Patterson and Grayson Obituaries 1943, Page 4
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Machado Victor Sgt 430226 p7
Husband Is Killed In North Africa; Crows Landing, Feb. 24 -- Sergeant Victor Machado of Atwater, who was the husband of the former Lucille Oliveira, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel E. Oliveira, was "killed in action while on a routine flight somewhere in North Africa on February 4th." The news came last Wednesday in the form of a cable addressed to Mrs. Machado, who is employed in the Montgomery Ward store at Merced. She attend the local schools and was married in December, 1941. Her husband went overseas in May, 1942, and was stationed in England before going to Africa as a first gunner with the Air Corps.
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Mann Christopher E Jr 430820 p5
Soldier Son Killed In Plane Accident; Crows Landing, Aug. 18.—Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Mann, Route 1, Crows Landing, were notified last week that their son, Lieutenant Christopher E. Mann, Jr., 22, had been killed in an accident on July 22nd in Latin America. The message was conveyed in a telegram sent by the War Department, in which details of the accident were withheld and the form release stated information of the fatality would follow later. Lieutenant Mann visited with his family a month ago, and his parents received a letter from him three weeks ago from the Hawaiian Islands, en route to active duty.
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Martinez Federico 430521 p1
Heart Attack Fatal to Ranch Laborer; Federico Martinez, ranch laborer at the Juan Perez place at Westley, passed away suddenly Saturday morning, victim of a heart attack. A native of Mexico, he had resided here for the past nine years and had been in the state three years longer. He is survived by his father and a brother residing in the state of Sonora, Mexico. The remains are at the Evans Funeral chapel pending funeral arrangements.
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McCabe John 430910 p2
Brother of Gene McCabe Fatally Burned; An explosion on a new cabin cruiser he had just purchased cost the life of John McCabe, 38, of Oakland Sunday. The deceased was the brother of Mrs. Mable Foust and Highway Patrolman E. L. McCabe of Patterson. The mishap occurred at Sacramento Saturday afternoon. As nearly as could be reconstructed, the explosion was apparently due to an accumulation of gas from a leaky line in the bottom of the 30-foot boat. With Peter Carduff, a dock attendant, McCabe was engaged in trying out the craft and a backfire ignited the gas. Both men were engulfed in flames and apparently stunned by the shock, as neither made the obvious move of leaping overboard into the water instantly to quench their burning clothing. But McCabe did so after a moment, only to climb out again and struggle through the flames to reach some fire extinguishers, at the other end of the craft, incurring still more severe burns. Carduff climbed to the dock where bystanders put out his burning clothing. Both men were so severely injured, however, that they passed away, McCabe succumbing Sunday night. Born and raised in Modesto, the deceased was well-known here through frequent visits. He was refrigeration engineer for the Moore Shipyards at Oakland and a one-minute pause in work was staged at the huge plant in his memory. Funeral services were held at Oakland yesterday.
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McDonald Ellen 430924 p1
Westley Woman Passes Away; Mrs. Ellen McDonald passed away at her home in Westley Garden Home Tract Saturday, at the age of 63. A native of Georgia, she had resided there for two years. She was the mother of R. C. McDonald of Oklahoma, Mrs. Mattie Cox of Modesto, J. M. McDonald of Texas, and E. E., 0. M. and H. C. McDonald of Westley, and the sister of Mrs. Beulah Evans and Mrs. Ethel Redd of Texas. Funeral services were held at the Evans Funeral Chapel Tuesday afternoon with Vernon Posey conducting the rites. Interment in Del Puerto Cemetery followed.
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Medlin Lovie 430226 p6
Old-Time Resident Passed Away Friday; Crows Landing, Feb. 24. -- Miss Lovie Medlin, a pioneer resident of this district for some sixty years, passed away last Friday morning at Modesto at the home of her nephew, Kelly Medlin. with whose family she had been making her home in recent years. A native of Tennessee, she was 92 years old. Surviving her are her sister, Mrs. Mary Anderson of Los Banos; her brother, Bert Medlin of Crows Landing; and 34 nieces and nephews. Mrs. D. G. Medlin is her sister-in-law. Funeral rites were held at Modesto on Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. Samuel Post conducting the services
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Melton Carol 430730 p1
2-year Old Girl Electrocuted at Vernalis; Childish curiosity proved fatal to little two-year old Carol Melton of Vernalis Friday afternoon when she was electrocuted by live wires contacted in the pump house on the Emil Torrison ranch. Her father, Cecil Melton, had been repairing- the pump motor but had locked the door when he left to do other work. But the youngster found a hole in a wall through which she could crawl and the next that was known was when her mother, searching for her, found her by the motor. Mrs. Melton ran to her husband and Torrison, who were working in the field for help, and Torrison rushed the child to the San Joaquin General Hospital at French Camp where efforts to revive her were continued for two hours before being given up as hopeless.
