Patterson Cemetery District 

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Adams Lloyd R 581030 p1
Services Held For Lloyd R. Adams; Final services were conducted Thursday at Evans Funeral Chapel for Lloyd H.
Adams, 25, of Belden, who was killed instantly Monday in an accident at the Caribou Dam project. Adams was driving a
euclid truck which was being pushed by another vehicle to start the engine at the top of the earth fill dam.  A connecting
cable broke and Adams' rig ran 489 feet down a ranch road on the down stream side of the dam.  He was thrown from the
vehicle and rolled beneath the wheels which crushed him to date (sic) death.

Addington Jacob 581204 p1
Final Rites For Jacob Addington; Final rites were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in Evans Funeral Chapel by the Rev.
Charles Gaither, pastor of the Assembly of God church, for Jacob ( Jake ) Addington, 60. He died early last Friday
morning in a Stockton hospital after a long illness.  A native of Modoc County, he had lived in this area 34 years.
He leaves his widow, Mary, of North First Street, two daughters, Linda Addington and Mrs. Geneva Rose, and sons
Donald, James, Kenneth and Jacob, Jr.. all of Patterson, and another son, David Addington of the United States Army in
Europe. Interment was in Del Puerto Cemetery.

Ahart William L 580130 p1
Final Services For William Ahart; William Leonard Ahart, 56, passed away at his home in Modesto Monday morning
following a heart attack. He had been employed for the past seven years at the W. C. Filippini Machine Shop which will
be closed Thursday morning while employees attend services at Salas Brothers-Moore Funeral chapel in Modesto.
Interment will be at Lakewood Memorial Park.

Alvardo Alfred A 580605 p1
Services Pending for A. A. Alvarado; Services are pending at Evans Chapel for Alfred Ayla Alvarado, 30, who was killed
in a one car auto accident Tuesday morning near the West Stanislaus Growers warehouse a mile south of Vernalis.
Alvarado missed the turn and wound up in an orchard.  He was pronounced dead upon arrival at the county hospital.
Alvarado had lived on Welty Road the past 14 months and operated a body and fender shop in Ernie Koenig s garage in
Newman. He is survived by his wife, Charolett, of Vernalis; six children, Lucille, Fred Jr., Robert Gene, Gloria Mae,
Ricky Andrew and Albert Anthony; and 10 brothers and sisters in Calexico.

Archa Luther G 581113 p1
Final Services Held For Luther G. Archa; Final services were conducted Monday at 2 p.m. for Luther Gray Archa, 59,
who passed away Friday in a Modesto hospital following a lengthy illness. A native of Texas, he had resided in Patterson
for the past 20 years. He is survived by one brother, Jessie Archa of Patterson. Services were in charge of Evans Funeral
Chapel and interment was in Del Puerto Cemetery.

Azevedo Maria 580731 p8
Services Conducted For Mrs. M. Azevedo
Final services were conducted Wednesday morning at the Pascoe-Botto Mortuary in Oakdale for Mrs. Maria Azevedo,
92, who died Saturday in a Ceres nursing home.  Interment was in the Citizens Cemetery, Oakdale.
She was the mother of John Azevedo of Patterson, Mrs. Rose Luiz of Boston, Mrs. Maria Maciel and Florindo Azevedo,
both of the Azores Islands, and the late Manuel, George, and Joe Azevedo.
Also surviving are a sister, Rose.

Basham William L 580724 p1
Services Held; Funeral services were conducted this morning in Ventura for William L. Basham, 44, of Ventura, who
was, struck by a car Sunday on Highway 99 north of Fresno.  Survivors include two sons, Bill and Steve Basham  of
Patterson.

Bays Michael E 581002 p1
Graveside Services Held For Bays Baby; A graveside service for Michael Eugene Bays, nine day old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ivan Eugene Bays of Westley, was conducted at 9 a.m. Wednesday in St. Mary s Catholic Cemetery in Patterson. The
infant died Sunday night in a Modesto hospital.  In addition to his parents, he leaves two sisters, Cathy and Jeanne Bays.
The Evans Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

Bowle William H 580717 p1
Services Held for William H. Bowie; Funeral services were conduced in Sacramento Monday morning for William H.
Bowie, 77, who passed away in his Carmichael home Friday morning following a lengthy illness. Survivors include his
wife, Ann; one son, William H. Bowie, Jr., of San Francisco; one grandchild; and four sisters, Mmes Roberta Harrison of
Patterson, Clara Selbach of Los Angeles, May Hare of Oakland and Ada King of Carmichael.

Clark Kenneth 580508 p1
Final Services For Kenneth Clark; Services were held Tuesday morning at Evans Chapel for Kenneth Clark, 43, who was
killed in a single car auto accident Friday night on Highway 33 by the Crows Landing Navy Base. Rev. Edwin 0. Solie
officiated and interment was at Del Puerto cemetery. Clark was on his way home from Newman about 9:50 p.m. last
Friday when the accident occurred.  California Highway Patrolmen surmise Clark was traveling at a high rate of speed
and he was either distracted by planes flying at the navy base or his British sports car was thrown out of control when he
crossed a spur track. The car slid broadside down the left side of the highway about 135 feet, skidded and rolled another
160 feet, threw Clark out crushing his skull, then skidded another 27 feet. Clark was a native of Jamestown, New York,
and a graduate of Los Angeles schools. He entered the U S. Navy in 1940 and from 1943 to 1945 he served as an
Aviation Radioman instructing in radio at the Crows Landing base.  He served overseas a short time before discharge.
He worked at the West Side Cleaners for a time and for the past 10 years has been a lineman for the PG&E. He is
survived by his wife, Olga.  Preceding him in death were his mother and father. Pall bearers were Americo Dompe, Herb
Signorotti, Jim Danna, Earl Klein, Elwyn Delphia and Ernie Martin.  Honorary pall bearers were the PG&E men Clark
worked with.

Collins Fred J 580918 p8
Final Rites For Fred J. Collins; Final rites were conducted Saturday morning in Evans Funeral Chapel for Fred .J.
Collins, 70, of Oakland, who died Wednesday in Veterans Administration Hospital, Livermore, of tuberculosis. Patterson
relatives are a niece, Mrs. VerDayne Williams, and nephew, Mayor John Evans.  He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Margaret
Roland, of Oakland. A native of Indiana, Collins served with the United States Army in World War I, when he contracted
tuberculosis; he had spent much of his life since that time tn veterans hospitals.

Covello James L Jr 580501 p1
Graveside Services Held For Infant; Graveside services were conducted Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. for James Leo Cove! Jr.,
two day old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Covelho of 504 South 4th Street. Born Friday morning at Det Puerto Hospital, the
infant passed early Sunday.  Interment was at Del Puerto Cemetery. Besides his parents, he is survived by a sister Pamela.

Criswell Joseph 580116 p1
Final Services For Joseph Criswell; Final services were conducted in Coalinga. January 8 for Joseph Criswell, 75, who
passed away January 5 following a short illness. A native of Trenton, Mo. he had resided in the Grayson area for 14 years
prior to moving to Coalinga seven years ago. Survivors include four sisters and two brothers, Bertie Criswell of Grayson
and other relatives in Arkansas. Services were conducted at the Adcock Bragg Mortuary in Coalinga with Rev. Gloria
Fawcett of the Four Square Church officiating.  Interment was at Armona, California.

Criswell Kathleen E 581231 p1
Graveside Services For New-born Infant; Graveside services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday for Kathleen Elaine
Criswell, stillborn daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Criswell of Westley.  Walter Dunn of Grayson conducted the
service for the infant who was born December 24 in a local hospital.

