Obituaries

CARLOS ENRIQUE AVILES

Entered peacefully into rest in Hayward on March 16, 2008. He was 69 years old.

Born in Puerto Rico on December 28, 1938, Carlos was an upholsterer for the automotive industry for most of his life. He loved to work on cars, listen to music and enjoyed salsa dancing. Above all he was devoted to family and took great pride in his children and grandchildren and all of their accomplishments in life. He will truly be missed by many.

Carlos is survived by his beloved wife of 34 years, Gladys M. Aviles of Union City. He will truly be missed by his loving children, Lucia Agramonte of Lodi, N.J., Carlos E. Aviles of Florida, Rosa Maria Aviles of Puerto Rico, Jacqueline Chavez Aviles of Idaho, William Aviles of Stockton, Enrique Carols Aviles of San Jose, Michael Aviles of San Diego and Gladys Francois of Tracy. He will always be remembered by his siblings, Roy Millan of Clovis, Edward Millan of Newark, Maria Alicia Montalvo of Fresno and Aida Aviles of Puerto Rico. Carlos also leaves behind 14 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation for Carlos will be on Thursday from 9 am to 1 pm at Grissom's Chapel & Mortuary, 267 E. Lewelling Blvd.,San Lorenzo. Funeral Services will begin at 1 pm at the chapel. GRISSOM'S

Chapel & Mortuary

510 278-2800

www.grissomsmortuary.com

JAIME "JIM" ROXAS BAGIS

Jaime "Jim" Roxas Bagis was born on August 4, 1945 in the Philippines. He was the eldest of 3 children born to Salome and Captain Roberto Bagis. He grew up in the Philippines, and then he moved to the US in the early 1960's. He married Brenda Yumang on April 3, 1971 in San Francisco, CA. A year later they welcomed their first child, Maristelle Joy, in Daly City, CA. In 1976, they welcomed their son Jeffrey James. Although he loved his family so, his first love was his 1969 Firebird, which he was always upgrading, until the family moved to Fremont in 1981. He loved sharing his passion for music with his friends and family, by playing his limited collection of the Beatles, Cliff Richards, and The Shadows. A perfect day for him would start out on a golf course to play 18 holes, followed by a family gathering with mahjong games in full effect. He devoted 25 years of his career to Federal Express, where he met some of his lifelong friends. In September 2007, his newest love and first Granddaughter, Avalon Joy, was born. He was a loyal and loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, son and friend. He was always welcoming, accommodating, and very unselfish. At home with his family was what he truly loved, which was how his final days were spent. Friends are invited to attend the visitation on Wednesday, today, March 19, from 4:30 - 8:30 pm at CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES 32992 Mission Blvd., in Hayward. Mass of Christian Burial at St. James the Apostle Catholic Church, 34700 Fremont Blvd., in Fremont, Thursday March 20 at 11 am. Burial will follow at CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES in Hayward. CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES

(510) 471-3363

MURIEL STORIE COOK

MAY 26, 1924 TO MARCH 14, 2008

Born in Berkeley, CA to Reginald & Sadie Storie. Muriel grew up in Benicia and graduated from Berkeley High School in 1942. She married Harry B. Cook on Feb. 20, 1948. Together they raised four children: Diana Hansen (Mike), Randy Cook (Linda), Sally McBurney (Jim), & Jeanette Russell (Terry). She is also survived by 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Harry & Muriel were the 1st married couple to graduate from Chabot College in 1965. She worked as a medical assistant for the next 20 years. Muriel loved to paint, quilt, garden and swim, but she loved Dad & us best.

Services will be held at Chapel of the Chimes in Hayward, CA on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 2:30pm. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, www.komen.org. Muriel was a proud cancer survivor.

Margaret Louise Sundberg Couche

85, wife of James Couche, mother of four, grandmother of eleven and great grandmother of Jaiden Louise, died on March 14, 2008, surrounded by family and friends in her home soon after holding her precious new great granddaughter. There never was and never will be found a person to say an unkind word about her.

Marge, also called Jerry, was born in Globe, Arizona, and graduated in San Diego from Point Loma High. She was an aviation radio operator with a favored voice during WWII. She married Lt. James Couche, USNR, upon his return from the war and they raised four children. At age fifty, she became a nurse, the oldest that year to pass the test. And she helped raise her grandchildren too. She had a passion for infants and took in many foster children. Upon learning she had cancer, she made and achieved the goal of holding on until she could rock her first great grandchild.

An active member of the Holy Cross family, a smart bidder in bridge, a golfer and bowler, and one of the last great letter writers, Mom liked people. She was humble in the extreme, helpful to all and always found the good news in life. She knitted and crocheted blankets for babies and old folks, and she never believed she'd gotten old. Her church family should know that she worried the communion bread she baked didn't taste good enough. No son or daughter was better loved, no husband better supported, no friend more loved and sustained, than by Mom. If you needed a lift, she drove.