Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA Submitted by Gale Stroud and Burta Herger 26 Aug 2007 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. Benitez, Manuel Jose 08/30/2006, p 5 Manuel Jose Benitez Aug. 1, 1985 � Aug. 27, 2006 A memorial service will be Saturday for Manuel Jose Benitez of Newman, who died Sunday at Memorial Medical Center in Modesto. Mr. Benitez, 21, was born in Modesto and raised in Patterson and had lived in Newman five years. He graduated from John B. Allard Community School in Turlock and attended Modesto Junior College. He also attended Insurance School of the Central Valley in Modesto. He enjoyed rebuilding and racing sports cars. He was a Jehovah's Witness. Mr. Benitez is survived by his parents, Rosy and Manuel Benitez of Newman; sister, Judith Benitez of Newman; and grandparents, Rosario and Rogelio Benitez and Maria Vizcaino, all of Patterson. Saturday's memorial service will begin at 6 p.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, 270 Weber Ave., in Patterson. Visitation will be observed from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Allen Mortuary, 247 N. Broadway, in Turlock.