Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA 

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Ellery Henry S  050219 p6
Henry Stephen Ellery    March 2, 1937  Feb. 17, 2005
Graveside services will be Tuesday in Patterson for Henry Stephen Ellery, 68, of Westley, who died Thursday at Kaiser
North Medical Center in Sacramento. Mr. Ellery was a native of Modesto and a lifelong resident of his family's farm in
Westley.  He was a self-employed farmer and fire chief.  He was a 1955 graduate of Patterson High School, where he
excelled in swimming, tennis and hot rods. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, and served two years
in the U.S. Army. He returned home to farming and joined the local Volunteer Fire Department that his father had helped
organize. He continued his fire service for 38 years, 21 of which he was fire chief for the Westley/El Solyo Fire
Department, retiring in 1996.   He was also an active 4-H leader and member of the American Truck Historical Society
and the Horseless Carriage Club. He was also a member of the Western Growers Board of Directors, Nisei Farmers
League, Stanislaus County Fire Chiefs Association, Western Railroad Association and Cal Poly Swanton Valley Pacific
Railroad. He was a fire truck driver for the local area Muster Competitions. He also collected antiques, including steam
engines, trucks and tractors.  He is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 48 years, Gloria Ellery of Westley;
two sons, Gordon Ellery and Scott Ellery, both of Patterson; and a sister, Margaret Alves of Sacramento.  He was
preceded in death by two children, Kim Ellery and Steven Ellery, and his parents, Henry and Phyllis Ellery. Tuesday's
graveside service will be at 11 a.m. at Patterson District Cemetery, 10800 Highway 33. Services will be conducted by
Hillview Funeral Chapel, Patterson.   In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Westley/El Solyo
Fire Department, P.O. Box 411, Westley 95387, or to the Steven Ellery Scholarship Fund, c/o Vernalis 4-H, 1536 E.
Frank Cox Road, Patterson 95363.