San Jose, CA Obituaries

Frank J. DeWittResident of San Jose A native Californian, born in Gilroy in 1920 he grew up & lived his life in San Jose. While he had many adventures along the way nothing defined Frank more than his time served in Europe during WWII. Frank joined the Army becoming a Screaming Eagle, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne...

Jill Mc Pherson Resident of Sunnyvale Passed on Nov. 10, at age 65. Beloved mother of Julie, Jena & Jodi.Sister to 6, many Grand and Great Grandchildren. Ceremony will be held Sat. Nov. 20 at 11:00 a.m. at Chapel of Flowers,900 S.2nd St., San Jose. Donations to Hospice of the Valley @ 4850 Union Ave in San Jose would be...

Jill Mc Pherson Resident of Sunnyvale Passed on Nov. 10, at age 65. Beloved mother of Julie, Jena & Jodi.Sister to 6, many Grand and Great Grandchildren. Ceremony will be held Sat. Nov. 20 at 11:00 a.m. at Chapel of Flowers,900 S.2nd St., San Jose. Donations to Hospice of the Valley @ 4850 Union Ave in San Jose would be...

Robert MartinezResident of San Jose July 10,1966- Nov. 3, 2010Robert passed away Wed. Nov. 3rd. Beloved son of Frank Martinez and Mary Alvarado, brothers Frank (Kiki), Ray and Chris Martinez and Angel Rodriguez, sister in law Amber Martinez. Beloved father of Robert and Rudy Martinez, step-daughter Veronica Lewis, uncle to Raymond, Christopher, Michael, Noah, Samantha, Alexandria and Vanessa. Loved by...

Richard Todd Cameron Resident of San Jose 9/18/1965 - 10/28/2010Survived by his mother Oressa Shea, brother Travis Cameron as well as relatives in Oregon and Australia. A long time friend of Bill W. Memorial Service will be held at 1:00pm on Nov 13, 2010 at Chapel of Flowers, 900 S. 2nd St., San Jose. In lieu of flowers, donations to...

Teodoro Rivera, Jr.Resident of Morgan Hill Lived life to the fullest and was a Proud United States Army Veteran, recipient of the Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, & Good Conduct Medal. At the age of 80, he departed us peacefully on Tuesday, November 2nd.Born September of 1930 in Coamo, Puerto Rico to Teodoro &...

Joe Larry ValenzuelaResident of San Jose Died Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at San Jose Regional medical center from a sudden illness, at the age of 74 years old.He leaves his daughters and sons, Alice; Sophia, Victor, Teresa, Esmeralda, Ruben, Jose and Carlos. Born August 31, 1936 and raised in Zacatecas Mexico. Mr. Valenzuela will be missed.A funeral service will be...

Richard S. FernandezResident of San Jose Formerly from Ma'ile, Hawaii, passed away peacefully on Oct. 28. He is survived by sister: Dolores Drone, Children: Arthur, Cindy, Patrick, Mitch, Roslyn, Marcus, Michael, 16 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Services to be held 6pm on Friday, Nov. 5, at Chapel of Flowers, 900 South 2nd Street, San Jose, CA.

Ruben RiveraResident of San Jose 11/4/1948 - 10/27/2010Beloved husband and friend to Lupe, Rivera, loving brother to Peter, Joe, Danny, Ben and Ralph. Sisters Rachel, Ruth, Pauline and Dolores. Memorial Service on Friday at 11am at Chapel of Flowers, San Jose. Reception to follow at 2:30pm at 200 Ford Road, San Jose, CA

Marie Delma CortezResident of San Jose Born August 14, 1956, age 54, entered into eternal life on October 30, 2010. Proceeded in death by her son, Joseph Lyn Smith. She is survived by her adoring son's, Larry Rios, and Eric Valtierra. Beloved parents, Alonzo & Dora Cortez. Loving brothers & sisters, Israel Cortez, Elim Cortez, Belinda Camarena & Nancy Ceja....

