Patterson Cemetery District 

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Agundez Enrique G 830815 np
Graveside Rites this Morning for Enrique Agundez; A graveside service with military rites will be held this morning,
Monday, at 10 o clock at the Patterson District Cemetery for Enrique Gastelun Agundez. He died last Thursday, Aug. 11,
in Redwood City at age 73. A native of San Jose, he was a Grayson resident for 21 years before moving to Watsonville in
1969. He was a retired mechanic, and at one time was a master mechanic for the Chrysler Corp.  He was a U.S. Army
veteran, having served in World War H as an MP. A funeral service was held at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Grayson Apostolic
Assembly Church where he was a member. Survivors include his wife, Juana E. Agundez of Watsonville two sons,
Daniel Agundez of Turlock and David Agundes of Lathrop; one daughter, Sandra Varela of Gilroy; four brothers, Afredo
of El Centro, Lauro of Westmoreland, Jose of Brawley, and Juan Agundez of Los Angeles; 14 grandchildren and four
great grandchildren.  Funeral arrangements were handled by the Habling Family Funeral Home of Gilroy.

Arthur James G 830602 np
James Arthur, 19, Killed in Crash; A young Modestan who lived in Patterson several years ago was killed in a traffic
accident late Saturday night. James Gilbert Arthur, 19, was killed when the motorcycle he was riding collided with an
auto on Yosemite Boulevard in Modesto. A 17-year-old passenger on the motorcycle was injured when a car turned in
front of them. The accident is under investigation. A funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon in Franklin &
Downs  Chapel in Modesto. Burial was private. He was a native of New York who had lived for 17 years in California.
He attended elementary school here before moving to Modesto with his family about eight years ago. He attended Beyer
High School and was a student at Modesto Junior College at the time of his death. Survivors include his parents, Robert
and Joan Arthur of Modesto, who formerly owned the Western Auto Store here; brothers Robert J. of Modesto and
Richard of San Jose; a sister, Barbara Garcia of Modesto; and grandparents Alice Summers of England and Tom and
Rose Battram of Canada.

Balcom Glen P 830908 np
Glen Balcom Service Is Slated Today; A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today, Thursday, for longtime Patterson
resident Glen Paris Balcom.  He died Tuesday at his home here after a long illness. He was 84. The Rev. Richard Kelly
will officiate the service at the Covenant Church. A native of Ragan, Nebraska, he had lived in Patterson since 1941,
coming from Kansas. He was an engineer with Foremost Dairy Co. for 44 years prior to his retirement. He was a member
of the Odd Fellows Lodge and the Covenant Church.  Survivors include his wife, Bessie Balcom of Patterson; two sons,
Glen 0. Balcom, Jr. of Hermiston, Oregon and George H. Balcom of Cottonwood, Arizona; four daughters, Lois English
of Patterson, Evelyn Corbin of San Jose, Mary Smith of Winters, and Nancy Clary of Corpus Christi, Texas; one sister,
Lela Davia of Persia, Iowa; 15 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren. The family
requests that remembrances be sent to the American Cancer Society or the local Covenant Church.

Banda Gonzalo 830801 np
Final Rites Set for Gonzalo Banda, 70; Final rites are slated for Gonzalo Banda, 70, who died Saturday at Doctors
Hospital in Modesto after a long illness. He was 70. A native of Texas, he moved to the Patterson area from that state in
1956 and was employed by farm labor contractor Juan Salinas.  He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. A
rosary will be recited tonight, Monday, at 7 p.m. at the Evans Funeral Chapel. A Mass will be said Tuesday at 9 a.m. at
Sacred Heart Church, with burial to follow in Patterson District Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Antonia Banda of Patterson; one daughter, Mary Molina of Patterson; one son, Raul Banda of
Grayson; eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; two sisters, Simona Banda of Texas and Mosa Mounoz of
Merced; and two brothers, Angel Banda and Cayetano Banda Jr., both of Texas.

Barlett Gussie M 830804 np
Service Held for Gussie Mae Bartlett; A funeral service was held here Wednesday morning for longtime Patterson
resident Gussie Mae Bartlett who died Sunday at the San Luis Convalescent Hospital in Newman. She was 72. She
moved to Patterson in 1952 from her native state of Arkansas and worked at Patterson Frozen Foods. She was affiliated
with the Baptist Church here. A funeral service was held at Evans Funeral Chapel with Eugene Greenfield of Fremont
officiating. Burial was in Patterson District Cemetery.  Survivors include her husband, Roy Bartlett of Patterson; three
sons, Haskell Bartlett of Patterson, Don Bartlett of Montana, and Ronnie Bartlett of Nevada; two daughters, Shirley
Ericsen of Lake Forest, Calif. and Dixie Souza of Gustine; 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren; seven sisters,
Mildred Newman of Planada, Robbie Stevenson of Modesto, Docha Sperry of Fresno, Pauline Mayfield of Arkansas,
Jean Reynolds of Modesto, Helen Faulkner of Madera, and Melva Hanson of Wyoming; and one brother, Davis Hatchett
of Patterson.

Bettencourt Wanda L 830331 np
Mass Held for Wanda Bettencourt; Final rites were held early this week for Wanda Lou Bettencourt, 56, who died last
Thursday at her home in Turlock after a long illness. A rosary was recited Sunday evening at the Allen Mortuary in
Turlock, and a Mass was said Monday morning in the Sacred Heart Church here, where she was a member. Burial was in
Patterson District Cemetery. She was a native of Missouri and had lived in the Modesto area since 1943. She recently
moved to Idaho, but returned to Turlock because of ill health. She had been employed at Hauck s Pharmacy and Boies
Drug Store in Turlock, as well as Memorial Hospital in Ceres.
Survivors include her husband, Joe Bettencourt of Idaho; a daughter, Shelly Dinkle of Indiana; three brothers, Don
Harper of Stockton, Jim Harper of Modesto, and Nelson Harper of Cypress; two sisters, Charlotte Lawson of Modesto
and Sandy Swanson of Denair; her mother, Vashti Harper of Turlock; two grandchildren; and an aunt, Avice Lawson of
Patterson. She was preceded in death in November by another sister, Martha Ferris of Stockton.

Bettes Harold E 830707 np
Son of Local Couple Dies in Colorado;  Harold Edward Bettes Sr. of Durango, Colo, died there June 11. Bettes is the son
of Patterson area residents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bettes. He was 61 years old. Bettes was born Jan. 19, 1922 in Omega,
Okla. He married Ada "Jewell" Smith on June 7, 1942. He was involved in oil field manufacturing; was a veteran of
World War II and a member of the Sunset Heights Church of Christ. Bettes is survived by his wife and one son, Harold
Edward Bettes Jr. of Colorado Springs, Colo., and one daughter, Myndi Smith of Odessa; and four grandchildren.

Blakely Harold 830714 np
Harold Blakley Dies after a Long Illness; A graveside service will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Patterson District
Cemetery for the Rev. Harold Blakley who died Saturday at Del Puerto Hospital after a long illness. He was 71 years old.
Blakley was a native of Kansas and settled in Santa Cruz before coming to Patterson in 1967.
He was a retired colonel in the United States Air Force chaplaincy and also served in the California National Guard.
chaplaincy. He was chaplain to VA hospitals in the Bay Area. Blakley was ordained a deacon in Boston in 1937 and was
ordained an elder in the Southern Indiana Conference. He was the second Protestant chaplain at Castle Air Force Base.
He served as minister in churches in Indiana, Hughson, Oakland, Merced, Santa Cruz, Selma, Chowchilla, Le Grand and
at the Federated Church in Patterson.  Blakley retired in 1975 but still was active in the ministry in local area churches.
He is survived by his wife Catherine Blakley of Vernalis; one son, David Blakley of Oregon; two daughters, Betty
Babeyea of Virginia and Kimberly Blakley of San Francisco; two brothers, Cecil Blakley of Arkansas and Claude Lewis
Charmasson of Oklahoma, and five grandchildren.  The Reverends John Dotson and Gary Grundman will officiate at the
graveside service. A memorial service will follow at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Federated Church here. It is asked that
remembrances be sent to the Federated Church.

Bondietti Mario 831017 np
Service Slated Tuesday for Mario Bondietti; Longtime Patterson resident Mario Bondietti, who died suddenly Friday
evening, will be buried Tuesday. A graveside service  is scheduled for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Patterson District
Cemetery. Bondietti, who was 63, was returning from the high school football game in Hilmar when he suffered an
apparent heart attack. He was born in Hollister but had resided here since he was an infant. He graduated from Patterson
High School in 1940, and there developed a lifelong interest in athletics. He had bean a warehouseman at Patterson
Frozen Foods the past 28 years. Survivors include his wife, Sue, of Patterson; a brother, Vicio Bondietti of Fresno; and a
sister, Erseila Ielmini of Patterson. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that remembrance donations be sent to the
athletic fund at Patterson High School. The Evans Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

Bradford Mable F 830926 np
Graveside Rites for Mabel Bradford; A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 10 am, at the Patterson District
Cemetery for Mabel Frances Bradford.  She died Saturday at Scenic General Hospital in Modesto after a short illness.
She was 72. A native of Indiana, she had resided in Patterson the past 15 years after moving here from Michigan.
Survivors include her husband, Jim Bradford of Patterson; a son, Melvin McNutt of Sterling, Kansas; three daughters,
Phyllis Boughton and Velma Panzer, both of West Corvina, Calif., and Joann Newman of Minneapolis, Minn; nine
grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

Bravo Joe A 830421 np
Final Rites Said for Joe Bravo; Final rites were said Wednesday for Joe Alaya Bravo who died Sunday after being rushed
to Del Puerto Hospital. The Ventura native was 61, and had resided in the Westley area since 1945.
He was a ranch manager for over 20 years employed by Sabiatino Farms. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in
World War II and was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Patterson.  A rosary was recited Tuesday evening at the
Evans Funeral Chapel. A Mass was said Wednesday morning at Sacred Heart Church by the Rev. Thomas Cargo. Burial
followed in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Betty Bravo of Modesto; two sons, Arthur of
Stockton and David Bravo of Modesto; four daughters, Joanne Gonzalez of Patterson and Gloria Smink, Rachel Bravo
and Susana Bravo all of Modesto; three brothers, Tony Bravo of Westley, Manuel Bravo of Modesto. and Henry Bravo of
Moorpark; and 11 grandchildren.

