Patterson and Grayson Obituaries 2000, Page 4
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Haskell Marie L 000803 p10
Marie L. Haskell, 98; Services were held Monday in Stockton for Marie L. Haskell, who died there on July 27. She was 98. She was born Sept. 24, 1901, in Browns Flat, Tuolumne County. She was a descendant of the pioneer Pedro family who came around the Horn during the Gold Rush. The men in the family became hardrock miners. A frequent visitor to Patterson, she belonged to the San Joaquin County Employees Association and was a long-time member of the Patterson Garden Club. She is survived by her daughters, Beverly Hammon of Patterson and Betty Gallo of Stockton, grandchildren Janelle Marie McGuire of Patterson and Bret Haskell Hammon of Morgan Hill, and five great- grandchildren.
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Haston Robbie L 000801 p3
Robbie L. Haston, 84; A service will be held this morning (Tuesday) in Modesto for Robbie L. Haston. The Modesto woman died last Thursday at San Lois Convalescent Hospital in Newman. She was 84. She was a native of Cloud-croft, N.M., and had lived in Modesto for 58 years, last employed as a cook for the Stanislaus County Juvenile Hall. She attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Modesto and was a past president of its Relief Society. The service will be held at the church on Orangeburg Avenue, beginning at I0 am. Burial in Lakewood Memorial Park near Hughson will follow. Hillview Funeral Chapel in Patterson is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include two daughters, Carol Roper of Crows Landing and Connie Morris of Modesto, as well as five grandchildren and five great- grandchildren Remembrances should be sent to Alzheimer's disease, 416 Downey Ave., Modesto, Calif. 95354.
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Hefner George L 000118 p3
George Lee Hefner, 65; A service will be held here Friday for 25-year Patterson resident George Lee Hefner. He died Sunday at his local home. He was 65. A native of Magman, Okla., he was a salesman who last worked for Parker- Hannifinn. He was a member cf the Sanctuary of Faith Church in Turlock. The service will he held Friday at 2 p.m. at Hillview Funeral Chapel. Burial will be private. Visitation at the chapel will be Thursday from 5-8 p.m. Survivors include his wife, Mary Louise Hefner of Patterson; four daughters. Lori Ratto of Manteca, Pam Huckaby and Molly Hefner, both of Patterson, and Tina Lewis of Pleasanton; five grandchildren; his mother, Cecil Emma Stooksberry of Turlock; a sister, Joretta Hough of South Shore Lake Tahoe; and a half-brother, Lee Hefner of Hawaii.
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Heitman Marian 000502 p2
Marian Heitman, 84; Word has been received here of the death of former Pattersonite Marian Heitman. She died April 3 at Plymouth Place Retirement Community in La Grange Park, Ill., where she had been living since December. She was 84. Born in 1915 in Jamaica to Quaker missionaries Wendell and Faye Farr, she grew up in Wilmington, Ohio and was a graduate of Westtown Friends Boarding School, as well as Wilmington College and the University of Illinois Library School. She married Richard Heitman in 1938, and after living several years in Sioux City, Iowa, where three daughters were born, the family moved to Patterson where the fourth Heitman daughter was born. In addition to Patterson they also lived in Pleasanton where she worked as a school librarian. She and her late husband spent their retirement years in Kailua, Hawaii, with brief stints in Indonesia and the Philippines. She was active in church musical groups, square dance clubs and community organizations. She enjoyed all types of needlework, sewing, and quilting reading and traveling. A memorial service was held at Grace Lutheran Church in La Grange on April 9. Survivors include three daughters, Joan Geuss of Nyon, Switzerland, Jill Miller of Pleasanton and Janet Kings of La Grange, Ill.; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Elizabeth Stanfield of Wilmington. She was preceded in death by her husband and a daughter, Judy Speer.
