Patterson and Grayson Obituaries 1943, Page 6
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Stormas Leon 431119 p1
Husband of Local Girl Dies in Action; "Killed in action in European Theatre."; That was the grim message received Monday by Mrs. Leon Storms, the former Kathryn Hiatt, telling of the death of her husband, Lt. Leon Storms, bombardier in the Army Air Forces. No details were given. Their wedding last May was a real Army romance, resulting from a meeting while the bride was serving with the WAACS in the East. She has since resigned and is now residing with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Hiatt.
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Stout Lester 430514 p5
Pilot Killed When Plane Hits Wires; A mishap that cost the life of a Navy pilot occurred Monday morning when Ensign Lester Stout 21, of Edinburg, Texas, struck the Hetch Hetchy power line east of Vernalis and crashed into a slough adjacent to the San Joaquin River near the Old Fishermen's Club. Rescue crews worker several hours before they could reach the plane and extricate the body of the pilot.
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Taylor Muriel 431112 p1
Passes Away at Oakland; Mrs. Howard V. Taylor of Oakland, the former Muriel Rabbiosi, passed away at that city Wednesday following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held there at East Lawn Chapel this morning. The deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Rabbiosi of Patterson and is survived by her husband and four small children -- Howard, Jr., Paricia, Doris and Robert. Four sisters -- Vera, Annabelle, Evelyn and Nancy of Patterson also survive her, as well as four brothers -- Clare of Oakland, Ernest of Los Angeles, Kenneth of Modesto and Leland of Patterson. The deceased was 32 years of age. A native of Santa Cruz, she came here at the age of six and resided here until she went to Oakland ten years ago.
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Thomburg Larmott E 431029 p4
Funeral Services For Father Monday; Crows Landing, Oct. 27. — Many Crows Landing friends of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Crow were in Modesto on Monday morning to attend funeral services for the latter's father, Lamott Erwin Thomburg, who passed away at his home in Modesto on October 22nd. A native of Iowa and 85 years of age, he is survived by his wife, Hannah M. Thornburg of Modesto; two daughters, Mrs. Iva Howell of Modesto and Mrs. Ada Crow of Crows Landing; three sons, Delwin C. and Ray H. Thornburg of Turlock, and Glenn E. Thornburg of Denair; a brother, W. J. Thornburg of El Centro.
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Thorson Robert W 430212 p1
Local Man in Fatal Crash; R. W. Thorson Dies Following Mishap At Lathrop; Hurled 72 feet when his motorcycle was struck by a car at an intersection, Robert Westley Thorson, 41, of Patterson was fatally injured Tuesday night at the Army base at Lathrop, where he was on duty as a member of the civilian motorcycle police. Thorson was pursuing a speeder in a jeep when the car suddenly appeared at a cross road to him. His machine was thrown 50 feet by the impact. His injuries proved so severe that he passed away just before noon on Wednesday. The family resides on South Third Street, comprising his wife, Alyce; and a daughter, Fern. A son, Vernon, enlisted in the Navy last October and is on duty at Norman, Oklahoma. August Thorson of Patterson was an uncle of the deceased. He is also survived by his father, residing at Fargo, North Dakota, and two sisters -- Miss Eunice Thorson of Fargo and Mrs. Ruth Piepho of Albert Lee, Minnesota.
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Thorson Robert W 430219 p2
Funeral Monday for Victim of Lathrop Crash; Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Robert W. Thorson, who was fatally injured, Tuesday night of last week. On duty as a civilian motorcycle officer at the Lathrop Army Base, he was struck by a car at an intersection while pursuing a speeder, receiving injuries which caused his death the following noon. Services were held at the Evans Funeral Chapel with Rev. W. J. Venable in charge, followed by interment in Del Puerto Cemetery. Services were delayed pending, the arrival of a son, Venon, in Naval service in Oklahoma. About fifty members of the police guard from the Lathrop Base attended the services in uniform and took part in the last rites at the grave side.
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Tienken Emil H 430611 p1
Sudden Death of E. H. Tienken at Modesto; Funeral services were held at Modesto Tuesday afternoon for Emil H. Tienken, former Patterson banker, who passed away there very suddenly Saturday afternoon as the result of a heart attack. The Masonic ritual was read by Patterson Lodge, F. & A. M., of which he was a member. Tienken came to Patterson in 1920 as the first cashier of the newly organized Commercial Bank, remaining here five years. Although his stay was comparatively short, he was extremely active in leadership of community affairs, being president of the Patterson Chamber of Commerce for several terms. On his departure from Patterson, he engaged in other activities for a year and then returned to the banking business when he assumed the position of trust officer of the Modesto Bank, a postion which he held with its successor, the Anglo-California Bank, until his death. He is survived by his widow, two brothers and a sister.
