Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA 

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Heredia Lupe M 660818 p1
10-Year-Old Girl Drowned At Laird Slough; A 10-year-old girl, Lupe Marcoff Heredia, drowned in Laird Slough last
Sunday.  Her body was discovered early Tuesday morning not far from where she had entered the water.  She was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Heredia of 459 Eureka Street. Lupe was on an outing at the park with five other girls,
accompanied by two VISTA domestic Peace Corps trainees, Donna West, 21, of Dallas, Texas; and Deborah Brewster,
20, of New York.  Two other girls who had entered the water with Lupe were rescued by a Santa Clara boy who was
camping nearby with his father.
Mrs. Donato Lopez, the girl's aunt, told the IRRIGATOR that she spotted the body early Tuesday morning and went to
the Laird Park Road Camp to phone for help. Mrs. Lopez' husband and cousin were with her at the time, she said. Rita
Heredia, 17, sister of the 10-year-old girl, was injured a short while after the drowning when her car went out of control
and overturned on River Road near Hamilton Road.  She and Nelly Lopez, 21, were enroute to the drowning scene. The
accident was discovered by Simon Heredia, also on his way to the scene of the drowning. Heredia said that he, his family
and friends continued to search through the nights with the aid of floodlights loaned by the Sheriffs Department  He said
he was especially indebted to his sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Donato Lopez and sons, to Jesus Ochoa of Newman and
Tony Granillo of Patterson, and several other boys for their help in searching for the body. The rosary was recited
Wednesday evening in Evans Funeral Chapel for Lupe Heredia.  Requiem mass will be said at 10:30 a.m. today,
Thursday, in Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  Interment will be in the Patterson District Cemetery. Lupe had lived
hereabout three years.  She was a native of Arizona.  In addition to her parents, she is survived by a sister, Rita, and four
brothers, Arthur, Simon, Jr., Johnny and Anthony, all of Patterson.