John “Archie” Candelaria, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at the age of 77. He was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church and also a member of St Pius X. Archie was preceded in death by his loving wife, Rose Candelaria, parents, Francisco and Elisa Candelaria, siblings Bertha Oaxaca and Margie Grado. He is survived by his children, Suzanne Ballester(Ernie), Barbara Beltran (Michael), John Candelaria Jr (Gracie), James Candelaria (Nydia), and Celeste Candelaria Danner (Mike). Archie is also survived by his sister, Emma Tummers, and brother, Frank Candelaria III, 20 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Celebration of Life will be held at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Church on Tuesday, June 7th (Visitation 3:30-5:00, Rosary 5:00-5:30, and Mass 6:00-7:00)