Santa Cruz Sentinel

August 3, 2005

Constancia Guzman

Services are Thursday for Constancia Guzman, who died Monday at her home in Watsonville after an illness. She was 88.

A native of Divine, Texas, Mrs. Guzman had lived in Watsonville since l950. For seven years during the 1970s, she and her husband operated a restaurant, the Mexico Linda, on lower Main Street in Watsonville. Mrs. Guzman was an active member of St. Patrick’s Church.

She is survived by her daughter Aurora Palacios of Watsonville; god- son Adam Rubalcava and his family of Watsonville; nephew Freddy Riojas and his family of Watsonville; and relatives in Texas and Oregon.

Her husband, Francisco Guzman, died before her.

Friends may call 5-9 p.m. Thursday at Mehl’s Colonial Chapel, 222. E. Lake Ave., Watsonville.

A Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick’s Church. Mrs. Guzman will be buried at Valley Public Cemetery.

Rachel Lynne Shaffer

Services are Friday for Rachel Lynne Shaffer, who died at her Aptos home on July 26 after a long illness. She was 22.

Ms. Shaffer was born in San Leandro and would have celebrated her 23rd birthday on Aug. 20. Her family moved to the Santa Cruz area when she was 11-months-old.

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She graduated from Soquel High School, after which she worked for Longs Drugs Store in the pharmacy department.

Ms. Shaffer was a talented dancer and took lessons for several years. She and her class performed at many dance recitals. She loved music and had an extensive collection of recordings. Ms. Shaffer also liked to knit and crochet.

She enjoyed going shopping with her friends and going to beach. It was her friends who came up with her nickname, "Peach."

Sometimes she liked just being a kid and growing up into a young lady, family members said. She also had special place in her heart for animals, especially her cat.

Her family said they will always cherish the many memories of her good nature, fun-loving personality and the courage, which she displayed when she was in pain. She never let it stop her from sharing her life with the people she loved, family members said.

She is survived by her parents, Darcia Shaffer of Santa Cruz and Richard Shaffer of San Rafael; brothers Jarrod Shaffer of Santa Cruz and Joe Shaffer of Texas; grandparents Jeanne Spain of Los Angeles and Richard Bascom of El Cerrito; and aunts and uncles and cousins.

Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Benito and Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel, 1050 Cayuga St., Santa Cruz. Burial will be private.

Donations are preferred to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, Greater Bay Area Chapter, 121 Second St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105.

Alice Andrade

Services are Thursday for Alice Andrade, who died in Capitola on Saturday. She was 79.

Mrs. Andrade was born in Contra Costa County and was a longtime resident of Brentwood. She and her husband moved to the Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley area 30 years ago, where she was a longtime parishioner at San Agustin Church in Scotts Valley.

Prior to moving to Scotts Valley, she attended St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Capitola. After raising her three sons, she worked in retail sales at local dress shops.

She made friends easily with her sense of humor and her ability to make people feel comfortable, family members said. They said they will cherish the memories of her jokes and the many adventures she shared with her girlfriends. Mrs. Andrade also enjoyed travel and visited Catalina, Alaska, and Hawaii.

She is survived by her sons, Manny Andrade of Castro Valley, Jerry Andrade of Soquel and Gary Andrade of Santa Cruz; sisters Christina Gomes of Modesto and Lucy Robinson of Stockton; brother Leo Costa of Mexico; and four grandchildren.

Her husband, Manuel Andrade, died before her.

Friends may call 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 126 High St., Santa Cruz.

Services are 7 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Church. Mrs. Andrade will be buried at Holy Cross Mausoleum in Santa Cruz.

Arrangements are by Benito and Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel of Santa Cruz.

Patricia Monahan

No services are planned for Patricia Monahan, who died July 21 at her home in Aptos. She was 80.

Mrs. Monahan was born of Navy parents in Manila, Philippines, and attended elementary school in California. In 1942, she graduated from Punahou High School on Oahu, Hawaii, and attended three universities in three states before receiving a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Houston, Texas, in 1946.

In 1952, Mrs. Monahan married Dr. James L. Monahan, an army dentist stationed in Kaiserlautern, Germany.

