Marcella T. Lopez

Marcella Lopez, Feb. 21, 1944 ~ Sept. 13, 2011 Marcella Lopez, age 67, peacefully passed away Tues., Sept. 13th, at the Ryan's Hospice House in Phoenix, AZ. She was preceded by her parents, Alfredo and Dora Lopez, and grandson, Cristoval Joel. She is survived by her 2 sons and 2 daughters: Alfred and wife, Norha Medina, Josephine and husband, Albert Padilla, Mark and wife, Christine Silva, Marcella Ann and husband, E. J. Flores, 14 grandchildren, Dan, Michael, Joseph, Matt, Cris, Alex, Nick, Ryan, Marisol, Tony, Abaristo, Johnny, Gabriel, and Evangelina, 1 great-grandchild Annabel, along with 3 sisters, Stella K., Dora R., and Mary E. Marcella was a giving and compassionate loving mother, she lived her whole life in Arizona, splitting some time in her later years in Houston, Texas. She grew up in Phoenix; attending school at Murphy Elementary, graduating from Carl Hayden High School, and then attended Phoenix College. She worked in the retail, software, automotive sales, and banking industry of which she retired from the later. Throughout her life she was an avid softball player. She had a great love for the outdoors; going often on hunting and camping trips. In her later years her hobbies include crocheting, reading, listening to mariachi music, old time western movies and catching a good boxing match. She was involved in the Church with deep devotions to all of her family. Her greatest joy and love was spending time with her great aunts, grandchildren, and great-grandchild. A vigil with Rosary will be held at A. L. Moore Grimshaw Mortuary, located at 710 West Bethany Home Rd, Phx, AZ from 5pm to 8 pm with Rosary at 7pm, on Tues. 9/20/11. Funeral Mass will be at St. Mary's Basilica, located at 231 North 3rd Street, Phx, AZ, on Wed. 9/21/11 at 10 am. Parking is available in the Diocesan Parking Garage; enter off 5th street. Interment to follow at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, located at 2300 Van Buren, Phx, AZ.