A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday in Patterson for Vernalis-area farmer Anthony "Tony" Maciel, 79, who died Sunday surrounded by his family at his home after a lengthy battle with cancer.
A native of the Warm Springs district of Fremont, Mr. Maciel was involved in agriculture his entire life. He farmed with his father, Joe, and his brother, Manuel, in the Fremont area. In 1947, Mr. Maciel married fellow Warm Springs native Mary Goularte, and they had nine children.
In 1957, the entire Maciel family moved from Patterson Ranch of present day Ardenwood Park, in Newark to Vernalis. Joe Maciel retired in the early 1960s, and Tony and Manuel farmed as Maciel Brothers Inc. until Manuel's death in 1975. Mr. Maciel and his wife formed Maciel Farms and continued to grow tomatoes, beans, sugar beets and alfalfa until his retirement in 1993.
Mr. Maciel was interested in various aspects of agriculture and served on a number of ag-related boards. He served 18 years on the board of directors of the West Stanislaus Irrigation District, a role in which he took great pride.
He was also a member of the Tracy Dry Bean Advisory Board, making trips to Japan and Korea to represent that organization, and was formerly a co-owner with several other area farmers of the Vernalis Warehouse.
Mr. Maciel was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Patterson and a member of the Knights of Columbus in Patterson. He was also active in the Elks Lodge and Breakfast Lions Club of Tracy.
Though Mr. Maciel's time was primarily committed to his farming operation and his large family, he also enjoyed deer hunting very much. Mr. Maciel had hunted at Grimmer Ranch near Sunol since he was a teenager and over the years made a number of hunting trips to Rocky Mountain states in search of mule deer.
Mr. Maciel is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary Maciel of Vernalis; his daughters, Linda Mineni, and her husband, Bill, of Modesto, Gail Faria, and her husband, David, of Riverbank, Annette Spencer, and her husband, Lee, of Riverbank, Jane Williford, and her husband, Curtis, of Tracy, Joan Orth, and her husband, David, of Ceres and Rene Maciel of Modesto; and his sons, Michael Maciel, and his wife, Marge, and Edward Maciel, all of Tracy. Another son, Joseph, died as an infant in 1952.
Mr. Maciel is also survived by his grandchildren, Aaron Friedrich, and his wife, Stephanie, of Fresno, Adam Friedrich of Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., Gwendolyn Camper, and her husband, Timothy, of Ripon, Jessica Good, and her husband, Joe, of Salida, Michelle Maciel of Ripon, Joshua Maciel, and his wife, Stephanie, of Lewisville, Texas, Alissa Wiley, and her husband, Stephen, of Reno, Nev., Eddy-lynn Lopez, and her husband, Frank, of Ingleside, Texas, Daniel Orth, Jacob, James and Thomas Orth, all of Ceres, Curtis A. Williford of Tracy, and Melissa, Marinn and Drew Faria, all of Modesto; and his great-grandchildren, Meagan Friedrich of Fresno, Sarah Salazar and Nicholas Camper of Ripon, Katlin and Michael Good of Salida, Lilyan Lopez of Ingleside, and Micah Maciel of Lewisville. Obituary from the Tracy Press July 27th, 2005.
Tony was an incredibly good natured, kind, and patient man. He was a very hard working and loving. In his later years, he was especially devoted to making long drives to pick up his sister in Fremont and then driving all the way to Sacramento to visit their mother, who lived to be 98 years old. Tony would then drive from Sacramento to Fremont again, to take his sister home, and then return to his home in Vernalis. Tony kept a journal for over twenty years. When he retired from farming, he continued to enjoy growing fruits and vegetable in his land surrounding his home. His "prize" crop were the Azores tomatoes that he grew from seed after visiting the Azores. He enjoyed giving the fruits of his efforts to his family and friends.
Copyright Susan Vargas Murphy. All rights reserved.
A native of the Warm Springs district of Fremont, Mr. Maciel was involved in agriculture his entire life. He farmed with his father, Joe, and his brother, Manuel, in the Fremont area. In 1947, Mr. Maciel married fellow Warm Springs native Mary Goularte, and they had nine children.
In 1957, the entire Maciel family moved from Patterson Ranch of present day Ardenwood Park, in Newark to Vernalis. Joe Maciel retired in the early 1960s, and Tony and Manuel farmed as Maciel Brothers Inc. until Manuel's death in 1975. Mr. Maciel and his wife formed Maciel Farms and continued to grow tomatoes, beans, sugar beets and alfalfa until his retirement in 1993.
Mr. Maciel was interested in various aspects of agriculture and served on a number of ag-related boards. He served 18 years on the board of directors of the West Stanislaus Irrigation District, a role in which he took great pride.
He was also a member of the Tracy Dry Bean Advisory Board, making trips to Japan and Korea to represent that organization, and was formerly a co-owner with several other area farmers of the Vernalis Warehouse.
Mr. Maciel was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Patterson and a member of the Knights of Columbus in Patterson. He was also active in the Elks Lodge and Breakfast Lions Club of Tracy.
