Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA, Obituaries Submitted by Gale Stroud and Burta Herger 22 Jul 2012 This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. Patterson Irrigator, 05/28/2011 np Frank Chavez October 8, 1940 April 27, 2011 Services were Monday, May 2, for former Patterson resident Frank Chavez, 70, of Ceres, who died April 27 at Memorial Medical Center in Modesto. Mr. Chavez was a native of Madera and had lived in Ceres six years. He had previously lived in Patterson for 19 years. He worked 30 years as a groundskeeper for Del Puerto Hospital and Turlock Memorial Park and was a member of the New Life Temple of Turlock. Mr. Chavez is survived by his wife, Faye Chavez of Ceres; sons, Frank Chavez Jr. and Amador Chavez, both of Ceres; daughters, Dolores Fagundes of Ceres and Frances Mendoza of Modesto; brothers, Joe Chavez and Rick Chavez, both of Turlock, Henry Chavez of Delhi, Bobby Chavez of Texas and Manuel Chavez of Grayson; sisters, Linda Mora of Patterson and Rachel Davis of Livermore; eight grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a grandson. Arrangements were handled by Hillview Funeral Chapel of Patterson, 450 W. Las Palmas Ave. Burial was in Patterson District Cemetery.