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Alvernaz William 890202 p11
Rites Set for William Alvernaz; Crows Landing native William Alvernaz died Sunday in Modesto following a long
illness.  He was 76. The self-employed dairyman had lived all of his life in the Crows Landing area.  He was a member of
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and U.P.E.C No. 108. Viewing will be from 4-8 p.m. tonight, Thursday, at the church, with
a rosary to be held at 7 p.m.  A Mass is scheduled for 10 a. m. Friday, also at Sacred Heart.  Burial will follow in the
Hills Ferry Cemetery in Newman. Survivors  include his wife, Jimmie Alvernaz of Crows Landing; three daughters,
Darlene Craven of Crows Landing, Karen Martin of Modesto, and Jeanette Cornell of Union City; a sister, Florence
Francis of Bellingham, Wash; a brother, Tony Alvernaz of Crows Landing; and five grandchildren.  Hillview Funeral
Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

Alves Alice F 890815 p12
Final Rites Set for Alice Alves; A Mass will be celebrated this Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church for Alice
Furtado Alves. She died Sunday at Del Puerto Hospital at age 91. A rosary will be recited Wednesday at 7 pm at Sacred
Heart church, where she was a members.  The Mass is scheduled for Thursday at 10 am with burial in Patterson district
Cemetery to follow. Hillview funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. She was a native of the Azores and had
lived in Patterson for 70 years after moving here from Stevinson.  She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Altar
Society of Sacred Heart Church, SPRSI, UPPEC, and Our Lady of Miracles Society.  Survivors include a son, Anthony
Alves of Patterson; a daughter, Olympia Lilly Silva of San Luis Obispo; seven grandchildren and nine great-
grandchildren. The family requests that remembrances be sent to Sacred Heart Catholic School, 505 M St., or to a charity
of the donor's choice.

Amaral Margaret 891221 p10
Margaret Amaral Dies in Newman; A woman who was well known on the West Side has died in Newman.  Margaret A.
Amaral, 73, died Sunday.  She had lived in Gustine the past eight years after moving from Newman.  Visitation was late
Wednesday at Hillview Funeral Chapel in Newman where a rosary was recited Wednesday evening.  A Mass will be
celebrated today, Thursday, at 9:30 a.m. at St. Joachims Catholic Church in Newman.  Burial will be in Hills Ferry
Cemetery, Newman.  She was a native of Oakland and a member of S.E.S.  She also was a past member of the Moose
Lodge in Newman.  Survivors include her husband, Joe Amaral of Gustlne; three sons, John Sequeira of Florida, and Ron
and David Sequeira. both of Gustine; a daughter. Diane Dye of Arizona; two stepchildren, Gregory Amaral of Santa
Maria and Cindy Gomes of Patterson; a sister, Ruby Alves of Newman; a brother, Bill Silva of Winton; 16 grandchildren,
and two great grandchildren.  The family requests that remembrances be sent to the American Cancer Foundation, Box
423. Patterson, Calif. 95363.

Apland Robert E 890214 p12
Robert Apland Service Held Here Monday; A funeral service was held here Monday afternoon for Robert Eugene
Apland.  He died Friday at his Patterson home at age 65. A native of Boone, Iowa, he had lived here since he was 18
years old after he moved from his native state. He was a heavy equipment operator who worked for several employers
including Hubert Sykes. In recent years he was self-employed. He was a member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church,
Operating Engineers Local No. 3  Patterson Masonic Lodge No. 488 and Patterson Eastern Star No. 417.  The White
Shrine of Jerusalem of Modesto No. 42. Ashmes Shrine of Oakland,  Scottish Rite of Stockton, and the Sons of Norway.
The service was held at Our Saviour s Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dennis Brostrom officiating. Hillview Funeral
Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.  Survivors include his wife. Marguerite Apland of Patterson: a son, Lynn (
Leonard ) Apland of Patterson; two brothers, Clarence of South Lake Tahoe and John Apland of Sonora; and five sisters,
Marguerite Meyers of Illinois, Beverly Longnecker of Iowa, Audrey Young of Modesto, Janice Crawford of San Jose,
and Marilyn Jvazes of Sonora.

Apland Tom P 891024 p3
Service Held For Tom Apland; A funeral was held here last Thursday for Thomas Phillip Apland who died Oct. 16 at his
Patterson home.  He was 48 and had been ill for some time. He was self-employed, operating a collection business, and
was a member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of Patterson. The service was held Thursday afternoon at the church.
Burial in Patterson District Cemetery followed. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Apland of George Town, Calif., a son,
Mark Apland of Japan; his mother, Mary Apland of Patterson; and a sister, Judy Lawrence of Gustine. The family
request that remembrances be sent to the American Cancer Society, P.O. box 423, Patterson, or to the building fund of
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 650 W. Las Palmas Ave., Patterson.

Aragona Mary 891031 p14
Mary Aragona Dies at Home; Fifty-four year Patterson resident Mary Aragona died Saturday at her Patterson home.  She
was 83. The native of Italy was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  A rosary will be recited
Wednesday at 7 pm; at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  A Mass is scheduled to be given by the Rev. Clay Kilburn Thursday at
10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church.  Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow. Survivors include two sons, Mike J.
Imperatrice of Los Banos and Jim Imperatrice of Fresno; a daughter, Rose Cozzitorto of San. Jose; two brothers, Joaquin
DeLash of Patterson and Pete DeLash of San Jose; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Arbuthnot Mary 891128 p2
Rites Today for Mary Arbuthnot; A 79-year-old woman who had lived here for two years died Thursday in Turlock.  She
was Mary Ifoline Arbuthnot, a native of Santa Maria, who had. moved here from Tracy.  She was a homemaker and a
member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  Visitation was late Monday at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  A Mass is scheduled
for today, Tuesday, at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church with the Rev. Jim Galvin officiating.  Burial in the Tracy Public
Cemetery will follow. Survivors include a son, George John Arbuthnot of Gibbon, Nebr.; two daughters, Nancy Louise
Moorman of Albany, Ore, and Martha Ree Gill of Patterson; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Armenta Leonardo V 890829 p5
West Sider dies in Wreck; A Rosary was held Monday and a Mass is scheduled to be said this morning. 10:00, at Sacred
Heart Church for West Side resident Leonardo V. Armenta, who died Thursday in a traffic accident in Castro Valley.
He was a truck driver for Hoagland Transportation Service of Modesto.   The 36-year-old Brawley native migrated
between Westley and Westmorland all his life.  He attended Grayson and Patterson High as well as schools in
Westmorland and Brawley.  He was a member of Sacred Heart Church locally and St Joseph s Catholic in Westmorland.
He is survived by his parents Leon and Micaela Armenta of Westley, a sister, Elizabeth Grijalva, of Brawley, and three
brothers,. Daniel Armenta of Westley. Alfredo Armenta of Brawley, and Proto Armenta of Westmorland.  He was
preceded in death by a sister, Maria Elena Armenta. The Rev. Jim Galvin of Sacred Heart Church will officiate at the
service.  Interment will be at the Patterson District Cemetery.

Armstrong Lousten 891102 p2
Armstrong Rites to Be Held Here; A funeral service will be held here Wednesday at Hillview Funeral Chapel for Lousten
Army Ray Armstrong. He died Sunday at Doctors Medical Center in Modesto.  He was 77.  He was a self-employed
farmer for nearly 60 years. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4-8 p.m.  The service will be held Wednesday at 10 am. with
the Rev. Richard Kelly officiating.  Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow.  Survivors include his wife, Helen
Armstrong of Crows Landing; two sons, Ray of Firebaugh and Gene Armstrong of Atascadero; two brothers.  Hugh of
Brentwood and Oliver Armstrong of Long Barn and one grandchild.  The family requests that remembrances be sent to a
favorite charity.

Ashlock Donna J 890309 p1
Donna Ashlock Dies; Funeral Is Friday, as Community Mourns Loss; Donna Ashlock died on Tuesday. three years after
receiving a heart from local youth Felipe Gaza. Ashlock, 17, laid down for a nap at about 11:10 am.  Her father.
Raymond Ashlock, a city employee, later checked on his daughter and discovered she was not breathing. Dr. Michael
Schorr was summoned to the Ashlock home, and he pronounced her dead at 12:40 pm.  Raymond. who was home on
lunch break, spoke with Donna briefly before she laid down for her nap.   The unexpected death was attributed to an
irregular heart rhythm, which cut off circulation to her vital organs, doctors said.  On a list for a second heart transplant,
Donna s health was much improved in the last couple of weeks and allowed her to stay at home. "She had been walking
around, and in what for her was a good condition," said Schorr, the family s physician, "There was no question she was
rejecting ( the heart ), but they did not consider her to be having an acute rejection."   The cardiovascular team at Pacific
Presbyterian Medical Center in San Francisco was shocked and saddened.  "She had a deteriorating condition that
warranted her being on the list for a new heart ," said Nancy Millhouse, a hospital spokesman, "but she was stable
enough so she could remain at home.  There was nothing that required her to be hospitalized."   Millhouse added; "There
were many people who worked with her the last three years. More than just physicians and nurses, they were counselors
and friends," A funeral is Friday at 10 a.m. at Hillview Funeral Chapel and visitation today from 4 to 8 p.m. at the chapel.
Burial will be at Patterson District Cemetery.  Donna s cardiologist, Dr. Andrew Fryer determined in January that a
second transplant offered the best chance of Donna returning to a full and comfortable life.  Since the beginning of the
year, Donna had been in and out of the San Francisco hospital, on two occasions when a donor heart had become
available. Early in January, Donna went up for a possible transplant, but the heart did not match.  Donna, who wore a
beeper dispatched from the medical center, was called in several weeks ago and underwent the preparatory examinations
for the operation. However, she showed a slight temperature- 1 degree over normal, her father said- and the operation
was called off.  The danger in such cases is that the fevers cause, whether a cold or flu virus, could overwhelm the patient
after the operation, Millhouse explained.  "When one gets a new heart", Millhouse said "the immune system is
suppressed so badly ( by anti-rejection drugs ) that whatever is causing the fever could be overwhelming, so the changes
of recovery are slim."  In February, Donna became ill and was hurriedly driven the 90 miles to the hospital by her father.
Diagnosed with pneumonia, Donna was placed in a hospital bed, but she recovered quickly and was able to return-home.
Since then, her health had markedly improved.  Doses of the anti-rejection hormones taken by most transplant patients
were adjusted during frequent checkups.  Millhouse said that health rigors and the medications had "stiffened" Donna s
heart.  In that state, if the heart were thrown off rhythm, it might not be able to resume a normal beat and maintain.
circulation, Millhouse speculated. The family grieved with friends and relatives who began gathering at the Ashlock
home on Ranch Avenue shortly afternoon.   "We went over to their home and paid our respects." said John Sanchez,
Felipe Garza's brother, late Tuesday afternoon.   Some members of the Garza family still live in the area, and planned a
benefit dance to help the Ashlock's with medical costs.  The dance, apparently still on, was set for April 8 at the FDES
Hall, one week after Donna s birthday, on April 1.  The Garzas said they were shocked by the sudden death.  "It was
something that nobody expected." Sanchez reflected.  "They're both up there with god now.  Maybe that's the way he
intended." Sanchez said his brother's death on Jan. 4, 1986 was the hardest thing he ever dealt with.  The family gained
comfort from the fact that Felipe s heart sustained Donna for three years and offered a new chance at life. Donna and 15
year old Felipe were friends.  The young student in the in the continuation program at Patterson High School cherished
deep feelings for Donna, said Sanchez, retelling the story. Learning Donna was in the hospital and vitally needed a new
heart, Felipe told his mother that if he were to die, his heart should go to Donna, Sanchez said. On Saturday morning,
Jan. 4, 1986, the youth complained of headaches, and later that day was rushed to Del Puerto Hospital.  Becoming
comatose, he was transferred to a Modesto medical center and put on life support systems. Doctors pronounced him dead
on Sunday, and a decision was made to attempt a transplant using Felipe's heart. ( An autopsy determined that Felipe
died from a burst blood vessel in his brain.)  Remarkably, the two youngsters  hearts matched in size and blood type and
the operation was a success. The story attracted instant fame for its romantic overtones, and the odd coincidence of donor
and recipient coming from the same small town. Reporters from the national media invaded Patterson – this newspaper
received telephone calls from writers in Europe – and flocked to Donna s homecoming in Patterson on Jan. 21.  Donna
arrived in a limousine.  Well-wisher's mail poured in.  Donna s recovery was rated excellent, allowing her to attend the
American Heart Association s Valentine s Ball in Washington. D.C. that February. She met President Reagan and had
her picture taken with the chief executive in the Oval Office. The excitement didn't stop.  In March, she accepted an
invitation to singer Michael Jackson s home in Encino.  A television movie proposal followed. Soon, however, there
were signs that her body was rejecting the heart. Rejections are normal in heart recipients the first year, but with Donna
they persisted.  Drug therapy designed to keep the immune system from attacking the heart apparently never was very
successful. Donna was to experience nine rejection episodes, requiring frequent trips to the hospital.  And last fall,
Doctors began to consider a second transplant. In about 5 to 10 percent of the cases (continued rejections) do occur,
Millhouse said. There is a good survival rate associated with second transplants," Millhouse added, but at the same time,
there is a shortage of donor organs. All the bright lights and attention undoubtedly had a psychological effect, something
Vera Ashlock, Donna's grandmother, noted soon after the operation, as she watched reporters and cameramen bustle
around the hospital. "I m afraid. of this," Vera told an Irrigator reporter then, "that when Donna comes home, she can t
take it."  Millhouse seemed to agree. "Besides having her life thrown off course, the situation never allowed her to carry
on in a private and normal way," the spokesman said. Despite health problems, Donna remained active in the past year.
To make up lost school work, she started an independent study program with hopes of earning a high school diploma and
later entering nursing school. In leisure time, she might be seen cruising with friends in her small gray pickup truck.
Those close to her credited Donna with amazing courage, although her mother said in January that prospects of a second
transplant scared her daughter. Declining to speak with reporters on Tuesday, the Ashlocks have set a press conference,
today at 2 p.m. at the old city hall.  A moment of silence was observed in the same chambers at Tuesday night s City
Council meeting.  ‘The family asks that memorial gifts go to the Donna Ashlock Trust Fund at Wells Fargo Bank 17
Plaza in Patterson.  Donna is survived by her parents, Raymond and Mary Ashlock, a brother, Charles Ollar; a sister,
Tracie Ashlock; and grandparents, Vera Ashlock and Sid and Naomi Brough.  All reside in Patterson.  Other survivors
include Herman Elliot, her grandfather of Oklahoma; and Othelia Durham, her grant-grandmother of Yakima, Wash.

