Patterson Cemetery District 

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Ables Margaret M 810209 np
Margaret Ables Final Rites Are Monday Morning; Newman — A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated today,
Monday, at 10 am in St. Joachim s Catholic Church for Margaret M. Ables, 70, of Newman, who died Wednesday
afternoon at West-Side Community Hospital. A native of Long Beach, she had lived in Newman for the past 35 years.
She is survived by her three daughters, Shari Cotta of Gustine, Gennora Booth of Modesto and Karen Calvillo of Ceres;
one son, Anthony Ables of Newman; one sister, Frances Roberge of Newman; and five grandchildren. The rosary was
recited Sunday evening in the Evans-Krieger Funeral Chapel in Newman. Interment will be in Lakewood Memorial Park.

Adams Tamara L 810827 np
Patterson Native Killed in Crash; A funeral service for a 21-year-old Patterson native killed in a single car accident
Monday evening will be held here today, Thursday. Tamara Lloydene Adams of Riverbank died at Doctors  Medical
Center in Modesto where she was rushed following the 7 p.m. accident. Her auto failed to negotiate a turn and struck a
pole at River and Sexton roads near the San Joaquin County line. She was alone at the time of the accident.  She had been
employed as a waitress. The service will be held at 10 aim. today, Thursday. at Evans Funeral Chapel. Survivors include
her mother and step-father, Nina and Sonny Prahser of Modesto; two sisters, Kim Brown of Patterson and Shawn Prahser
of Modesto; and her grandparents, Mr. and. Mrs. Manton Lilly of Grayson.

Alberg Alyce W 810806 np
Alyce Alberg Funeral Held; A funeral service was held Wednesday for Alyce W Alberg, 68, who died last Saturday
evening in a Modesto hospital after an extended illness. Born in Minesota, she had lived in the Patterson area since
childhood. She was a member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of Patterson and the Sons of Norway. The funeral
service was held Wednesday morning at the Evans Funeral chapel.  Interment was in Patterson District Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Axel Alberg of Patterson; a daughter, Georgia Leese of San Jose, and two grandsons.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the memorial fund of Our Saviour's Lutheran church or to a
charity of the donor's choice.

Allen Annie L 810126 np
Grayson Man s Mother Dies; Modesto — A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Salas Brothers Funeral
Chapel for Annie Lee Allen, 65, who died Friday at a Modesto hospital following a short illness.  Burial will be in
Lakewood Memorial Park. She was a native of Texas and had lived in Modesto since 1947. Survivors include her
husband Ernest E. Allen of Modesto; three sons, Jerry D. of Grayson, Clyde E. of Modesto, and Jimmy R. of Springville;
a brother and a sister, 16 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren.

Almeida Agnes 810824 np
Agnes Almeida Service Today; Newman - Funeral services are planned for Agnee Almeida, 66, who died here Thursday
following an extended illness. A rosary was recited Sunday evening at the Evans-Krieger Funeral Chapel, and a Mass is
scheduled for 10 a.m. today, Monday, at St. Joachim s Catholic Church. Burial will be in Hills Ferry Cemetery.  A native
of Gustine, she had lived in this area her entire life. Survivors include three brothers, Manuel and George Bettencourt of
Newman, and John Bettencourt of Gustine; and a sister, Dolores Silva of Modesto.

Almquist Charles R 810413 np
Charles Almquist dies; Patterson — Services are pending at the Evans Funeral Chapel for Charles R. Almquist of
Patterson.  He died, mid-afternoon Sunday while a patient at Emmanuel Hospital in Turlock.  He had been ill for some
time.

Almquist Charles R 810416 np
Service Held for Charles Almquist; Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Evans Funeral Chapel for
Charles Reuben Almquist, 96, who died Sunday afternoon at Emmanuel Hospital in Turlock after an extended illness.
Born in Etter, Minnesota, he moved to Patterson in 1922 from his native state.  He moved to Kingsburg in 1959 when he
retired from farming, and returned to Patterson as a permanent resident in 1974. He was a member of the Evangelical
Covenant Church here. The Rev. Robert Hirsch officiated at the service.  Interment was in Patterson District Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife Hannah of Patterson; two eons, Arthur of Patterson and Harold of Martinez; one daughter,
Marian Dahlgren of Kingsburg; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be
given to the Covenant Church of Patterson.

Andrade Bessie 811005 np
Service Held for Bessie Andrade; A graveside service was held at the Patterson District Cemetery Friday afternoon for
Bessie Andrade, 94, who died last Wednesday in Roseberg, Oregon. A native of Cherokee, Iowa where she was born in
1887, she was a Patterson resident from 1928 to 1975 when she moved to Oregon to live with a daughter. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Andrade. Survivors include three daughters, Margaret Webb of Vallejo, Opel
Dow of Modesto, and Beverly Silva of Roseberg, Oregon; two sons, Herman Andrade of Roseville, and Ernest Andrade
of San Francisco; and a number of grandchildren.

Antognini Mary C 810119 np
Final Rites for Mary Antognini Are Planned; Patterson — Funeral rites are scheduled for Mary Catherine Antognini, 61,
who died Friday at Children s Hospital in San Francisco after a long illness.  Born in Kentucky on Jan. 19, 1919, she had
been a Patterson resident since 1946, moving hare from her native state. A rosary will be recited tonight, Monday, at 7
p.m. at Evans Funeral Chapel, with the funeral service at 10 am. Tuesday at  Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  Interment
will be in Patterson District Cemetery. She was a member of Sacred Heart, the Altar Society, and YLI. For 14 years she
was a secretary at Patterson Frozen Foods. Survivors include her husband Walter Antognini of Patterson; sons James of
New York, William and Thomas of Boston, Richard of San Francisco, Walter Jr. of New York, and Joseph of Los
Angeles; a daughter, Theresa Reid of Winton, Calif.; and two grandchildren.  The family requests that remembrances be
made to the donors  favorite charities.

Avila Vicky 810223 np
2 Youths Killed in Car Crash; Patterson — The community found itself in a state of shock Sunday morning when word
spread of the deaths of two well-known Patterson High School seniors. Mitchell Gomes and Vicky Avila died of injuries
suffered in an early Sunday auto crash on Highway 33 about a mile north of Crows Landing.  Although full details of the
weekend crash were not available by press-time, it was learned that Avila may have bean driving the Gomes auto.
Another passenger, Mary Wheeland, was less seriously injured and was treated at Del Puerto Hospital before being
transferred to Doctors Hospital in Modesto.  She also is a PHS senior. The single-car accident occurred shortly after 1 am
on a straight stretch of roadway.  The vehicle rolled over several times and broke off a power pole knocking out the
electricity in the community of Crows Landing. Gomes was found dead in the wreckage.  Avila was taken by Medi-Flight
helicopter directly from the scene to Doctors Hospital, where she died of head and internal injuries later Sunday morning.
The Patterson Fire Department used the Jaws of Life equipment at the accident scene. Gomes was a star athlete at PHS,
having bean named all-league in basketball a year ago, this year s selections have not yet been made, and football this
past fall.  He was the leading scorer on this year s Tiger basketball team, and was outstanding in several track events. He
was the son of Gene and Ruth Gomes of Patterson. Avila, the daughter of Mary Orozco of Patterson, was the head varsity
cheerleader this year, having been a junior varsity cheerleader and then a song leader the past two years.  Wheelands is
the daughter of the Jack Wheelands of rural Patterson. Funeral services are pending.

Avila Vicky 810226 p1
Final Rites Held for 2 PHS Seniors;  Separate funeral services for two 17 year old PHS seniors killed in an early Sunday
auto accident drew overflow turnouts.  Mitchell Gomes, son of Gene and Ruth Gomes, was buried Tuesday while Vicky
Avila, daughter of Mary Orozco, had a Wednesday service.  Both services drew large numbers of mourners, many of
them their classmates at Patterson High where they were popular students. Also paying final tribute to Gomes, who was
an outstanding athlete in three sports, were members of the Central Catholic basketball team who attended the service.
Riverbank and Escalon athletes also conveyed their respects. Recovering from injuries received in the accident, which
occurred shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday on Highway 33 about a mile north of Crows Landing, is Mary Wheeland, another
PHS senior.  She suffered a broken leg and collarbone and is in satisfactory condition at Doctors Hospital in Modesto.
Mitchell Gomes was born in Patterson and was a member of Sacred Heart Church.  He was president of the senior class,
an officer in the Senior Men s Honor Society, and member of the Ski Club, Drama Club, CSF, and yearbook staff.  He
finished in the top one percent in the national SAT test - receiving the highest score of any student at PHS.  He was all-
league in both football and basketball; and held the school and league record in the triple jump in track.  Besides his
parents he is survived by two brothers, Neil of Montana and Greg of Patterson; a sister, Karen Yamamoto of Westley;
grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Gomes and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Dark, all of Patterson; and a niece, Corrin Yamamoto
of Westley. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the Mitch Gomes Memorial Fund at Citizens Savings in
Patterson.  The fund will be used to honor the top PHS senior athlete in track Burial was in Patterson District Cemetery.
Vicky Louise Avila  also was born in Patterson and was a member of Sacred Heart church.  She was a member of the Pep
Club yearbook staff, and MASA, was the head varsity cheerleader, and was a sixth grade camp counselor.. Survivors
besides her mother include her father, Fred Avila of Salinas; a brother, Eddie of Patterson; a sister, Christina Orozco of
Patterson; and grandmothers Victoria Orozco of Patterson and Emelia Avila of Salinas.

Azevedo Carl V 810914 np
Services in Santa Cruz for Carl Azevedo; A Mass will be said this morning of Santa Cruz for Carl V. Azevedo, 77, a
former Patterson resident. He died Friday of a heart attack. The service was slated for 10 a.m. Monday at the Norman
chapel in Santa Cruz.  A rosary was held Sunday evening. A native of Gustine, he moved to Patterson in 1914 when a
child. He was a veteran of World War I and later became manager of a Dodge garage in San Francisco. He later retired in
San Francisco. Survivors include his wife Keena of Santa Cruz; four sons and three daughters; sisters Vivian Espy of
Patterson, Irene Gregory of Patterson, Ann Jjonaas of Morongo Valley, and Rosemarie Starcher of Livermore; and
brothers Tony Azevedo of Patterson and John V. Azevedo of Monterey.

Azevedo Edward L 810126 np
Service Set for Edward Azevedo; Newman — Services are planned for Edward L. Azevedo, 74, who died Friday after a
short illness. A rosary will be recited at 7 pm tonight, Monday, at the Evans-Krieger Funeral Chapel.  A Mesa will be said
Tuesday at 10 am in St. Jaochim s Catholic Church. with burial in Hills Ferry Cemetery. Azevedo was a native of
Watsonville who had lived in Newman for 72 years.  He was a retired dairyman. He is survived by his wife Mae Azevedo
and a sister May Borba, both of Newman.

Azevedo Felicidade G 810917 np
Final Rites Are Thursday for F. Azevedo, 91; A Mass will be said today, Thursday. at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church for
Felicidade Gloria Azevedo, 91, who died Monday at Del Puerto Hospital after an extended illness. A native of the Azores
Islands, he had been a Patterson area  resident since 1927, moving here from Crows Landing. He was a member of Sacred
Heart Church, the Altar Society, and SPRSI. A rosary was recited Wednesday evening at the Evans Funeral Chapel.
Interment will be in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include three sons, Manuel and Tony Azevedo of Patterson
and Joe Azevedo of Turlock; two daughters, Mary Cabral of Crows Landing and Maryanne Brown of Tracy; a sister, Rita
Bradon of Milpitas.

Azevedo Felicidade G 810921 np
Final Rites for F. Azevedo, 91; Final rites were held 1ast Thursday at Sacred Heart Church for Felicidade Gloria
Azevedo, 91, who died last Monday at Del Puerto Hospital after an extended illness. She was a native of the Azores
Islands and had been a Patterson resident since 1927, moving here from Crows Landing. She was a member of Sacred
Heart Church, the Altar Society and SPRSI. A rosary was recited Wednesday evening, and interment was in Patterson
District Cemetery. Survivors include three sons, Manuel and Tony Azevedo of Patterson and Joe Azevedo of Turlock;
two daughters, Mary Cabral of Crows Landing and Maryanne Brown of Tracy; a sister, Rita Brandon of Milpitas; 11
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Azevedo June 810126 p1
Wife of George Azevedo Apparently Slain; The wife of Patterson native has apparently been slain in the Bay Area.
The body of June Azevedo, 58, was found Friday on the side of a cliff near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.  She had
been missing for five days after dropping her husband George off at one of their two restaurants on her way to a local
market. George Azevedo, along with his wife, operated the two San Pablo restaurants for many years.  He is well known
in the Patterson area, having graduated from high school here.  His late father Manuel was a local businessman and two
brothers - Joaquin and John Azevedo - still reside here. Mrs. Azevedo, a native of Nebraska, was named San Pablo's
‘woman of the year' in 1978 for her contribution to civic organizations. Earlier an 18-year old Richmond youth was
arrested in Los Angeles driving her expensive auto, the groceries still in the trunk.

Azevedo June P 810129 np
June Azevedo Services Held; Final services for June P. Azevedo of Richmond were held Wednesday morning at St.
Cornelius Catholic Church followed by entombment in St. Joseph's Mausoleum in San Pablo. The wife of Patterson-born
George Azevedo, she was a native of Nebraska and a 40 year resident of Richmond where she was a member of the
UPEC and FDES.  She was the first lady of the Portugese Union in California.  She was named San Pablo's ‘woman of
the year' in 1978 for her interest and contributions to community affairs. Besides her husband, Mrs. Azevedo is survived
by a son, George Jr. of Richmond; three daughters, Karen Presquez of  Richmond, Francis Wile of El Cerrito and
Georgena Jorgensen of Hayward; a brother, Ernst Perchin of Stockton; a sister, Joyce Webster of Lodi and three
grandchildren.

Bennett Norine S 811015 pg 1
Norine Bennett Dies in Salinas; Longtime Patterson resident, Norine Sarah Bennett, 67, died Tuesday in a Salinas
convalescent hospital following, an extended illness. A California native, she moved to Patterson from the Los Banos
area in 1920. Her late husband Joseph "Red" Bennett, owner of Bennett s Hardware, preceded her in death in l969.
Survivors include two daughters, Jean Kidder of Salinas and June King of Citrus Heights, three grandchildren and one
great-grandchild. A graveside service will be held this Friday at 2 p.m. at the Patterson District Cemetery with the Rev.
Kenneth Rowley officiating.

Bento Frank 810824 np
Frank Bento Dies at 81; The rosary will be recited Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the Evans-Krieger funeral chapel in
Newman for Frank Bento, 81, who passed away Saturday night at Emanuel Hospital in Turlock. A Mass of Christian
burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. Joachim s Catholic Church in Newman. Interment will follow at
Hills Ferry Cemetery. A native of Terceira in the Azores, he lived on the west side for the past 50 years, and in Newman
for the past 14 years. He worked 14 years for the East-West Creamery before retiring. He is survived by his wife, Eva;
and his sister, Deolinda Silva, of Selma.  He was a member of Gustine s Our Lady of Miracles and Portugal de Hoje.

Bento Joseph M 810608 np
Rites Planned for Joseph M. Bento; Gustine - Final rites are planned early this week for Joseph Martin Bento, 55, who
died last Friday while a patient at a Modesto hospital. He had been ill only a short time. A rotary is scheduled for tonight,
Monday, at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Ghost Catholic Church. The funeral service will be said at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church,
with interment in Hills Ferry Cemetery. He was a native of San Luis Obispo, and had lived in Gustine since 1940. A
dairyman, he was a member of UPEC, SES and the Benevolent Society. Survivors include his wife Mary; four sons,
Gary, Rich, Rand and Raymond Bento, all of Gustine; a daughter, Debbie Bento of Los Banos; two brothers, Manuel and
Frank Bento, both of Gustine; four sisters, Eva Rodricks and Josephine Pimintel, both of Gustine, Elsie Breasher of
Patterson, and Mary Perry of San Luis Obispo; and three grandchildren.

