Florencia Chavoya Ponce
Obituary
Florencia Chavoya Ponce died Dec. 4 in Watsonville.
She was born in San Pedro Tesistan, Jalisco, Mexico on Nov. 7, 1925. She immigrated to the United States at a young age working in the fields of Lompoc and Watsonville and later at JCPenney's and Fords Department Stores in Watsonville.
She was a compassionate, hard-working woman who always put family first as evidenced by her dedication to her parents, Cirilo and Tomasita, her siblings and her niece. She was devout to her Catholic faith and in addition to keeping a beautiful altar in her home in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, she also taught catechism to children preparing for First Communion.
She was an accomplished Mexican folklorico dancer/director who shared the love of her culture with her students and family.
She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews in Mexico and the United States.
In the words of her family "Tia Lencha taught us the value of unconditional love."
Published in The Pajaronian · December 11, 2020