Daniels Tommy 580925 p1
Services Are Held For Tommy Daniels, Car Wreck Victim; Freak Accident Hard to Explain; Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning at Evans Funeral Chapel for Tommy Daniels, 17, with Rev. Albert Foster, pastor of the Federated
Church, officiating.  Interment was in Delano. Young Daniels was killed in a single car accident on Highway 33, a half
mile south of Patterson, about 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Daniels was a passenger in a car driven by Tony R. Duran, 20, of
Westley.  They were returning from a dance in Newman and the car drifted off the left side of road, skidded on the
shoulder and turned end over end for 100 feet. Daniels was thrown our and killed instantly.  Duran was hospitalized and
treated for shock and had bruises of the thigh and elbow.  He was released Sunday. Duran is a Marine stationed at Camp
Pendleton.  He is home on furlough. Deputy Sheriff Frank Casler and Reserve Deputy Jack Metcalf were having a cup of
coffee at Hazel's Cafe when the car drove by.  They said the car was not going fast and they couldn't understand how the
car suddenly tipped end over end. They theorized that the front wheel buckled under when the car hit the shoulder,
causing the car to flip. Daniels is the son of Mr. and Mrs Charles H. Daniels of Barros Avenue.  He worked for his father,
who operated Daniels' Trucking Service. He is a June 1958 graduated of Patterson High where he played football and
basketball.  He was a member of the Patterson Chapter, Future Farmers of America, and the PUHS chorus. Daniels is
survived by his parents and four sisters, Mrs. Barbara Williams of Grass Valley, Mrs. Lorene Cole of Patterson, Mrs.
Leona Meyers of Cupertino and Miss Shirley Daniels of Patterson.

Davis Jacob B 580731 p1
Graveside Services; Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. this afternoon for Jacob B. Davis, 55, who died
Saturday night in a Modesto hospital! after an extended illness. Evans Funeral Chapel will be in charge of arrangements
for the laborer who had been residing at 212 South Second Street in Patterson.

Dean William A 580123 p1
Final Rites For William Dean; Services were conducted Tuesday morning at Evans Chapel for William Alexander Dean,
46, who passed away at his home in Hayward Friday.  He was a native of Illinois. Rev. Albert Foster officiated at services
and interment was at Del Puerto Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs.Marguerite Dean, the former Miss Pagel of
Patterson, and two brothers, Harley and Hollis of Carthage, Ill.

Dias Carolina 580717 p1
Duplicate Service For Mr. and Mrs. Dias; Duplicate services were conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. for Frank Dias, Sr., 64,
and Carolina Dias, 67, who passed away within two days of her husband. Mr. Dias succumbed suddenly Wednesday
afternoon in his Sycamore Avenue home following a short illness.  His wife, Carolina, died of a similar attack Friday
morning in their home.  Rosary was recited Friday at 8 p.m. in the Evans chapel with. the funeral mass being said in the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  Interment was in St Mary s Cemetery. Mrs. Dias had been bothered by a heart condition
for some time and it seems the shock of her husband s death brought on the fatal attack. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dias were
natives of Terceda, Azore Islands. Survivors include three sons and three daughters: Mrs. Mary Amador and Frank Dias,
Jr., of Modesto; Sarah Wilson, Caroline Mendes, John Dias and Joe Dias of Patterson; 15 grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.

Dias Frank Sr 580710 p1
Final Rites Frank Dias Sr.; Rosary will be recited Friday night at 8 at Evans Chapel for Frank Dias Sr., 84, a long time
Patterson resident, who passed away suddenly yesterday afternoon at his Sycamore Avenue home following a short
illness. Mass will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  Interment will be at St. Mary s Cemetery.
Dias was a native of Tereceda, the Azore Islands. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Frank Dias Sr.; three sons and  three
daughters, Mrs. Mary Amador and Frank Dias Jr., of Modesto, Sarah Wilson, Caroline Mendes, John Dias and Joe Dias
of Patterson; 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Dias Frank Sr 580717 p1
Duplicate Service For Mr. and Mrs.Dias; Duplicate services were conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. for Frank Dias, Sr., 64,
and Carolina Dias, 67, who passed away within two days of her husband. Mr. Dias succumbed suddenly Wednesday
afternoon in his Sycamore Avenue home following a short illness.  His wife, Carolina, died of a similar attack Friday
morning in their home.  Rosary was recited Friday at 8 p.m. in the Evans chapel with. the funeral mass being said in the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  Interment was in St Mary s Cemetery. Mrs. Dias had been bothered by a heart condition
for some time and it seems the shock of her husband s death brought on the fatal attack. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dias were
natives of Terceda, Azore Islands. Survivors include three sons and three daughters: Mrs. Mary Amador and Frank Dias,
Jr., of Modesto; Sarah Wilson, Caroline Mendes, John Dias and Joe Dias of Patterson; 15 grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.

Enright Mark 580911 p1
Crows Landing Man Is Feared To Be Drowned in River; Bulletin — The Irrigator learned at 5 p.m. yesterday, while
going to press that Enright's body had been recovered from the San Joaquin River.  Services are pending in Newman.
Dragging operation along the San Joaquin River continued yesterday in an effort to locate the body of Mark Enright, 48,
of Crows Landing, who is presumed to have drowned sometime Monday or Tuesday. The sheriff's office said a crew
resumed the search yesterday morning after dragging the river Tuesday until dark.  Headquarters had received no further
word yesterday afternoon and presumed the body had not been located. Enright a heavy construction worker and welder,
lives on River Road at Orestimba Creek, east of Crows Landing. He took his boat out Monday evening from the Crow
and Moe Ranch three miles east of Crows Landing .  He was last seen at 6 p.m. According to Enright's wife Shirley, her
husband did not go boating after dark, but he sometimes camped along the river overnight.  She didn't begin worrying
until Tuesday morning and she and her brother Steve Crow, began a search. His car was located about noon and the boat
was found about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.  It was in the middle of the stream, snagged, with a hole in the center of the stern.
The Sheriff's office was notified about 5 p.m. and dragging operations were begun by a crew under the supervision of
Sgt. Jack Zietan. The motor was missing from the boat and the boat was about three-fourths full of water. His watch,
cigarettes and lighter were found in the tool box. It was surmised Enright though the boat was going to sink and took the
motor off to wade ashore with it.

Estrada Francisco F 581030 p1
Services Held For Man Killed in Crash; A funeral mass was held Monday at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Monday for Francisco Fernandez Estrada, 29, who died in the crash of his auto Wednesday evening. Rosary was recited
Sunday evening at Evans Funeral Chapel and interment was in St. Mary s Cemetery. Estrada s car ran off Highway 33 at
Manetti s Corner and hit a railroad signal pole then bounced into a guard rail.  He was pronounced dead on arrival at Del
Puerto Hospital at 9:40 p.m. A native of Mexico, he had lived in the Patterson and Westley district since August, 1955.
Survivors include three brothers, Jose of Manteca, Juan Antonio of Salinas and Gregory of Arizona.

Filippini Chastie N 580403 p2
Mrs. C. Filippini Services Wednesday; Services were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Davis-Hansen Funeral
Chapel in Newman for Chastie N. Filippini, 89, who died in her Crows Landing home Sunday evening. A native of
Malma, Sweden, she came to the United States and settled in Marin County when 26 years of age.  She moved to
Newman in 1896 and thence to Crows Landing  here she has resided for the past 57 years. She leaves three daughters,
Mrs. Florence Hendy of Newman, Mrs. Charlotte Viroman of Los Angeles and Mrs. Lily Hornbastel of Sacramento; and
four sons, Walter of Patterson and Lloyd, William and Charles Filippini all of Crows Landing.

Frunz Marie 580227 p1
Services Held For Mrs. Marie Frunz; Services were conducted Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church
for Mrs. Marie Frunz, 77, who passed away in Del Puerto Hospital following a short illness. A native of Switzerland, she
came to the United States in 1901 and had resided in Patterson for the past 38 years.  She was a member of the Altar
Society of the Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Nick Frunz, of Patterson; sons, John, Frank, and Carl
Frunz of Patterson, two daughters, Miss Pauline Frunz of Berkeley and Mrs. Mary Curran of San Carlos; and nine
grandchildren. Rosary was recited Tuesday evening at Evans Funeral Chapel and interment was at St. Mary's Cemetery.

