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. Bettencourt John V 780112 np Mayor s Father Dies in Gustine; Mass of Christian burial will be said this morning, Thursday, at 9:30 a.m. in the Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Gustine for John V. Bettencourt Jr., 74, who died Monday in Gustine following a long illness. Interment will be in Hills Ferry Cemetery, Newman. Bettencourt, a native of St. George, the Azores, had lived in Gustine 35 years. He was the former owner and operator of the Bettencourt-Fantzia Market south of Gustine and a market in Crows Landing. He operated the Oldtimers Club in Gustine the past 15 years. He is survived by his wife, Emily of Gustine; a son, Francis Bettencourt, mayor of Patterson; a daughter, Gloria Inaudi of Patterson; two brothers, Manuel V. Bettencourt of Crows Landing and Joe V. Bettencourt of Patterson and six grandchildren.