Vivian Marquez

79, Holtville

May 17, 1941 - July 7, 2020

Vivian Paula Marquez of H oltville, California passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020.

Paula was born in Holtville on May 17, 1941, to Vivian Helen C arpenter and Charles “Lucky” Luckenbill. Seven months after she was born, her father r e- enlisted in the Navy to f ight in World War II. “Lucky” spent the war f ighting in the Pacific, including the battle of Midway. A fter the war, Paula’s parents divorced, and Paula and her little brother S teven were adopted by her m other’s new husband, Melvin “Pop” Lorensen. Paula was the oldest of s even siblings, Steve, Spike, Cathy, J on, Dana and Ronnie Lorensen.

During her t eenage years, Paula was once invited by her Grandmother M adge C arpenter, to go w ith her t o act as an interpreter a t the police station in Mexicali, Mexico where her Uncle Marvin had run into some trouble. I t was here that Paula would meet a friend of Marvins, her future husband, E dmundo Marquez. Her children would often tease them that they met in jail in Mexicali.

Edmundo, who passed away F ebruary 13, 2015, and Paula were married for 58 years. Together they had three children: Ed (April), Greg (Becky), and Ingrid (Donny Flores), 11 grandchildren: Clay, Amber, Adam, Sarah, Jeremiah, Christina, Steven, Elizabeth, Megan, Emily, and Matthew, as well as 9 great- grandchildren.

Paula worked as a bookkeeper, and professional portrait and wedding photographer f or her own photography studio in El Centro. She also worked as a paralegal, where she helped several hundred people immigrate to the United States. Paula was very involved with the Imperial Valley Christian Center, and was known amongst family and friends as a Youtube aficionado.

Paula will be laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery in El Centro, in a private ceremony with close family, due to C OVID- 19 restrictions.

She will be dearly missed and forever in the hearts of friends and family.