Obituaries

In the early morning hours of August 7th, 2017, Rick Gutierrez passed away from a heart-related medical event while on an annual family vacation in South Lake Tahoe, California at the age of 63. He also fought a brave 13-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease that was not directly related.

Herman Mario Delmenico passed away peacefully on March 21, 2018 at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital in Salinas of congestive heart failure.

Dolores Zaldivar Botello passed away peacefully in Mountain View, Calif., on Jan. 10, 2019.

Connie L Garcia 78, of Salinas passed away Monday, April 10, 2017. She was born October 5, 1938 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Bernice Brainard Mason, 96 of Greenfield passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at her home in Greenfield.

W. Robert (Bob) McCay, 88, of Paso Robles passed away on November 1, 2016 and Sarah (Kit) R. McCay, 87, of Paso Robles passed away on February 22, 2017.

Evelyn Sue Clements, 79, long-time resident of Greenfield, passed away Thursday evening, January 11, 2018, surrounded by family at the Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital in Salinas, California. Evelyn was born September 6, 1938 to Herschel and Leona Salters in Eufaula, Oklahoma, the eldest of 4 children.

Jesse Dale Phillips, 84, of Soledad, passed away Monday, Oct. 29, 2018.

Elsie Ines (Bassi) Costa, 88, of Soledad, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018. She was born September 22, 1929, in Soledad, CA, and was raised and spent the majority of her life in the Soledad Mission District. She attended Mission Union Elementary School, Gonzales High School, and San Jose State University where she received her teaching degree and minored in music.

Norman George Graulich, “Norm”, 83, lifelong resident of Salinas passed away on Oct. 11th, 2018.