Gerard Carl Mabie

1946 - 2018  (71 years)

• Name	Gerard Carl Mabie
  Birth	18 May 1946	San Francisco, San Francisco County, California   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Apr 1950	2707 Page Street, Redwood City, San Mateo County, California   [2]
  	Eldon G Mabie, Head, White, Male, 32, Married, born in California, Bank Officer, Bank Eleanor G Mabie, Wife, White, Female, 26, Married, born in California Gerard C Mabie, Son, White, Male, 3, never married, born in California Kenneth Mabie, Son, White, Male, 1, never married, born in California
  Witness-Obituary	8 May 1996	Santa Cruz, California   [3]
  	Memorial services will be Thursday for Eleanor "Ellie" Mabie, who died Sunday at Stanford Medical Center after a short illness related to cardiac complications. She was 72. Mrs Mabie, a native Californian, was the daughter of Swedish immigrants and served in the US Navy during World War II. She was employed for many years as a school secretary. After retirement, enjoyed her family, friends, volunteer work, and traveling, especially with such recreational vehicle groups as Cabrillo Viajeros and Shrine Nomads. She was active in the Service League of Watsonville Community Hospital and YWCA of Watsonville Thrift Shop. She was also a member of Philanthropic Education Organization, the Vasa Valhalla Lodge of Santa Cruz, and attended First Baptist Church of Watsonville. She is survived by her husband of more than 50 years, Eldon Mabie of Watsonville; two sons, Jerry Mabie of San Jose and Ken Mabie of Aptos; a daughter, Julie Ann Mabie of San Diego; a sister Ethel Jeffers of Richmond, Va; two grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be Thursday at First Baptist Church of Watsonville. Private cremation and burial will be at Pajaro Valley Memorial Park.
  Witness-Obituary	7 Jul 2009	Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California   [4]
  	Eldon Gerard Mabie died Saturday, June 20, 2009, at his home in Freedom. He was 92. Born in Redwood City, Mr. Mabie lived in the Watsonville area for 59 years. He worked for Bank of America and later worked as a real estate agent. Mr. Mabie served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, traveling and spending time with his family. Mr. Mabie was a Blue Knight volunteer at Watsonville Community Hospital, a driver for the Volunteer Bureau, and a member of the Pajaro Valley Rod & Gun Club, Watsonville/Santa Cruz Sons in Retirement, Watsonville Elks, Gideons and Masonic Lodge. Mr. Mabie is survived by two sons, Ken (Julie) Mabie of Aptos and Jerry Mabie of San Jose; daughter, Julie (Earl) Mabie-Marcellus of Leavenworth, Wash.; sister, Joan Joesten of Yreka; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor Gustafson. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Watsonville on Fifth and Lincoln streets. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hospice of Santa Cruz County, 940 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066; to the Salvation Army, 112 Grant Ave. in Watsonville; to the Pajaro Valley Rod & Gun Club, 557 1/2 Lakeview Road in Watsonville; or to the First Baptist Church of Watsonville
  Death	6 Feb 2018	San Jose Regional Medical Center, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California   [5]
  Obituary	17 Feb 2018	Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California   [5]
  	Gerard (Jerry) Mabie died on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 at San Jose Regional Center after a tragic accident. He was 71. He was born on May, 18, 1946 in San Francisco to Eldon and Eleanor (Gustafson) Mabie. He spent his growing up years in Watsonville, where he enjoyed family outings, tinkering with gadgets and later electronics, camping and other activities. He spent his adult years in San Jose, living in group homes and working at Goodwill and most recently, Hope Workshops. He loved life, had a great smile and sense of humor. He enjoyed movies, burgers/fries, going to the mall with his friends, tinkering in Ken and Julie's garage on his many electronic projects, going on trips to Washington to see Julie and Earl, and on trips with other adults with developmental disabilities. He is survived by his brother, Kenneth (Julie) Mabie of Aptos; sister, Julie (Mabie) (Earl) Marcellus of Leavenworth, Wash.; as well as a niece and nephew, their spouses and children. He was preceded in death by his parents. Mr. Mabie, in his tragic death, was able to be an organ donor. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider organ donation. There will be a family/Group Home/and coworker Memorial Service at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted in the care of the Carroll Family of Ave Maria Memorial Chapel, www.avemariamemorialchapel.com.
  Reference Number	20743
  Person ID	I20626	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Eldon Gerard Mabie,   b. 21 May 1917, Redwood City, San Mateo County, California d. 20 Jun 2009, Freedom, Santa Cruz County, California (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eleanor S. Gustafson,   b. 18 Jul 1923, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California d. 5 May 1996, Stanford Medical Center, Santa Clara County, California (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 May 1945	California   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F5904	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, California Birth Index, 1905-1995. [S526] 1950 United States Census; Url: https://1950census.archives.gov/, Redwood City, San Mateo, California, ED 41-209, Dwelling 41. [S499] Research of Dan Burrows of Orange County, NY, obit in The Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, California), 08 May 1996, Wed, Page 9. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, United States Obituary Collection, Published in The Watsonville Pajaronian Register, Watsonville, CA, 7 Jul 2009. [S439] Google Alerts from Kim Mabee MS# 78, from the Register-Pajaronian, Watsonville, California, Saturday, February 17, 2018. [S10] Royal A. Mabee, Royal A Mabee's notebook. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980.