Bernardo Ybarra Jr.
Obituary
Bernardo "Bernie" Ybarra, Jr., a beloved husband, father and grandfather, died on Aug. 29. He was 84 years old.
He was born on Jan. 31, 1937, to Bernardo and Rita Ybarra and raised in Gilbert, Ariz.
Mr. Ybarra served in the U.S. Army & National Guard as a Staff Sergeant for 30 years. In Watsonville he worked as a butcher at Eker Brothers, custodian for the National Guard Armory and security guard at Graniterock's Wilson Quarry.
He lives on in the hearts of his wife of 59 years, Frances; children, Linda, Robert (Cathy), Steve, and Tony Ybarra, Renee Sanchez (Serjio) and five grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother Jesse Ybarra, sisters-in-law Dora, Anita and Noreen Ybarra, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Lovingly nicknamed "Kituri" by his father, he was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Alfred, Frank and Eddie Ybarra, sister-in-law MaryAnn and sister Josephine and her husband Ruben Pacheco.
Ava Memorial Chapel will host a visitation at 5pm and Rosary at 7pm on Sept. 15. Funeral mass will be held at 1pm on Sept. 16 at St. Patrick's Church, with closing ceremonies and Military Honors at Pajaro Valley Memorial Park.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Carroll Family of Ave Maria Memorial Chapel.
Published in The Pajaronian · September 10, 2021