It’s with great sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved mother, Lupe Carmen Gonzales. Her family was by her side on November 8, 2018, when she lost her brief struggle with cancer.
Mom was born on January 28, 1936, in Ventura, CA, in the area known as “Tortilla Flats,” to the late Victor and Antonia Gonzales. Mom attended Holy Cross School and graduated from Ventura High School. She was a bookkeeper for 27 years at Claridge Jewelers in Oxnard, then retired from Mills Jewelers in Ventura.
Mom was an avid sports fan who kept up with the stats and averages for both the Dodger Blues and the Lakers.
Mom made her spiritual trek to Sedona AZ and St Jude Shrine in San Francisco, where she found peace. She also enjoyed her game shows on TV, word puzzles, the slot machines in Laughlin, NV., Tahoe, and the Chumash Casino. She was also a voracious reader who spent many hours seeking out books in her favorite thrift stores.
Mom took pride in telling her childhood stories while growing up in Tortilla Flats and working in the walnut groves and orchards during the summer to help support the family. She donated her time and money to American Legion Local 339 and other organizations. She also served as committee member of Tortilla Flats.
Mom was preceded in death by her sons Eric and Alan Gonzales, sisters Juanita Melendez and Vera Gutierrez, and brother Rudy Gonzales. Treasuring her lovely memory are: her daughters, Earlene Gonzales and Lori Contreras; her grandchildren, Lamel and Tracy Johnson, Eric, Ana, and Marissa Gonzales, and Mauricia & Alyssa Contreras; her great-grandchildren, Janessa Johnson, Eric, Alana, Aaron, Brooklyn Dylan Gonzales, Aliyah, Amiyah and Gino Medina, Andrew, Christopher, and Irving Herrera, Kevin & Bella Pizano, and Aubrey Garcia; her great-great grandson, little Ricky Levesque; her former spouse, Earl Gonzales; and her sisters Esther Hanks and Lucy Ontiveros.
Special thank you to Dr. Kim and the Vitas Healthcare. A very special thank you to Tracy Johnson for the loving care of her grandmother over these past few years.
There will be a rosary on November 16 at 10:00 a.m. with Mass to follow at Our Lady Assumption Church at 3175 Telegraph Road, Ventura, CA. Reception will be at the Santa Clara Room behind the St. Bonaventure High School.
Cremation services by Charles Carroll Funeral Home, Ventura CA.
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