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Subject: [CAYolo] John Richard WETZEL (1921-2002) (obit.)
Date: 10 Apr 2002 09:11:42 -0600
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John Richard Wetzel
John Richard Wetzel died in his Woodland home with family Saturday, April 6, 2002, at age 81.
Born March 18, 1921, in Gooding, Idaho, Mr. Wetzel had been a Yolo County resident most of his life. He was a junior class president, and student body president of Woodland High School class of 1939. He attended at UC Davis. He played football, track and boxing and was a member of Golden Gloves.
He was a farmer until his retirement in 1985. He was a Cal-Can board of directors, Cal-Can vice chairman, and president of California Tomato Growers Association. He was also a member of Pacific Coast Producers.
Mr. Wetzel is survived by his daughter, Terry Wetzel Rubio; grandsons, Sean Rubio and Todd Rubio and wife Ana, all of Woodland; sisters, Lillian Scheiber of Nicholas, Ella Gimblin of Colusa; great-grandchildren, Gabriela, Estevan and Sarah Rubio, also all of Woodland; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Hedwig and Leo Wetzel; sister, Helen Cranston; and brother, Vern Wetzel.
Visitation is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 10, in McNary's Chapel, Woodland.
A funeral service is scheduled at 2 p.m., Thursday, April 11, in Woodland Christian Church, with a burial at Woodland Cemetery, West and Cross streets.
The family requests memorials be directed to Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis, 95616; and American Cancer Society.
McNary's Chapel of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
(Obituary from the "The Daily Democrat," Tuesday, April 09, 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.)
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