Ashlock Donna J 890314 p1
 Donna Ashlock Is Laid to Rest; Overflow Crowd Attends Funeral; High school students wore ribbons on their arms and
the community mourned the death of Donna Ashlock, the local teen who rose to fame three years ago but lost her life last
week while awaiting a second heart transplant. The crowd of about 400 included local dignitaries, students and
community members who came to pay their respects. Those students who wished were let out of classes at Patterson
High School and numerous city staffers and employees, coworkers of Donna s father attended the ceremony. The
students wore pink arm bands since that was Donna s favorite color.  Part of the overflow crowd stood outside Hillview
Funeral Chapel and listened to the service over public address.  After the service, they were allowed to go inside and file
past the pink and white casket, adorned with matching flower and evergreen arrangements. Donna had chosen that type
of casket, seeing one like it recently at a friend s funeral, her father Raymond said at a press conference on Thursday.
Despite the presence of television cameras, photographers and reporters- confined outside in a roped off area on West
Las Palmas Avenue-  the funeral was a personal family affair, close friends and relatives taking part.  Truman Hance,
Donna s great-uncle and a former Pattersonite, served as one of two officiating ministers.  He marveled at the passage of
time, how it seemed like yesterday that Donna was a small child on her father s knee.  He remembered, just as clearly,
Raymond as a boy in Springdale, Ark, and how after church one Sunday the family s station wagon broke down and they
had to hitchhike home. Other loved ones, Bonnie Saunders and Mrs. Danny Hance. sang three gospel hymns from the
back of the chapel.  It was announced that Donna s cardiologist, Dr. Andrew Fryer. took time off from Pacific
Presbyterian Medical Center in San Francisco and drove to the funeral.   The other speaker was Paul Fliflet, pastor of
Calvary Assembly of God in Hilmar, who befriended the Ashlocks shortly after the January 1986 heart transplant that
changed Donna s life. He described Donna as a normal teenager with great courage, who entered the hospital 12 times
with heart rejections and other troubles after the transplant.   "1 would talk with her at the hospital and on the phone."
Fliflet recalled, "and. never once did she complain to me about her situation."   The story of how local youth Felipe
Garza died and gave his heart to Donna in doing so saving her life, catapulted both to global fame, but Donna remained a
normal teen. ‘This is something that impressed me about Donna," Fliflet said.  "She was so disarmingly normal.  This
thing had happened to her, but she said; "Well, this has happened to me, so let's get on with my life."  The next three
years were a struggle with bad health, however, as her body tried to reject the transplanted heart.  For the parents,
Raymond and Mary, it was one crisis after another, Flifet said. "To see the devotion and love those parents had for their
daughter.  It would touch anyone's heart.  I hope we don't forget this family in days to come.  They deserve our prayers.
They deserve our help and our support."   The preacher also recognized members of the Garza family. who sat
reflectively in reserved seats in the rear of the chapel- the parents, Felipe and Maria; siblings, ,John, Tony, Margaret and
Sandra; grandfather, Eusebio Maldonado of the Los Angeles area; and several little ones.   After the service, Patterson
police officers, serving as pallbearers, loaded the coffin into the hearse for the long procession to Patterson District
Cemetery. A grave was reserved in a plot among deceased relatives of the Ashlock family.  Donna was buried with a
number of personal possessions, and tokens which friends placed in the casket, consistent with what Raymond told
reporters on Thursday.  The pallbearers and family members, in turn, placed a flower upon the casket, before it was
lowered into the grave.  From the beginning, the romanticized story of Donna and Felipe was perfect for the media.
Felipe had a crush on Donna. Knowing she was terminally ill in the hospital and in need of a heart transplant.  Felipe told
his mother he would die and give his heart.  On Jan. 4, 1986, the youth, supposedly in good health, collapsed from a brain
hemorrhage and died a day later.  The decision was made to replace Donna s heart with Felipe s.  The heart was a perfect
match and fit, doctors said.  Immediately, the story was broadcast worldwide.  Felipe went to his grave in a much
publicized funeral here.  While enjoying some special experiences made possible by all the limelight, Donna would never
extricate herself from the story.  By fate, the last words Friday were spoken at noon, and the graveside service broke up.
It conveniently allowed television reporters to stage live interviews for the mid-day news broadcasts.  Hance, one of the
clergymen officiating at the funeral, quoted a psalm about the brevity of life.  But in Donna s case it took on double
meaning.  "We spend our lives as a tale that is told."   Mourners lingered at the scene, some weeping in huddles.  A
young man wore a uniform, David Brainard, a private in the U.S. Army, said he got leave from his station in Fort Knox,
Ky. to fly out and attend the funeral.  "I grew up with her; she was a close friend," said Brainard, a pink satin ribbon tied
in a knot around his left arm. "The last time I was on leave It was for another friend's death.  It starts to get to you.."
Funeral director Mark Kuhn told reporters at a press conference on Thursday that for Donna's dignity no cameras would
be allowed inside the chapel.  The family turned down a media request to place a single discreet camera inside. Raymond
said he hoped his family could resume its "other life."  I thought I knew what the Garzas went through three years ago,"
he said.  "But I didn't.  When you walk in and find your daughter dead, it hurts bad." "Once we get through here, that's
it," said Raymond, indicating his last interview with reporters. "I've got another son and a daughter to raise.  Now we
have to start a new life."   Asked about Dr. Fryer's comments last week suggesting that the media attention had affected
Donna's recovery.  Ashlock said he didn't thing so. Donna, a shy, disarmingly normal youth, as Fliflet put it, saw her
name immersed in a flood of words, and the publicity made possible some exciting experiences.   For example, just
weeks after the operation she went to the American Heart Association Valentine's Days ball in Washington, D.C., visited
President Regan, and later paid a visit to her idol, singer Michael Jackson, at his home in Southern California.  (The
Ashlocks reportedly received a phone call and condolences from a Jackson associate last week.)  But, as time passed, she
fought a. more down-to-earth battle, with ailing health, and the struggles of a teenager. "She handled the operation well,"
said Henry Hesling, Patterson s former city manager, who knows the family well.  "She was in and out of the hospital,
but what happens is that she s a 14-year-old girl that has had a heart transplant, and she s trying to balance a teenager s
life with this major event, and trying to balance the ( anti-rejection drugs ) and her diet and rejections and everything
else." As for the publicity. Hesling said, "I don t think she wanted it.  But after awhile she realized she had to accept it
because of the inevitability of it."   The media attention waned, and didn t really explode again until last January when it
was learned that Donna was on the list for a second transplant.  Donna said in January she hoped to make up lost school
work through independent studies, graduate, and then go on to be a nurse. Her last hospitalization in February was for a
flu-like illness which turned to pneumonia.  Drained from working 40 hours a week, from worry over Donna s health and
the family s medical debts, Raymond took ill and was admitted to the hospital along with his daughter. Both snapped out
of their bouts.  Donna was in good enough health to remain at home, wearing a beeper that would signal immediately if a
donor heart became available.  The second transplant was viewed as a ticket to better  health and normal life, but also as
another nightmare. She was scared to death," Raymond said on Thursday, telling how the beeper sounded  suddenly one
evening several weeks ago.   "That one time the beeper went off at the supper table," Raymond said. "she was scared to
death." The transplant operation was aborted because at the hospital it was discovered that Donna had a slight fever.
Other than cardial problems, transplant recipients, must be in perfect health because anti-rejection drugs administered
afterward resist the immune system and make the patient dangerously vulnerable to any common virus. Raymond said the
last time he spoke with his 17-year-old daughter was on the phone at 11:20 last Tuesday when he called and asked her
out to lunch.  She declined, opting to take a nap.  When he went home on lunch break, Raymond found her dead. "She
was in bed with the covers over her and the phone beside her," Raymond said.  I think it was a sad thing for the
community," said Mayor Wade Bingham after the funeral. "I think the whole community was saddened by it.  I hope the
family can put their lives back together and put this behind them."  "I hope we, as a community, can help them in any
way we can," the mayor added.

Azevedo Joaquin A 890523 p3
Rites today for Joaquin Azevedo; Final rites will be held today, Tuesday, for Joaquin A. Azevedo, who was a Patterson
area resident for most of his life.  He died last Thursday at age 77 after living here for 74 years. He was a dairyman and
businessman. A native of Massachusetts, he moved here with his family when he was 3 years old. A Mass will be held
Tuesday at 10 am, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church where he was a member. A rosary was recited Monday evening, also
at the church. Burial will be in Patterson District Cemetery. Hillview Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
He was a member of Ducks Unlimited and the Westley Fire Department. He was a past president of both F.D.E.S. and St.
Anthony Society, and was a member of F.E.S., S.P.R.S.I., U. P. E. C.,  I.D.E.S., the Knights of Columbus, and Y.M.I.
Survivors include a son. Joaquin Azevedo Jr.. of Patterson; two daughters, Maiy Ann Rogers of Patterson and Dolores
Espindula of Turlock; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; a brother, Frank Azevedo of Fresno; and two
sisters, Alice Perreira of Stockton and Serafina Souza of Los Angeles. The family requests that remembrances be sent to
the F.D.E.S.  Memorial Building Fund at Westside Bank, P 0. Box 1328, Patterson.

Azevedo John A Sr 890126 p7
Final Rites for John Azevedo Sr; Final rites will be held this week for Patterson native John Anthony Azevedo Sr. who
died Tuesday at his local residence.  He was 73.   He had owned Johnny s Club in downtown Patterson the past 43 years.
A rosary will be herd today, Thursday, at 7 p.m. at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  Visitation is scheduled from 9 am, to 7 p.m.
A Mass will be celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church where he was a member.  The Reverends
Kevin Collins and Clay Kilburn will officiate. Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow.  Survivors include his
wife, Mayme Azevedo of Patterson: a son, John A. Azevedo Jr. of Hilmar; a daughter, Virginia Iturreria of Patterson; two
step-granddaughters, Helen Perreira of Turlock and Cindy Milkason of Turlock: two grandsons, Steve and Ricky
Azevedo, both of Modesto; two brothers, Joaquin Azevedo Sr. of Patterson and Frank A. Azevedo of Fresno; and two
sisters, Alice Perreira of Stockton and Serafina Souza of Los Angeles.  The family requests that remembrances be sent to
the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 423. Patterson, or to Sacred Heart School, 505 M St.. Patterson.

Barletta Frank 891102 p2
Final Rites for Frank Barletta; Final rites were held here Saturday for Frank Nick Barletta.  He died last Thursday at
Modesto City Hospital at age 82. A native, of Italy, he had resided in the Patterson area for 47 years.  He was a self-
employed farmer for 60 years and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the local American Legion post.  He
served in the U.S. Army during World War II.  A. rosary was recited Friday evening at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  The
Rev. Clay Hilburn celebrated Mass at Sacred Heart Church Saturday morning, and burial in Patterson District Cemetery
followed.  Survivors include his wife, Delores Barletta of Patterson; two sons, Frank and Louie Barletta; both of
Patterson: two daughters, Louise Kapusansky and Marianne Adams, both of Modesto; one brother, Jim Barletta of
Patterson; two sisters, Nancy Bavonla and Josephina Martino, both of San Jose; and four grandchildren.

Barness Hazel J 890307 p3
Hazel Barsness to be Buried; A former Patterson resident has died in Concord at age 83. Hazel June Barsness died last
Friday at the Valley Manor Care Center.  She had lived in Concord the past 20 years after moving from Patterson.  She
was a native of Eau Clare, Wis., and was a homemaker. A graveside funeral service will be held Wednesday at 1 pm at
Turlock Memorial Park in Turlock.  Funeral arrangements have been made by Ouimet Bros. Concord Funeral Chapel.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Virginia and Kenneth Heebink of Paradise, and a grandson, Dennis Heebink
of Ohio. The family request that memorials be sent to Mt. Diablo Health Care Foundation, Cardiology Fund, 2625 Park
Ave., Concord, CA 94520.

Benavides Javier J 891017 p3
Rites Set for Shooting Victim; Final rites have been scheduled for Javier Jose Benavides, 21, of Patterson who died
Friday night in Modesto after being shot in the chest. Being held in the county jail is Francisco ‘Frank' Chao, also 21,
who telephoned Modesto police about 4:30 am Saturday and soon turned himself in at the police department. The
shooting which occurred behind a gas station at the corner of McHenry and Orangeburg avenues, is still under
investigation, police officials said Monday.  It was witnessed by several people.  Another young man, Edward
Maldonado of Modesto was wounded in the leg and is recovering at Doctors Medical Center. Benavides has lived here
the past eight years and was employed as a farm laborer.  He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic church and a native
of Indio.
A rosary will be held at 7 pm Tuesday at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  A Mass is scheduled for 10:30 am Wednesday at
Sacred Heart Church, with burial to follow in Patterson District Cemetery.  Visitations will be from 4-8 pm Tuesday at
the chapel.  Survivors include a son, Javier Jose Benavides Jr. of Patterson; three brothers, Osbaldo Lopes of Patterson,
and Leonardo and Jose A. Melendres of Gilroy; three stepbrothers, Gilbert and Danny Torres of Gilroy and George
Torres of Patterson; a sister Linda Lopes of Patterson; three stepsisters, Mary Valensiz of San Pedro, Theresa Torres of
Patterson and Margie Hernandez of Gilroy; his mother and stepfather, Rebecca and Oetavio Torres of Patterson; and his
father, Jose Benavides Diaz of Shafter.

