Jose Luis Murillo
Jose Luis Murillo died on July 23 surrounded by his family in Santa Cruz. He was 49.
Martha Irma Tapia
Martha Irma Tapia (Velez) passed away peacefully on August 7, 2019.
Rhea Wood DeHart
Rhea Wood DeHart, longtime educator, community leader and activist died in Watsonville, California on August 5, 2019.
Kenneth Glen Vilhauer
With his family by his side, Ken passed away from esophageal cancer at age 89 on July 31, 2019.
Mercedes Teixeira
Mercedes Teixeira passed away, peacefully at home surrounded by her family, on July 28, 2019.
Merna Elizabeth Totten
Merna Elizabeth Totten of Watsonville passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her children on July 25, 2019.
Thomas Anthony Garske
Resident of Santa Cruz County for over 70 years
Walter Stephen Silva
Walter Stephen Silva, a native of Watsonville, died on July 22, 2019 at the age of 74 at the VA Hospital in Tucson, Arizone from pneumonia.
Robert “Bob” Dickens
Robert “Bob” Dickens, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, businessman, Eagle Scout, and pilot, slipped the surly bonds of earth for the last time on July 26th, 2019, and now flies above us all looking back on a life of love, success, and adventure.
Sarah Kathryn Frost
Sarah Kathryn Frost, recently of Monterey, passed away on July 23, 2019 at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital following a brief illness and surrounded by her family.
County remembers people who died while homeless
The number of people who died while homeless this year saw a sizable decline from last year, when Santa Cruz County honored 121 people...
