Services set for 4 killed in Napa house fire

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By MARSHA DORGAN
Napa Valley Register

Vigil at 7 p.m. tonight for fire victims

Fund set up for fire victims' funeral expenses

No cause determined yet in fatal house fire

4 killed in Napa house fire

2 p.m.

Services for the Napa grandmother, her boyfriend and her two grandchildren killed in a Monday morning Napa house fire are set for later this week.

Aurora Castanon, 58, her grandchildren, 12-year-old Matthew Castanon and 4-year-old Giovanni Mendez, and her boyfriend of more than 15 years, 37-year-old Eutimio Torres, died in the fire at 1418 Vale Avenue.

A vigil for the four victims is set for 8 p.m. Friday at St. John’s Catholic Church, 960 Caymus, Napa. Their funeral Mass is set for 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John’s.

Burial for Castanon and her grandchildren will follow at Tulocay Cemetery. Torres will be buried in his native Mexico.

5 comment(s)

flibbertigibbet wrote on Feb 6, 2008 3:23 PM:

" WHY are is there conflicting information directly under the article in the "Links" section? Vigil ??? is it tonight or Friday? "

NVR Moderator wrote on Feb 6, 2008 3:27 PM:

" There is a vigil at the house tonight at 7 p.m., as that article states. There is also one Friday night at the church, as this article states. "

sad &broken wrote on Feb 7, 2008 12:21 AM:

" my mom did notify her lanlord on more than one ocassion!!!! "

sad &broken wrote on Feb 7, 2008 12:24 AM:

" i just want my community to know how grateful i fell w/all your support.God bless you all. "

flowa27 wrote on Feb 9, 2008 10:19 PM:

" My sympathy goes out to the family. Giovanni a classmate of mah daughter u will neva be forgotten! much love to u all! "

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