Callagy James E 830630 np
Final Rites Set for James Callagy; Final rites will be said today, Thursday, for 80-year-old James Eugene Callagy who
died Sunday at Del Puerto Hospital following a long illness.  A native of Iowa, he moved to the Patterson area in 1975
from Bakersfield, where he previously had retired from the real estate business.  He was a member of Sacred Heart
Church, Knights of Columbus, and the Elks Lodge. The Rev. Tom Cargo will officiate at the rosary and Mass to be held
at 9 a.m. today, Thursday, at Sacred Heart Church. Burial will follow in Patterson District Cemetery. He is survived by
his wife, Mary Callagy of Patterson; two sons, Michael James Callagy of Bakersfield and Patrick Joseph Callagy of
Kansas City, Mo.; three sisters, Mary Corrothers of Kansas, Rose Hartwell of Bass Lake, Calif.; and Lillie Russell of
Pond, Calif.; two brothers, George Callagy of Cupertino and Edward Callagy of San Marcos; and five grandchildren.

Cannon Charles F 830623 np
Father Cannon Dies in Missouri Hospital; A memorial service will be held here in early July for the Rev. Charles F.
Cannon, C.M., who died last Saturday evening, June 18, in Perryville, Missouri.  He was 72. Final rites were recited
Tuesday in Perryville. Cannon served Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Patterson from 1967-70.  While here he was
popular in the community and worked within the Patterson Ministerial Association, which he helped to reactivate, to
initiate the now annual ecumenical Thanksgiving service. The first such service was held at Sacred Heart and proved to
be very successful.   He was very popular with the youth of the church and influenced the lives of many.  Cannon was
born in Ivesdale, Illinois in 1911 and was ordained there in 1938. A memorial service will be held at Sacred Heart
Sunday, July 3, at 10:30 a.m. It is requested that memorial contributions be sent to the Vincentian Fathers and Brothers,
St. Mary s Seminary, Perryville, MO 63775, the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 423, Patterson, or Sacred Heart
School, PO Box 1166, Patterson.

Cardoso Jose V 830811 np
Final Rites Held for Jose Cardoso; A Mass will be celebrated today, Thursday, for Jose Vasco Cardoso, 57, who died
Monday in a Turlock hospital after a short illness. A native of the Azores, he had lived in the Turlock and Modesto areas
since 1962 and had been employed in farming. He was known by many in the Patterson area.
A rosary was recited Wednesday evening at the Allen Mortuary in Turlock. A Mass will be said today at 10 a.m. in Our
Lady of the Assumption of the Portuguese Church, with burial to follow in Turlock Memorial Park.
Survivors include his wife Maria of Modesto; five sons, Joe, Edward, John and Anthony of Modesto and Emanuel
Cardoso of Patterson; six daughters, Lydia Huggins, Trisha Spears and Natalina, Carmen, Rose and Denise Cardoso, all
of Modesto; three sisters, Maria Borges of Ceres, Beatrice Matos of Riverbank, and Maura Lino of Denair; three
brothers, Mario Cardoso of Turlock, Manuel Cardoso of Modesto, Ernest Cardoso of Half Moon Bay; and seven
grandchildren.

Cardoza Tony V 830801 np
Final Rites in San Mateo for Anthony Cardoza; Former Pattersonite Anthony "Tony" V. Cardoza was buried Saturday in
San Mateo after his death earlier in the week at age 64. The Modesto native formerly worked for the late Lyle Johnson in
his petroleum products business before moving to San Mateo 28 years ago. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Church
when he resided here. He had been an equipment operator for the city of San Mateo. He died last Tuesday, July 26.
Burial was in Skylawn Cemetery in San Mateo. Survivors include his wife, Beverly Cardoza of San Mateo; a son,
Anthony Cardoza of Massachusetts; a daughter, Kathy Wolf of Minnesota; a sister, Betty Padal of San Carlos; a brother,
Manuel Cardoza of Patterson; and six grandchildren.  The family requests that memorial contributions be sent to the
American Heart Association.

Chavez Eulogio R 830707 np
Eulogio R. Chavez Dies Here after a Sudden Illness; Longtime Patterson resident Eulogio R. Chavez died last Thursday
here after a sudden illness. A rosary was recited Friday at Evans Funeral Chapel with a Mass said Saturday morning at
Sacred Heart Church. The 83 year old Chavez was a native of Teocaltiche, Jalisco, Mexico. He lived in Turlock before
moving to Patterson in 1948. He was a section foreman for more than 52 years at the Southern Pacific Railroad before
retiring. Chavez was a charter member of the Knights of Columbus at Sacred Heart Church where he was a member, and
was a gardener for the church for many years. He is survived by his wife Ramona Chavez of Patterson; two sons,
Edmundo of Oxnard and Gabriel of Nevada City, Calif; one daughter, Dolores Chavez of San Jose; a sister, Petra Chavez
of Mexico, and four grandchildren.

Cochran Lester R 830919 np
Lester Cochran Is Buried Saturday; A funeral service was held Saturday morning at the Evans Funeral Chapel for
longtime West Side resident Lester Robert Cochran.  He was 74.  He died early Wednesday morning after being rushed to
the Del Puerto Hospital from his Patterson home.  Rev. Lawrence Sailer officiated the service. Burial followed in the
Patterson District Cemetery.  A native of Illinois, he had farmed on the West Side before retiring -- first residing in the
Vernalis area and then in Patterson. He was a member of the Stanislaus County Farm Bureau and of TriValley Growers.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Mae Cochran of Patterson; a daughter, Goldie Agadoni of San Gabriel; three brothers,
Clarence, Harley and Lloyd Cochran, all of Knoxville, Illinois; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Correia Charles E 830307 np
Private Rites Are Today for C. Correia; A private funeral service will be held today, Monday, for Charles Edward
Correia. He died at his Patterson home Friday at the age of 74. A native of Atwater, he moved here in 1917 with his
family. He operated an ice business in Westley until 1934, and opened the Charles Correia Clothing store here soon after
the local J. C. Penney store closed its doors. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Knights of
Columbus, and the Patterson Township Historical Society. A rosary was held Sunday evening at the church. Burial will
be in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Alice of Patterson; four sons, Philip of Fairfield, Gerald of
Livermore, Douglas of Auburn. and William Mark of Oregon; four daughters, Judith Matthews of Pleasanton, Susan St.
Michael of Washington, Peggy Caliendo of Oregon. and Kathy Correia of Berkeley; one brother; two sisters including
Mary Glynn of Modesto; and 11 grandchildren.
The family requests that remembrances be sent to the Patterson Township Historical Society, P0 Box 15, Patterson.

Costa Gerald J 830721 np
Service Held in Sacramento for Gerald Costa, 60; A funeral service was held Wednesday in Sacramento for Patterson
native Gerald J. Costa who died Sunday at age 60.  He resided here until the mid 1950s when he moved to Modesto. He
resided in the Sacramento area since 1960. He was an engineer working in heavy construction in the Patterson, Modesto
and Sacramento areas, and was a member of Operating Engineers Union No.3.  The service was held Wednesday
morning at East Lawn Mortuary in Sacramento. Burial was in East Lawn Sierra Hills Memorial Park, also in that city.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Costa of Rancho Cordova; two sons, Stephen Costa of Sacramento and Mark Costa
of San Diego; one sister, Cecelia Andersen of Sacramento; one brother, Donald Costa of Manteca; and one
granddaughter. The family requests that memorials in his memory be sent to the American Cancer Society.

Cotta Frank P 831107 np
Final Rites Set for Frank Cotta, 83; Final rites will be held early this week in Newman for Frank Pedro Cotta, 83.
He died Sunday at the San Luis Convalescent Hospital in Newman after a long illness. A native of the Azores, he had
been a West Side resident for over 50 years and made his home in Crows Landing. He was a retired dairyman. He was a
member of the D.D.E.S., S.E.S., Knights of Columbus, and Newman 50-Plus Club. A rosary will be recited Monday at 8
p.m. at the Evans-Krieger Funeral Chapel in Newman. with a Mass slated for 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joachim s Catholic
Church in that City. Burial will be in Hills Ferry Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mayme Cotta of Crows Landing;
one son, Manuel Cotta of Newman; a daughter, Evangeline Deenie Allen of Santa Cruz; four grandchildren and six great
grandchildren; and one brother, Manuel Cotta of the Azores.

Cowan Barbara G 830707 np
Service Held Today for Barbara Cowan; Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, at 11 am, at the Hotchkiss
Mortuary in Tracy for Barbara Gabrielle Thoming Cowan who died Monday.  A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at
11:30 a.m. at St. Bernard s Catholic Church in Tracy. A rosary was recited last evening at the church.   Cowan was a 24
year old Modesto native who resided in the Tracy-Vernalis area all her life. She was a graduate of New Jerusalem
Grammar School, Tracy High School, Chico State and California
State College Stanislaus. She was employed as the manager of the Westley Triangle Restaurant on Interstate 5 at
Westley. Cowan is survived by her husband Jim Cowan, parents Bertha and Ed Thoming and two brothers, Jim and John
Thoming, all of Tracy. Interment will be at Tracy Public Cemetery.

