Louis Patrick Barcellos died on Feb 18, 2010, at home in Lodi, CA. He was 90. It is the family’s hope that his life long faith has led him to a place of eternal peace with our mother Patricia Alma Barcellos and their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Louis was born February 1, 1920, in San Jose, CA to Luis Vierra Barcellos II and Maria R. Souza Barcellos. He graduated from San Jose High School in 1938, where he met Patricia. They were married January 19, 1941 at San Jose, CA. Patricia died in August 2004.
Louis lived in Santa Clara County for his first 47 years, where he operated dairy farms, first with his father then his wife. “Lou and Pat” and family were active members of St Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church in Morgan Hill, CA from 1951 to 1968. In 1968 he relocated to Lodi, CA to become manager of the Associated Dairymen where he served the interests of its members ably until his retirement in 1982
Louis served honorably with the US Army 280th Field Artillery Battalion in Europe during World War II.
Preceded in death by his parents and his wife, as well as his sisters Angeline Soto, Josephine Barcellos, half-brother Serafine Barcellos, and newborn child Hope Mary. He is survived by a sister, Marie Escover of Fremont and eight children: Glenn of San Jose, Dale of Campbell, Bernard of Eugene, Chris of Elk Grove, Robert of Woodland, Ellen Martinez of Woodland, Mark of Tulare, and Faith Thompson of Lodi. He is also survived by 21 grandchildren, and 26 great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at 11:00 A.M. at the Five Wounds Portuguese National Church in San Jose, CA with interment following thereafter at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in San Jose, CA.
