Kathryn Whittle Fuentes
Obituary
Kathryn Whittle Fuentes died of heart failure in her Aromas home on Dec. 17. She was 64 years old.
Mrs. Whittle Fuentes was born in Evanston, Illinois on Jan. 27, 1957. She graduated from Utah State University, earning a bachelor's degree in sociology and a master's in communication. After graduating, she adventured west to California where her love of nature and music brought her to her husband Raymond Fuentes.
Mrs. Whittle Fuentes was a very conscientious, hard worker for 17 years as an administrative assistant in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. She was a pioneering "foodie," long before the word was invented. As a young girl, she starred in a nationwide Campbell's Soup TV commercial depicting her coming in from the cold with a big smile to enjoy a nice hot bowl of chicken noodle soup.
She is survived by her child Jessica Fuentes, her husband Raymond Fuentes, her mother Carol Kennedy Davis, her siblings, John, Jim, Nancy and Christine, and several nieces, nephews and friends.
Visitation will be held at Mehl's Colonial Chapel on Jan. 3 from 9am to 12:45pm. Mass will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Church at 1pm with burial to follow at Valley Public Cemetery.
Published in The Pajaronian · December 31, 2021