July 18, 1924 - April 20, 2005
Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice Oakland Tribune,
Deceased Name: Herbert E. Manchester dies
FREMONT -- Herbert E. Manchester Jr., a Fremont resident for 40 years, died Monday. He was 80.
Born in Oakland, Mr. Manchester joined the Navy after high school and served in World War II. He retired from the Oakland Tribune in 1986.
Mr.
Manchester was a life member of the Aelpler Gruppe Swiss Club in Newark
and belonged to the San Joaquin Valley Swiss Club in Ripon. He also was a member of the Sociedade Do Espirito Santo in Newark and of Teamsters Local 96.
Mr.
Manchester is survived by his daughter, Teresa O'Reilly of Sparks,
Nev.; his sons, Herbert E. Manchester III of Fremont and Mark A.
Manchester of Ripon; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
His wife, Leona Barbara "Rusty" Manchester, died in 2000, and another son, Paul Russell Manchester, died in 1993.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m., with a vigil at 7 p.m., tonight at Fremont Chapel of the Roses, 1940 Peralta Blvd.
Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Thursday at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 37588 Fremont Blvd.
Burial at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Hayward will be private.
The
family requests donations be sent to Aelpler Gruppe Swiss Club in
Newark, the San Joaquin Valley Swiss Club in Ripon or to an organization
of one's choice.
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