BenitoLink, San Benito County’s nonprofit news and information website welcomes the publication of obituaries written about San Benito County community members and former community members.
Obituaries recognize the lives of individuals and contain our county history, which the BenitoLink team values very highly.
Due to the cost of staff handling obituaries, BenitoLink recently started charging a modest flat rate per obituary.
However, thanks to a kind and generous donor who prefers to remain anonymous, there will be no charge for obituaries with one photo and under 400 words in 2026.
Exception: BenitoLink accepts obituaries longer than 400 words or with more than one photo. The charge is $100 for 501-1000 words and $25 per additional photo. There is a limit of 5 photos per obituary.
Please include the name of who the obituary was written about.
Contact us via the email listed below to provide your article. If you have questions, feel free to call or email us. We are happy to help. Leslie, lesliedavid@benitolink.com (831) 801-1356.
To find more obituary listings or to learn about our local, family owned mortuaries, click on the names of the local funeral homes listed below:
Grunnagle-Ament-Nelson Family Funeral Home & Crematory
Black-Cooper-Sander Funeral Home and Gavilan Hills Crematory
Bernadette Vaccarezza
April 9, 1959 – February 9, 2026 Bernadette Vaccarezza, born April 9, 1959, in Hollister, C was a lifelong resident of San Juan Bautista, CA, passed away on February 9, 2026, after health complications. Funeral services will…
Pedro Gomez
April 14, 1941 – February 9, 2026 Pedro Gomez passed away in Hollister, CA, at the age of 84.
William Arthur DeRosa
December 17, 1942 – February 2, 2026 Bill passed away in Hollister at the age of 83. He spent a lot of time on the ranch in San Juan as a boy. He always enjoyed the outdoors,…
Lenore Evelyn (White) Hailstone
Lenore Evelyn (White) Hailstone, formerly of Hollister, passed away in the early hours of February 2nd in Chico California where she had lived since 2021. Lenore was born February 24th, 1935, in Gilroy California to…
Ritsuko Yamaoka Kowaki
June 22, 1925 – January 26, 2026 Ritsuko Yamaoka Kowaki, age 100, of San Juan Bautista, CA, passed away peacefully on January 26, 2026, in Union City, CA. She was born in Salinas, CA, to…
Georgana Gularte
Georgana Gularte 1935 – 12/21/2025 Georgana Gularte slipped away peacefully at home with loved ones early on the Winter Solstice, December 21 at age 90. Georgana taught elementary school for several years, raised two sons…
Dianne Farotte
June 22, 1942 – October 28, 2025 Dianne was the devoted mother of four daughters: Kelly Gutierrez, Sheri Huston, Lori Cox, and Karen Cox. She was a loving grandmother to Patrick Huston, Gregory Hansen, Bud Woods, and…
Martin Gonzales
October 23, 1955 – January 27, 2026 Martin Gonzales passed away in San Jose, CA, at the age of 70. Full obituary will be forthcoming.
Jose Luis Avila
May 8, 1961 – January 24, 2026 Jose Luis Avila, a resident of Hollister, California, passed away peacefully in San Jose on January 24, 2026. He was born on May 8, 1961, in Mission, Texas, to…
Mona “Miss Molina” Ozuna
August 25, 1949 – January 14, 2026 Hollister resident, Mona “Miss Molina” Ozuna passed away on January 14th, 2026 at the age of 76 surrounded by her family. Mona was raised in Hollister, California and graduated from…
Josephine Doty
August 11, 1940 – January 13, 2026 Josephine Doty, age 85, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, in Hollister, California, surrounded by her loving family. Josephine was born on August 11, 1940, in Hanford, California,…
Dianne Farotte
June 22, 1942 – October 28, 2025 It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Dianne Farotte. Surrounded by her loved ones, she passed peacefully in Redding, California. Dianne was the devoted mother of…
Jennifer Underwood
September 6, 1961 – January 20, 2026 Jennifer Underwood passed away in Hollister, California at the age of 64. Private cremation will be followed by private family inurnment.
David Lee Pace
August 6, 1930 – January 14, 2026 David Pace was born on August 6, 1930, in Weymouth, Massachusetts, to Henry David Pace and Ruth Helena Crane. He was the eldest of four children, lovingly paving the way…
Michael Farmer
March 7, 1939 – January 18, 2026 Michael Farmer, 86, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 18, with his wife, Marie Farmer, and daughter Erin Farmer, by his side. He was born in 1939 in…
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