MA, Brenda Phillips of OK, Mary Harper of OK, and a brother, Charles Jones of TX. She is preceded in death by her mother Fannie O'Neal, brother Howard Jackson O'Neal, her sister Glenda Kay Jimsey, and her loving spouse, Peter Hernandez. She leaves behind a host of...

Beloved mother and wife, Ramona Bobeda, has gone home to her Lord Jesus on October 15, 2021. Ramona Rubalcava was born in Hanford, CA. on August 31, 1932. She lived in a small house on Ivy Street with her parents and 8 siblings. She met and married Lupe G. Alcala, moved to San Jose and in 25 years of marriage went on to have five children, Patricia Ann Verzosa, Richard Alcala, Anthony Alcala, Diane Steverson, and Marie Alcala. Her family was soon moved to Prunedale and finally to...