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Friday, February 6, 2004 Californian GREENFIELD Alfred Silvio Tavernetti Alfred Silvio Tavernetti, 80, of Greenfield, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2004, at his daughter's home in King City, following a brief illness. He was born March 31, 1923, on a ranch out- Alfred Silvio Tavernetti side of Chualar. He was raised most of his life in Greenfield. His mother and brother passed away in a fire in 1938.

This started the movement for the establishment of the Greenfield Fire Department. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1940. He served on many ships and received a good conduct medal and the medal of victory. He was reassigned to removing leftover mines.

After the victory of World War II, he attended the Naval Mine Warfare School in Yorktown, Va. He received an honorable discharge with the rank of coxswain from the Navy on Jan. 10, 1946. He attended the Institute of On-Farming Training for veterans. He received his high school diploma after he returned from the war.

He was a school bus driver and custodian for 30 years with the Greenfield school district. He married Yvonne Bergeron in 1957. They were married for 46 years. His hobbies included worrying, about his children, woodworking, music (he loved to play the accordion), old Western and war movies, hanging out with the boys at the coffee shop swapping stories and gardening. He loved animals, especially.

his three cats. His times were spent with his family and friends. He loved his family dearly as he showed them in so many ways every day. Military: U.S. Navy.

Memberships: Lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Greenfield American Legion, where he held several posts. He was also a member of Silver Kings and Queens. Survivors: Sons, Danny Tavernetti, Bobby Tavernetti, both of Greenfield, and Marvin Tavernetti of Arroyo Seco; daughters, Linda Brown of King City and Cindy Tavernetti of Arroyo Seco; brother, John Tavernetti of Greenfield; sister, Betty Young of Castro Valley; granddaughter, Emily Tavernetti of Arroyo Seco; and stepgrandchildren, Alex Brown and Melissa Brown, both of King City. Memorial Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb.

12, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 803 Elm Greenfield. Burial: Holy Trinity Cemetery, Greenfield. Arrangements: Whitehurst Grim Funeral Services, 429 Bassett King City. Memorials: Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, 957- A Blanco Circle, Salinas 93901, or Hospice Foundation for the Central Coast, P.O. Box 1798, Monterey 93942.

Robert J. McKenna dies Los Angeles Times Dr. Robert J. McKenna, a surgical oncologist who had served as president of the American Cancer Society, has died. He was 78.

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Rianda, 81, of Soledad, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004, at Arroyo Seco Road, following an accident. He was born Jan. 21, 1923, in Soledad. He resided in 1 Mission District, Soledad.

He Milton S. Rianda He was selfemployed and in business for more than 50 years with his brothers, farming as Rianda Bros. As a member of the Conservation District movement in the state, he was instrumental in seeing that Monterey County, and a good part of California, became stewards of the land and understood resource, water and flood issues. He was an avid reader of non-fiction, especially about California and Monterey County, his lifelong home. He was a great husband, brother, son and friend.

He was the best dad. Memberships: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Foresters, Sirs, Knights of Columbus, member and past president of Mission District School Board, Soledad Mission Restoration Committee, 4H Leader, Farm Bureau Association, Charter member of the Gonzales Young Farmers, Water Resource Board and various other Soil Water Conservation organization. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Lynn; brothers, Sammy, Leroy and Emile (Butch); and parents, Sam and Valentina Rianda. Survivors: Wife of 54 years, Norma G. Rianda; daughters, Janet (Mike Goodwin) Rianda and Anne Rianda; stepmother, Maria Rianda; brother, Elmer Rianda; and numerous relatives in California and Switzerland.

Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. today, Feb. 6, at Whitehurst Terry Mortuary, 395 East Soledad. Rosary and Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb.

7, at St. Theodore's Catholic Church, 116 South Belden Gonzales. Burial: Gonzales Community Cemetery, Highway 101 South, Gonzales. Memorial: Contributions to the Rianda Bros. Scholarship Fund, in care of Gonzales Young Farmers, Gonzales 93926, or donor's favorite charity.

SOLEDAD Virgil 'Gene' Sterling Virgil 'Gene' Sterling, 71, of Soledad, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2004. Services: Visitation to 7 p.m. today, at Whitehurst Terry Funeral Chapel, Soledad. Chapel service 1 p.m.

Feb. 6, at the funeral chapel. Burial at Soledad district cemetery. WE REMEMBER Happy Birthday, Dad, Two years have passed. I miss you a lot! You are so special in my life.

I love you lots! I will always remember the years and days we had together. Thanks for being there for me! Oh yeah, no one makes Dad better posole than But Grandma tries; she's getting there. Lots of love, your baby girl Ashley FEATURES Sierra Rendone Features editor .754.4270 Dave Nordstrand Features, health 754.4268 (Please feel free to an Thompson She first saw Salinas in 1932. In 1943, she decided that Salinas would become her home, where she would raise a family of nine children by working in the packing sheds of this valley. During World War II, she worked for Key System in Oakland to San Francisco as a ticket-taker and sometimes as a conductor.

