All Obituaries

John L. North Sr. was a man that rose well above the station in which he was born. In 1934, John L. North was born to William North and Della Louise Lanier. Growing up, he learned to be a sponge and took in as much information, as any boy could learn. He joined the Air Force after high school to serve his country in the Korean War. A many of many talents, but his one gift was making people laugh, to forget their troubles. God never promises us a time in which we live…only from sun up...

Hong Shert Chin, 92, and a long time resident of Watsonville, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2020. She was born in a quiet village in China on April 1, 1927 and immigrated to California when she was a young woman. Hong is predeceased by her beloved husband Hong Gee and is survived by her devoted children Grace Lau, Norma Waterson (Matthew), Carol Monaco (Bruce), Betty Chin and Debbie Chin along with four grandchildren: Charles (Ruzann), Elyse (Timothy), Stephen and Christopher. She...

Siemon Timothy Francisco Garcia, age 35, passed away on February 16, 2020, in his Watsonville home. Born in Watsonville on June 1, 1984, he was a lifelong resident.  Siemon loved to play soccer, watch movies, play games, and hang out talking with his friends.  He had a niece and a nephew he adored and loved spoiling.  Siemon had a kind heart and helped anyone out without expecting anything in return.  He will be missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his parents;...

Marilyn Corrine Rodriguez passed away surrounded by her loving family on Feb. 8, 2020, she was 81. Marilyn was born on June 30, 1938, in Watsonville, California to Edward “Eddie” Phillips and Corrine “Dede” Phillips. The Phillips family were long time Watsonville residents and business owners who developed and ran the East Lake shopping center, and many other local businesses. Marilyn was blessed to have lived in many areas throughout her life including Virginia,...

Sergio Imircio Carvalho passed away on Feb. 3, 2020. He was 75. Sergio was born on Dec. 27, 1944, in the Azores. Sergio left the Azores in 1969, after serving 3 years in the Portuguese Military, and moved to Watsonville. Sergio reconnected with a family friend and neighbor, Maria Celeste Santos, after moving to Watsonville. They were married in 1970 and were considered the first Portuguese immigrants to be married in Watsonville. Together, they raised 2 sons. Sergio worked for Neganine...

Frank (Francisco) Furtado Dutra passed away in his home on January 27, 2020, in Watsonville California. Frank was born August 14, 1931, in the city of Rebeira Funda on the island of Faial, Azores Portugal to his parents Jose Dutra and Rosa Dutra.   He married his former wife Maria Escobar in February 1957, and in July they immigrated to Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada to start their new life. He worked in Portugal...

Dwight “Nick” Howe Trowbridge III, was born on January 13, 1944, in Fresno, California. Loving, compassionate, husband, father and grandfather, he left behind his dynamic wife, Cindy Kaster, his three children, Tyler, Tessa and Logan Trowbridge, and his two grandsons, Connor and Carter Trowbridge. He was an unconventional free spirit with a wacky sense of humor and always ready for a big adventure.  He taught himself to snowboard, in-line skate, surf and even to speak...

Sara Ramirez Arredondo passed away on January 20th, 2020. She was 81. Sara was born in Coalcoman, Michoacan, Mexico on September 1st, 1938 to Guadalupe and Trinidad Arredondo. Orphaned by her mother at a young age, she struggled through her teens, till 1957 when the birth of her first child gave her new meaning. In 1959, she started heading northward, to give her children a better life, ending up in Watsonville in 1965, where she met her husband, Pancho. She worked various jobs, ending up at...

El 21 de Enero del año 2020, Pascual Zamora Valdez subio al cielo a estar al lado de Dios.  El tenia 78 años de edad.  Pascual, nacido en Michoacan, Mexico en Marzo, 30, 1941 a Francisco y Angelina Zamora.  En el año 1987 Pascual y Esperanza hicieron Watsonville su hogar en el que vivian con sus siete hijos.  Pascual fue trabajador del campo y le encantaba ser muy punctual y hacer su trabajo lo major que se pudiera hacer aun que nadie lo estuviera...

  Martha S. Doten, born  May 17, 1934, as a fourth generation descendent of the Kelly-Prindiville families that settled in Watsonville after migrating from Ireland in the mid-1800’s, lived all but a few years of her life in the Pajaro Valley, died on January 19, 2020 at the age of 85, at Watsonville Community Hospital.   Martha graduated from Moreland Notre Dame High School, Class of 1952, before heading to Monterey Peninsula College.  It was in 1957 when she...