Chez Gay Lundgren

CHEZ LUNDGREN WAS BORN CHESNEEN GAY BARHAM ON APRIL 13, 1937 IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, TO CHESTER ALBERT BARHAM AND GERALDINE GRACE BARHAM (BOLEN), ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AFTER HER SISTER, BEVERLY BARHAM (WIMAN).

THE BARHAM FAMILY MADE ITS WAY NORTH, LIVING IN TURLOCK FOR SOME YEARS AND FINALLY SETTLING IN MODESTO. CHEZ ATTENDED ROOSEVELT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADUATED FROM DOWNEY HIGH SCHOOL IN 1955. SHE MARRIED ROBERT G. MARTIN, JR. AND THEY HAD THEIR FIRST CHILD, VINESSA MARTIN (TRASK) IN 1956, FOLLOWED BY BRYAN G. MARTIN IN 1958, GARDNER R. MARTIN IN 1960, AND MELANIE R. MARTIN (WIEGAND) IN 1962.

CHEZ REMARRIED IN 1970 TO WILLIAM (BILL) R. LUNDGREN AND A BLENDED FAMILY EMERGED WITH BILL’S CHILDREN, STEPHEN AND JOANNA.

CHEZ HAD A CAREER IN RETAIL HOME FURNISHINGS AND INTERIOR DECORATION. SHE CONTINUED IN THAT WORK FOR SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THE PASSING OF HER HUSBAND BILL IN 1985. CHEZ THEN RETIRED AND PURSUED INTERESTS IN MUSIC, ART, AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE, AS SHE FREQUENTED THE SPORTSMEN OF STANISLAUS CLUB FOR TENNIS AND WORKOUTS.

CHEZ SPENT THE LAST SEVEN YEARS LIVING IN FRESNO AFTER A MAJOR SURGERY NECESSITATED FOLLOW UP MEDICAL ATTENTION. SHE DIED ON DECEMBER 25, 2024, UNDER THE CARE OF BRISTOL HOSPICE IN THE NAZARETH HOUSE (FRESNO). THE FAMILY IS GRATEFUL FOR THE WONDERFUL CARE CHEZ RECEIVED FROM THE STAFF OF NAZARETH HOUSE AND BRISTOL HOSPICE.

CHEZ IS SURVIVED BY HER FOUR CHILDREN, TWO NIECES - SHIRLEEN DOMITROVICH (WIMAN) AND DENISE RAPP (WIMAN) - AND SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

GRANDCHILDREN:

RYAN BINGAMAN, JOSEPH TRASK, RENEE TRASK; GRACE MARTIN; RALPH DIAZ (PAM), CHRISTINA DIAZ, CONOR MARTIN (ANGELINA);

WILL WIEGAND (AMANDA), TAYLOR WIEGAND, AND GRAYSON WIEGAND (BRIANNA).

GREAT GRANDCHILDREN:

THOMAS, LILY AND MATTHEW BINGAMAN; DEVON DOBSON, AESIA DOBSON, ALYSSA DIAZ; REAGAN KIEFER; AND HENSLEY WIEGAND.

GRAYSON-BRIANNA AND CONOR-ANGELINA ARE PREGNANT AND WILL BE ADDING TO THE GROUP OF GREAT GRANDCHILDREN IN MAY!

SERVICES:

A GRAVESIDE SERVICE IS SCHEDULED FOR 11:00 A.M., DECEMBER 31, 2024, AT THE PIONEER CEMETERY, 905.SCENIC DRIVE, MODESTO, CA, 95350.