Lucy Montanez Garcia returned to our Lord on June 6, 2017. She was born on September 11,1932 in Shafter, Texas and was a life long resident of Ventura County.
She was married to Natividad for 64 years and was a homemaker until 1973 when she began working for Thrifty Drug Store for 17 years. She loved caring for her family and playing bingo, and loved the Dodgers.
She is survived by her seven children: Tony, Laura, William, Marissa, John, Diego (Michelle), and Stephanie; her sisters: Eva Morua and Chila Vasquez; her fifteen grandchildren, and her 17 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Nat, her son Robert, her father and mother, her sisters: Manuela Bustillos, Aurora Morua, and Mercy Yanez; and her brothers: Teofilo, Gavino, and Ray Montanez.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 16, 2017 in Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 427 North Oak Street, Santa Paula, 93060. A Graveside Service will follow at Pierce Brother Santa Paula Cemetery, 380 Cemetery Road, Santa Paula. Arrangements are under the care of the JOSEPH P. REARDON FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE, 757 E