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A-io Wednesday, Nov. 9, 1994 Sentinel Obituaries She is survived by her son, Tom Glage of San Jose; her daughter, Joann LeMond of Aromas; six grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren. Friends are invited to a vigil at 7 tonight at Mehl's Colonial Chapel, 222 E. Lake Watsonville. Private services will be at Mehl's Chapel followed by burial at Pajaro Valley Memorial Park.

Contributions are preferred to the American Lung Association of the Central Coast, 200 E. Franklin St. Suite 220, Monterey, 93940. Jose Mendonca Services will be private for Jose Mendonca, who died Saturday in Santa Cruz after a short illness. He was 67.

A native of Isla Flores, Azores, he attended Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Santa Cruz. He retired from UC Santa Cruz after working there 19 years. He enjoyed fishing and will be missed by his many buddies at the pier. He is survived by his wife, Jose-phina Mendonca of Santa Cruz; a son, Jose D. Mendonca of Santa Cruz; a daughter, Maria Mendonca of El Paso; a brother, Antonio Mendonca of Ontario, Canada; and a sister, Isabel Freitas of Azores.

Private burial services will be Thursday at Holy Cross Cemetery. Robert Longley Sr. Services will be private for Robert Wilson Longley who died Sunday in his Santa Cruz home. He was 61. A native of Pennsylvania, Mr.

Longley worked as a credit manager at Pacific Gas Electric Co. for more than 38 years. After retiring from he went to work at the San Lorenzo Lumber Co. in Santa Cruz. Mr.

Longley was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He is survived by his wife, Danielle Longley of Santa Cruz; his sons, Jim, Terry, Joe, and Robert Longley, all of Santa Cruz; his daughters, Donna and Deanna Longley, both of Santa Cruz; his stepchildren, Robert and Santina Guzman of Santa Cruz; his brothers, Norm Longley of San Jose and Bill Longley of Washington; and three grandchildren. Services will be private under the direction of Santa Cruz Memorial Chapel and Funeral Home. Ruby R.

Werning Services will be today for Ruby Runyon Werning, who died Monday at a local convalescent hospital after a long illness. She was 91. A native of Sanderson, Texas, she moved to Watsonville in 1942. For 22 years, she was a line worker for Russo and Sterlings Packing Co. She retired in 1965.

She is survived by two sons, Chuck Runyon of Watsonville and Robert Runyon of Utah; four daughters, Lillian Fort of Watsonville, Frances Snow of Watsonville, Evelyn Rail of Modesto and Esther Lackey of Utah; 30 grandchildren, and 49 great-grandchildren, and 10 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Werning, in 1969; and her son, James Beasley, in 1992. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Mehl's Colonial Chapel, 222 E. Lake Watsonville, with Rev.

Dan Angove of the First Baptist Church of Watsonville officiating. Burial will follow at the Pioneer Cemetery. Friends may call at Mehl's after 9 a.m. today. Luther Hughes Services will be scheduled later for Luther "Shorty" Hughes, who died Sunday in Santa Cruz.

He was 90. A native of Canada, he was raised in Corning and San Jose. He attended San Jose High School. A retired basketball and football referee, he was employed at the old Gordon's Sport Shop near San Jose State University, where he got to know many of the university stii" dents. He moved to Santa Cruz in 1973.

He is survived by two daughters, Carol Zwetzig of Los Gatos, and Beverly Oldfield of Redwood City; a sister, Winifred Polikowsky of Edmonds, two grandchil-: dren; and numerous nieces and nephews. His wife of 58 years, Ruth Hughes, preceded him in death. Norman's Family Chapel, 3620 Soquel Drive, Soquel, is in charge of arrangements. Contributions to, a favorite charity are preferred. Vital statistics Easton area, near Fresno, where he raised grapes.

Later, he expanded to grow peaches, plumbs and other orchard crops. Mr. Teixeira retired to the Santa Cruz area in 1980. He was a member of the Fresno Host Lions Club and was an avid hunter, golfer and outdoorsman. Mr.

