Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Martinez, Hope  December 1 2004
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Hope Martinez
July 25, 1921 December 1, 2004

A private visitation for family only will be held at Delano Mortuary from 
10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Monday, December 6, 2004 for Hope Martinez, 83, of 
Delano, with a service being held at 1:30 p.m. also at Delano Mortuary. Burial 
will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Delano Cemetery. Pastor Charles Toy will 
officiate. 

Hope was a wonderful wife, mother, grandma and great-grandma. She passed away 
very peacefully among her family on December 1, in Bakersfield.

Hope was born July 25th, 1921 in Numaran Michuacan in Mexico. She came to Kern 
County with her family when she was two years old. She worked briefly as a 
farm laborer before becoming a homemaker where she took care of her children 
and her grandchildren. She married Pascual Magana Sr. in 1943. After his death 
in 1958, she went on to marry Fermin Martinez in 1970. She loved spending time 
with her family and was very proud of her children and grandchildren. She 
lived a long and beautiful life. She was deeply loved and will truly be 
missed. She will remain in our hearts forever.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Fermin Martinez; her son, Ray Magana 
and her sister, Jenny Rickman. She is survived by her three children, Pascual 
Magana Jr. of Ontario, CA, her daughters, Dela Cadiz and Eleanor of Delano; 
her brothers, Reuben and Bobby Mendoza; her sisters, Josie Sanchez, Carmen 
Garcia and Rachel Arambula; 18 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren.

Serving as Pallbearers will be Martin Espinoza, Johnny Espinoza Jr., Gabriel 
Magana, Jose Cadiz Jr., Pascual Magana III, Eric Magana, David Hernandez and 
Isa Dougan. Honorary Pallbearers will be Everette Magana, Keith Magana, Joshua 
Magana, Michael Mendoza, Christopher Crider and Sean Cassidy. 


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