Eugenia Ignacia Flores

Eugenia Ignacia Flores, née Acevedo, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2022 at the age of 89. She was a loving wife for 57 years to Victor Manuel Flores; beloved mother to Giselda (Ron) Herrera, Dora Flores and Victor G. Flores; loving grandmother to Manuel (Britney), Edwina, Lorenzo, Melissa (Matthew), Enrique (Miriam), and Angel; cherished great-grandmother to Manuel, Julian, Melanie, Matthew, Angelia, Angel Jr., Isela, and Steve; treasured sister to Hector, Engracia, Vero, Rosario, Jose, and Rosy; fond aunt of Jose, Esperanza, Connie, Carmen, Maria, Mariano, Evita and many more in Mexico. Eugenia was born on February 1, 1933 in Monterey, Mexico. She was a teacher for the Chicago Public Schools and worked at Hedges, Burns, Cooper and Everett Grammar Schools. She had many hours of training given by Chicago Public Schools, working in Early Childhood Special Education Pre-School Classroom. She was awarded with a Proclamation by the Board of Education, serving with faithful service and dedication. She provided students with a quality of education and a lasting mark at the Chicago Public Schools. Her contributions to the education to children with special needs have been invaluable. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, knitting and recipe cooking. She will be best remembered for always saying “Te Quiero Mucho”.

Memorial visitation for Eugenia will be on Thursday, December 22, 2022 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Ridge Funeral Home, (Edward A. Tylka, Manager), 6620 W. Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60638. Services conclude after the visitation tonight. For Info call 773-586-7900 or visit www.ridgefh.com.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ridgefh.com for the Flores family.