Teixeira is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mamie Teixeira of Capitola; a daughter, Jane DeVour of Fountain Valley; a son, Fred Teixeira of Fresno; a brother, Tony Teixeira of Morro Bay; two sisters, Marie Smith of Sacramento and Salley Kenney of Santa Cruz; three grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild. A Mass will be celebrated Friday at St. John's Cathedral in Fresno. Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Fresno. Friends in the Santa Cruz area may call from noon until 5 p.m.

Thursday at Norman's Family Chapel, 3620 Soquel Drive, Soquel. Friends in the Fresno area may call at St. John's Cathedral on Friday from noon until 5 p.m. Robert M. Gil A memorial service will be Friday for Robert Michael Gil, who died Sunday after a brief illness.

He was 41. Mr. Gil was reared in Watsonville and lived there for 35 years before moving to Morgan Hill and later to San Jose. Mr. Gil graduated from Watsonville High School and was fond of hunting, fishing, motorcycle racing and football.

He worked as a truck driver. Mr. Gil is survived by his wife, Monica Gil of San Jose; three sons: Bobby, Cody and Ricky Gil, all of San Jose; three daughters, Lori Platero, Sheila Gil and Courtney Gil, all of San Jose; his parents, Richard and Pilar Gil of Watsonville; his grandparents, Marcos and Tomasa Gil of Watsonville; four brothers: Richard Gil, Marcus Gil, John Gil, all of Watsonville, and Jesse Gil of Gilroy; three sisters: Cindy Rodriguez of Texas, Sylvia Martinez of San Jose, and Linda Gil of Tracy; one grandchild; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Mehl's Colonial Chapel, 222 E.

Lake Watsonville. Cremation was in San Jose. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gil Family, 711 Menker Apt. 1, San Jose, Calif. 95128.

Anna Glage Services will be private for Anna Glage, who died Monday after a short illness. She was 87. A native of Oleta, she was an aide in nursing and convalescent homes and did home nursing for more than 20 years. Jesse Gilbertson Services will be private for Jesse Gilbertson, who died Sunday in Capitola after a long illness. He was 83.

A native of Casselton, N.D., Mr. Gilbertson had lived in Santa Cruz for 25 years. He was a veteran of World War II, where he took part in the Leyte invasion in the Philippines. After the war, he worked as a steam engineer for many years. Mr.

Gilbertson enjoyed deep-sea fishing and deer hunting. He is survived by his sister, Margaret McDonald of Santa Cruz; his brother, Theodore Gilbertson of Minneapolis; his nephew, Douglas Carrigen of Santa Clara; and two nieces, Sherry Eiselen of Los Gatos and Donna Miller of Tracy. Raymond Rasmussen Private services will be Saturday for Boulder Creek resident Raymond Archie Rasmussen, who died Oct. 18 after a long illness. He was 75.

A native of Stockton, Mr. Rasmussen was a longtime resident of Santa Cruz and Boulder Creek. He was a decorated U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Aleutian Islands and in Europe. He was a 33rd degree Mason with membership in Santa Cruz Lodge No.

38. In 1960, Mr. Rasmussen and his wife Jerry started a metal treatment business on Western Drive in Santa Cruz. Their business, Precision Plating, was there six years before it moved to Los Gatos, where it was called Pacific Aerospace. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Opal "Jerry" Rasmussen of Boulder Creek; his sisters, Jean Adamson of Fremont and Mildred Capri of San Diego; and many nieces and nephews.

Mr. Rasmussen was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Winifred Stagnaro of Boulder Creek. Services were in North Carolina and a private memorial will be Saturday in Boulder Creek. Contributions are preferred to the Visiting Nurse Association of Santa Cruz County, 1041 41st Ave. Santa Cruz, Calif.

95060; or to the Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children, 1701 19th Ave. in San Francisco, Calif. 94122. George F. Teixeira Friends may pay their respects locally on Thursday to George F.

