Deborah Joanne Ybarra was born in San Francisco but spent most of her life in Merced. Debbi was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Debbi and George were married 45 years and together built a beautiful family that they loved being with. Debbi was known for her infectious laugh that would fill the room! Debbi’s favorite place to take the grandkids was to Applegate Park to ride the train. She also loved visiting Monterey.
Debbi is preceded in death by her granddaughter, Valerie Zepeda; Father, Douglas Whittaker; mother-in-law Mary Ybarra; and Father-in-Law Rudy Ybarra. She is survived by her husband, George Ybarra; Mother, Nancy Whittaker; children, George Ybarra Jr. (Mai), Eleesia Zepeda (Odie), Aaron Ybarra (Angelica); grandchildren Chris, Kayla, Dyllan, Emery, Erik, Faith, Julia, Ava, Aaron Jr., Daisy, Andrew, Aubrey. Her siblings Greg Whittaker (Debra) and Pam Larimer (Scott). Debbi will be deeply missed by all her family and friends.
A celebration of life will be held at Stratford Evans Merced Funeral Home located at 1490 B Street, Merced, California on Friday, February 15th at 12:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
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