Bergman Andrew 811203 p2
Graveside Rite this Friday for Andrew Bergman; A graveside service will be held here Friday for Andrew Bergman, 86,
who died early this week in San Jose after a short illness. A native of Sweden, he had resided in Patterson on North Sixth
street from 1922 to 1957. He was employed by the Patterson Water District and was on the police reserve and was known
in this area as a self employed carpenter. He was a member of the Elijah A. Hayes American Legion post here, and a
former member of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Survivors include his wife Amy, of San Jose; two sons, Andrew
Bergman Jr. of Minnesota, and Orville Bergman of San Diego; four daughters, Audrine Wehinger, Elaine Kirk and
Buelah McKee, all of San Jose; and Mardell Strickland of Modesto; 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. The
graveside service at the Patterson District Cemetery will begin at 2 p.m. Friday.

Bettencourt Mary S 810824 np
Final Rites Set for Mary Bettencourt; Patterson - Final rites will be conducted here for Mary S. Bettencourt, 91, who died
Saturday afternoon at her rural Patterson home. A native of the Azores, she moved to Connecticut about 1932, and from
there to the Patterson area about 1941. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Church. the Altar Society, and UPPEC. A
rosary will be recited Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Evans Funeral Chapel, with a Mass at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred
Heart Church. Burial will be in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Joe Bettencourt, with whom she
lived; a brother, John Enos of Manteca; three sisters, Olympia Dias of Manteca, Anna Bettencourt of Canada, and Maria
Josefa Boroza of Canada, The family requests that remembrances be made to the Sacred Heart Church for Mass.

Black Donald T 810727 np
Final Rites Slated Tuesday for Donald Black, 65; Patterson - A funeral service is scheduled Tuesday for Donald Todd
Black, 65, who died Saturday at the Del Puerto Hospital after an extended illness. A memorial service will be held at 1
p.m. in the Evans Funeral Chapel for the World War II veteran, with burial in Patterson District Cemetery. He was a
retired mechanic and had been a Patterson resident the past 20 years, moving here from San Jose. He was a native of
Missouri. Survivors include a sister, Bonnie Castoro of San Jose; five brothers, Leo of Richmond, Kenneth of Modesto,
Ronald of San Leandro, John of Arizona, and Richard Black of Visalia. The family suggests that memorial contributions
be made to the American Heart Association.

Borjorques Jack E 810817 np
Jack Borjorques Service Set; Newman - Memorial services will be held tonight, Monday, at 7 p.m. in Kingdom Hall on
Q  Street for Jack E. Borjorques, 65, who died Thursday afternoon at West Side Community Hospital.  A native of
Firebaugh, he h
streets. He is survived by his wife Leona, of Newman; five sons, Richard of Stockton and Jack Borjorques of Fresno, Jim
Nelson of Newman, Don Nelson of Stockton and Ron Nelson of Platt City, Missouri; two daughters, Rosile Miller of
Manteca and Shirley Jamison of Stockton; one sister, Jean Jones of Napa; 17 grandchildren; three great grandchildren;
and many nieces and nephews. Cremation will be at Turlock Memorial Park.

Borrelli Frank 810413 np
Services Held for Frank Borrelli; Gustine — A Mass of  Christian Burial was said Saturday morning in the Holy Ghost
Catholic Church for longtime Gustine resident Frank Borelli, 74, who died Tuesday night at West Side Community
Hospital.  A native of San Francisco, he had lived in Gustine since 1909.  He spent 40 years in the grocery business.
He is survived by his wife, Edna; two daughters, Patricia Blair and Lois Borba, both of Gustine; six grandchildren; and
four brothers, Alfred, Ki, John and Jimmy, all of Gustine. He was a charter member of the Native Sons of the Golden
West, chapter 293, and the Gustine-Newman Senior Citizens The rosary was recited Friday evening in Holy Ghost
Church.  Interment was in Hills Ferry Cemetery. The rosary was recited Friday evening in Holy Ghost Church. Interment
was in Hills Ferry Cemetery.

Boswell Randall B 810223 np
Randall Boswell Services Today; Newman - Memorial services will be held Monday at 1 pm in the Evans-Krieger
Funeral Chapel for Randall B. Boswell, 80, who died Thursday in a local hospital after a long illness. Boswell was a
native of Oklahoma.  He was a 50 year Masonic lodge member, a Navy veteran of World War I, and a retired Variety
store manager.  He had lived on the West Side since 1950. Survivors include his wife, Glade, of Gustine, a daughter,
Pattie Crow of Crows Landing; two brothers, three sisters and one grandchild.

Bristol Vaughn 810924 p1
Driver Killed; Vaughn Bristol, 41, from Merced was killed instantly Tuesday morning at 10:35 on interstate-5 near Fink
and Davis roads, when his tractor-trailer carrying roofing cement blew a tire and flipped over. California Highway Patrol
reports indicate that Bristol was traveling southbound in the fast lane when his right front tire blew causing him to lose
control, cross over into the right-hand lane, go down a 50-foot embankment and flip. It took rescue workers an hour to
free Bristol s trapped body. A tow truck was needed to turn over the giant rig. Fumes from the cement could cause some
irritation to lungs, says the highway patrol, but no one was injured. The cement also had a low flash point of 114 degrees.
The truck is owned by T J Trucking of Oakland. Bristol was on his way to Long Beach with the load.

Broggi Lorenzo J 810202 np
Service Held Here for Lorenzo Broggi; Patterson — A memorial services was held Saturday morning for Lorenzo J
Broggi, 99, who died at his Patterson home last Tuesday night. He had been ill for some time.  A retired plumber, Broggi
was a lifelong resident of Patterson. Survivors include his wife Wanda Broggi of Patterson; two sons, Loreozo Jr. of
Texas and Lorenzo Jr. of Texas and Oroville of Turlock; three stepsons, Vernon Downing of Texas, Lloyd Archa of
Patterson, and John Archa of Fresno; two brothers, John Broggi Jr. and Robert Broggi, both of Patterson; two sisters,
Preziosa Silva of Livermore and Laura Broggi of Patterson; and his mother, Louisa Broggi of Patterson.  Burial was in
Patterson District Cemetery.

Brown Christine L 810309 np
Graveside Rite for Gustine Girl; Newman - Graveside funeral services were held Friday morning at the Hills Ferry
Cemetery for Christina Laurie Brown, 11 of Gustine. She died March 1 at West Side Community Hospital. A native of
Los Angeles, she was a student at Gustine Elementary School. She is survived by her mother, Martha Timmons of
Gustine and her father, Rev. Ralph Brown of Los Angeles; one brother, Kevin Russell Brown; and one sister, Diana E.
Brown, both of Los Angeles.

Buck Jared S 810309 np
Suicide Ruled in Death of Modesto Man; Crows Landing — The Stanislaus County Sheriff s Department has ruled the
death of a man found Thursday afternoon in the Delta Mendota Canal hanging by the neck from a rope tied to a bridge
over the canal on Fink Road, to be suicide. An autopsy performed by the county pathologist determined that Jared
Stewart Buck, 75, of Modesto had died from drowning, according to Detective Ed Viohl, of the sheriff s department.
The detective said his office believed that Buck s body had been hanging from the bridge since Saturday.Buck s car was
found about 150 yards west of the canal on Fink Road.  The yellow AMC Gremlin had been there since at least Monday,
when a sheriff deputy ran a registration trace on the abandoned vehicle. "We are satisfied it was a. suicide, because we
found a note at his residence;" said Viohl. Buck s body was found around noon by Dave Pires of Crows Landing.  Pires
was riding his motorcycle along Fink Road when he spotted a rope hanging from the bridge, Pires thought someone had
tie a fishing net to the bridge. "I crawled down by the water, and pulled on the rope.  It turned out the rope was tied
around the man's head.  At first I thought it was a dummy, but then I pulled it out of the water again and saw it was a
body," said Pires, who immediately returned to his Fink Road home and called the sheriff's office.

Cadena Delores V 810326 np
Rites Set for Delores Cadena; Funeral services will be held late this week for Delores V. Cadena, 53, who died Tuesday
at Del Puerto Hospital. A resident of Grayson, she had lived in this area the past 12 years, moving here from Mexico.
The services will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at the Apostolic Church in Grayson.  An all-night wake is planned, concluding
with another church service at 9 a.m. Saturday.  Interment will be in Patterson District Cemetery. She is survived by her
husband Adan Cadena of Grayson; three daughters, Cecilia Ramirez of Mexico, Silvia Castro fo Hamic, Califonia and
Delores Cadena of Grayson; two sons, Rene Cadena of Modesto and Salmon Cadena of Arizona; two brothers and two
sisters in Mexico; and eight grandchildren. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the Apostolic Church in
Grayson.

Callahan Etta 810205 np
A graveside server will be held this Friday at 2 p.m. for Etta Callahan, 87. who died late Monday night in a Stockton
convalescent hospital. She was a former Patterson resident who had been a patient at the hospital for a number of years.
A native of Arkansas, she had moved to Patterson in 1941 from Oklahoma and attended the Assembly of God Church
here. Survivors include three sons, Delbert Callahan of Patterson and Elwyn and Jim Callahan of Modesto; a sister, Mary
Jo O Keefe of Stockton; 17 grandchildren, and 22 great grandchildren. Rev. Waldo Hahn will officiate at the graveside
service at the Patterson District Cemetery.

Candrlich Dorothy A 810112 p1
Rites Set for Dorothy Candrlich, 77; Patterson - Dorothy Ann Candrlich, a local resident since 1962 who actively
supported numerous civic causes, died at her rural Patterson home late Saturday. A funeral service at the Federated
Church in Patterson is planned for 10 a.m. Wednesday, with Rev. Waldo Hahn officiating. Interment will be in Patterson
District Cemetery. A native of British Columbia, she moved to Patterson from Sunnyvale in 1962, and with husband
Mate raised apricots. She was a member of the Apricot Producers of California, the California Women for Agriculture,
the Patterson Township Historical Society, and the Order of Eastern Star.  She was affiliated with the Federated Church.
and was an angel member of the local chapter of the Children s Home Society. In addition she was a leading supporter of
the local youth group - the CYF - as well at the Patterson Apricot Fiesta, which she helped to found in 1971. She is
survived by her husband Mate of Patterson; two daughters, Edith Adelman of Patterson and Sabia Fielder of Portland,
Oregon; a son, Carl Poolman Jr. of Washington; two sisters in Idaho and Washington; a brother in Louisiana; 12
grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The family requests that remembrances be made to the charity of the donors
choice or to the youth group at the Federated Church.

Carvalho John C 810420 np
Funeral Service Scheduled for John Carvalho; Gustine — Longtime Gustine area resident John C. Carvalho, 78, died
Friday in a Modesto hospital after a long illness. A rosary will be recited Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Evans-Krieger
Chapel in Gustine.  A Mass will be said at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Ghost Catholic Church, with interment to follow
in Hills Ferry Cemetery. He was a retired dairyman who had lived in the area since 1920. He was a member of the Luzo-
American Federation of Gustine, a past treasurer of GPS, and a member of Our Lady of Miracles. Survivors include two
sons, John and Clarence Carvalho, both of Gustine and a sister Maria Maciel of San Jose.

Cavazos Daniel D 810824 p1
Daniel Cavazos Killed in Cycle Crash; Patterson - A Mass is slated Tuesday at 9 am. at the Sacred Heart Church for
Daniel Duran Cavazos, 21, who died late Friday afternoon in a motorcycle accident. A Patterson native who was
employed at Patterson Frozen Foods, Cavazos apparently was driving south on Highway 33 when his motorcycle failed to
negotiate the curve across the railroad tracks. The cycle crashed into the side of the El Antojito Restaurant.. Cavazos,
who was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident occurred shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday.
He was a member of the Sacred Heart Church. Interment will be in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include his
mother, Isidra C. Cavazos of Grayson; his father, Nicholas Cavazos of Los Angeles; and a brother, Rick Cavazos of
Grayson.

Cecil Foney W 811217 np
Funeral Service Is Held for Foney Cecil, 81; A funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon in Turlock for Foney
William Cecil, 81, who died at his Patterson home last Sunday.  A former dairy farmer in the Hilmar area, he had been a
Patterson resident the past 15 years. He was a native of Kansas. The memorial service was held at Allen's Mortuary in
Turlock, with the Rev. Kenneth Rowley of Patterson officiating. Burial was in the Turlock cemetery. He was a member
of the Patterson Assembly of God Church. Survivors include his wife Ethel Cecil of Patterson a sister, Cora Cooper of
Eugene, Oregon, two brothers; George Cecil, of Modesto; and Jay Cecil of Bakersfield, and four nephew, Harley Bowden
of Madras, Oregon, Harold Bowden of Bakersfield, and Murlin and Estel Bowden, both of Patterson.

Chenette Janette L 811026 np
Janette Chenette Service Is Monday; A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. today, Monday, at the Evans Funeral
Chapel for Janette Loy Chenette, 41.  She died last Thursday at Doctors Hospital in Modesto after an extended illness. A
California native, she had resided in the Patterson area the past 16 years, moving here from Oxnard.  Burial will be in
Patterson District Cemetery, Survivors include her husband, Don Chenette of Patterson; two daughters, Pamela Yandell
of Crows Landing and Janet Borders of Patterson; one son, Robert Chenette of Patterson; two sisters, Patricia Fambert of
Oxnard and Doris Orr of San Diego; and two grandchildren.

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Hiram Christman Dies at Home; A memorial service will be held at 10 a. m. Saturday at the Evans Funeral Chapel for
Hiram Chrisman, 60, who was found dead last Sunday at his Locust Avenue home.  A beekeeper, he had been a West
Side resident since 1930. He was a native of California, having been born in Lafayette. Christman was an avid hunter,
and was a member of the National Rifle Association as well as several duck clubs in the Los Banos area.  He is survived
by a number of nieces and nephews in California. A sister, Mae Guiberson, preceded him in dath in 1977. She had been a
teacher and professional singer before her retirement.

Costa Lenora P 810504 np
Lenore Costa Rites Are Tuesday; Newman - A funeral service will be held Tuesday for Lenore Pauline Costa, 69, who
died Friday at Doctors Hospital in Modesto after an extended illness. A 10 a.m. service is planned at the Evans-Krieger
Funeral Chapel. A native of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, she had lived in the Newman area the past seven years, moving
here from Salinas.  She was a retired LVN from Fresno, having worked at the Children's Hospital there for 18 years.
Survivors include her husband John Costa of Newman; two sons, William King Jr. of Arkansas and Jack Bebb of Fresno;
four daughters, Beverly Hymer of Kansas, Wilma Knisley of Sacramento, Lilian Gillis, and Patricia Roberts of Fresno;
brothers Edward Taves of Fresno and John Toews of Delano; sisters Edna Laub of Paradise, Minnie Eberwein of
Angwin, California, Viola Obander of Fresno, and Dorothy Robertson of Tulare; 18 grandchildren and 23 great-
grandchildren.

