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Tamas J. Simon
February 8, 1946 - February 5, 2018
Born in Magyarpecska, Hungary
Resided in Monterey, California
TAMAS “Tom” SIMON
Tom Simon passed away peacefully on Monday February 5, 2018 at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.
He was born in Magyarpécska, Hungary on February 8, 1946. There he began his life-long passion for soccer. He was a member of the Hungarian National Soccer Team, which went on to win the gold medal at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. Later that year, he kissed his mother goodbye and departed on a bus to play a game in Austria. The bus returned without him as Tom had decided to defect. In 1982, he returned to visit his family and kiss his mother again.
Tom traveled from Austria to New York as a non-English speaker, where he was quickly embraced by the Hungarian-American community. He played soccer professionally around the country until he was drafted into the United States Army and served in the Vietnam War. For his service, he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. He also received the Akos Szekely Memorial Medal, awarded to those of Hungarian descent who served in the United States military honorably. After his military service, he returned to the Monterey area which he had fallen in love with after being stationed at Fort Ord.
Tom co-owned and operated the Corral Club on Fremont Street in Monterey, after which he was employed by the Pebble Beach Company. He enjoyed serving his many friends and customers at Club XIX and The Tap Room for 36 years.
While his passion was for soccer, Tom also loved John Wayne movies; having a cheese danish at the Paris Bakery; and lunching at Fandango Restaurant. He also looked forward every year to the Concours d’Elegance.
Tom is survived by three daughters: Illona, Melissa and Monica; his former wife Martha; his brother Peter (in Hungary) and nieces and nephew. He is pre-deceased by his parents, Imre and Ilona, and his brother Imre.
Funeral mass will be celebrated on February 21st at the Carmel Mission Basilica at 10 a.m., with reception following at the Carmel Mission Ranch.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you honor Tom’s life and friendship by making a donation to the Land of the Free Foundation via www.landofthefreefoundation.org or at 13191 Crossroads Parkway N., 6th Floor, City of Industry, CA 91746-3497
Carl Ray Nicks, Sr.
August 8, 1957 - February 7, 2018
Born in San Francisco, California
Resided in Salinas, California
Carl Ray Nicks Sr., age 60, passed away on February 7, 2018 in Salinas, CA. Carl ended his battle with cancer in the peace of his longtime residence surrounded by the love of his wife and children. Carl was the oldest of nine children born to Melvin and Bertha Nicks on August 8, 1957. Carl met his high school sweetheart and soon-to-be longtime wife, Tracey, at Harry Ells High School in Richmond, CA. Soon after graduating high school in 1975, Carl enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he was honorably discharged from service in 1981. Carl and Tracey started their family during his military time, welcoming Michelle Nicks in 1978 and second daughter, Sharon Nicks, in 1979. After welcoming their third and final child in 1985, son Carl Nicks Jr., the family settled in Salinas where Carl would work as an X-Ray Tech at SVMH for nearly 25 years. Upon his retirement, Carl used his additional free time to visit his eight grandchildren in Salinas, Gilroy, and Sacramento.
As the oldest of nine close siblings, a dedicated husband for more than 40 years, an ever-present father to three children and an additional two by marriage, a fun-loving, supportive grandfather to eight, and a mentor to many throughout Salinas over several decades, Carl will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
The Memorial Service for Carl will be held at Struve and Laporte Funeral Chapel this Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 1:00pm. All are welcome to attend. Carl was well known in Salinas for his passion to use sports to inspire the youth.
In lieu of sending cards or flowers, we wish to continue in his spirit by offering the opportunity to donate to the Salinas Boys and Girls Club in Carl's memory. Please visit bgcmc.org/carlnicks for more information.
Allan Laughlin "Buck" Wiley
October 31, 1932 - January 31, 2018
Born in Salinas, California
Resided in Salinas, California
Allan L. “Buck” Wiley of Salinas passed away at the age of 85 on January 31st of natural causes. Buck was born in Salinas, California and grew up on the family farm on the Arroyo Seco Rancho, attending grammar schools in Soledad and Arroyo Seco. He graduated from Gonzales Union High School in 1950, where he served as Student Body President and participated in football, basketball, and track for the Spartans, earning all Central Coast Athletic League honors in football in 1949.
Buck attended his parent’s alma mater, the University of California at Berkeley, from 1950-1956, during which he was called to serve for two years as a Corporal in the US Army Infantry. While at Cal, he was a member of the Golden Bear Rugby team and Psi Upsilon fraternity, where he made many lifelong friends. It was also at Cal that he met Nancy L. Roberts, a journalism student from Sacramento and they were married in 1955. In 1956, Buck and Nancy moved to the family ranch, where Buck farmed and raised cattle and sheep for over 25 years. He served as President of the California Wool Growers Association before starting a new career in auto sales at various local Chevrolet dealerships until retiring in 2014 at the age of 82.
