VICTORIA GRIBUADO

Victoria Castelanelli Gribaudo passed away peacefully at her home on December 30, 2018, at the age of 97. She is survived by her three children, Roni Culler (Ron), John Gribaudo, and Joann Taylor (Bob), five grandchildren, Jeff Culler (Andrea), Deborah Fisher, Jennifer Culler, Christine Kahoe (Joseph), Zachary Taylor (Star), ten great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She is also survived by her sister, Mary Kaehler, of Lodi.

She was married to Ernest Gribaudo for 62 years before his passing in 2003. Vicki was a very hardworking person working with her husband Ernie in all their farming of dairy, sheep, cattle, walnut and grapes. She loved traveling, gardening, cooking and cards.

She was a member of St. Joachim’s Parish, Lodi Italian Club, Dakota Club, Lockeford Grange and St. Joachim’s Cemetery Committee. She also volunteered as a Bruella 4-H Cooking leader for 20 years, Cancer Society Thrift Store for 25 years, and was a precinct inspector/poll officer for 57 years, for which she received a commendation from San Joaquin County in 2010. Her residence was still used for elections this year. She was also a founder of the Ernest and Victoria Gribaudo Agricultural Fund for Lodi high schools.

Friends are invited to visit on Tuesday, January 8, from 12pm-8pm at Collins Family Funeral Home with a Rosary commencing at 7pm. A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, January 9, at 10am at St. Joachim Catholic Church in Lockeford. Committal will follow at St. Joachim Catholic Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, we please ask you to make a donation in memory of Victoria to the Community Foundation of San Joaquin (CFOSJ.org) to the Ernest & Victoria Gribaudo Fund, 6735 Herndon Place, Suite B, Stockton, CA 95219, or a charity of your choice. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Collins Family Funeral Home.

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