Cox Lois S 811026 np
Tuesday Rites for Pioneer Lois Cox, 88; A funeral service will be held Tuesday for Lois Stanley Cox, 88, who died
Saturday at her rural Westley home. The native West Sider had been a patient at Del Puerto Hospital just prior to her
death, but had returned home late last week.  A funeral service will be conducted Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Federated
Church in Patterson with Rev. Gary Grundman officiating. A private interment will follow at the  Modesto Citizens
Cemetery. Final respects may be paid at a the Franklin and Downs Colonial Chapel in Modesto today, Monday, from 5-9
p.m. and Tuesday from 9-11 a.m.  The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Patterson Federated
Church memorial fund or to a favorite charity. She was born July 3, 1893 in Crows Landing. the daughter of Frank and
Margaret Stanley. She attended local schools, graduating from Orestimba High School in Newman in the class of 1911.
Four years later she graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and taught at Lemoore High School prior
marrying the late W. W. Cox of Westley. She lived on the family ranch the past 64 years. She was a member of Federated
Church and a charter member of the Patterson Study Club. She also was a past worthy matron of the Order of Easter Star
chapter here, and a former trustees of the Grayson Elementary School District.  Survivors include two daughters, Rebecca
Heckendorf of Modesto and Margaret Funk of Berkeley; two sons, William Stanley Cox and John Stewart Cox, both of
Westley; eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

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Elizabeth Crinklaw Services Slated for 10 A.m. Today; Newman - Funeral services will be held today at 10 am in the
Orestimba Presbyterian Church for long time Newman resident, Elizabeth Brydon Crinklaw, 83, who passed away Friday
morning at West Side Community Hospital. A native of Nebraska, she is survived by her daughter Virginia Pierce of
Cederville, Calif., her daughter-in-law Bunny Crinklaw of Newman; four grandchildren, including Mike Crinklaw and
Kern Hunewill of Newman; and five great grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her son John Crinklaw in
November 1980. The family requests that donations be made to the Guide Dogs for the Blind, San Rafael, Calif.  Persons
wishing to make donations may contact Harold Densmore of Newman, for further information.

Dafford James W 810316 np
Father of Local Man Dies at 56; Modesto — The father of a Patterson man died Friday in a Modesto hospital after a long
illness.  He was James W. Dafford, 56.  A son, Ronald Dafford, is a Patterson resident. A native of Kansas, he had lived
in Modesto since 1963.  He was a World War II veteran and a construction worker. A funeral service will be held at 1
p.m. today, Monday, at Sales Brothers Funeral Chapel in Modesto, with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park.  Survivors
include six sons, Robert, Russell, Raymond, Richard and Roger Dafford, all of Modesto, and Ronald Dafford of
Patterson; a daughter, Jeanne Kay Newton of Missouri, five sisters including Charlene Howe and Ruby Coleman of
Hughson; his father, Charles Spradley of Turlock, and four grandchildren.

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Longtime Resident Elva DeCarle Dies Wednesday; Longtime Patterson resident Elva DeCarle, 89, died Wednesday while
a patient at Del Puerto Hospital. She had been a Patterson resident since 1915, moving here from Modesto. A graveside
service will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Patterson District Cemetery, with the Rev. Gary Grundman officiating.
Survivors include a son, Henry DeCarle of Patterson; a daughter, Hazel Cronin of Patterson; one grandchild, four great-
grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, remembrances be sent to the
donor s favorite charity.

Dempsey Marie C 810604 np
Marie Dempsey Service Friday; A funeral service will be held Friday morning for Marie Christine Dempsey, 77, of
Patterson who died Wednesday at the Del Puerto Hospital after an extended illness. The service will be held at 10 a.m. at
the Federated Church with the Rev. Waldo Hahn officiating. Burial will be in Patterson District Cemetery. Born Marie
Hansen in Denmark, she moved to the Patterson area in 1908 when she was four years old. She and her late husband Tom
Dempsey owned and operated a floral shop here for many years. He preceded her in death in December, 1979.  She was a
past member of the Soroptimist Club of Patterson and the Patterson Garden Club. Survivors include a son, Kenneth
Dempsey of Sun Valley, Nevada; a sister, Hilder Holder of Santa Maria; four grandchildren, and three great-
grandchildren.

Doe John 810108 np
Fires Bring out Volunteers; Four units from the Patterson Fire Department responded to a 7:44 am, electrical fire
Saturday at Patterson Concrete, 12449 Baldwin Road. The fire was out on arrival.  Damage was contained to the wiring
of the business.  Twenty  volunteers from the department were dispatched.  The department also responded, at the request
of Patterson Ambulance, to a heart attack victim three miles north of the Patterson exit on Interstate 5, at 2:44 pm
Sunday.  He was dead on arrival at Del Puerto Hospital, but his name was not available.

Doe John 810209 np
Sunday Heart Victim; Patterson - A 32 year old man believed to be from the Stevinson area died of an apparent heart
attack Sunday afternoon. He was brought to Del Puerto hospital by Medi-flight helicopter from the Crow Creek area
south west of Crows landing, but attempts to revive him failed.

Duran Rosa R 810924 np
Final Rites Today for Rosa Duran; A Mass will be said today, Thursday, at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church for Rosa R.
Duran, 71. who died Monday at Memorial North Hospital in Modesto of an extended illness.  A native of Mexico, she
had resided in Patterson since 1957 after moving here from her native country.  A rosary was recited Wednesday evening
at the Evans Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Demetrio
Duran of Patterson; two sons, Francisco Duran of Patterson and Eduardo Duran of Bakersfield; two daughters, Josephine
Duran of Patterson and Refugia Duran of Mexico; two brothers Juan Rodriguez and Julian Rodriguez, both of Mexico; a
sister, Feilpa Rodriguez of Mexico, 26 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.

Ellery Steven W 810831 p1
I Killed in Friday Accident; Patterson - Investigation into Friday night's head-on collision on Highway 33 that killed one
youth and seriously injured another is continuing early this week. The California Highway Patrol is seeking the identity
of the two occupants of a southbound pickup that apparently pulled out to pass another vehicle and collided head-on with
a smaller pickup driven by Steven William Ellery of Westley. Ellery, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene just north of
Marshall Road. Seriously injured with facial lacerations and a broken left arm was Cathy Birch, daughter of Bill and Judy
Birch of rural Patterson. She was transported by Mediflight helicopter to Memorial North Hospital in Modesto. She will
be a junior this fall at PHS. Also taken to Memorial North was the driver of the southbound pickup, whose name was not
immediately available. His condition was not known, and investigating officer. had reportedly received several names. It
was thought he was a farm worker from Mexico who was temporally living in Patterson. Also being investigated was the
whereabouts of a second occupant of the pickup. He reportedly was injured, according to witnesses at the scene, but was
not transported to the hospital.  Officers were seeking his identity. Several others witnessed the accident, including
Steven Ellery's younger brother Scott who was following in another vehicle. A funeral service for Steven Ellery will be
held Tuesday at 10 am at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Patterson, where he was a member. Burial will be in
Patterson district cemetery. He was a member of the Vernalis 4-H club and the future Farmers of America. He graduated
from PWS this past spring and was employed by B & K Trucking of westley. Survivors include his parents, Henry and
Gloria Ellery of Westley; brothers Gordon and Scott of Westley; and grand parents Phyllis Ellery of Westley and Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Sears of Patterson. The family requests that remembrances to sent to the Vernalis 4-H Club, Box 584, Westley,
CA 95387.

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Graveside Rites Planned for Hugh Emerson; Newman - A graveside service will be held today, Monday, at 2 p.m. at Hills
Ferry Cemetery for longtime Newman resident Hugh R. Emerson.  Emerson, 82, died Thursday following a long illness.
A native of Wisconsin, he had lived in Newman for 40 years and was an Army veteran of World War I. He was a retired
ware-houseman who had been employed by the Carnation Co.   He attended Northland College in Wisconsin before
enlisting in officer training in 1918. He then graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1920 with a degree in
agriculture; and farmed in that state until 1928. For the next t two years he sailed the Pacific as a marine fireman.
After working in Wisconsin as a plant disease control superintendent, he moved to Newman in 1942 to work on the
Guayule rubber project under the U.S. Forest Service.   Friends may visit at the Evans-Krieger Funeral Chapel through
Monday morning. He was a member of the Sierra Club, American Forestry Association, Save the Redwoods League,
Newman Post 110 of the American Legion, and the Orestimba Presbyterian Church. He also was active in alcohol
prohibition work. Survivors include two sons, David Emerison of Nevada and Crague Emerison of San Jose, and four
grandchildren. Remembrances should be sent to the donor s favorite charity.

England James A 810112 np
James England  Funeral Rites Are Monday; Patterson - A funeral service will be held today, Monday, at 10 a.m. for
James A1vin England, 48, who was found dead Friday at a mobile home park in Modesto.  He apparently died of natural
causes. England was a native of Oklahoma and a veteran of the Korean conflict.  He worked here for a number of years as
a ranch laborer. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Baynor, Arkansas. The service will be held at the Evans
Funeral Chapel.  Rev. Roy Huckaby of Sonora, a former Patterson resident, will officiate.  Interment will be in Patterson
District Cemetery. Survivors include brothers Henry E. England of Modesto and William R. England of Ceres; and five
sisters, Ada Kilby and Versia Wiesner of Patterson, Mary White of Los Banos, Ruby Cox of Kansas, and Jewel Blake of
Riverbank.

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Services Set for Julia Enos; Patterson - Final rites will be said for Julia Enos 80 who died Saturday in a Modesto hospital
of an apparent heart attack A rosary will be held tonight, Monday, at 7 pm at the Evans Funeral Chapel with a Mass
schedu1ed for 10 am Tuesday at the Sacred Heart Church where she was member.  Interment will be in Patterson District
Cemetery  A native of the Azores. She moved to Patterson in 1929 from Gustine. She was a member of SPRSI and
UPPEC. Survivors include her husband Joe C. Enos of Patterson, and a brother, Manuel Soares of Pacific Grove.

Ewing Sam E 810622 np
Funeral Rites Are Held for Sam E. Ewing; Newman - Private funeral services were held last week for life-long Newman
resident and businessman Sam E. Ewing. He died last Wednesday evening at West Side Community Hospital following a
lengthy illness.  His last year had been spent as a resident of the San Luis Convalescent Hospital. Born and raised in the
Newman-Gustine area, he attended Newman schools. He and Walter D Avila formed a partnership and opened the D&E
Electric Appliance Company firm, from which he retired several years ago. An avid San Francisco Giants baseball fan, he
was a charter member of their booster club. He was preceded in death by his wife Gladys and his son Kenneth. He is
survived by a daughter, Barbara Barlow of Newman two granddaughters, Cathy Morrill of Escalon and Melonie Devine
of Modesto; one great-grandson, Randy Devine. Jr.; and his brother, Kenneth Ewing of Oakdale. The family requests
that, his friends wishing to pay tribute to his memory may do so with donations to the American Cancer Society or their
favorite charity.

Fentem Gladys W 810629 np
Final Rites Today for Gladys Fentem; Newman - Funeral services will be held today, Monday, at the Evans-Krieger
Funeral Chapel in Newman, at 10 am, for life long Newman resident Gladys Wright Fentem, 86, who died Thursday at
San Luis Convalescent Hospital.  A native of Newman, she had. operated her own accounting business for many years.
She is survived by her son Burton A. Fentem of Stevinson; her daughter, Alda Clare Rose. of Newman; three
grandchildren, Robert and Betty Jean Morganti, and Louise Gladice Childers; and three great grandchildren, Bobby
Morganti, and Bryan and Amanda Childers.  She was a member of  the American Legion Auxiliary of Post.

Fink Vada A 810625 p1
Service Held for Vada A. Fink, 89; A funeral service was held Wednesday for longtime Pattersonite Vada A. Fink, who
died late Sunday evening after a long illness.  She was 84. A patient at the San Luis convalescent Hospital in Newman,
she was rushed to Del Puerto Hospital Sunday afternoon. She moved to Patterson with her family in 1911, shortly after
the community was founded. The Kansas native then served as the community's librarian from 1912-20. She and her
husband, Elmer founded a plumbing and electrical business here in 1916 and operated it until 1966. They also founded
the city's first theater in 1932 in an old building on Del Puerto Avenue, about where Farinha's Floral is now located, and
operated it about 30 years. In 1937 they finished construction of the new theater building on the same street - considered
to be one of the most modern in its day. Beginning in the early theater days, the Finks started a free Christmas show and
party for the children of the area, continuing it until the early 1960s. For many of the youngsters in the Depression era the
Christmas show brought the only present they would receive. She was a charter member of the Patterson Planning
Commission in 1949, and served as its chairman from 1953-72. A key to the city was presented to her for her many years
of service. She also was a charter member of the Soroptimist Club of Patterson and was a past president as well as a past
District 4 director of the women's business organization. Other longtime memberships included the Patterson-Westley
chamber of Commerce, Eastern Star, a 50-year membership pin was presented to her several years ago, the Patterson
Business Association, and Patterson Westley Community Chest. She also did service work for the Patterson-Westley
Emergency Board for a number of years. The service was held Wednesday morning at the Evans funeral Chapel, with the
Rev. L. G. Sailer officiating. Interment was in Patterson district Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy
Stangeland, and a son Wayland Fink, both of Patterson; four grandchildren, Joland Schut and Warren Fink of Patterson,
Michael Knapp of Chico and Kirk Stangeland of Stockton, and six great-grandchildren. The family asks that
remembrances be sent to the Federated Church or to a charity of your choice.

Fleming Frances L 810720 np
Fleming Rites in Santa Cruz; Patterson - Former Pattersonite Frances Lavina Fleming, 84, died Thursday, July 16 in
Santa Cruz. A native of Hutchinson, Kansas she moved to Santa Cruz in 1963 after having lived in the Patterson area for
many years. She was preceded in death by her husband David Fleming, Sr. She is survived by her children Marjorie
Mathiason of Santa Cruz, Myrtle Beatty of Livermore; Mildred Ives of Fresno, David Fleming, Jr., of Sacramento and
Melvin Fleming of Watsonville. She also leaves eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and three great great-
grandchildren.  Services were held Saturday at Wessendorf funeral chapel.

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Graveside Services Held Here for A. Frederiksomese; Graveside services were conducted at the Patterson District
Cemetery Tuesday for 85 year old Ainar J. Frederiksomse, who died Saturday in a Modesto convalescent hospital
following a long illness. Frederiksomse, who was a retired farmer in the Patterson-Westley area, leaves no survivors.
He was a native of Denmark. Arrangements were handled by the Evans Funeral Chapel.

Gann John T 810713 np
Services Here for Stockton Man; Patterson - A funeral service will be held at 3 pm. today, Monday, at the Evans Funeral
Chapel for John Thomas Gann, 64  He died Saturday at the Del Puerto Hospital after extended illness.  A Stockton
resident the past 10 years after moving there from Bakersfield, he was a native of Texas. Interment will be in Springhill,
Louisiana.  Rev. L. G. Sailer will officiate the service here.  Survivors include, a daughter, Janelle Azevedo of Patterson
two sons, John Jr. of Fremont and Peter Gann of Trollbridge, Calif.; stepchildren Ruth Ceccini of Tracy, James Patterson
of Hayward, and Johnnie Johnson of Oregon; three sisters, Coquise Richardson, Marice and Bobbie Jean, all of
Louisiana; a brother, Mattie of  Louisiana; and. his mother, Lola Gann, also of Louisiana.

Garcia Florence B 811105 np
Services for Bernice Garcia Are Scheduled; Final rites will be said for Florence Bernice Garcia, 52, who died Tuesday at
Del Puerto Hospital following an extended illness. Known as Bernice, she had lived most of her life in the Patterson area,
and was a native of Gustine. She was owner of Thee Bakery. A rosary will be said Thursday at 8 p.m. at Sacred Heart
Church. A Mass will be given at 10 am. Friday, also at Sacred Heart, with the Rev. J.V. Connors officiating. Burial will
be in Patterson District Cemetery. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Church Parish Council, a current director of the
Patterson-Westley Chamber of Commerce, and secretary of the Luso-American fraternal organization. She held
memberships in the Delta Bee Club, the American Beekeepers Federation, Ladies  Auxiliary, the San Joaquin Retail
Bakers Association, the Sacred Heart Altar Society, Y.L.l., and lodges UPPEC, IDES and UPEC. She was a past
president of the California State Beekeepers Association, Ladies Auxiliary and past secretary of the Patterson FDES.
Survivors include her husband, Wallace J. Garcia of Patterson; two sons, Wallace and Gary Garcia, both of Merced; three
daughters, Catherine Goodman and Bernice de Witte of Modesto and Nancy Ann Garcia of Patterson; two brothers,
Manuel Furtado of Patterson and Anthony Silva of Vallejo; six sisters, Dolores Barletta of Patterson, Joyce Flock of
Whittier, Dorothy Borges of Gridley, Frances Furtado of Gilroy, Jenny Hess of Fresno, and Marie Sizemore of Texas;
and six grandchildren.