Sanlisa Marie Ortiz-GibsonResident of San Jose Daughter of Adolph and Sandra Ortiz. Survived by husband Keith Gibson and daughters Kaycee and Autumn. Passed away peacefully October 21st 2010. Services will be held at Chapel of the Flowers, 900 South 2nd St., San Jose, CA. Viewing at 5:00pm Services at 7:00pmWe Love you Lisa

Lupe Garcia, JrResident of Santa Clara 3/7/1933 - 10/20/2010Passed away peacefully at home. He was truly loved and is survived by his children Susan Molina, Patrick Garcia, Tommy (Vivian) Garcia, Anita (Phillip) Davis, Ruben Garcia and their mother Rosita Garcia. Brothers Antonio Garcia, Ralphie Garcia and sister Nellie Ramirez. 13 grand children, 5 great children, numerous nieces, nephews and cousins....

Pauline Torres PerezResident of San Jose 1/4/1916 - 10/13/2010Sons, Joe, John, Robert and Art, daughters, Rachel and Margie, 10 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Viewing on Mon. from 3-9pm, Vigil at 7pm, at Chapel of Flowers, San Jose. Funeral Mass on Tue. at 10:30am at Our Lady of Guadalupe. Burial to follow at Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

Theodore H. PretzerResident of San Jose Jan.16,1926 - Oct.10,2010Highly decorated WWII & Korean War Vet, dedicated his life to protecting our country.Ted was married to the late June Pretzer for 40 yrs. Together they traveled the world, made a comfortable home and blessed their family and friends with their great sense of humor & love for life.Services at 11:00 a.m....

Neva Marie CastanedaResident of San Jose Born May 3, 1944 in Valley City, ND. Passed away on October 1, 2010 in San Jose, CA. Survived by Beloved daugher, Lonya Bartlett, Adoring brother Darrol Bjerke (Janice), and Loving niece Cindy Paul. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday October 9, 2010 at 11:00am at the Chapel of Flowers Funeral 900 S....

August John SaiaResident of San Jose 8/8/1920 - 10/1/2010A native of San Francisco, CA. Proudly served his country during World War II. Beloved Husband, Dad, Granpa, Brother and Uncle. He was preceeded in death by his wife of 62 years, Dorothy. Survived by Donald (Donna), Debbie, Shirley (Scott) 5 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, brother John (Shirley), many nieces, nephews and friends.Memorial...

Richard R ReynoldsResident of San Jose May 8, 1934 - Sept. 20,2010The Beloved husband of Mary Reynolds and long time resident of San Jose, CA. Funeral service at Chapel of Flowers, 900 S. Second St., San Jose, CA at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 02. A Memorial Service will be held following at Los Gatos Memorial Park, 2255 Los Gatos Almaden...

Patricia Jean Derry Resident of San Jose Went to be with the Lord on September 23, 2010.She is survived by her loving husband and best friend of 32 years, Marvin Derry. Loving children John Maruffi, Kim Maruffi, Cheryl Rasmussen and Crystal McKay. Devoted sisters Rosalie Joiner and Kitty Heggem. Adoring Yorkie, Bella. Proceeded in death by her parents, Elias Rosendo...

Carmen PadillaResident of San Jose 12/10/1949 - 9/12/2010Viewing 3-9pm on Sat and Sun at Chapel of Flowers, 5pm Vigil on Sun. Burial at 11am Mon at Oak Hill. Donations can be sent to Chapel of Flowers or Oak Hill Cemetery under "Carmen Padilla."

Ricardo De Leon GeronimoResident of San Jose Aged 82 years, Beloved husband of the late Gloria Geronimo, adoring father of Ricardo L. Geronimo, Jr. and Faith Carroll. Dear brother of Virginia & Senida. Devoted grandfather of 5 and great grandfather of 9.Funeral Services Friday at 12:30 pm at Chapel of Flowers, 900 S. Second St., interment Calvary Cemetery, San Jose.