Geishewski Frank 580220 p1
Two Killed in Hwy. 33 Accident; William Thompson, 21, of Anderson, was killed instantly and Frank Geishewski, 19,
Crows Landing Naval Auxiliary Landing Field, died eight hours later in Del Puerto Hospital following a Highway 33
crash at 2:50 a.m. Monday. The auto driven by Roger Vickers, 19, another sailor, plunged from the Orestimba Creek
bridge.  Highway patrolmen said the auto rode the bridge rail, plunged 30 feet through the air and hit so hard it rolled 84
feet uphill. Vickers was thrown free and injured seriously.  Geishewskl fell free but the rolling car dropped on him,
pinning him  to the ground. Del Puerto Hospital lists Vicker s condition as fair.

Gourley Robert 581120 p1
Services. Held for Robert Gourley; Funeral services were conducted in Ridgewood, New Jersey, November 7, for Robert
Gourley, 77, who passed away November 5, following a lengthy illness.  Interment was in George Washington Cemetery,
Ridgewood, New Jersey. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Helen Gourley of Ridgewood; two daughters, Mrs. Monie
Anderson of Patterson, and Mrs. Jean Hanson of Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Gourley were well known in
Patterson where they had visited many times with their daughter Mrs. Anderson.  Mrs. Anderson flew east to attend
services for her father

Gray Roy L 581231 p1
Suicide Found Parked in Car on Ellery Ranch; The Stanislaus County Sheriff s Department is investigating the suicide of
Roy Lee Gray, 48, of Texas, who was found in a parked car on the Henry Ellery Ranch west of Westley at 9 a.m.
Tuesday. A man irrigating on the ranch Monday saw Gray, alive, sitting on the car at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, with the
car still parked there, the man investigated, saw Gray s body and called the sheriff s office. Inspector Sgt. Gagnebin and
Jim Elliott of the identification bureau investigated. They found Gray had shot himself in the head with a .38 revolver.
Gray was a cook at the Westley Hotel.  Services are pending at Salas Bros. Chapel in Modesto. Among the survivors are
two brothers, Earl and Ed, and a son, Arnold Leroy, all of Modesto.

Harris Claya M 580403 p1
Services Held For Mrs. Claya Harris; Final services were conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday for Mrs.Claya Margarte Harris,
35, who died Friday night in a Modesto hospital following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Harris was a native of Los Banos and
had resided in the area for a number of years. Survivors include her husband, James B. Harris of Modesto; a daughter,
Janet Rommel of Patterson; three brothers, Mike Alberti and Virie Alberti of Patterson and Louie Alberti of Modesto;
two sisters, Mrs. June Wheeland and Miss Dorris Alberti of Patterson, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Alberti of
Patterson. Evans Chapel was in charge of arrangements and interment was in St Mary s Cemetery.

Hass Ralph Ebert 580731 p8
Services Held For Ralph Elbert Hass; Final services were conducted Tuesday morning at the Franklin & Downs Funeral
Home in Modesto for Ralph Elbert Hass, 77, who passed away Sunday following a lengthy illness. A native of Kansas, he
was the father of Brent Hass of Patterson; Ellsworth Hass, Modesto; Doris Borkman of Apple Valley; and Earl Hass, San
Jose; brother of Ernest Hass, Grass Valley and Arthur Hass and Gertrude Whitcomb of Hesperia.

Hubbard Randall L 580717 p1
Graveside Services For Hubbard Baby; Graveside services will be conducted this afternoon for Randall Lee Hubbard,
infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Hubbard of Barros Avenue, Patterson who passed away shortly after birth July 15.
Evans Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements and interment will be in Del Puerto Cemetery. Besides his parents, the
infant leaves one sister, Donna K. Hubbard.

Ielmini James Michael 580904 p1
Youngster Drowns in Private Pool; Resuscitators Fail To Help; Services were held at Evans Chapel yesterday afternoon
for James Michael Ielmini, 2 ½ year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ielmini, with Father J. V. Connors officiating.
Interment was at St. Mary's Cemetery.  Young Ielmini drowned Tuesday shortly after lunch in a private swimming pool.
Mrs. Ielmini and Michel and a younger son, Johnnie, had lunch Tuesday with Mrs. Fred Voit and her two sons.  They
finished lunch at about 12 noon and the children were out to play. Mrs. Ielmini and Mrs. Voit thought the children were
on the side of the house away from the pool. At about 12;20, Mrs. Ielmini saw young James floating face up in the Voit's
swimming pool around the two foot depth. She immediately jumped in and pulled the boy out and she and Mrs. Voit
hurried him to Del Puerto Hospital. The hospital staff and five volunteer firemen alternated with two resuscitators and
worked on the youth for 30 minutes, but could get no response. It was surmised the youngster might have reached into the
pool for a toy boat, and fallen in. Mrs. Ielmini was hospitalized for shock treatment Tuesday afternoon and released that
night. Young James' father is Quality control manager at Patterson Frozen Foods which is owned by his grandfather and
grand uncle, Alfonso and Mario Ielmini.  Fred Voit is plant superintendent. His grandparents on his mothers's side are
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Penny of Denair.

Ingebretsen Ingeborg L 581023 p1
Mrs. K. Ingebretsen Service Wednesday; by Rev. Walter Holtan; Mrs. Karl Ingebretsen, a resident of Patterson for 44
years, passed away Monday at 10:15 a.m. at the Del Puerto hospital where she had been a patient for two and a half
months.  She attained the age of 68 years. Ingeborg Lilleland lngebretsen was born September 18, 1890 in Stavenger,
Norway of Captain A O. Lilleland and Laura Lilleland.  She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Norway.
She also received her education there.  In 1909 Captain Lilleland brought his wife and family to San Francisco on the
ship which he sailed. On April 12, 1914 in San Francisco lngeborg Lilleland was united in marriage to Karl Ingebretsen.
They moved to Patterson to establish their home and have resided on the Ingebretsen ranch on Del Puerto since. To this
union the following children were born: Karl Hilmar, Colusa; Arne Odin, Sacramento; Laura Helene Styron, Hayward;
and Omund Leland, Fresno; Mrs Ingebretsen is also mourned by her 93 year old mother Laura Lilleland of Patterson; her
husband, Karl, a sister, Mrs. Carroll Rice, Piedmont; three brothers, Dr. Omund Lilleland, Davis; Ole Lilleland,
Pasadena; and Bertrand Lilleland, Sacramento.  She  also leaves eight grandchildren. Mrs. Ingebretsen's interests
centered in her home and family.  She had a host of friends whom she liked to entertain.  She was a member of Our
Saviour s Lutheran Church and a life member of the W.M.F. Funeral services were held on Wednesday morning from
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church.  A group of ladies sang. "Softly the Daylight Faded."  Pastor E. B Kluver also brought a
message.  The following served as pall bearers: Julius Hatlen, Alfred Knutson, Axel Alberg, Carl Busengdal, Marion
Olson and Harold Tronstad.  Interment was made in the Del Puerto cemetery with Walter Holtan, the local pastor in
charge.

Isquerdo Roberto S 580731 p8
Graveside Service For Young Boy; Graveside services were held Friday at St. Mary s Cemetery for Roberto S. Isquerdo,
12 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Isquerdo of Walnut Camp. The youngster died suddenly early last Thursday
morning at a Modesto hospital.  An autopsy is being performed to determine cause of death. He is survived by his parents
and four brothers, Jose, Julian, Junior and Adelo. Evans Chapel made funeral arrangements.

