Norma (Pedevilla) Kinder

It is with great sadness that our sister Norma has joined her husband Skip and family before her, leaving behind her two favorite passions in life, Vosti's and golf.

Norma is preceded in death by her parents, Onorato and Elvira Pedevilla; sister, Nancy Weinberg; husband, Eldrid "Skip" Kinder; nephew, Robbie Pedevilla; and niece, Theresa Weinberg. She is survived by her brother, John Pedevilla; sister, Susan Neal; her cat, Rocky; and several great-nieces, nephews and cousins. She is also survived by Skip's children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

As many of you know, Norma was an avid golfer and owner of Vosti's Auto Parts. Her work career at Vosti's started when she was in the fourth grade during weekends and vacations; and became full time in 1955 upon graduating from Gonzales High School as the bookkeeper. Her early pay was a trip to Gonzales for a hamburger and milkshake with Uncle Angelo, Johnny, Spike and Agnes. Norma has been on the job 67 years (owner since 2004).

Her golf started in the middle 1960's with her first husband, Don DeRoza, Johnny and Josephine Pedevilla, she being the only one to continue on. They started at the Fairways at Sherwood, then to Salinas Fairways, then Salinas Golf and Country Club. She golfed on many courses on the Central Coast and beyond with Linda Rohrscheib and others. In the 1990's, Norma along with Linda Rohrscheib, Marge Anderson, Betty Gray and a few others started what was to become The Butter Cup Tournament. She also golfed with Lou Foletta on his 80th birthday, matching as many holes. On Thursday it was Ladies Day and accompanying Norma was Marge Anderson, Margaret Dusha, Linda Rohrscheib, Joanne Patterson, Marge Webb and Margie Post. According to what has been said she had four-to-five holes in one being the best, strongest golfer. Norma's favorite memories were weekend couples tournaments, matches with her favorite foursomes, and a great dedication to consistently working on her golf game, which led her to her lowest handicap of a seven. Aside from her greatest hobby, Norma loved gardening, reading, entertaining and loved her cat Rocky.

A Thank You to Norma's caregivers: Hortensia Marble, Mary Labakia, Dr. Gerber, Dr. Vivek Rudrapatna and the medical staff of Salinas Valley Heath.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Monterey County SPCA, or an organization of your choice.

A celebration of life to follow at a later date.

Published in Salinas Valley Tribune · July 24, 2023