Published in the Napa Valley Register 4/2/08
Edwin Arata, Napa
Native Napan, born 1/16/1922 to Louis & Emma Arata
Member of a pioneer family that settled in Napa in 1866
Died 3/28/08, age 86
Survived by wife of 64 yrs, Sybil, children Rick & Sharon Arata & Susan Thomas, 4 grandsons, 10 great-grandchildren & many nieces/nephews
Employed in Mare Island Shipyard as a sheet-metal worker for 42 yrs. Retired 1977
Served in the US Navy for 2 yrs during WWII. Received honorable discharge
Member of the Napa Valley Lutheran Church for over 50 yrs
Services held 4/5/08 at Napa Valley Lutheran Church in Napa