This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: NERI, ARANDA, GARCIA Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AY.2ADE/1033 Message Board Post: Frank P. Neri Frank P. Neri died following a lengthy illness Sunday, April 7, 2002, at age 63. Born March 12, 1939, in Merced, Mr. Neri was raised in Tuolumne where he attended Summerville Union High School. He had been a Stockton resident for 23 years and two years of Lodi. He was also a resident of Woodland for five years. He was employed with Westside Lumber Company and later with Pickering Lumber Company. He then worked for Sonora Lime Quarry as a heavy equipment operator for a few years. He was a member of Stockton Wheelers, a wheelchair basketball team. According to his family members, "he was a gourmet cook, enjoyed music and playing wheel chair basketball." Mr. Neri is survived by his daughters, Cindy Aranda of Stockton and Wendy Neri of Lodi; sons, Frank Neri Jr. of Los Angeles and Jeff Neri of Lodi; sister, Catalina Garcia of Modesto; and brothers, Elias Neri of Woodland, Pasqual Neri of Stockton and John Neri of Clovis. He is also survived by his 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mr. Neri was preceded in death by his son, Brian Neri, in 1992; and brothers, Emilio Neri, in 1961 and Fernando Neri, in 1944. Visitation is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, April 12, in Frisbie Warren and Carroll Chapel, 809 North California St., Stockton. A funeral service is scheduled at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 13, also at Frisbie Warren & Carroll Chapel, with Pastor Freddy Diaz of Apostolic Church of Lodi, officiating. Inurnment will be conducted privately. The family requests memorials be directed to American Cancer Society, 207 E. Alpine Ave., Stockton, 95204. Frisbie-Warren & Carroll Mortuary of Stockton is assisting the family with arrangements. (Obituary from the "The Daily Democrat," Thursday, April 11, 2002, (Woodland, Yolo County, California). Submitted with the permission of the "The Daily Democrat," 711 Main St., Woodland, CA 95695. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)