Hope

Castaneda

Hope Victoria Guzman Castañeda, born on January 12, 1934, passed away at the age of 90 on February 25, 2024, in Hollister, California. Hope was born in Garden Grove, CA, to Manuel and Cipriana Guzman. She spent her formative years in Monterey, attending kindergarten through graduation from Monterey High School. Hope met her husband, Richard, in Monterey, and they enjoyed 52 years of marriage until his passing in 2003. They settled in Morgan Hill, where they raised their three children.

Hope was an active member of the community, involved in the PTA at Morgan Hill Elementary School and worked as a teacher's aide for the Morgan Hill School District. She was a dedicated parishioner at Saint Catherine's Church and served on the Parish Council. In 1983, Hope and Richard relocated to Hollister, where she continued her work as a bilingual teacher's aide withthe Hollister School District at Fremont, RO Hardin, and Cerra Vista schools, touching the lives of many students with her kindness and patience. She retired in 2001. Hope was a parishioner atSacred Heart Catholic Church.

Hope was preceded in death by her seven sisters and her brother, all of whom adored her, as their youngest sibling. She is survived by her children, Cathy (Joe) Silveira of Honolulu, HI, Richard (Lisa) Castañeda of Santa Rosa, and Diana Castañeda of Fresno, grandchildren Jocelynn Silveira, Jenifer Silveira, Ron (Kasey) Ownbey, Sara Recht, Danielle (Billy) Pavlovsky, Ben Castañeda, and great-grandchildren Keira and Ryan Ownbey & Savanna and Jacob Recht, who will all miss her dearly.

A Mass in memory of Hope will be held on March 7, 2024, at 11:00 am at St. Benedict'sCatholic Church, located at 1200 Fairview Rd., Hollister, CA. Burial will be private.

Donations may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hollister, CA.