Garra Marie 810326 np
Marie Garra Services Set for Tonight; Funeral rites are scheduled for this evening, Thursday, for Marie Garra, 81, who
died Monday at Del Puerto Hospital after an extended illness. A native of France, she had resided in Patterson the past
two years, moving here from Los Banos where she had lived the previous 30 years. She was a member of the Los Banos
Basque Club and Sacred Heart Church in Patterson. A Mass and rosary will be said at 7:30 tonight at Evans Funeral
chapel.  Private entombment is planned at the San Joaquin Mausoleum in Stockton. Survivors include one daughter,
Yvonne Barbaste of Patterson; a sister, Elizabeth Vion of France; two grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

Garza Ernestina Y 810604 np
Final Rites Are Held Here for Ernestina Garza; A funeral services were held. here this week for Ernestina Ybarra Garza,
67. who died last Sunday at Emmanuel Hospital in Turlock. She was a  resident of the Patterson-Westley area since 1966,
after moving here from Texas. She was a member of the United Pentecostal Church of Patterson. Evening services were
held Tuesday at the Evans Funeral Chapel, with graveside services Wednesday at the Patterson District Cemetery.
She is survived by three sons, Jesse Garza and Phillip Garza of Westley and Bobby Garza of Patterson; five daughters,
Maria Barazza, Cruz Cruz, and Sally Bautista, all of Westley, Frances Cornejo of Patterson, and Janie Garcia of Texas;
three brothers, Tony and Pete Ybarra of Modesto and Joe Ybarra of Texas; five sisters, Janie Lozano of Patterson, Maria
Dominguez of Texas, and Mema Perez, Sally Guerrero, and Cevera Gloria, all of Modesto; 35 grandchildren, and 20
great-grandchildren.

Glotfelty William L 810618 np
Service for Glotfelty Is this Morning; A memorial service will be held today, Thursday, at 11 am, at the Federated Church
for William Lester Glotfelty. 89.  He died Sunday in Ruch, Oregon where he had been living with a daughter since
moving from Paterson last August. The memorial will be followed by a private graveside service at the Patterson District
Cemetery.  The family requests that donations be made in his memory to the memorial fund of the Federated Church,
A native of Illinois, Glotfelty came to Patterson in 1917 and farmed. He pioneered here in the farming of lima beans and
flax  An active member of the Federated Church, he served as Sunday School superintendent. for many years, and was a
soloist with the church. Glotfelty was a World War I veteran and a life member of the Elijah B. Hayes American Legion
post here. He was preceded in death by his wife Alta Neda Fulton Glotfelty who came here with her family in 1911.
Survivors include a daughter, Janet. Barker of Ruch, Oregon, and four grandchildren.

Gomez Mitchell 810223 np
2 Youths Killed in Car Crash; Patterson — The community found itself in a state of shock Sunday morning when word
spread of the deaths of two well-known Patterson High School seniors. Mitchell Gomes and Vicky Avila died of injuries
suffered in an early Sunday auto crash on Highway 33 about a mile north of Crows Landing.  Although full details of the
weekend crash were not available by press-time, it was learned that Avila may have bean driving the Gomes auto.
Another passenger, Mary Wheeland, was less seriously injured and was treated at Del Puerto Hospital before being
transferred to Doctors Hospital in Modesto.  She also is a PHS senior. The single-car accident occurred shortly after 1 am
on a straight stretch of roadway.  The vehicle rolled over several times and broke off a power pole knocking out the
electricity in the community of Crows Landing.  Gomes was found dead in the wreckage.  Avila was taken by Medi-
Flight helicopter directly from the scene to Doctors Hospital, where she died of head and internal injuries later Sunday
morning. The Patterson Fire Department used the Jaws of Life equipment at the accident scene. Gomes was a star athlete
at PHS, having bean named all-league in basketball a year ago, this year s selections have not yet been made, and football
this past fall.  He was the leading scorer on this year s Tiger basketball team, and was outstanding in several track events.
He was the son of Gene and Ruth Gomes of Patterson.  Avila, the daughter of Mary Orozco of Patterson, was the head
varsity cheerleader this year, having been a junior varsity cheerleader and then a song leader the past two years.
Wheelands is the daughter of the Jack Wheelands of rural Patterson. Funeral services are pending.

Gomes Mitchell 810226 p1
Final Rites Held for 2 PHS Seniors;  Separate funeral services for two 17 year old PHS seniors killed in an early Sunday
auto accident drew overflow turnouts.  Mitchell Gomes, son of Gene and Ruth Gomes, was buried Tuesday while Vicky
Avila, daughter of Mary Orozco, had a Wednesday service.  Both services drew large numbers of mourners, many of
them their classmates at Patterson High where they were popular students. Also paying final tribute to Gomes, who was
an outstanding athlete in three sports, were members of the Central Catholic basketball team who attended the service.
Riverbank and Escalon athletes also conveyed their respects. Recovering from injuries received in the accident, which
occurred shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday on Highway 33 about a mile north of Crows Landing, is Mary Wheeland, another
PHS senior.  She suffered a broken leg and collarbone and is in satisfactory condition at Doctors Hospital in Modesto.
Mitchell Gomes was born in Patterson and was a member of Sacred Heart Church.  He was president of the senior class,
an officer in the Senior Men s Honor Society, and member of the Ski Club, Drama Club, CSF, and yearbook staff.  He
finished in the top one percent in the national SAT test - receiving the highest score of any student at PHS.  He was all-
league in both football and basketball; and held the school and league record in the triple jump in track. Besides his
parents he is survived by two brothers, Neil of Montana and Greg of Patterson; a sister, Karen Yamamoto of Westley;
grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Gomes and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Dark, all of Patterson; and a niece, Corrin Yamamoto
of Westley. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the Mitch Gomes Memorial Fund at Citizens Savings in
Patterson.  The fund will be used to honor the top PHS senior athlete in track Burial was in Patterson District Cemetery.
Vicky Louise Avila  also was born in Patterson and was a member of Sacred Heart church.   She was a member of the
Pep Club yearbook staff, and MASA, was the head varsity cheerleader, and was a sixth grade camp counselor.  Survivors
besides her mother include her father, Fred Avila of Salinas; a brother, Eddie of Patterson; a sister, Christina Orozco of
Patterson; and grandmothers Victoria Orozco of Patterson and Emelia Avila of Salinas.

Gonzalez Manuel V 810723 np
Manuel Gonzalez Funeral Rites Set for Friday; Funeral. services are scheduled late this week for Manuel V..Gonzalez,
74, of Patterson who died Tuesday at the Del Puerto Hospital after a long Illness. A native of Mexico, he had been a
Patterson resident since 1966, moving here from Texas. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Church. A rosary is
scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight, Thursday, at Evans Funeral Chapel. A Mass will be said Friday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart
Church with the Rev. James Connors officiating. Survivors, include his wife, Seferina Gonzalez of Patterson; a daughter,
Natalia Mate of Arizona; six sons, Noe of Illinois, Noel of Texas, Santiato of Patterson, Narciso of Grayson, Nabor of
Texas, and Nestor Gonzalez of Arizona; a sister, Francisca Ocano of Texas; two brothers, Salvador Gonzalez of Texas
and Antonio Gonzalez of Mexico; 22 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Gordon Eric D 811224 np
Service Today for Eric Gordon; A funeral service for Eric David Gordon 15, will be held today, Thursday, at 11 am. at
the Evangelical Covenant Church in Patterson. He died Tuesday at Del Puerto Hospital after a long illness. Pastors
Robert Hirsch and Dave Davidson will officiate at the service. Burial will be in Patterson District Cemetery. He was a
Patterson native, and had attended local schools. A member of the Covenant Church, he had been a member of the
Patterson 4-H club and several years ago was a Cub Scout here.  Survivors includes his parents, David and Kay Gordon
of Patterson; a brother, Jim Gordon of Patterson; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sears of Patterson and Mr. and
Mrs. Anver Funk.

Gordon Susie E 810316 np
Susie Gordon, 86, Dies in Modesto; Patterson — A graveside funeral service will be held today, Monday, at 10 a.m. at
the Patterson District Cemetery for Susie Emma Gordon, 86. She died last Thursday in a Modesto convalescent hospital
following a long illness.  A native of Arkansas, she moved to Patterson five years ago from that state. Survivors include
sons Kenneth Davis of Livermore, Abb Davis of Arkansas, and James Clemmos of Oklahoma; daughters Helen Silva of
Patterson, Alene Boies of Los Angeles, and Bula Gill of Arkansas; 35 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and five
great-great-grandchildren

Griffin Edna E 811015 np
Edna Griffin Dies Tuesday; A memorial service is pending for Edna Edora Griffin, 86, who died Tuesday at Del Puerto
Hospital. A native of Illinois, she had been a Patterson resident since 1960, coming here from Orange County. She was
affiliated with the Federated Church and was a member of the Patterson Garden Club. Survivors include a daughter,
Gwen Abbey of Turlock a son, Charles Griffin of Guam; a brother, Harry Rossier of Lakewood, Calif.; two grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren. A brief time of remembrance will be celebrated Sunday at the 10 a.m. worship service at
the Federated Church. The family requests that remembrances be given to a charity of the donor s choice.

Griffin Edna E 811126 np
Memorial Service Friday for Edna Griffin; A memorial service will be held this Friday morning at 10:30 at the Federated
Church for Edna E. Griffin who died here Oct. 13 at the age of 86.  The Rev. Gary Grundman will lead the special
service. A native of Illinois, she had been a Patterson resident since 1960, coming here from Orange County. She was
affiliated with the Federated Church and was a member of the Patterson Garden Club. Survivors inc1ude a son, Charles
Griffin of Guam; a daughter, Gwen Abbey of Turlock; and a brother, Harry Rossier of Lakewood, Calif.

Grunstad Ragnar C 810323 np
Rites Tuesday for Ragnar Grunstad; Patterson - A graveside service is scheduled for Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Patterson
District Cemetery for Ragnar Cook Grunstad, 58. He died Thursday in a Modesto hospital after a long illness. He had
resided in the Patterson area since 1931, moving here from Chicago.  A native of Norway, he was a PHS graduate, class
of 1942, a World War II veteran, 99th infantry, US Army, and a member of the Patterson American Legion post. Survivors
include a brother, Bill Grunstad of Sonora, and a sister, Evelyn Vote of Columbia. The family requests that
remembrances be given to a favorite charity.

Hale Delia 810115 np
Delia Hale Rites Today;  Funeral services for Delia Hale, 63, of Modesto will be conducted at 1 p.m. today, Thursday, at
the Orangeburg Avenue Baptist Church in Modesto.  The Rev. James Sivers will officiate the rites. Mrs. Hale, who
resided in Paterson 25 years, died early Tuesday at Modesto City Hospital following a short illness. She was born in
Arkansas and grew up in Vigo Park, Texas.  She and her husband moved to Patterson in 1938, and worked as foremen on
the ranch owned by Dr. Ernest Allen and Guy Allen.  They moved to Modesto in the mid 1950s. She is survived by her
husband Logan, and 11 of her brothers and sisters.  All 11 visited her during her illness, coming from Fort Smith, Ark.;
Denver, Colo.; and throughout California. The family prefers contributions to the donor's favorite charity or to the
American Cancer Society. Salas Brothers Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Hemphill Sanford 810817 np
Services Slated for Sanford Hemphill; Turlock - Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. for Sanford Hemphill
who died early Saturday morning at the Emmanuel Hospital of an apparent heart attack. The service will be at the Allen
Mortuary in Turlock, with burial in Turlock Memoria1 Park. Survivors include his wife Mary Ann, sons Andrew
Christopher of Turlock and Sanford Jr. of Illinois, a brother Bob of Turlock, and his mother and sisters of Missouri.
Hemphill, 54, was the son-in-law of Dan and Isabelle Rezendes of Patterson.

Hepworth Eric 810427 np
Saturday Crash Kills 1 on 1-5; Patterson - A Santa Paula man was killed and his wife seriously injured early Saturday
afternoon when the car she was driving northbound on 1-5 left the roadway and struck an almond tree. Dead is Eric
Hepworth, 78.  He was pronounced dead at Memorial Hospital North in Modesto where he was taken by the Medi-Flight
helicopter. Hepworths wife Jewel 70, was seriously injured.  She apparently lost control of the car a short distance south
of the Westley turnoff.  The vehicle went down an embankment.

Herger Marguerite H 811015 np
Marguerite Herger Services Held Early this Week;  Final rites were held early this week for Marguerite Henrietta Herger,
79, who died last Friday, Oct. 9, at her Patterson home. A rosary was recited Monday evening at the Evans Funeral
Chapel, with a Mass Tuesday morning at Sacred Heart Church with the Rev. Joseph Dyra officiating. Burial was in
Patterson District Cemetery. A native of Santa Rosa, she moved here in 1925 from the Russian River area. She was a
member of Sacred Heart Church. Survivors inc1ude two sons, Frank Herger Jr. of Patterson and John Herger of Newman;
a daughter, Margaret Dory of Newton, Iowa; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Hoffman James M 810108 np
Man Killed in Fall from Tower; A fatal fall from a power line tower shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday near the Interstate 5
Crows Landing exit claimed the life of a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Worker. Stanislaus County sheriff's deputies who
arrived at the scene found James Mark Hoffman, 29, dead from a fall.  Hoffman, who lived in Fresno, was a part of a
PG&E crew which was repairing vandalized power line equipment. Hoffman climbing a 200 foot power line tower with
another crew member when the support arm he was using gave way.  He fell 150 feet and apparently was killed instantly,
according to the county coroner's report. In addition to the sheriff's parol unit, the Patterson ambulance and Mediflight
helicopter from Modesto were dispatched to the accident scene.  The PG&E foreman of the crew administered cardiac
pulmonary resuscitation before the emergency units arrived. Hoffman's body was taken to Modesto.

Hoffman James M 810122 np
PG&E Reward Set for Killed Lineman; Pacific Gas - and Electric Company has offered a $2,500 reward for information
leading to the arrest and conviction of the person whose vandalism west of Crows Landing cost the life of a PG&E
workman January 4.   James Mark Hoffman, 29, of Fresno, died after he fell 100 feet from a tower on the 500,000-volt
transmission system.  The episode occurred near Fink Road, west of Interstate 5 near Crows Landing.  Hoffman was part
of a crew repairing damage caused by gunfire.  Six large insulators had been shattered and a cross-arm on an adjacent
tower had been damaged due to the vandalism. The Fresno-based crew was nearing completion of the repairs when
Hoffman moved onto a tower cross-arm, intending to secure the upper end of an insulator string to the arm.  The arm
buckled when Hoffman was about halfway out on the arm.  He died of internal injuries suffered in the fall.   The
vandalism incident was not an isolated episode, according to Paul D. Elias, manager of PG&E s Stanislaus District, based
in Modesto. "The damage these people cause endangers the lives of PG&E employees who must make the repairs," Elias
said.  "The inescapable fact of this tragedy is that James Hoffman would not have been on that tower if someone had not
used those insulators for target practice.  We are confident that the authorities will prosecute vigorously if the responsible
party is identified."  Elias said vandals endanger their own lives when they shoot at power lines which may fall on them.
Live, fallen lines also are a fire hazard. Those who have information on the vandalism that led to Hoffman s death are
urged to contact the Stanislaus County Sheriff s Department.  They may also call Kenneth J. Rodriguez, PG&E manager
in Newman at 862-2891.