Bernal Agnes M 890117 p12
Grayson Service for Agnes Bernal; A funeral service will be held Friday in Grayson for Agnes Marie Bernal.  She died
Jan. 13 in a Modesto convalescent hospital at age 75.  A native of Arkansas, she had lived in Grayson since 1936 when
she moved from her native state.  She was a homemaker. A funeral will be held at 1 pm Friday at the Full Gospel
Pentecostal Church in Grayson where she was a member.  Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow.
Hillview Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include a sister, May Brown of Coalinga, and a
brother, Birdie Criswell of Grayson.

Borges John 890103 p8
John Borges Dies at Age 65; Final rites will be held here Wednesday for John Paul Borges, 65, who died Sunday
following a long illness.   A native of Patterson, he was a lifelong resident of the community.  He was retired after
farming for many years. A rosary will be recited Tuesday at 7 pm at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  A Mass will be celebrated
Wednesday at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church where he was a member.  The Rev. Kevin Collins will officiate.  Burial in
Patterson District Cemetery will follow.  Visitation at the chapel will be Tuesday from 4 pm until the rosary. He was a
veteran of World War II and twice served as commander of the Elijah B. Hayes American Legion Post here.  He also was
a member of Operating Engineer Local 3. Survivors include his wife, Wauneta Borges of Patterson; two sons, David of
Nevada and John Borges Jr., of Patterson; two daughters, Deborah McSwain of Los Banos and Annette Ferguson of
Patterson; four sisters, Mary Poretti of Nevada, Clara Borba and Alice Borelli of Modesto, and Beatrice Morias of
Turlock; a brother, Joe Borges of Patterson; and 13 grandchildren.

Bronzan Antone 890124 p3
Rites Held for Antone Bronzan; A funeral service was held Monday in Tracy for longtime West Side resident Antone
Bronzan.  He died last Thursday at Tracy Community Memorial Hospital following a short illness.  He was 77.
A native of Tracy, he worked for the El Solyo Ranch for a number of years and was a charter member of the El Solyo
Fire Department.  He also was a former manager of the El Solyo Water District, and was a director of the El Solyo
Foundation in Patterson. For the past 15 years he was a member of the San Joaquin River Club of Tracy, where he and
his wile resided.  He also was a member of the Elk Club of Modesto. A rosary was held Sunday evening at the Hotchkiss
Memorial Chapel in Tracy.  A funeral service was held Monday morning at the chapel. Burial followed in Tracy Public
Cemetery. He is survived by his wile, Lorraine Bronzan; a sister, Kate Smalley of Stockton; three brothers, Lou of
Brentwood, Nick of Fresno, and Andrew Bronzan of Three Rivers; and many nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in
death by another brother, Martin Bronzan of Patterson.

Brown Theresa 891024 p3
Theresa Brown Service Is Today; A funeral service will be held today, Tuesday, at 1 p.m. at the Hillview Funeral Chapel
in Patterson for Theresa Brown. The local woman died last Tuesday at Del Puerto Hospital.  She was 68. A native of
Pike County, Alabama, she had lived here only three months after moving from Oakland where she had resided the past
20 years.  She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Baptist Church of West Oakland. The Rev. Richard Kelly will
officiate the service.  Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow.  Survivors include two sons, Willie Mark Grown
of Oakland and Charles Hayes of Alabama; and two daughters, Mary Jewell Carson and Patricia Hayes, both of Oakland;
three brother, Paul Miller of Florida, Emmett Carter of Oakland, and Snooks Carter of Alabama; five sisters, Annie
Jewell DeRibbs and Gussie Mae Rogers, both of Alabama, Mae Walker of Patterson, and Willie Bell Davis and Melvin
Shipman, both of San Diego; and four grandchildren.

Bryant Ronald 890926 p1
Modesto Man Drowns When Boat Capsizes; A 55-year-old Modesto man drowned in the San Joaquin River Thursday
evening when an aluminum boat capsized near the Stanislaus County fishing access east of Patterson.   The body of
Ronald Bryant was recovered by county sheriff's department divers who spent several hours Friday searching the river
bottom just downstream from a small rapid. An autopsy was to be performed on the body on Monday. Bryant and his
brother-in-law Charles Clark, 31. of Patterson and two other companions were in an aluminum craft powered by an
outboard motor.  Shortly after 9 p.m.. they decided to head back to the boat ramp.  The two other adults were dropped at
the bank to fetch a vehicle and wait at the boat ramp, while Bryant and Clark tried to maneuver the craft up rough water
where the stream flows past a concrete-debris jetty near the east bank.  The boat flipped.  The two men tried to swim
together to the east bank, but only Clark made It.  He later told authorities he had a grip on his brother-in-law, but the
older man disappeared when he let go to remove a jacket that restricted his ability to swim.  Firefighters from Patterson
and Mountain View arrived and searched about one mile of riverside in darkness.  Medi-Flight flew overhead and used a
searchlight to probe the waters.  Emergency crews believed two individuals were in the water, before discovering Clark
standing on the shore.  The boat remained afloat and was recovered.

Burgman Albert 890824 p1
Drivers Pull Body from Local Aqueduct; The coroner determined that a 43-year old transient whose body was pulled
from the California Aqueduct Tuesday morning died of drowning, not foul play. Stanislaus County Sheriff's
investigation were at first suspicious because of a gash on the dead man's forehead.  But an autopsy determined the man
had drowned, said Det. Mark Ottoboni. Abrasions on the forehead, knee, and feet probably were caused when the body
carried by the swift current, scraped against the concrete side or bottom of the canal, Ottoboni said.  At 8:30 Tuesday
morning, two motorists spotted what they thought was a human body or tire floating in the middle of the aqueduct near
Fink Road.  Sheriff's deputies were dispatched and confirmed it was a body.  County divers recovered the corpse at
10:30.  The body is believed to have been in the water for at least two days.   Ottoboni speculated the man probably fell
into the south-flowing aqueduct several miles upstream, judging by the distance the body traveled from the time it was
first sighted.  The man's name was being withheld until next of kin were notified, but his name reportedly is Albert
Burgman.  "We don't know where he is from originally" Ottoboni said.  "We're having a hard time finding someone who
knows this individual or anyone who is related to him.  Deputies found a wallet, still containing cash, in the man's jeans
pocket.  It produced Ids tracing him to the states of Maine and Washington.   Burgman reportedly had served time in
Washington on a firearm assault charge and had a trespassing charge pending in Santa Clara County.  Ottoboni said the
man was being held in Merced on the Santa Clara County warrant, but was released Aug. 15. Receipts found in the man's
clothing indicated he had made purchases at Patterson stores between Aug. 16 and Aug. 19, Ottoboni said. California
Highway Patrol picked up Burgman earlier in August alongside Highway 152 near Pacheco.  The Wednesday Modesto
Bee said a Stanislaus County detective questioned Burgman in Merced in connection with a string of cabin burglaries in
the remote mountain area near the Stanislaus-Santa Clara County border.  However, fingerprints found in one of the
burglarized cabins did not match Burgman's

Carranza Arthur F 891017 p12
Service Held for Tractor Victim; A funeral was held here late last week for Arthur F. Carranza, 68, of Newman.  He died
Oct. 11 in rural Newman when a tractor he was driving overturned. He was a native of Florence. Ariz. and served with
the United States Army during World War II.  He was a retired farm laborer and formerly lived in the Patterson area. He
was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church here and the American Legion and VFW in Gustine. A rosary was held
Friday evening at Hillview Funeral Chapel in Patterson, and a Mass was celebrated Saturday morning at the church.
Burial was in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Celia Carranza of Newman; one son, Gene
Carranza of Modesto; three daughters, Gen Borrelli of Hilmar, Mona Husman of Hilmar, and Sandra Sanchez of Merced;
a brother, Frank Carranza of Calexico; a sister, Anita Lucero of Phoenix, Ariz.; 14 grandchildren and one great-
grandchild. The family requests that remembrances be sent to Disabled Veterans, in care of Jim Gazaway, 2809
Andalucia Way, Modesto, CA 95354.

Cearley Odell O 891031 p2
Service Held for Odell Cearley; A funeral service was held here Monday afternoon for longtime local resident Odell
Oscar Cearley. He died last Thursday at Del Puerto Hospital.  He was 78. A native of Blairsville, Georgia, he lived in the
Vernalis area for 15 years prior to moving to Patterson 35 years ago.  He was a self-employed farmer and a member of
the Federated Church. The service was held at the Hillview Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Blake Busick officiating.
Burial in Patterson District Cemetery followed. Survivors include his wife, Mildred Cearley of Patterson; a son, Philip
Cearley of Modesto; a daughter, Cathy Gibb of Tahoe City, Calif.; three sisters, Carrie Benedict of North Carolina, and
Barbara Dye and Dorothy Avery, both of Georgia; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests
that remembrances be sent to the Del Puerto Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 187, Patterson.

Colwell Katherine 891205 p12
Rites Today for Mary ColweIl, 73; A funeral service will be held here for Mary Katherine Colwell who died Friday at
her Modesto residence.  She was 73. A native of Sanger, Texas, she lived in Patterson 48 years before moving to
Modesto.  She was a homemaker and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Modesto as well as the Philadelphians.
The service is scheduled at 10 am. today, Tuesday, at Hillview Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Glenn Price of Calvary
Baptist officiating.  Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow.  Visitation was late Monday also at the local
chapel.  Survivors include a son, Leonard Colwell Jr. of Modesto; two daughters, Christina 0. Bradford and Betty Sue
Hayden, also of Modesto, 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Cordell Joseph E 890502 p12
Service set for Joseph Cordell; A graveside funeral service will be held Wednesday at Patterson District Cemetery for
Joseph Edward Cordell.  He died Sunday at memorial Hospital South in Ceres.  He was 64. The Rev. Lowell Smith will
officiate at the 2p.m. service.  Visitation will be Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. at Hillview Funeral Chapel. The Howe, Okla.
native resided in Modesto for 35 year, and Crows Landing for about 20. He was a carpenter for William Kunz and a
member of the carpenters  union. Survivors include his wife, Bernice Cordell of Modesto; two sons, James White and
Clyde White, both of Modesto; two daughters. Dwanda Scott and Barbara Scott. also of Modesto; three brothers, Elmer
Cordell Jr. and Bobby Cordell, both of Crows Landing. and William Cordell of Oklahoma: two sister, Erma Barnes of
Kansas City, Kan. and Icyie Naylor of Ceres: 17 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.

Coreia Mary M 890817 p6
Rites in Newman for Mary Correia; Final rites will be held today, Thursday, in Newman for Mary Marjorie Correia, who
died Sunday in Modesto.  She was 86.  A Mass will be celebrated Thursday at 10 am at St. Joachim's Catholic Church in
Newman.  Burial will follow in Hills Ferry Cemetery.  A rosary was recited Wednesday evening at Hillview funeral
Chapel in Newman.  She was a native of Cincinnati, Ohio and had lived in this area over 50 years after moving from her
native city.  She was a homemaker and a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission Church in Crows Landing.
Survivors include her husband, Harold Correia of Crows Landing; a son, Richard Correia of Stockton; a daughter, Judith
Jane Britton of San Diego; and three grandchildren.

Cory William R 890815 p5
William Cory Death Announced; A retired businessman died July 12 at the home of his Patterson son and daughter-in-
law.   William Ross Cory, 71 had retired after operating Cory's Newspaper Stand and Smoke Shop in Oakland.  He
moved here last October from El Centro.  He was a native of California. In keeping with his request no services were
held.  After cremation, his remains were scattered in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Alaska. Survivors include a son,
Shawn Cory of Patterson; a daughter, Lexie Cory of San Francisco and two grandchildren.

Cox Ruby 891102 p5
Ruby Cox, 77, Dies in Texas; Word has been received here of the death of former Patterson resident Ruby Cox.  She died
last Friday in a hospital in Amarillo, Texas at age 77.  A native of Arkansas, she grew up in Oklahoma and lived in
Patterson for 35 years.  She was a homemaker, and her husband Henry worked here for the creamery for many years.  She
was a member of the Assembly of God Church.  A funeral service was held Tuesday in Berrieville, Ark.  Burial was in
Blue Eye, Missouri.  Survivors include her husband, Henry Cox of Vega, Texas; three sons, Roger of Riverside, Kansas;
Don of Ransom, Missouri, and Allan Cox of Berrieville, Ark.; one daughter, Wanda Clark of Vega, Texas; one brother,
Henry England of Modesto; three sisters, Mary White of Los Banos, Ada Kilby of Patterson, and Versia Conaghy of
Riverbank; arid 15 grandchildren.

Cuellar Jose A 890912 p5
Rites Set for Jose Angel Cuellar; Final rites are scheduled in Patterson for Jose Angel Cuellar, 42, who died here
Saturday.  A rosary will be recited Tuesday at 7 pm at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  A Mass will be celebrated Wednesday
at 10 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church where he was a member.  Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow.
He was a native of Texas and moved here six years ago from Brownsville, Texas.  Survivors include a daughter, Rachael
Cuellar of Patterson; his parents, Eusebio Sr. and Francisca Cuellar of Patterson; two brothers, Eusebio "Sam" Cuellar Jr.
of Patterson and Henry Cuellar of Modesto: three sisters, Gloria Ortiz of Patterson, Carmen Lozano of Turlock, and Lidia
Garces of Patterson; and one grandchild.

Dalgleish Irma E 890404 p12
Patterson Native Dies in Auburn; Word has been received here of the death of Irma E. Carlson Dalgleish in Auburn
March 16.  She was 73.   Born here in 1915, she graduated from Patterson schools, Modesto Junior College. and San Jose
State University where she received a BA degree in education.  She then taught at Arboga School in Yuba County and in
the Richmond Unified School District. She was a member of the California Retired Teachers Association. the Richmond
Retired Teachers Association, American Association of University Women, and Delta Kappa Gamma.  Survivors include
her husband, C. Edwin Dalgleish of Lake of the Pines, Auburn; a son, Ronald Dalgleish of Sunnyvale; a daughter, Clarice
Snyder of Scottsdale, Ariz;. six grandchildren; and sisters Ora Buizbach of San Luis Obispo, Beulah Linnell of Pioneer,
and Verna Hormon of Modesto.  A memorial service will be held next Monday in Auburn.