Teixeira, who died Sunday in Santa Cruz after a long illness. He was 76. Mr. Teixeira was born and raised in the Central Valley city of Sanger, where he worked on his family's dairy as a youth, beginning a career in agriculture and ranching that spanned more than 60 years. He first bought a vineyard in the FUNERALS SMITH ARNOLD'S chApelofthe fouR seasons THEROFF-ln Santa Cruz on October 26, 1994.

Herman J. Theroff. Age 79. Survived by his wife, Paula Theroff of Aptos; his children, Kent and Marie Theroff of Anaheim, Jack and Pat Theroff of Santa Clar-ita, Karen Bouvier of Hesperla, and Barbara Dean of Bakersfield; his sister, Julia Nahring of Kalispell, Montana and numerous nieces, nephews, and grandchildren. Mr.

Theroff came to California from Missouri with his family at the age of 5. He was a member of the first graduating class of Beverly Hills High. Mr. Theroff was a self-made businessman who believed in honesty, hard work and treating people with respect. He began his professional career In the early 1950's as a partner in an automobile dealership in Honolulu.

Upon returning to the mainland, Mr. Theroff purchased his first automobile agency In Tulare. He expanded the operation and eventually relocated to Fresno. He later added agencies in San Francisco and Stockton. His Fresno GM dealership became a mainstay of the downtown area.

He served as chairman of many service and professional organizations and, throughout his career, managed to indulge his love of worldwide travel. In the late 60's, he retired from the automobile business and came to the Santa Cruz area. He and longtime friend and partner, Leonard Massed established Properties and constructed many custom homes in the area. He Is Is well-remembered by friends, associates and family as a spirited, funny, gentle and wise man. Memorial Services will be held on November 13, 1994 at 11:00 a.m.

at Smith Arnold's Chapel of the Four Seasons, 1050 Cayuga Santa Cruz, CA with Mike Walsh officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions are preferred to your favorite charity. IRVIN M. SMITH SONS Funeral Directors 1050 CAYUGA SANTA CRUZ 423-5721 Lumber Company Redwood Decking 2x6 Con Heart. 76(f l.f.

Special offer limited time only 4084549307 125 River Santa Cruz Would you like to pay off YATES Early returns show gay-rights support NOD MANS family chapel TEIXEIRA-ln Santa Cruz on November 6, 1994. George Teixeira. After a chronic illness. Survived by his wife of 54 years, Mamie Teixeira of Capitola, CA; dauohter, Jane Devour of Fountain Valley, CA; son, Fred Teixeira of Fresno; brother, Tony Teixeira of Moro Bay; sisters, Marie Smith of Sacramento and Salley Kenney of Santa Cruz; 3 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Born and raised In Sanger, CA, he was 76 years old.

As a youth, Mr. Teixeira worked on his family's dairy in Sanger. In 1940 he married Maimie Pinto with whom he celebrated 54 years of marriage In October. Mr. Teixeira purchased his own vineyard In the Easton area where he raised grapes and later expanded into growing peaches, plums and other orchard crops.

His career in agriculture spanned over 60 years. He retired to the Santa Cruz area in 1980. He was a former member of the Fresno Host Lions Club, and an avid hunter, golfer and outdoorsman. A Mass will be celebrated on Friday, November 11, 1994 at St. John's Cathedral in Fresno beginning at 2:00 p.m.

Friends In the Santa Cruz area may pay their respects at Norman's Family Chapel, 3620 Soquel Soquel, CA (Vlnce Azzaro, Director) on Thursday, November 10 from 12:00 noon until 5:00 p.m. Friends In Fresno may pay their respects at St. John's Cathedral on the day of the service from 12:30 until 2:00 p.m. Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Fresno. ARNOTT-At his home In Santa Cruz, California on November 5, 1994.

Melvin F. Arnott. Survived by his wife of 47 years, Nel Arnott of Santa Cruz; a daughter, Kathy Dray of San Rafael; 4 sons, Charles Arnott, George Arnott and Peter Arnott, all of Santa Cruz, and Melvin Arnott, Jr. of Felton; 2 sisters, Mariorie Carmichael and Hazel Williams of Canada; 12 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, and many dear friends. A native of Witby, Ontario, Canada.