Johnson George A 810302 np
George Johnson Service Is Slated Tuesday; Patterson -  A funeral services is slated Tuesday morning for long-time
resident George A. Johnson who died Saturday in a Turlock convalescent hospital after a lengthy illness.  He was 89.
Born in Sweden on July 4, 1891, he immigrated to the United States in 1910 to join two brothers in Chicago.  There he
married Mabel Carlson in 1914.   She preceded him in death in 1976. The couple, moved, to Patterson in 192O, locating
on a ranch on Acacia Avenue.  Mr. Johnson lived at that location continuously until last May when he became ill. He first
worked in Patterson as a carpenter and dairy farmer, later selling the dairy in favor of apricot ranching.  He served, as a
director and vice president of the board of Tri-Valley Growers for 12 years, and was an active member of the Covenant
Church in Patterson for 61 years.  In addition he was a charter member of the Stanislaus County Farm Bureau, and was a
member of Patterson Masonic Lodge No. 488. The funeral service will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Covenant Church,
with burial in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Merrill G. Johnson,. and a daughter, Florence
Phillips, both of Patterson; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.   The family requests that remembrances be
sent to the Covenant Memorial Fund of the Covenant Church.

Johnson Melvin A 810528 np
Melvin Johnson Dies at Home; A funeral service was held here Wednesday for Melvin A Johnson, 69, who died at his
Patterson home last Friday.   A native of Arkansas, he had been a farm worker most of his life.  Johnson had lived in
Patterson moving here from his native state.  The service was held Wednesday morning at the Evans Funeral Chapel,
with the Rev. William Moore officiating.  Burial was in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include daughters Mary
Sharp and Wanda Boggess of North Highlands, Louise Hall and Lois Peevey of Oklahoma, and Katherine Johnson and
Karen Johnson of California; sons Albert Johnson of Oklahoma; sisters Viola Lewis and Elva Johnson of Oklahoma, and
Elsie Johnson of Richmond; and brothers Merlin Johnson of Bakersfield, Homer Johnson of Richmond, Rex Johnson of
Oklahoma.

Jones Avis A 811203 p3
Service Today Is Slated for Avis Jones, 62; A funeral service will be held today, Thursday, at 2 p.m. at the Evans Funeral
Chapel for Avis Arzella Jones, 62, who died Monday at Emmanuel Hospital in Turlock of a sudden illness.  A native of
Arkansas, she had resided in Patterson since 1933, moving here from Carson City, Nevada. She was a member of the
Assembly of God Church here. The Rev: Kenneth Rowley will officiate the service, with burial in Patterson District
Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Edward Jones of Hilmar; a daughter, Patricia Luck of Burney; a brother, R.V.
Houtchens of Oklahoma; three sisters, Thelma Crawford of Oklahoma, Oma Donaldson of Clear Lake, Calif., and Mae
Houtchens of Kentucky; six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Jones James M 810730 np
Service Held Wednesday for James Jones, 88; A funeral service, were held Wednesday for retired farmer James M.
Jones, 88, who died last Sunday at the Del Puerto Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Calm, Missouri, he had
been a Grayson area resident since 1952. He was a member of the United Pentecostal Church. A funeral service was held
Wednesday afternoon at the Evans Funeral Chapel. with the Rev. Kenneth Rowley officiating. Burial was in Patterson
District Cemetery. Survivors include five daughters, Laura McGuire and Shirley Bowden, both of Patterson, Jewel
McGuire of Grayson, Villet Redus of Donipham, Missouri, and Della Jordan of Patterson; two sons, Charles L. Jones of
Overland Park, Kansas and Noal J. Jones of Gatewood; Missouri; a sister, Prudence B. Ingram of Blocker, Oklahoma; a
brother, John L. Jones of Kansas City, Missouri; 18 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Kazda Karel E 811203 np
Karel Kazda, 63 Is Dead after Brief Illness; Karel Edward Kazda, 63, of Patterson died Wednesday at Emmanuel
Hospital in Turlock after a brief illness. A funeral service is scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Evans Funeral
Chapel. Burial will be in Patterson District Cemetery.  A. native of Chicago, Ill., he moved to Patterson.18 years ago,
coming from Oklahoma City, Okla.  He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, and was a member of the
Disabled-American Veterans; and the AFL-CIO operating engineers union.  Survivors include his wife Cleola Kazda of
Patterson; a son, Karel Kazda Jr., also of Patterson; two daughters, Deborah Renfrow of Patterson and Pam Thorkelson of
Crows Landing; and four grandchildren.

Kirk Robert G 810423 np
Former Patterson Man Buried in Los Gatos; Word has been received here of the death of Robert G. Kirk, 53. He died
April 4 in Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose after a long illness. He was a former Patterson resident who was
employed by the Evans Telephone Co. a number of years ago.  He worked on the project of switching over to the dial
system.
Born in Berkeley, Kirk was a veteran of World War II.  He had been a member of the Patterson 20-30 Club, the American
Legion and VFW.  At the time of his death he was a member of the Elks Lodge in Santa Clara, the Campbell Moose
Lodge, American Rifle Association, Escalon Sportsmen s Club, and the Telephone Company Pioneers of Sunnyvale.
The funeral service was held April 6 with interment in Los Gatos Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, the former
Pattersonite Elaine Gergman Kirk of San Jose; a daughter, Bobbi Challender of San Jose; a son, George Kirk of Lake
Tahoe; his mother, Muriel Kirk of San Jose; a sister, Lois Heimann of Saudi Arabia; and a granddaughter, Kila Kirk of
Lake Tahoe.

Knutson George H 810713 np
Funeral Rites Saturday for George Knutson; Patterson - A funera1 service was held Saturday morning for longtime
Patterson resident George H. Knutson. 86, who died Thursday in a Turlock convalescent hospital. A native of Minnesota,
he moved here in 1912 from his native state. He was an Army veteran of World War I and a member of the American
Legion post in Patterson. He also was a member of Our Saviour s Lutheran Church here.  The service was held Saturday
morning at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, with Rev. L. G. Sailer officiating. Interment was in Patterson District
Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Ena A. Knutson of Patterson; two sons, Morris C. Knutson of Turlock and John C.
Knutson of Sacramento; three daughters, Doria G. Parker of Connecticut, Adele J. Furtado of Santa Cruz, and Jean B.
Redman of Placerville; a brother, Clifford Knutson of Woodland; three sisters, Pearl Nicolds of Patterson, Lois Dorthery
of Los Angeles; and Alice Pearson of San Clemente; 10 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Lara Judith LS 810316 np
Judith Lara Dies at 37.; Patterson -  Final rites were held here Saturday for Judith Lynn Schlenz Lara, 37, who died
suddenly Thursday morning of heart failure at her Firebaugh home.  A native of Denver, Colorado, she graduated from
Sunnyvale High School in 1962 and then attended Foothill College.  She worked as a private secretary for United
Technology in Sunnyvale prior to her marriage to Henry Lara in 1966. She is survived by her husband Henry of
Firebaugh, three daughters, Jaci, Peggy and Suzi Lara, all of Firebaugh: her mother and father, Elfreda and Lou Schlenz
of San Ramon; and a sister, Lori Brum of Hayward. A rosary and Mass were recited Friday evening at St. Joseph s
Catholic Church in Firebaugh, and High Mass here Saturday morning at the Sacred Heart Church. Interment was in
Patterson District Cemetery.  The family requests that memorials be made to St. Joseph s Catholic School in Firebaugh.

LeMaux William G 810302 np
Funeral Set for William Lemaux; Patterson - Final rites are scheduled today, Monday, for William Guy LeMaux, a local
businessman who died Friday at the Del Puerto Hospital following a lengthy illness.  A Mass will be recited at 10 am.
today at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with interment in St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Modesto.  A rosary was held
Sunday evening at the Evans Funeral Chapel.  He was 63. A World War II veteran, he moved here 17 years ago and
founded The T-Bone bar and restaurant business.  He previously owned the Lucky Café in Modesto and the Colonial Inn
in Ceres. LeMaux was a native of Detroit, Michigan and moved to California 28 years ago after retiring from the Wayne
County Treasurer s office in Detroit. Survivors include his wife Marie of Westley; two sons, Roger of Jackson and
Kimbel of Sacramento; two daughters, Deborah Tabar of Crows Landing and Jennifer Vella of Modesto; three sisters,
Katherine O'Connell and Mary Ellen Cholger of Michigan and Joyce Trautman of Texas; a brother, Max LeMaux, Jr. of
Michigan; and a grandchild, Jason Paul Vella of Modesto. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the
American Cancer Society, PO Box  423, Patterson.

Lopez Andrea C 810910 np
Funeral Services Tomorrow for Andrea Cano Lopez; Funeral services will be held Friday at 9 a.m. at Sacred Heart
Church for Andrea Cano Lopez, 50, who died Tuesday following a sudden illness. Mrs. Lopez was a native of Mexico
and had bean a resident of Patterson since 1954. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church and the Guadalupe Society.
Mrs. Lopez was employed at Patterson Frozen Foods for the past eight years. She is survived by her husband Thomas,
five daughters, seven sons and 11 grandchildren. Her daughters include Angie Rubio of Phoenix; Alice Rubio of
Patterson; Eva Rubio of Newman; Emily Cano of Patterson; and Ofelia Cano of Patterson.  Mrs. Lopez s sons include,
Martin Rubio of Patterson, Salvidor Rubio of Modesto, David Rubio of Phoenix; Robert Rubio of Empire; Jessie Rubio
of Turlock; Arutro Lopez of Patterson; and Thomas Lopez Jr. of Patterson. Mrs. Lopez is survived by one sister, Eulila
Cano of Mexico and two brothers, Inez and Filimon Cano of Mexico.  A rosary will be said tonight, Thursday, at 7 at the
Evans Funeral Chapel.

Machado Amelia C 810727 np
Amelia Machado Services Planned; Newman - Final rites have been scheduled for Amelia C. Macbado, 89, who died
Friday in a Stockton convalescent hospital after a long Illness. A rosary will be recited tonight, Monday, at 1 pm at the
Evans-Krieger Funeral Chapel here, with a Mass Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. Joachim s Catholic Church. Interment will be
in Sunnyside Cemetery in Stevinson. She was a native of the Azores and had lived in this area for 66 years. Survivors
include a son, Henry Machado of. Manteca: three daughters, Mary Teunissen and Amelia Leslie, both of Manteca, and
Arlene Downs of Anderson; 10 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and one great -great grandchild.

Maksente Bobbie 810716 np
Maksente Funeral; Word has been received here of the death of Bobbie Maksente, 80, who lived in the Westley area for
about 20 years before moving with her late husband Victor to Aptos in the mid-1980s. She and her husband owned the
Westley Hotel as well as farmland in the Westley area. She was the leader of. one of Westley s first Brownie and Girl
Scout troops, and was known to the youngsters as "Aunt Bobbie".  She was very artistic, and in recent years had been,
selling driftwood bowls through galleries in the Carmel and Santa Cruz areas. She died June 30 in Aptos. Survivors
include Zora Martin of Monterey, formerly of Westley and a PHS graduate, a brother, Frank Little of Westley, a sister,
Roxie Wilkie of Aptos; three nieces and a nephew including Roberta Little of Monterey and Don Little of Westley.
Remembrances may be made to the Foursquare church in Scotts Valley, where she was baptized about a month before her
death.

Malanitch Gail A 810326 p1
Woman Dies on I-5 after Argument; A Concord, California woman was killed at 12:18 a.m when she crossed the
southbound lane into the path of an oncoming auto on Interstate 5, north of the Westley exit Sunday. Pronounced dead on
arrival at Memorial hospital in Modesto was 29-year-old Gail Ann Malanitch. The CHP office from Tracy said she died
of multiple internal and head injuries when she was struck and thrown 85 feet on the freeway.  The CHP office said that
Malanitch had left a pickup driven by her husband John, shortly before the accident.  According to the CHP, John had
told them that the couple was driving south when they began to argue.  Mrs. Malanitch attempted to get out of the car
while it was moving at 50 mph.  Malanitch said then that he pulled over to the side and his wife left the auto and was
struck by the other vehicle.  Jeffery Rugado of Turlock, who was driving the other car, said he swerved to avoid hitting
the woman but was too late.

Mandacen Fermin L 810126 np
Fermin Mandacen Service Today; Patterson - Final rites will be held today, Monday, for Ferinin L. Mandacen. 84. who
died at his local home last Thursday.  A native of Spain. he was a retired cattle and sheet rancher. Mandacen had resided
in the Patterson area since 1936, coming here from Merced.  He was a member of the Sacred Heart Church in Patterson.
A mass is scheduled for 10 a.m. today, Monday, at the Evans Funeral Chapel with Father James Conners officiating.  A
rosary was said at the chapel Sunday evening.  Interment will be in Patterson District Cemetery. He is survived by one
stepson, Matie Mancebo of Patterson; two grandchildren, six great. grandchildren, and brothers and sisters in Spain.

Mangue Ida L 810716 p1
Service Held for Newman Native; Newman - Private inurnment services were held at Evergreen Mortuary in Ukiah for
former Newman resident Ida Lucile Mangue, 67, who died July 7 in a St. Helena Hospital.  A native of Newman, she was
the owner and operator of Ida s Sea Food Restaurant in Half Moon for many years. She is survived by her husband,
Ernest of Middletown; two sons, Ronald of Middletown and Randolph Mangue of Santa Barbara; one daughter, Jean
Bogue of Fort Jones, Calif.,; seven grandchildren; and a brother, Anthony Gerutti of Gustine. The family requests that
contributions be made to the American Cancer Society or the Heart Fund in memory of Mrs. Mangue.

Martin Gerald T 811029 np
Funeral Service Is Held for Gerald Martin, 31; A private funeral service was held Tuesday morning at the Evans Funeral
Chapel for Gerald Thomas Martin, 31, who died last Sunday at Scenic General Hospital in Modesto after an extended
illness.  Interment was in Patterson District Cemetery.  A member of Sacred Heart Church, he had lived most of his life
here. He was a U.S. Navy veteran who saw action during the Vietnam war. Survivors include his parents, Charles and
Doris Moye of Atascadero; his grandparents, Max and Minnie Brunoni of Patterson and Martha Martin of Furgus Falls,
Minn.; three brothers, Tom Moye of Modesto, Jeff Moye of Patterson, and Steve Moye of Atascadero; and his fiancee,
Kathy Delli of Modesto. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the Del Puerto Hospital Foundation, Box 187,
Patterson.

Martin Henry S 810326 np
Former Newman Resident Dies; A Mass was said Wednesday morning at St. Anthony s Catholic Church in Manteca for
former Newman resident Henry Souza Martin, 54, who died Sunday in an Oakland hospital following a short illness.
A native of Massachusetts, he had worked as a painter for the Kaiser Center and was a member of Union Local 127
before moving to Manteca from Hayward about a year ago.  Prior to his residency in Hayward, he lived in Newman.
He is survived by his wife Theresa Martin; his mother-in-law, Jeannette Andre of Anaheim; two sons, Edward D. Martin
of Hilmar and Robert Martin of Hayward; a stepson, Greg Rochon of Santa Monica; two daughters, Adeline Elbert of
Sunnyvale and Cindy Rice of Hayward; three stepdaughters, Judy Linehan, Jody Notrica of Downey, and Denise Rochon
of New York; one brother, Manuel Martin of Newman; one sister, Dorothy Pimentel of Patterson; and eight
grandchildren. A rosary was recited Tuesday evening in Manteca, and burial was in Hills Ferry Cemetery in Newman.
The family requests that remembrances be contributed to the Memorial Fund at St. Anthony s, 525 E. North St. in
Manteca.

Martinez Jose 810702 p1
3 Bodies Found Here in Canal;  The bodies of three brothers were found Sunday in the Delta Mendota Canal near
Patterson some 25 miles south of where they crashed into the canal in their auto early Friday morning. The auto entered
the water at 1-5 and Highway 132. According to the California Highway Patrol, the trio reportedly had been drinking
several hours prior to the accident. A brother, Alvero Martinez of Stockton, tried to convince the trio they should not
drive the vehicle at about 2:30 a.m. Friday, it was learned.  He was the registered owner of the car. The first body, that of
Jose Martinez, 28, of Sacramento, was spotted by farmer at 8:25 a.m. Sunday. It was floating in the canal south of
Zacharias Road near Sperry Avenue.  An hour later, the body of Ruben Martinez, 19, of Stockton was found in the canal
near McCracken Road west of Westley. Early Sunday evening that of the third brother, Juan Martinez, 28, also of
Stockton, was found south of Howard Road. All three bodies were taken to the Stanislaus County Coroner s Office.
Their brother Alvero told CHP officers he hid the license and keys. His brothers, however, became hostile and managed
to drive off from Alvero s Stockton residence around 3 a.m. They told him they were heading either for San Francisco or
Los Angeles. However the car was not going in the direction of either city at the time of the accident. CHP reports
indicate the car was northbound on 1-5 at the Highway 132 intersection when the driver lost control and drove down the
embankment into the canal. No skid marks were found at the scene. All three brothers were thrown clear of the vehicle,
and their bodies floated down the canal towards Patterson.  It was not known which brother was driving the car at the
time of the accident.