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Tucker Homer C Ms 430108 p2
Passing of Mrs. Homer Tucker Monday Evening; Crows Landing, Jan. 6. -- Following several long weeks of illness, Mrs. H. C. Tucker, for nearly a half century a resident of Crows Landing, passed away at her home here on Monday evening. Funeral rites were conducted yesterday afternoon in the Davis Chapel, at Newman, with Rev. Paul Hall, pastor of the Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment was made in the Hills Ferry Masonic Cemetery. Acting as pall bearers were Fred Truman, O. S. Ball, Ralph Crow, Cark Parlier, George W. Fink, and Mervyn Crow. She is survived by her husband and by two sisters and a brother. They are Mrs. L. W. Fulkerth of Modesto, and Mrs. Mollie McGinnes and William F. Morton of San Francisco. Mrs. Tucker was a native of Modesto, born there 72 years ago. She graduated from the Modesto schools and it was in that city that she was married 49 years ago. Following the marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Tucker made their home on the large grain ranch west of here that was sold to Mrs. Ruth Dihel. A home was built on the Crows Landing Modesto highway, where they have resided for the past 19 years. Mrs. Tucker was a charter member of the Woman's Improvement Club and had been active in community and social affairs until her illness.
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Vielhaber VC MD 430226 p1
Passing of Dr. V. C. Vielhaber at St. Louis; Word was received yesterday by local relatives of the passing of Dr. V. C. Vielhaber at St. Louis, Missouri, yesterday morning. Stricken ill last month, little hope for his recovery was held from the first but he did rally sufficiently to be taken East to his family home at St. Louis by Mrs. Vielhaber. Taken to a hospital there, his condition grew worse until the end yesterday. He is survived by his widow, a recent bride, and by his father and mother, two brothers and a sister. Mrs. Vielhaber is a sister of Mrs. Charles Correia and Mrs. Clifford Jepson.
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Wafford Mary E 431231 p2
Passes Away While on Visit; Funeral services were held Thursday of last week for Mrs. Mary E. Wafford, who passed away at a Modesto hospital following an extended illness. She had been here but three weeks, coming here to stay with a daughter, Mrs. Lois Wardlow of Sperry Avenue. She was 44 years of age and a native of Missouri. Services were held at the Davis Funeral Chapel with Rev. H. C. Vancil officiating, followed by interment in Del Puerto Cemetery.
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Wallis Stanton Mrs 431224 p1
C. L. Woman Killed; Husband Near Death; Crows Landing, Dec. 23. — Mrs. Stanton Wallis was almost instantly killed and her husband was seriously injured shortly before noon Tuesday when their car crashed into a school bus four miles north of Willows during a heavy fog. The couple's six-months-old baby, Janet, was unhurt. According to meager details reaching here, none of the twenty or more children riding in the bus was hurt. Wallis is reported as suffering from severe head and chest injuries. The tragedy occurred in the midst of a holiday trip, the family having planned to spend the holidays visiting with Mrs. Wallis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Barr of Ono, and with Stanton's mother, Mrs. James Buck of Anderson. Both towns are located near Redding.
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Wash Thomas H 430219 p2
T. H. Wash, Long-time Local Resident, Passes; Funeral services were held at Turlock Monday afternoon for Thomas Henry Wash, long-time Patterson resident, who passed away at his home near Turlock Thursday of last week. A native of Texas, he was 74 years of age. He came to Patterson about 1913 and resided here until 1931 when he went to New Mexico for two years, returning to make his home at Turlock. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Rosa Wash, and two daughters, Mrs. Pansy Millard of Patterson and Mrs. Nova Rude of Turlock. He is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Eddie Sterling of Lubbock, Texas, and two brothers, William of Lubbock, and N. R. H. Walsh of Greenfield, Tennessee.
