Patterson Cemetery District Obits listing for 2007 Submitted by Gale Stroud 11 Aug 2009 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. Patterson Irrigator, 04/25/2007, p 14 Fred Irvin Hudson April 9, 1921 � April 21, 2007 A funeral service will be Thursday for Fred Irvin Hudson of Patterson, who died Saturday at Alexander Cohen Hospice House in Hughson. Mr. Hudson, 86, was a native of Lander, Wyo., and had lived in Patterson for 50 years. He graduated 1939. He worked as an auto mechanic for 25 years and was last employed at Bessey Motor Co. in Patterson. He previously worked for Fremont Motor Co. He also served as an aeronautical mechanic in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member Orestimba 50-Plus Club in Newman. Mr. Hudson is survived by his wife, Lilly Hudson of Patterson; daughter, Karen Crowdwe of Lynnwood, Wash.; nephew, Steve Pedrazzi of Crows Landing; niece, Terry Pedrazzi of Modesto; four grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Hudson and Harriet brother, Frank Hudson; three sisters, Doris Larremore, Dorothy Szczepanski and Ellen Finley; and a granddaughter, Katie Nies. Thursday�s graveside service will begin at 1:30 p.m. at San Joaquin National Cemetery, 32053 W. McCabe Road, in Gustine. Visitation will be observed from 9 a.m. to noon that day at Hillview Funeral Chapel, 450 Las Palmas Ave., in Patterson.