Martinez Ruben 810702 p1
3 Bodies Found Here in Cana; The bodies of three brothers were found Sunday in the Delta Mendota Canal near
Patterson some 25 miles south of where they crashed into the canal in their auto early Friday morning. The auto entered
the water at 1-5 and Highway 132. According to the California Highway Patrol, the trio reportedly had been drinking
several hours prior to the accident. A brother, Alvero Martinez of Stockton, tried to convince the trio they should not
drive the vehicle at about 2:30 a.m. Friday, it was learned. He was the registered owner of the car. The first body, that of
Jose Martinez, 28, of Sacramento, was spotted by farmer at 8:25 a.m. Sunday. It was floating in the canal south of
Zacharias Road near Sperry Avenue.  An hour later, the body of Ruben Martinez, 19, of Stockton was found in the canal
near McCracken Road west of Westley. Early Sunday evening that of the third brother, Juan Martinez, 28, also of
Stockton, was found south of Howard Road. All three bodies were taken to the Stanislaus County Coroner s Office.
Their brother Alvero told CHP officers he hid the license and keys. His brothers, however, became hostile and managed
to drive off from Alvero s Stockton residence around 3 a.m. They told him they were heading either for San Francisco or
Los Angeles. However the car was not going in the direction of either city at.the time of the accident. CHP reports
indicate the car was northbound on 1-5 at the Highway 132 intersection when the driver lost control and drove down the
embankment into the canal. No skid marks were found at the scene. All three brothers were thrown clear of the vehicle,
and their bodies floated down the canal towards Patterson.  It was not known which brother was driving the car at the
time of the accident.

Martinez Juan 810702 p1
3 Bodies Found Here in Canal; The bodies of three brothers were found Sunday in the Delta Mendota Canal near
Patterson some 25 miles south of where they crashed into the canal in their auto early Friday morning. The auto entered
the water at 1-5 and Highway 132. According to the California Highway Patrol, the trio reportedly had been drinking
several hours prior to the accident. A brother, Alvero Martinez of Stockton, tried to convince the trio they should not
drive the vehicle at about 2:30 a.m. Friday, it was learned. He was the registered owner of the car. The first body, that of
Jose Martinez, 28, of Sacramento, was spotted by farmer at 8:25 a.m. Sunday. It was floating in the canal south of
Zacharias Road near Sperry Avenue.  An hour later, the body of Ruben Martinez, 19, of Stockton was found in the canal
near McCracken Road west of Westley. Early Sunday evening that of the third brother, Juan Martinez, 28, also of
Stockton, was found south of Howard Road. All three bodies were taken to the Stanislaus County Coroner s Office.
Their brother Alvero told CHP officers he hid the license and keys. His brothers, however, became hostile and managed
to drive off from Alvero s Stockton residence around 3 a.m. They told him they were heading either for San Francisco or
Los Angeles. However the car was not going in the direction of either city at.the time of the accident. CHP reports
indicate the car was northbound on 1-5 at the Highway 132 intersection when the driver lost control and drove down the
embankment into the canal. No skid marks were found at the scene. All three brothers were thrown clear of the vehicle,
and their bodies floated down the canal towards Patterson.  It was not known which brother was driving the car at the
time of the accident.

McAuley Frances W 810223 np
Frances McAuley Rites Were Friday; Newman — Funeral services were held Friday afternoon in the Evans-Krieger
Funeral Chapel for Frances W. McAuley, 67, who died Wednesday at West Side Community Hospital. A native of Buoy,
Texas, she lied lived in Reedley for 50 year before coming to Newman eight years ago.  She is survived by her husband
James; one daughter, Rita Howard of Gustine; two sister; eight grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

McCarty Geroge P 810914 np
George McCarty Service Is Monday; George P. McCarty, 73, died last Thursday in Scenic General after a long illness.  A
native of Oklahoma, he was a retired heavy equipment operator who had moved here some 10 years ago from his native
state. He was of the protestant faith.  A graveside service will be held today, Monday, at 10 am., with Rev. Kenneth
Rowley of the Patterson Assembly of God Church officiating. Survivors include two sons, Dean and Bobby McCarty of
Oregon, two grandchildren, and a sister, Nina Marie Dennis of Patterson.

McKelvey Jack 810507 np
Rites Held for Jack McKelvey, 52; A funeral service for former Pattersonite Jack McKelvey was Wednesday in Turlock.
He was 52.  McKelvey, a pharmacist employed at Patterson Drug several years ago, died suddenly Sunday night of a
heart attack.   A native of Nebraska, he was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.  He graduated from the University
of the Pacific School of Pharmacy.  McKelvey recently moved his family to Denair after working Pioneer Drug in
Newman for several years. He was a member of the Newman Lions Club, Turlock Pistol Club, and the Orestimba United
Presbyterian Church A service was held Wednesday morning at the Norton Mortuary in Turlock, with inurnment in
Turlock Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Joan McKelvey of Denair; two daughters, Jennifer and Elizabeth
McKelvey of Denair; a brother, and his mother, Anna McKelvey of Denair.

Mendonca Julia R 810427 np
Final Rites Are Recited for Julia Mendonca; Newman — A mass of Christian Burial was celebrated last Thursday in St.
Joachim s Catholic Church in Newman for Julia Relvas Mendonca, 89, who died April 19 in. a Los Banos hospital.
A native of the Azores, she came to California in 1911 and married Antonio M. Mendonca in Brawley in 1931.  The
couple moved to the Newman area in 1920, where they operated a dairy until retiring in 1947.   She was preceded in
death by her husband, who died in 1972; and one daughter, Adelaide Alamo, who died in 1973. She is survived by her
two daughters, Elsie Gomes of Los Banos and Mary Lema of Livermore; and one son, Tony Mendonca, of Los Banos; 13
grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren; and one sister, Rosa Sousa, of Los Banos. She was a member of S.P.R,S.I. and
Our Lady of Fatima of Los Banos. The rosary was recited in the Evans Krieger Funeral Chapel in Newman. Interment
was in Hills Ferry Cemetery.

Mendonsa Alfred J  810209 np
Newman - A Mass of Christian Burial was said Friday morning in St. Joachim s Catholic Church for Alfred  "Al" J.
Mendonsa, 72, of Newman, who died last Wednesday in a Modesto hospital. A native of Santa Cruz, he had owned and
operated Newman Dairy Supply for 35 years before retiring five years ago.  He is survived by his wife Adelina Ferro; his
mother, Josephine Mendonsa of Watsonville; two daughters, JoAnn De Graff of Newman and Lois Schultz of San Jose;
two sisters, Marie Mendonca of Watsonville and Evelyn Reese of Rodeo; one brother, Henry Mendonsa of Rodeo; and
four grandchildren.  He was a charter member of the Newman Lions Club and served 25 years with the Newman
Volunteer Fire Department before retiring. He also was a member of Newman FDES, IDES and the Druids of Santa
Cruz, and the Orestimba 50-Plus Club.  The rosary was recited Thursday evening in the Evans Krieger Funeral Chapel in
Newman.  Interment was in Hills Ferry Cemetery.

Mitchell Lettie E 810618 np
Service Friday Morning for Ethel Mitchell; A funeral service will be held this Friday for Lettie Ethel Mitchell, 85, of
Patterson, who died Tuesday at a local hospital.  A native of Cygnet, Ohio, she had been a Patterson resident the past 18
years.  She was a Navy veteran of World War I and was a member of the Elijah B. Hayes American Legion post here, the
Patterson Garden Club, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Friendship Club. She was a retired
registered nurse who was employed for a time at the Del Puerto Hospital.  Survivors include a daughter, Margaret L.
Johnson of Patterson a son, John C Mitchell of Marysville; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.  The
funeral service will beheld at 11 am Friday at the LDS chapel on Crows Lending Road just east of Crows Landing.

Montgomery Neal T 811015 np
Funeral Service Here Friday for Modesto Man; A funeral service will he held Friday at 10 am. at the Evans Funeral
Chapel for Neal Tipton Montgomery, 76, who died Wednesday at Doctors Hospital in Modesto after an extended illness.
A native of Lula, Oklahoma, he had lived in Modesto the past 23 years, moving there from Sacramento. He was affiliated
with the Church of Christ here. Interment will be in Patterson District Cemetery.  Survivors include his wife Mamie
Montgomery of Modesto; five daughters, Catherine Hooser of Globe, Arizona, Barbara Eaton of Palo Alto, and
Gwendolyn Woodward, Charlotte Bowden and Joyce Montgomery, all of Sacramento; three sons, Roger Montgomery of
Sacramento, Gary Thomas of Modesto, and Donald Thomas of Turlock; his mother Katie Montgomery of Vian,
Oklahoma; a sister Lucille Thornton of Vian, Oklahoma; five brothers, Cal of Vian, Joe of Texas, Victor of Ada,
Oklahoma, Tom of  Gore, Oklahoma, and Woodrow of Seaside, Oregon; 22 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Moreno Ernest Jr 810601 np
Ernest Moreno Services Are Slated Today; Patterson - A funeral service is scheduled at 10 a.m. today, Monday, at the
Evans Funeral Chapel for Ernest Moreno, Jr., 16, of Grayson.  He died last Wednesday of injuries received in a single car
auto accident that occurred the night of May 17 on McCracken Road. Several other occupants of the vehicle are being
charged with participating in an armed robbery that same night at the Ingram Creek Mobil station just off Interstate 5.
The Los Angeles native died at Scenic General Hospital in Modesto where he was taken following the crash.  A rosary
was said Sunday evening and burial will be in Patterson District Cemetery.  He is survived by his mother, Linda Mora,
and his stepfather Taurino Mora, both of Grayson four sisters, Jennie Martinez, Vera Alvarado, Diana Moreno and Lisa
Moreno, all of Grayson; two brothers, Robert and Andrew Moreno, both of Grayson; and his grandparents, Vera Macias
of Los Angeles, Jennie Chavez of Grayson, and Andrew Moreno of San Jose.

Newman Naomi M 810622 np
Service Planned for Naomi Newman; Newman - Private family memorial services will be held in Florence, Arizona for
Naomi Myrtle Newman, 49, of Gustine. She died last Wednesday.  A native of Oklahoma, she had lived the past three
years in Gustine where she worked as a registered nurse at West Side Community Hospital. She received her RN degree
from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque in 1975.  She is survived by her three sons, Richard of Merced, Mike
of Hermiston, Oregon, and Bob Eastep of Los Angeles; two daughters, Kathy Hostettler of Pleasant Hill and Janet Burns
of San Diego; one brother, Bill Newman of Anchorage, Alaska; four sisters, Juanita Strait of San Jose, Iwona Hargrave
and Lorretta Spaulding of Mesa, Arizona, and Candy Schrock of South Dakota; and her mother, Jessie Newman of
Florence, Arizona.

Osburn Robert C 810716 p1
Final Rites Tuesday for Jack Osburn; Crows Landing - Graveside funeral services will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, at 10
a.m. in Hills Ferry Cemetery for longtime Crows Landing resident and civic leader Robert C. "Jack" Osburn, 88, who
died Friday afternoon at Del Puerto Hospital in Patterson.  A native of Newman, Osburn spent 39 years in banking and
experimental farming on the West Side. He began his banking career at the Bank of Newman; later he and Charles
Filippini purchased First National Bank of Crows Landing. After First National was sold to First Western Bank, he
worked for First Western at branches in Gustine, Newman, Crows Landing and Patterson, from where he retired.
A veteran of the U.S. Army s Fourth Division in World War I, he was a charter member of American Legion Post 110 in
Newman, which was formed more than 60 years ago. He also was a charter member of the Crows Landing Fire De-

partment. He was a 60 year member of the Hills Ferry Masonic Lodge, and a former director of the Central California
Irrigation district.  He is survived by his wife, Nellie; one son, William R. of Crows Landing; one brother, Raymond S.
Osburn of Hanford and a sister, Ruth Underhill of Newman.  The family requests that remembrances be made to favorite
charities in lieu of flowers.

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Service Held for Anna Pacheco, 81; Patterson - A funeral service was held here Saturday morning for Anna Pacheco, 81,
who died Thursday at Scenic General Hospital after an extended illness.  She had been a Turlock resident the past 14
years, moving there from Patterson. She was a native of the Azores.  She was a member of the Sacred Heart Church here
and of SPRSI. A Mass was said at Sacred Heart, with interment in Patterson District Cemetery.  Survivors include two
daughters, Ann Vieira of Turlock and Laura Gemignani of Suisun City; a son, Arthur Pacheco of Bellflower; 15
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; a sister, Maria Bettencourt of Watsonville and a brother and a sister in the
Azores.

Parker Gregory H 810824 np
Gregory Parker Dies in Los Gatos; Newman - Memorial services were held last Saturday in Los Gatos for former
Newman resident Gregory Harris Parker, 67.  He died Aug. 19 in Los Gatos Community Hospital following a brief
illness.  A native of Newman, Harris graduated from Orestimba High School in 1933. He served in World War II with the
U.S. Army Air Corps. After the war he settled in Campbell, and for the last 10 years he was president and owner of
Greg s Bakery Products, Inc.  He is survived by his wife Mary of Campbell; one daughter, Catherine Jan Parker of
Sacramento; and one son, Theodore Harris Parker of Clayton.  Parker was the son of the late Leland Harris Parker, who
established the Pioneer Drug Company in Newman. His maternal grandfather, Calvin Levy Gregory, established the first
hospital in Newman on 0 Street where Stephens Realtors is located today. Parker was a member of the Charity Lodge of
F. and A.M. Masons, and was a former member of the Hills Ferry Masonic Lodge. The family requests that in lieu of
flowers, donationa;may be made to a favorite charity.

Pascoe Ronald L 810309 np
Former Gustine Postmaster Pascoe Dies at 72; Newman — Funeral. services will be held today, Monday,  in the Evans-
Kriager Funeral Chapel in Gustine for former Gustine Postmaster Ronald L. Pascoe, 72, who died Thursday at the West
Side Community Hospital after suffering a heart attack.  The service will begin at 10 a.m.  A native of Grass Valley, he
worked 37 years for the postal service in Grass Valley, Stockton and Gustine. He moved to Gustine in 1951, and service
as the Gustine postmaster for 11 years before retiring in 1971.  He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was
a member of the Gustine Veterans for Foreign Wars and the Hills Ferry Masonic Lodge.  He is survived by his wife
Evelyn; two sons, Ronald K. of Grass Valley and William Pascoe of Sacramento; and three  grandchildren.  The family
requests that any remembrances be given to the Shriners  Crippled Children s Hospital in San Francisco.  Interment will
be in Hills Ferry Cemetery.

Pedroni Geraldine B 810126 np
Pedroni Rites Slated for this Morning;  Final rates are  scheduled for today, Thursday, for Geraldine Blanche Pedroni, 55,
who died Monday at Del Puerto Hospital following a short illness.  A native of California, she had resided in Patterson
since 1944, moving here from Los Angeles.  She was a retired secretary, having been employed for over 10 years by the
Patterson Unified School District.  She was a past president of the local parent-teachers association, as well as the Del
Puerto Hospital Women's Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary, and local Soroptimist Club.  She was active  in the
Patterson Garden Club prior to her death, and was a director of the Patterson Cemetery District.  She also was a charter
member and past president of Xi Theta Lambda chapter of Beta Sigma Phi in Patterson.  With her husband Adolph she
was co-owner of Pedroni s Fine Shoes, now The Shoe Box, until the business was sold in 1962.  A rosary was recited
Wednesday evening at Evans Funeral Chapel. A Mass is scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Church, with
interment in Patterson District Cemetery.  She is survived by her husband Adolph Pedroni of Patterson, daughters Cheryl
Weis of Troy, N.Y. and Esther Hulse of Santa Barbara, and five grandchildren.

