Elsie Mary Medeiros
Of Acampo, CA
11/11/1926- 07/09/2016
Elsie Mary Medeiros, 89, of Acampo, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 11, 1926, in Keyes, California to Manuel and Mary Medeiros. Elsie was raised in Manteca on a farm and was the youngest of her three siblings. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1945. Elsie met Teofilo Medeiros, the love of her life in 1963. The couple married in 1964 and began their life together in San Mateo, California where they welcomed their daughter in March of 1967. In 1978, they settled in Acampo, California where they purchased vineyard acreage, built a home and spent 48 years of marriage together. For 32 years, Elsie was employed by the Federal government beginning her career at the Sharp Army Depot in Lathrop, Ca. She also spent time working at Aims Research Lab in Mountain View, California and Defense Contract Administration in San Bruno, California. She retired in 1986 from the Defense Property Disposal Rough and Ready Island in Stockton, California.
In her free time, she enjoyed spending every moment with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She very much enjoyed vacationing with her loving family and traveling with her husband. Elsie was a frequent visitor to St. Anne’s Bingo hall on Friday nights with her Granddaughter. She also was a fun and games gambler and loved visiting Jackson Rancheria. Elsie also took pleasure in relaxing at home on her porch or enjoying the view of her vineyard from her backyard.
She is survived by her daughter, Mary Collier (Rick) of Acampo, CA, grandchildren Randi Stipe (Andrew), Albert Marroquin (Kailey), Whitney Rubalcaba (Teodocio), Thomas Collier, Antonio Medeiros, Sean Medeiros, Sam Collier, Chandler Collier, and multiple great-grandchildren including Maddex Stipe, Zyler Stipe, and another on the way.
She is preceded in death by her husband Teofilo Medeiros, her Stepson Antonio Medeiros, parents Manuel and Mary Medeiros, sister Alice Azevedo, and brother Albert Medeiros.
VISITATION
Visitation will be held from 2-8pm, Thursday, July 14, 2016, at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, 831 Industrial Way, Lodi, CA, with a Vigil Service at 6pm.
SERVICES
A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10am on Friday, July 15, 2016, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 215 W. Walnut St, Lodi, CA.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to UC Davis Medical Center, Tokay Davita Dialysis, and The National Kidney Foundation.
Jewel Fay Lair- Born Jewel Fay Case on 8-6-1935 in Muskogee ,O.K. Went to be with our Lord on 7-9-2016 in Lodi, CA. after bravely fighting a prolonged illness. A loving mother, wife, sister and friend to many. She was inseparable from her sister Dorothy. As a young woman, she loved to sing in the church choir. Later in life she loved to vacation in Hawaii, bowl and spend time with family. She held many jobs during her long life most importantly being a mother. She was cared for by her daughters, husband, and sons. She is survived by Albert ,Vicki, Michael, Regina, Patty, Scott and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
SERVICES
Betty was born in Lodi,Ca. and lived there her whole life there except a brief time during WW2. She married Donald Hieb in Michigan and lived in Florida and other places while Don was training for the Air Force. Don was eventually assigned to India and Betty moved back to her childhood home where she gave birth to her son David.
When Don returned home, they moved to the family farm to live, work and play. Betty had a daughter, Marilyn. She had many wonderful family dinners at the house on Harney Lane. There she showed her devotion to family, friends, church, roses and reading. Betty loved spoiling her grandson, Ryan Carlson and the time she spent caring for her nephew and nieces Michael, Ellen, and Carol. She was involved with the Garden Club, Women’s Club, her beloved bridge group, and the United Methodist Church
Betty is survived by her son and daughter and their spouses, Stan and Camille, two grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. She will be missed, but happily reunited with her late husband, Don, whom she was married to for 59 years.
and Katherine Mitchell. She attended local schools and served in the Navy during World War II, being honorably discharged on May 17, 1946, after which she met and married Walter Jerome “Jerry” Mann on March 30, 1947. Together they had three sons. The family moved to Lodi in 1959, where she and Jerry owned Mann’s Pharmacy in downtown Lodi. She sold the pharmacy following her husband’s death in 1970, later working for several years at Woolworth’s department store and Wilson’s Pharmacy.
Nancy was an avid tennis player, maintaining memberships in the Modesto Racquet Club and Sun West (Twin Arbors) Athletic Club. She continued her athletic activities into her late eighties, going to the gym three times a week. She had many friends, all of whom could attest to her quick wit and wonderful sense of humor.
Gladys Duncan, 87, of Lodi, was welcomed into our Father’s loving arms on Friday, June 17, 2016. Gladys was born on November 22, 1928 in South Dakota to Theodore and Christina Wolff. She has one brother Gary Wolff (Shirley).
She married Julius Kiesz in 1945 and they had three daughters: Juliet Uehling (Ken) of San Diego, Rosilyn Gaudet of Lodi, and Kathryn Trumbull (Rob) of Moses Lake, WA. She married John Duncan in 1969.
