Consuelo Laranang Lozano

On Tuesday, January 2, 2024, Consuelo Laranang Lozano, just celebrating her 94th birthday with local family members, our loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning.

Consuelo was born in Tampago, Tagudin, Ilocos Sur, on January 1, 1930.

She arrived in the United States on July 8,1960 to begin a new journey in a country unknown to her. She told detailed stories of how she traveled to the United States and how lucky she was to have made the decision to come to a new country.

After arriving, she married Rufino Andaya Lozano, on October 10, 1960. Traveling from Livermore, to San Francisco and finally settling in Watsonville, where they began their new life to raise their three sons, Constantino, Florentino and Roderick.

While raising her three children, she worked in the agricultural industry in the cannery, packing and thinning out the lettuce fields alongside her husband. In her later years, she assisted the elderly in their homes and enjoyed caregiving for them. Her favorite time working was with all her friends in the cannery, telling us funny stories of how they would tease each other and share their food, which made work fun.

Consuelo had a passion for gardening. She loved to grow many fruits and vegetables so she could share them with her family and friends. Keeping everything growing and tending to all the plants in her garden was her time to reflect and pray.

Consuelo was preceded in death by her husband, Rufino A Lozano in 1995. Consuelo is survived by her sister Maria Laranang Barroga whom she was close to and enjoyed her loving friendship, by her three sons; Constantino Lozano (wife Keely Lozano), Florentino Lozano (wife Lannette Lozano), and Roderick Lozano (fiancé Misty Williams), grandchildren; Christopher Lozano (wife Sara Lozano), Moneque Lozano Shaw (husband Elliott Diggs-Shaw), Jasmynn Collier-Lozano, and great-grandchildren Grace Lozano and Henry Lozano.

A Rosary service to be held on Thursday, January 25, 2024 from 5-9pm, rosary beginning at 7pm, at Mehl's Colonial Chapel at 222 East Lake Avenue, Watsonville, Ca. Mass and Funeral Service will be held on Friday, January 26, 2024 at 10:00am at Valley Catholic Church (Our Lady Help of Christians), 2401 East Lake Avenue, Watsonville, Ca. Burial will be at Valley Catholic Cemetery, (right next door from the church).

Published in The Pajaronian · January 17, 2024