Jacabo Ascencion 580522 p1
Local Man Dies Suddenly in Car; Ascencion  Jacobo, died suddenly of unknown causes while on his way home Tuesday
for a family party celebrating his 41st birthday. Jacobo was found by Reserve Deputy Sheriff Jack Metcalf in his parked
cat alongside High way 33 north of Sequoia Ave.  Metcalf had passed the ear earlier and on the second trip by at 8 p.m.
he checked and found Jacobo laying across the front seat.  The car motor was still running. Metcalf called the CHP and
County Coroner Herbert Paul who pronounced Jacobo dead. The CHP surmised Jacobo, was taken suddenly ill and
pulled over to the side of the road. Jacobo had been in and out of veteran s hospitals the past four years and was unable to
work much due to poor health He is survived by his wife, Emily, and seven children of 304 So. 4th St.  Services are
pending at Evans Chapel.

Jackson B O 580828 p1
Services Are Held for B. 0. Jackson; Final services were conducted at 10 a.m. Monday for B. 0. Jackson, 65, who passed
away Thursday night in Del Puerto Hospital following a lengthy illness. A native of Arkansas he had resided in Patterson
for many years arid once was employed by the Patterson Ranch Company arid the Patterson Water Company. He is
survived by his widow, Earl Jackson of Patterson, a son, Calvin Jackson of Patterson: two brothers, Ben of Bokchito.
0kla. and Marshall Jackson of Escondido; five grandchildren and one great grandchild.  He was preceded in death by two
sons, Doyle and R. A. Jackson. Evans Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements and interment was in Del Puerto
Cemetery.

Jackson Deborah K 580522 p1
Infant Passes After Pneumonia Attack; Deborah Kay Jackson, seven month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ramond Lee
Jackson of 456 Walnut Court, passed away Monday at Del Puerto Hospital. The infant became ill Friday and was brought
to the hospital Monday at 10:40 where she died two hours later. Stanislaus County Coroner Herbert Paul of Modesto
performed an autopsy which revealed the infant died of bronchial pneumonia.  The body was removed to Greenlawn
Chapel, Bakersfield for services. She was born in Bakersfield and had lived here the past six months.

Jackson Doyle L 580717 p1
Final Services for Doyle L. Jackson; Final services were conducted Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for Doyle L. Jackson, 41, who
passed away suddenly Thursday evening in his Sperry Avenue home. A native of Oklahoma, he had resided in Patterson
for 25 years. Doyle was converted and joined the Baptist Church in Patterson in 1952.  He was very active in the church.
He was a deacon, and Training Union Director in  the local church and on the board  of directors of the New Hope
Baptist Association Training Union Department.  He was also able to fill the pulpit of the church and did so on April 6,
1958.  He was a loyal servant of the Lord and his church. Survivors include his widow, Opal; two sons, Kenneth, who is
serving with the Navy in Japan; Gerald who is with the Navy in San Diego; and a daughter, Genese Jackson of Patterson.
The Navy flew both Kenneth and Gerald home for the services for their father.  Also surviving are his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. O. Jackson, and a brother, Calvin of  Patterson, and one grandchild. Another brother, R. A. Jackson, was killed in
1950 while fighting with the marines in Korea and was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously. Evans Funeral Chapel
was in charge of the services with Rev. Robert Fox officiating.  Interment was in Del Puerto Cemetery.

Kirby James W 580605 p1
Services Conducted for James W. Kirby; Final services were conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday for James William Kirby, 40,
who was found dead in bed in his father s Grayson home early Friday morning. A native of Texas and a veteran of World
War II, he had been staying with his father since December.  He was an out-patient of the Fresno Veterans Hospital and
was due to return there for a checkup and care. Survivors include his father, Maynard S. Kirby, of Grayson; and two sons,
John and Paul Kirby of Alturas. Evans Funeral chapel was in charge of arrangements and interment was in Del Puerto
Cemetery.

Kroterfield Elizabeth 580417 p1
Final Services For Mrs. Kroterfield; Final services were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday for Mrs. Elizabeth Kroterfield , 81,
who died suddenly Wednesday in a Modesto hospital. A native of Ohio, Mrs. Kroterfield  had been living with her sister,
Mrs. Emma Simonic on Ward Avenue for the past five years.  She also leaves a stepson, Ashley Kroterfield of San
Francisco, and a step-daughter, Mrs Vivian Ellison of Long Beach. Evans Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements
and interment was in Del Puerto Cemetery.

Larsen Ed 580501 p1
Final Services For Ed Larson; Final services were conduced Monday at 3 p.m. for Ed Larson, 83, a retired rancher, who
passed away Friday morning in his Sycamore Avenue home. A native of Cannon Falls, Minn., he had been a Patterson
resident since 1912. Survivors include one son, Philip Larson of Pacific Grove, and one daughter, Mrs. Helen Baalack of
Patterson. Rev. E. 0. Solie of the Mission Covenant Church officiated at the services and interment was at Del Puerto
Cemetery.   Evans Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

Leal Deolinda S 581030 p1
Services Pending For Mrs. Leal; Services are pending at Evans Chapel for Mrs. Deolinda Silva Leal who passed away at
a Modesto hospital yesterday afternoon following a short illness. She is survived by her husband, Tony , of So. Fourth St.

Leal Deolinda S 581106 p1
Services Held for Deolinda S. Leal; Rosary was recited Thursday at 8:15 p.m. at Evans Funeral Chapel for Deolinda
Silva Lea!, 67, who died at a Modesto hospital Wednesday afternoon following a short illness. Mass was said at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Friday and interment was in St. Mary s Cemetery. A native of Pica, Azore Islands, she
is survived by her husband, Tony, of 315 South Fourth Street, Patterson; one brother and three sisters in the Azores.
She was a member of the Patterson Council UPPEC.

Longo Salvatore J 580925 p1
Services Tonight For Local Realtor; Rosary will be recited tonight at 8 at Salas Bros-Moore Funeral Chapel, 419 Scenic
Drive, Modesto, for Salvatore Joseph Longo, 67, who passed away Tuesday night at Del Puerto hospital following a short
illness. Mass will be held at 8:30 Friday morning at the chapel and at 9 a.m. at St Stanislaus Church, Modesto. The
California Highway Patrol made a breath-taking run from Modesto Memorial Hospital to the local hospital Tuesday night
in 12 minutes.  They were bringing a cardiac defibrillater, a machine to stimulate the heart, which had been asked for by a
local doctor.  The trip was in vain, however, as Longo couldn t be revived. Longo operated the Longo Realty here for the
past several years.  He was a native of Italy, had lived in Stanislaus County the past 26 years and in the state the past 38
years.  He was a member of the West Side Sportsmen's Club. Interment is scheduled to be at St. Stanislaus Cemetery,
Modesto.  He lived half way between Modesto and Crows Landing and had a Crows Landing mailing address,  Rt. 1 Box
166. Surviving are his wife, Julia, a brother, John of Italy, a sister Mrs. Mary Barca of Redwood City, seven children,
Mrs. Angela Swanson of Ceres, Mrs. Louise Williams of South San Francisco, Salvatore E. Longo of Fresno, William
Longo of Crows Landing,  Mrs. Leona Grizzle of Columbia, Mrs. Dorothy Statzer of Modesto, Mrs. Shirley Gulick of
Bendt, Ore., 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Lopez Alicia 580807 p1
Final Rites Held for Alicia Lopez; Final rites were held Saturday at Salas Brothers-Moore Funeral Chapel in Modesto for
I0 year old Alicia Lopez, who passed away last Thursday in a Modesto Hospital of a congenital heart condition.  Services
were under the direction of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Jose
Manuel Lopez of Patterson who have lived here the past two months, coming from Texas, Alicia s birth place. Also
surviving are a sister, Amelia, and four brothers, Armando, Arturo, Alberto and Jose Manuel Jr.

Mazzoni Dominico 581204 p1
Rosary Tonight For Dominco Mazzoni; Requiem Mass will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, December 5, at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church for Dominico Mazzonl, 79, who died Tuesday evening in Del Puerto Hospital. Rosary will be recited at
8 p.m. tonight in Evans Funeral chapel and interment will be in St. Mary s Catholic Cemetery. A retired rancher he was a
native of Italy and had lived here 42 years. He leaves his wife, Cecelia of Almond Avenue, a son, C. N., Mazzoni of
Modesto, two daughters, Mrs. Victor Prinze of Stockton and Mrs. John Milesi of Patterson, four grandchildren, two great
grandchildren, and one brother, Prospero Mazzoni of Patterson.

