Olivia Valdez Lara
Obituary
Olivia Valdez Lara died on Dec. 16. She was 73.
Mrs. Valdez Lara was born on April 13, 1948 in Texas to Pedro and Catalina Valdez. She grew up in Texas and then moved to California. She graduated from Watsonville High School in 1966. In the 1970s she met her husband Ruben Lara, Sr. She raised her family and was a homemaker until the early '80s, when she briefly worked in the strawberry fields.
Mrs. Valdez Lara enjoyed her outings to the Senior Center, where she attended bingo, dances and participated in crafting. She enjoyed her coloring books and word puzzles, going for walks, watching "John Wick" and other action movies and making her favorite dish, chile con carne. She loved her community.
She is preceded in death by her parents and husband. She is survived by her children, Ruben (Gricelda) and Christina Lara, and her sister Lupe Valdez (Patsy).
A graveside blessing will be held Dec. 30 at 10 am at Pioneer Cemetery.
Mehl's Colonial Chapel was entrusted with the arrangements.
Published in The Pajaronian · December 23, 2021