Davis Gary J Jr 890613 p12
Local Teen Dead after Falling out of Truck; A large crowd gathered Saturday to mourn the death of Gary James Davis,
Jr., 18 of Patterson.  He died early last Thursday after falling from the back of a pickup truck on Highway 33 some 600
feet north of Ward Avenue. The pickup was driven by Eric S. Torrison, 20, of Patterson, who was attempting to pass
another vehicle when the fatal incident occurred.  Davis apparently stood up and was thrown clear of the southbound
truck, sustaining head injuries. Torrison was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. Davis was a
1988 graduate of Patterson High School where he was active in athletics including football, basketball and baseball.  He
was a member of Sacred Heard Catholic Church and was a student. A prayer service was held Friday evening at Hillview
Funeral Chapel and a Mass was celebrated Saturday morning at Sacred Heart.  Burial was in Patterson District cemetery.
Survivors include his parents, Gary and Rachel Davis, and a sister Teresa Davis, all of Patterson, and grandparents Ruby
Davis of Newman and Jim and June Davis of Quincey.

Davis Kenneth 891128 p10
Rites Here for Sacramento Man; A funeral service was held here Saturday morning for Kenneth Vain Davis who died last
Wednesday in Sacramento at age 63.  Visitation was Friday evening and the service was held Saturday at Hillview
Funeral Chapel.  Burial was in Patterson District Cemetery.  He was a native of England, Ark, and had lived in
Sacramento the last six years moving there from Livermore.  He was an operating engineer and member of Operating
Engineers  Local 3 as well as the Grove Street Baptist Church in Elk Grove.  Survivors include his wife, Jannie Davis of
Sacramento; two sons, Mark of Scottsdale, Ariz. and Mike Davis of Sacramento; a brother, Bill Davis of Oklahoma; three
sisters, Helen Silva of Newman, Alene Boles of Fountain Valley, and Blua Davis of Arkansas: and five grandchildren.
The family requests that remembrances be sent to the American Cancer Society.

Dean Norman O 891005 p5
Norman Dean Service Set here Sunday; A funeral service will be held here Sunday for Norman Oral Dean, 80, who died
Tuesday in Ceres following a long illness.  He was a native of Pike County, Missouri, and lived for a number of years in
Cleveland, Ohio. A Masonic funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 pm at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  Burial in Patterson
District Cemetery will follow. He was a retired police officer who worked for the city of Patterson and the Stanislaus
county Sheriff's Department.  He also was a local businessman a number of years ago, operating, first a sand and gravel
business and later the Union service station on Highway 33.   He was a past-master of Patterson Masonic Lodge No. 488
and a past-patron of the Order of Eastern Star.  He was a former member of the Patterson Lions Club. Survivors include
his wife, Luella Dean of Patterson; a brother, Cecil Dean of Cape Girardeau, MO; a sister, Violet Thompson of Shaker
Heights, Ohio; and numerous nieces and nephews.   The family request that remembrances be sent to the Memorial
Skilled Nursing Facility, 1905 Memorial Dr., Ceres, CA 95363, attention Kim Raney, or to the Shriners' Cripple
Children's hospital, 1701 195th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122.

Delgado Alfredo L 890223 p3
Final Rites for Alfredo Delgado; Final rites are scheduled late this week for Alfredo Lopez Delgado, 71, who died
Tuesday at Scenic General Hospital in Modesto.  He was 7 1. A rosary will be recited Thursday at 7 p.m. at Hillview
Funeral Chapel.  A Mass will be celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  Burial in Patterson
District Cemetery will follow. A native of Mexico. be had lived in Grayson the past 35 years, coming from Delano.  He
was a farm worker.   Survivors include two sisters, Mary D Sandoval of Lathrop and Lucy Pinedo of Grayson.

Devine Danny A 890307 p3
Service Set for Danny Devine Sr.; A funeral service will be held here Wednesday far Danny Artyce Devine Sr., who died
last Saturday at the Livermore Veterans' Hospital.  He was 54. The Kansas native lived in Patterson 13 years, moving
here from Turlock. He had been employed by city of Patterson in the Public Works Department.  He was a member of
Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The service will be at 2 pm Wednesday at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  Viewing will be
Tuesday from 4-8 pm at the chapel.  Inurnment will be in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Ivalene
Devine of Patterson; three sons, Randy of Turlock and Jeffery and Danny Devine Jr. of Patterson; two brothers, Ronny of
Redding and David Devine of San Jose; three sisters, Patricia Nichols, Janell Rangel and Tammy Lange, all of Kansas;
and nine grandchildren.

Doe John 891031 p1
Transient Dies after Hit by Car; An unidentified 24-year-old man from the south valley town of Poplar was killed
Saturday afternoon after he was struck by a car on Highway 33 near the Crows Landing Auxiliary Naval Air Station. The
victim was listed as a transient, perhaps working the nearby agricultural fields, according to various emergency reports.
He was apparently walking along the highway when he was hit. A passenger in the car speculated that the man may have
purposefully flung himself in front of the on-coming vehicle, which left 20 feet of skid marks that tailed across the
northbound lane and nearly off the roadway, according to a witness at the scene. The Patterson Ambulance District
responded at 12:54 p.m,. according to Director Mike Petrie.  He and on-duty crewmen Craig Grischott and Chuck Coelho
administered first aid to tho victim until Medi-Flight arrived and transported him to Doctors Medical Center in Modesto,
where he died. The California Highway Patrol also was at the scene, but the CHP report was unavailable late Monday
afternoon.  Poplar is located near Porterville east of Highway 99 between Delano and Tulare.

Domingos Frances 890831 p10
Frances Domingos Dies in Lompoc; A Mass of Christian Burial was said two weeks ago at the Old Mission Santa Ines
for Frances Domingos, 91 of Lompoc.  Mrs. Domingos, the mother of Mary Houk of Patterson. was born Oct. 31, 1897 in
the Azores Islands and moved to Lompoc in 1917, where she and her husband, Manuel, farmed in the Lompoc Valley.
She was active in Queen of Angels Church in Lompoc as well as Old Mission Santa Ines with Catholic Daughters and St.
Anthony's Society.   She was also a member of the Lompoc Grange, Quilters' Guild, and SPRSI, UPEC and SES
Portugese Association. Frances Domingos. who died Aug. 15, had five other daughters and two sons. a sister Louise
Silva of Hollister; 31 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren.  She was proceeded in death by her husband, Manuel. and a
son, Manuel J. Domingos.

Dominguez Salvador L 890216 p6
Rites Friday for S. Dominguez, 71; A Mass will be celebrated this Friday at Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crows
landing for Salvador Lisea Dominguez.  The Crows Landing man died Tuesday at Scenic General Hospital in Modesto.
He was 71. The Rev. Steve Viau will give the Mass at 10 am.  Burial in the Hills Ferry Cemetery at Newman will follow.
A rosary will be recited Thursday at 7 p.m. at HIllview Funeral Chapel in Patterson, which is handling the arrangements.
A native of Mexico, he had lived in the Crows Landing area for 40 years.  He was a warehouseman for Grisez Warehouse
Co. in Crows Landing for 26 years. Survivors include his wife, Trina Dominguez of Crows Landing; three sons, Art of
Modesto, Jaime of Crows Landing, and Salvador "Sal"  Dominguez Jr. of Newman; one daughter, Mary Hope Diaz of
Newman; one brother, Luis Dominguez of Mexico; five sisters, Eloisa Dominguez, Rosa Rodriguez, Marina Leon, and
Lupita Domiguez, all of Crows Landing. and Celia Dominguez of Mexico; and seven grandchildren.

Dorado Ines 891212 p2
Rites Held for Ines Dorado, 79; A funeral service was held here Monday morning for Ines Dorado. 79, who had lived
here the past three years. She died Friday in Tracy.  A native of Mexico, she moved here from Tracy and was a member
of the Ward Avenue Baptist Church.  She was a homemaker.  A worship service was held Saturday evening at Hillview
Funeral Chapel.  The service also was held at the chapel, and burial in Patterson District Cemetery followed.  Survivors
include a son, Margarito Peinado of Patterson, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Doss Audra R 890725 p12
Funeral Today for Audra Doss; A funeral service will be held here today, Tuesday, for Audra R. Doss, 15
She died last Friday of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound at her Patterson home, according to the Stanislaus
County coroner's office. A note was left by the teenager, according to Patterson Police Department officials, who
conducted the on-the-scene investigation.  Her father, Glen Doss was the only other person at home when the mid-
afternoon shooting occurred. She moved to Patterson from Lexington, KY, as an infant and graduated from Patterson
Junior High School a year ago.  She attended Modesto High School this past year, but plans had been made for her to
attend Patterson High this fall as a sophomore. The service will be held at 3 pm at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  She
belonged to the Drama club at Modesto High and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  She
had attended the church seminary. Survivors include her parents, Glen and Martha Doss of Patterson; and grandparents
Verl and Katheryn Doss of Modesto, and Robert and Nellie Neil of Kentucky. The family request that remembrances be
sent to the LDS Church, in care of Bishop Dan Anderson, 202 N. Sycamore Ave., Gustine, CA 95322.

Dugger Robert E 890928 p11
Final Rites for Robert Dugger, 68; Robert E. Dugger of Newman died last Wednesday at Westside Hospital.  He was 68.
A native of Oakland, he moved to Newman a year ago from his native city.  He had worked in construction with the
United States Department of the Navy for 20 years. He was a member of St. Joachim's Catholic Church where services
were held last Friday.  He was buried in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Hayward.   Survivors include his wife, Lorrain
Dugger of Newman. and a son Richard Dugger.

Estrada Pablo 890316 p9
Rites Today for Pablo Estrada,82; A Mass will be celebrated today, Thursday, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church for
Pablo Campos Estrada.  The Grayson resident died at his home Monday at age 82. The Rev. Clay Kilbum will give the
Mass at 9 am.  Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow.  A rosary was recited Wednesday evening at the church
where he was a member. He was a native of Mexico and moved to this area 25 years ago from Texas.  He was a member
of Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers and the Association of Miraculous Medal. He is survived by three sons, Atanacio of
Walnut, John of Patterson, and Emlilo Estrada of Grayson; seven daughters, Maria Lopez of Vacaville, Esmeralda
Estrada of Grayson, Antonia Rodriguez of Modesto, Felipa Reyna of Grayson, Francisca Hernandez of Del Rio, Texas,
Maria Ascencion Estrada of Grayson, and Elida Meza of Turlock; one brother, Miguel Estrada of Mexico; 16
grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Foss Margit J 890815 p12
Service Friday for Margit Foss; Norway native Margit Johanne Foss, a Patterson resident the past 27 years, died Monday
at her Patterson home.  She was 80.  A native of Hvitting Foss, Norway, she moved here from her native country.  She
was a homemaker and a member of St. James Lutheran Church in Newman, as well as the Sons of Norway. Visitation
will be Thursday from 4-8 pm, at Hillview Funeral Chapel, which is in charge of the arrangements.  The funeral service
will be Friday at 10 a.m., also at the chapel.  Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow. Survivors include her,
husband, Bjarne Foss of Patterson; two daughters, Lillian Brunsvik of Newman and Igeborg Foss of Visalia; six
grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the American Cancer
Society, P.O. Box 423, Patterson.

Franzen James J 890207 p11
Jim Franzen Dies in Gustine; Final rites were held late last week for James J ‘Jim' Franzen of Gustine who represented
the West Side for 20 years on the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors. He died early last Wednesday at his Gustine
home.  He as 72. He retired from the Board of supervisors in 1976 after serving five four-year terms.  During most of that
time, the district 5 he represented included only the West Side - that area of the county west of the San Joaquin river.
Redistricting expanded it to include the city of Ceres. He was born on his family's dairy farm south of Newman.  As a
young man he worked as a cowboy and a carpenter, and after serving in the US Navy during World War II, he returned to
Newman and obtained a building contractor's license.  He built a new home and lived in Patterson for several years, until
his first wife, Dorothy was killed in an auto accident in 1980. A rosary was recited Friday evening at the Hillview funeral
chapel in Newman.  A Mass was said Saturday morning at the chapel, and burial in Hills ferry Cemetery followed.
Survivors include his wife, Georginia Franzen of Gustine; a daughter, Dr. Barbara Franzen of Cobb Mountain; three
brothers, Charles of South Pasadena, Lloyd of San Francisco, and Robert Franzen of Buhl, Idaho; and one sister, Alice
Johnson of Capitola. Remembrance may be sent to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 4933 Modesto, CA 95352.

Garza Eulogio R 890328 p8
Rites Held for Eulogio Garza; A Mass was celebrated March 20 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church for Eulogio R. Garza.
He died March 17 at Del Puerto Hospital following a long illness.  He was 79. A native of Mexico, he had lived in the
Patterson area the past 24 years after moving here from Mexico.  He was a retired farm worker and had been employed
by Nunes Tufgrass for 11 years.  He was a member of Sacred Heart Church, the Guadalupe Society, Cursillo Movement,
and Santo Nombre of Texas. Burial was in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Andres Garza of
Westley, and Eulogio Garza Jr. of Modesto; two daughters. Paula Rolph and Jerry Lou Garza, both of Patterson a
brother, Ramon Garza of Mexico; and six grandchildren.

Garza Jose C 891003 p3
Jose Cantu Garza Dies in Modesto; Jose Cantu Garza. a Patterson resident the past 23 years died last Thursday in a
Modesto hospital.  He was 67. A native of Mexico, he was a retired farm laborer and a member of Centro Nueva Vida
Church in Patterson. A wake was held Friday at the church.  Burial was to be in Mexico.  Whitehurst Norton Funeral
Chapel in Turlock was in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Micagla Cantu Garza of Patterson; a
son, Jose N. Cantu of Patterson; a daughter, Bertha Zuniga of Patterson' two brothers, Remigio Cantu and Roberto
Cantu, both of Texas; three sisters, Antonia Cantu, Celia Cantu, and Guadalupe Cantu, all of Texas; and eight
grandchildren.