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Hernandez Antonio G 000912 p3
Antonio Garay Hemandez, 95; A Mass will be held here Wednesday for longtime Patterson resident Antonio Garay Hernandez. He died last Friday at the Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was 95. A native of San Juan Bautista Chih, Mexico, he had lived here 53 years, then from 1995-98 in Turlock. He retired after working for the Southern Pacific Railroad and Manuel Trinta Farms. He moved to Patterson in 1947 after living in Mendota for three years while he worked for the SP. He then worked on several local farms before being employed for many years by Manuel Trinta. A vigil will be held today (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, while a Mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 am. Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow. Eaton Family Funeral & Cremation Service of Modesto is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Juana L. Hernandez of Patterson; a son, Jesse Hernandez of Modesto; four daughters, Vera Simmons of Patterson, Paula Perez of Mammoth, Ariz., Ermilia Segura of Lathrop, and Solia Alderete of Fresno; 18 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and one great great- grandchild. He was preceded in death by a son, Demetrio L. Hemandez.
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Hernandez Hector 000201 p10
Hector Hernandez, 17; Burial in Patterson District Cemetery is scheduled for 2 p.m. today, Tuesday, for 17 year-old Hector Hernandez He died last Thursday at St. Joseph s Medical Center in Stockton following a long illness Born in Patterson he was a member of Jehovah s Witnesses in Newman and a student at Turlock High School. He had lived in Newman the past two years. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Kingdom Hall in Newman. Whitehurst, Norton & Dias Chapel in Turlock is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include his parents, Hector Hernandez of Patterson and Jovjta Williams of Newman; a brother, Ismael Hernandez of Patterson; three sisters, Suzanne Hernandez ana Jessica Hernandez, both of Fresno, and Ashley Williams of Newman; and his grandparents Guadalupe and Enriqueta Hernandez of Texas and Jesus Ramirez of Patterson.
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Herrera Crecencio A 000208 p3
Crecencio A Herrera, 84; A minister of the Apostolic Assembly for 47 years died last Thursday. Crecencio A. Herrera died at Doctors Medical Center in Modesto. He was 84. He had lived in the Patterson area the last 15 years, and served on the ministerial staff at the Apostolic Assembly of Grayson for all of that time. Prior to that he was pastor of the Apostolic Assembly of Tracy for 13 years when he resided in that city. He was a native of Mexico. A service will be held today (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. at the Apostolic Assembly Church of Central Modesto, located at 2027 Tulsa. Buial Wednesday will be in Patterson District Cemetery. Cunningham s Affordable Burial and Cremation Centers is handling the arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Margarita, of Grayson; daughters Betsy Mojica of Modesto and Dina Alcaraz of Grayson; and four grandchildren.
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Homen Ramona H 000831 p7
Ramona H. Homen, 39; A memorial service will he held here Sunday for Ramona H. Homen, a IO-year Patterson resident who died last Sunday. She was 39. The service will be held at New Hope Church of the Nazarene on East Last Palmas Avenue, beginning at 2 p.m. She was a 1979 graduate of Hayward High School and was a self-employed cosmetologist for 21 years. She had many friends and will be remembered as a very giving person with a great sense of humor. She had a passion for taking care of others and enjoyed her cats. A service was held Wednesday at Machado's Hillside Chapel in Hayward. Burial was in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, also in Hayward. Survivors include her husband, Michael Homen of Patterson; a son, Michael D. Homen of Newark; four daughters, Michelle Uhl, Laura Uhl and Michael Homen of Patterson and Marisa Homen of Newark; two brothers, Steven and Bobby Koperski of Florida; a sister Wanda Thompson of Livermore; stepfather Dolan Lannan of Washington; and grandfather Henry Silva of Hayward.
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Humbert Ollie E 000810 p5
Ollie Emma Humbert, 87; A graveside service will be held today (Thursday) for longtime Patterson resident Ollie Emma Humbert. She died Monday at the Merced Living Care Center in Merced. She was 87. A native of Carney, Nebr., she had lived in Patterson for 62 years, retiring from Patterson Frozen Foods after working for 15 years as a bookkeeper. The service will be held today at 2 p.m. at Patterson District Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 am. to noon at Hillview Funeral Chapel. Survivors include her husband, Ives Humbert of Patterson; a son, Dale E. Humbert of LeGrand; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; a brother, Edward "Buddy" Howe of Sacramento; and five sisters, Edna Howe, Eleanor Freeze and Mildred Kuebler, all of Nebraska; Lucile Stevenson of Atwater, and Lois lane Jerome of Iowa. Remembrances should be sent to Medic Alert Fund, P0 Box 1009 Turlock, Calif. 95381-1009.
