Dolores Huerta Espinoza, 90, passed into the next world in her home peacefully and with family around, on Thursday January 12, 2017. She was born in Brawley, CA on March 14, 1926 from Catalina Fuentes and Pablo Huerta. Pablo was a farm worker and traveled with his family to find work. The family finally settled in Mesa, AZ, not far from the home of her future husband, Lorenzo Espinoza. As children they used to play in the street and Lorenzo would tell Dolores to go home and not play with them.
She had her first job when she was 16 years old working at Falcon Field with the housekeeping department. There were about 40 foreign pilots who treated her very well. She then worked at El Charrito, a local Mesa restaurant. She married Lorenzo on June 7, 1947 in Mesa AZ and stayed home to take care of him and her coming children.
Dolores is preceded in death by her husband of 61 years Lorenzo; her children Marie and Susanna, her brother Albert, sisters Rosa, Concha, and is survived by her children: Lorenzo Jr, Martha, Ricardo, Cathy; her sisters: Juana and Sally; her grandchildren: Lorenzo III, Juli, Jennifer, Jason, Ricky Jr, Karlee, Randy Jr, R. Max and Cody, and 7 great grand-children.
Services and internment will be at Mountain View Mortuary, 7900 East Main Street, Mesa, on Friday January 20, 2017 at 1000am.
Dolores will be terribly missed.
Dolores was my big sister .i was almost one year old when she married ,Lorenzo . After our mother died in 1994, she said she would be my mom., and that’s what I called her ,mom. I living in California , would stay in contact with her by phone and,talked with her as often as one or more times a week. I will miss terribly, she was my place of comfort and safety . When I had worries or wanted advise she was the one I called , I have one more place in my heart that is emtey. I love sister ,I will miss you , till we meet again
We love you always and forever Nana ❤️
This is Cathy Dolores’s niece from Alaska I got to know my Aunt last year over the phone she was awesome I wish I could have met her in person. But I will see her again but I loved her so much we laughed a lot I will miss you Tia .