Garza Santos  891005 p5
Rites set for Santos Garza, 50; Final rites will be held today, Thursday, for Santos Garza of Patterson. The Texas native
died Sunday in Modesto following a long illness.  She was 50. She was a housewife and a six-year Patterson area
resident, having moved here from Harlingen, Texas. A rosary was held Wednesday evening at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church.  A Mass is scheduled for Thursday at 10 am, also at the church.  Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will
follow. The Whitehurst-Norton Chapel in Turlock is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include her husband, Jose
Garza of Patterson; five sons, Jesse Garza of Gilroy, Jose Luis Garza of Patterson; Alfonso Garza of Modesto, Arturo
Garza of Newman, and Arnaldo Garza of Patterson; three daughter, Maria Garza, Adelida Garza and Esther Espinoza, all
of Patterson; a sister, Virginia Carrion of Fresno; and 12 grandchildren.

Garza Teodoro 890112 p10
Final Rites Set for Teodero Garza; Final rites will be held here today, Thursday, for Teodero Garza.  He died Tuesday at
Del Puerto Hospital at age 71.  A native of Texas, he had lived here since 1961 when he moved from his native state.  He
was a retired farmer. A rosary will be recited tonight, Thursday, at 7 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church where he was
a member.  A Mass will be celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at the church. Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow.
Whitehurst Norton Funeral Chapel in Turlock is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Gloria Garza
of Patterson; a daughter, Connie Garza of Patterson; and two sisters and two brothers in Mexico.

Gingrass Dorissa L 890711 p2
Rites Today for Dorissa Gingras; A graveside funeral service at Patterson District Cemetery will be held today, Tuesday,
at 9:30 am for Dorissa Lena Gingras.  She died last Friday in Newman at age 74. The native of Littleton, New Hampshire
had lived in Patterson for two years. She was a homemaker. The Rev. Steve Viau will officiate the service.  Hillview
Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include her husband, Raoul Gingras of Patterson; two sons,
Gary of Patterson and Alan Gingras of Oakley; three daughters, Deborah Stelzner of Discovery Bay, Joan Slone of
Connecticut, and Sandy Donohoe of Fremont; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; three sisters including
Alma Fourner of Azusa; and three brothers in Connecticut. The family request that remembrances be sent to the America
Cancer Society, PO Box 43, Patterson.

Gonzales Rita 891017 p3
Funeral Today for Rita Gonzales, 56; A funeral service will be held here today, Tuesday, for Rita G. Gonzales, 56.
She died Friday at Memorial Hospital in Modesto.  A native of Corpus Christi, Texas, she had lived here the past 35
years and was a homemaker. The service will be held at 1 p.m. at the United Pentecostal Church of Patterson where she
was a member.  The Rev. Patrick Lovett will officiate.  A visitation was held Monday evening at the church.  Burial will
be in Patterson District Cemetery. Hillview  Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include her
husband. Manuel A. Gonzales of Patterson; six sons, Rafael and Carlos of Patterson, Luis and Alfredo of Ceres, and
Henry and Rudy Gonzales of Tracy; five daughters, Isabel Gallegos of Patterson, Emma Bargas of Riverbank, Adela
Chavez of Turlock, Sally Cordero of Modesto. and Estella Gonzales of Grayson; one brother, Paul Guzman of Fresno;
three sisters, Lydia Guzman of Grayson, Pauline Corandes of Newman, and Alicia Llamas of Fresno; and 25
grandchildren.

Gould Lawrence 891017 p3
Final Rites For Lawrence Gould; A funeral was held Monday morning at the Hillview Funeral Chapel in Patterson for
Lawrence Leroy Gould. He died last Thursday at Doctors Medical Center in Modesto at age 68. A native of Custer,
South Dakota; he has lived in Patterson the last two years after moving here from Tracy.  He was a retired packer at the
Tracy Defense Depot, and  had been a federal employee for 19 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army and
served from 1942-45 during World War II; advancing to the rank of sergeant.  He was a past commander of VFW Post
1537. Visitation was Sunday evening at the chapel. The service was conducted by VFW Post 1537. and burial was in
Tracy Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline Gould of Patterson; a son, Lawrence Gould Jr. of Tracy; two
stepsons. Mike Melligan of San Jose, and Dan Melligan of Santa Rosa; two daughters, Jean Hernandez of Montana and
Pauline Clark of Massachusetts; one stepdaughter, Cheryl Bankston of Paso Robles; eight sisters including Betty Quick,
Clara Sprackin, and Okla Davidson, all of Wyoming, and Kay Carpenter, Thelma Hall and Anna Mae Stufft, all of
Nebraska; three brothers, Pete Gould of Casper, Wyoming, Robert Gould of Newcastle. Wyoming, and Lewis Gould of
Upton, Wyoming; l4 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Griswold Christine G 890511 p11
Novelist who was Patterson visitor dies; A frequent visitor to Patterson, Christine Goutiere Weston Griswold, has died in
Bangor, Maine after a long illness.  She died may 4 at age 85. A writer who had published 10 novels, and a contributor of
many articles to The New Yorker magazine, she had annually visited her brother, Vernon Goutiere in Patterson. She was
born in Unao in what is now Uttar Pradesh in northern India. Her father was a British barrister who was descended from
French indigo planters in India. Many of her short stories and well-known novels used her native country as a setting.
She was awarded a Guggen-heim Fellowship in 1940. In 1923 she married an American businessman, Robert Weston,
and moved to Maine.  She died in the early 1950s. Her second husband, Roger Griswold died in 1973. Her books include
Be Thou the Bride (1940), "Indigo" (1943), "the Dark Wood" (1946), "The World is Bridge" (1950), and "The
Hoopoe" (1970). Other survivors besides Dr. Goutiere include another brother, Peter J. Goutiere of Coral Springs, Fla.,
and a sister, Geraldine Acome of Avon, Conn., as well as four stepchildren and, numerous nieces and nephews in the
United States and Canada.

Hardrick Martha L 890223 p9
Martha Hardrick Service Friday; A funeral service will be held here Friday for Martha Lillian Hardrick. She died
Tuesday at age 50 at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco.  A native of Ohio, she had lived here
12 years.  She was a homemaker. The Rev. Richard Kelly will officiate the 1:30 pm service at the Evangelical Covenant
Church, where she was a member.  Burial will follow in Patterson District Cemetery.  Viewing will be Thursday from 4-8
pm at Hillview Funeral Chapel. Survivors include her husband, Ray Hardrick Sr. of Patterson; a son, Ray Hardrick Jr., of
San Jose; four daughters, Marie Hardrick of Patterson, Debbie Retzlofle of Florida; and Donna Plock and Donavan
Dovell, both of Ohio; and three sisters, Donna Robertson of San Jose, Diane Barr of Pacifica, and Widgit Burns of
Cupertino.

Harper Vashti M 890418 p3
Service Set for Vashti May Harper; A funeral service will be held here Wednesday for Vashti May Harper who died
Sunday in Turlock following a short illness.  She was 80. She was a native of Lockwood; Mo. and resided in Patterson
about 20 years ago.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Federated Church. The Rev. Richard Kelly will officiate
the 1 p.m. service at the Allen Mortuary in Turlock.  A graveside service will follow at Patterson District Cemetery.
Survivors include three sons, Nelson of Los Angeles and Donald and James Harper, both of Stockton; two daughters,
Charlotte Lawson of Ceres and Sandra Swanson of Denair; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a sister,
Alice Lawson of Patterson.

Holton Harry H 890103 p8
Harry Holton s Father Dies in Oklahoma; The father of Patterson businessman Harry Holton has died in Stillwell, Okla.
Harry H. Holton, 76, died Christmas day.  A memorial service was held at Roberts Funeral Chapel in Stillwell, with
burial at Caney Community Cemetery near that city.  He was a native at Oklahoma and served in the United States Army
during World War II.  He lived in the Turlock and Patterson areas for a number of years; and about 1964 went into the
automotive business here with his son.  A few years ago he returned to Oklahoma to live. He was a member of the
Pentecostal Holiness Church in Stillwell, as well as the VFW. Survivors include his wife, Louise Holton of Stillwell;
children Harry J. Holton of Modesto. Pat Smith of Klammath Falls, Ore, Gloria Valentine of Turlock, and Dr. Rose
Wilkey of Missouri; two stepchildren, Phil Mahaney of Stillwell and Steve Mahaney of Oakdale; a brother, Johnnie
Dunegan of Oakdale, two sisters, Juanita McCusiston of Stockton and Mildred Dennis of Atwater; 11 grandchildren, and
12 great-grandchildren.

Ielmini Mario 890110 p1
Community Pays Final Tribute to Leader Mario Ielmini, 86; The community paid its final respects Saturday morning to
longtime businessman and civic leader Mario Ielmini, who died Wednesday evening in a Modesto hospital following a
short illness.   He had noted his 86th birthday Dec. 23. A standing-room only gathering at Sacred Heart Catholic Church
where he had been a member, paid tribute to one of the brothers who founded Patterson's Frozen Foods, Inc.  He was
considered to be one of the pioneers in the frozen foods industry.  The company, founded by Mario and Alfonson Ielmini
in 1946 has grown to be the West Side's largest employer ( over 1000 people ) and processes some 250 million pounds of
frozen foods annually.  It is among the largest independently owned plants of this type in the country.  A native of Ferno
Italy, he immigrated to San Francisco in 1919, and there learned to speak English.  He moved to Patterson three years
later to work for the Patterson Bakery, and in 1919 bought the business with his brother, who had followed him to this
country.  It grew into a sizable business over the next 15 years.  When Mario's allergy to flour forced them to sell the
bakery business in 1945, they had already conceived the idea of freeing products, an idea born by freezing fruits used in
preparing fountain treats in their bakery.  Locally-packed frozen foods are now sold around the world.   In addition to his
successful businesses, Mario Ielmini was active in civic matter for many years.  He served for over 20 years in the
Patterson Volunteer Fire Department, and local firemen were on hand Saturday outside the church to pay tribute to a
leader who had given much of himself to the department over the years.  He also was a charter member of the Patterson
Planning Commission and its first chairman, and was a past president of the Patterson-Westley Chamber of Commerce.
He served two terms on the Patterson City Council, and one as the City's mayor.  He as a member of the Patterson Rotary
Club, the Elks Club of Modesto, Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, and was a former director of the Hanna Boys
Center.  He served for one term as president of the Western Frozen Food Association, and was an active member of the
American Frozen Food Institute.  In 1968 he was named as one of the ‘Outstanding Civic Leaders of America" and a year
later was honored by the Italian government as a Knight in the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity in an impressive
ceremony in San Francisco.  A rosary was recited Friday evening at the church.  Burial was in Patterson District
Cemetery.  Hillview Funeral Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.  Survivors include his wife, Marie Ielmini of
Patterson; one son, Angelo Ielmini of Patterson; three brothers, Alfonso of Patterson and Silvio and Primo Ielmini, both
of Italy; and two granddaughters.  The family requests that remembrances be sent to the American Cancer Society, PO
Box 423, Patterson, or to the Del Puerto Hospital Foundation, PO Box 187, Patterson.

Kalistratov Suzzane 891228 p10
Granddaughter of City Founder Dies in Fresno; A graveside service was held here Saturday morning for Suzzane
Patterson Kalistratov.  She died Friday in Fresno after a long Illness.  She was 67.  She was the granddaughter of T. W.
Patterson, founder of the community.  She graduated from Patterson High School and the University of California at
Berkeley, class of 1944, where she was a member of the Phi Beta Phi sorority.  She was an avid golfer., first at Pebble
Beach and then at Fresno where she had made her home the past 30 years.  She was a member of the Sunnyside Country
Club of Fresno and a past member of the Fresno Holiday Boutique.  Survivors include her husband, Alex Kalistratov of
Fresno, and two sons, Thomas P. Bratney of Fresno and John W. Bratney of Atherton.  The Hillview Funeral Chapel was
in charge of the arrangements.  The family prefers that remembrances be sent to Valley Children s Hospital, 3151
Millbrook Ave., Fresno, Calif; 93703.

Kolding Rachel E 890404 p12
Funeral set Wednesday for Estelle Kolding; A funeral service will be held here Wednesday morning for Rachel Estelle
Kolding.  The longtime Patterson resident died at her home Sunday age 95. The service is scheduled for 10 a.m.
Wednesday at the Federated Church where she was a member.  The Rev. Blake Busick will officiate.  Burial will follow
in Patterson District Cemetery. A native of Lompoc, she moved here 53 years ago from her native City.  She was a
homemaker and was a member of California Women for Agriculture and the Patterson Garden Club. Survivors include
two sons, Raymond and Laurence Kolding. and a daughter, Velma Klein, all of Patterson; two sisters, Clara Jones of
Boulder City, Nev. and Mildred Franzina of Santa Inez; 12 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. The family
requests that remembrances be sent to the Federated Church or to a favorite Charity.

Laubacker Florence O 890822 p2
Memorial Mass Is Tonight for Florence Laubacher; A Mass was celebrated Monday morning in Oxnard for Florence
Otildo Laubacher, 91, who died last Thursday at Del Puerto Hospital.  She moved to Patterson recently after living in the
Ventura area for 74 years.  She was a retired teacher and a native of Lincoln. Illinois. A memorial Mass will be offered
by the Rev. Jim Galvan at 7 pm tonight, Tuesday, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church where she was a member.  She also
was a member of the Altar Societies of both Sacred Heart and Santa Clara Catholic Church in Oxnard.   A rosary was
recited Sunday evening in Oxnard, and, a Mass was celebrated Monday morning at the Oxnard church. Burial was in the
Santa Clara Cemetery in Oxnard. Survivors include three daughters, Rose Mary Qulici of San Jose, Genevieve Basso of
Ventura, and Mildred "Mimi" Maring of rural Patterson; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The family
requests that remembrances be sent to the Del Puerto Hospital Foundation. P.O. Box 187, Patterson, or to the Santa Clara
Church, 323 S. H St., Oxnard, CA 93030.

Leaf Heln E 890314 p12
Rites Wednesday for Helen Leaf; A funeral service will be held here Wednesday for longtime Patterson resident Helen
Elvira Leaf.  She died Friday in Modesto at age 75. A native of Turlock, she lived in Patterson for over 40 years and was
a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church here.  For a number of years she was employed at Harley s Department
Store in Patterson. The memorial service will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Covenant Church with the Rev. Richard
Kelly officiating.  Burial will be in Patterson District Cemetery.  Hillview Funeral Chapel is in charge of the
arrangements. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Stewart of San Jose; a sister, Eleanor Lindvall of Modesto; two
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Leaf.

