Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA 

Submitted by Gale Stroud and Burta Herger 26 Aug 2007

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Dias Frank Sr 580710 p1
Final Rites Frank Dias Sr.; Rosary will be recited Friday night at 8 at Evans Chapel for Frank Dias Sr., 84, a long time
Patterson resident, who passed away suddenly yesterday afternoon at his Sycamore Avenue home following a short
illness. Mass will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  Interment will be at St. Mary s Cemetery.
Dias was a native of Tereceda, the Azore Islands. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Frank Dias Sr.; three sons and  three
daughters, Mrs. Mary Amador and Frank Dias Jr., of Modesto, Sarah Wilson, Caroline Mendes, John Dias and Joe Dias
of Patterson; 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.


Dias Frank Sr 580717 p1
Duplicate Service For Mr. and Mrs.Dias; Duplicate services were conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. for Frank Dias, Sr., 64,
and Carolina Dias, 67, who passed away within two days of her husband. Mr. Dias succumbed suddenly Wednesday
afternoon in his Sycamore Avenue home following a short illness.  His wife, Carolina, died of a similar attack Friday
morning in their home.  Rosary was recited Friday at 8 p.m. in the Evans chapel with. the funeral mass being said in the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  Interment was in St Mary s Cemetery. Mrs. Dias had been bothered by a heart condition
for some time and it seems the shock of her husband s death brought on the fatal attack. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dias were
natives of Terceda, Azore Islands. Survivors include three sons and three daughters: Mrs. Mary Amador and Frank Dias,
Jr., of Modesto; Sarah Wilson, Caroline Mendes, John Dias and Joe Dias of Patterson; 15 grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.