San Joaquin-Sacramento County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Herrera, Amalia Garcia August 6 2004
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The Record  August 10, 2004
Carmichael
Amalia Garcia Herrera 
October 4, 1911 - August 6, 2004



On Friday, Aug. 6, 2004, our dear and beloved Mother entered the gates of 
heaven. God in his merci ful wisdom knew the time had come for her to go home. 
She was born on Oct. 4, 1911, in the small town of Pojoaque, New Mexico, the 
daughter of Celsa and Lino Garcia. She married Phil Herrera of Nambe, NM on 
Nov. 14, 1932, and enjoyed 62 yrs. of marriage. She spent the remaining years 
of her life in Sacramento to be closer to her daughters. She was a resident at 
the Walnut House in Carmichael for the last 9 yrs. In addition to raising four 
children, Amalia was employed at the Stockton Box Factory for over 30 yrs. Upon 
retirement, she devoted herself to her favorite pastimes and in spending time 
with her 10 grandchildren. She found enjoyment serving as Treasurer of the 
Stockton downtown Senior Citizen Center, playing bingo and taking trips to 
Tahoe and Reno. Twice she traveled to Maui to see her grandson, Chris, and she 
regularly phoned and visited her many nieces and nephews in NM and Southern CA. 
She is remembered for her gift of quilting and for baking and cooking with her 
grandchildren. While at the Walnut House, she was a member of the Nutty Rhythm 
Band, the tambourine being her instrument of choice. As her eyesight dimmed, 
listening to music and Kings games became a comfort and joy. Preceded in death 
by her husband Phil in '95 and her grandson Steven in '89. Gone from out touch 
but not our hearts, Amalia's legacy remains her four children, Rose Buford 
(Chad), James Herrera (Ovalene), Florence Yee (Kingston), Michael Herrera 
(Karen); ten grandchildren Cathy Felkin (Dick); Bonnie Flory (Leonard), Chris 
Speere (Becky), Greg Herrera (Thomas), Patti Osborn, Ardena Larsen, Jeanette 
Shinsky (Stephen), Michael Herrera Jr. (Diane), Daniel Herrera, Kim Sandry 
(Scott); 16 great-grandchildren, Nicole, Christina, Wendy, Robert, Nathan, 
Kevin, Michelle, Kali, Tori, Kyle, Spencer, Sidney, Audrey, Samuel, David, and 
Renee; great-great-grandchildren, Mason, and Kyle; two sister-in-laws, Onofre 
Garcia and Lena McQuithy; and numerous nieces and nephews. Family and friends 
are respectfully invited to attend a viewing on Tuesday, Aug. 10, from 4- 8 
p.m. at Lind Brothers Mortuary, 4221 Manzanita Ave., Carmichael. Rosary will be 
recited on Wed., Aug. 11, at 10 a.m. followed by a Mass at Presentation 
Catholic Church, 3110 Norris Ave., Sacto. Reception to follow. Burial at 
Cherokee Memorial Park in Lodi. 
Lind Brothers Mortuary 


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