Ana was born July 11th, 1951 in Monterrey Mexico to Mario and Maria Sanchez. The third-born and first-born daughter, she was the last of her nine siblings to be born in Monterrey. When she was four years old, her family immigrated to Houston, Texas. She attended Dow Elementary School, and Christ the King Catholic School, where she made her first American friends. She later attended Hogg Junior High and Reagan High School, where she met her husband and father of her children. She married Louis Ramirez June 19th 1971 at St. Patrick’s Church in Houston, Texas. In December 1971, her father-in-law died, and she assisted her husband in assuming the family jewelry business where she dutifully served as a skilled engraver. She gave birth to her first child, Gabriela in December of 1972. She gave birth to her second child, Louis, Jr., in September of 1975. Her third child, Nicolas was born November of 1981. In 1981, she converted to Protestantism, and her faith and personal relationship with God remained very important to her for the remainder of her life. She continued her pursuit of faith and God adopting many Jewish celebrations and traditions. Family was always important to Ana, and in 1995, she moved to Longmont, Colorado to join five of her siblings and their families who recently moved there. In 1999, she moved down to Houston, where her two adult children already lived. Nicolas joined as well after graduating high school in August of 2000. Through the years, she resided in several states including Texas, Washington, New York, North Carolina, and finally settling in East Texas. Throughout her life, those around her could not help but befriend her, laugh with her, and love to spend time with her. She had a heart to serve people everywhere she went. She connected with people easily, and seized the opportunity for fun, adventure, and food. In September of 2021, she contracted COVID, and eventually needed to be hospitalized. Her body never recovered, and on October 21st, she passed away. The words “fun and loving” only begin to describe her, and she will be greatly missed by all those who knew her. Her memory will be for a blessing.
Ana is preceded in death by her father, Jose Ignacio (Mario) Sanchez, mother, Maria Elisa Sanchez, brother, Joseph Wolfgang (Joe) Sanchez and husband of 29 years, whom she kept a picture of on her nightstand Louis Ramirez.
She is survived by her siblings, Mario and Martha Sanchez, Rosa Ferguson, Lisa and Tom Graham, Marty and Phil Peterson, John Sanchez, Jesse and Stacey Sanchez, Manuel Sanchez, children, daughter and son-in-law, Gabriela and Greg Upham, son, Lou Ramirez, Jr., son and daughter-in-law, Nicolas and Abigail Ramirez, grandchildren, Maayan Bobylev (Alex Bobylev), Jonathan Upham, Michaela Shipton (Chris Shipton), Julia Salter, Andrea Munn (Trevor Munn), Marissa King-Ramirez, Sarah Guerrero, Benjamin Upham, Eleanor Ramirez, Audrey Ramirez, Ronin Ramirez, Finley Ramirez, Sam Ramirez, Sarge Ramirez, Chloe Ramirez, Samson Ramirez, Shoshana Ramirez, Simon Ramirez and great-grandchildren, Oriyah Bobylev, Noach Bobylev, Ariella Foster, Shlomo Bobylev and Elijah Shipton. Others with whom she had a special bond Juan and Marisa Steele, Juan Alberto and Aly Steele, Gregory Lopez, Jennifer Bonds, Billy and Lela Shaw, Teresa Marshall. Aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, cousins, extended family and friends, too numerous to name.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 10:00am in Garden Park Cemetery. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.cashnerconroe.com for the Sochia family.