She was very active in AA for over 40 years. She helped establish the first Alanon Group in Salinas. She managed and ran the Alano Club for two or three years when it first opened on Market Street. She was an avid hunter, fisher and rockhound. Above all, she enjoyed spending time with her family.

Everyone that knew her loved her. She will be missed greatly. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest 'Tiny' Thompson; four sons, Bert Thompson, Ernest Thompson, Richard Thompson and Leon Thompson; and daughter, Betty Lydia. Survivors: Daughters, Leona Alexander of Salinas and Anna Webb of Watsonville; sons, Robert Thompson of Kenmore, and Larry Thompson of Salinas; 36 grandchildren 65 great-grandchildren and numerous greatgreat-grandchildren. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m.

and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at Healey Mortuary, 405 N. Sanborn Road, Salinas. Funeral Services: 1 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 9, at the mortuary chapel. Will be held following services at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, 18200 Damian Way, Salinas. Arrangements: Healey Mortuary. Phillips area in 1994.

Other than rooting for her beloved Dodgers, she was constantly rooting for her greatest passion, her family. Survivors: Husband, Lloyd Phillips; sons, John M. Phillips, Robert L. Phillips and Jimmy Phillips; grandchildren, Sara Phillips, Ellen Phillips and Mike Phillips; great -grandson, Michael James Phillips. Visitation: to 5 p.m.

and 7 to 9 p.m. today, Feb. 6, at Struve and Laporte Funeral Chapel, 41 W. San Luis Salinas. Funeral Service: 1 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Harbor Chapel on Dolan Road, Moss Landing. Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale. Memorials: Gateway Center, 408 Salinas Salinas 93901, or Rancho Cielo, P.O. Box 6948, Salinas 93912.

Information: www.struveand laporte.com. SALINAS SALINAS Wilma L. Thompson Alice 'Dede' Phillips Wilma L. Thompson, 86, of Alice 'Dede' Phillips, 95, of Salinas, died Wednesday, Feb. Salinas, died Feb.

3, 2004, sur4, 2004, at her rounded by home, after a her family. brief illness. She was born She was born Jan. 16, 1909, in March 26, 1917, Salamanca, in Urarock, N.Y. She Mo.

She lived moved to Culin 1 Salinas for ver City in 60 years. 1934, and evenShe was a tually moved Wilma L. homemaker. Alice 'Dede' to the Salinas 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LOCAL CALENDAR TODAY CLAM CHOWDER FEED, take out 3 to 7:30 p.m. and sit-down 5 to p.m.

Orrandre building, Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, King City. Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum. 385-8020. TODAY MONTEREY BAY USERS GROUP.PC, 7 to 9 p.m. multipurpose room, Adult Education Center, 1025 Lighthouse Pacific Grove.

John Rowe of Tolt Technologies Inc. on recent development in wireless computer technology. TODAY MONTEREY PENINSULA FRIENDS OF C.G. JUNG, celebration of tax exempt entity 7 p.m. McGowan House, 381 High St.

James Church, Monterey. Reserve strawberry shortcake. 649-4018. TODAY STUDIO AUDITIONS, Western Stage auditions for 2004 season: "Our Town," "The Cripple of Inishmaan," "All My Sons" and "Tartuffe." 759-6037, www.westernstage. PUBLIC MEETINGS TODAY SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, 10 a.m.

Board of Supervisors Chambers, County Government Building, 701 Ocean room 525, Santa Cruz. 454-2580. TODAY MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY ADVISORY COUNCIL, 9:30 a.m. National Steinbeck Center, 1 Main Salinas. TODAY BIG SUR MULTIAGENCY ADVISORY COUNCIL, 10 a.m.

Big Sur Lodge. Preliminary Final Big Sur Coast Highway Management Plan discussed. TODAY FORT ORD REUSE AUTHORITY BOARD, 4 p.m. FORA Conference Center, 201 13th Building 2925, Marina. SAT.

NORTH MONTEREY COUNTY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD, special meeting and Superintendent Communication Workshop 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. district office board room, 8142 Moss Landing Road, Moss Landing. 633-3343. MON.

MONTEREY-SALINAS TRANSIT BOARD, 10 a.m. MST conference room, 1 Ryan Ranch Road, Monterey. 424-7695, www.mst.org. MON. PAJARO VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY SPECIAL PROJECTS COMMITTEE, 3 to 4 p.m.

PVMWA conference room, 36 Brennan Watsonville. 722-9292, www.pvwma.dst. ca.us. MON. MONTEREY COUNTY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY COMMISSION, 3:30 p.m.

Board of Supervisors Chambers, Monterey County Courthouse, Salinas. 755-5117. MON. MONTEREY COUNTY COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COMMISSION, 3:30 p.m., East Wing Conference Room, Monterey County Courthouse, 240 Church Salinas. 796-1662.

WAGGIN' TAILS Shelters Salinas Animal Shelter, 144 Hitchcock Road. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Shelter telecasts "Animal Tails" featuring stray pets found within Salinas, 8 p.m. Tuesday, 6 a.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m.