Cusenza Joseph F 831103 np
Roof Collapse Victim Dies from Injuries; Joseph Frank Cusenza, 47, of Ceres, died last Wednesday, Oct. 26, from
injuries he suffered when a roof collapsed on him Sept. 21 at a dairy east of Grayson. Cusenza was dismantling a building
at a Dos Rios Road dairy when the structure suddenly collapsed. Four-year-old Greg Gomes was inside the building but
scrambled away unscathed.  Cusenza was pulled free by rescue workers who also brought him back to life some 30
minutes later using cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Rescue workers from Westport and West Stanislaus Fire Protection
district aided in the effort.  He was then airlifted to Memorial Hospital/Medical Center by Medi-Flight helicopter where
he remained in critical condition until his death last week. Cusenza, a Monterey native, had lived in Ceres 35 years and
worked in farm management at the River Vu Ranch. He was also a real estate broker for 10 years and owned Hacienda
Properties. He was a member of the Board of Realtors and the Sportsmen of Stanislaus.

Daily Louis W 831124 np
Funeral Slated Wednesday for Louis Daily, 79; A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Evans Funeral
Chapel for Louis W. Daily who died Sunday at Del Puerto Hospital after a short illness. He was 79.
He was a native of Nebraska and had moved to Patterson in 1913. In 1943 he moved to Crows Landing. Before  retiring
he was a foreman for Franceschini Ranches on the West Side. The Rev. Gary Grundman will officiate the service. Burial
will follow in Patterson District Cemetery.  Survivors include his wife, Ada Daily of Crows Landing; four daughters,
Janice Goggins of Modesto, Joyce Mendosa of Turlock, and Joan Couch and Jean Sublett, both of Reno, Nevada; two
sisters, Stella Anderson of Patterson and May McGill of Modesto; nine grandchildren, and numerous nieces and
nephews.

Decker Marion E 830718 np
Services Held for Marion E. Decker; A private service was held in Modesto for Marion Estelle Decker of Patterson who
died Tuesday in a Modesto Hospital Burial was also private. Decker, a 51 year old native of San Francisco, lived in
Patterson since 1978 and had been employed as a nurse at St. Joseph s Hospital in Stockton and Del Puerto Hospital here.
She was a member of the Federated Church and World War I Veterans Auxiliary of Modesto. She leaves her husband
Leon Decker of Patterson; four sons, Mark Jones of Escondido, Michael Jones of Washington and Alfred and Larry
Jones, both of Patterson; three daughters, Janeen Banta of Virginia, Helene Decker of New York and Aleen Jones of
Escondido; and her mother and stepfather Helen and Bill Stephens of Patterson.

DeRose Francis G 831201 np
Service Held for Francis DeRose; A prayer service was held Tuesday afternoon at the Evans Funeral Chapel for Francis
Garcia DeRose who died at his Grayson home early Sunday of a sudden illness.  He was 66. A native of Pico, The
Azores, he had lived in this area the past four years, moving here from Taunton, Mass.  He worked as a station attendant
at Big Valley Auto-Truck Plaza on Interstate 5. He was a United States Army veteran who served in World War II. The
Rev. James Connors officiated at the service.  Interment will be in St. Joseph s Cemetery in Taunton, Mass. Survivors
include his wife, Arlene DeRose of Grayson; one son, Francis DeRose, Jr. of Massachusetts; two daughters Arlene
Guionar of Grayson and Ann Mickman of Massachusetts; and four grandchildren.

Dihel Ruth E 831006 fp
Ruth Dihel Service Is Friday; A graveside service will be held Friday for longtime West Side resident Ruth E. Dihel who
died Tuesday at Del Puerto Hospital after a long illness. She was 87. She was a native of Crows Landing and was born
May 14, 1896. Since 1926 when her husband died, she owned and operated farming acreage around the Crows Landing
area. She was a member of the Orestimba United Presbyterian Church in Newman. The Rev. Paul MacMurray of
Newman will conduct the graveside service at 10 a.m. Friday at Hills Ferry Cemetery  near Newman. A memorial service
will follow at 10:30 a.m. at the church where she was a member. Survivors include two nieces, Charline Slone of
Patterson and Geraldine Edwards of Santa Cruz.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers contributions be sent to the  Orestimba United Presbyterian Church Memorial
Fund.

Draghi Hilda T 830725 np
Funeral Service this Evening for Hilda Draghi, 61; A funeral service will he held today, Monday, for Hilda Teleen
Draghi, 61.  She died Saturday at her Adobe Valley home after a long illness. A native of San Jose she lived the last 18
years in Adobe Valley, moving there from the San Antone Valley. A funeral service will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at the
Evans Funeral Chapel in Patterson. A private graveside service will be held Tuesday morning at the Paul Gerber
Memorial Cemetery in the San Antone Valley Survivors include her husband, Frank Draghi; two sisters, Helen Hurner of
the San Antone Valley and Irene McCumber of Felton; one brother, Paul Gerber of Westley; and many nieces and
nephews. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the American Cancer Society.

Dutra Frank C 831103 np
Service Today for Frank Dutra, 83; Another longtime Patterson resident, Frank Carl Dutra, will he buried today,
Thursday. He died Monday at Del Puerto Hospital after a long illness. He was 83. A native of the Azores, he moved here
in 1941 from Minneapolis, Minn. He was a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church here, where the memorial
service will be held today at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in St. Paul, Minn.  He was a
veteran of the United States Army and served between World Wars land II.  Survivors include his wife, Leona Dutra of
Patterson; a stepson. Richard Tiegen of Minneapolis; two grandchildren; a niece, Mamie Relvas of Patterson; and a
nephew, Manuel Mendes, also of Patterson.

Dutra Joe 831027 np
Final Rites Here for Joe Dutra, 84; Final rites were held here Wednesday for former Patterson resident Joe Dutra who
died last Saturday in Morgan Hill at the age of 84. He had been ill for some time. The Rev. James Connors said the Mass
Wednesday morning at Sacred Heart Church. Burial followed in Patterson District Cemetery.
A rosary was said Tuesday evening at the Evans Funeral Chapel. A retired dairyman, he moved to Patterson in 1956 from
Oakdale. He had lived in Morgan Hill since 1980.  He was a native of the Azores, and a member of UPEC and IDES, as
well as the Sacred Heart Church here. Survivors include one son, Vince Dutra of Morgan Hill; one daughter, Mary
Phillips of Escalon; two brothers in the Azores; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Engen Erling R 830421 np
Erling Engen Is Buried Wednesday; Longtime Patterson resident Erling Riis Engen died Sunday at Memorial South
Hospital in Ceres after a long illness. He was 76. The native of Norway came to Patterson in 1926. He was a member of
the Norwegian Club of San Francisco, the Normamma Glee Club of Oakland, Sons of Norway of Modesto, Scottish Rite
of Stockton, and Patterson Masonic Lodge No.488. He was a retired electrical engineer who retired after working for
many years at the Del Puerto Hospital. A memorial service was held Wednesday afternoon at the Evans Funeral Chapel
here, with the Rev. Laurence Sailer and Masonic Lodge members participating. Burial followed in Patterson District
Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Ilo Engan of Patterson; two sons, Henry of Merced and Norman Engan of Fresno;
two sisters, Helga Olsen and Henrietta Pedersen, both of Norway; and four grandchildren.

Estrada Epifanai 830822 np
Final Rites Set for Epifania Estrada; A Mass will be said here this morning, Monday, for Epifania Estrada of Grayson.
She died last Wednesday at Del Puerto Hospital after a short illness. She was 65. A native of Mexico, she has lived in
Grayson since 1965, moving there from Texas. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, a supporter of the
Maryknoll Fathers, and was a godmother of the Shrine of San Juan in Texas. A rosary was recited Sunday evening, at the
Evans Funeral Chapel. The Mass at 9 a m, Monday at Sacred Heart will be said by Father James Connors. Burial will
follow in the Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Pablo Estrada of Grayson; seven daughters,
Antonia Rodriguez of Modesto, Francisca Herhandez of Mexico, Felipa Reyna of Grayson, Maria Lopez of Vacaville,
and Asencion Estrada, Elida Meza and Esmeralda Estrada of Grayson; three sons Atanacio Estrada of Walnut and Juan
and Emelio Estrada of Grayson; two sisters, Maria Maldonado of Texas and Antonia Juarez of Mexico two brothers
Francisco Hernandez and Gillermo Hernandez of Mexico; 14 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.

Fink Eva D 830609 NP
Service Is Held for Eva D. Fink; A memorial service was held yesterday, Wednesday, at the Evans-Krieger Funeral
Chapel in Newman for Eva D. Fink who died Saturday at the age of 92. A native of Oregon, she lived in Crows Landing
from 1921 when she married Lloyd Fink, until she was moved to a convalescent home in Fresno in 1973. Fink was
graduated from Reedley High School and attended Fresno State Normal School where she was graduated in 1914 in the
first graduating class of what is now Fresno State University. She served as a Red Cross nurse in World War I and again
in World War II. She was active in the American Legion Auxiliary and the Order of the Eastern Star. Fink is survived by
two sisters, Bea Moncrief of Orosi and Eunice Hines of Sacramento.
The family prefers memorial contributions be sent to Twilight Haven, 1717 S. Winery Aye., Fresno 93727.

Frank Blanche M 831222 np
Final Rites Held for Blanche Frank; A funeral service was held here Wednesday afternoon at the Evans Funeral Chapel
for Blanche M. Frank.  She died Monday at age 72 at Doctors Hospital in Modesto following a long illness.  A native of
San Jose, she had lived in Patterson the past 20 years, and was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church here. A
private graveside service was held at the Patterson District cemetery following the service at the chapel. Survivors
include two sons, Charles Voshael of Visalia and Max Voshael of Tulare; two daughters, Elva Snyder of San Jose and
Dorothy Smith of North Carolina; one sister, Bessie Creech of Missouri; one brother, Lauren Door of California; 11
grandchildren, and 16 great grandchildren. The family suggests that remembrances be sent to the American Cancer
Society.