Age 88. In his younger years, Mr. Arnott was a member of the Irish Regiment. He later traveled extensively around the U.S. settling first in the Los Angeles area.

He came to the Bay Area at the end of the war, after serving In the National Guard, and began his life-long career In the furniture business as an interior decorator, store manager, and sales representative. In 1963 he moved his family to Santa Cruz and worked as a department manager at Leasks Department Store and Habers Furniture, then retired after 10 years as a factory representative. Mr. Arnott was a past member of the Surf City Kiwanls and the Sirs (Seniors In Retirement). He was an avid fisherman and gamesman and an ardent sports fan.

He especially liked Ice hockey which he had played in Canada. In his later years, Mr. Arnott loved the ocean, visiting the Sierra Mountains, and devoting time to his grandchildren. Services will be held Sunday, November 13, 1994 at 2:00 p.m. at Norman's Family Chapel, 3620 Soquel Soquel, CA.

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Jesse Gilbertson. After a lengthy Illness. Survived by his sister, Margaret McDonald of Santa Cruz; his nephew, Douglas Carrigan of Santa Clara; two nieces. Sherry Eiselen of Los Gatos and Donna Miller of Tracy; and his brother, Theodore Gilbertson of Minneapolis, MN. A native of Casselton, North Dakota.

Age 83. Mr. Gilbertson was a resident of Santa Cruz for 25 years. A veteran of WWII, he served in the U.S. Coast Guard and saw action at Guada-canal and the Leyte Invasion.

He worked as a steam engineer for many years and enioyed deep sea fishing and deer hunting. Private family services will be held at a later date. White's Chapel in charge of arrangements. Douglas Martlne, Service Director. LOPEZ-ln Santa Cruz on November 6, 1994.

Andrew Lopez. After a short illness. Survived by his wife, Ruth Lopez of Santa Cruz; 4 daughters, Irene Romero of Santa Cruz, Mary Casares of Millpitas, CA, Louise Llttleiohn of Santa Cruz, Rachelle Rhett of Gilroy, CA; 1 son, Cecil Lopez of Exeter, CA; 2 brothers, Augustine Lopez of Merced, CA and Tom Lopez of Pomona, CA; 14 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. A native of Morencl, Arizona. Age 83 years.

Mr. Lopez worked at Watkins-Johnson In Scotts Valley. From 1969 until recently, he lived in Boulder Creek and attended St. Michael's Catholic Church In Boulder Creek. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, November 10 at St.

Michael's Church, 13005 Pine Boulder Creek, with burial to follow at Santa Cruz Memorial Park. White's Mortuary In charge of arrangements. Doug Martlne, Service Director. MENDONCA-ln Santa Cruz on November 6, 1994. Jose Mendonca.

After a short illness. Survived bv his wife, Josephina Mendonca of Santa Cruz; son, Jose P. Mendonca of Santa Cruz, CA; daughter, Maria Mendonca of El Paso, Texas; brother, Antonio Mendonca of Ontario, Canada; and sister, Isabel Freitas of Azores. A native of Isla Flores, Azores. Age 67.

Mr. Mendonca retired from UCSC after working there for over 19 years. He attended Holy Cross Catholic Church In Santa Cruz and enioyed fishing. Mr. Mendonca will be missed by his many fishing buddies at the pier.

Private burial services will be held on Thursday, November 10 at Holy Cross Cemetery. White's Mortuary in charge of arrangements. Doug Marline, Service Director. SIMMONS-On November 6, 1994. Barbara Ann Simmons.

She is survived in loving memory bv her mother, Mary Ann Simmons; her daughters, Joanna Martin, Laura MacMillan, and Mona Dena; and her grandchildren, Katie and Zachary Martin and Natalie, Jonathan, Brittany and Grace MacMillan. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Barbara was a long time Santa Cruz Resident. She was a county records employee and will be remembered bv her many supportive friends and co-workers. A memorial service for all family and friends will be held at her house on November 13, 1994 at 1:00 p.m. For information, call 476-3985.

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