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Mendes Joe S 430402 p1
Joe Mendes Passes Away At Newman; Joseph S. Mendes, Patterson dairyman for many years past until his removal to the Newman district a short time ago passed away Sunday morning. A native of the Azores, he was 70 years of age and had resided in California since 1904. Funeral services were held at Newman Wednesday with interment there. He is survived by his widow and one step-daughter, Belma Azevedo of Patterson.
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Menke Thomas A 430709 p1
Laborer Killed On Highway; Thomas Antone Menke, Crows Landing farm laborer, was almost instantly killed at midnight Sunday when he was struck by a car driven by James Darrell Jones of Dos Palos. Taken by Jones to the West Side Hospital, Menke was pronounced dead on arrival. Glaring headlights were blamed by Jones, 19 years old, driver of the car according to the story told to Highway Patrolman E. L. McCabe. The accident occurred on Highway 33, at a point a quarter of a mile south of Crows Landing and just past the junction with the old road to Newman. Jones' story was to the effect that Menke was walking along the road towards Crows Landing -- evidently retracing his steps -- as the car was headed south. Menke was facing traffic correctly, except that he was in the middle of the southbound lane. Lights of an approaching car prevented Jones from seeing Menke until he was almost on top of him. In the brief instant before the impact, Jones swerved sharply, but too late to avoid hitting the man. The right headlight struck Menke at the waist, shattering a watch that ceased ticking at 11:55, and throwing the man onto the hood of the car. A crushed left temple, fractures of both arms and both legs in several places, and many cuts and bruises probably brought death almost instantly. Jones was accompanied by Miss Verlie Griffin as he was returning to Dos Palos from a holiday trip officers stated. Menke, about 60 years old, was employed as a sack sewer by A. W. Kniebes and had been making his home temporarily at the L. C. Moorehead ranch. He had formerly made his home at Dos Palos. It is thought that Menke has a sister residing at Oakland and funeral arrangements were pending at the Davis Chapel as effort was being made to reach her.
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Morgan Ramond A 431029 p1
Death of Ray Morgan at Vallejo; Raymond A. Morgan, resident of this area since the early days of Patterson development thirty years ago, passed away suddenly at a Vallejo hospital Saturday, failing to survive the effects of a ruptured appendix, for which he underwent an operation the previous Sunday. The shock to his family was aggravated by the mishap of an unexplained delay in notifying them of his condition so that it was not until Friday that Mrs. Morgan reached his bedside. Morgan had been employed as a mechanic at the Mare Island Navy Yard for the past eighteen months. A native of Kansas, he was 42 years of age. His family moved here when he was a boy of 12 and with the exception of a short residence at Newman and his service at Mare Island, he has been here ever since. Beside his widow, he is survived by two children -- Sarah Louise and Raymond Darrow, two brothers, Cecil of Seattle and Lauren of Patterson, and one sister, Mrs. Rena Coover of Palo Funeral services were held at the Evans Funeral Chapel Tuesday afternoon with Patterson Lodge No. 488 F & A. M., in charge. Morgan was a past master of the local lodge and was also a member of the Scottish Rite. Interment In Del Puerto Cemetery followed. Six shopmates of Morgan from the Mare Island Navy Yard came down for the services to serve as honorary pallbearers.
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Neal Beatrice S 430806 p2
Young Mother Dies in Modesto Hospital; Mrs. Beatrice Sybil Neal, 26, passed away in a Modesto hospital on Thursday. A resident near Crows Landing, she came from her home in Pocatello, Idaho in 1931. She was the wife of J. R. Neal, mother of Steven Russell and George Markus, daughter of Mrs. Etta French of Modesto and sister of Viola Perine, Gladys Perine, and Clarence French of Modesto, Myrtle Adams of Riverbank, Alma Rawls of Portland, Earl French of Salt Lake City, and Frances Perine of Lakeview. Funeral services were held at ten o'clock on Monday morning in the Sovern Funeral Home, with interment in the Modesto Cemetery.