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Hunt Glady B 000509 p4
Glady Bible Hunt, 84; A 12 year resident of Patterson, Glady Biebel Hunt, died last Thursday at Memorial Medical Center in Modesto. She was 84 She was a homemaker and a retired bookkeeper for Standard Oil, for whom she worked 20 years. Here in Patterson she became known to many as the woman with the little dog in the basket. She was born in Seattle, Wash. and served 18 months in the U.S. Army WACS during World War II. She was discharged in 1945 as a typist clerk with a corporal rating, earning the Medal of Victory. Good Conduct Medal, and American Campaign Medal. She then took position with Standard Oil writing a book on the history of the giant company. After working at house cleaning and taking in laundry, she saved to move to Patterson in 1989, buying a mobile home here in Las Palmas Estates. She also worked here before finally retiring. She many times brought her little dog with her on trips downtown. She also enjoyed making peanut brittle, which she both sold and gave away, and developed many friends here. Life wasn't always as pleasant. She celebrated 26 years of sobriety this year, and 25 years ago authored and marketed a small book telling of her recovery and other thoughts. Eaton Family Funeral Cremation Service of Modesto is in charge of the arrangements. Private internment is planned. Survivors include a sister Dorothy Truckey of Tacoma Wash., and caregiver Florence Stewart of Patterson.
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Jasper Lee C 000905 p3
Lee C. Jasper, 85; Longtime Crows Landing farmer, Lee C. Jasper died Saturday at his home. He was 85. A native of Whitrow, Wash., he was well known in this area where he had made his home for 52 years. When he came here in 1948 he went into the poultry business with the late Romain Stewart. They continued the poultry operation until 1970, than continued in partnership in almonds and walnuts. He also was involved in land development in the Modesto area. A number of years ago he served on the Stanislaus County Planning Commission and on the Newman-Crows Landing school board. He was a charter member of the Newman Rotary Club. He was named the Pacific Egg and Poultry Association s man of the year and was a past president of the organization. He was named grand marshal of the Newman Fall Festival parade in 1999. An avid golfer he belonged to the Del Rio Golf and Country Club in Modesto and the Turlock Golf and Country Club. He also was active in Modesto's SOS Club, the Olympic Club of San Francisco, the Elks Club of Modesto, and the 50-Plus Club in Newman. A catered celebration of life service will be held Wednesday from 1- 3 p.m. at the Louie Newman Hall in Newman. Burial in Hills Ferry Cemetery will be private. Survivors include his wife, Christine Jasper of Crows Landing; two sons, Jim of Newman and Bob Jasper of Santa Rosa; a daughter, Julie Estes of Fort Bragg; stepchildren Rick Jasper and Perry Jasper, both of Montana; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; and a brother, Leland Jasper of Spokane. Wash. Remembrances should be sent to the Lee Jasper Agriculture Scholarship, in care of Sanwa Bank. Hillview Funeral Chapel in Newman is in charge of the arrangements.
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Jimenez Angel M 000829 p3
Angel Monique Jimenez, Infant; A memorial service will be held here today (Tuesday) for Angel Monique Jimenez, the infant daughter of a Patterson couple. The service will be held at 5 p.m. at Hillview Funeral Chapel. Survivors include her parents, Monique Gonzalez and Robert A. Jimenez; two brothers, Andrew and Gabrial Jimenez, both of Patterson; grandparents Robert and Paula Jimenez of Los Banos, and Denise Saenz, Jose Gonzalez and Katie Santellano, all of San Jose; and great-grandparents Robert and Esperanza Jimenez of Patterson, Susie Reeves of Los Banos, and Adan Gonzalez of San Jose. Remembrances may be made to the Shriners Children's Hospital, 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, Calif. 95817.
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Keeler Mary A 000919 p5
Mary Ann Keeler, 84; Final rites will be held here today (Tuesday) for a longtime teacher who was a native of Gustine. Mary Ann Keeler, 84, died last Thursday at her home in Antelope. She had lived in that community for the past six months after moving from San Jose. Born in Gustine, she graduated from Orestimba High School in Newman in the class of 1933. She then graduated from Modesto Junior College in 1935 and the University of California at Berkeley in 1937. A year later she earned a degree from the University of Mexico in Mexico City. She taught Spanish in the Cambrian School District in the San Jose area for 22 years before she retired. A vigil was held Monday evening at Hillview Funeral Chapel in Patterson. A Mass will be celebrated Tuesday at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church, with burial in the Santa Clara Mission Cemetery scheduled for 2 pm Tuesday. Survivors include a son, James Edward Keeler of Chico; three daughters, Andrea Louise Geiger of Santa Rosa, Cristina Lyn Hursh of Henderson, Nev., and Martha Ann Keeler of Aptos; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; a brother, Ed (Armond) Cabral of Crows Landing; and two sisters, Aileen A. Cabral of Crows Landing and Louise McNatt of Auburn. She was preceded in death by her husband Gilbert A. Keelerin 1981. Remembrances should be sent to Sutter Hospice/Roseville, 1 Medical Plaza, Roseville, Calif. 95661.
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Kemp Harry E 000418 p11
Harry Edward Kemp, 83; A graveside service was held here Monday morning for long time Patterson resident Harry Edward Kemp. He died last Thursday at Memorial Hospital in Modesto. He was 83. He had lived here 45 years before moving to Modesto several years ago. The native of Wayne, Nebr. worked as office manager for the Westley Warehouse for some 25 years. Survivors include two daughters, Carol Kemp of Waterford and Sina Leatha of Antioch; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild; and a sister, Kathryn Kemp of Stockton. Hillview Funeral Chapel was in charge of the arrangements. Remembrances should be sent to the American Cancer Society, North Valley Region 31, 1765 Challenge Way, 115, Sacramento, Calif. 95815-5000.
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Kilingenbeck Elizabeth D 000411 p10
Elizabeth D. Klingenbeck, 75; Final rites were held here late last week for former resident Elizabeth Dolorine Klingenbeck. She died April 4 at Doctors Medical Center in Modesto. She was 75. A native of New York, N.Y., she had lived in Stanislaus County the past 15 years and had been employed as a retail clerk at Macy's. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church here. A vigil service was held Thursday evening at Hillview Funeral Chapel. A Mass was celebrated Friday morning at Sacred Heart. Burial was in Patterson District Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Mike of Patterson and John Klingenbeck of Pennsylvania; five grandchildren; and a brother, Dennis Deegan of New York, NY.
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Lamatina Daniel 000620 p12
One Killed in Canyon Wreck; A man was killed in Del Puerto Canyon last week while driving a water tanker with an 8- year old passenger. Daniel Lamatina, 40, was hauling spring water, and driving east on Del Puerto Canyon Road, about seven miles up, at an unknown speed. Larnatina, a Madera resident, entered a right turn at an unsafe speed, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol. The water in both tanks then shifted. To compensate, the driver turned the tanker sharply to the left, at which point the water shifted again. The weight caused the right side of the vehicle to be overloaded, and it began to skid. The right side tires of the tractor went onto the south side shoulder of the road. Lamatina then turned sharply to the left, but the vehicle slid off the road and around to the right of the tractor. The rear trailer and dolly came loose and crashed down an embankment, coming to rest in the riverbed. The tractor and front trailer stopped with the tractor blocking the shoulder and the trailer lodged against a large boulder, preventing it from also falling down the embankment During the accident, the cab was crushed on the front and driver s side. Though the driver was utilizing safety equipment he. was killed. The passenger, a young girl, was asleep in the berth of the tractor, and received minor injuries. She was taken by Mediflight to Memorial Hospital in Modesto. The case is still under investigation, said CHP Officer John Brugger.
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