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Services will be Friday for Andrew Padilla, who died Saturday in Merced of complications of diabetes. He was 40.
A Watsonville native, Mr. Padilla lived in the Merced area for 15 years.
He worked in construction and enjoyed rock collecting and designing landscapes for his family’s 2-acre farm in Merced. He was a member the Church of Latter Day Saints since his youth.
Mr. Padilla is survived by son Andrew Padilla, Jr. and stepson Anthony Sanchez of Turlock; daughter Gina Padilla of Delhi and stepdaughter Tina Campos of Watsonville; mother Elsie Padilla of Delhi; brothers Arthur Padilla of Turlock and Alfred Padilla Jr. of Delhi; sisters Andrea Yazzie of Albuquerque, N.M., Angie Elizalde of Watsonville, Adela Bates of Santa Cruz and Annamarie Gouvea of Ben Lomond.
Friends may call 5-9 p.m. today at Mehl’s Colonial Chapel, 222 E. Lake Ave., Watsonville.
Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Mehl’s, with Burial to follow at Pioneer Cemetery.
October 17, 2003
Narciso V. ‘Cecil’ Quival
Services will be Saturday for Narciso V. "Cecil" Quival, who died Oct. 4. He was 56.
Mr. Quival was born in San Francisco and had been a resident of Santa Cruz for more than 40 years. He worked for the city and was a machinist for 14 years. He enjoyed flying airplanes, scuba diving and riding his Honda Gullwing.
His family will miss his great laughter and captivating stories.
He is survived by brother Terry Quival of Santa Cruz; sisters Eve Patton of Pacifica, Fran Okumura of Redondo Beach and Felicia Monosco of Santa Cruz; and many nieces, nephews and grand nieces.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Cemetery, 2271 Seventh Ave., Santa Cruz.
Arrangements are by Benito & Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel.
October 17, 2003
Geraldine ‘Gerri’ Linder Entwistle
Services are Saturday for Geraldine "Gerri" L. Entwistle, who died Friday at her home in Santa Cruz. She was 83.
Mrs. Entwistle was born in Phoenix. She grew up in West Hollywood and attended Fairfax High School and UCLA. She met Milton Ross Entwistle in Hollywood, and they marriage in 1939.
Mrs. Entwistle was a devoted mother and homemaker, Worthy Matron of Hollywood Eastern Star, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary in Burbank and president of the Burbank PTA.
After moving to Santa Cruz in 1972, she became active in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, serving on district and national staffs in the Department of Education and serving two years as a division captain. She served on election boards as an inspector for more than 25 years.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Milton; sons Charles Entwistle of Prescott, Ariz., Jerry Ross Entwistle of Santa Cruz; daughter, Lauretta Slike of Sylmar; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Santa Cruz First Church of the Nazarene, 115 S. Morrissey Ave., Santa Cruz.
Contributions are preferred to the Hospice Caring Project or Cabrillo Stroke Center.
October 17, 2003
Maurine Miller
Private services are planned for Maurine Miller, who died Tuesday at Valley Convalescent Hospital in Watsonville. She was 92.
Born in Salt Lake City, Mrs. Miller had lived in Santa Cruz County since 1956. She worked as a Realtor for many years.
Undaunted by her post-retirement entry into the writing world, Mrs. Miller’s teen romance novel, "Two Loves for Tina," was published in 1983 by Berkeley Publishing Group, New York. She was 72 at the time.
A professional ballet dancer in her youth, "Maury Lynn" danced in every major city in the continental United States. She was active in the Aptos ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Mrs. Miller is survived by son, Larry White; daughters Jacquelyn Weddell of Ukiah and Shyrle Turnbull of Freedom; 11 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren
Her husband, Robert White, died before her.
Donations are preferred to Monterey Bay Youth, PO Box 777, Moss Landing, CA 95039.
October 17, 2003
Marian Doering
Services will be Monday for Marian Doering, who died Tuesday in Brunswick, Ga. She was 75.
An Arkansas native, she was a 52-year resident of Watsonville. She lived in Bellview, Neb., for seven years before moving to Brunswick.
Mrs. Doering enjoyed woodworking, crafts, gardening and quilting. She loved her kids and grandchildren, and will be remembered for opening her home and heart to anyone in need. Doering Ranch was the center point for holiday celebrations.
She is survived by sons John Jr., Louis and Paul, all of Watsonville, Douglas of Aptos, Raymond of Bellview and Matthew of Brunswick; daughters Diane Black of Aptos, Barbara Brown of Watsonville and Annette Tate of Watsonville; sister Alameda Hopper of Prunedale; four brothers; and 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Her husband of 56 years, John Doering Sr., died before her.
Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Sunday at Mehl’s Colonial Chapel, 222 E. Lake Ave., Watsonville. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Mehl’s with Burial following at Pajaro Valley Memorial Park.
October 18, 2003
Thea Diane Voris
A private family service was held for Thea Diane Voris, who died Oct. 10 at Hospice House in Monterey. She was 82.
A former Santa Cruz resident, she graduated from Santa Cruz High School and Salinas Junior College, now known as Hartnell College.
Before marriage, she was employed by Ritchy & Bakie stockbrokers in Santa Cruz.
