Patricia Lopez

Patricia Jean (Smith) Lopez, born in Turlock, CA 4/29/1941 and passed away peacefully at home on May 16, 2025. She was married for 64 years to Joaquin Warren Lopez. Home was in San Jose for the last 58 years. She leaves her loving family; Son Warren (Kimberly) grandchildren Robert and Richard; Son Richard (predeceased); Daughter Phyllis Muscara (Bob); grandson Billy Flick (Amanda) great grandchildren Maverick, Kade and Palmer; granddaughter Tiffany Flick (Travis) and great granddaughter Cameron Marie.

She grew up in Watsonville, CA and graduated from Watsonville High School in 1959. She was the eldest of two children of Jackson and Dorothy (Granny) Smith (brother Jackson Stanley Smith Jr).

Mom was a Hairdresser in San Jose for 30 plus years. She loved her ladies and would go pick them up and take them home if they couldn’t get a ride. She also cut and styled hair for several of her and our friends and family. She had a silly-funny sense of humor and would constantly bring home jokes from being around her peers and ladies from the beauty shops. She loved cooking and having family dinners. Her and Dad loved to go for long drives. They would often go back to Watsonville and to beaches in Santa Cruz area. They also enjoyed visiting Lake Tahoe and their relatives in Southern CA and all across the Southwest and all over our country. She loved her little poodle dogs, most recently Heidi. She was a loving Wife, Mother, Grandma, Aunt and Friend to many.

A graveside service will occur Wednesday, June 4th at noon in Oak Hill Memorial Park, 300 Curtner Ave., San Jose, CA 95125. In lieu of flowers we kindly suggest donating in her honor to either the Alzheimer’s Association @ https://www.alz.org, 800-272-3900 or Humane Society of Silicon Valley @ hssv.org or 408-262-2133.