San Joaquin-Sacramento County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....SCHLOTTHAUER, JOHNNIE September 9 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Vickie Stone VctrStV4U@aol.com September 15, 2004, 12:30 am Lodi News September 14, 2004 JOHNNIE SCHLOTTHAUER Johnnie Schlotthauer, 91, passed from this life on September 9, 2004, in Lodi, California. He was born on September 4, 1913, in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada. Johnnie arrived in the United States in 1923 and became a naturalized US citizen in 1939, In 1923, his father purchased Victor Garage which he and his brother helped run until their father retired in 1937, From 1929-1943 they manufactured the 'Victor Duster" for sulphuring grapes. In 1934 they acquired the Dodge and Plymouth dealership. Johnnie Schlotthauer On March 8, 1937, Johnnie married Esther Motz of Lodi, Johnnie ran the Victor Garage until 1971, In semiretirement he opened a used car lot on Hwy 99 in Lodi until 1976. He was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church in Lodi. Johnnie is survived by his wife Esther- daughters, Marlene and husband, Charles Gritts of Lodi, Mary and husband, Stan Yackel of Marietta, GA. two grandchildren, Michael and wife, Christina Gritts of Folsom and Michelle and husband, Ken Forrest of VA and three greatgrandchildren, Wesley Gritts, Megan Forrest and Tyler Forrest. Friends are invited to attend graveside services Tuesday, September 14. 2004, at 11:00 am at the Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi, CA, Services have been entrusted to the care of Rochas Mortuary, 215 & School St,,Lodi, CA. In lieu of flowers, tributes may be expressed to the First United Methodist Church, 200 W, Oak St,. Lodi, CA, 95240, ========================================== File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/gob1636schlotth.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb