Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA, Obituaries 

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Patterson Irrigator, 05/12/2011, p 11

Robert A. Arambel 
March 14, 1925    April 16, 2011
 
Former Patterson resident Robert A. Arambel, 86, died April 16 at his home in Washington state, 
where he was under hospice and family care after a short illness. At his request, no services are planned.
Mr. Arambel was born in Canoga Park to Carid Paul and Edna (Meadows) Arambel. Mr. Arambel moved 
from Southern California as a child and attended local schools, graduating from Patterson Union High 
School in 1942. He married his high school sweetheart Geraldine, known as “Jerry,” in 1943. Mr. Arambel 
farmed in the Patterson area and was very active in the community.
In 1967, the couple moved to Pasco, Wash., where he bought farmland, was active in forming the CBC 
Foundation and sold commercial real estate until he retired in 2004. He also enjoyed snow skiing, tennis 
and golf.
Mr. Arambel is survived by his daughters , Janet Austin, and her husband, Paul, Nancy Stell, and her husband, 
Eric, and Claudia Vinti, and her husband, Gary; brother, Harold Arambel, and his wife, Laura, of Westley; 
sister, Carol Halseth, and her husband, Emerald; five grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and many 
nieces and nephews.
Life Tributes Cremation Center will handle arrangements. A guest book may be signed at 
www.lifetributescenter.com.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mr. Arambel’s name may be made sent to Hospice at the Chaplaincy, 
2108 W. Entiat Ave., Kennewick, WA 99336; or to a local cancer organization.