Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA 

Submitted by Gale Stroud and Burta Herger 26 Aug 2007

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Hendy Glen 840412 np
Service Set Here Friday for Glen Hendy; A funeral service will be held here for longtime Patterson resident Glen
Hendy, who died Tuesday in a Turlock convalescent hospital at age 88.  He had been ill for some time. A native
of Minnesota, he moved with his family to the Westport area in 1897 when he was 2 years old.  He was the
youngest of 11 children. He attended elementary school in Westport and Modesto High School, then worked for
the Oakland Cream Co. in Crows Landing managed by his brother-in-law, F.A. Patchett. After duty in the Navy
in World War I, he worked in Patchett s garage in Newman before coming to Patterson to manage the company s
branch here, living in the Hotel Del Puerto. Hendy then joined with Walter Sorenson to purchase the Chevrolet
agency on South Third Street from Judge "Shorty" Gilbert.  Hendy continued to own the business until he retired
in 1955.  He and his first wife, the former Lana Bock, then traveled and he operated an insurance business.  She
died in 1962. He was a member of the Federated Church here and a former member of the Patterson Rotary Club.
In 1971 he married Letha Zachery of Hilmar, who preceded him in death in 1983. The service will be held Friday
at 2 p.m. at Evans Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Hills Ferry Cemetery, Newman. Survivors include two
daughters, Marion Butts of Gustine and Glenna Hansen of Arnold, plus four grandchildren and five great -
grandchildren. The family prefers that remembrances be sent to a favorite charity.