Perri Carol A 811130 np
Final Rites Are Wednesday for Carol Perri, 45;  A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 1 a.m. at the Evans Funeral
Chapel for Carol Ann Perri,45.  She died early Saturday morning at the Del Puerto Hospital. A native of New York. she
had moved to Patterson from San Jose about two-and-a-half years ago. She had been an agent with Century 21 Real
Estate in Patterson the last year-and-a-half.  Survivors include a son, Brian P. Perri of Patterson; two daughters, Lisa C.
Guadagna and Laura I. Reynolds, both of San Jose; her mother, Marie Matrisciani of Las Vegas; a sister. Joya Parrisha of
Los Angeles; a loving companion, Jean Iribarren of Patterson; and one grandchild.

Peterson George E 810803 np
George Peterson Burial Is Monday;  Patterson - Burial is scheduled today, Monday, at 2:30 p.m. in the Patterson District
Cemetery for George E. Peterson, 82, who died Friday in San Jose.  A native of Chicago, he had been a Patterson
resident from 1911 to 1940 when he moved to San Jose.  A memorial service will be held this morning at 10:30 at the
Darling-Fisher mortuary in San Jose.

Peterson Hildur O 811005 np
Hildur Peterson Rites Saturday;  A funeral service was held Saturday for Hildur Olivia Peterson who died Wednesday at
the Brandell Manor Convalescent Hospital in Turlock. She was 85.  A native of Chicago, she moved to Patterson in 1911
with her family, and was one of the original pioneers of this community.  She was a life member of the Evangelical
Covenant Church of Patterson, a member of the first graduation class of Emmanuel Hospital School of Nursing, and for
many years was an office nurse for Dr. Allen when he was the community s only physician.  The funeral service was held
Saturday morning at the Covenant Church. with burial in Patterson District Cemetery. Rev. Robert Clifford and George
Peterson Hirsch officiated.  Survivors include a sister-in-law, Natalie Peterson of San Jose, a  niece, Elizabeth Smrekar; a
nephew, Richard Peterson of Santa Barbara; and seven grandnieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Clifford
and George Peterson.  The family prefers donations in her memory be given to the Covenant Church.

Pham Nhan 811231 p1
Tragedy Monday at Aqueduct; What started out as a normal fishing trip Monday on the California Aqueduct at the
Howard Road bridge in Westley for two adults and two children, ended in tragedy when one of the party members
drowned. Nhan Pham, a 37-year-old Vietnamese refugee who lived in Modesto, drowned around 1 p.m. despite the
rescue efforts of a seven and an eleven year old child. The other adult, Pham Cuong, a 38-year old Los Angeles resident,
was away from the scene buying fish bait in Patterson at the time of the incident.  Neither Pham nor Cuong had any
previous fishing experience when they set out with the boys on the journey Monday afternoon. Both men had met each
other the day before during a holiday party. Cuong decided to take along his two nephews Vinh Lu ‘Coco" Buu. 11, and
Tran Lu "Tino" Buu, 7, both of Turlock.  When the four arrived shortly after noon, Cuong headed to the nearby, Ingram
Creek Mobil Service to inquire about bait and buy a newspaper. He left Phnm and the two boys at the aqueduct.  Cuong
was told to head to Patterson where he stopped at Mullin's to buy a sack full of anchovy for bait.   His journey into
Patterson and back to the aqueduct took some 25 minutes, he says. When Cuong returned to the Howard Road bridge in
his compact station wagon he found his two nephews, both wet. standing 50 feet from the canal. When I drove up and
stopped the two boys grabbed the car and wouldn t lot go," says Cuong. "They were both scared and kept saying ‘he s
dead,  he s dead. "  The boys told Cuong that Pham had drowned. Cuong immediately drove back to the Ingram Creek
gas station to call for help. While there he spotted Stanislaua County Sheriff Deputy Gary Deckard sitting in his patrol
car, Deckard followed Cuong and the boys back to the scene of the drowning and reconstructed the incident.  The boys
told Deckard that shortly after Cuong left to get the bait. Pharn decided he wanted to touch the water of the canal with his
hand.  As he inched his way down the 45-degree angle concrete canal bank, he suddenly slipped on the moss below the
water line and fell into the aqueduct. The boys told Deckard that Pharn was having trouble swimming and screamed for
help. In a gallant effort, little Tino jumped into the water to help. Panicked, Pham grabbed for the seven-year-old and for
awhile had him under water. Eleven-year-old Coco leaped into the cold water, grabbed his small brother by the shirt and
swam some 20 feet away to a rescue ladder.  The two boys watched helplessly as Pham s body floated, face down, to a
safety rope on the other side of the bridge and then sank. Some two hours later, underwater safety specialists from the
county sheriff s office retrieved Pham s body from the bottom water of the 28 foot deep aqueduct.  Both boys and their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thu Buu of Turlock, fled Vietnam as boat people in 1978. Cuong himself stayed in this country
following his studies in 1973 in Southern California.  Pham left Vietnam in 1975 with his wife and two children shortly
after the fall of that government. He and his wife were estranged at the time of his drowning: According to Cuong, all of
Pham's other blood relatives are still in Vietnam.

Ramos Joaquin A 810831 np
Rites Set for Father of Local Man; Hilmar - A Mass will be said at 11 am, today, Monday, for Joaquin A. Ramos, 88,
who died  Friday in a Turlock hospital after a short illness.  He was the father of John Ramos, Patterson farmer and city
councilman.  The Mass will be said at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hilmar, with entombment in Turlock
Memorial Park. A rosary was recited Sunday evening.  A retired dairyman, he was a native of Portugal and a World War
I US Army veteran. He came to California in 1920 and had been a Hilmar area resident since 1929.  He was a member of
Holy Rosary Church, the Stevinson YMI, SES Lodge No. 22, and the UPEC Lodge No.18.  Survivors include his wife
Albertina of Hilmar; three sons, Don of Turlock, Dave of Hilmar, and John of Patterson; three daughters, Belarmina
Nunes of Isleton, Adeline Nelson of Turlock, and Alice Rose of Linwood; 12 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Ravizza Willam M 811221 np
Service Today for Grower William Ravizza;  A funeral service will be held today, Monday, in Sunn yvale for William
Marino Ravizza, 75, who died suddenly last Thursday at his rural Patterson ranch. A native of Milpitas he had been a
local apricot grower since 1965. His home was in Sunnyvale. He was a member of the fraternal Order of Eagles and the
Church of the Resurrection in Sunnyvale. A rosary was held Sunday night at the church and the service will be held
there, 725 Cascade Drive, at 10 am today. Burial will be in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Los Altos.  Survivors include
his wife, Mary Ravizza of Sunnyvale; three sons, Richard A.,Robert J. and William Ravizza all of Sunnyvale; one
daughter, Ann Muhilly of San Juan Bautista; two sisters, Lucille Manzoni and Elizabeth Ravizza, both of Sunnyvale; two
brothers, Richard J. Ravizza of San Jose and Albert Ravizza of Sunnyvale; and six grandchildren.  The family requests
that in lieu of flowers, remembrances be sent to either the Santa Clara county Heart Fund or the Church of the
Resurrection building fund.

Rettig George H 810101 p1
George Rettig Services Held;  Funeral services for George Henry Rettig, 77, were conducted Monday afternoon at Evans
Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Kenneth Rowley of the Assembly of God Church.  Interment was in Byron-Brentwood Union
Cemetery, near where his father, a German immigrant, worked as a section foreman for the Southern Pacific Railroad.
A native Californian, Rettig died Christmas Eve at his home in Westley of an apparent heart attack.  He is survived by
two nephews, Tom and Dave Rettig of Modesto.  Rettig s formal education ended after the fourth grade at the original
Bonita School in Crows Landing; he preferred to help run a harvester for the Crows Brothers in the Pacheco Pass area
now under the San Luis reservoir.  He later was such an authority on old farm equipment that he was interviewed by a
Sacramento television station.  He worked throughout the West side and the Delta area and as far as Marysville when the
Crow brothers received the contract to build flood control levees on the Yuba River.  He also worked on river boats
hauling grain between Stockton and San Francisco after the harvests.  He went to work for the Rogers Ranch near
Westley in 1942 and retired there in the lat 50s.  His memories included seeing the U.S. Army buy mules for use in
World War I, leading to mechanization of harvesting the valley s rich grain crops.

Robeldo Nick 810914 np
Private Rites for Nick Robeldo, 77; A private graveside service was held Friday at the Patterson District Cemetery for
Nick Robledo, 77, who died last Thursday at the San Luis Convalescent Hospital in Newman.  A native of Mexico, he
had lived in the Patterson area over 50 years. He was a farm laborer and had no known family.

Roberts Jessie L 810810 np
Jessie Roberts Service Held; Patterson - A funeral service was held Saturday morning for Jessie Lee Roberts, 81, who
died last Thursday at the Del Puerto Hospital after a short illness.  A Patterson resident since moving here from
Oklahoma in 1952, he was employed on the Gnesa Brothers Ranch for many years.  The service was held Saturday
morning at the Evans Funeral Chapel, with interment in Patterson District Cemetery. Rev. Merle Thornton officiated at
the service.  Survivors include two sons, Henry Roberts of Crows Landing and Coy Roberts of Los Banos; four
daughters, Chesteen Reynolds, Afa Schimpf, and Jimmie Scheuber, all of Patterson, and Elsie Gaddis of Odessa, Texas; a
stepbrother, Earl Roberts of Oklahoma; 21 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Robison Melvin H 811207 np
Melvin Robison Services Today;  A graveside service will be held at 11 am today, Monday, at the Patterson District
Cemetery for Melvin Harold Bobison, 78.  He died at a Modesto hospital Friday following an extended illness
Robison was a native of Kansas who formerly lived in Patterson. He moved from here to Turlock in 1979.  Survivors
include a daughter, Neva Staggs and son-in-law Dale Staggs of Turlock; four sisters, Neva and Ruth Kolding of Modesto,
Esther Kalin of Santa Maria, and Margie Canfield of the state of Washington; and two grandchildren.

Ruhl Kenneth V 810727 np
Kenneth Ruhl, 44, Killed in Fresno Truck Accident; Patterson - A funeral service will be held today, Monday, at 2pm in
the Evans Funeral Chapel for Kenneth Virgil Ruhl, 44 who was killed Friday in Fresno area truck accident.  Ruhl, with
the assistance of a tow truck driver, had just finished changing a flat tire on his rig when he stepped around to the front of
the truck. The rig reportedly was first hit from behind and then from the front by other vehicles, and he was pinned
between his truck and another. The accident occurred in Selma in the Fresno area.  A native of Washington, he had been
a truck driver the past 20 years and was employed by Larry Buehner of Patterson at the time of his death. He had lived
here the past 26 years, coming from Modesto.  He was a member of the Moose Lodge and E Clampus Vitus. Rev.
Kenneth Rowley will officiate the service, with burial in Patterson District Cemetery.  Survivors include his wife Wanda
Ruhl of Patterson; a step daughter, Judy Riggs of Modesto; three step-sons, Joe Webb of Modesto, Ronnie Spirlock of
San Diego, and Donnie Spirlock of Texas; a brother Bill of Washington; his mother, Pearl Dodson of Patterson, and two
grandchildren.

Sandte Gertrude L 810910 np
Gertrude Sandte Rites Wednesday; A graveside service for Gertrude Lucille Saudte, 85, was held Wednesday afternoon
at the Patterson District Cemetery.  She died last Saturday, Sept. 5, in a Modesto convalescent hospital after an extended
illness.  A native of Iowa, she had lived in Patterson since 1969, moving here from her native state. She attended the
Federated Church here. The Rev. Gary Grundman of the Federated Church officiated at the graveside rite.  Survivors
include a daughter, Marie McDowell of Patterson; a sister, Ruby Fleener of Iowa; a brother, Frank Boget of Iowa; five
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Schultz Omar S 810413 np
Omar Schultz Service Is Today; Patterson — A funeral service will be held today, Monday, for. Omar Sylvester Schultz,
65, who died last Thursday in Doctors Hospital in Modesto after an extended illness. Rev. Kenneth Rowley will officiate
the 2 pm. service at the Evans Funeral Chapel.  Interment will be in the Patterson District Cemetery.   A native of
Arkansas, he had been a Patterson resident since 1950. Survivors include a daughter, Sue Temple of Phoenix, Arizona;
two Sons, Leroy Schultz of Patterson and James Schultz of Modesto; three brothers, Claude and Jack Schultz, both of
Patterson, and Rev. Louie Schultz of Rocky Mountain, N.C.; and 10 grandchildren.

Silva Donald M 811224 np
Service Today for Donald Silva; A graveside service will be held today, Thursday, at 10 am, at the Hills Ferry Cemetery
in Newman for Donald M. Silva, 24. He was found dead in bed Monday afternoon at his cabin on Highway 33 between
Crows Landing and Newman. The cause of death is being in investigated by the county coroner s office and the results
may not be known for about a week, it was learned.   He was a native of Livermore, and had lived in the Patterson area
the past 19 years. He had been employed as a cook at various restaurants. A member of the Sacred Heart Church here, he
was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include his mother, Helen Silva; two brothers, Ron and Steve Silva; and three
sisters, Diane Larabee, Linda Silveira and Peggy Whitman, all of Patterson. The Norton Mortuary of Turlock is handling
the service.

Silva Lorinda L  810406 np
Lorinda Silva, 80; Gustine — Final rites will be held for Lorinda L. Silva, 80, who died Friday while hospitalized with a
long illness. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. tonight, Monday, at the Evans-Krieger Funeral Chapel in Gustine with a Mass
at 9:30 am. Tuesday at the Holy Ghost Catholic Church.  Interment will be in Hills Ferry Cemetery. She was a native of
the Azores, and had lived in Gustine 66 years.  She was a member of the SPRSI. Survivors include her husband, Manuel
Silva of Gustine a daughter Irene Braza of Gustine; three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren,

Silveira Jr Manuel S 810608 np
Funeral Slated for Manuel Silveira Jr.; Gustine - A funeral service is planned for Manuel S. Silveira Jr., who died Friday.
He was 77. He was a bartender at the Gustine Club for18 years and was a longtime Gustine resident. He was a native of
New London, Conn.  He was a member of UPEC and the St. Anthony Society.  A rosary is scheduled for Tuesday at 7:30
pm with a Mass Wednesday at 9:30 am. Interment will be in Hills Ferry Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Iris
Silveira; two daughters, Irene Faria of Waterford and Loraine Brazil of Newman; 11 grandchildren and six great-
grandchildren.

Silveira William J 810518 np
Service Slated for William Silveira, 57; Patterson — A Mass will be recited today, Monday, at 10 a.m. for William
Willie John Silveira, 57.  He died Friday evening at his Patterson home after an extended illness. The service will be
held at the Sacred Heart Church with Father James Connors officiating.  Interment will be in Hills Ferry Cemetery at
Newman.  A rosary was held Sunday evening at the Evans Funeral Chapel. A native of California, Silveira moved here
45 years ago from Stevinson.  He was a City of Patterson employee in the public works department.  An Army veteran
who served in World War II, he was a member ot the Sacred Heart Church, the Knights of Columbus, and UPEC.
Survivors include his wife Helen of Patterson; a son, Larry, of Modesto; a daughter, Carol Scoles, of Patterson; his step-
mother, Emily Silveira of Patterson; one sister, Carmen Azevedo of Patterson; two brothers, Delwyn Silveira of Patterson
and Albert Silveira of Medford, Oregon; and five grandchildren.

