San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Schlotthauer, Johnnie September 9 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Davis-Holman Cis1052@aol.com September 15, 2004, 2:14 am The Record September 12, 2004 Lodi Johnnie Schlotthauer Sept. 4, 1913 - Sept. 9, 2004 Johnnie Schlotthauer, 91, was born on September 4, 1913, in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada and passed from this life on September 9, 2004, in Lodi, California. Johnnie arrived in the United States in 1923 and became a naturalized US Citizen in 1939. In 1923 his father purchased the 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. On March 28, 1937, Johnnie married Esther Motz, of Lodi. Johnnie ran the Victor Garage until 1971. In semi-retirement, 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, both of Lodi and Mary and husband, Stan Yackel, both of Marietta, GA; two grandchildren, Michael and wife, Christina Gritts, both of Folsom and Michele and husband, Ken Forrest, both of VA; three great- grandchildren, Westley Gritts, Megan Forrest and Tyler Forrest. Friends are invited to attend Graveside Services Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi. Services have been entrusted to the care of Rocha's Mortuary, 215 S. School St., Lodi. In lieu of flowers, tributes may be expressed to the First Untied Methodist Church, 200 W. Oak St., Lodi, CA 95240. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/ob1264schlotth.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb