OBITUARIES

Jan. 1, 1924 - Oct. 23, 2020

Sally Valenzuela

96, former valley resident

Ruben Mendibles

59, Brawley

On Friday, October 23, 2020, Sally Guizar Valenzuela, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, at the age of 96 passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family.

One of s even children, Sally was born on New Years Day 1924 a t her family’s dairy in Holtville, CA t o Mariano Guizar and Carmen Jaime Guizar, f ounding pioneers to the Imperial Valley. She attended local schools and on July 1 3, 1946 married Philip Amador Valenzuela. Together they had two daughters and five sons. They lost one son, Ronald, in infancy. Sally graduated from Imperial Valley College in 1966 and served as the bookkeeper at t he family business, West 80 E lectric, until her and Philip’s retirement.

Sally was raised on a dairy where she was instilled with t he values of hard work and dedication to f amily at a young age. Sally had a true passion for caring for her loved ones, especially her grandchildren. She loved to t ravel, listen to music, and spend time with her large f amily sharing stories about her early d ays in the Imperial Valley.

Sally was preceded in death by her husband, Philip; son, Ronald; parents, Mariano and Carmen; siblings, Ignacio Guizar, F rank Guizar, Mae Jimenez and Grace Preciado.

She is survived by six children, Gail Renterias and JoAnn Curiel, Philip, Frank, Carl, and M arc Valenzuela; brother, Joe Guizar; sister, Carmen Valenzuela; 21 g randchildren and 31 great- grandchildren.

Visitation will be held at Hems Brothers Mortuary in E l Centro on Friday, December 4, 2020 from 10 to 11 a.m. followed by a funeral service at Our Lady o f Guadalupe Catholic Church at 11:30 a.m. Internment will be at Evergreen Cemetery.