Sisneroz Alejandra B 810824 np
Alejandra Sisneroz Services Slated; Patterson - Services have been scheduled for Alejandra B. Sisneroz, 65, who died
Saturday at the Del Puerto Hospital following an extended illness.  A native of Arizona, she had been a local, resident
since 1951, moving here from Brawley. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Church. A rosary will be recited at 5 p.m.
Tuesday at the Evans Funeral  Chapel, with a Mass scheduled Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart. Burial will be in
Patterson District Cemetery.  Survivors include five daughters, Virginia Granillo of Patterson, Jessie Felix of Manteca,
Lucy Granllio of Tracy, Veva Mayoral of Patterson, and Maria Sisneroz of Riverbank; four sons, Paul of Patterson,
Alfred of Tracy, David of Stockton, and Robert Sisneros of Modesto; 31 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren.

Solie Edwin O Rev 810119 np
Rev. Solie Dies at 85; Patterson - Graveside services were conducted Friday for the Rev. Edwin O. Solie, 85, former
minister at the Patterson Evangelical Covenant Church, who died Tuesday following a long illness. A memorial service
followed in Beulah Covenant Church in Turlock.  A native of Wisconsin, the Rev. Solie was an Army veteran of World
War I.  He was ordained in Chicago in 1931 and retired in Turlock in 1960.  He and his wife ministered at churches in
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Oregon before coming to California to minister in San Jose and Patterson.  He served the
Patterson church from 1954 to 1960.  Survivors include his wife, Laura M. Solie of Turlock; a daughter, Lois Johnson of
Michigan; three brothers and a sister; and five grandchildren.  The family requested any remembrances be sent to the
Beulah Covenant Church Mission Fund or the Missionary Gospel Fellowship.

Souza James B 810806 np
Modesto Rites for Patterson Native; A funeral service was, held in Modesto for James Bernard Souza Sr., who died
June18 in a Modesto hospital after a long illness. He was 63.  A lifetime resident of the Modesto area, he had worked as a
heavy equipment operator for Stanislaus County for 18 years until his retirement in 1976.  He had previously been a
dairyman and rancher.  Born in Patterson in 1917, he was a charter member of the Knights of Columbus here.  In addition
he was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Church in Modesto, his home the past 22 years; the Cabrillo Civics Club, and
the Modesto Elks Lodge.  Interment was in St. Stanislaus Cemetery.  Survivors include his wife, Florence Souza of
Modesto; a son, James Souza Jr. of Modesto; two daughters, Suzanne Bowling and Patricia Souza, both of Modesto; a
brother, Everett Souza of Crows Landing a sister, Mary Costa of, Walnut Creek; and four, grandchildren.

Souza Patrick R 810105 np
Monday Rites for Gustine s Patrick Souza;  Gustine - A Rosary was recited Sunday evening in the Holy Ghost Catholic
Church for Patrick R. Souza, 16, who died early Thursday morning from injuries suffered in a single car accident on
Hunt Road in Gustine.   A native of Gustine, he was a junior at Gustine High School, and was a member of the FFA, FH
New Riders, California Holstein Association, Merced County Holstein Association, and Junior Breeders of Holstein
Cattle.  He is survived by his parents, Manuel F. and Charlene Souza, both of Gustine; two sisters, Deena and Marie
Souza, both of Gustine; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Souza Sr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Ben Boone, all of
Gustine.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be said today, Monday, at 9:30 am, in Holy Ghost Catholic Church, with burial
to follow at Hills Ferry Cemetery.  The family prefers that remembrances by made to Our Lady of Miracles Catholic
School in Gustine.

Staton LaVena E 811228 np
Mother of  Local Woman Dies Here While Visiting;  A graveside service will be held today, Monday, at 2 p.m. at the
Patterson District Cemetery for LaVena Eileen Staton, 61, who died here Christmas Day.  She was visiting at the home of
a daughter, Marilyn Hale of Patterson, when she suffered an apparent heart attack.  She was a resident of Acampo,
having moved there from Merced about two years ago. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.  Survivors
include her husband, Robert Staton of Acampo; three sons, Don Chamberlain of Acampo, Jerry Chamberlain and Dan
Chamberlain, both of Fresno; four daughters, Margaret Shelton of Novato, Marie Bibb of Milpitas, Ann Fleming of
Salinas, and Marilyn Hale of Patterson; her father, John Riggs of Arkansas; a brother, Rudell Riggs of Arkansas; sister,
Nora Pearl Bowman of Arkansas; 15 grandchildren and great-grandchildren

Steward Jack 810119 np
Memorial Service for Jack Stewart;  Patterson -  A memorial funeral service for Jack Stewart,  longtime Patterson
resident and, businessman will be held today, Monday, at 2 pm at Evans Funeral Chapel.   Stewart died Friday morning
following surgery at Memorial North Hospital in Modesto. He was 65.  Born in Rago, Kansas on September 19, 1915, he
came to Patterson in 1923.   He graduated from Patterson High School in 1933, but had already founded the Jack Stewart
dance band, which he was to lead for over 30 years.  In the late 1930s he founded Jack Stewart's Menswear, now run by
his son Jack Stewart Jr.  He had been a member of the Patterson 20-30 Club, the Patterson-Westley Chamber of
Commerce, and the Patterson Business Association.  He was a life member and past president of Musicians Union Local
652.  Survivors include his wife Marjorie and son Jack Jr., both of Patterson, and a brother, Harold Stewart, of
Sacramento.  The family requests that remembrances be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart
Association.

Stiles Judith A 810521 np
Tracy Crash Kills Grayson Woman;  A Grayson woman was killed Friday at 10:24 a.m. in a head-on collision between
her car and a tractor trailer on Byron Road west of Tracy, Judith Ann Stiles was killed instantly in the crash, according to
California Highway Patrol reports.  The CHP also indicates that her death was quite possibly a suicide.  The accident was
about 30 minutes after Stiles was involved in a minor accident at Eleventh Street and Tracy Boulevard in Tracy,
according to the police.  At that time, Stiles auto rear-ended a westbound vehicle driven by an Oakley resident who was
stopped at a red light.  Stiles told Tracy police officers that her brakes failed.  She was advised not to drive her car, but
left the scene after the Tracy officers left to respond to another call.  Shortly after the minor Tracy accident, the fatal
crash occurred.. CHP officers concluded that it was possibly a suicide because there was no apparent attempt to swerve
to avoid the accident with the truck.  Reports also indicate that Stiles was upset by domestic problems, according to the
CHP.  The driver of the truck, Lawrence Silveria, 44, of Modesto, escaped with minor cuts.  Rural firemen used the "jaws
of life  to free Stiles body and her dead dog from the wreckage, Silveria said he was westbound on Byron Road, near
Patterson Pass Road, traveling about 55 miles per hour, when he saw Stiles 1970 Mercury Montego drift into his lane
some 100 feet in front of him.  The Modesto truck driver told the CHP that he applied his brakes, but the Stiles car
crashed into the front of his truck which sent both vehicles into an adjacent alfalfa field, turning the truck on its side.
The eastbound lane of Byron Road was closed for some six hours while the wreckage and woodchips from Silveria's
truck were cleaned up.  CHP reports indicate the speedometer of the Stiles vehicle was stuck on 70 miles per hour.

Strahorn Mark A 810824 np
Services Tonight for Mark Strahorn;  The rosary will be recited tonight, Monday, at 7:30 p.m. in the Evans-Krieger
funeral chapel in Gustine for Mark Anthony Strahorn, 21, who died Friday night.  A life long resident of Gustine, he
graduated from Gustine High School in 1977 and was employed as a butcher at Avila Meat Company.  He leaves his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis N. Strahorn of Gustine; his grandparents, Mrs. Belle Brown of Manteca, Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Strahorn Sr. of Valley Springs, Dorothy Rocha of Gustine and Steve Alves of Pico, Azores; and three sisters,
Darcy Markus, Michelle and Cathline Strahorn all of Gustine.   Mass will be said Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. at Holy
Ghost Catholic Church in Gustine.

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A Mass will be said Friday at 10 a.m. for Eugene Tamo Jr., 88, who died Wednesday morning at Del Puerto Hospital
after an extended illness.  The service will be held at Sacred Heart Church where he was a member. No rosary is planned.
He had lived here 85 years, coming from  his native Switzerland. He was a past owner of the West Side Hardware in
Crows Landing and a member of UPEC.  Burial will be in Patterson District Cemetery.  Survivors include his wife Mary
of Patterson; sons, David Tamo of Huntington Beach, Gene Tamo Jr. Of Modesto, and Paul Tamo of Turlock; a daughter,
Ann Perez of Firebaugh; a sister, Carmellina Nessi Tamo of Switzerland; and 10 grandchildren.

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Service Held Monday for ‘Betty  Taylor; Final rites were held here Monday for Florence Mary ‘Betty' Taylor, 81, who
died last Thursday, Oct. 8 at Doctors Hospital in Modesto after an extended illness.  A native of California, she had been
a Patterson resident the past 25 years after moving here from Modesto. She was a member of the Patterson chapter of the
Order of Eastern Star.  An Eastern Star service was held Monday afternoon at the Evans Funeral Chapel. Burial was in
Acacia Cemetery in Modesto. Survivors include two daughters, Charmaine Gomes of Patterson and Flora Davis of
Modesto; a stepdaughter, Helen Keirn of Modesto; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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David Thompson Dies after Illness;  Westley — A graveside ear vice will be held at 3:30 p.m. today, Monday, for David
W. Thompson, 76; who died last Friday at his Westley area home after an illness of about six weeks.  The service, being
handled by Franklin and Downs Colonial Chapel in Modesto, will be held at Lakewood Memorial Park in Hughson.  He
had been a farmer in this area since 1931.  He had his wife Isabelle observed their 50th wedding anniversary this past
Jan. 10.  Survivors include his wife Isabella, of Westley; a son, David Thompson of Patterson; and two grandchildren,
David and Traci Thompson. He was the great-great-grandson of the famed surveyor and map maker David Thompson of
Canada.

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John Thorkelson Services Are Scheduled Today; A funeral service will be held today, Thursday, for longtime Patterson
resident John Thorkelson, 91, who died Monday in a Turlock rest home. The service will be held at 10 a.m. at the Evans
Funeral Chapel, with interment in Patterson District Cemetery. The Rev. L.G. Sailer will officiate the service.   A native
of Minnesota, he had resided in Patterson since 1961. He was employed at a hospital in Minnesota before moving here.
Survivors include a daughter, Adeline Sletta of Los Angeles; two brothers, Robert Thorkelson of Patterson and William
Thorkelson of Fertile, Minn.; five grandchildren, and two great.  granddaughters. He was a member of Our Saviou'rs
Lutheran Church of Patterson, and had previously been active in a vocal quartet in Minnesota.

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Torrison Rites Are Held Friday; Patterson - Final rites were said Friday morning for Gudrun Virginia Torrison 83, who
died last Wednesday, Feb 4, in Turlock.  A native of Norway, she moved to the Patterson area in 1936 from Chicago.
A graveside service was held at the Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Walter Lee of Patterson;
a nice, Mrs. Evelyn Vote of Columbia; and two nephews, William Grunstad of Sonora and Ragnar Grunstad of Modesto.

Verlo Jacob O 810223 np
Services Held for Jacob Verlo; Newman — Funeral service were held Tuesday morning in the Evans-Krieger Funeral
Chapel in Newman for Jacob 0. Verlo, 95, who died Feb. 14 at West Side Community Hospital.  A native of Madison,
South Dakota, he moved to Wisconsin in 1919, where he worked 31 years for the Wisconsin highway department s
maintenance crew.  He moved to Newman 10 years ago.  He is survived by his wife Edith; two daughters, Mrs. Rudy
Ponce De Leon of Newman and Mrs. Jean Mooney of Irvine; five grandchildren; and three sisters, Inge Eggebraten of
Seattle, Wash., Ruth Stiles and Mabel Verlo of Springfield. Illinois.  Interment was in Hills Ferry Cemetery

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Final Rites Set for Joe Victor;  Funeral services will be held late this week for Joe Victor Sr., who was found dead at his
Patterson home Wednesday about noon. The apparent cause of death was natural causes. He was 79. A native of the
Azores, he had been a Patterson resident since 1928, moving here from Stockton where he and his late wife Emily had
made their home for about two years. They had moved to the West Coast from New Bedford, Mass. Victor retired in 1966
after being employed by Golden Valley Creamery in Newman for 24 years, and prior to that worked for Libby, McNeil
and Libby at its plant here, until it closed. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and was a past supreme
president and local council president of IDES, a Portuguese lodge, and a member of UPEC, SES, and the benevolent
society. A rosary will be recited Friday at 8 p.m. at the Evans Funeral Chapel. with a Mass Saturday at 10 am at Sacred
Heart Church, with the Rev. Joseph Dyra officiating. Burial will be in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include a
son, Joe Victor Jr., of Atwater; two brothers and one sister in the Azores; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

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J Emarld Vincent;  Turlock —A funeral service was conducted Friday morning in Turlock for J. Emend Vincent, 72, who
died last Wednesday in a Turlock hospital after a long illness. Burial was in Lakewood Memorial Park near Empire.
Vincent was a native of Fullerton who moved to Patterson in 1918.  He was a resident here until he moved to Turlock in
1939. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the First Christian Church.  Survivors include his wife
Bertha of Turlock; two sons, Barry of Turlock and James Vincent of Prunedale; a: brother; a sister; Betty Brush of
Oakdale and three grandchildren.

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Charlotte Vroman Service Is Held; A funeral service was held last Saturday in Millbrae for Charlotte Vroman, 86, sister of
Mrs. Lucile Filippini of Patterson.  She also is survived by brothers Charles Filippini of Crows Landing, William Filippini
Newman; a sister, Lily Hornbostel of Sacramento; a son, Walter Vroman of Millbrae; and a daughter, Garland of
Sunnyvale.  An older sister, Florence He///y of Newman, preceded her in death about six months ago.

Wedge Oatho L 810917 np
Friday Funeral Is Slated for Oatho Wedge, 71; A funeral service is planned here Friday for Oatho L. Wedge, 71, who died
Tuesday at the Sacramento Medical Center following a brief illness. A native of Arkansas, he was a retired pump operator
who was employed for 11 years at the El Solyo Ranch. He had been a Patterson resident since 1945 when he moved here
from Wister, Oklahoma.  The funeral service will be held Friday at 1 p.m.. at the Evans Funeral Chapel; with the Rev.
William Moore officiating.  Interment will be in Patterson District Cemetery.  He was a member of the First Southern
Baptist Church here.  Survivors include his wife, Clara Wedge of Patterson; one son, Billy Wedge of Modesto; four
daughters, Wanda Greathouse of Ceres, Marcia Lampkin of Oklahoma, Nelma Van Winkle of Antioch, and Linda White
of New York; two brothers, Everett Wedge of Hevner, Oklahoma and Charles B. Wedge of Redwood City; one sister,
Bessie Fields of Sacramento; 16 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

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Body Identified as That of Noted Vocalist;  A man whose mutilated body was found nearly a year ago in Del Puerto
Canyon has been identified as a singer with the Coasters vocal group.  Nathaniel Wilson disappeared from Las Vegas
where he made his home and was appearing with the Coasters, in which he was lead bass vocalist.  Last May 11 motorist
discovered a body wrapped in a blanket some three miles up the canyon from Interstate 5. The arms and legs had been
removed, but death was though to have been from several guns shots in the head. Wilson, 46, was identified through
dental charts. The body was thought to have been dumped into a ravine several weeks before it was found.

Wright Richard C 810716 np
Service Held for Richard Wright; A former Patterson man who made his hone in Redwood City died July 7 after a two-
year fight with Leukemia. He was 36.  Services were held for Richard C. Wright, who moved from Patterson in 1960
when he was a sophomore in high school.  He worked for the Pacific gas and Electric Co., for 13 years after graduating
from Woodside High School in Redwood City.  He was a US Navy veteran who survived during the Vietnam war.
Survivors include his wife Cheryl; daughter Laurie, son Christopher, and brother William, all of Redwood City, and his
parents, Mr. And Mrs. Jack Wright of Patterson.