McAulay Carra 580220 p1
Services Held for Mrs. Carra McAulay; Private services were conducted Wednesday at the Chapel of the Chimes in
Oakland for Mrs. Carra McAuby, 85, who passed away Sunday evening at the local hospital following a long illness.
Mrs. McAulay settled with her parents in the Crows Landing district in 1877 and lived in the original family home on
what is now the naval auxiliary landing field near there. A native of Woodland, she and her husband Lloyd moved into
the town of Crows Landing in 1902.  He and Henry Ellis owned and operated a general merchandise store and in 1918
McAulay bought out Ellis, operating the business until his death in 1941. Mrs. McAulay leaves a daughter, Mrs. Walter
Filippini of Patterson, and three grandchildren, Mrs. Elmer Filippini of Los Altos, Mrs. Marnelle Cripe of Elk Grove, and
Allan Hitchcock of San Jose; three grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.  The family requests remembrances be sent
to the building fund of the Crows Landing Presbyterian Church of which she was a longtime member. The Evans Funeral
Chapel was in charge of the local arrangements with the Rev. E. 0. Solie officiating.

Meinzer Glen E 581002 p1
Final Services For Glen Edward Meinzer; Final services were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at DeYoung Memorial
Chapel, Stockton, for Glen Edward Meinzer,.45, who passed away Sunday in a Stockton Hospital following a short
illness.  Interment was in the Royal Cemetery, Stockton. A native of Minnesota, he had resided in Patterson for a number
of years, attending the local grammar school and Patterson High School.  Survivors include his widow, Harriet of
Stockton; a stepson, Charles Goodnal of San Francisco; his mother, Mrs. Alta Mithen of Patterson; father, C. J. Meinzer
of Bell, California;  three sisters, Mrs. Elsie Piboni of Fresno; Mrs. Mabel Fenley, Fresno; and Mrs. Velda Maxon of
Three Rivers, California.

Mesa Maria H 580512 p1
Two Killed, One Critically Injured in Monday Morning Train-Car Crash; A Monday morning car-train crash brought
sudden death to a two months old infant and his aunt and hospitalized his mother with critical injuries.
The infant was Ynacio Ochoa. son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Ramondo Ochoa; the fatally injured woman was Maria Helena
Mesa, 22 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Mesa. In the Stanislaus County Hospital with "very critical" injuries
is Mrs. Irene Ochoa, 21, mother of the infant and Elsa the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Mesa. The sisters, Mrs. 0choa thought
to be driving, were westbound on Las Palmas Avenue en route to take Ynacio to the doctor.  The southbound SP freight
pulling 33 cars and the caboose, a local running between Tracy and Los Banos, was traveling at a speed estimated by
witnesses at about 30 miles an hour, when the crash occurred at about 10:15 a.m. Fireman H. Williams of Tracy said he
saw the car traveling at a slow rate of speed toward the crossing where the red signal lights and bell were giving the
warning.  Suddenly he realized the driver was making no attempt to stop and alerted Engineer J. E. Robinson, who made
an emergency application of the diesel engine's brakes. The car crashed into the left front of the engine and was slammed
against an 8 by 8 inch post 36 feet east of the point of impact.  All three occupants were thrown out of the car, Mrs.
Ochoa being thrown 72 feet south and almost under the train. The infant was killed instantly and Miss Mesa died about
40 minutes later of severe head injuries in Del Puerto Hospital. Mrs. Ochoa was treated here for multiple severe scalp
lacerations, concussion and possible skull fracture.  She later was transferred to the county hospital, where attendants list
her condition as critical. The freight engine was stopped just at the north side of E Street, about 600 feet south of Las
Palmas Avenue, its left ladder and steps damaged. There was about a 35 minute wait before a Modesto ambulance arrived
at the scene, followed seconds later by the arrival of an ambulance from the Crows Landing Naval Auxiliary Landing
Field.  The Navy driver said he had been held up because highway traffic refused to heed his siren and red lights.  There
is no local ambulance service. Services for Ynacio and Miss Mesa are pending at Evans Funeral Chapel. In addition to his
parents, Ynacio leaves two sisters, Maria and Rosa Ochoa.  He was born in Arizona. Miss Mesa, a native of Brawley, had
lived in Patterson eight years.  She leaves her parents; two brothers, Raymond and Garcia Mesa; six sisters, Mrs. Irene
Ochoa and Alice, Angie, Connie, Terry and Socarro Mesa, all of Walnut Court, Patterson.

Montano Felix 580626 p1
Fall Kills Camp Boss; Felix Montano, 73, boss at the Torn Garcia labor camp in Vernalis, died June 18 in a Tracy
hospital of injuries suffered when he fell 40 feet from a tankhouse.  He stepped through a hole in the water tower at the
camp while inspecting a leak in the tank.

Moore Charles R 590703 p1
Services Today For C. R. "Dinty" Moore; Funeral services will be held in Richmond this morning at 11 a.m. for Charles
R. "Dinty" Moore who died Tuesday morning in Richmond of a heart attack. The services will be held at the Richmond
Funeral Home, 38th and McDonald. Moore was a former Patterson resident for many years and was active in community
affairs. He was the Southern Pacific agent here and was chamber of commerce president, past commander and district
commander of the American Legion, and served on the school board.

Morgan Grace 580731 p8
Memorial Services for Mrs. Morgan; Memorial services were conducted Tuesday morning at the Federated Church for
Mrs. Grace Morgan, 52, who passed away last week Wednesday afternoon in a Modesto hospital following an illness of
about four months. Rev. Albert Foster officiated. Mrs. Morgan was a native of San Leandro and a graduate of Mills
College.  She came here in 1932 and taught math at Patterson Union High School from 1928 to 1934. She was active in
Girl Scout work, both locally and in the county, active in the Federated Church and served on the Patterson Elementary
School board of trustees for several years.  She was board chairman when the new Las Palmas School was built. She is
survived by her husband Lauren, and two daughters, Paula and Laurie. Mrs. Morgan willed her body to science for the
study of. cancer, and her eyes to the eye bank. She requested that memorial contributions be sent to the Federated Church,
Cancer Society, Girl Scouts or to any other charity. The Stanislaus Council, Girl Scouts, has created the Grace Morgan
Memorial Campership Fund to be used to send girls to summer camps in the mountains. This fund was set up because of
Mrs. Morgan s work, in Girl Scouting and her enthusiasm in opportunities for girls to go to camp. Contributions from
outside the Patterson area have been made and will be forwarded to the Modesto office to be used for the above purpose.

Munson G Russell 580626 p1
Former Patterson Resident Passes; G. Russell Munson, 50, of  Stockton, a retired real estate broker and building
contractor, died early Monday morning of a heart attack while on a fishing trip at Lake Tahoe. A former Patterson
resident, he moved to Stockton with his family about 15 years ago.  He attended elementary school here and was
graduated from Patterson High School where he was a star basketball player.  He also was a member of the 20-30 Club
here. a Munson is survived by his widow, Geraldine; a son, Robert, stationed with the Air Force at Yale University; and
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Munson of Stockton.  He also leaves two brothers, Harold W. Munson of Alaska,
and Robert W. Munson  of Stockton. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning in Stockton.

Nemetz John 580410 p4
Final Services; Graveside services were conducted at 3 p.m. Monday for John Nemetz, 77, who passed away Saturday in
a Modesto hospital. A native of Austria, he had been a bridge tender at the Crows Landing bridge for the past several
years.  He had no known relatives. Pastor J.  C. Gaither of the Assembly of God Church in Patterson officiated and
interment was at the Del Puerto Cemetery.  Evans Chapel handled arrangements.

