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Obituaries for September 5, 2007
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Maria Jo Martins
Maria Jo Martins, 87, of Elk Grove and formerly of Galt passed away in Galt on Aug. 27, 2007. She was born April 27, 1920 in San Miguel, Azores.
In 1947 she married John Felix Martins, coming to the United States in 1979 to settle in Galt where she lived until 1994 when she moved to Elk Grove. She enjoyed crocheting and cooking, and was an excellent homemaker. Mrs. Martins was very devoted to her family and will be dearly missed. She will best be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of St. Christopher’s Catholic Church in Galt and Our Lady of Fatima in Thornton.
Surviving her are her son, Antonio (Eria) Martins of Galt; daughter, Natalia Martins of Modesto; son-in-law, Frank Pires of Elk Grove; eight grandchildren, Maria Toste, Adriana Melo, Johnny Rocha, Sandra Melo, Jennifer Xavier, Michael Rocha, Jason Pires and Danny Rocha; four great-grandchildren, Jordan, Isaac, Masen and Adrian.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Felix Martins; three daughters, Gloria Martins, Sorraccao Martins and Isabel Maria Pires; granddaughter, Brittney Pires; one sister, Gloria; and two brothers, Joao and Augusto.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5 at St. Christopher’s Catholic Church. Committal will immediately follow at Galt Cemetery.
A virtual register book may be signed at www.lodifuneralhome.com where memories can be shared. Lodi Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Jo Brown
Mary Jo Brown, 76, a long-time resident of Galt, passed away in Sacramento on Aug. 30, 1007. She was born in Holly, Colo., on Sept. 30, 1930 to Robert and Helen McComas.
She moved to the Los Angeles care of California in 1959 and then to Galt in 1964 for a few years. After moving to Linden, she returned to Galt in 1986. She worked at the Boys and Girls Club in Galt and enjoyed sewing, cake decorating, gardening, cooking and, most importantly, her family.
Surviving her are three daughters, Helen Floria of Galt, Barbara Thweatt of Stockton and Brenda Huiras of Sacramento; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Pearl Loper, Sarah Smith and Janet Bell, all of California, and Carol Bloom of Oregon.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Brown; son, Robert Gordon; grandson, Robert Charles Gordon; two sisters, Leota Cummings and Alice Neher; and seven brothers.
There is no visitation, and committal will be private at Galt Cemetery in Galt.
A virtual register book may be signed at www.lodifuneralhome.com where memories can be shared.
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