San Mateo County Genealogy <http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sanmateo/> Our Lady of the Pillar Cemetery, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, California Transcribed by Dayna Chalif, 2006. Posted by permission of Dayna Chalif [zoeys_mom at yahoo.com]. Contact: Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church 540 Kelly Ave., Half Moon Bay, CA. 94019 650-726-4674 The cemetery is located in downtown Half Moon Bay. Once downtown, the cemetery can be found by travelling east on Miramontes Street past San Benito Street and over the small bridge. The cemetery entrance gate is just east of the bridge on the right hand side of the street. This is the cemetery used by Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church after the closure of the Pilarcitos Cemetery. It is made up of two distinct sections. The older section is in moderate to poor condition: toppled gravestones laying face down (so that the names are not visible), missing and broken markers, lots of weeds growing between the graves so that it's hard to get from one to another, mud, gopher holes, broken concrete on the tops of graves, some scattered garbage and broken bottles, and silk flowers that are filthy and years old. Another difficulty that this section brings is that it is on a hill with slopes on either side, so some graves are difficult to reach because of the steepness of the hill, and again, the overgrowth of weeds make it even more difficult to navigate the hilly parts. At one time, there was a huge beautiful angel statue right in the middle front of the older section. Today, this angel is missing entirely. On the flat part of the cemetery, which is at the bottom of the hill (closer to the entrance) is the newer section which is still in active use. This section is grassy and the grass seems to get mowed quite often (weekly?) and the graves seem to be tended regularly. There are often visitors to this section. - Dayna Chalif Agan, Tony, b. 1922, d. 1930, Ahrens, Henry Thomas, no dates, Pvt 2462 WWII, Alves, Fred "Dutch", b. 1913, d. 1990, Arellano, Anthony, d. 15 Jun 1997, child's grave, Azevedo, Frank W., b. 18?9, d. 1931, Azevedo, Rose, b. 1886, d. 1973, Baldocchi, Isola, b. 1864, d. 1940, Mother, Baldocchi, Mary, b. 6 Jan 1898, d. 11 Aug 1923, Baldocchi, William, b. 1887, d. 1951, Son, Battistoni, C., b. 1878, d. 1934, Ceramic photo on gravestone, Bello, Anna M., b. 1861, d. 1927, Bello, Antone J., b. 1849, d. 1928, Bello, Frank L., b. 1886, d. 1950, Bello, Rose V., b. 1895, d. 1927, Bettencourt, Enos F., b. 1905, d. 1961, s/w M.A. Bettencourt, Bettencourt, Frank, b. 1903, d. 1919, s/w William & Mary Bettencourt, Bettencourt, Isabel, b. 1865, d. 1951, s/w John A., Bettencourt, John A., b. 1856, d. 1937, s/w Isabel, Bettencourt, M.A., b. 1849, d. 1935, s/w Enos Bettencourt, Bettencourt, Mary, d. 16 Feb 1913, age: 23y, s/w William & Frank Bettencourt, Bettencourt, Thomas G., b. 3 Jul 1921, d. 11 Apr 1968, Tech 5 US Army WWII, Bettencourt, William, b. 