Ochoa Ynacio 580515 p1
Two Killed, One Critically Injured in Monday Morning Train-Car Crash; A Monday morning car-train crash brought
sudden death to a two months old infant and his aunt and hospitalized his mother with critical injuries. The infant was
Ynacio Ochoa. son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Ramondo Ochoa; the fatally injured woman was Maria Helena Mesa, 22 year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Mesa. In the Stanislaus County Hospital with "very critical" injuries is Mrs. Irene
Ochoa, 21, mother of the infant and Elsa the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Mesa. The sisters, Mrs. 0choa thought to be
driving, were westbound on Las Palmas Avenue en route to take Ynacio to the doctor.  The southbound SP freight pulling
33 cars and the caboose, a local running between Tracy and Los Banos, was traveling at a speed estimated by witnesses at
about 30 miles an hour, when the crash occurred at about 10:15 a.m. Fireman H. Williams of Tracy said he saw the car
traveling at a slow rate of speed toward the crossing where the red signal lights and bell were giving the warning.
Suddenly he realized the driver was making no attempt to stop and alerted Engineer J. E. Robinson, who made an
emergency application of the diesel engine's brakes. The car crashed into the left front of the engine and was slammed
against an 8 by 8 inch post 36 feet east of the point of impact.  All three occupants were thrown out of the car, Mrs.
Ochoa being thrown 72 feet south and almost under the train. The infant was killed instantly and Miss Mesa died about
40 minutes later of severe head injuries in Del Puerto Hospital. Mrs. Ochoa was treated here for multiple severe scalp
lacerations, concussion and possible skull fracture.  She later was transferred to the county hospital, where attendants list
her condition as critical. The freight engine was stopped just at the north side of E Street, about 600 feet south of Las
Palmas Avenue, its left ladder and steps damaged. There was about a 35 minute wait before a Modesto ambulance arrived
at the scene, followed seconds later by the arrival of an ambulance from the Crows Landing Naval Auxiliary Landing
Field.  The Navy driver said he had been held up because highway traffic refused to heed his siren and red lights.  There
is no local ambulance service. Services for Ynacio and Miss Mesa are pending at Evans Funeral Chapel. In addition to his
parents, Ynacio leaves two sisters, Maria and Rosa Ochoa.  He was born in Arizona. Miss Mesa, a native of Brawley, had
lived in Patterson eight years.  She leaves her parents; two brothers, Raymond and Garcia Mesa; six sisters, Mrs. Irene
Ochoa and Alice, Angie, Connie, Terry and Socarro Mesa, all of Walnut Court, Patterson.

Olson Mark E 580828 p1
Funeral Services For Eight Month Old Boy; Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Our Saviour's Lutheran
Church for Mark Evan Olson, eight month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Olson. Officiating at services were Pastor
Walter Holtan of the local church and Rev Gulhagen, Mrs. Olson s pastor  in Sacramento, where she formerly lived.
Mark Evan was born in Denver, Colorado, November 26; 1957 and would have been nine months old Tuesday of this
week.  He was three months old before his parents discovered he had a heart condition, a hole in the heart, which kept the
blood from circulating properly through his body. He was under the care of a heart specialist in Denver until the Olson s
moved here, when a heart specialist from San Francisco took over. The baby s parents took him to Denver for surgery
and the operation was termed a success, but the baby died from unknown complications.  An autopsy is being performed
to determine the cause of death. With the baby in Denver were, his parents, his father s father, Marion Olson, and his
mother's mother, Mrs. Roy Osterli. Interment was at Del Puerto Cemetery.

Page Bird B 580515, p1
Services Today For Bird Page; Final services will be conducted today for Bird Benjamine Page, about 84, who passed
away Tuesday in a Modesto Hospital. A Spanish American War Veteran, he had resided on East Las Palmas Avenue,
Patterson, for the past year; and in California for 50 years. Interment will be at the Oak Hill Memorial Cemetery in San
Jose. He leaves no known relatives.

Parker Mary F 581023 p1
Services Held For Mrs. Mary Parker; Final services were conducted at the Shannon Chapel in Modesto at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, for Mrs. Mary Frances Parker, 43, who died Friday in a San Francisco hospital after an extended illness.  Rev.
Robert McCracken officiated and interment was in Lakewood Memorial Park. A native of Oklahoma, Mrs. Parker had
resided in the Patterson area for the past 20 years. She was the mother of Willie W. and Farris Parker and Dolly Terry,
Modesto; daughter of Lucinda Davis, Patterson, sister; of William and Jade J. Davis, Modesto; Wylie Davis and Roberta
R. Flanagan, Patterson; Mae Johnson, Vernalis; and Jim Davis, Texas.  She also leaves three grandchildren.

Patrick John E 580515 p1
Final Rites for John Everett Patrick, 50; Final rites were conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Evans Funeral Chapel for John
Everett Patrick, 50, who died Saturday in Del Puerto Hospital after a long illness. The Rev. Ossie Rose of Grayson
officiated and interment was in Del Puerto Cemetery. A native of Mississippi, Patrick had resided in Grayson 16 years.
Surviving are his wife,  Mrs. Eloise Patrick; five children, Mrs. Beverly Renfro of Yuma, Ariz., and James, Sally, Mae,
Zacky, and John E. Patrick of Grayson; his mother, Mrs. Sally Patrick of Redlands; a brother, Cecil Patrick of Portland,
Ore.; four sisters, Mrs Willie Fulcher of Redlands, Mrs. Lyda Wade of Ontario, Mrs. Isaline Pyle of Colton, and Mrs.
Helen Moore of San Fernando and two grandchildren.

Pearson Joseph 581218 p1
Alice Roberts  Brother Passes; Funeral services are being arranged by Franklin & Downs Funeral Home in Modesto for
Joseph Pearson, 67, rancher and former manager of the Pacific Fruit Exchange, who passed away Monday following a
lengthy illness. Mrs. Alice Roberts of Patterson is a sister to the deceased.

Peterson Anna 580508 p1
Services Tomorrow for Mrs. Peterson; Services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Evans Chapel for Anna Peterson, 85,
who passed away Tuesday in a Ceres rest home following a long illness. Mrs. Peterson was born in Des Moine, Iowa, and
had been a resident of Patterson the past 38 years.  She was a long time member of the Mission Covenant Church.
Officiating at Friday s service will be Rev Albert Foster and Rev. Edwin 0. Solie.  Interment will be at Del Puerto
Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles P. Peterson, former mayor of Patterson. Surviving arc six
children. Mrs. Florence Ralston and Mrs. Pearl Johnson of Patterson, Carl Rutherford Peterson and LeRoy Peterson of
Turlock, Eldon Peterson of San Francisco and Army Major C. P. Peterson Jr of Philadelphia, Pa.;  one sister, Mrs. Minnie
Peterson of Patterson; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Price Ted R 580116 p1
Final Rites For Ted R. Price; Final rites were conducted in Stockton Monday for Tennyson ( Ted ) R. Price, 64, who
passed away Friday night in a San Francisco hospital following an operation. He was a native of Oklahoma and had lived
in Vernalis from 1925 to 1944 when he was sales manager of the 5,000 acre El Solyo Ranch. In 1944 he moved to
Stockton to become associated with the Ritter-Pricc Co.  which was formed at that time. While at the Et Solyo Ranch
Price was responsible for the successful importation of  Pascal celery from Utah to Calif.  He was a Mason and a World
War I vet. Surviving are his wife, Frances; a son, David. and a daughter, Lois, both of Stockton; a brother, Olin, of
Huntington Park; and a sister, Mrs. Marjorie McKenzie, of Big Fork, Mont.

Raggio George 580403 p1
Services Pending For George Raggio; Services are pending for George Raggio, 83, who passed away Tuesday evening in
his San Jose home following a lengthy illness. Survivors include his widow Jennie of San Jose, one daughter, Mrs. Ray
Klopping of Patterson and one grandchild, George Klopping also of Patterson. The family requests memorial gifts be
given to the donors favorite charity.

