Maria Luz Orellana

Maria Luz was born in Sensuntepeque Cabanas, El Salvador March 21, 1927.

She migrated to the USA in 2000 and became a US citizen in Yakima, WA.

She has one son, Luis Orellana, and three daughters, Esperanza Amaya, Blanca Centeno and Maria Roberina Orellana. From her generation she has 12 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.

Maria Luz loved taking care of the needs of everyone in her family and was a hard working single mother for all her four children. She didn’t go to school ever in her life but made sure all her children did go to school. She got to see her daughter Esperanza graduate with honors at El Salvador University; she also got to see many of her grandchildren graduate from universities in the US and was very proud of all of them. She loved dogs, going out to eat, going on vacations, and especially spending time with family.

There will be a time of visitation from 4-8 pm, Thursday, June 18, 2015 at Rainier Memorial Center, 2807 Terrace Heights Drive, Yakima, WA.

A Vigil is also planned Thursday at 7 pm, at the same location.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 am, Friday, June 19, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 212 N. 4th Street, Yakima. Following the Mass burial will be at Terrace Heights Memorial Park. To share a memory of Maria, please visit www.keithandkeith.com.