Freitas Alezandria R 830214 np
Local Woman s Mother Dies; A funeral service is planned for Alexandrina R. Freitas, 77, who died Saturday in Turlock
after a short illness. She had been a Turlock resident since 1951 when she moved there from Gustine. She was a native of
Fayal in The Azores. A rosary will be recited Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Allen s Mortuary in Turlock. A Mass will be said
Wednesday at 10:30 am at the Sacred Heart Church in Turlock. Burial will followed in Hills Ferry Cemetery, Newman.
She is survived by three sons. Edwin Freitas of Kerman, Tony Freitas of Newman, and Arnold Freitas of Turlock; three
daughters, Mary Jantz of San Diego, Velma Borba of Patterson, and Alexandria Pfitzer of Los Banos; a brother, Antonio
Jacinto of Oakland; two sisters, Mary Frietas and Ann Medeiros, both of San Jose; 18 grandchildren, and nine great
grandchildren.

Frunz Francis 831024 np
Final Rites for Frances Frunz Set for Today; Final rites are scheduled for today, Monday, for Frances Frunz, a Patterson
area resident since 1917. She died Friday at Doctors Hospital in Modesto after a short illness. She was 68. A native of
Reno, Nevada, she moved here with her family when she was about 2 years old. She was a member of Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, the Altar Society, Patterson Garden Club, and the 50-Plus Club of Newman. A Mass will be held today
at 10 am, at Sacred Heart, with the Rev. James Connors officiating. Burial will follow in Patterson District Cemetery.  A
rosary was recited Sunday evening at the Evans Funeral Chapel.
Survivors include three sons, Jim of Bakersfield and Lee and Alan Frunz of Patterson; one brother, Joe Maya of
Patterson; two sisters, Mary Apland of Patterson and Janet Astiasuain of Reedley; and five grandchildren. She was
preceded in death in 1978 by her husband John. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, remembrance donations be
sent to the American Heart Association.

George Joseph F 831110 np
Joseph George Dies of in Juries in Car Accident; Former Crows Landing resident Joseph Furtado George died recently of
injuries received in an automobile accident in the Turlock area, The accident occurred Oct. 31 at Fulkerth Road and
Golden State Boulevard. He died the next day at Emmanuel Hospital in Turlock. He was 68 and a retired dairyman. His
wife, Mary Roona George, was a passenger in the car and was hospitalized for a day with injuries received in the
accident. They made their home in Merced. A rosary was recited Nov. 3 at St. Anthony s Catholic Church in Atwater. A
Mass was said Nov. 4 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Buhach, with burial in Merced s Calvary Cemetery.
A native of Saao (sp.?), Faial, Azores, he moved to Crows Landing from Gustine with his parents in 1923. He then
moved to the Buhach area in Merced in 1917. He was a member and past supreme president of SES, past president of
IMI, IDES No. 32, UPEC No. 29 of Merced, .UPPEC No. 46 of Atwater, the Eagles Lodge, Applegate Grange, St.
Anthony Lodge No. 22, Luso-American Lodge of Turlock, Buhach Pentecost Club, and Knights of Columbus in Atwater,
third degree, and Merced, fourth degree. Survivors include his wife Mary of Merced two daughters, Beverly Buttery of
San Jose and Melanie Santos of Merced; two brothers, Tony ant Manuel George, both of Crows Landing, two sisters, Ida
Souza of Crows Landing and Mary Ramos of Newman; his stepmother, Maria Amelia George of Newman; and six
grandchildren.

Goodwin Grace G 831013 np
Grace Goodwin Dies in Glendale; Former Patterson resident Grace G. Goodwin died last Thursday, Oct. 6, in Glendale,
Calif. at the age of 94. A memorial service was held in Glendale, with burial in Minneapolis, Minn.
She moved to Patterson from Minnesota in 1948, and made her home here until 1969 when she moved to Glendale. She
was a member of the Federated Church here and the Keewaydin Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Survivors include a daughter, Marjorie Rutledge of Glendale; a grandson, John Rutledge, also of Glendale; a
granddaughter, Judi Cripe Oburn of Monte Sereno, Calif.; and five greatrandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond and a daughter, Ruth Goodwin Cripe. The family prefers that
remembrances be sent to the Federated Church, P.O. Box 1418, Patterson.

Gosden Veronica L 830509 np
Final Rites Said for Veronica Gosden; Final rites were held Friday for Veronica L. Gosden, 70, who died last Wednesday
in a Merced convalescent hospital. She had been in ill health for some time. A rosary and Mass was said here at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, where she was a member. Burial was in Patterson District Cemetery. A native of Oakland, she
had lived in Patterson for about 20 years. Survivors include her husband, Pete Gosden of Patterson; two daughters,
Shirley Smith of Castro Valley and Carol Gohler of Denair; one sister; and four grandchildren.

Heckendorf Rebecca C 830310 np
Daughter of Early Pioneers Dies in Modesto; A private graveside service will be conducted today, Thursday, at the
Acacia Cemetery in Modesto for Rebecca Cox Heckendorf, 75.  She died in a Modesto hospital Monday after a long
illness. A public viewing was held Wednesday evening and will continue today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Franklin and
Downs McHenry Chapel Mrs. Heckendorf was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cox of Westley. She was born on the
site where the city of Patterson was later founded. Along with her late husband, Marvin L. Heckendorf, she owned and
operated the People s Cash Store on Tenth Street in Modesto. She also was a former teacher in the Modesto city schools.
She was a 1926 graduate of Patterson Union fligh School and a 1930 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
She was a member of Omega Nu, American Association of University Women, and of the Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Stanislaus County, as well as a past member of the county Family Service Agency. Survivors include a
daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Dan Collin, grandson Sean and granddaughters Noelle and Cathleen, all of
Tauranga, New Zealand; a sister, Margaret Funk of Berkeley; two brothers, Stanley and Stewart Cox of Westley, and
numerous nieces and nephews in the area.

Hetzel Clarence L 838214 np
Service Held Here for Clarence Hetzel; A private funeral service was held here last Thursday for Clarence Lambert
Hetzel, 76, who died Feb. 9 at the Emmanuel Hospital in Turlock after a long illness. He resided in Patterson for 12 years
before moving to Turlock about three years ago. He had moved here from Redwood Valley, Calif. and had been a lumber
worker with Georgia Pacific for over 25 years. Rev. Gary Grundman conducted the service. Burial followed in Patterson
District Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Bird of Madera; a stepson, Leonard Johnson of Patterson; a
stepdaughter, Sally Waller of Stockton; a brother, Charles Hetzel of Ukiah; two sisters, Olga Nystrom and Mabel Merrit;
four grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

Hocott Marion R 830317 np
Hocott Service Was Wednesday; A funeral service was held Wednesday morning in Keyes for Marion Richard Hocott,
73, who died last Saturday at Doctors Hospital in Modesto after a short illness. A native of Oklahoma, he had lived here
since 1943, coming from Ft. Smith. Arkansas. He was a retired farm worker who worked for many years on the Houk
Ranch in the Westley area. He lived and worked on the Bert Houk ranch for 16 years, and later worked for D.R. Houk
and Co. for 14 years while residing in Patterson. The service was held at the Assembly of God Church in Keyes, where he
was affiliated. Pastor Velma Lacky officiated.  Burial was in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include his wife,
Lenora Hocott of Patterson; a daughter, Shelby, Schultz, Lemoan of Fresno; and five grandchildren. A son, David Hocott,
preceded him in death several years ago.

Hoeppen John 830627 np
Final Rites Today for John Hoeppen; A Masonic funeral service will be held today, Monday, for long time Patterson
resident John Hoeppen. He died Thursday at his Patterson home at age 68. He would have been 69 today. A construction
worker for same 25 years who worked on the New Melones Dam project, he moved here 39 years ago, coming from San
Francisco where he was born. He was a World War II veteran, having served in the U.S. Army, and was a member of
Patterson Masonic Lodge No. 488 as well as the Scottish Rite. The service will be held at 10 a.m. at Evans Funeral
Chapel. Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow. Survivors include one daughter, Sharon Clayton of Modesto; a
sister, Sophia Dougherty of Reno; a brother, Abe Hoeppen of Oakland; and two grandchildren.

Houk Lucile G 830418 np
Service Held for Lucile Houk, 80; Longtime Patterson area resident Lucile G. Houk died last Thursday at Del Puerto
Hospital after an extended illness. She was 80. A native of Lompoc; she taught grade school there for 15 years before
moving to Patterson in 1936. She was a great granddaughter of early California pioneer Columbus Tustin, after whom a
Southern California city is named. She also was a past noble grand of Rebecca Lodge and a 50-year member of that
organization, recording secretary of the Stanislaus County Retired Teachers Association, and members of California
Women for Agriculture and the 50-Plus clubs of Patterson and Modesto. A funeral service was held Saturday morning at
Evans Funeral Chapel with Rev. Gary Grundman officiating. Burial was in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors
include two daughters, Burta Hicks of Patterson and Judy Murphy of Elk Grove; a son (sic) brother, Elton Nicoles of Ben
Lomen; and four grandchildren.