With so much traveling under her belt at age 28, Mrs. Monahan could have been featured in a travel brochure, family members said.

She collected wood blocks in Japan, mastered lapidary techniques while living in Texas (and was an avid "rock hound" from then on, searching for agates and jaspers in many states). She also studied silversmithing and photography at Cabrillo College, after the couple moved to Aptos in 1973.

On a 1986 trip to Tennessee, she noticed American quilts of the Midwest and her creative interests changed. She eventually won Best of Show in the 1995 Quilt Fair of the Pajaro Valley Quilt Association.

As a breast cancer survivor, she cherished her "Light at the End of the Cancer Tunnel" quilt, which was inspired by 450, 2-inch squares given to her by some quilting friends. The quilt was featured in the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Mass., and is on the cover of "Reflections on Breast Cancer," Pilgrim Press, Cleveland.

She and her husband were enthusiastic Airstream Travel Trailer travelers.

She is survived by husband Jim of Aptos; son Kevin and daughter-in-law Barbara of Santa Cruz.

Donations are preferred to the Hospice Caring Project of Santa Cruz County, 6851 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA 95003.

Arrangements are by Santa Cruz Watsonville Cremation Service, 1048 Cayuga St., Santa Cruz.

Charles Gray

Services were held for Charles Phillip Gray, who died July 22 in Watsonville from cancer. He was 75.

Born in San Jose, he attended Bellarmine High School and excelled in baseball and boxing. He joined the Navy at 18 and did his basic training in San Diego.

Mr. Gray married and had three daughters, moving to the Santa Cruz area in 1959. He owned the Shell Service Station in Soquel for 15 years and volunteered for the Soquel Fire Department.

He was a member of the Soquel Optimist Club and sponsored organizations for the Soquel-O-Rama every year.

Following the gas shortages in the early 1970s he closed the Shell Station and began working for the 7-Up Bottling Co., and joined the Teamsters’ Union.

He and his wife divorced after 40 years of marriage. He married Irene Guilmette in 1991, retiring shortly afterward.

He loved the outdoors and had a passion for fishing and gardening. He traveled extensively and enjoyed the trips he made to Reno and Boomtown, both in Nevada, as well as family visits to Maine and vacations to St. Croix and Cabo San Lucas.

He is survived by daughters Deborah Powell of Royal Oaks and Marlene Rumsey of San Diego; stepdaughter Paula Boucher of Felton; brothers The Rev. John "Hugh" Gray of Los Gatos, David C. Gray of Grass Valley and George "Dick" Gray of Reno; sisters Mary Jo Scheibelhut of Port Hueneme, Margaret "Madge" Bettencourt of Orland and Sylvia E. Garcia of Temecula; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

His second wife died in March, and his daughter, Suzanne Gray, died in 1966. His stepdaughter Beverly Kennie died in 2002.

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 435 Monterey Ave., Capitola. A private burial will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery at a later date.

Contributions are preferred to the American Cancer Society, Central Coast Region, 1715 S. Bascom Ave., Suite 100, Campbell, CA 95008.

Arrangements are by Benito and Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel.

Marjory M. Burnett

Services were held for Marjory Marie Burnett, a longtime Santa Cruz resident who died June 23 in Eugene, Ore., after a stroke. She was 68.

Born in Battle Creek, Mich., she was raised in Oakland, the oldest of 18 siblings. She moved to Santa Cruz in 1971 and stayed until 1998.

She was the original owner and operator of the Skyview Flea Market on Soquel Drive with her husband, Vernon Lee. The business, which they sold in 1982, remains a tradition in Santa Cruz.

She enjoyed traveling, taking cross country motor home trips, fishing, painting, photography and making jewelry.

She also was a court-appointed special advocate for children in South Lake Tahoe.

She is survived by her partner of 10 years, Wayne Johnston of Coos Bay, Ore.; daughter Julee Costanza of Santa Cruz; sons Daniel Rogers and David Rogers, both of Concord; 17 brothers and sisters; former husbands Vernon Lee and Joe Costanza; eight grandchildren; and six great- grandchildren.

Daughters Debra Rogers and Darlin Rogers died before her.

A memorial service was held at Garfield Park Christian Church, 111 Errett Circle, Santa Cruz.

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