Carmen Sanchez's Obituary
Carmen Sanchez, (born. Carmen Loza Canales) passed away peacefully at 12:35 am
on Sunday, Mar 13, 2022 at the age of 95 years. She was born on March 12, 1927.
She is predeceased by Maximino Sanchez, her loving husband of 70 years, and her
grandson, Victor Enciso. She is survived by 4 siblings and her seven children,
Lupita Cox, Pedro Sanchez, Maria Ponce, Gaudencio Sanchez, Elena Ruiz, Josefina
Manns, May Lara, and 20 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 2 great-greatgrandchildren, as well as her niece Luz Garcia and her family.
She grew up on a small ranch called “Las Cruces” in Guanajuato, Mexico. Upon
getting married she moved to a ranch called “La Villita de Guadalupe, also known as
La Capilla. There she raised her children with the help of her sister-in-law. She
immigrated to the United States in the late 50s and lived and worked in Sunnyvale,
working at the fruit canneries, and later moved to Palo Alto, where she continued
raising her children. She worked in the foodservice industry for many years and
especially enjoyed working at the Hewlett Packard Cafeteria and feeding the
engineers. She greatly appreciated the outdoors and loved family outings to the beach
and picnics and BBQ as scenic parks. An excellent cook, she took great pride in
preparing traditional Mexican food for family celebrations and lovingly took care of her
grandchildren. After her retirement, she enjoyed traveling and one of her favorite
places to visit was Hawaii.
She will be lovingly remembered by family and friends
Viewing is scheduled for Wednesday, March 23, 2022 from 11am to 8 pm at
Skylawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park, Highway 92 and Skyline Blvd,
San Mateo, CA 94402.
Funeral Services at Skylawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park
Thursday March 24, 2022, 11 am Chapel Service, Burial to follow
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