Phyllis Marie Hernandez
Obituary
Phyllis Marie Hernandez, born on April 12, 1951, in Santa Cruz, CA to parents Marie Ochoa and Phillip Contreras, passed away on December 17, 2022. She was 71.
Phyllis was raised in Watsonville and lived in Salinas and Rancho Cordova, CA. She had many interests, among them were shopping, dancing, listening to Oldies music and going to casinos. Above all, Phyllis loved spending time with her family, especially her beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by children Noe (Lupita) Castillo, Janelle (Joe) Castillo-Lockhart, Michelle (Gabriel) Nuñez, and Desiree (TJ) Leyba; as well as her siblings Terry Ann (Omar) Guerrero, and Ernest Contreras. She also leaves behind 17 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother, Marie Ochoa, her fathers, Phillip Contreras and John Ochoa, and her brother, Alfonso Contreras.
Viewing will be held at Mehl's Colonial Chapel on Thursday, January 12, 2023 from 5-9pm with rosary starting at 7pm. Funeral mass will be celebrated on Friday, January 13, 2023 at 10am at Valley Church (Our Lady Help of Christians). Burial will be held by family at Pioneer Cemetery on Friday, January 20, 2023 at 11am.
Published in The Pajaronian · January 6, 2023