Though Mr. Maciel's time was primarily committed to his farming operation and his large family, he also enjoyed deer hunting very much. Mr. Maciel had hunted at Grimmer Ranch near Sunol since he was a teenager and over the years made a number of hunting trips to Rocky Mountain states in search of mule deer.
Mr. Maciel is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary Maciel of Vernalis; his daughters, Linda Mineni, and her husband, Bill, of Modesto, Gail Faria, and her husband, David, of Riverbank, Annette Spencer, and her husband, Lee, of Riverbank, Jane Williford, and her husband, Curtis, of Tracy, Joan Orth, and her husband, David, of Ceres and Rene Maciel of Modesto; and his sons, Michael Maciel, and his wife, Marge, and Edward Maciel, all of Tracy. Another son, Joseph, died as an infant in 1952.
Mr. Maciel is also survived by his grandchildren, Aaron Friedrich, and his wife, Stephanie, of Fresno, Adam Friedrich of Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., Gwendolyn Camper, and her husband, Timothy, of Ripon, Jessica Good, and her husband, Joe, of Salida, Michelle Maciel of Ripon, Joshua Maciel, and his wife, Stephanie, of Lewisville, Texas, Alissa Wiley, and her husband, Stephen, of Reno, Nev., Eddy-lynn Lopez, and her husband, Frank, of Ingleside, Texas, Daniel Orth, Jacob, James and Thomas Orth, all of Ceres, Curtis A. Williford of Tracy, and Melissa, Marinn and Drew Faria, all of Modesto; and his great-grandchildren, Meagan Friedrich of Fresno, Sarah Salazar and Nicholas Camper of Ripon, Katlin and Michael Good of Salida, Lilyan Lopez of Ingleside, and Micah Maciel of Lewisville. Obituary from the Tracy Press July 27th, 2005.
Tony was an incredibly good natured, kind, and patient man. He was a very hard working and loving. In his later years, he was especially devoted to making long drives to pick up his sister in Fremont and then driving all the way to Sacramento to visit their mother, who lived to be 98 years old. Tony would then drive from Sacramento to Fremont again, to take his sister home, and then return to his home in Vernalis. Tony kept a journal for over twenty years. When he retired from farming, he continued to enjoy growing fruits and vegetable in his land surrounding his home. His "prize" crop were the Azores tomatoes that he grew from seed after visiting the Azores. He enjoyed giving the fruits of his efforts to his family and friends.
Copyright Susan Vargas Murphy. All rights reserved.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday in Patterson for Vernalis-area farmer Anthony "Tony" Maciel, 79, who died Sunday surrounded by his family at his home after a lengthy battle with cancer.
A native of the Warm Springs district of Fremont, Mr. Maciel was involved in agriculture his entire life. He farmed with his father, Joe, and his brother, Manuel, in the Fremont area. In 1947, Mr. Maciel married fellow Warm Springs native Mary Goularte, and they had nine children.
In 1957, the entire Maciel family moved from Patterson Ranch of present day Ardenwood Park, in Newark to Vernalis. Joe Maciel retired in the early 1960s, and Tony and Manuel farmed as Maciel Brothers Inc. until Manuel's death in 1975. Mr. Maciel and his wife formed Maciel Farms and continued to grow tomatoes, beans, sugar beets and alfalfa until his retirement in 1993.
Mr. Maciel was interested in various aspects of agriculture and served on a number of ag-related boards. He served 18 years on the board of directors of the West Stanislaus Irrigation District, a role in which he took great pride.
He was also a member of the Tracy Dry Bean Advisory Board, making trips to Japan and Korea to represent that organization, and was formerly a co-owner with several other area farmers of the Vernalis Warehouse.
Mr. Maciel was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Patterson and a member of the Knights of Columbus in Patterson. He was also active in the Elks Lodge and Breakfast Lions Club of Tracy.
Though Mr. Maciel's time was primarily committed to his farming operation and his large family, he also enjoyed deer hunting very much. Mr. Maciel had hunted at Grimmer Ranch near Sunol since he was a teenager and over the years made a number of hunting trips to Rocky Mountain states in search of mule deer.
Mr. Maciel is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary Maciel of Vernalis; his daughters, Linda Mineni, and her husband, Bill, of Modesto, Gail Faria, and her husband, David, of Riverbank, Annette Spencer, and her husband, Lee, of Riverbank, Jane Williford, and her husband, Curtis, of Tracy, Joan Orth, and her husband, David, of Ceres and Rene Maciel of Modesto; and his sons, Michael Maciel, and his wife, Marge, and Edward Maciel, all of Tracy. Another son, Joseph, died as an infant in 1952.