Hurtia Anthony W 830224 np
Funeral Rites Saturday for A.W. Hurtig, 89; Final rites are planned here Saturday for Anthony William Hurtig, 89, who
died Tuesday at Emanuel Hospital in Turlock following a long illness. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. at
Patterson District Cemetery, with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m. at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. The Rev.
Lawrence Sailer will officiate. A native of Kansas, he had lived here since 1918 after moving from Hilmar. He was a
farmer, ditch tender for the Patterson Water District, carpenter and volunteer police reserve here in Patterson. He was a
U.S. Army veteran of World War I and a member of Our Saviours Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife, Agnes
Hurtig of Patterson; a son, Ray Hurtig of Saratoga, Calif.; two daughters, Adeline Rapp of Crows Landing and Vivian
Walz of Sunnyvale; one sister, Esther Thorkelson of Turlock; 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Inderbitzen Marie 830602 np
Service Held for Marie Inderbitzin; Final rites were said early this week for Marie Inderbitzin, who died at the Del Puerto
Hospital last Thursday following a long illness. She was 79. A native of Switzerland, she had lived in the Patterson area
since 1971, coming here from Woodside, Calif. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. A rosary was
recited Monday evening at the Evans Funeral Chapel, and a Mass was said Tuesday morning at Sacred Heart Church.
Burial was in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Martin Inderbitzin of Patterson; a son, Tony
Inderbitzin of Burbank; a daughter, Paula Stanford of Glendale; a sister, Paulina Mueller of Switzerland; 10
grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

Johnson Inda 830516 np
Inda Johnson Rites Pending; Services are pending here for long-time Patterson resident, Inda Johnson. She died late last
week at Emmanuel Hospital in Turlock after a long illness. She was 86.  Survivors include a son, Larry Johnson of
Oakdale. Arrangements are being handled by the Evans Funeral chapel.

Khaleck Tim 830303 np
Stockton Man Killed in Hwy. 132 Accident; A Stockton man was killed Sunday night around 7:25 near Vernalis when
the car he was riding in was struck by another vehicle at River Road and Highway 132. Tim Khaleck, 39, was in the front
passenger seat of a car driven by Chan Vongsa, 31, of Stockton which was entering Highway 132 from River Road.
Vongsa apparently didn t see a westbound car driven by Alvaro Rodrigues, 44, of Banta, which slammed into the side of
the Vongsa vehicle. Vongsa was charged with misdemeanor manslaughter, according to the California Highway Patrol
officers in Modesto.  Firefighters from various West Stanislaus County Fire Protection stations were dispatched to the
scene of the mishap. County dispatchers apparently called out a Modesto ambulance company instead of Patterson
Paramedics which delayed the arrival of medical personnel, according to fire officials. Khaleck was taken by Medi-Flight
ambulance from the accident scene to Memorial Hospital where he died an hour later. Also injured were Maria
Rodrigues, 46, Filomena Rodrigues, 14, and Lucy Rodrigues, 11, all from Banta, who were taken by ambulance to Scenic
Hospital in Modesto.

Kilburn William M 830428 np
William Kilburn Dies in Vallejo; Word has been received here of the death of William M. Kilburn, 74.  He died last
Wednesday in Vallejo after a long illness. A native of Newman, he was a member of a pioneer family with deep roots in
California. He moved to Vallejo in 1928 and worked at Mare Island Naval Shipyard for more than 30 years before
retiring as a supervisor in the public works department. He was an ardent outdoors man and was active in Cal Trout, a
conservation organization. He was a past exalted ruler, 1948-49, of Vallejo Lodge No. 559. B.P.O.E., and a past president
of the Vallejo 20-30 Club. He also belonged to Vallejo Chapter No. 16 of NARFE.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Lillian; a son, Guy Kilburn of Vallejo; and two grandsons. A memorial service
will be held by the Elks at a future date. The family requests that remembrances be sent to Elks charities or to the
American Cancer Society.

Knutson Julia 830103 np
Service Today for Julia Knutson, 96; A memorial service will be held this morning, Monday, at 11 a.m. for one of
Patterson s earliest residents, Julia Knutson. She died Wednesday at Point Reyes National Seashore Park at the age of 96.
The previous day, Tuesday, Dec. 28, she had observed her birthday. A native of Minnesota, she moved here in 1912
shortly after the founding of the town. Her husband, Walfred Knutson, was a building contractor and civic leader who
died in 1950. He served as mayor of Patterson, 1924-32, and on the high school board of trustees. She was a member of
the Federated Church, the Patterson Garden Club, the 50-Plus Club, the Order of Eastern Star, and the Del Puerto
Hospital Women s Auxiliary. She was a past member of the Soroptimist Club of Patterson. Private burial will be in
Patterson District Cemetery prior to the service, to be officiated by Rev. Gary Grundman. The memorial service will be
held at 11 am. at the Federated Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Thelma Knutson Schultz of Mill Valley, two grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.

Kristich Stella K 830714 np
Services Are Tomorrow for Stella Kristich; Funeral services will be held Friday for Stella K. Kristich, 92, of Patterson,
who died Monday after a long illness. A rosary will be recited tonight at 7 p.m. at the Evans Funeral Chapel. She was a
native of Toledo, Ohio and had lived in Patterson since 1979, having come from San Francisco. Kristich was a member of
Sacred Heart Church and YLI No. 1 of San Francisco. She is survived by her great-nephew Peter Milcovich of Patterson,
and two nieces, Lucille Vlahutin and Pauline Pervetich of Watsonville.  Interment will be a the Watsonville Catholic
Cemetery.

Krough Ruth 830613 np
Services Today for Ruth Krogh, 80; Funeral services are scheduled today for long time Patterson resident Ruth Krogh,
80.  She died Friday in a Turlock convalescent hospital after a long illness. A native of Los Banos, she moved to
Patterson in 1933 from Newman. She was a member of the local 50-Plus Club, the Federated Church, and Order of
Eastern Star. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. today, Monday, at the Hills Ferry Cemetery near Newman. A
memorial service will follow at 3 p.m. at the Federated Church here, with Rev. Gary Grundman officiating.  The family
requests that in lieu of flowers, remembrances be sent to the Federated Church, P0 Box 1418, Patterson. Survivors
include a son, Arnold Krogh of Houston, Texas; two daughters, Lucille Manuel of Kinder, Louisiana, and Betty
Lindevald of Placerville; five grandchildren and three great grandchildren; three brothers, Aubrey Davis of Santa Clara,
Arnold Davis of Newman and Hal Davis Sr. of Modesto.

Latronica Antoinette D 830127 np
Service Held in Albany for Former West Sider; A funeral service was held last week in Albany for former West Sider
Antoinette DeLash Latronica. The Gustine native died Jan. 15 in that city at the age of 67. She had resided in Albany
over 30 years and had lived in the Westley area in 1928-29. Burial was in St. Joseph*s Cemetery in San Pablo. Survivors
include a son, Frank Latronica of Twain Harte; two daughters, Maryanne Hail of Vacaville and Terry Latronica of
Albany; a sister, Mary Aragona of Patterson; two, brothers, Joaquin DeLash of Patterson and Pete DeLash of San Jose;
and eight grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Latronica.

LeMaux Marie L 830915 np
Final Rites for Marie Lemaux this Morning; Final rites will be said today, Thursday, for Marie Luca LeMaux, who died
suddenly early Monday morning after being rushed to the Del Puerto Hospital from her rural Patterson home. She was 64.
A rosary was recited Wednesday evening at the Evans Funeral Chapel, and a Mass will be held at 9 a.m. today, Thursday,
at Sacred Heart Church with the Rev. James Connors officiating.  Burial will be in the St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery
in Modesto. She was the owner of The T-Bone restaurant, which she and her husband Bill founded here just over 20
years ago. He died in 1981.  The LeMauxs moved here from Modesto where they had been in the restaurant and bar
business. She was a native of Detroit, Michigan, and a member of Sacred Heart Church. Survivors include two sons,
Kimbel LeMaux of Sacramento and Roger LeMaux of Jackson; two daughters, Deborah Tabar of Crows Landing and
Jennifer Vella of Westley; a brother, Sam Manzella of Modesto; and two grandchildren.  The family requests that
remembrances be sent to the Sacred Heart Catholic School in Patterson.

Locarnini Ralph 831128 np
Ralph Locarnini Rites Are Held; Final rites were said Saturday for Ralph Locarnini, a native of Switzerland who died last
Tuesday, Nov. 22, at Emmanuel Hospital in Turlock. He was 76 and had been ill for some time. A self employed
dairyman, he moved to the Patterson area in 1947 from Santa Maria. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
A rosary was recited Friday evening at the Evans Funeral Chapel. The Rev. James Conners said the Mass Saturday
morning at Sacred Heart Church. Burial followed in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Alice
Locarnini of Patterson; two sons, Dante of Riverbank and Olindo "Tony" Locarnini of Stockton; and five grandchildren.
The family prefers that remembrances be sent to the American Heart Association.

Marrufo Thomas 830224 np
Bus Crash Takes Lives of Relatives of Westley Woman; The Lathrop couple and their 15-year-old son who were killed
Feb. 7 when their pickup collided with a school bus were relatives of Tillie Villa of Westley. Services for the couple,
Thomas and Elvira Marrufo, ages 49 and 43 respectively, along with their son Thomas Marrufo Jr., were held Feb.13 at
the First Apostolic Church in Stockton. Burial was in Cherokee Memorial Cemetery, Lodi. Mr. Marrufo was a native of
Holtville and his wife a native of Madera. They had resided in the Lathrop area the past 23 years. Survivors include a son,
Steve, who is 11, daughters Linda and Patricia Marrufo, ages 19 and 7, all of Lathrop; Tillie Villa of Westley who is a
sister of Mrs. Marrufo;  and several other sisters and brothers of the couple.

Marrufo Elvirs 830224 np
Bus Crash Takes Lives of Relatives of Westley Woman; The Lathrop couple and their 15-year-old son who were killed
Feb. 7 when their pickup collided with a school bus were relatives of Tillie Villa of Westley. Services for the couple,
Thomas and Elvira Marrufo, ages 49 and 43 respectively, along with their son Thomas Marrufo Jr., were held Feb.13 at
the First Apostolic Church in Stockton. Burial was in Cherokee Memorial Cemetery, Lodi. Mr. Marrufo was a native of
Holtville and his wife a native of Madera. They had resided in the Lathrop area the past 23 years. Survivors include a son,
Steve, who is 11, daughters Linda and Patricia Marrufo, ages 19 and 7, all of Lathrop; Tillie Villa of Westley who is a
sister of Mrs. Marrufo;  and several other sisters and brothers of the couple.

