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Services are Wednesday for Joseph E. Stanley, who died Wednesday in Santa Cruz. He was 86.
Mr. Stanley was born in Mapleton, Iowa and graduated high school there before enlisting in the Navy at the start of World War II. He lived in Santa Cruz for 33 years.
Mr. Stanley worked as a welder for the Westinghouse Co. for more than 25 years and was a member of Holy Cross Church and S.I.R.S. He loved golfing.
Mr. Stanley volunteered as a driver for the California Grey Bears and for the American Red Cross, taking people to doctors appointments locally and in Palo Alto.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Elsie Stanley of Santa Cruz; daughters Kathleen Zausch of Idaho, Margaret Stember of Monterey, Betty Owens of Santa Cruz, Jeanette Hicks of San Francisco and Susan Hernandez and Carole Terras, both of San Jose; sister Mary Hansen of Idaho; 19 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Benito and Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel, 1050 Cayuga St., Santa Cruz.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church, 126 High St., Santa Cruz.
Mr. Stanley will be buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.
November 19, 2001
Ruth J. Costa
Services will be Wednesday for Ruth J. Costa, who died Friday in Santa Cruz. She was 79.
Mrs. Costa was born in Framingham, Mass., one of 10 children, and lived in Los Gatos before moving to Scotts Valley 32 years ago.
She was an accomplished oil painter, family members say, whose talents ranged from making school clothes for her children to cooking gourmet meals. Mrs. Costa was a member of Y.L.I. and San Agustin Church.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Charles Costa of Scotts Valley; daughters Harriet Harrington of Colorado, Sandra Blodgett of Morgan Hill and Charlotte Burdsall of Nevada; son Charles "Butch" Costa of Los Gatos; eight grandchildren; and 11 great- grandchildren.
Her daughter, Debra Costa, died in 1955.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at San Agustin Catholic Church, 257 Glenwood Drive, Scotts Valley.
Contributions are preferred to the Alzheimer’s Association of Santa Cruz, P.O. Box 2612, Santa Cruz, CA 95063, or Elderday Adult Day Care Health Program, 1410 Ocean St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
Arrangements are by Benito and Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel.
November 19, 2001
Gordon Stanley MacKenzie
Services will be private for Gordon Stanley MacKenzie, who died Oct. 31 in Santa Cruz. He was 79.
Mr. MacKenzie was raised in Redwood City and was an engineer in the Merchant Marine, a home builder and previous owner of Ray Jones Bail Bonds in San Jose.
He enjoyed boat building and restoring classic boats, storytelling and building go-carts.
He is survived by daughters Linda Tell of Hilmar, Judy Wallace of Los Gatos and Jeane MacKenzie of Aptos; son Scott MacKenzie of Santa Cruz; sister Joyce MacKenzie Hassing of Dana Point; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
His wife of 59 years, Betty Ruth MacKenzie, died in 1995.
Contributions are preferred to Food and Nutrition Services, 236 Santa Cruz Ave., Aptos, CA 95003.
November 21, 2001
Edward S. Lew
Services will be Saturday for Edward S. Lew, who died Sunday at a local convalescent hospital after a brief illness. He was 85.
Mr. Lew was born in China and moved to San Francisco in 1932, where he attended high school and business college.
He moved to Salinas in 1938, and owned and operated Wings Restaurant before moving to Watsonville in 1955, where he owned the Royal Grill on Main Street for 29 years.
He is survived by his wife, Lily Lew of Watsonville; son Peter Lew of Santa Monica; daughters Dianna and Jessie Lew, both of Berkeley; brother Bing Lew of San Francisco; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
His son, John Lew, died in 1999.
Friends may call from 5-9 p.m. Friday at Mehl’s Colonial Chapel, 222 E. Lake Ave., Watsonville.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Mehl’s.
Burial will follow at Pajaro Valley Memorial Park.
November 21, 2001
Diane Margarita Rey
Services will be later this month for Diane Margarita Rey, who died Sunday in Santa Cruz of lupus. She was 41.
Ms. Rey was born in Santa Cruz and graduated from Loma Prieta High School. She lived in Watsonville at the time of her death.
She is survived by her mother, Alice Ortiz of Santa Cruz; sisters Debbie McDowell, Tuesday Salazar, Tricia Avila and Linda Berumen, all of Santa Cruz; brother Jim Rey of Santa Cruz; her partner of 14 years, Mark Jaramillo; four nephews and one niece.
November 21, 2001
Julia E. La Roche
Services will be Dec. 6 for Julia E. La Roche, who died Nov. 1 at home in Aptos. She was 88.
Mrs. La Roche was born in St. Louis and lived in Southern California until 1963, when she and her husband moved to Santa Cruz. She moved to Aptos in 1974.
Mrs. La Roche graduated from Belmont High School in the Los Angeles area and worked at Cabrillo College for 16 years until her 1979 retirement.
She is survived by a daughter, Donna Phillips Bucsko of Santa Ana; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one niece.
Services will be 11 a.m. Dec. 6 at Congregational Church of Soquel, 4951 Soquel Drive.
November 21, 2001
Claire G. De Vecchis
Services are today for Claire Georgina De Vecchis, who died Monday at her parents’ Santa Cruz home. She was 43.
Ms. De Vecchis was born in New York City and moved to Santa Cruz 20 years ago. She was a licensed vocational nurse for 20 years, caring for the elderly. She had two-and-a-half years of sobriety when she died.
She is survived by son Christopher De Vecchis of Santa Cruz; brothers Daniel De Vecchis of Santa Cruz; and Matthew DeVecchis of Santa Cruz, and her parents, Peggy and Cal De Vecchis of Santa Cruz and Sequim, Wash.
Services will be at 9 a.m. today at Holy Cross Chapel, 126 High St., Santa Cruz Memorial Park Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
November 24, 2001
Susan Marie Chaffin
Services are pending for Susan Marie Chaffin, who died Nov. 16 in her Santa Cruz home. She was 54.
Mrs. Chaffin was raised in Chico and spent most of her life in Sacramento and Auburn. She had lived in Santa Cruz for six years.
She is survived by son Ted Elston of Ben Lomond; sisters Diana Scott of Manteca, Georgia Manzitto of Chico and Laurie McKeever of Auburn; mother Madeleine McKeever of Auburn; and brother Tom Barnes of Rio Vista.
November 24, 2001
Daisy G. Silva
Services will be Monday for Daisy G. Silva, who died Wednesday in Santa Cruz. She was 94.
She was born in Ohio, and had lived in Santa Cruz since the 1940s.
She owned and operated Silva’s Rest Home in Santa Cruz for 50 years. She enjoyed flowers and gardening. Her family remembered her generosity to those less fortunate.
She is survived by sons Carl Silva of Santa Cruz and Lester Silva of Virginia Beach, Va.; daughter Arline Coleman of Santa Cruz; grandson John Kountz of Santa Cruz; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Oakwood Memorial Chapel, 3301 Paul Sweet Road, Santa Cruz. Services will be 1 p.m. at the chapel.
November 24, 2001
