El Paso Co. TX - Evaristo GOETHELS TORRES (1925-2002) (obit.)

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   Evaristo Goethels Torres
   Evaristo Goethels Torres died in Woodland Memorial Hospital Wednesday,
   April 3, 2002, at age 76.
   Born  on  Aug.  29,  1925 in El Paso, Texas, Mr. Torres was the son of
   Silverio  and  Maclovia  (Goethels)  Torres. He had been a resident of
   Yolo County since 1962.
   Mr. Torres and his family lived in the part of west Texas that adjoins
   New  Mexico  and most of the family settled in the Las Cruces, Deming,
   and  Silver  City  area. At the onset of World War II, he answered his
   country's  call to arms, and on Nov. 4, 1943, he went off to war. As a
   medical  corpsman, with the 1880th MASH Unit of Camp Polk, La., he was
   to  see  action  in  the  European Theater, earning the Victory Medal,
   American/European  Theater  Medals,  Good  Conduct Medal and Marksman,
   Sharpshooter  and Expert Rifleman citations. After being discharged in
   October 1945, he returned home to work the trucking and transportation
   business.  He  decided to move to California in 1962, settling in Yolo
   County  where  he  worked  as  the  owner  of a garden and landscaping
   service.
   Mr.  Torres  is  survived  by  his former wife, Natividad Torres; son,
   Gustavo  Torres; and daughters, Yolanda Robles, Estela de la Cruz, Pat
   Jackson and Liz Torres, all of Woodland.
   He  also  survived  by  his  grandchildren,  Evaristo  Sandoval of San
   Francisco,  Rachel Sandoval of Fairfield, Kym RobIes of San Diego, and
   Larry  Robles, Ann Torres, Teresa Sandoval and Michelle Tauzer, all of
   Woodland;  great-grandchildren,  Annika  Robles, Athena Yates and Ivan
   Robles;  sister,  Ophelia Poppy of Kansas; brothers, Victor Torres and
   Victor  Torrez of Las Cruces, N.M.; and numerous nieces and nephews in
   California and New Mexico.
   Respecting the wishes of Mr. Evaristo, no services are scheduled.
   Interment  will  take  place  at  Fort Bayard Veteran's Cemetery, Fort
   Bayard,  N.M.,  with the family in attendance and appropriate military
   honors bestowed.
   The  family  requests  memorials  be  directed to the Sexual Assault &
   Domestic  Violence  Center,  927  Main St., Woodland, 95695; or to the
   American Red Cross.
   Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland is assisting the family with
   arrangements. Memorial inquiries may be made by calling 662-4658 or by
   contacting www.legacy.com.
   (Obituary  from  the  "The Daily Democrat," Wednesday, April 10, 2002,
   (Woodland,  Yolo County, California). Submitted with the permission of
   the  "The  Daily  Democrat,"  711 Main St., Woodland, CA 95695. Please
   note:  I  am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have
   any further information on this family.)