Lisota Genevieve 891123 p2
Final Rites for Genevieve Lisota; A graveside service was held Saturday at Afton, Wyoming for longtime Patterson
resident Genevieve Loraine Lisota.  She died here Nov. 14 at age 83.  She was a native of California and moved here in
1933 from San Francisco.  She was a homemaker who over the years was active in many civic organizations.  She was a
member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  Survivors include her husband, Edward Lisota of Patterson; a son, Edward
Lisota Jr. of Afton, Wyoming; and three grandchildren.  The family requests that remembrances be sent to the American
Cancer Society. P.O. Box 423, Patterson. Hillview Funeral Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.

Lucas Clarence 890926 p11
Clarence Lucas Died in Santa Cruz; A Newman man who had a number of friends in the Patterson area died suddenly
Sept. 18 while visiting in Santa Cruz. Clarence Lucas, 66, had been a Newman resident the past 15 years. He was a native
of Oklahoma and had been a police officer in Oakland for 25 years.  He was a United States Army veteran who served
during World War II and a member of the Oakland Police Association.  His ashes were scattered at sea in the Monterey
bay area. Survivors include his wife, Opal Lucas of Newman; a son, David Lucas of Modesto; two brothers, Wayne
Lucas of Yuma, Ariz. and James Lucas of Fremont; two sisters, Lois Metcalf of Modesto and Norma Cervasoni of
Watsonville; and one granddaughter.

Lucas Eugene H 890117 p2
Rites Wednesday for Eugene Lucas; Retired carpenter Eugene Hughston Lucas. 60. died Monday in Modesto of natural.
causes. His funeral will be held here Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  Burial in Patterson District
Cemetery will follow.  Visitation will be Tuesday from 4-8 at the chapel. He was a native of Oklahoma and had lived
here the past 30 years after moving from his native state.  He was a veteran of World War II and was a member of the
VFW. Survivors include four sons, Eugene Lucas Jr., Jerry, Billy and Jimmy Lucas, all of Sulphur Springs, Texas; two
daughters, Sandra Barton and Diana Attaway, also of Sulphur Springs; a brother, Charles Wallar of Patterson; four
sisters, Georgia Parsons of Tecumseh, Okla., Wanda Reed of Patterson; Olean Shipman of Oakdale, and Shirlee
Patterson of Ceres; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, and his mother Della Wallar of Patterson.

Marquez Elizabeth 891003 p3
Graveside rites for infant girl; A graveside service will be held Thursday at 10 am at Patterson District Cemetery for
Elizabeth Marquez. The 4-month-old infant died Sunday at Del Puerto Hospital.  She was the daughter of Martha
Marquez and George Torrez of Patterson. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4-8 pm at Hillview Funeral Chapel in
Patterson. Survivors include a sister, Melissa Marquez of Patterson, and grandparents Luis and Pedro Marquez of
Hollister, Rebecca Torrez and Octavion Torrez, both of Patterson, and Modesta Torrez of Gilroy.

Martinez Jose 891107 p13
I.D. Made in Hwy. 33 Death; The California Highway Patrol has identified the Poplar man killed Oct. 28 when he darted
out in front of a car headed south on Highway 33 near Marshall Road.  Jose Luis Pio-Martinez, 26, was intoxicated and
apparently playing chicken with on-corning traffic when he was hit by a car driven by John Galvan, 41, of Patterson,
according to CHP Officer John Burger.  Burger s report stated that Martinez was walking northbound on the west side of
the highway and, according to witnesses, had forced one car to come to a screeching stop and another to swerve off the
roadway to avoid him -- after which be reportedly laughed at the drivers.  But shortly before 1 p.m. Martinez apparent
efforts to play dodge with traffic ended when he flung himself head first in front of Galvan's 1979 Chrysler, which in an
attempt to avoid the pedestrian, left 20 feet of skid marks that tailed off across the northbound lane and ended just short
of the gravel shoulder.  Witnesses reported that when Martinez saw the car coming his way, he began running toward it
and when Galvan swerved the Poplar roan dived into the right-front of the vehicle suffering head and internal injuries he
died from later.  Martinez was declared dead upon arriving at Doctors Medical Center by Medi-flight.  A crew and an off
duty paramedic from the Patterson Ambulance District responded to the scene and administered first aid to Martin until
he was transported. Burger said details about Martinez are sketchy, and based completely on what very little information
was found in the man s pockets.  The CHP does not know why he was in this area, nor have the investigators been able to
find any family members in Poplar.

Mata Elisa 891128 p12
EIisa Mata, 67, Died Monday; Final rites will be held here Thursday for Elisa O. Mata who died Monday in a Modesto
hospital following a long illness.  She was 65.  A rosary will be recited Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Hillview Funeral Chapel,
and a Mass will be celebrated Thursday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church where she was a member.  Burial in
Patterson District Cemetery will follow.  She was a native of Corpus Christi, Texas and moved here 25 years ago from
San Periltas, Texas. Survivors include her husband, Juan P. Mata of Patterson: two sons, Martin and Mario Mata, both of
Glendale, Ariz.; a daughter, Juanita Thanes of Patterson: four sisters Maria DeJesus Guzman of San Perlitas, Texas,
Josefa Oliveras of Patterson, Julia Vallejo of Raymondville, Texas. and Eva Garcia of Patterson: and six grandchildren.
The family requests that remembrances be sent to the Diabetes Association. Kidney Association or to a favorite charity.

Mc Bride Charles M 890110 p13
Former Newman Fire Chief McBride Dies; A longtime member and former chief of the Newman volunteer fire
Department who has a daughter living in Patterson had died at age 77. Charles Mills McBride died last Tuesday.  A Mass
was held Friday morning at St. Joachin's Catholic Church in Newman, followed by burial in Hills Ferry Cemetery.
He joined the fire department in 1936 and was a member for 41 years. He served as assistant chief, then as chief for nine
years. He was a retired auto mechanic and a World War II veteran who served in the US Navy. Survivors include his
wife, Lois McBride of Newman; a son, Gary McBride of Modesto; three daughters, Barbara Silveira of Patterson, Cheryl
von Soosten of Salinas, and Jan Mora of Modesto; two sisters, Del Ananos of Lakeport and Eleanore Barbera of
Livermore; and four grandchildren. The family request that remembrances be sent to the Newman Volunteer Fire
Department, PO Box 1130 Newman, CA 95360.

McCollum Marjorie A 890110 p12
Graveside Rites Are Held for Marjorie McCollum; A graveside service was held Friday afternoon at the Patterson
District Cemetery for Marjorie Alice McCollum.  She died Jan. 4 at age 77.  A native Californian, she had lived in
Stanislaus County for about 20 years and was a resident of Foothill Manor.  She was a member of the First Christian
Church. Survivors include a niece, Merle Dunn of Portland. Ore.   Hillview Funeral Chapel was in charge of the
arrangements.

McEvers Jessie S 890207 p11
Rite Held for Jessie McEvers; A graveside funeral service was held here Monday for Jessie S. McEvers  She died last
Wednesday in Turlock following a long illness.  She was 76.  A native of Ohio, she had lived here since 1971 after
moving from El Toro, Calif.   She was a homemaker and a member of the First Southern Baptist church. The Rev. Phil
Ensley officiated the Monday afternoon service at the Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters,
Wilda Taylor of Patterson and Mellon Jean Ramey of Oakgrove, LA; two sisters, Bessie Denunes of Hemet and Polly
Kimbourgh of Broken Bow, Okla; a brother, Marshall Smith of Broken Bow; four grandchildren and six great
grandchildren. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 423, Patterson,
or to Hospice, 601 McHenry, Suite C. Modesto, CA 95350.

Moe Philip C 890725 p11
Philip Moe Is Buried in Newman; A Masonic graveside service was held Saturday morning at Hills Ferry Cemetery in
Newman for longtime West Side farmer Philip Clifford Moe. He died last Wednesday at his Ceres residence, where he
had lived the past several years.  He was 79. A native of Canada, he moved to the Crows Landing area from Wisconsin
and was a farmer and dairyman for some 50 years. He was a member of Hills Ferry Masonic Lodge No. 236, the San Jose
Scottish Rite, Ashmes Shrine, West Side Shrine Club, and the Orestimba 50-Plus Club. Survivors include a son, John
Moe of Acampo; two daughters. Jeannie Wold of Ceres and Mary Nissen of Acampo; four grandchildren: and five
sisters, Hilda Flinn of Wisconsin and Alma Baumgart, Ilene Vogle, Norma Mattson and Mertyle Huston. all living in the
state of Washington. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the Shriners Children s Hospital, 1701 19th Ave.,
San Francisco, CA 94122.

Moriarty Miletus E 890411 p3
Moriarty Rites Set for Today; A 78 year resident of the Patterson area who moved here with his family in 1911 died last
Friday in a Modesto hospital following a long illness. Miletus "Lee" Eugene Moriarty moved here from Callahan, Colo.
When he was 4 years ols.  He was a retired machinist who was employed at Tyler Welding for 45 years.  He also was a
member of the Newman 50 Plus Club. The Rev. Blake Busick will officiate the funeral service Tuesday, today, at 10 a.m.
at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow. Survivors include his wife, Eula Moriarty
of Patterson; two sons, Bill Graves of Patterson and Phil Graves of San Leandro; a daughter, Ruth Roberts of Modesto;
10 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren; and a brother Kenneth Moriarty of Grass  Valley. The family requests that
remembrances be sent to the American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 423, Patterson.

Nelson Steward B 891024 p3
Steward Nelson Dies in Ripon; A private service was held in Ripon for Steward Blum Nelson who died in that city Oct.
18 of natural causes.  He was 95. He had lived in the Patterson area for 54 years and was a native of North Dakota.  The
self-employed farmer was a member of the Lutheran Church of Oxnard and the Elks Club of Bullhead, Arizona.
Survivors include his wife, Julia Nelson of Patterson; a son, William Nelson of Patterson; a daughter, Margaret Burner of
Renton, Washington; four grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests that remembrances be sent
to the donor s favorite charity.  Hillview Funeral Chapel of Patterson was in charge of the arrangements.

Neto Adriano M 890131 p3
Mass Today for Adriano Neto; A Mass will be celebrated here today, Tuesday, for Adriano Marcelino Neto, 87, who
died last Wednesday at his Vernalis residence. He was a native of Portugal and lived in Sacramento prior to moving to
the Tracy-Patterson residence a number of years ago.  He was a farmer. A rosary was received Monday evening at
Hillview Funeral Chapel. The Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where he was a member, is scheduled for Tuesday
at 10 am.  Burial will be in St. Mary s Cemetery, 6700 21st St. in Sacramento, at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. He was a member of
various Portuguese lodges in Tracy and Patterson. Survivors  include his wife, Mary Neto of Vernalis: three daughters,
Adeline Pimentel of Tracy, Barbara Neto of Sacramento, and Alice Riede of Soulsbyville; one brother, Antonio Neto of
Portugal: six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the American
Cancer Society, P.O. Box 423, Patterson.

Norell Josephine 890223 p3
Service Here Saturday for Josephine Norell; A funeral service will be held here Saturday for Josephine Norell who died
Feb. 16 in Santa Cruz.  She was 95. The native of Switzerland lived here some 50 years ago. then moved to Santa Cruz
where she lived until her death. She was a homemaker. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Hillview
Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Richard Kelly officiating.  Cremation is planned, with burial in Patterson District
Cemetery. She was a member of the Patterson Township Historical Society. Survivors include three sons. Henry Del
Biaggio of Gilroy, William Del Biaggio of San Jose. and Emil "Pat" Del Biaggio of Fairfield; nine grandchildren, 27
great-grandchildren. and one great great grandchild.  The family requests that remembrances be sent to a favorite charity.

Oum Chang 890620 p2
16-year Old Drowns in S.J. River; Mountain View firemen rescued a Cambodian boy from a log in the San Joaquin River
Saturday afternoon, but a 16 year-old companion drowned. Stanislaus county Sheriff's drivers searched for the body near
the Crows Landing bridge in a spot where three other Indochinese men said he went under. The drowning victim was
identified as Chang Oum, 16 of Modesto. He was the brother of 18-year old Chhim Oum of Modesto, who was also
swimming in the river. Another teenager, Nheng Teth, 15, was in a state of exhaustion after being rescued.  He was taken
by Medi-Flight to North Memorial Hospital. Deputy William Harper said that at 4:10 pm the four Indochinese males
started across the river, from the north to south bank, near the Turlock Fisherman's Club. The 16 year old boy was
floating on a board and apparently was sucked under by the current. The others, clinging to an old tire, tried to help.
Savoeum Kboy, 25 of Modesto, said he grabbed the boy's arm but lost grip.  Oum made it back to shore and ran to get
help at the nearby sports club. Mountain View firemen used a boat with a small outboard motor to rescue the 15 year old,
who clung to a log near the south bank.  One firemen, arriving on the south bank, said he sank in mud nearby to his waist
when he stepped into the water to offer help.  Firemen in the boat used a pole to probe beneath the silty waters where the
companions indicated the boy had gone under. They were throwing clods trying to indicate where he was said Chief
Larry Turner of Mountain View before divers arrived.  "If he's not hung up, he could be halfway to Patterson by now."
Fireman said they pulled belongings, including an air rifle, from the floating tire, which then slipped downstream. Harper
speculated the men were grubbing for clams and other game.  He said from what the men told him, the drowning victim
was a non-swimmer. He said despite frequent warnings, Indochinese immigrants who live in the area don't heed the
river's dangers.

Ramirez Richard 890919 p2
Funeral Here for Young Man Killed in Crash; Funeral service will be held here today, Tuesday, for 18-year-old Richard
Ramirez. He died Saturday of injuries received in a Stockton-area vehicle accident.  He was a June graduate of Denair
High School and was a native of Denair. The service will be held at 10 am at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  Burial in
Patterson District Cemetery will follow. Survivors include his parents, Antonio and Shirley Ramirez of Denair, and his
grandparents, Billy and Willie Warren of Patterson and Ernestina Rarnirez of Westley.

