Faustino Vargas Sr.

passed on to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on

April 11, 2012 at Coastal Community Hospital.

Born in Kansas on February 15, 1928, he spent most of

his young life in Guadalupe, Mexico, where he met and

married his wife. With the tough times, they found

themselves travelling to California for seasonal work.

Eventually settling down in Santa Ana across from an

Orange Grove where he worked as a farmer. As the

population boomed, the farmland diminished.

To help provide for his family, he took odd jobs, until he

found work as a truck loader for Sears company. He worked

this job until he retired in 1992.

In his retirement he found joy in keeping up with his garden

and the California Angels ofAnaheim MLB team.

Through his life, Mr. Vargas was a devoted husband, father, and

eventually grandfather, and great grandfather. He is known to

always have a smile on his face and keep a warm and

friendly demeanor.

He is survived by his wife Venancia; children Faustino Jr.

and Griselda, and Jaime and Roda; grandchildren Jackie and

Martin Garcia, Jannel, Cristian, Andrea, Mateo, and Luis; and

great grandson Nevin Garcia. He is preceded in death by his

parents Felix and Crispina; and brothers Vicente, Juan, Jorge,

Lupe, and Julian.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 1pm at the Immaculate

Heart of Mary Catholic Church at 1100 Center Street, Santa Ana,

CA 92704. Burial will follow at Santa Ana Cemetery.

The family will receive friends Monday from 5-9pm at MacDougall

Family Mortuary. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be

made to Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.