Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA 

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Bertolosso Bert 310206 p1
Youth Dies in Crash in Fog; Bert Bertolosso Killed In Accident Near Gustine; Traveling in a dense fog early Sunday
morning, two cars locked wheels as they met between Newman and Gustine and Bert Bertolosso was fatally injured.
Seven people in the cars were all more or less hurt, but none seem to be seriously injured. Bertolosso had attended a
Patterson dance with a young lady from Gustine, Miss Margaret Stamper, and had taken her home after the dance.  On his
way north again, accompanied by another Patterson boy, Verdayne Williams, he met a southbound car driven by Paul
Sweiger of Gustine, who had Joe Oliveira, Gordon Becker and Wayne Giltner on his car. According to the officers who
were among the first on the scene, tire marks indicate that both drivers were too near the center, so when they came
together the wheels did not clear.  The cars were whirled around and upset, the Bertolosso machine being badly wrecked,
and the other damaged. An inquest was held by Merced county officials at Gustine and a verdict of accidental death
rendered.
Was Fine Youth; News of the tragedy was received with deep regret by the community, as Bert had been popular with all
who knew him. A native of Italy, he came to Patterson when a small boy, about fifteen years ago, and had grown up here.
He graduated with the classl of 1928 at Patterson high school, and has since been affiliated with his father, John
Bertolosso, Sr., in the wholesale produce business. Conscientious, hard-working and always cheerful, the deceased youth
was held in high esteem by all, and his death is a regrettable addition to the all-too-many casualties among the young
people of the community in the past few years. He was just past his twentieth birthday at the time of his death, and beside
the parents, is survived by two sisters, Mrs DeVere Williams and Laura, and one brother, John Jr.
Funeral Wednesday; Rosary services wee conducted Tuesday evening at the Davis & Evans chapel followed by services
at Sacred Heart church Wednesday morning with Rev. J. A. Martins officiating.  The services were largely attended,
business houses closing during that time, while members of the Patterson Fire Department, of which the deceased was a
member, acted as pallbearers. Interment in St. Marys Cemetery followed.  A procession over two miles long followed the
remains to the cemetery. Those from out-of-town points attending the funeral included Mr. And Mrs. Mike DelNero and
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Camerro of San Francisco; Mr. And Mrs. A. Forneris and Mr.  and Mrs. Joe Esperanio of
Sacramento; Mr. And Mrs. Peter Gammero and daughter, Delphine, Mr. and Mrs. Cusatto, Mrs. Joe Lomagno, Bert
Vische, Joe Perachino and Joe Pelarino of Los Angeles; Margaret Casso of Palo Alto; Louis Bisso, Tom Hayashi, Toni
Gust and Pete Pezzi of Stockton; Mr. And Mrs. Tom Stamper and daughter, Margaret, Evelyn Yalanda and Marion
Menzel of Gustine; and Mr. And Mrs. J. R. Cerini of Los Banos.