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4A OBITUARIES DE AT HN OT ICE Andrus, Rosemary 2, Salinas, March 17, 2013, Struve and LaporteF uner al Home www Colome, Je nnie Rangel 6, Santa Barbara, Feb. 9, 2013 Elliott, Rachael M. alinas, March 14, 2013, StruveandLaporteFuneralHome www Huerta, Consuelo R. 3, Soledad, March 20, 2013, StruveandLaporteFuneralHome www Lopus, Shar on M. 8, Ft.

Bragg, Feb. 14, 2013 March 15, 2013, Alta Vi sta Mortuary www 831-424-9700 Invitefamilyandfriendsfromacrossthecountrytosignthe guest book at Legacy Stephen P. Reinertsen Stephen P. Reiner tsen, of Salinas, passed aw ay peacefull ya He is sur vi ve db yhis wife, Linda. The couple ha ve ix chil- drenandninegrandchildren.

AM emorial ser vicew ill be held Saturda April 6, 2013 Gro ve MemorialsmaybegiventoSt.OlafCollege,theFirstUnit- ed Methodist Church of PG, or The Hospice of the Central Coast. Ar rangements by A lta Vi sta Mor tuar y. Online condolences towww.altavistamortuary.com SA LIN AS Sharon M. Lopus SharonM.Lopus,widowofDonaldA.Lopus,wenttojoin backinFt.Bragg. SharonworkedatBethlehemSteelinSanFranciscowhile Donald wa ss er ving in WW II.

She had also been emplo ye db the Union Lumber Co. in Ft. endocino State Mental Hospital in Ta lmage, and for the State Depar tment of Vo cational Rehabilitation wh ile liv ing in Salinas. Their tw children, Marjorie and Jer ry ereb or ni nS an Fr ancisco and Chico respecti ve ly Sharonwillberememberedforbeingstoicallycompas- sionate, for ne ve rf ailing to be practical to af ault, and for her strength and courage in the fa ce of adv ersities. She lo ve dt read, wo rk her cross wo rd and jumb le puzzles dail to tak her friends to the casinos in Wi llits, and pla yc ards with them on aw eekl yb asis.

She thoroughl ye njo ye ds ocializing with her friends from Ft. Bragg high school. More than an ything else, her fa mil yw ill al wa ys admire her hardw orking ethics, her strong sense of va lues and morals and especiall yf or her loveshegavetoherfamilyandfriends. Glenn.Sheissurvivedbyherson,Jerry,andhiswife,Janet Lopus. Sharon will also be gr eatl ym issed by her four gr and- children, Sharon Glenn Po ppoff, Mia Ber ta Goings, Jeffre and Brittan ya nd Da yl on Goings.

TherewillbenoformalservicesforSharon.Herasheswill bespreadalongtheMendocinoCoast. An yo ne wishing to donate in her memor yc an do so to the Ft.BraggFoodBank,P.O.Box70,Ft.Bragg,CA95437or FT RA GG Consuelo R. Huerta Consuelo R. Huer ta, 93 of Soledad, passed aw ay We dnesda Michoacan, Me xico. Huer ta, Sr alv ador Huer ta Jr Manuel Huer ta, Ruben Huer ta, daughter Estela Huer ta, andg randson, Alber tF arias.

Consuelo is sur vi ve db yh er daughters, Rosa Fa rias of Salinas, Estela Ramirez of Morelia, Michoacan, Me xico, Angelina Guzman of Soledad, Maria A. Ramirez of Salinas, Yo landa Garza of Salinas, Maria E. Cer va nteso fS alinas, sons, Alber Huer ta of umerous gr andchildren, numerous gr eat grandchildrenandseveralgreatgreatgrandchildren. Rosar yw ill be held Monda March 25, 2013 at atStruveandLaporteChapel. Vi sitation will beh eld Sunda March 24, 2013 from to at Stru ve and Lapor te Chapel, 41 We st San Luis Fu neral Mass will be Tu esda March 26, 2013 at Burial will follo wa tG arden of Memories Cemeter y.

FuneralarrangementsbyStruveandLaporteFuneral Home Onlinecondolencestowww.struveandlaporte.com. SOLEDAD Rosemary Andrus Rosemar yA ndr us, 92, of Salinas, after spending aw onderful da yw ith her children, passed aw a yp eacefull yi nh er sleep on onafarminSouthDakota. Rosemarywasthe11thof12siblings.Attheageof17she McPeek.Findingemploymentwithalocaloptometrist,she beganhernewlife.EventuallymeetingandmarryingAlva AndrustheyestablishedAndrusJewelersin1952andshared ablessedlifefor61years. Rosemar yi nstilled in her fa mil yal ov eo ft he ocean. She enjo ye dl ong wa lks on the beach and hiking at Po int Lobos.

Her life re vo lv ed around her children and dear friends. Pla y- ing bridge with the girls wa so ne of her fa vo rite pastimes. To all that came in contact with her osemar yl ea ve sm emories of ac aring, lo ving and generous wo man. grandchildren. ThefamilywishestothankallofthestaffatVillaSerrafor their compassion and care of our mother these past fe wy ears.

As per her request, no ser vices will be held as her fa mil willentrusthertotheseathatsheloved. Memorial Donation ma yb em ade to Doroth sP lace, 30 Soledad Street, Salinas, 93901 or sC hoice. Fu neral ar rangements by Str uv ea nd Lapor te Fu neral Home Onlinecondolencestowww.struveandlaporte.com. SA LIN AS Jennie Rangel Jennie Rangel 96, belo ve mother of Pa triciaO (resident of Souther nC alifor nia), died peacefull yS aturda ve mber 24, 1916, in Los Angeles, but li ve di nS anta Barbara since the age of tw o. She wa st he daughter of ManuelR angel and Carlota Av alosR angel.

