Patterson Cemetery District 
Obits listing for 2009

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Patterson Irrigator, 01/05/2008, p 8
 
Demetria G. Garcia
12/22/1925 � 01/01/2008
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday for former Patterson 
resident Demetria G. Garcia of Modesto, who died Tuesday at her daughter�s home 
in Stockton.

Mrs. Garcia, 82, was born in Paducha, Texas. She lived in Modesto the past 36 
years and had previously lived in Patterson.
A cannery worker for 10 years, she was last employed at Tri‑Valley Cannery in 
Modesto and was a member of the Teamsters union.
Mrs. Garcia was a parishioner of St. Jude�s Catholic Church in Ceres. She 
enjoyed sewing, knitting and cooking.
Mrs. Garcia is survived by her daughters, Guadalupe Salazar, Maria Bazan and 
Ramona Ochoa, all of Modesto, Teresa Luna of Shamrock, Texas, Lucy Vasquez of 
Ceres and Gloria Bautista of Stockton; brother, Willie Garcia of Texas; sisters, 
Tilde Reyes of Colorado and Isabel Galavez of Texas; 40 grandchildren; 68 
great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Demetrio R. Garcia; a son, Demetrio 
Garcia; and a sister, Estella Martinez.
Thursday�s Mass will begin at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 529 I 
St., in Patterson. Burial will follow in Patterson District Cemetery, 10800 
Highway 33.
Visitation will be observed from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hillview Funeral 
Chapel, 450 W. Las Palmas Ave., in Patterson, followed by the recital of a 
rosary at 7 p.m. Before Thursday�s Mass, another visitation will be observed 
from 9 to 9:45 a.m. at the chapel.