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O'Donnell Frank J 430129 p3
Funeral Services Held on Saturday Crows Landing, Jan. 27. Funeral services were held on Saturday morning for Frank J. O'Donnell of Crows Landing, who passed away last Wednesday in a Modesto hospital. Rev. Paul Hall conducted the grave side service in the Hills Ferry Cemetery. O'Donnell, passed away at the age of 68, after an illness of several months. He had made his home here for the past several years, being employed by Shell Oil Company at their Stimba Station west of town. He was retired two years ago, and for the past year and a half had made his home on the Elfers Ranch, now occupied by the Fred Beltran family.
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Ormer JD Van 430108 p1
J. D. Van Ormer, Pioneer Local Rancher, Passes; To this generation, Van Ormer is only the name of the Associated Oil pump station north of town. But the man for whom that was named was one of the pioneer grain farmers who handled portions of the big Patterson Ranch prior to its subdivision -- John D. Van Ormer who passed away at a Stockton hospital Wednesday at the age of 86. Van Ormer farmed in this area for over twenty years and was handling about 2000 acres of the Patterson Ranch at the time irrigation was installed. Residing on Del Puerto Creek just east of what is now the highway, his lands were in the north part of the ranch. He moved to the Tracy district about 1912. He was a bachelor and is survived by four sisters and a brother residing in the East.
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Osbum W H Judge 431029 p1
Father Passes; Judge W. H. Osbum of Atwater, 87, father of Mrs. W. H. Hurd of Paterson, passed away Sunday. Born in San Francisco in 1856, he had resided at Atwater for nearly 50 years past.
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Pearson Ingrid 430521 p1
Pioneer Settler Passes Away on Tuesday; Mrs. Ingrid Pearson pioneer resident of Patterson Colony passed away at her Sycamore Avenue home Tuesday, afternoon at the age of 76. A native of Sweden, she had resided here for 31 years. She is survived by one son, Arthur A. Pearson. and a step-daughter, Miss Edith Pearson, of Patterson, and a daughter Miss Emma Pearson of Huntington Park. Funeral Services will be held at Evans Funeral Chapel Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Elmer Sadler of Modesto officiating, followed by interment in Del Puerto Cemetery.
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Penland infant 431231 p2
Infant Passes; Funeral services were held at Merced last week for the week-old infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James Penland - the former Barbara Coffrin. Penland is stationed at the Merced Army Air Base and they are making their home in Merced.
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Pitzer Heln R 431029 p1
Passing of Mrs. James Pitzer at Modesto; Mrs. Helen Ruth Pitzer passed away at a Modesto hospital Monday morning, failing to survive following the birth of a daughter the previous day. A native of Montana, she was 30 years of age. She had resided here for the past 5 years, the family home being on Olive Avenue. Beside her husband, James Pitzer, she is survived by a son, James Lee, and the infant daughter; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dunn of San Francisco, and a sister, Mrs. Gertrude H. Buller of San Francisco. Services were held at the Evan Funeral Chapel Tuesday morning with Rev. C. R. Peterson of Stockton, former local pastor, officiating. Internment followed in the Turlock Cemetery.
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Puckett Effie 430514 p6
Westley Woman Passes Away; Funeral services were held at Modesto Saturday afternoon for Mrs. Effie Puckett of Westley who passed away at a hospital there on Thursday, following an illness of several months. A native of Indiana, she was 65 years of age and is survived by her husband Frances A. Puckett. and eight children -- Mrs. Elizabeth Jugelman of Nebraska, Mrs. Gladys Martin of Brea. Mrs. Ada Baker and Floyd Puckett of Modesto, Charles Puckett of Redwood City, Jay Puckett of Westley and Howard Puckett, now in Army service. Rev. Arthur H. Wallace officiated at the services and interment in a Modesto cemetery followed.
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Puls Harold L 430806 p1
Brother of Local Man Dies in Air Crash; Ensign Harold L. Puls, brother of Floyd Puls of Patterson, was killed in a Navy plane crash at a Georgia field recently. Funeral services were held at Hanford Monday, where Mr. and Mrs Puls and family were spending their vacation at the time.
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May 2008
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