Reyna James 580306 p1
Services Held For James Reyna; Final services were conducted Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church for James
Reyna, 76, who died Thursday afternoon in a Modesto hospital. A native of California, he had resided in Patterson for the
past ten years.  He is survived by a son, Edward Maul of San Francisco.  Interment was in St. Mary‘s Cemetery.

Rodriguez Ramon R 580227 p1
Ramon Rodriguez Services Are Held; Ramon Romero Rodriguez, 71. passed away Sunday in a Modesto Hospital
following a short illness. A native of Riverside, California, he had resided at the Walnut Avenue Labor Camp for the past
15 years. Survivors include his wife, Stella; three daughters, Mrs. Virginia Alvarado of Vista, Mrs. Rachel Mesa and
Miss Mary Rodriguez of Patterson; and three sons; Andrew Rodriguez and Andy Rodriguez of San Jose; and Rudy
Rodriguez of Patterson. Rosary was recited Monday evening at Evans Funeral Chapel and final services were conducted
Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  Interment was at St. Mary s Cemetery.

Roe Edward 580515 p1
Services For Edward Roe; Final services were conducted Wednesday for Edward Roe, 81, who passed away May 5 in a
Modesto Hospital following a short illness. A retired farmer, Mr. Roe had resided in the Modesto area since 1917.  He
was a member of the West Side Sportsmen's Club for a number of years. Survivors include his widow, Leona Roe and
three children, Mrs. A. I. McCormick of Patterson; Mrs. Mary Olarrea of Modesto; and Vernon E. Roe of San Andreas;
five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Interment was at Lakewood Cemetery, Modesto.

Rogers Mary 580313 p1
Services Pending For Mrs. Rogers; Services are pending for Mrs. Mary Rogers, 90, who passed away Wednesday at 9
a.m. at Del Puerto Hospital following a short illness.  Evans Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Rogers
was one of the Colony s first settlers, coming to the San Joaquin Valley in April 1892.  She had lived on the same ranch
west of Patterson for the past 65 years. Mrs. Rogers was born Mary Marshall Noya in San Lorenzo and had never been
out of California.  She went to school in San Lorenzo and in Centerville, and in April 1892, she was married to Manuel
Rogers in Centerville. Of her three children, only her daughter, Emily Hanson survives.  One son Frank, died at the age of
19 and the other son, Dan, was killed several years ago in an automobile accident.  She is also survived by two grandsons,
Jim Rogers of San Francisco and Bill Rogers of Fresno.

Rose Peter J Jr 580313 p1
Holdup Victim Services Today; Services were conducted at 9 a.m. today in San Francisco for Peter J. Rose Jr., 28, who
died from a .32 caliber bullet wound in the head.  He was the nephew of Mrs. Manuel Silva and Mrs. Josephine Coito of
Patterson. Young Rose, manager of a supermarket in the outer Mission District, San Francisco, was shot Sunday evening
by a trigger happy Ohio gunman, Robert Halligan, alias Dan Sullivan, 24. Halligan is being held on murder, assault and
robbery charges for the killing of Rose and the wounding of a clerk in the $5,000 holdup.

Rovedatti Mario L 580918 p1
Funeral Rites For Mario L. Rovedatti; Rosary was recited Sunday night at Evans Funeral Chapel for Mario L. Rovedatti,
66, who died early Friday morning at Del Puerto Hospital following a short illness, The funeral procession formed at the
chapel Monday morning and preceded to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church for 10 a.m. requiem mass.  Interment was in
St.  Mary's Cemetery. Rovedatti lived in the Patterson area for 28 years.  He was a retired farmer and a native of Italy.
He is survived by his wife, Estella, a son, Leo, a daughter Mrs. Domingos Trinta, all of Patterson, a sister in New Britain,
Conn., and a sister and a brother in Italy.

Santos Louie A 581002 p1
Graveside Services For Santos Infant; Grave side services were conducted Monday morning at 9:30 for Louie Anthony
Santos, day old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louie Santos of Oakland.  Evans Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements and
interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery in Paterson. The baby died Thursday in an Oakland hospital. His maternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lears Silva of Magnolia Avenue.

Sarmento Joseph D 580508 p1
Former Resident Passes Away; Word was received here yesterday that Joseph D. Sarmento, 74, former Patterson
resident,  passed away April 24. He was originally from Sacramento and was a long time resident there, working for
Libby, McNeil and Libby.  He was a member of Council No 130, U.P.E.C.

Sequiera Anna V 580130 p1
Final Services For Mrs. Anna Sequiera; Final services were conducted Saturday morning for Mrs. Anna Vierra Sequiera.
85, who passed away Wednesday in the Santa Cruz home of her daughter, Mary Silva, where she had been residing for
the past eight years. Mrs. Sequiera was a native of St. Jorge in the Azores and had lived in the Crows Landing area for 41
years before moving to Santa Cruz.  She was a member of Newman Council, Catholic Daughters of America. Davis-
Hansen Funeral Chapel of Newman was in charge of the services and Requiem High Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m.
Interment was in Hills Ferry Cemetery Newman. Survivors include four sons, Mike of Crows Landing; George and Frank
Sequiera of Modesto, and John Sequiera of Newman; two daughters, Mary of Santa Cruz and Grace Simons of Newman.
She was the sister of Mrs. Rose Vigario of Sunnyvale;  Mrs. Mary S. Bettencourt of Newman, and Mrs. Frank Silva of
San Jose.  There are 8 grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren.

Smith Adabelle 580424 p1
Final Services For Mrs. Smith; Mrs. Adabelle Smith, 55, passed away Tuesday afternoon in the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Vera McGee at 330 Del Puerto Avenue, following a lengthy illness. A native of Farmfield, Missouri, Mrs. Smith is
survived by her husband, B. J. Smith; two sons, Russell of Santa Clara and Kelley of Ceres; three daughters, Mrs.
McGee; Nancy and Ella Mae Smith of Patterson; two brothers, Fred Ridenour of Matchfield, Mo., and Jessie Ridenour of
Louti, Mo.  Also surviving are one sister, Laura Wallace Hammond, Mo. and six grandchildren. Services are being
conducted at 10 a.m. this morning with Evans Funeral Chapel in charge. Interment will be at Del Puerto Cemetery.

Staats L D 580612 p1
Services Pending for L D. Staats; Services are pending at Evans Chapel for L. D. Staats, 39, who  passed away Monday
in an Alameda hospital following a short illness A native of Texas, he resided in Patterson for 12 years and had lived in
Alameda for the past three years. Surviving are his widow, Kathleen, and daughter, Sharon Lee of Alameda; one son,
Donald Gene Staats of the U. S Navy; one brother, Edward of Newark, Calif.; and two sisters, Mmes. Nancy Mae and
Addie Lee Sutherland of Colorado.

Stehli Balbina 581120 p1
Services Held Tuesday For Balbina Stehli; Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday for Balbina Stehli, 72,
who passed away Saturday morning in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Scheuber on E. Las Palmas Avenue, following
a short illness. A native of Switzerland, she had resided in Patterson for 13 years. Survivors include her daughter, Mrs.
Scheuber, and a son, Alfred Steheli; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Rosary was recited Monday evening
at Evans Funeral Chapel and Mass was said Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  Interment was in St. Mary s
Cemetery.

Stevenson Jerusha 580320 p1
Final Rites For Mrs. Stevenson; Final services were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday for Mrs. Jerusha Stevenson, 77, of
Grayson, who died Thursday morning in a local hospital.. A native of Texas, she had resided in Grayson since 1936.
Survivors include three sons, David of Grayson; Robert of Mo-; daughters, Mrs Evelyn Lambert of Modesto, Mrs.
Dorothy Stevens of Lodi, Mrs. La Veda Maldon and Mrs. Myrtle Shipley of Texas; three sisters and eight brothers living
in Texas. Evans Funeral Chapel was in charge of the arrangements and officiating was Rev. Reynolds of Pentecostal
Church in Grayson, who was assisted by Rev. Rodie of Modesto.  Internment was in Del Puerto Cemetery.

Stevenson Ole 580703 p1
Services Saturday For 0. Stevenson; Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday for Ole Stevenson, 84, who
passed away Tuesday in a Modesto hospital following a lengthy illness.  Interment will be in Del Puerto Cemetery. A
West Side resident for a number of years, he was residing on Ward Avenue near Highway 33 at the time of his death.
Survivors include a nephew, R. L. Stevenson of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Thompson Julius 580501 p1
Julius Thompson Services Saturday; Services will be conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. at Evans Chapel for Julius
Thompson, 73, who passed away Monday in a Modesto hospital following a lengthy illness. A native of Minnesota, he
was a long time resident of the Patterson area. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Parker of Modesto. Rev. Walter
Holtan wi1l officiate at services and interment will be in Del Puerto Cemetery

Thompson William 580220 p1
Two Killed in Hwy. 33 Accident; William Thompson, 21, of Anderson, was killed instantly and Frank Geishewski, 19,
Crows Landing Naval Auxiliary Landing Field, died eight hours later in Del Puerto Hospital following a Highway 33
crash at 2:50 a.m. Monday. The auto driven by Roger Vickers, 19, another sailor, plunged from the Orestimba Creek
bridge.  Highway patrolmen said the auto rode the bridge rail, plunged 30 feet through the air and hit so hard it rolled 84
feet uphill. Vickers was thrown free and injured seriously.  Geishewskl fell free but the rolling car dropped on him,
pinning him  to the ground. Del Puerto Hospital lists Vicker s condition as fair.

Tonkin Ed N 580403 p3
Dies in Fire; Ed N. Tonkin, 42, former chef at Del Puerto Hotel in Patterson, died in his Santa Cruz home at 6:20 p.m.
Saturday from asphyxiation.  Fire engulfed his home, which was a total loss, while, his  wife and two children were
visiting her, father.  A smouldering cigarette was said to be the cause of the blaze which cost Tonkin his life.

Trinta Michael M 580724 p1
Final Services For M. Trinta; Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 10 a.m. for Michael Manuel Trlnta. 15, who
died of leukemia Saturday morning at Del Puerto Hospital. Young Trinta had been ill since before Christmas and had
been in the hospital at various times during that period. A native of Patterson, he leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Manuel
S. Trinta of Pomelo Avenue and two sisters, Joan and Mary Trinta. Rosary was recited Monday evening at the Evans
Funeral Chapel.  Rev. William Stein was in charge of the services and interment was in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.

Tunzi Americo A 580403 p1
Americo Tunzi Services Held; Military funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at the Golden Gate National
cemetery in San Bruno for Americo A. Tunzi, 64, who passed away the previous Sunday in a Modesto hospital following
a  long illness. A native of Bodega, Sonoma County, he had lived in this community for 40 years.  He was a veteran of
World War I. Survivors include three sisters and a brother, Emma Acquistapace of Patterson, Albina Biaggi and Irene
Poncetta of. Petaluma, and Pacific Tunzi of Marshall, California; eleven nieces and nephews.

Vierra Manuel 581030 p3
Services Held For Former Resident; Crows Landing — Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 22, at Arroyo
Grande for Manuel Vierra, a former resident of Crows Landing and Patterson.  He passed away suddenly at his home in
Arroyo Grande.  He leaves his wife, Lena, and two daughters, Lucy McCauley of Albany and Lilly Jackman of
Livingston, Attending their uncle s funeral were Mmes. Rose Bettencourt and Mary Crow of Crows Landing,
accompanied by John Oliveira of Newman.

Wanzer Ralph W 580313 p1
Final Services For Ralph Wanzer; Final services were conducted Monday at 2:30 p.m. for Ralph W. Wanzer, about 65,
who passed away Friday noon in his Berkeley home. Mr. Wanzer, who lived in Patterson from 1927 to 1941 while
managing the Libby , McNeill and Libby plant, was a charter member of the Paterson Rotary Club. Retired at the time of
his death, Wanzer had been associated with the late Russell Guerne DeLappe, Berkeley architect. The Truman Funeral
Parlor, Berkeley, was in charge of services and cremation followed. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Shirley Wanzer, a
daughter, Mrs. June Hansen of Eureka; and two granddaughters.

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Services Held For Minnie B. Wheeler; Mrs. Minnie B Wheeler, 63, of Vernalis passed away Friday in a local hospital
following a short illness.  Final rites were conducted Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Evans Funeral Chapel and interment was at
the Del Puerto Cemetery. Mrs. Wheeler is native of Kalamazoo, Mich., moved to Vernalis from Modesto five years ago.
Her widower, William C. Wheeler is custodian of Rising Sun Joint Elementary School near Vernalis. Also surviving are
four daughters, Mrs. Cecil Marie Caro of Stockton, Mrs. Opal Evans of Westley, Mrs. Ruby Bell of Michigan and Mrs.
Betty Jo Friend of Indiana; a son, William Eugene McIntyre of Michigan, and two sisters, Mrs. Winnie Rushing and Mrs
Sally Fippa of Missouri.

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Final Services For Darwin E. Williams; Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. for Darwin Earl Williams,
75, who passed away December 25 in Del Puerto Hospital following a short illness. Evans Funeral Chapel was in charge
of arrangements and services were conducted by the Rev. Edwin 0. Solie, pastor of the Mission Covenant Church.
Interment was in Del Puerto Cemetery. A native of Iowa, Williams had resided in Patterson for the past 38 years.  He was
a retired rancher. Survivors include his widow, Maude L. Williams of 115 South Sixth Street; three sons, DeVere
Williams of Oakhurst, VerDayne Williams of Patterson and Wendal Williams of Tracy; one daughter, Corrine Williams
of Patterson; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Winafred Abbot of Glendale, and Mrs.
Zada Buchanan of Mount Union, Iowa.

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J.  H. Woodward Services Today; Final services will be conducted today at 3 p.m. for J.  H.  Woodward, 86, who passed
away Saturday evening in his East Las Palmas residence following a short illness. A native of Lenox, Iowa, he had
resided in the Patterson area for the past 46 years. Survivors include one brother A.  R. Woodward of Downey, Iowa and
one sister, Allie Mitchell of San Diego. Evans Funeral Chapel will be in charge of services and Rev. E. O.  Solie will
officiate.  Interment will be in Del Puerto Cemetery.

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Millard WooIey Services Held; Final services were scheduled Monday at 2 p.m. for Millard Eugene Wooley, 31, of
Patterson, who passed away Friday in a Modesto hospital. Survivors include his widow, Martha K Wooley of Patterson; a
son, Commander Millard Wooley Jr., of the navy, and five grandchildren. The Shannon Chapel was in charge of the
services and Rev. Jack Krovas officiated.  Interment was in the family plot in Lakewood Memorial Park.

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Services Held For Raymond R. Young; Final services were conducted Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Salas Brothers-Moore
Funeral Chapel in Modesto for Raymond Robert Young, 42.  Rev. M. Halsted Gates officiated and interment was in the
Masonic Cemetery. Young, co-owner of the Cathay House in Modesto, was found in his car at Sixteenth and I Street
about 9:30 a.m. Sunday.  He was partly out of the car when found.  After a doctor s checkup, Young was hospitalized but
died at 4:25 p.m. Coroner Herbert Paul, who performed an autopsy, stated a brain clot was the cause of death.  Young, a
native of China, had resided in the Modesto area for the past 37 years and attended the local schools.  He was a veteran of
World War II and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife, Lucy;  a son, Theodore Allen
Young; his mother, Mrs. Bo Kee Young, all of Modesto; three brothers, Martin Wong and Robert Sing of Modesto, and
Edmond Sing of Portland, Ore.; a stepbrother Gordon Young of Modesto, and two stepsisters, Maria Young, the other co-
owner of the Cathay House, and Mrs. Wilma J. Fukui of Salinas. His widow is the owner of Lucy s Attic on south Third
Street in Patterson which opened recently.