Obituaries

Watsonville Death Notices: Aug. 29-Sept. 4

See obituaries of people from the Pajaro Valley who passed away over the last few days.

The following people with ties to Watsonville died in the last week. Click their names to read full obituaries.

Luis Bonilla: The lifelong farm worker died Sept. 1 at age 63. 

Lila Carlon: The longtime Watsonville resident died Aug. 22. She was 87.

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Ruth George: She lived to age 92. The Watsonville High graduate died Aug. 26.

Sherry Hix: The Royal Oaks resident died Aug. 25. She was 50.

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Mildred Merle Hoffman: The 89-year-old died in August. She had lived in Watsonville for 63 years, where she was a member of the Soroptimist International and worked as a Pink Lady at Watsonville Community Hospital.

John Ivanovich: The 76-year-old died of pancreatic cancer Aug. 26. He graduated from Watsonville High and was a member of the Watsonville Elks Lodge for more than 50 years.

William J Mathis: The 76-year-old lived in Watsonville for six decades. He died Aug. 29.

Esther Lillian Miller: The Connecticut native died in her Watsonville home Aug. 2. She was 92.

Chryl Nott: She died Aug. 23 after battling kidney cancer. The 63-year-old was a 1966 Watsonville High graduate.

Edie Stene: The longtime resident of Watsonville died Aug. 30 at her La Selva Beach home. She had been a member of the Watsonville Women's Club, the La Selva Beach Women's Club and the Watsonville Historical Society. She was 86.

Robert L. Tagami: He died Sept. 4 at the age of 104. An immigrant from the Philippines, Tagami lived in Watsonville for 68 years.

Delia "Dee" Walker: The 81-year-old died Aug. 26 after collapsing at St. Francis Bingo on Friday evening.

Donald L. Woodward: The one-time Watsonville Pajaronian reporter died Aug. 9 in San Francisco at age 84.

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