Maria "Lupe" Rocha passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2013, at the age of 85 in Orange Cove, California. She is survived by her son Joe and wife Frances Rocha, their four children, Joe Rocha, Jr., Lori and Janette Rocha, and Regina Rocha Sanchez, a step-daughter, Eloisa Salazar, and her eight children, Luis, Rudy, and Gilbert Rodriguez, Armando, Vincent, Fernando, and Roy Salazar, and Norma Adame. She is also survived by three grandchildren, Mary Lou Rocha, Johnny Rocha, and Yolanda Cardona, two brothers, Antonio and Silverano Sandoval, two sisters, Trinidad Aviles, and Janie Marin, and many great grandchildren. Her body will be laid to rest at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba, California.