Rammazzina Walter 890627 p13
Word received on death of two Rammazzinas; Word was received here this week of the death of Walter Rammazzina in
Williams, Colusa County. He died June 13 at age 78.   The Patterson High graduate moved here with his family in the
early days of Patterson.  He started working for Union Oil Co., in Westley and transferred to Colusa County where he
completed 45 years with Union Oil before retiring. Survivors  include sons Walter Rammazzina Jr. Of Arbuckle and
Wayne Rammazzina of Colusa; a daughter, Desiree Contreras of Twenty Nine Palms; and two grandchildren. On Feb.
14, 1989, his sister, Emma Rammazzina Teel, died in Santa Rosa at age 92.  She was survived by her husband John Teel;
a son, Mark Teel of San Francisco; a daughter. Ann Ryan of Santa Rosa; and four grandchildren. She was a member of
the first Graduat1ng class at Patterson High School in 1915 and a homemaker.  A barn fire In October 1987 on the
Rainazzina place east of Patterson originally owned by the parents of Walter and Emma won a national first place photo
award for the Patterson Irrigator.

Ravelli Alpha J 890504 p8
Ravelli rites are set here; A graveside funeral service will be held at Patterson District Cemetery Friday at 10 am for
Alpha Janie Ravelli.  She died Tuesday in Turlock at age 61. A native of Dallas, she had resided in Patterson the past 45
years after moving here from Tracy. She was a licensed vocational nurse at Einess Convalescent Hospital in Turlock for
20 years. She also was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and YLI.  The Rev. Steve Viau and the Rev. Kevin
Collins will officiate the service. Visitation will be Thursday from 4-8 p.m. at Hillview Funeral Chapel, with a rosary
scheduled for 6:30 p.m. that same day. Survivors include her husband, James W. Ravelli of Patterson; and a sister, Jean
White of Clovis. N.M. Remembrances should be sent to the American Cancer Society. P.0. Box 423, Patterson.

Raven Christine 891202 p2
Longtime Resident of West Side Dies in Modesto; A graveside funeral service was held Monday in Newman for
longtime West Side resident Christine Henriksen Raven. She died last Thursday in Modesto at age 94.  A native of
Denmark, she had lived for many years in the Patterson-Newman area.  She resided in Modesto the past 10 years.  The
service was held Monday afternoon at the Hills Ferry Cemetery.  Arrangements were made by Hillview Funeral Chapel
in Newman.  Survivors include three Sons, Olaf of Patterson, Jack of Modesto, and Wilbur Raven of Salem, Oregon; six
grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the Casa de Modesto
Retirement Center, 1745 Eldena Way, Modesto, CA 95350.

Reiswig Betty 891212 p3
Services Held for Betty Reiswig, 58; A funeral was held here Saturday for Betty Lee Reiswig who died Dec. 5 in Merced
following a long Illness.  She was 58. A native of Michigan. she lived in the Patterson area for 18 years until moving to
Murphys five years ago. She was a homemaker.  She was a member of the Patterson chapter of the Order of Eastern Star.
The Eastern Star service was held Saturday afternoon at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  Survivors include her husband,
George Reiswig of Patterson; two daughters, Linda Baggier of Oregon and Shariden Mossinger of Murphys; two
brothers, Roy Young of North Carolina and Robert Young of Georgia; a sister, Mildred Griffin of Michigan; and four
grandchildren.  The family requests that remembrances be sent to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 423, Patterson.

Robbinson Leo 890103 p8
Funeral Services Held for Vernalis Leo Robbinson; Funeral services were held Wednesday for longtime Vernalis
resident Leo Robbinson. He died Christmas Day in a Modesto hospital.  He was 63. A native of Waldron, Ark.,
Robbinson moved to the West Side 20 years ago.  He was a dairyman and a member of the Full Gospel Tabernacle
Church in Modesto. Services were conducted at the valley Christian Center in Ceres.  He was buried in Mossville
cemetery in Harris, Ark. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Robbinson of Vernalis; six sons, Randy Strode of Turlock,
Dave Strode of Ceres, Jerry Strode of Nevada, Ron Strode of Washington, Charles Strode of Arkansas, and Russell
Strode of Guam; two daughters, Sharon Andrews of Colorado and Carolyn Young of Arkansas; one sister, one brother,
and 15 grandchildren. Remembrances can be sent in his name to the church, 620 Glenn Ave., Modesto, 95950, or contact
the family.  Hillview Funeral Chapel of Patterson handled the arrangements.

Roberts Hazel P 890919 p12
Rites Set here Thursday for Pauline Roberts; A 40-year resident of the Patterson area, Hazel Pauline Roberts. died here
Saturday at age 61. She was a native of Oklahoma and moved here 40 years ago from her native state.  She was a
homemaker. A visitation is scheduled for 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  A funeral service will be held
Thursday at 10 a.m., also at the chapel, with the Rev. Blake Busick officiating.  Burial will be in Acacia Cemetery in
Modesto. Survivors include her husband, Vera Roberts of Patterson and three sons, Vera Roberts III of San Andreas,
Richard Roberts of Modesto, and Walter Roberts of Louisiana. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the Del
Puerto Hospital Foundation, Box 187, Patterson.

Rodney Cecil C 890717 p6
Funeral Friday for Cecil Rodney; A funeral will be held here Friday for retired Patterson businessman Cecil Craig
Rodney who died Tuesday after a short illness. He was 70.  A native of Nebraska, he had lived hear 42 years. He was
retired auto body repairman and for a number of years operated his own body shop.  He was a Navy veteran of World
War II who  at one time was stationed at the Crone Landing base, and a member of the American Legion. A funeral
service will be held Friday at 2 pm. at the Hillview Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Richard Kelly officiating. Burial will be
in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Robert of Patterson and Larry Rodney of Modesto; five
grandchildren and one great-grandchild; and two brothers, James of Redding and Gordon Rodney of Fresno.

Rogers Betty 891010 p3
Woman Dies in Virginia; Word had been received here of the death of Betty Rogers in Petersburg, Virginia.  She died
Oct. 4. The Rockland, Maine native had visited in Patterson numerous times and was acquainted with many people here.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Diehl of Petersburg, and a sister, Dorothy Scoles of Patterson.

Rogers Myrtle F 890314 p2
Graveside Rites for Myrtle Rogers; A graveside funeral service will be held today, Tuesday, at 2 pm, at Patterson District
Cemetery for Myrtle F. Rogers.  She died last Thursday in a Pleasant Hill hospital.  She was 87. A native of North
Dakota, she was a homemaker.  She also was a 50-year member and past matron of Patterson Chapter No. 417 of the
Order of Eastern Star.  In 1950 she was deputy grand matron. Survivors include a son, Don Rogers of Ceres; two
daughters, Johann Rogers of Walnut Creek and Lenore Lindahl of Livermore; three grandchildren. and six great-
grandchildren. Her husband, M.C. "Bud" Rogers. preceded her in death in 1963. Hull's Walnut Creek Chapel is in charge
of the arrangements.  A memorial service will he held at a later date at the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church.

Ruiz Nicolasa L 890418 p11
Rites today for NicoIas Ruiz; Final rites will be held here today, Tuesday, for Nicolasa Lara Ruiz, 81, who died last
Thursday at Del Puerto Hospital following a short illness. A native of. Mexico, she had lived in Patterson the past year
after moving, here from Hayward.  She was a homemaker. A rosary was recited Monday evening at the Hillview Funeral
Chapel. A Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. Steve Viau Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church where she
was a member.  Burial will be in Patterson District Cemetery.  Survivors include three sons, Moises, Jesus and Gilbert
Ruiz, all of Patterson: a daughter. Josefina Larideros of Union City: 21 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren; three
sisters, Antonia Viscaya of Washington. D.C.. and Consuelo Viscaya and Enedina Cepeda, both of Mexico; and two
brothers, Gabriel Lara of Texas and Francisco Lara of San Jose.

Schaub Fay I 890620 p10
Funeral Service Set for Longtime Resident Schaub; A graveside service is scheduled Wednesday for longtime Patterson
resident Fay Irvin Schaub.  The retired farmer and native of Hartwell, Neb. died Wednesday, June 14, in Turlock,   He
was 73.  He lived in Patterson for 70 years. Survivors include two sisters, Martha Nelson of Patterson and Mary Carlson
of Modesto. The service is scheduled for 10 am at the Patterson District Cemetery. The Rev. Richard Kelly will officiate.

Schudda Craig 890928 p8
Motorist Dies of Heart Attack; An autopsy determined that a motorist found dead on 1-5 Tuesday morning was killed by
a heart attack. Paramedics responding at 10 am found Craig Schudda, 37, of Tucson, Ariz. slumped behind the steering
wheel of his blue Oldsmobile about one mile south of the Westley rest stop.  They reportedly detected no heart beat.
The Oldsmobile, originally headed southbound, had crossed the center divider and come to rest on the left northbound
lane.  Oncoming motorists were able to avoid the vehicle before it was pushed off of the roadway. Based on medications
found among the man's belongings.  Schudda apparently had a history of heart trouble.  However, Sheriff's Deputy Lyle
Gehring said he suspected the possibility of other cause because of the man's age. An autopsy Tuesday afternoon found
severe blockage of one coronary artery which supplies oxygen to the heart, said a spokesman for the Stanislaus county
coroner's office.

Seara George R 890223 p1
Funeral Service Set for George Ray Sears, 81; Longtime Patterson resident George Raymond Sears, a musician and
music composer, died Tuesday at Del Puerto Hospital.  He was 81. A funeral Service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at
Hillview Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Richard Kelly officiating.  Burial will be in the family grave site at Cape May,
New Jersey.  Viewing will be Friday from 6-8 p.m. at the chapel. A native of Rhode Island, his musically inclined father
began giving him music lessons when he was 6 1/2 years old.  He studied classical piano at the Toronto Conservatory,
then at the Florida Conservatory in Tampa, and under the direction of Emile Ulrich in Philadelphia.  At the age of about
12, his soprano voice was considered one of the three best of its type in the world, the other boys lived in London and
Rome. But music wasn t all that occupied his time.  He played seven years of semi-pro football in New Jersey and also
coached at that time.  He also owned a business called the Colonial Sweet Shop in New Jersey and was employed as a
maitre ‘d. He was 37 years old when World War II began.  "I wasn't called, so I enlisted,"  he told a  reporter in 1982.
Some of the happiest years of my life were in the Naval Air Force.  That brought him to the Crows Landing base, and
he moved to Patterson in 1949 when the late Jack Stewart asked him to sit in with Stewart s band as a piano player.  He
played for the next 17 years until the group disbanded. Sears became nationally known as a composer, founding the
Teachers  Publishing Co, to distribute his music.  His music was primarily written for use by piano teachers.  He also
taught piano to hundreds of local students over the years, retiring recently because of failing health. He was a member of
the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, as well as the musicians  union.  Survivors include his
wife, Luella Sears of Patterson; three step-children, Georgia Knutson of Carmichael, Gloria Ellery of Westley, and Dave
Gordon of Patterson; and seven step-grandchildren. Remembrances may be donated to a scholarship fund that will be set
up at Patterson High School.

Segoviano Jamie 890228 p12
19 Year-old Dies in Mexico; A 19-year-old Patterson High School graduate has died in Mexico. Jaime Segoviano, who
was born in Modesto, died last Friday.  Details of his death could not be determined before press-time.  He was a student.
He was a graduate of Patterson High School in the class of 1988 and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
A rosary will be recited Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart, where a Mass will be held Thursday at 10 a.m.  Burial
will be in Patterson District Cemetery.   Visitation will be Tuesday from 5-9 p.m. at the Whitehurst-Norton Chapel in
Turlock. Survivors include his parents, Eualo and Justina Segoviano; three brothers, Jose Alfredo, Jose Manuel and
Eualio Segoviano; and five sisters, Juana Perez, Esperanz Ochoa, Mary Vento, Carmen Tovar, all of Patterson. and
Gracie Martin of Modesto.

Sequeira Rodney D 890706 p7
Rite Set for Rodney Sequeira; Final rites will be held here Friday for Rodney Don Sequeira, 36. who died of injuries
received Tuesday night in a vehicle accident between Patterson and Turlock. The service will be held at the Hillview
Funeral Chapel in Patterson. beginning at 2 p.m.  Burial in Hills Ferry Cemetery in Newman will follow. Visitation will
be Thursday from 4-8 pm., also at the local chapel. He had lived all of his life in this area and was a farmer in the Crows
Landing area.  He was a member of St. Joachim s Catholic Church in Newman, Apricot Producers of California, and
Ducks Unlimited. Survivors include his wife, Denise Sequeira of Crows Landing; stepchildren Michael and Michele
Mays, both of Crows Landing; his parents, Don and Hazel Sequeira of Turlock, and two brothers, Randel Richard
Sequeira of Occidental, Rick W. Sequeira of San Jose. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the Del Puerto
Hospital Auxiliary, P.O. Box 187, Patterson, or to a favorite charity.

Serpa Tony 891214 p8
Tony Serpa Dies at Alameda Home; A Patterson area resident for many years has died at his home in Alameda.  Tony X.
Serpa died Sunday at age 87.  He lived here for many years and was a retired warehouseman for the 7-Up Bottling Co.
He was a native of the Azores and served in the United States Army during World War II.  A funeral service was held
here Wednesday afternoon at the Hillview Funeral Chapel.  Private burial followed in the Stanislaus Cemetery in
Modesto.  Survivors include a brother, Julio Serpa of the Azores, and a sister-in-law, Helen Serpa of Patterson.

Shadle Janes 890207 p11
Service Held for 'Bill' Shadle; A memorial service was held here Monday for James ‘Bill' Shadle, who died at his
Patterson residence last Thursday at age 87. He was a retired carpenter who had lived here since 1941, after moving from
Turlock.  He was a native of Texas. The service will held Monday morning at the Hillview Funeral Chapel.  Inurnment
was in the Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Goldie Shadle of Patterson; a brother, George Shadle
of Patterson; and a niece, Gayle MacWilliams.  The family requests that remembrances be sent to a favorite charity.

