Mary Patella


SACRAMENTO - Services for former Siskiyou County resident Mary Girimonte Patella, 80, of Sacramento will be at 1 p.m. Friday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Carmichael.

Mrs. Patella died Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at her residence.

Born April 24, 1922, in Weed, she moved to Sacramento from Dunsmuir in 1951.

She was a teller at Bank of America and worked at Sam's Club.

Survivors include son Dr. David Patella of Carmichael; daughter Judy Hodnett of Orangevale; brothers Nick and Joe Girimonte of Redding; and two grandchildren.

Memorial contributions can be made to ALS Association for Research, 27991 Agoura Road, No. 150, Calabassas Hills, CA 91301 or WIND Youth Center, 300 Ahern St., Sacramento, CA 95814.

Arrangements are being handled by the family.



Hi Bill and John,

This was in todays Redding Record Searchlight - is this any of your relatives? I see the Girimonti is spelled differently, but I know how those changes take place.

Best regards,

Val Dickinson ICC #259