A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Mary worked in the grocery store business in and around the Yuma area from the age of 16 until she retired after 35+ years of service.
Mary is survived by her 3 children; Joe (Donna) Bustamante, Delfina (Manuel) Nunez and Yvonne (Glenn) Graf. She is also survived by her brothers; Gilbert Tapia and James (Gloria) Tapia, her grandchildren; Jessica Amanda Parra, Leah Michelle Nunez, Angela Monique Nunez, Samuel Anthony Nunez, Garrett Zachary Bustamante, and Jenevieve Elise Bustamante, her great-grandchildren; Angel David Duran Jr., Alyzah Monique Duarte, Samuel Anthony Jr., Amelia Alice Nunez, and Sebastian Zaiijee Nunez.
Mary is preceded in death by her father Santos Pantoja, Her mother Mary Senovia (Garcia) Tapia, her husband Rufino Hernandez Bustamante, bother Carlos Pantoja, sister Margaret Hernandez, sister-in-law Alice Rosales Tapia and nephew Gilbert Rosales Tapia Jr.
A visitation & rosary for Mary will be held Thursday, May 27, 2021 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. A funeral mass will occur Friday, May 28, 2021 from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM. A burial will occur Friday, May 28, 2021 at 11:00 AM. A graveside service will occur Friday, May 28, 2021 from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.johnsonmortuaryyuma.com for the Bustamante family.