Silva Jose A 890413 p9
Rites Set for Jose A Silva, 88; Final rites will be held here late this week for Jose A. Silva. He was killed Monday in a
farming accident on Sycamore. Avenue where he lived.  He was 88. A rosary will be held this evening, Thursday, at 7:30
pm at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  A Mass given by the Rev Kevin Collins is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church.  Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow. He was a native of Pico, Azore Islands and had lived
in the Patterson area since 1921, when he moved here from the Azores.  He was a self-employed dairyman.  He was a
member of the local FDES and four times served as its president. Survivors include his wife, Margarete Silva of
Patterson; a son, Manuel S. Silva of Patterson; a daughter, Irene Wilford of Manteca; eight grandchildren. eight great-
grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

Silva Lears  891024 p3
Rites Set for Lears Silva, 77; Final rites will be held here for 75-year Patterson area resident Lears Silva who died
Sunday at a daughter's residence in Modesto.  He was 77. A native of Cottonwood, Calif., he moved here with his family
when he was 2 years old.  He was a retired farmer and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. A rosary will be
recited Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Hillview Funeral Chapel in Patterson.  A Mass is slated for Thursday at 10 a.m. at
Sacred Heart Church.  Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow. Survivors include four daughters, Betty Drucker
of New York, and Adeline Boucher, Barbara Delaney, and Janet Corral-lyon. all of Modesto; a brother, Domingos Silva
of Patterson seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Slayton Irmal A 890706 p7
Funeral Set Here for Irmal Slayton; A funeral service will be held today, Thursday, for Irmal Anne Slayton who died last
Saturday in Modesto, at age 51. The services will be held at 2 p.m. at Hillview Funeral Chapel in Patterson with the Rev.
Dave Douglas officiating.  Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow. She was a native of Arkansas and had lived
in the Grayson area for some 20 years.  She was the kitchen manager for Big Valley Restaurant at the Westley exit of 1-5.
Survivors include her husband, Gene W. Slayton of Grayson; son, Michael Slayton of Grayson; two daughters, Sandra
Smith of Grayson and Vickie Ford of Modesto; eight grandchu1dren; three brothers, Kenneth Hendrix of Grayson,
Charles Hendrix of Ceres, and Eudith Hendrix of Modesto; and three sisters, Martha Truett, Jeanie McCutheon, and
Ellen Thomas, all of Modesto. The family requests that remembrance donations be sent to the American Cancer Society.
P.O. Box 423, Patterson.

Souts Merle 890328 p12
Merle Soults Dies in Tulare; Word of the death of former Pattersonite Merle Soults was received here this week.  He died
Easter Sunday in a Tulare hospital.  He was 84. Survivors include his wife, Lauveme Richard Soults, a former teacher at
the Northmead School in Patterson.  Services are pending.

Stewart Ruth E 890223 p3
Crows Landing Native Dies; A graveside funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today, Thursday, at the Hills Ferry
Cemetery in Newman for Ruth S. Stewart. The 91-year-old native of Crows Landing died last Sunday at Doctors Medical
Center in Modesto. The Rev. Paul MacMurray will officiate the service.  Hillview Funeral Chapel in Newman is in
charge of the arrangements. She had lived in Newman a year and was a retired school teacher.  She last taught in the San
Martin School District.  Remembrances should be sent to the Orestimba Presbyterian Church, 1107 Kern St., Newman.

Teel Emma R 890627 p13
Word Received on Death of Two Rammazzinas; Word was received here this week of the death of Walter Rammazzina
in Williams, Colusa County. He died June 13 at age 78.   The Patterson High graduate moved here with his family in the
early days of Patterson.  He started working for Union Oil Co., in Westley and transferred to Colusa County where he
completed 45 years with Union Oil before retiring. Survivors  include sons Walter Rammazzina Jr. Of Arbuckle and
Wayne Rammazzina of Colusa; a daughter, Desiree Contreras of Twenty Nine Palms; and two grandchildren. On Feb.
14, 1989, his sister, Emma Rammazzina Teel, died in Santa Rosa at age 92.  She was survived by her husband John Teel;
a son, Mark Teel of San Francisco; a daughter. Ann Ryan of Santa Rosa; and four grandchildren. She was a member of
the first Graduat1ng class at Patterson High School in 1915 and a homemaker.  A barn fire In October 1987 on the
Rainazzina place east of Patterson originally owned by the parents of Walter and Emma won a national first place photo
award for the Patterson Irrigator.

Thomas David E 890202 p7
Service Held for David Thomas, 63; Oklahoma native David E Thomas, a 20-year resident of Patterson, died Jan. 24 in
Modesto. He had worked as a forklift driver for Patterson Frozen foods. Survivors include two sisters, Jimmie Helen
Sharp of Bakersfield, and Edna Mason of Parker, Ariz A private inurnment service was held in Hollywood.

Thomas Victorine 890117 p10
Thomas Rites Set; A funeral service will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. for Victorine Thomas, a native of China who died
Sunday in Turlock at age 47. She had been a cosmotologist at the Beauty Boutique in Patterson and had been a resident
here for eight years. The funeral will be held at 1 pm. at Lakewood Funeral Chapel in Hughson.  Burial will be in
Lakewood Memorial Park. Viewing is scheduled for 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel.   She was a member of Sacred
Heart Church. Survivors include a daughter, Jacqueline Fisher of Turlock; her mother, Agathe Chaine of Patterson: and a
grandchild. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the Community Hospice, 601 McHenry Ave. in Modesto.

Tobar Felix 891017 p3
Service Set for Former Resident; A funeral service for a former Patterson area man will be held here today, Tuesday.
Felix Garcia Tobar, 45, died last Wednesday in National City of natural causes.  He was a resident of San Ysidro. A
rosary was held Monday evening at Hillview Funeral Chapel.  A Mass will be celebrated Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church where he was a  member.  Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow.   A native of Paduca,
Texas, he was manager for J & F Trucking in San Diego.  He had lived in that area the past 10 years after moving from
Patterson. Survivors include his wife, Gloria Tobar of San Ysidro; five sons including Felix Tobar Jr. of Vernalis,. and
Ray, Benny and Leonard, all of Modesto; four daughters, Mary and Susie Tobar of Modesto, and Maria de los Angeles
Tobar, and Gloria Tobar, both of San Ysidro; four brothers, Joe Guerrero of Ceres, Robert Tobar of Turlock, Benito
Tobar of Modesto, and Jessie Tobar of Bakersfield; one sister, Magdalena Tobar of Westley, and five grandchildren.

Toste Kathryn T 890509 p7
Service set for Kathryn Toste, 96; Kathryn Tina Ramos Toste, who lived in the Patterson area for 67 years, died Sunday
at her local home after a long illness.  She was 96. Visitation will be today (Tuesday) from 4-8 p.m. at Hillview Funeral
Chapel. A funeral service will be held. Wednesday at 10 am., also at Hillview, with the Rev. Dennis Brostrom officiating.
Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow. A native of Hayward, she moved here in 1922. She was a dairy woman,
farmer and school bus driver.  She was a former member of Soroptimist International of Patterson. Survivors include a
grandson, Howard Gomes of Patterson, two great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.  Remembrances
may be sent to the Sacred Heart School, 505 M St., Patterson.

Trevino Luis R 890810 p9
Grayson Man Dies at 69; Visitation is set for 5 pm today at the Assembly of God church in Grayson for Luis R. Trevino
who died Tuesday in Modesto. He was 69.  A wake is set for 7 p.m. at the church.  A service will be held at the same
location Friday at 10 a.m.  Pastor Sam Hidalgo will officiate. Trevino, a native of Mexico, had lived in Grayson for 28
years, coming from Mexico.  He was employed in Westley as a maintenance worker for the Stanislaus Housing
Authority.  Trevino was a member of the Apostolic Movement Church in Grayson. He is survived by his wife Esperanza
Trevino of Grayson; two sons, Jose Luis Trevino of Westley and Dominic Saldana of Laredo, Texas; and three
daughters, Guadalupe Trevino of Monterey, Mexico, Josephine Trevino of Texas and Hope Trevino of Westley. He is
also survived by six grandchildren and, three great grandchildren.  Interment is planned for Patterson District Cemetery.

Van Winkle Jewel D 890420 p9
Service Held for Jewell Van Winkle; A Westley area resident for the past 44 years, Jewell Dean Van Winkle, died
Monday at Memorial North Hospital in Modesto following a long illness.  She was 68. A funeral service was held
Wednesday afternoon at Hillview Funeral Chapel in Patterson with the Rev. Merle Thornton officiating.  Burial was in
Patterson District cemetery. She was a native of Millerton, Okla. and retired. after being employed for 18 years as a line
worker at the Tillie Lewis cannery.  Survivors include five sons, Ed of Antioch, Jim of Ceres, Frank of Kokomo, Ind.,
and Leonard "Rip" and Lee Roy Van Winkle, both of Modesto; a daughter,  Dorothy Stewart of Modesto; two brothers,
Tom Quinton of Oregon and Chester Quinton of Arizona; six sisters, Myrtle Mycrs of Modesto and Gladys Inessy, Mary
Gilley, Eunice Druba, Macbell Moore and Edith Quinton, all of Oklahoma; 24 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren.

Webster Douglas 891114 p12
Service Today for Douglas Webster; A funeral service will be held today, Tuesday, for longtime Patterson resident
Douglas L. Webster.  He died last Saturday in Modesto at age 88.  The service will be held at 10 a.m. at Hillview Funeral
Chapel with Patterson Masonic Lodge No. 488 officiating.  Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow.  Visitation
was late Monday, also at the chapel. He was a native of New York and lived in the Patterson area the past 65 years,
moving here from Nebraska.  He retired after being employed for 25 years as a custodian with the local school system.
He was a member of the Patterson Masonic Lodge and the local Order of Eastern Star.  He was a World War I veteran.
having served in the United States Army.  Survivors include his wife, Emma Webster of Patterson, a son, James Webster
of Bodega Bay; a stepson. Peter Brunoni of Patterson; two stepdaughters Jeanne Miller of Pacifica and Audrey
Ferinandsen of San Jose; 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.  The family requests that remembrances be sent to
a favorite charity.

White Walter L 890608 p3
Walter White is Buried Here; A former Patterson resident has been buried in Patterson District Cemetery after being
shot and killed in the St Louis area. Walter L. White, 59, was slain in an apparent robbery attempt while driving a taxi
cab in Ferguson, a community in St. Louis county, Missouri.  A 20-year-old resident of that area was later arrested and
charged with murder.  He is accused of shooting White six times, including four times in the head, early on the afternoon
of May 29. White, who resided in Patterson prior to 1967 when he moved to the St. Louis area, is survived by his wife,
Mary R. White; a son, Vernon White; a daughter, Teri Bolger; his mother, Mary C. White; as well as grandchildren and
others including an aunt, Ada Kirby of Patterson.

Wilhite Walter 890328 p8
Walter Willhite Dies in Arkansas; A funeral service was held Monday in Clarksville, Ark. For Walter Willhite.   He died
last Wednesday in Arkansas following a short illness.  He was 74. A native of Arkansas, he lived in the Patterson and
Westley area for about 20 years.  He was a self-employed trucker. Burial was in Paris, Arkansas. Survivors include his
wife, Ruth Willhite of Clarksville; six daughters, Wanda Black and Nona Willhite of Modesto, Mary Thompson of
Merced, Jewel Thomson of Kent, Wash., Ila Muschetto of Loomis, and Betty Thorne of Hillip, Ark.; three sisters and
two brothers; 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Wood Hilda 891123 p2
Memorial Service for Hilda Wood to Be Held Here; Longtime Patterson resident Hilda Wood died Thanksgiving Day,
Nov. 23, at the age of 94.  Wood was born in Hornitos in Mariposa County; in a recent "Patterson: Then and Now"
interview, she recalled the journey to Stockton where the family settled, made by covered wagon when she was 6 years
old.  One of 11 children, she shared the care of her younger brothers and sisters when her mother died at the age of 44.
Hilda and Bill Wood and their daughters Geraldine and Beverly came to Patterson in 1929.  During World War II she
was in charge of airplane spotters, staffing Fink s airport and the southern end of the community 24 hours a day.  The
Wood family motto was: "Never take more from a community than what you give in return."  Wood was a 50-year
member of Eastern Star, and a member of the Del Puerto Hospital Auxiliary, American Cancer Society, Friendship Club,
Areme Club, Garden Club, and 50-Plus Club.  She is survived by daughters Geraldine Wood Joyner of Llvonia,
Michigan: and Beverly Jean Zakerski of Vacaville; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; one sister.
Celeste Costa of Fresno; and many nieces and nephews. Wood was preceded in death by her husband William H. Wood,
and a son, Glen.  The Rev. Blake Busick will conduct a memorial service at the Federated Church on Saturday, Dec. 2 at
2 p.m.; Eastern Star will also take part in the service.  Interment will be at the Park View Cemetery in French Camp.
Salas Brothers in Modesto is in charge of arrangements. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the Shriners'
Hospital in San Francisco, or to the Federated Church in Patterson.

Wreden May H 891019 p11
Word Received of Death of May Wreden; Word has been received here of the death of May Harrison Wreden, whose
family was prominent in the early days of Patterson. She died in Modesto, where she and her husband had made their
home since 1977, on Aug 25. She was a member of the Patterson High School class of 1932.  Her father, Fritz Harrison,
was one of Patterson's early postmasters. She is survived by her husband, Lloyd Wreden, and twin bother Carter
Harrison, both of Modesto. At her request, no funeral service was held.  The family requests that remembrances be sent
to Community Hospice, 601 McHenry Ave., Modesto, CA 95350.

Wren David W 890803 p12
Service for Portland Man is Monday; A graveside service will be Monday at Patterson District Cemetery for the brother
of a local man. David Wayne Wren died on Jun 24 in Portland, Ore. The 34-year-old painter as a native of San Jose. He
is survived by his stepfather and mother Ray and Betty Anderson of Modesto; a daughter, Crystal Wren of West Palm
Beach, Fla.; a sister, La Vonne Sparks of Oklahoma City; and four brothers, Floyd Patterson of Patterson, Jerry Wren and
James Wren of San Jose, and Dan Patterson of Lead Hill, Ark. The Rev. Richard Kelly will officiate at the 10  am
service.