A celebration of life is planned in Boulder Creek this weekend for Mary Lou Catania, a former Boulder Creek resident, who died May 30 in Stockton. She was 67.
A casual viewing and interment are planned Monday, June 25, in Santa Cruz for Scotts Valley resident Frances “Fran” Bergholz, 76, who died quietly June 15 following four years of dementia-related illness.
A memorial reception is planned July 7 for longtime Boulder Creek resident Richard A. Lemon, who died June 19 with his children by his side. He was 89.
Services will be held in Felton this Saturday, June 30, for Isabel K. Benscoter, who died at home in Scotts Valley at the age of 97. She was known as “Yaya” to her grandchildren and friends.
Residents might be excused for taking community for granted in the San Lorenzo Valley or Scotts Valley, where it sometimes seems impossible to go anywhere in town without running into someone you know.
An Orthodox funeral service was held June 11 at Sts. Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church in Ben Lomond for Solomon Johnson, who died of unknown causes June 4 in Oakland. He was 33. Burial was in Felton Cemetery.