Lillian "Lily" Lopez passed away on April 1, 2014.Lily was born on November 29, 1926 in Williams, Arizona to Guadalupe and Eulalio Manriquez.Lily graduated from Williams High School in 1947, she moved to Flagstaff where she met her husband of 47 years Jesus Lopez.
During her life she worked for Head Start, Flagstaff Public Schools and the Tortilla Shop, while raising her eleven children.Lily enjoyed drawing, visiting with her friends at the Adult Center and going to many family gatherings.She was a member of the Society of Guadalupanas.
Lily is survived by her sons: Stephen (Dawn), Ruben, Mark and Edward: daughters: Marcella Smith-Bresnahan (Tim), Juanita Cobasky (Leon), Susan Gonzales, Debra Sepulveda (Henry), Normandy Esparza (Alfred), Anamarie Sepulveda (Joe), 28 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and many more relatives.
She is preceded in death by her husband Jesus, parents Eulalio and Lupe Manriquez, great grandmother Saturnina Rios, son Fernando, grandson Alejandro Smith, brother, Ben Manriquez, sisters, Dora Cota and Velia Angulo.
An evening Vigil and Holy Rosary will be recited on Friday, April 4, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., funeral mass will be held on Saturday, April 5th , 10:00 a.m., both at Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel. 224 S. Kendrick St. Flagstaff.Burial will conclude services at the Calvary Cemetery, 201 W. University Dr.
Condolences may be sent directly to the family or expressed online at www.FlagstaffMortuary.comArrangements are entrusted to Lozano's Flagstaff Mortuary