Jennie wa sm ar riedt oT homas Charles for 31 ears. Later in life, at the age of 78, shem ar ried James idal Co- wh op assed a wa yi n2 000. Louis Soto; daughter atricia her son, Charles and close friends.B elo ve ds ib lingst hat depar ted before her Andrea Charlotte Centeno, Josephine (Jody) Nichol- AC elebration of Life Memorial Reception wa sh eld for familyandclosefriendsinSantaBarbara. In lieu of we fa mil ya nd friends are ask ed to please ity of yo ur choice. SANTABARBARA Rachael M.

Elliott Rachael M. Elliott passed aw ay March 14, 2013. She wa the lo ving mother to Carol yn J. ov eo fP alo Alto and Sharon S. of Glendale aso Rob les, sister of Wa yne Castro of Gilro gr andmother to se ve Kimberl yB ur guillos, Kathleen de Maa wa Da vid Lo ve aureen Nix, andgreatgrandmotherto12.

ShewasanativeCalifornianandlivedinSalinasmostof herlife.HerfirsthusbandwasHaroldH.Zook,fatherofher twochildrenandMertonElliotthersecondhusbandwhoshe BothmenservedinWWII.Herfamilywasveryimportantto her.Shelovedtoholdallthebabiesandbabysatwhenevershe wa sn eeded! Gardening wa sh er main hob by and she enjo ye wa tching Soap so nT V. She lo ve dt oe mbroider paint on cloth, bak eg oodies for ev er yo ne and cook ed delicious food. She wa sad ev out Catholic and al ifelong member of the Repub lican Pa rt y. Her last fe wy ears we re spent at Emeritus Senior Li ving in the Memor yC are unit. We will miss her but HerfavoritedonationsweretoSt.Jude’sChildrenHospi- Gra ve side Ser vices will be Fr ida April 5, 2013 at Calv ar yC emeter 1100 Hillcrest Road, Hollister A 95023.

Road, Hollister A. 95023. Fu neral ar rangements by Str uv ea nd Lapor te Fu neral Home Onlinecondolencestowww.struveandlaporte.com. SALINAS restonabedoficethedaybeforetheirnewexhibitopenstothe publicattheMontereyBayAquarium.Below,Ivywavestoon- lookersfromhernewhome. matterishandedovertotheDis- schoolofficialarecalledinto meetatwiththedeputydistrict attorneyforamediationsession.

dispatchedtotrackdownthe parentsofthetruantstomake surethattheycometothemeet- ing.Thisisamediationmeeting wherewetrytofindoutwhythe downandtalkitoutanditis amazingwhatwewillfind.Some ofthereasonsachildmaybe skippingschoolmayinclude: demicproblemsorevencloth- ingissues.Weworkthroughthe thestudenttoadifferentschool orconnectthemwithagencies thatmaybeabletoassistthestu- dentandfamilytosolvethe problem.Ourobjectisnotto thembacktoschool. Howeffectiveismedia- tion? Ourresultsareamazing! Wehaveabouta94percentsuc- cessrateingettingstudents backintoclassafterjustoneme- diationmeeting. Whatisthemostreward- ingpartofthisprogram? Therealjoythatyougetis whenoneofourstudentsisa success.Ourwallsarecovered withnewspaperclippingsfea- turingoursuccessfulstudents. Wecelebrateeverytimeoneof themgraduatesfromhigh schoolorgoesontocollege. EllenWronaisanindependent videoproducerandamemberof theCommunityAlliancefor agenciesworkingtostopgangvi- olenceinSalinasandMonterey County.

Therewasamomwhose eighth-gradedaughtercriedev- wanttogoto school.Some morningsitwas justeasierfor thismomtolet herdaughter stayhomethan trytomakeher togotoclass.She hadreceived severalletters fromtheatten- danceofficeaboutherdaugh- knowwasthatshecouldbepros- ecutedbecauseherdaughter shewascalledbytheDistrictAt- MontereyCountyDistrictAt- torneyDeanFlippotalkedwith usaboutthetruancyproblemin MontereyCountyandthesuc- cessfulprogramhisofficehas developedtogetkidsbackin QUESTION: Howistruancy definedbyschoolsandthelaw? ANSWER: ThestateofCali- forniahasmandatoryschoolat- tendancelaws.Thatmandateis placedonparentstoseethat yourkidsgotoschool.Justthree unexcusedabsenceswilltrigger aninvestigationintothereason behindastudentnotattending school. Whyistruancyaproblem forourcommunity? Researchclearlyshows thatthefirstindicatorofdelin- quencyofayoungpersonistru- ancy.Truancybeginsthebad choicesandbadpathsthatthe studentstake.Ifwewaituntil isgoingtobeverydifficultto changetheirbehavior.It’snot onlythatstudentsaredepriving themselvesofameaningful learningexperienceandsocial- pen.Evenifthestudentisnotin- hibitingtheirabilitytosucceed. HowdidtheTruancy AbatementProgramgetstarted inMontereyCounty? Itisextremelyimportant forustoinvestintheyoungpeo- pleofourcounty.Imadeadeci- sionthatIwasgoingtoinvestre- sourcesattheDistrictAttor- backinschoolwheretheyhavea betterchanceofsucceeding thaniftheyareontheirown.We forgedagreatrelationshipwith alloftheschoolsinMonterey Countytoaddresstheproblem oftruancy. Describetheprocessthe togetstudentsbackintoschool. Firstweworkwiththe schoolstohavethemidentifyat- risktruants.TheDistrictAttor- outalettertoalerttheparents.If consequentlettersdonotcom- pelparentstogettheirchild Truancytroublecanbestopped DeanFlippo ByEllenWrona ForTheSalinasCalifornian.