Patterson Cemetery District Obits listing for 2007 Submitted by Gale Stroud 11 Aug 2009 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, 08/18/2007, p 11 Paul J. Bernard Dec. 28, 1922 � Aug. 13, 2007 A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated today for Paul J. Bernard of Crows Landing, who died Monday in a tractor accident. Mr. Bernard, 84, was a native of Downey and lived in Crows Landing 37 years. He previously lived in Chino. He was a self‑employed farmer for 70 years and a parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Patterson. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Bernard is survived by his wife of 47 years, Margaret R. Bernard of Crows Landing; son, John Bernard, and his wife, Katie, of Patterson; daughter, Paula de Boer, and her husband, John, of Alameda; brothers, Henry Bernard of Atascadero and Joe Bernard of Hesperia; four grandchildren; and four great‑grandchildren. Today�s Mass will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 529 I St., in Patterson. Burial will follow in Patterson District Cemetery, 10800 Highway 33, in Patterson. Visitation will be observed at 8:30 a.m. today at Hillview Funeral Chapel, 450 W. Las Palmas Ave., in Patterson. Memorial contributions in Mr. Bernard�s name may be sent to Father Connors Endowment Trust Fund, P.O. Box 1174, Patterson 95363. Hillview Funeral Chapel in Patterson is handling arrangements.