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Estella J. Lancaster
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A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Burwood Cemetery in Escalon for Estella Joan Brackenbury Lancaster, 86, of Ceres. She died of natural causes at her house on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004.

The McHenry Chapel of Franklin & Downs is in charge of arrangements.

Born Feb. 4, 1918, Mrs. Lancaster was a native of Idaho and lived in Ceres for 42 years. She worked in the food processing industry and was a member of the Foresters. She enjoyed doing crafts with her friends.

She leaves behind her two daughters, Peggy Henslee of Ceres and Charlotte Lancaster of Modesto; her brother, George Brackenbury Jr. of Utah; four sisters, Olive Lancaster of Manteca, Della Berg of Utah, Violet Engleking of Colorado and Lillie Ward of Idaho; and nine grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband George, sons Jesse Lee and Charles Lancaster, and her brother, Gerald Brackenbury.