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. Gronquist Joseph O 360508 p1 Death of Joseph O. Gronquist Tuesday; Funeral services will be held this Friday, afternoon at 2 o'clock for Joseph 0. Gronquist, pioneer Colony rancher, who passed away at a Modesto hospital Tuesday morning following a short illness. Services will be held at the chapel of Davis and Evans with Rev. H. E. Nordquist of San Diego, former local pastor, officiating, followed by interment in Del Puerto cemetery. The deceased was a native of Sweden, aged 60 years, and is survived by his wife, Ellen: a sister, Mrs. Anna Rimell of Oakland, and two other sisters and one brother residing in Sweden. The Gronquist came to Patterson in 1912, residing on Fig Avenue. A tragic feature of Gronquist's passing is that Mrs. Gronquist is critically ill herself following a long sickness and is confined to her bed at the Gronquist home.