22 Aug 1905, d. 22 Feb 1906, s/w Mary & Frank Bettencourt, Brasil, Jose M., b. 28 Mar 1905, d. 3 Jun 1905, ceramic photo on gravestone, Brotherton, Robert "Butch", b. 1942, d. 1974, Beloved father, Canadas, Amelia, b. 1855, d. 1937, Capote, Joseph Frederick, b. 1899, d. 1931, Cardoso, Delilah Maria, b. 10 Nov 1981, d. 29 Mar 1982, Daughter of Tony & Rosa, Ceramic photo on gravestone, Cardoza, Antone J., b. 1885, d. 1964, Cardoza, Antone S., b. 1844, d. 1931, s/w Maria C. Cardoza, Cardoza, Antone S., b. 1886, d. 1968, Cardoza, Arnold E., b. 1913, d. 1989, Cardoza, Catherine, d. 3 Jun 1881, age: 49 y, Beloved wife of Manuel, s/w Manuel Cardoza, Cardoza, George, no dates, s/w John S., Mary R., Mary M. Cardoza, Cardoza, John S., no dates, s/w George, Mary R., Mary M. Cardoza, Cardoza, Manuel V., b. 18 Mar 1901, d. 15 Nov 1988, s/w Mary P. Cardoza, Cardoza, Manuel, d. 22 May 1923, age: 85 y, Beloved husband of Catherine, s/w Catherine Cardoza, Cardoza, Maria C., b. 1864, d. 1940, s/w Antone S. Cardoza, Cardoza, Mariana, b. 1891, d. 1972, Cardoza, Mary M., no dates, s/w John S. George, Mary R.Cardoza, Cardoza, Mary P., b. 2 Jan 1904, d. 21 Apr 1996, s/w Manuel V. Cardoza, Cardoza, Mary R., no dates, s/w John S., George, Mary M. Cardoza, Cima, Pellegrino, b. 1922, d. 1934, Ceramic photo on gravestone, Coelho, Virginia A., b. 15 Jan 1912, d. 15 Dec 1978, Coleman, Leah R., b. 15 Jun 1939, d. 10 Nov 2000, s/w M. Haslett, M. McConnell, Cunha, Antone F., d. 21 Mar 1923, age: 21y, s/w Manuel, Minnie & Philomena Cunha, Cunha, Belle F., b. 1893, d. 1976, Cunha, Fred F., b. 10 Apr 1908, d. 31 Jan 1998, Beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, Cunha, Manuel F., b. 1846, d. 1922, s/w Minnie, Antone F., & Philomena Cunha, Cunha, Minnie, b. 1911, d. 1915, s/w Manuel, Antone F., & Philomena Cunha, Cunha, Philomena, b. 1865, d. 1953, s/w Manuel, Minnie, & Antone F. Cunha, Cunha, William J., b. 1887, d. 1981, D'Aquino, Primo, b. 1910, d. 1941, Domenici, Antone, no dates, Domenici, Gertrude, no dates, Domenici, Lawrence, no dates, Domenici, Mary, no dates, Dutra, Antone P., b. 1888, d. 1979, Dutra, Ignacia Phillips, b. 1840, d. 1932, Dutra, Manuel Phillips, b. 1889, d. 1923, Dutra, Margaret M., b. 1888, d. 1958, Dutra, Marian Phillips, b. 1883, d. 1922, Dutra, Nancy Phillips, b. 1885, d. 1920, Dutra, Patricia, b. 1927, d. 1989, Faustino, Joseph, b. 1887, d. 1920, Fernandez, Candido J., b. 1843, d. 1925, s/w Frank, Mariana E., Carrie A., Mary S., Conrad H., Manuel, Fernandez, Carrie A., b. 1886, d. 1941, s/w Frank, Candido J., Mariana E., Mary S., Conrad H., Manuel, Fernandez, Conrad H., b. 1910, d. 1923, s/w Frank, Candido J., Mariana E., Carrie A., Mary S., Manuel, Fernandez, Frank, b. 1885, d. 1955, s/w Candido J., Mariana E., Carrie A., Mary S., Conrad H., Manuel, Fernandez, Manuel, b. 1878, d. 1942, s/w Frank, Candido J., Mariana E., Carrie A., Mary S., Conrad H. Fernandez, Mariana E., b. 1843, d. 1936, s/w Frank, Candido J., Carrie A., Mary S., Conrad H., Manuel, Fernandez, Mary