Marrufo Thomas Jr 830224 np
Bus Crash Takes Lives of Relatives of Westley Woman; The Lathrop couple and their 15-year-old son who were killed
Feb. 7 when their pickup collided with a school bus were relatives of Tillie Villa of Westley. Services for the couple,
Thomas and Elvira Marrufo, ages 49 and 43 respectively, along with their son Thomas Marrufo Jr., were held Feb.13 at
the First Apostolic Church in Stockton. Burial was in Cherokee Memorial Cemetery, Lodi. Mr. Marrufo was a native of
Holtville and his wife a native of Madera. They had resided in the Lathrop area the past 23 years. Survivors include a son,
Steve, who is 11, daughters Linda and Patricia Marrufo, ages 19 and 7, all of Lathrop; Tillie Villa of Westley who is a
sister of Mrs. Marrufo;  and several other sisters and brothers of the couple.

Martins Roseling C 830505 np
Services Slated in Santa Cruz for Roseline Martins; Final rites are scheduled in Santa Cruz for Roseline Catherine
Martins who died Wednesday at the age of 74.  A native of San Leandro, she resided in Westley from 1935 to 1968 when
she and her husband moved to Sante Cruz. A rosary is slated for tonight, Thursday, at 8 p.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea
Catholic Church in Santa Cruz. A Mass of Christian Burial will be said Friday at 10 a.m. at the same church, where she
was a member.  Interment will be in the Holy Sepulcher Mausoleum in Hayward. Survivors include her husband, Edward
A. Martins of Santa Cruz; a son, Edward E. Martins of Hayward; a daughter, Mary J. Martins of Albany, Calif.; a brother,
William Agrella of Mission Viejo; four nephews and seven nieces, and nine grandnephews. The family requests that in
lieu of flowers, spiritual bouquets or contributions be sent to the Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz or Saint Leander
School in San Leandro.

Mashburn Coy F 830815 np
Rites Tuesday for Coy Mashburn; A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Patterson District Cemetery
for Coy Franklin Mashburn, 62. He died Thursday at Doctors Hospital in Modesto of injuries suffered earlier this
summer. He sustained those injuries in an altercation with another man near the San Joaquin River in the Newman area.
He was employed as a farm hand and had lived in this area since 1963, when he moved here from his native state of
Oklahoma. Survivors include a daughter, Evelyn Allison of Stockton; a sister in New York; two grandchildren, and many
great grandchildren.  The Evans Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

McKim John W 830331 np
Final Rites for John McKim Are Held Here; A funeral service was held here Wednesday afternoon for John Wilson
McKim, 66, who died Monday at Emmanuel Hospital in Turlock after a short illness. A Masonic funeral service was
conducted by hills Ferry Lodge No. 236 F&AM with the Rev, Paul MacMurry of Newman assisting with the service held
at the Evans Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Patterson District Cemetery. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the U.S.
Air Force and had lived the past 21 years in this area, first in Gustine where he owned a car wash and automatic laundry
and most recently in Turlock. He was a former Gustine city councilman and was a member of the Hills Ferry Lodge,
Scottish Rite 32nd Degree of Stockton, Ashmes Temple, Newman Rotary Club, Turlock Golf and Country Club, and the
Retired Officers Association.  Survivors include his wife, Olga McKim of Turlock; a daughter Gridley Smith of New
York City; and a brother, James C. McKim of Illinois.

Melo Rosa S 830210 np
Final Rites Friday for Rosa S. Melo; A Crows Landing resident for the past 67 years, Ross S. Melo died Monday night at
the home of a daughter in San Francisco. She was 85.  The native of St. George, Azore Islands, had been ill for some
time. She moved to Crows Landing from the Azores in 1916 and was a member of S.P.R.S.I. there. She also was a 50
year member of U.P.P.E .C. In 1920, she married Emedio Melo, who died in 1955. A rosary will be recited tonight,
Thursday, at 7 p.m. at the Evans-Krieger Chapel in Newman. The Rev. Thomas Cargo will offer the Mass at 10 a.m.
Friday at Sacred Heart Church in Patterson. Burial will be in the Hills Ferry Cemetery at Newman. Survivors include two
sons, Lt. Col., retired, Emedio A. Melo of Grafton. Va. and Richard F. Melo of Gresham, Ore.; five daughters, Mary
Silva of Lemoore, Rose Beltran of Crows Landing, Georgina Melo of San Francisco, Laura Giovannoni of Larkspur, and
Elsie K. Schimelpfenig of Oradell, New Jersey; one brother, Frank S. Bettencourt of Gustine; 23 grandchildren and 16
great grandchildren. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be sent to the Sacred Heart school fund.

Meza Elberto E 830421 np
Service Slated for Elberto Meza, 82; Services are scheduled late this week for Elberto E. Meza, 82, who died Monday at
Del Puerto Hospital after a short illness. The native of Mexico moved to the Pattersbn area in 1926 from Fresno. He was
a member of Sacred Heart Church and was a retired Southern Pacific Railroad employee.
A rosary will be recited tonight, Thursday, at 7 p.m. at the Evans Funeral Chapel. A Mass is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Friday at Sacred Heart Church, with the Rev. Thomas Cargo officiating. Burial will follow in Patterson District
Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Louie Meza of Fresno and Vincent Meza of Sparks, Nevada; three daughters,
Pieda M. Sutterley of Berkeley, Margaret Luna of Newman, and Ruth Garcia of Los Angeles; and several grandchildren,
great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren.

Mini Anthony 831215 np
Final Rites Today for Anthony Mini; A Mass will be said today, Thursday, at 10:30 a.m. for Anthony Mini, 69, who died
Monday at Emmanuel Hospital in Turlock following a long illness. The Rev. Torn Cargo will say the Mass at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church.  Burial will follow in Patterson Distrief Cemetery. A rosary was recited Wednesday evening at
the Evans Funeral Chapel. A native of Lott, Texas.  He moved here in 1920 as a young boy.  He was a veteran of the U.S.
Army and served in World War II, and retired as an engineer for the Shell Oil Co. Survivors include his wife, Daphne
Mini of Patterson; one sister, Matilda Hensen Of Woodland; and four brothers, Andy of Patterson, Charles of Stockton,
Raymond of Austin, Texas; and Max Mini of Norwalk, Calif. .

Morgan Ray D 830418 np
Final Rites Today for Ray Morgan, 56; A Masonic funeral service is slated for 10 a.m. today, Monday, at the Evans
Funeral Chapel for Raymond D. Morgan, 56. He died Friday morning after being rushed from his Patterson home to Del
Puerto Hospital. He had been ill and off work for a short time.  Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow the
service. He was a Patterson native and a graduate of Patterson High School. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was employed over
25 years by the city of Turlock in its engineering department. He was a member of Patterson Lodge No. 488, F&AM and
served as its worshipful master in 1965. He also was a past worshipful inspector of the lodge, and was an avid hobbyist.
Survivors include his wife Delores of Patterson; a son, Rex Morgan of Patterson; two daughters, Dianna Penlend of
Turlock and Jill Levis of Elizabethtown, Kentucky; his mother, Mary May Berthelson of Coulterville; a sister, Sarah
Smith of Berkeley; and two grandchildren. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the American Heart
Association or the American Cancer Society.

Norton Euna M 831128 np
Graveside Service Held Here for Euna May Norton; A graveside service was held at Patterson District Cemetery Friday
afternoon for Euna May Norton, 68, who died last Tuesday in the Riverbank Convalescent Hospital after along illness.
She moved to Patterson in 1943 from her native state of Oklahoma, and was a member of the Assembly of God Church
here. Survivors include a sister, Mary Balk of Oklahoma; three brothers, Wes and Paul Sanford of Oklahoma City and
Elmer Sanford of Linsey, Oklahoma; and three grandchildren.

Puyo Juanita 831006 np
Services for Juanita Puyo; A Mass will be said today, Thursday, at 10 a.m. for long time Patterson resident Juanita Puyo,
who was 75. She died Monday at Memorial North Hospital in Modesto. A native of Mauleon-Soule, France, she had been
a Patterson resident since 1935, moving here from San Francisco. The Rev. James Connors will officiate at the Mass at
Sacred Heart Church with burial in the Patterson District Cemetery to follow. A rosary was recited Wednesday evening at
Evans Funeral Chapel.  She was a member of Sacred Heart Church.  Survivors include a daughter, Ellen Farinha of
Patterson; a brother, Manuel Salvadore of France; two grandchildren, Cindy Hughes and Steven Farinha, both of
Modesto; and two great grandchildren. Her husband Ysidro Puyo preceded her in death in 1963. The family requests that
remembrances be sent to the Sacred Heart School or to the Parkinson Disease Foundation

Rauscher Fred C 830404 np
Final Rites Today for Fred Rauscher; Final rites will be held today, Monday, for Fred Charles Rauscher, 73. He died last
Wednesday at Doctors Hospital in Modesto. The Oakland native lived most of his life in the Patterson area and made his
home in Crows Landing at the time of his death. He retired as a parts manager for George Tiura. He was a member of
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, St. Anthony s Society, and the Knights of Columbus.
A rosary and Mass is scheduled Monday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church with Father Thomas Cargo officiating. Burial
will follow in Hills Ferry Cemetery in Newman. Survivors include his wife, Ada, of Crows Landing; three daughters,
Claudine Oversen of Lemoore. Lorene Rauscher of Modesto, and Ailene Smith of Newman; a sister, Cecelia
Brandenberg of San Leandro; a brother, Richard Rauscher of Fremont: his mother, Mary Hutchinson of Fremont; seven
grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.