Buck was involved in numerous community activities during his life, serving as a director of the Salinas Valley Fair Board, Trinity Episcopal Bishop’s Committee, Trustee of the Board of Gonzales Union High School and member of the Monterey County Grand Jury. He was also a member of Cal’s Big C Society (Varsity Rugby) and the California Alumni Association, enthusiastically attending Cal sports his entire life. Buck expressed his love of sports through organizing, coaching, and funding many local youth sports programs.
Allan was preceded in death by his parents, LW “Jack” & Jean Wiley and his second wife Ann. He is survived by the mother of his children, Nancy L. Wiley of Pleasant Hill, his four sons Steve (Odette), David (Catriona), Kent (Cheri), Keith (Amy), his step-daughter Kim McGinty (Jason), seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and his companion and bridge partner, Sharon Schurman. He is also survived by his sister Moira Atwell and brother Craig Wiley.
Church services will be held on Friday, February 16th at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1071 Pajaro Street, Salinas at 10:30 AM. A reception celebrating Buck’s life will follow at the Exhibition Mall at the California Rodeo Grounds, 1034 N. Main St from 1-5.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Breast Cancer Awareness Group of Monterey County www.bcagmc.org or the St Paul’s Episcopal Church Food Pantry.
Allan’s arrangements were entrusted to Struve and Laporte Funeral Home of Salinas.
Dolores Mae Hartnell
September 19, 1929 - February 9, 2018
Born in Santa Maria, California
Resided in Salinas, California
Dolores Mae Hartnell, 88, of Salinas, passed away peacefully Friday, February 9, 2018 surrounded by her beloved children and grandchildren.
Dolores was born September 19, 1929 in Santa Maria, Ca. to George and Mae Hartnell.
She attended Sacred Heart and Salinas High. She also attended Hartnell Junior College, named after her second great grandfather, William Edward Petty Hartnell.
Dolores was a devout catholic, proud of instilling religious values onto her children and grandchildren. Dolores was an avid genealogist, especially proud of her California historic roots. She was a member of Los Californios’, an organization of descendents to preserve the hispanic heritage and genealogy for future generations.
Dolores was a natural artist, particularly in embroidery, painting, and stained glass.
She was preceded in Death: son Frank Seydel Jr., brothers Jim, George, and Ken Hartnell. Sisters Joanne, Jean, Pat and Marie.
She is survived by her five children: Matthew (Katie) Seydel, Philip (Susan) Seydel, Anne (Noel) Messenger, John Seydel, Amy (Tony) Palmer; 17 grandchildren; sister, Eileen Morrison.
Visitation will be held 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at the Struve and Laporte Chapel, 41 W. San Luis St., Salinas, Ca. 93901.
Rosary will be at 7:00p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 at Struve and Laporte Chapel.
Funeral Mass: 10:00 am., Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 22 Stone St., Salinas, CA 93901.
Celebration of life: A celebration of Dolores’s fab life will be held following the Funeral Mass.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the Monterey County Historical Society. mchsmuseum.com
Harold Joseph "Joe" Beevers, Jr.
December 4, 1940 - February 9, 2018
Born in Salinas, California
Resided in Salinas, California
Harold Joseph “Joe” Beevers, Jr. 77, of Salinas passed away Friday, February 9, 2018.
He was born December 4, 1940 in Salinas, CA.
He was the Co-Owner of Redwood Heating and Sheet Metal in Monterey and retired at age 55.
Joe was a member of Sheet Metal Workers, Local 104.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold Sr. & Ann Beevers, and uncle, Sam Beevers.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years Mary Louise Beevers, of Salinas, sister, Susan Beevers of Newman, sons, Mike Beevers of Newman, Matthew Beevers of Sacramento, aunt, Virginia Scheidt of Salinas, cousins, Maryann Tate of Parkridge, Illinois, Wendy Diaz of Salinas, Cathe Masters, of Hollister, Debbie Emberg, of San Francisco, Daryl Fiese of Placerville, 5 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren.
A Funeral Service will be held 11:00 A.M. Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Struve and Laporte Chapel, 41 W. San Luis Street, Salinas, CA. 93901.
Cipriano Escareno Jr.
March 9, 1955 - February 2, 2018
Born in Greenfield, California
Resided in Greenfield, CALIFORNIA
Cipriano Escareno, Jr. went to be with the Lord on February 2, 2018. A native of Greenfield his entire life, he enjoyed fishing, listening to music with family and friends and spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 41 years, Rosie Escareno, sons, Carlos and Tommy Escareno, and grandchildren Isaiah, Anyssa, Ian, Damien and Zayden Escareno.
Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 801 Elm Avenue, Greenfield, CA. 93927 on Monday, February 12, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.
Burial to follow at Holy Trinity Cemetery, Greenfield, CA. 93927.
Jacqueline T. Armstrong
May 13, 1926 - January 28, 2018
Born in Santa Monica, California
Resided in Salinas, California
Jackie was born in Santa Monica. California on May 13, 1926 to Charles and Reathel Teets. She passed away on January 28th in Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital with her family members surrounding her.
She attended Santa Monica High School where she served as a cheer leader and as Secretary of the Student Body. During those days Santa Monica was a delightful small beach town separated from Los Angeles by several miles of farmland. It was a great place to grow up in. During her high school years she and her friends would spend weekends on the Santa Monica beach and many Friday nights at the Hollywood Palladium listening and dancing to the live music of many of the Big Bands of that era including Glen Miller, Harry James and especially Tommy Dorsey with his then young vocalist, Frank Sinatra. And it cost only one dollar for admission. She and the others thought this was nothing special about Santa Monica and that every town had something similar!
After high school she attended and graduated from USC, majoring in Physical Education and was active in student body activities, served as President of her sorority Alpha Chi Omega and was selected as “Queen of the Ball” by several Fraternities. During that time while visiting her brother at Stanford University she met a number of his friends there. Among them was Jack Armstrong. About a year later while on vacation in Southern California, and in need of a date, Jack called her home hoping she would be there and luckily she was. They had that first date, and sparks immediately flew between the two of them. After her graduation Jackie took a job as a P.E. teacher at Bakersfield High School, and the two of them decided that Salinas was not all that far from Bakersfield. Thus began a long distance courtship that put many miles on both of their cars.
Then in early October, 1950 Jack popped the question, she accepted and they made plans for a wedding the following June. One week later Jack received a telegram from the U.S. Navy recalling him to active duty with instructions to report to the Bayonne, New Jersey Naval Base in two weeks.
At that they decided to get married the next weekend in Santa Monica; and remarkably Jackie and her mother put together a beautiful church wedding with over 200 people in attendance and the reception at the family home. The honeymoon consisted of a one week trip driving across the country on mostly 2 lane highways enabling Jack to report for duty on time. Two years later, after their Navy duty they established their home in Salinas where Jack was employed in the produce business.
Jackie loved people and had a warm and infectious smile. She and Jack had 67 happy years together during which she raised their three children, Sally, Bruce and Bill with both love and discipline. The three kids, who she led to believe she had eyes on the back of her head, lovingly called her “Mother Bear”.
Jackie was active in community affairs. She was a member of the junior league and volunteered at both the Natividad Hospital and as a manager of the Steinbeck House dining room and was a former member of both the P.E.O and the Buena Vista garden club.
She also enjoyed playing golf as a charter member of Corral de Tierra country club and bridge as a member of several local bridge clubs. She and Jack also loved to travel and enjoyed a number of trips to Europe, the South Seas and especially to Hawaii where they would spend several weeks during the winter playing golf. She also enjoyed spending summer time with the family at the family cabin along the upper Carmel river in Cachagua.
Jackie, as a girl, spent a number of summers on her mother’s family’ cattle ranch in Colorado and learned to love ranch life and horses. She always wanted to live in the country and raise and train horses. So after her three kids left home she and Jack acquired a 95 acre “hobby ranch” off of River Road. There they built their retirement home complete with a horse barn and corrals. Jackie loved breeding, raising, training and riding her horses. They also had several ponies she used to teach each of her grandchildren to ride and enjoy horses safely. They also had an old military jeep on which each of the grandchildren learned to drive by driving around the ranch.
Perhaps her warmest legacy will be remembered by the 23 large Christmas stockings that she knitted for every one of her family members, each with a different design and the name and birth year of each recipient.
Jackie is survived by her husband Jack, her children Sally McDaniel (Terry), Bruce (Rita) and Bill (Dana). She is also survived by her 7 grandchildren 6 Great grandchildren and by her nephew Larry Teets and her niece and namesake Jackie Teets both of Arizona. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Reathel Teets and her brother Arthur Teets.
The family is especially appreciative of the wonderful help given by Jackie’s two care givers Alai Nau and Pou Manoa and by Doctor James Dacus and the doctors and nurses at the Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital ICU, with special thanks to Doctor Anthony Floreani and nurse Dana Rogers.
A Chapel Service will be held 11:00a.m. Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Struve and Laporte Chapel, 41 W. San Luis Street, Salinas, CA. 93901
Entombment to follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery, 850 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA. 93901.