S., b. 1890, d. 1976, s/w Frank, Candido J., Mariana E., Carrie A., Conrad H., Manuel, Ford, Clarence, b. 2 Mar 1906, d. 10 Nov 1975, s/w J. Newsham & CL Smith, ceramic photo on gravestone, Francis, Charles, b. 1898, d. 1924, s/w John & Katherine, Francis, John, b. 1864, d. 1932, s/w Charles & Katherine, Francis, Katherine M., b. 1869, d. 1963, s/w John & Charles, Furtado, Louis P., b. 1892, d. 1980, Furtado, Mary P., b. 1892, d. 1962, Gabriel, Anna, b. 1845, d. 1921, Gomes, Maria D., b. 4 Feb 1907, d. 7 Feb 1989, Gonzales, Henry, b. 6 Jan 1856, d. 4 Dec 1926, Descendants of DeAnza expedition, ceramic photo on gravestone, Gonzales, Jeorge, b. 1922, d. 1931, Gonzales, Julia, b. 1896, d. 1931, Gonzales, Ramona, b. 1919, d. 1931, Gonzales, Theodora, b. 9 Nov 1869, d. 16 Jan 1944, Descendants of DeAnza expedition, ceramic photo on gravestone, Gonzales, Victor, b. 1890, d. 1931, Haslett, Mary E., b. 25 May 1920, d. 20 Jun 1975, s/w L. Coleman, M. McConnell, Hnatt, Michael, b. 27 Jul 1920, d. 25 May 1981, SGT US Army WWII, Joseph, Victor J., b. 18 May 1921, d. 27 May 1973, T SGT US Army WWII, Juengst, Joseph, b. 1876, d. 1941, Lenzin, Anna, b. 1905, d. 1979, Ruhe en Frieden, s/w Emil Lenzin, Lenzin, Emil, b. 1899, d. 1979, Ruhe en Frieden, s/w Anna Lenzin, Lewis, John Anthony, d. June 1921 ?, PFC 1 Balloon CO AIR SVC WWI, entered the service from Virginia", Birth & death dates are mostly buried under mud, gravestone is sinking, Lizarrago, John Q., b. 1912, d. 1960, Machado, Eleanor, b. 18 Nov 1922, d., s/w John A., Machado, John A., b. 31 Oct 1911, d. 9 Sep 1987, s/w Eleanor, Madayag, Faustino D., b. 12 Feb 1906, d. 2 Dec 1967, Cpl US Army, WWII & Korea, entered the service from the Phillipines, Madonna, Frank F., b. 1888, d. 1964, Magri, Gino Joseph, b. 5 Feb 1918, d. 11 Apr 1997, Magri, Gordon, b. 1949, d. 1951, Magri, Katherine M., b. 1 Jun 1917, d. 20 Dec 1989, Martin, Bernard, b. 20 May 1904, d. 30 Mar 1936, Martinez, Santos, b. 1894, d. 1952, Mc Dougall no dates, Stone only has family name on it, no given names, McBride, Melody Lea, b. 20 Mar 1952, d. 27 Apr 1955, The song is ended, but the melody lingers on, McConnell, Mark H., b. 5 Oct 1942, d. 3 Dec 1970, s/w L. Coleman, M. Haslett, McCormick, Clare E., b. 1907, d. 1985, McCormick, George H., b. 1904, d. 1978, McCormick, William L., b. 1928, d. 1938, shared plot w/ Maria C. & Antone S. Cardoza, McNally, Clarisse T., b. 12 Dec 1898 France, d. 14 May 1982, McNally, Walter P., b. 13 Feb 1893, d. 3 Oct 1974, Cpl US Army, Mello, Angelina Simas, b. 12 Sep 1923, d. 28 Oct 1991, Mendes, Joseph Vierrra, b. 15 May 1912, d. 28 Jul 1989, Miller, Manuel, b. 1845, d. 1919, Miotto, Antonio, b. 1892, d. 1950, Gravestone is broken in 3 pieces and laying on the grass, Muniz, Joaquin, b. 1880, d. 1957 Damaged ceramic photo on gravestone, Nevarez, Manuel Holgin, b. 1930, d. 1974, Nevarez, Maria, b. 1892, d. 1958, homemade wooden marker, Newsham, Jack, b. 10 Jan 1920, d. 26 Jan 1981, S SGT US Army WWII & Korea, Mr. Newsham has 2 markers (they are next to one another), 1 is a military marker, the other is s/w C. Ford & CL Smith, Nunes, Mary T., b. 5 Aug 1916, d. 6 Nov 1985, Our Mother, Ormonde, Dorothy, b. 1922, d. 1923, s/w Harold, ceramic photo on gravestone has been vandalized (shot with bb gun), Ormonde, Harold, b. 1912, d. 1915, s/w Dorothy, ceramic photo on gravestone has been vandalized (shot with bb gun), Pacheco, Mateo F., no dates, Periera, Manuel Cardoza, b. 1886, d. 1959, Pfeifer, Maria, b. 1909, d. 1990, s/w Rudolf, Pfeifer, Rudolf, b. 1902, d. 1972, s/w Maria, Picchi, Annie V., b. 1889, d. 1988, Piegaia, Gilbert William, d. 1950, s/w Gregory Paul, Piegaia, Gregory Paul, d. 1950, s/w Gilbert William, Piegaia, Guglielmo, b. 1878, d. 1949, Pompati, Carmel, b. 1905, d. 1962, Pompati, Ralph R., b. 1926, d. 1991, Powell, Daniel, b. 1941, d. 1956, s/w Daniel Powell, Powell, Daniel, b. 7 Sep 1957, d. 25 Sep 1957, s/w Daniel Powell, Quigley, James W., b. 1905, d. 1975, Quigley, Rose E., b. 1901, d. 1994, Rapa, Joseph, b. 27 Jan 1898, d. 26 Mar 1976, A little of him will live in all who knew him, or else they only met him. Son, Paul. Loving wife, Ruth, Rapa, Ruth, b. 2 Feb 1897, d. 3 Feb 1981, Love always, Paul, Richardson, Jane G., b. 1926, d. 1975, Rulloda, Cadio Dumpit, b. 10 Dec 1905, d. 26 Feb 1973, PFC 1 Filipino INF, WWII, entered the service from the Phillipines", Gravestone is sinking into the ground, Sandoval, Anthony Jesus, b. 24 Dec 1995, d. 2 Apr 1997, Siempre te recordare, tu Mami, Sandoval, Cleotild, b. 1913, d. 1966, Santiago, Daniel, b. 1937, d. 1954, Santos, Joseph Jr., b. 1899, d. 1935, Santos, Joseph S., b. 1869, d. 1952, Santos, Rose B., b. 1861, d. 1939, Schimpf, Rosalia, b. 1884, d. 1982, Schindler, Bernard Simon, b. 1888, d. 1947, Schindler, Beulah Crowell, b. 1892, d. 1947, Serpa, Peter R., b. 3 Sep 1889, d. 18 Apr 1926, Pvt 361 Infantry 91 Div. WWI, Silva, Frank A., d. 7 Dec 1981, Silva, Joseph, b. 1851, d. 1940, Silva, Mary, b. 1863, d. 1931, Smith, Cheryl Louise, b. 8 Jan 1948, d. 25 Dec 1990, s/w J. Newsham & C. Ford, ceramic photo on gravestone, Soares, Palmira, b. 1893, d. 1975, Sousa, Joseph F., b. 1888, d. 1968, Sousa, Josephine M., b. 1889, d. 1960, Sousa, Nancy F., b. 2 Oct 1913, d. 16 Nov 1998, Tabar, Juan S., b. 3 Mar 1907, d. 21 Jan 1970, Pvt US Army, WWII, entered the service from the Phillipines, Valladao, Antone, b. 1898, d. 1938, Valladao, Genevieve, b. 1900, d. 2002, Valladao, Jacinto C., b. 1855, d. 1935, Valladao, Jesse, b. 1894, d. 1970, Valladao, Mabel, b. 1894, d. 1959, Valladao, Maria A., b. 1901, d. 1922, Valladao, Philomina, b. 1870, d. 1927, Valladao, Theresa Campini, b. 1904, d. 1949, Valladao, William Patrick, b. 1931, d. 1997, Vallejo, Fred Anthony, b. 1877, d. 1958, Vallejo, Isabel C., b. 1885, d. 1973, Vallejo, Vera B., b. 1880, d. 1968, Vega, Jose Cancino, no dates, Villegas Ruiz, Dora Luz, b. 20 Jul 1988, d. 3 Aug 1988, Daughter of J. Jesus Villegas & Dora Luz Ruiz, Ceramic photo on gravestone, Zunino, Joseph B., b. 1889, d. 1965, (end of page)