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Wellemeyer Ernst E 430305 p1
Heart Attack Fatal to E. E. Wellemeyer; High School Head Dies At Basketball Game Friday; Stricken by a heart attack during the last quarter of the Tracy vs. Patterson basketball game at the high school gymnasium Friday night, Principal Ernst E. Wellemeyer passed away a few moments later. Shocked by the tragic event, players and crowd adjourned without completing the game. Wellemeyer had been far from well, but there was no warning of the heart disorder and he appeared in good health that evening. Occupying the customary seat in the rooters' section with his family that he had had for so many years past, he got up to take care of a minor disorder in the grandstand on the north or opposite side of the gym. Starting back, he was seen to suddenly sit down and then collapse. First-aid measures were administered but were of no avail as death had been almost instantaneous. Long Career Here -- Death came as he possibly would have wished it -- in the midst of the conflict of the sport that he loved so well. First as a player and then as a coach, football and basketball were his hobbies and he could relate lineups, scores and outstanding plays of all important games of the nineteen years that he had served with the school. Born in Iowa in 1882, the deceased was 61 years of age. The son of a Methodist minister and one of a family of nine, he spent his boyhood in various Illinois and Iowa towns, playing on a state championship football team in high school. He attended the University of Chicago, continuing on to earn his master's degree there, and also qualifying for membership in Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship Honor Society. He taught at various schools in the Southwest and had been superintendent of schools at Douglas, Arizona, previous to coming to California. He was appointed to handle mathematics and science classes in Patterson High and later coached the basketball and football teams for a number of years. Named Principal -- By a grim coincidence, just seven years ago to the day from Wellemeyer's death, Principal E. P Halley was the victim of a heart attack on February 26, 1936, and Wellemeyer was appointed to the vacancy -- a position which he held at his death. In the past few years, growth of the school has impelled an extensive improvement schedule to which he devoted much planning and energy, and the new auditorium was his particular pride. It provided an impressive setting for another of his hobbies -- the annual Christmas Pageant, which has been developed into a West Side institution. Funeral Services -- Beside his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Ruth and Jane, and by two brothers and two sisters: J. F. Wellemeyer, principal of the Kansas City, Kansas, high schools; Arthur Wellemeyer of Klemme Iowa; Mrs. Clarence Melcher of Charles City, Iowa, and Mrs. Robert Merten of Guthrie, Oklahoma. Funeral services were held at the Federated Church Monday afternoon with Rev. Maurice B. Cheek officiating. Dr. G. A. Werner of the College of the Pacific took part in the services, as did Rev. F. M. Toothacker of Oakland, both being personal friends of the deceased. Stores were closed during the hour of the services. Interment followed in Del Puerto Cemetery.
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Westlund John 430702 p2
John Westlund, Former Resident, Dies at Madera; John Westlund, former local resident, passed away at Madera Friday at the age of 71. He was the father of Mrs. Norman Thorkelson of Patterson; of Lt. John Westlund, who left for overseas service with the Army Air Force two weeks ago, and of Wilfred Westlund of Fresno. Funeral services will be held from the Evans Funeral Chapel this morning at 10 o'clock, with Rev. E. I. Mattson in charge, followed by interment in Del Puerto Cemetery
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Wiese Charles 430521 p1
Wiese Funeral to Be Held This Afternoon; Funeral services for Flight Officer Charles Wiese, fatally injured in a plane crash at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Wednesday of last week, will be held this Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Federated Church. The remains, accompanied by a fellow officer from the field, arrived from the East Wednesday night. The American Legion Post is in charge of arrangements for the funeral and military honors will be paid the deceased. Rev M. B. Cheek will officiate and interment in the Modesto Cemetery will follow with a firing squad from Merced Air Base participating in the ceremony.
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Wiese Charles L 430514 p1
Air Crash Fatal to Charles Wiese; Flight Officer Dies Of Injuries At Fort Bragg, N. C.; Patterson's ever mounting roll of service casualties added a sixth gold star Wednesday as Flight Officer Charles L. Wiese was fatally injured in an air crash at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. First word received by his parent Mr. and Mrs. Louis P Wiese, that evening, reported that he was badly injured, incurring a skull fracture and internal injuries. Yesterday morning a second telegram conveyed the news of his passing a few hours after the crash. The remains are being shipped to Patterson for funeral services with the date to be set later. Was Glider Pilot -- The deceased officer was engaged in the hazardous pursuit of glider pilot, having entered that branch of the service in January, 1942. He had been serving at a Nebraska field and made a short visit here a few weeks ago as he accompanied a group making a round trip in a transport plane. He was transferred to Ft. Bragg last week. Wiese was 20 years of age and was a native of Minnesota. Beside his parents, he is survived by three sisters --Mrs. Marion Gustafson of Olivia, Minnesota, and Mrs. George Kvech and Miss Marjorie Wiese of Patterson; and one brother, Sgt. Harold Wiese in training with a commando unit in Massachusetts. He had resided here since 1938. He was a member of the Patterson 20-30 Club.
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May 2008
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