Her first interest was family, but she also enjoyed golf, travel, collecting fine English china and early pieces of sterling silver, investing and investment clubs, ongoing crime investigations, reading crime novels, and accompanying her husband to his appearances and speaking engagements with the famed Blue Angels.
She was a watch stander at the Maritime Museum in Monterey and co-chair of the Monterey History and Art Association Adobe Tour.
Voris is survived by her husband of 56 years, retired Capt. Roy M. "Butch" Voris, U.S. Navy; daughters Jill Marlene Edwards of Ben Lomond and Randie Lynne Nothhaft of Saratoga; and three grandsons.
A remembrance gathering of the family has taken place. Her ashes were scattered over Monterey Bay.
October 18, 2003
Carmen Calvario
Services will be Monday for Carmen Calvario, who died Thursday at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. She was 69.
Mrs. Calvario was born in Jalisco, Mexico, and as a young woman began coming to California to work. In 1980 she settled in Santa Cruz, where she had lived since. She was described by her family as a hard-working woman who was devoted to her family.
She attended Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church and Holy Cross Catholic Church. She was an excellent cook, enjoyed gardening, fishing and going out to dinner.
She is survived by daughters Teresa Calvario Espinoza of Berkeley, Margarita Calvario Nunez of Tepatitlan, Mexico, Guadalupe Calvario Foley of Grass Valley, Maria del Rosario Perez of Santa Cruz and Patricia Calvario Valencia of Santa Cruz; 14 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and longtime friend, Raquel Romero.
The funeral cortege will leave 9:30 a.m. Monday from Benito & Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel, 1050 Cayuga St., Santa Cruz, and proceed to Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, 515 Frederick St., Santa Cruz, for a Mass of Christian Burial beginning at 10 a.m. A vigil service will be 6 p.m. Sunday at Pacific Gardens Chapel. Visitation is 1 p.m. to service time Sunday at Pacific Gardens Chapel.
Following cremation, her ashes will be taken to Holy Cross Cemetery, Santa Cruz.
October 18, 2003
Hubert Hemanes James
Services will be Thursday for Hubert Hemanes James, who died last Thursday. He was 58.
Mr. James was born Feb. 16, 1945, in San Francisco, where he grew up and graduated from Mission High School. He came to Santa Cruz in 1966, where he worked for Roberson Construction, RMC Lonestar, Granite Construction and most recently for Threshold Enterprises.
Mr. James was a member of Progressive Missionary Baptist Church and the San Francisco Giants Fan Club. He was an avid sports fan and also enjoyed camping, theater, good food and reggae music. He was a devoted grandfather and was very involved in his grandchildren’s lives.
He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Faye James of Santa Cruz; daughters Yolanda James-Sevilla of Santa Cruz and Tanisha James of Santa Cruz; his mother, Alyce James of San Francisco; sisters Rita LaFleur and Zelda Hemanes, both of Houston; brothers Oscar James, Wedrell James and Wendell James, all of San Francisco, as well as Edwin James of Vacaville, Dannie Hemanes of Houston and Donald Hemanes of Atlanta; and two grandchildren. His father, Hubert Hemanes, stepfather, Willie L. James, and brother Willie James died before him.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, 517 Center St., Santa Cruz. Viewing will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Benito & Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel at 1050 Cayuga St., Santa Cruz. Interment will follow at Santa Cruz Memorial Park, 1927 Ocean St., Santa Cruz.
October 20, 2003
Carol Louise Alldis
Services will be Nov. 2 for Carol Louise Alldis, who died quietly Oct. 19 in her Capitola home. She was 82.
Mrs. Alldis was born and raised in Riverside. She and her husband of 62 years, Harold, were residents of Santa Cruz County for 34 years. The pair sailed to England on the Queen Elizabeth, lived in Wales while Harold Alldis studied at Woodbrook College and lived in Mexico City for two years, as well as in Pennsylvania at the Pendle Hill Quaker Study Center.
The Alldises moved to Dublin, Ind., where Harold Alldis served as a Quaker minister for three years. Then, they relocated to the Santa Cruz area, where they raised their four children. While in Santa Cruz, Mrs. Alldis worked at the Plaza Pharmacy on Water Street and at the Resource Center for Nonviolence until her recent retirement.
Mrs. Alldis was a gifted violinist who began taking lessons at age 11. In her later years, she played with a local quartet, called "The Apollonian," and the Cabrillo Orchestra. As a talented vocalist, she performed with Senorama and SCO.
Mrs. Alldis had a religious upbringing and a deeply sympathetic, compassionate nature. She was a promoter of peace and kindness and concern for all. She will be remembered for her devotion to her family and her unfailing good humor. Each day that went by gave her the opportunity to remember to praise or uplift the spirit of another. She was an inspiration to all who knew her. She lived a full life.
She is survived by daughter Katherine Alldis; brother Hugh Williams; son Will Alldis; four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Her husband and two of her sons died before her.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Quaker Meeting House, 225 Rooney St., Santa Cruz. Contributions are preferred to the Carol Alldis Memorial Fund at the Santa Cruz Credit Union, 512 front St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
October 20, 2003