Mr. Maciel is also survived by his grandchildren, Aaron Friedrich, and his wife, Stephanie, of Fresno, Adam Friedrich of Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., Gwendolyn Camper, and her husband, Timothy, of Ripon, Jessica Good, and her husband, Joe, of Salida, Michelle Maciel of Ripon, Joshua Maciel, and his wife, Stephanie, of Lewisville, Texas, Alissa Wiley, and her husband, Stephen, of Reno, Nev., Eddy-lynn Lopez, and her husband, Frank, of Ingleside, Texas, Daniel Orth, Jacob, James and Thomas Orth, all of Ceres, Curtis A. Williford of Tracy, and Melissa, Marinn and Drew Faria, all of Modesto; and his great-grandchildren, Meagan Friedrich of Fresno, Sarah Salazar and Nicholas Camper of Ripon, Katlin and Michael Good of Salida, Lilyan Lopez of Ingleside, and Micah Maciel of Lewisville. Obituary from the Tracy Press July 27th, 2005.
Tony was an incredibly good natured, kind, and patient man. He was a very hard working and loving. In his later years, he was especially devoted to making long drives to pick up his sister in Fremont and then driving all the way to Sacramento to visit their mother, who lived to be 98 years old. Tony would then drive from Sacramento to Fremont again, to take his sister home, and then return to his home in Vernalis. Tony kept a journal for over twenty years. When he retired from farming, he continued to enjoy growing fruits and vegetable in his land surrounding his home. His "prize" crop were the Azores tomatoes that he grew from seed after visiting the Azores. He enjoyed giving the fruits of his efforts to his family and friends.
Copyright Susan Vargas Murphy. All rights reserved.
A native of the Warm Springs district of Fremont, Mr. Maciel was involved in agriculture his entire life. He farmed with his father, Joe, and his brother, Manuel, in the Fremont area. In 1947, Mr. Maciel married fellow Warm Springs native Mary Goularte, and they had nine children.
In 1957, the entire Maciel family moved from Patterson Ranch of present day Ardenwood Park, in Newark to Vernalis. Joe Maciel retired in the early 1960s, and Tony and Manuel farmed as Maciel Brothers Inc. until Manuel's death in 1975. Mr. Maciel and his wife formed Maciel Farms and continued to grow tomatoes, beans, sugar beets and alfalfa until his retirement in 1993.
Mr. Maciel was interested in various aspects of agriculture and served on a number of ag-related boards. He served 18 years on the board of directors of the West Stanislaus Irrigation District, a role in which he took great pride.
He was also a member of the Tracy Dry Bean Advisory Board, making trips to Japan and Korea to represent that organization, and was formerly a co-owner with several other area farmers of the Vernalis Warehouse.
Mr. Maciel was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Patterson and a member of the Knights of Columbus in Patterson. He was also active in the Elks Lodge and Breakfast Lions Club of Tracy.
Though Mr. Maciel's time was primarily committed to his farming operation and his large family, he also enjoyed deer hunting very much. Mr. Maciel had hunted at Grimmer Ranch near Sunol since he was a teenager and over the years made a number of hunting trips to Rocky Mountain states in search of mule deer.
Mr. Maciel is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary Maciel of Vernalis; his daughters, Linda Mineni, and her husband, Bill, of Modesto, Gail Faria, and her husband, David, of Riverbank, Annette Spencer, and her husband, Lee, of Riverbank, Jane Williford, and her husband, Curtis, of Tracy, Joan Orth, and her husband, David, of Ceres and Rene Maciel of Modesto; and his sons, Michael Maciel, and his wife, Marge, and Edward Maciel, all of Tracy. Another son, Joseph, died as an infant in 1952.
Mr. Maciel is also survived by his grandchildren, Aaron Friedrich, and his wife, Stephanie, of Fresno, Adam Friedrich of Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., Gwendolyn Camper, and her husband, Timothy, of Ripon, Jessica Good, and her husband, Joe, of Salida, Michelle Maciel of Ripon, Joshua Maciel, and his wife, Stephanie, of Lewisville, Texas, Alissa Wiley, and her husband, Stephen, of Reno, Nev., Eddy-lynn Lopez, and her husband, Frank, of Ingleside, Texas, Daniel Orth, Jacob, James and Thomas Orth, all of Ceres, Curtis A. Williford of Tracy, and Melissa, Marinn and Drew Faria, all of Modesto; and his great-grandchildren, Meagan Friedrich of Fresno, Sarah Salazar and Nicholas Camper of Ripon, Katlin and Michael Good of Salida, Lilyan Lopez of Ingleside, and Micah Maciel of Lewisville. Obituary from the Tracy Press July 27th, 2005.
Tony was an incredibly good natured, kind, and patient man. He was a very hard working and loving. In his later years, he was especially devoted to making long drives to pick up his sister in Fremont and then driving all the way to Sacramento to visit their mother, who lived to be 98 years old. Tony would then drive from Sacramento to Fremont again, to take his sister home, and then return to his home in Vernalis. Tony kept a journal for over twenty years. When he retired from farming, he continued to enjoy growing fruits and vegetable in his land surrounding his home. His "prize" crop were the Azores tomatoes that he grew from seed after visiting the Azores. He enjoyed giving the fruits of his efforts to his family and friends.
Copyright Susan Vargas Murphy. All rights reserved.
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