Thursday KMST channel 26. For information, call 758-7285 or www.ci.salinas.ca.us. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Highway 68 across from Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Adoption fees are $85 for dogs and $65 for cats and include initial vaccinations, microchip, SPCA ID tag, surgery and other extras. License fees for some jurisdictions are extra.

For information, call 422-4721 or www.spcamc.org. Marina Animal Shelter, 3040 Lake Drive, Marina. Hours: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.

384-2528, www.marinaanimalshelter.com. er.com. Animal Friends Rescue Project, adoption sites throughout Monterey County, rescues animals from shelters. 333- 0722, www.animalsfriendsrescue.org, Monterey County Animal Services Center, 160 Hitchcock Road, Salinas. Adoption Hours: Monday through Saturday, p.m.

Visit the center's Web site, for photos (updated twice a day) of lost, found and adoptable pets, or call 769-8850 for more information. Found Bunny found in the area of Eisenhower in Salinas. 214-6900. WAGGIN' TAILS is a public service column intended for the free exchange, not the sale, of animals. Notice may be placed free for one publication by calling 754-4260.

Items for animals also appear in the classifieds section. TO PUBLISH OBITUARIES The Salinas Californian offers limited obituary information name of deceased, age, city of residence, date of death and services at no cost as a community service. A U.S. flag accompanies obituaries of military veterans. Families who wish to include survivors and personal history may do so for a fee.

The charge is $75 for a single publication of up to eight inches of text, including a photo, and $10 per additional inch of text. Religious and organizational symbols also may be added for $10 each. All obituaries will be presented in a news-article format, with as much allowance as possible for a family's requested content, subject to editing for grammar and taste. They also will continue to appear on our Web site, www.thecaliforn ian.com. The deadline for information to be received by The Salinas Californian is 2:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday and Sunday. Prepayment may be required and can delay publication. We will strive to return provided photos but cannot guarantee their safe return. The "We Remember" items, which honor a previously departed loved one or friend, will be accepted for a charge of $25 or more based on length and photo. Information: 754-4260.

SALINAS Ernesto R. Sabado Ernesto R. Sabado, 54, of Salinas, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004. Services: Visitation 1 to 6 p.m., Feb.

8 at Healey Mortuary, Salinas. Rosary 5 p.m., Feb. 8 at the mortuary chapel. Burial at Luna Catholic Cemetery, La Union, Philippines. SALINAS Timas Timas of Salinas Feb.

4, 2004, at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. He was born Aug. 15, 1927, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was a retiree of the U.S. Postal Service.

Military: He Thomas H. Timas Thomas H. died Wednesday, Thomas H. Timas served in the U.S. Army as a sergeant 1st class E7 for 23 years.

His tours included Germany, Korea and Vietnam, where he received the Army Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Good Conduct Medal, before his retirement in 1973. Survivors: Loving wife of 52 years, Ursula I. Timas; daughters, Lani McQuade of Florida and Renee Romero of Davis; seven grandchildren and greatgrandchild. Services: Private services will be held at a later date. Memorials: American Lung Association of the Central Coast, in memory of Thomas H.

Timas, 550 Camino El Estero, Monterey 93940. Businessman Harold Price Los Angeles Times Harold Price, a businessman and philanthropist who built an empire on doughnuts and Popsicles, then used much of his fortune to teach others how to start their own successful businesses, died Jan. 27 at his home in Beverly Hills after a series of strokes. He was 95. LOCAL NEWS EDITORS Mike Nemeth City editor Katharine Ball Assistant city editor LOCAL NEWS Ethan Daniel Lindsey County government Kelly Nix Police, courts Larry Parsons Business, agriculture 754.4284 Anne Riley-Katz City of Salinas .754.4266 Wilma L.

Warren Zimmermann dies The Washington Post Warren Zimmermann, the last U.S. ambassador to Yugoslavia who was recalled from Belgrade in 1992 to protest Serbian aggression in the former Yugoslav republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina, died of pancreatic cancer Tuesday at his home in Great Falls, Va. He was 69. Zimmermann was a 33-year Foreign Service officer, an author and a professor. In his diplomatic career, he had also served in Paris, Moscow and Caracas.

Carmen M. Gauna Carmen M. Gauna, 89, of Salinas, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004, at her home, following an illness. She was born Aug.

27, 1914, in Savinal, Texas. She lived in Salinas since 1966. She was a Carmen M. Gauna homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Pedro Gauna.

Survivors: Daughters, Mary Gauna, Trini Vela and Janie Lopez, all of Salinas; 25 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and seven great-greatgrandchildren. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, and 1 to 9 Monday, Feb.

9, at Healey Mortuary, 405 N. Sanborn Road, Salinas. Rosary: 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, at the mortuary chapel.

Final Visitation Rites: 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the mortuary chapel. Funeral Mass: Follow in procession beginning at 10 a.m., to St. Mary of the Nativity Church, 1702 Second Salinas.

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