Yepez, Isabel “La Viejita” 1943 – 2020. Her life was well lived and she was well loved! The Lord called her home in a peaceful manner at Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC), on Thursday, May 21, 2020 in her 76th year.
This gentle, loving, caring and wonderful women has left a permanent mark etched on our hearts and will be extremely missed by her husband and best friend of 59 years Julio Yepez and their children Maria (DeeDee), Servando (Bandos), Gavino (Gav’s) Mario, Maria (Lupe), Urane (Ronnie), Omar, Miriam, Juan(Juanchon) and Emanuel (Manuel).
Family was the pivotal essence of Isabel’s life. She was proud and honored to be the patriarch, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to our large family. She has been a major presence in the lives of her children and grandchildren.
She was a proud grandmother to Martin (Junior), Edward, Airel, Maria De La Paz, Kristopher (Kris), Aaron, Jon, Daniel, Miranda, Anthony, Arianna, Abraham, Arturo, Jazzmine, Joeseph, Levi, Ezra Kai, Isaiah (Zey), Cyrena, and Caleb. She also cherished her role as a great-grandmother to five great grandchildren.
Born in Mexico and immigrating to the United States of America in February of 1970 and becoming a proud United States Citizen in 2005, Isabel spent her life as a hardworking, dedicated, faithful and loving women.
She had a long-standing relationship with God and was very blessed with her faith to her dying breath.
She was predeceased by her husband Julio, brother Francisco (Pancho), and sister Gloria.
She will be sadly missed by all who knew her.
The family would like to thank all the health care professionals from LLUMC for their great care in the last days of her life and are sincerely grateful for the comfort and care given to her in her last days when we could not be there.
Isabel will be forever remembered for her beautiful smile, gentle eyes, caring heart, loving embrace and unconditional love and humor. Although our hearts are heavy, we will celebrate her life and find comfort that she is in heaven watching over us.
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