Reimer Frank N 830303 p1
Friday Rites Set for Dr. F. Reimer; A memorial service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Evans Funeral Chapel for
longtime Patterson physician Frank Newell Rainier. He died early Monday at the Del Puerto Hospital at age 66. He had
been ill for some time but had not been hospitalized long. Dr. Reimer had practiced medicine here since 1950 and had the
distinction of delivering the first baby born at Del Puerto Hospital,  Geraldine Mendonca. He retired from medical
practice last year. The Rev. Gary Grundman of the Federated Church, where Dr. Reimer was a member, will officiate the
service.  He was a member of the American Medical Association, and was a past president of the Stanislaus County
Medical Society. In addition he was past president of the Patterson Rotary Club and a former trustee of the Patterson
Union High School District. Golf was one of his main hobbies, and he organized and ran the annual West Side
Invitational golf tournament for a number of years. He was a member of both the Turlock and Del Rio golf and country
clubs. Survivors include his wife, Anna Reimer of Patterson; a son, Karl Rainier of Reno, Nevada; a daughter, Gretchen
Tessier of Sacramento; a granddaughter, Christine Tessier; and his parents, Frank and Florence  Reimer of Long Beach.
The family requests that remembrances be sent to the American Cancer Society, or the donor s favorite charity. DR
REIMER, a native of Los Angeles, took his undergraduate work at Stanford University and graduated from the Duke
University Medical School in 1942. He interned at the Santa Barbara County Hospital for one year after his marriage. He
then served in the U.S. Navy for three years and was assigned to the USS Lardner.  His first private practice was in
Escondido before moving to the Westside Hospital south of Newman where he was a general and orthopedic specialist
for five physicians. A year later he set up his practice of medicine in Patterson. His first office was in the Del Puerto
Theater where he used the foyer to examine and treat patients. He then became associated with Dr. Vernon Goutiere and
built an office on Las Palmas Avenue. He later had an office built on Salado Avenue where he practiced until his
retirement.

Rodriguez Fructoso P 830120 p1
Wednesday Crash Claims One Life; A single car accident Wednesday morning on East Las Palmas Avenue took the life
of Fructoso Pesina Rodriguez, 34. He was killed instantly when his east-bound car left the roadway and struck a palm
tree. The cause of the accident was unknown. But a couple living near the scene of the crash, between Elm Avenue and
the San Joaquin River bridge, said that two dogs were observed in the roadway just after the auto was heard smashing
into the tree on the south side of the roadway. Rodriguez may have swerved to miss the animals. Skid marks were not
observed until the car left the pavement. The accident occurred about 8 a.m.. A native of Texas, he had resided here most
of his life. For the past 10 years he was a mechanic for Bonander Pontiac in Turlock. He was a member of Sacred Heart
Church, Friends of Sacred Heart; and Cursillo. A rosary will be recited tonight, Thursday, at 7 p.m. at the Evans Funeral
Chapel. A Mass will be offered Friday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church by the Rev. Torn Cargo. Burial will follow in
Patterson District Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Lucy Rodriguez of Patterson; three sons, George, Herman and Steven Rodriguez of Patterson;
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Rodriguez of Patterson; five sisters, Sarah Shaw of San Jose, Frances Sanchez of
Patterson; Mary Sanchez of Newman; Louisa Leza of Patterson; and Olga Rodriguez of Patterson; and four brothers,
Mark and Trinidad of Patterson; Jesse of Salida; and Evaristo Rodriguez of San Jose.

Ruiz Pilar S 830912 np
Final Rites for Pilar Ruiz, 79; Final rites were said last Tuesday for Pilar S. Ruiz, 79, who died Sept. 1 at her daughter s
home in Crows Landing after a long illness.  She was a native of Villanuva, Spain, and had lived in Crows Landing since
1974, moving there from Tracy. A rosary wan recited Sept. 5 at the Hotchkiss Mortuary in Tracy, and a private Mass was
said Sept. 6 at St. Bernard s Church, also in Tracy. Officiating was Father Silva of St. Stanislaus Church in Modesto.
Interment was in the mausoleum at the San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery in Stockton. Survivors include one daughter,
Eleanor Perez of Crows Landing two sisters in Spain; two grandchildren, Ray Perez and Carmen Perez; and one great
grandchild, Rebecca Perez. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the Del Puerto Hospital Foundation.

Schaub Melvin H 831017 np
Graveside Rite Today for Melvin Schaub, 77; A graveside service will be held today, Monday, at 11 a.m. at the Patterson
District Cemetery for Melvin H. Schaub.  The former Patterson resident died last Wednesday, Oct. 12, at his Modesto
home after a short illness. He was 77. A native of Nebraska, he lived in Patterson about 45 years until his wife died in
1973. The retired carpenter then moved to Modesto. Survivors include a daughter, Delores Shock of Hughson; five
grandchildren and one great. grandchild; two sisters, Martha Nelson of Patterson and. Mary Carlson of Modesto; and one
brother. Fay Schaub of Patterson.

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Final Rites for E. Segoviano, 85; A Mass will be held Friday at 9 a,m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church for Evaristo
Mendoza Segoviano. He died Tuesday at Memorial North Hospital in Modesto following a short illness. He was 85. He
moved to the Patterson area from Texas in 1957, and had worked for Thorkelson Ranches.  He was a member of Sacred
Heart Church and a native of Mexico. A rosary will be recited Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Evans Funeral ChapeL The Rev.
Tom Cargo and the Rev. James Connors will say the Mass.  Burial will follow in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors
include his wife, Maria Segoviano of Patterson; three sons, Gonzalo, Pablo and Eulalio Segoviano, all of Patterson; four
daughters, Angela Rivera, Maria Barrera, Guadalupe Isquierdo, and Juana Segoviano, all of Petterson; two sisters,
Margarita Garcia and Francisca Rivera, both of Mexico; 56 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, and nine great great
grandchildren.

Selander Clarence E 831103 p1
Service Is Friday for C. Selander; A funeral service will be held this Friday at the Evans Funeral Chapel for Clarence
Edwin Selander. He died suddenly at his Patterson home Monday after being in declining health for some time. He was
78.  The service will be held at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Lawrence Sailer officiating. Burial will follow in Patterson District
Cemetery. A native of Minnesota, he had lived on the West Side since 1926, serving as a field man for Golden Valley
Creamery for over 30 years. He was the first cow tester in the valley. Over the years he was very active in the Patterson
Lions Club, and was a charter member of the local organization. He chaired many club activities over the years. In 1979,
the community voted him its "Citizen of the Year," and he was so recognized by the Patterson-Westley Chamber of
Commerce. He also was a member of Our Saviour s Lutheran Church and a past president of the Turlock Sportsmen s
Club. Survivors include two sons, Bruce and Ross Selander of Patterson; a sister, Florence Hansen. of Minneapolis; three
brothers, Melvin, Clayton, and Raymond Selander, all of Minneapolis; four grandchildren, and one great grandchild. The
family prefers that remembrances be made to the Patterson Lions Club or the donor s favorite charity.

Shimmin Elden Z 830721 np
Burial Today for Elden Shimmin; Elden Zacharias Shimmin, a veteran of World War II and the Korean conflict, will be
buried today, Thursday, in the Modesto Cemetery on Scenic Drive. He died Monday at Del Puerto Hospital following a
long illness. He was 66. With the exception of his 23-year career in the U.S. Air Force, he lived here his entire life. He
retired from the Air Force in 1965 with a rank of lieutenant colonel after earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and the
Air Medal with several clusters as a bomber pilot.  He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi at USC and of the Masonic Lodge.
 A chaplain from Castle Air Force Base will officiate the 10 a.m. graveside service. Survivors include a brother, Philip
Shimmin of Simi Valley, and numerous cousins on the West Side and in the Modesto area.

Shores Beatrice 830606 np
Service Tuesday for Beatrice Shores; A funeral service will be held here Tuesday for former Patterson resident Beatrice
Shores.  She died Friday in a Fresno hospital after a long illness.  She was 74. A native of Rockwall, Texas, she moved to
Patterson in 1934 and worked here for the West Side Cleaners and Laundry for 27 years. She moved to Fresno four years
ago. The funeral service will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Evans Funeral Chapel with Rev. Richard New of. the First
Southern Baptist Church of Patterson officiating. She was a member of the local church.  Burial will be in Patterson
District Cemetery. Survivors include two brothers, Ed Housewright of Patterson and Ray Housewright of Texas; and four
sisters, Odell Whatley of Ceres, Beulah Wells of Oregon, and Kathearn Stroud and Mildred Dixon, both of Fresno.

Souza George A 830314 np
Final Rites Held for George Souza of Crows Landing; Final rites were held late last week for George A. Souza of Crows
Landing. He died suddenly Tuesday night at his home. He was 62. A rosary was held Friday evening in St. Joachim s
Catholic Church in Newman, and a Mass was celebrated at the church Saturday morning. Burial was in Hills Ferry
Cemetery. Souza was a 1941 graduate of Gustine High School and served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific during
World War II. From 1947 to late 1976, he owned and operated Souza s Market in Crows Landing. At the time of his
death he was employed at Mel s Liquors and Sporting Goods in Newman. He was a member of the Crows Landing Lions
Club, the volunteer fire department in that community, and UPEC. Survivors include two sons, Danny Durbin of Florida
and Alan Durbin of Newman; four daughters, Cheryl Medeiros and Charlotte Souza, both of Modesto, Charlene Freitas
of Gustine, and Cheryl Durbin of Chico; three. brothers, Alfred and Bernard of Gustine and Arthur Souza of Auburn; one
sister, Lillian Oliver of Santa Cruz; and four grandchildren. The family has requested that remembrances be made to a
favorite charity.

