Socorro B. Murillo
Obituary
Socorro B. Murillo died in her home on Dec. 11 surrounded by her children. Born in Jalisco, Mexico on Aug. 2, 1944, she emigrated to Watsonville, where she lived for the last 44 years of her life.
She was a hardworking, optimistic and nurturing woman who made her faith and caring for her family the focus of her life. While working in the cannery industry for 35 years, she also took on jobs in the fields and sewing to raise her six children into successful adults. She was a devout Catholic and her hobbies included cooking and making her own clothes. She was also an avid gardener and enjoyed spending time with her birds, and her two canine friends who refused to leave her side even at the time of her death. Her family will be forever grateful for her legacy.
She is survived by her children Guadalupe Mendoza, Teresa Gonzalez, Lucia Ridlen-Gonzalez, Everardo Gonzalez and Miguel Angel Gonzalez. She also leaves behind 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren and her brothers, Ramon, Trinidad and Luis Murillo. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her daughter, Magdalena Gonzalez.
Mehl's Colonial Chapel has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.
Published in The Pajaronian · December 18, 2020