Nellie F. Cortez

1938 in Colton to Jennie Fernandez.

Nellie lived eighty-five years. In 1958, Nellie

Fernandez married Edward F. Cortez, also of Colton, CA. They had been married

sixty-four years upon her death. Nellie is preceded in death by her husband,

Edward F. Cortez and her son, Lawrence D. Cortez and is survived by her children,

Eddie Cortez, Jr., Sharon A. Hughbanks, and Sylvia L. Cortez. She also is survived

by her grandchildren, Marisa (Cortez) Tahmasian, Benito and Leanna Cortez, Sam

Resendez, Stephanie (Resendez) Martinez, Kyle David and Karla Cortez, Robert

Hughbanks, and her great grandchildren, Luke Tahmasian, Laelene, Isaac, Jayden,

and Jaylene Cortez, Brayden and Kaelyn Leaf, Natalia and Cruz Martinez, and Eli

Resendez. Nellie worked twenty-five years in the Colton Joint Unified School

District, retiring as an elementary school teacher in 2004. She enjoyed dancing,

singing, walking, reading, and family gatherings. Nellie will be greatly missed by

her family and friends.

A placement ceremony of Nellie’s cremated remains will be held on Wednesday,

January 17, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Montecito Memorial Park 3520 E. Washington

St., Colton, CA. This ceremony will be held outdoors at the Whispering Pines

Cremation Garden. An outdoor memorial reception to follow at Edward’s Mansion

West Gazebo 2064 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA