Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA 

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Elfers Dorothea 370603 p1
Pioneer Woman Dies Suddenly Early Tuesday; Mrs. Dorothea Elfers Succumbs to Stroke; Crown Landing, June 2-- Mrs.
Dorothea Elfers, widow of J. H. Elfers, passed away suddenly early Tuesday morning at her ranch home a few moments
after she had complained of feeling ill.  Her daughter, Mrs. Ruth Dihel, and Dr. E. G. Allen, were summoned at once,
both,  reaching her before the end came, but she failed to rally from the stroke, diagnosed as a cerebral hemorrhage.
Enjoying excellent health, and in the best of spirits on retiring Monday evening, she told A. Johnson, tractor operator on
the ranch, as she set breakfast before him, that she felt slightly ill and was going to lie down.  He heard her moaning
shortly afterwards and investigated, realizing at once that her condition was serious.  Johnson left at once to summon help
and met Jack Scanlon on the highway, who went to the home while others were summoned. Mrs. Elfers was a native of
Germany, born there in 1862, and coming to Wisconsin with her parents when a year old.  When still a young girl the
family moved to California and settled near Crows Landing, where they resided for many years.   Becoming the bride of
J. H. Elfers, native son and large property owner, she made her home at its present site. Happy always in her wide circle
of friends and in the following of her hobby, the raising and care of many types of birds, she enjoyed life to the fullest as
she joined in the work of the  Presbyterian Church, the Ladies Aid Society, and the Woman s Improvement Club, having
been a member of each for many years.  Her death occasions a definite loss to a community which is expressing to the
family its deepest love and sympathy.  Mrs. Dihel is the only surviving child, her son Charles having died several years
ago.  Her sister, Mrs. Anna Klehn, resides in Oakland. and her brother, H. A. Kricke, lives in Crows Landing.   Two
grandchildren, Geraldine and Charlene, reside in Patterson.  Her nieces and nephews are Mrs. Alice Brough,  Mrs. Mabel
Werner, Mrs. Peter Hansen, all of Newman; Mrs. Bertha Hansen of Oakland, Mrs. Virginia Pardue of Hughson, and Mrs.
Velma Filippini of Crows Landing: Charles Klehn of Newman and Walter Klehn of Santa Barbara. Funeral services are
to be held this morning in the Davis Funeral Chapel at 11 o clock. with Rev. 0. L. Linn, long a friend of the family,
officiating.  Interment is to be in the Newman Cemetery.