Streeter Mildred H 830721 np
Graveside Rite for Mildred Streeter; A graveside service was held Wednesday morning at Patterson District Cemetery for
Mildred Helene Streeter who died Sunday at Del Puerto Hospital after a long illness.  She was 75.
The Rev. Gary Grundman officiated the service. She was a native of Topeka, Kansas, and had lived in Patterson for 45
years, moving here from Tracy in 1938. She was a member of the Patterson 50-Plus Club. Survivors include four
nephews, Ray and Laurence Kolding, Leonard Johnson, and Charles Hansen, all of Patterson; and three nieces, Dixie
Brush of Modesto and Velma Klein and Shirley DeTar of Patterson.

Thurman John 830728 np
Heart Attack Is Fatal to Thurman; Longtime district Assemblyman John Thurman died suddenly Wednesday at 12:47
p.m. in Modesto of a massive heart attack. Thurman, 63, suffered the attack at 11:30 at his Thurman and Ramos
Consulting firm office on Coffee Road across the Street from Memorial North Hospital. He was rushed to the hospital
and given cardiopulmonary resuscitation but died more than an hour later. The life long Democrat in recent months was
an agriculture consultant with his former administrative. aide Monica Ramos. He retired from politics in Sacramento last
year and was replaced when Gary Cordit was elected to the Assembly seat: Thurman had suffered a minor heart attack
last year. Thurman started his political career more than 25 years ago when he served on a local Stanislaus County school
board. He left that position after 10 years and was elected to the county board of supervisors. He then ran and won a seat
in the state Assembly where he remained for 10 years. At one time he ran unsuccessfully for the local state senate
position. Thurman, a former dairyman who was raised in the Jennings School area, told the Irrigator in November that he
was somewhat relieved to be leaving the daily pressure of the capitol building in Sacramento. "I got tears in my eyes the
other day when I went into my office in Sacramento and saw the movers picking all my things," Thurman said in
November. "But, I am sure I'll get used to it. I have nothing but the fondest of memories." The longtime solon also didn't
foresee a quiet retirement for himself. "Thurman will be around bugging you people for a long time." he told the Irrigator
in November. He indicated that after leaving Sacramento he would lobby for both agriculture interest and various
organizations including the retarded and senior citizens. Thurman surprised both his friends and state political watchers
when he suddenly announced his retirement from government work last summer. He was later honored during a
retirement party Dec. 2. in Modesto which was attended by various people from state dignitaries to local West Siders.
The longtime county resident, during an interview last year reminisced about riding his horse as a boy from the other side
of the San Joaquin River to downtown Patterson to watch movies at the Del Puerto Theater.
We used to tie up our horses in front of the theater, he said. "From where I lived, we were only five miles from
Patterson." Funeral arrangements for Thurman are pending. He is survived by his wife Julia from Modesto; son Robert, a
Modesto dairyman; and daughters, Janet of Seattle. and Susan of San Francisco.

Tronstad Harold L 830728 np
Services for Harold Tronstad Slated Saturday; Funeral services will be held this Saturday for longtime Patterson resident
Harold Lars Tronsted, who died Tuesday in a Modesto hospital after a long illness. He was 75. A native of Norway, he
moved to Wisconsin in 1929 and to Patterson three years later. He was a farmer for over 40 years.
He was a member of Our Sviour s Lutheran Church was the organist there for many years. He was very interested in
music all his life, and was a member of the Norwegian man s glee club. Other organizations include the Patterson Rotary
Club, of which he was treasurer for many years, and the board of directors of Bethel Home for 19 years. A graveside
service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Patterson District Cemetery, with a memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday at
Our Saviour s Lutheran Church.  Survivors include his wife, Nora Tronstad of Patterson; a daughter, Jean Dafford of
Patterson three sisters, Borghild Holaas, Berit Horneberg and Johanna Overland, all of Norway; two brothers, Nils and
Jens Tronstad of Norway; and six grandchildren. The family requests that remembrances be sent to Our Saviour s
Lutheran Church, in care of Mrs. Justus Christopherson, or to the charity of the donor s choice.

Washburn Edella 830324 np
Mother of Local Man Dies at 101; A private graveside service was held Monday for Idella Washburn who died last
Friday in a Lodi convalescent home after a brief  illness.   She was 101. She was born and raised in Sterling, Ill., and her
father was a Civil War veteran. She married John Raymond Washburn in 1903 and moved to Needles the next year, later
residing near Strathmore and Oakdale. They moved to Mt. Aukum in El Dorado County in 1940, and she was preceded in
death by her husband, who died in 1963. She was a member of the Oakdale Methodist Church.  The service was held in
the Shenandoah Cemetery at Plymouth with her grandnephew, the Rev. Tom Johnson of Laguna Niguel Covenant
Church, officiating. Survivors include three sons, Lewis Washburn of Patterson, Edwin Washburn of Turlock, and Robert
Washburn of Selma; a daughter, Mary Cannon Borth of Lodi; 12 grandchildren including Ray and Daryl Washburn of
Patterson and Gary Washburn of Turlock; 23 great grandchildren including Jon, Shane, Robyn, Wendi and Jason
Washburn of Patterson; four great great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Remembrances may be made to
the charity of the donor s choice.

Washburn G Edwin 830414 p1
Turlock Leader C. Edwin Washburn Dies at Age 75; Edwin Washburn, first manager of the Turlock Mosquito Abatement
District and a strong promoter of programs for senior citizens, died last Saturday evening in Turlock at age 75. A
memorial service was held Wednesday afternoon at the First United Methodist Church in Turlock. A private cremation
ceremony preceded the service. He was honored in January by the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors for his
dedication to senior citizen programs. He was a charter member of the county s Commission on Aging from which he
recently resigned because of illness. In 1981 he was named the county s "Senior Citizen of the Year" for his service and
leadership on the commission. He also was a charter member and the first president of the Commission on Aging.
Washburn "pioneered mosquito control in this area," commented Steve Silveira, his successor as manager of the
mosquito abatement district that includes the West Side area. He worked to establish the district in 1946. Born in
Pomona, he graduated from Oakdale High School in 1926 and attended Modesto Junior College, Fresno State College,
and the University of California at Berkeley and Davis, earning a degree in entomology. He later earned a teaching
credential in agriculture and taught nine years in Reedley before joining the U.S. Public Health Service as a lieutenant.
His responsibility was to keep malaria from being brought to California by veterans returning from World War II. After
becoming the first manager of the mosquito abatement district, he served as a trustee of the Turlock Elementary School
District, as a member and one-time president of the Stanislaus County Board of Education, and on the Turlock Recreation
Commission. In 1959 he joined the U.S. State Department as a malaria eradication specialist, a position that took him to
Liberia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Thailand and Pakistan. He retired in 1972 for health reasons and became involved in
programs for the area s senior citizens. He also was named to the TMAD board of directors in 1976. He was a member of
the First United Methodist Church, the Exchange Club, Turlock Masonic Lodge No. 395 F&AM. and the Stanislaus
County Manpower Planning Commission.  Survivors include his wife, Sarah Washburn of Turlock; a son, George E.
Washburn Jr., of Turlock; two daughters, Mary Dell Latif of Turlock and Sue Lillian Washburn of San Diego; two
brothers, Robert Washburn of Selma and Lewis Washburn of Patterson; a sister, Mary Cannon Borth of Lodi; eight
grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.

White William M 831114 np
Final Rites Pending for ‘Bill  White; A funeral service is pending in Modesto for former Patterson resident and
businessman William M. "Bill" White. He died early Saturday after a long illness. He was a longtime New York Life
insurance agent on the West Side, and prior to that managed a farm implement firm.  Survivors include his wife Kay and
daughter Marilyn.

White William M 831117 np
Service Held Tuesday for "Bill" White; A funeral service was held Tuesday afternoon at the Franklin and Downs
Colonial Chapel in Modesto for William Marion White. He died Saturday at a Modesto convalescent hospital after a long
illness. He was 74. He was an agent in Patterson for the New York Life Insurance Co. for over 25 years before moving to
Modesto several years ago. He was a member of the Patterson Masonic Lodge No. 488, and had previously been a
member of both the Federated Church here and the Patterson Rotary Club. He was a native of Whitesville, Missouri, and
before entering the insurance business was involved with the selling of farm equipment. The Rev. Eugene Brackney,
former pastor of the Federated Church and now a Turlock resident, officiated at the Masonic service. Survivors include
his wife, Carolyn White of Modesto; a daughter, Marilyn White of San Francisco; and two sisters, Dorothy Boxler of San
Carlos and Alyne Marks of Missouri. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the Shrine Hospital, 1701 19th
Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122.

Williams Valerie J 830414 np
Funeral Service Is Friday for Valerie Williams; A funeral service will be held here Friday for Valerie June Williams. She
died Monday at Doctors Hospital in Modesto after a long illness.  She was 24. A Patterson native, she was a member of
the Assembly of God Church here. The service will be held in the Evans Funeral Chapel Friday at 2 p.m., with the Rev.
Merle Thornton officiating. Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow.
Survivors include s a son, David Williams of Patterson; her father, Robert Williams of Milpitas; her mother, Shirley
Patterson of Patterson; two sisters, Sabrina Reza and Patsy Patterson; and a brother, David Williams, all of Patterson.

Wright Leonard L 831222 np
Leonard Wright Is Buried Here; A graveside service was held Dec. 9 at the Patterson District Cemetery for Leonard Lee
Wright, 89. who died the previous day in a Modesto convalescent hospital following a long illness.
He was a native of Oklahoma and moved here in 1950 from San Diego.  He had been a carpenter most of his life.
He was affiliated with the Baptist Church in Oklahoma. Survivors include one son, Leonard C. Wright of San Jose; four
daughters, Iris Nobles and Juanita McCurtain, both of Oklahoma,  Odell Walker of Missouri, and Nada Adams of Ceres;
two brothers, Jack and Wesley Wright of Oklahoma; 13 grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren, and 20 great-great-
grandchildren.