Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Torrez, Amelia "Molly" Salamanca  March 26, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Amelia "Molly" Salamanca Torrez 
Services: Thurs., Mar. 31, 10 a.m.


Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., March 30, at Delano Mortuary 
Chapel for Amelia Salamanca Torrez, 74, who passed away peacefully on March 
26, 2005.

Funeral services will be held March 31, at 10:00 a.m., at Our Lady of 
Guadalupe Church, 1015 Clinton, Delano, California.

Molly, as she was known by her friends and family, was born August 7, 1930, in 
El Paso, Texas and spent her early years growing up in Canutillo, Texas. Molly 
moved with her parents and her five brothers and sisters to Delano in 1947, 
and married Tom Torrez in 1948.

After her 8th grade year, Molly worked full-time in the fields around Delano 
for many years eventually supervising work crews for some of the largest farms 
in the area until her retirement in the early 1980s. However, Molly never 
really retired from farming. Her retirement from corporate farms allowed her 
to focus full-time on the vineyard that she and Tom purchased in 1969. For the 
next 35 years, Molly handled accounting and payroll for the family farm, as 
well as performing the same duties for their labor contracting and trucking 
operations. When she wasnt busy preparing the payroll in her kitchen office, 
she could be found irrigating, tying vines and even driving a tractor. Over 
the years, Molly came to love the farm and the simple, tranquil life that came 
with it. Due to health reasons, Molly and Tom recently sold their beloved farm 
and moved back to Delano to be closer to family and friends.

Molly was a warm, caring and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-
grandmother and friend. She touched the lives of many people in a very special 
way. She will be missed greatly.

Molly was preceded in death by her parents, Ysauro and Teresa Salamanca. She 
is survived by her husband of 56 years, Tom Torrez; son, Robert Torrez; 
daughters, Norma Torrez Serda, Mary Ann Torrez Rosario, and Linda Torrez; 
brothers, John Salamanca and Mario Salamanca; sisters, Mary Estopellan, Connie 
Morris, and Bea Chavez; grandchildren, Rob Alanis, Chris Torrez, Joi 
Hernandez, Naomi Torrez, Kimberly Torrez, Bobby Torrez; great-grandchildren, 
Julissa Torrez, Julian Christopher Torrez, Trini Martinez, Lesett Hernandez, 
and Annabelle Sanchez.

Delano Mortuary 


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Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased.

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