Augusto (August) Mandras

Augusto, son of Antonio (Tony) Mandras, was born in 1922 and died in 2001. He was married to Emelie Meoqui and their children were Larry Paul Mandras and Joyce Ann Mandras. He appears in the California Death Index. Luigi Ruffini remembers him; they lived in Farmington. When Luigi was 10, 12, 14, he and his family used to go from South San Francisco to visit them on vacation.

Augusto's obituary, printed below, comes from a Stockton, California newspaper:

August P. Mandras

Bartender

August P. "Gus" Mandras, 78, of Stockton died Sunday in a hospital. He was born in San Francisco and lived in Stockton for 70 years. Mr. Mandras was a bartender for approximately 25 years and was last employed at the Minnow Club for 15 years. He was a former member of Native Sons of the Golden West and the Stockton Rod and Gun Club. Mr. Mandras was married for 57 years.

Survivors: wife, Emelie Mandras of Stockton; children, Joyce Ann Wright and Larry Paul Mandras, both of Stockton; brother, John Mandras of Stockton; four grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters.

Services: vigil, 6:30 p.m. today,

DeYoung Memorial Chapel, 601 N. California St.; funeral, 11 a.m. Thursday in the mortuary. Visitation: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday.

Committal: San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery. Memorials: American Cancer Society,

San Joaquin/Calaveras Unit, 207 E. Alpine Ave., Stockton, CA 95204.