Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA 

Submitted by Gale Stroud and Burta Herger 26 Aug 2007

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Bettencourt Margaret R 791108 np
Margaret R. Bettencourt memorial set; A memorial service will be held at the Federated Church on Saturday, Nov. 17. at
11 a.m. for Margaret Ruth Bettencourt. 84, who died Sunday in the local hospital after a brief  illness. A native of
Minneapolis, Minnesota. she had been a Patterson resident since 1912 when she arrived here from Cannon Falls, Mimi.
She was a graduate of Children s Hospital in San Francisco and a retired nurse. She is survived by her husband, Dr.
George L. Bettencourt of Patterson; two sisters, Evelyn West of Sacramento and Vera Peterson of Scotts Valley and a
brother, Dr. Paul Larson of Richmond, Virginia. Mrs. Bettencourt was a past matron and deputy guardian of the Order of
Eastern Star and a member of the Patterson 50-Plus Club, Senior Citizens of Modesto, Women's Society of the Federated
Church, Patterson Study Club, Del Puerto Hospital Women s Auxiliary, California Retired Teachers Association,
Mendocino Research Society and the Patterson Township Historical Society.  The family requests that any
remembrances. be given to the Federated Church.