Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA Submitted by Gale Stroud and Burta Herger 26 Aug 2007 This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. Garcia Demetrio R 000404 p3 Demetrio R. Garcia, 75; Final rites will be held here Thursday for former Patterson resident Demetrio R. Garcia. He died last Thursday at his residence in Modesto. He was 75. A native of Cinton, Texas, he had lived in the Modesto- Patterson area the past 35 years. He was employed in agriculture and was a member of St Jude's Catholic Church in Ceres. He also organized and played in his own band for many years. A vigil service will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church here. A Mass is scheduled at the church for 10 am Thursday, with burial in Patterson District Cemetery to follow. Visitation will precede the vigil from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday. Hillview Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Demetria Garcia of Modesto; a son, Demetrio Garcia II of Modesto; six daughters, Ramona Ochoa. Guadalupe Salazar and Maria Bazan, all of Modesto. Teresa Luna of Shamrock, Texas, Lucy Vasquez of Ceres, and Gloria Bautista of Stockton; 31 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren: and a sister. Aurora Espinoza of Fresno.