San Joaquin-San Benito County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Bianchi, William Joseph "Bill" October 10 2004
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The Record  October 12, 2004
Hollister
William "Bill" Joseph Bianchi 
April 1, 1925 - October 10, 2004



William "Bill" Joseph Bianchi aged 79, passed away in Hollister on Sunday, 
October 10, 2004. Mr. Bianchi was a native of Stockton, California having 
graduated from Stockton High School. Upon graduation, he enlisted along with 
many of his close friends into the U.S. Air Force and served in World War II. 
Upon his discharge from the service, Bill enrolled at Hump-hrey's Business 
College in Stockton, where he obtained his B.A Degree. He then joined C. G. 
Bianchi & Co., which had large agricultural endeavors in the San Joaquin 
Valley. Twenty years later, he formed the sole proprietorship of Bianchi 
Enterprises which raised almonds in Manteca, Escalon, and the Ripon area - 
later expanding his land area to 2500 acres to raise and produce wine grapes. 
Also during that same period of 1946 to 1964, he operated the Broder Family 
summer Hereford cattle range at Meyers, So. Lake Tahoe and the winter ranch at 
Folsom, CA. Bill loved to fly and he was known as the Flying Farmer. He loved 
to fly to Baja, CA, Alaska, Mexico and Canada for special trips with his wife 
as well as with his friends to go sport fishing. In addition to being a member 
of the Modesto T-Bird Club, as an avid golfer, he was a member of Del Rio Golf 
& Country Club in Modesto; a member of the Lions Club of Manteca and a world 
traveler reaching all the Continents of the world. He was the son of the late 
Chauncey G. Bianchi and Rose Bonzani Bianchi. 
His is survived by his wife of 59 years, Betty Broder Bianchi of Hollister; his 
children, Robert W. Bianchi (spouse, Crystel) of Hollister and Karen Ann 
Machlan (husband, Rex) of Palm Springs. Grandfather of Paul and Steven Bianchi 
of Hollister and Sherrie Gilcrest (husband, Terry) of Tuttle, Oklahoma. Great-
grandfather of Luke and Eli Gilcrest.
Friends are invited to attend the Funeral Service on Thursday afternoon at 3:00 
p.m. at the Chapel of Grunnagle Ament Nelson Funeral Home, 870 San Benito St., 
Hollister. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Thursday morning at the 
Mortuary Chapel. Private cremation will follow with inurnment at St. Benedict's 
Columbarium.
Donations are preferred to the Manteca Museum Society or to Sacred Heart School 
Foundation, c/o Grunnagle Ament Nelson 
Funeral Home, 870 San Benito St., Hollister, CA 95023. 
Grunnagle Ament Nelson 
Funeral Home 


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